Working in the Cloud: Using Web-Based Applications and Tools to Collaborate Online

A new generation of cloud-based collaboration and productivity tools promise to help companies work together more effectively, while driving down costs. But wide-ranging choices and enormous hype make it difficult to choose the best solutions for your company. In Working in the Cloud, Jason R. Rich demystifies your options, introduces each top collaboration tool, reviews their pros and cons, and offers tips for using them more successfully.

Rich covers all these tools: Box, Cisco WebEx, DocuSign, Dropbox, Dropbox Paper, Evernote, Google Docs, Google Drive, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce.com, Skype for Business, Slack, and Trello. Throughout, he offers practical guidance on adjusting workflows and processes to make the most of these tools. You’ll learn how to enforce security in the cloud, manage small group collaborations, customize your tools to your organization’s unique needs, and achieve real-time collaboration with employees, partners, and customers across virtually all devices: PCs, Macs, tablets, and smartphones.

If you’re ready to take full advantage of the cloud but don’t know how, get Working in the Cloud: it’s all you’ll need to know.

Jason R. Rich is an accomplished author, journalist, and photographer. Some of his recently published books include iPad and iPhone Tips and Tricks, 7th Edition (Que), My Digital Entertainment for Seniors (Que), Ultimate Guide to YouTube for Business (Entrepreneur Press), How to Do Everything iCloud, 2nd Edition (McGraw-Hill), and The Crowd Funding Services Handbook (Wiley).