Originally published at: 4 Nextcloud Hub tools to improve business productivity - Nextcloud
In today’s digital landscape, organizations require tools that work together to increase collaboration, efficiency and control. Nextcloud, a leader in business collaboration software, offers a suite of products – called Nextcloud Hub – designed to meet the diverse needs of modern enterprises.
In this blog, we summarize the six key components of the Nextcloud Hub collaboration platform, exploring how they provide organizations with advanced content collaboration solutions, enhanced productivity, and how they ensure adherence to data security for teams.
Nextcloud Talk: video and chat communication
An enterprise thrives if its teams can communicate well. When all teams have one place to send a message, a file, or spreadsheet easily, they will be more efficient and successful.
By using Nextcloud Talk as part of your collaboration software, you offer your employees one communication channel that is integrated with other apps like Files and Groupware (Emails, Calendar, Contacts). Employees and teams can conduct video conferencing, chat in real-time, and more.
Here’s a breakdown of what Nextcloud Talk offers businesses:
Video calls and video conferencing
According to a survey of 1,000 people in Germany, 33% have between one and five business video calls per day, 29% have between five and ten, and 27% even make more than ten video calls a day! That’s a lot of video calls and you sure need the right software to handle it.
Nextcloud Talk features include:
- Live reactions (ex: clap, thumbs up, etc.)
- Breakout rooms to boost team effectiveness
- Recording consent and other tools for privacy
- Timer to track calls and reminder by the hour
- Screen sharing, screen zoom and panning
- Moderation tools for webinars and events
- End-to-end encrypted calls
- Federated calls
Online chat
Nextcloud Talk provides you with many online messaging features, including:
- Private and group chats
- Federated chatting
- Interactive widgets for links to other Nextcloud Hub apps
- Message editing
- Message search
- Markdown text formatting, multimedia attachments and polls
- and more!
Whether you’re a small or medium sized business or a large scale-up enterprise, Nextcloud Talk functions the way you need it to.
Nextcloud Files: document sharing and collaboration
All organizations need secure cloud storage and filing sharing software. It needs to be easily accessible anywhere, provide utmost security and foster collaboration.
With Nextcloud Files, your enterprise can manage files and synchronize data across devices with ease. Whether that’s through powerful integrations or rich file access control, Nextcloud Files brings robust file management with you in the driver’s seat.
Nextcloud Files offers:
- Secure file sharing internally or externally with many link protection features: passwords, expiration, and more.
- Advanced access permissions for individuals and groups
- File Drop and File Request features to let others upload files to a secure folder via link
- Easy integration with Microsoft apps and other existing cloud environments for secure self-hosted file exchange
- Access from desktop and mobile devices
Nextcloud Office: document collaboration software
Powerful collaborative editing paired with versatility and security is what makes Nextcloud Office.
Collaborative office suite
Nextcloud Office includes a powerful document writer, spreadsheet editor, presentation builder and drawing application for all business needs. It is built upon Collabora Productivity, providing a strong base with incredible document compatibility. Experience the self-hosted online office that provides you more!
Nextcloud Tables
Nextcloud Tables, the impressive Microsoft SharePoint Lists or Airtables alternative, helps enterprises manage their structured data. With Nextcloud Tables, you can manage your employees’ time off, customer data, and more kinds of tracking and organizing.
Nextcloud Collectives
Build your company handbook or create a knowledge base for your employees with Nextcloud’s Collectives. This wiki-like application lets you build a trustworthy space to share documents and knowledge within your organization – and even to the outside!
Nextcloud Groupware: making calendar and email easy
Every enterprise relies on communication through email, planning with calendars calendar and maintaining user management with contacts. Why not have it integrated directly with your file system and other core tools? By integrating email, calendar, contacts, and task management into a unified platform, Nextcloud Groupware enhances productivity and ensures that teams stay connected and organized. Nextcloud Groupware apps are designed to work together with the rest of Nexcloud Hub: whether you’re creating an email or updating a meeting, you can directly access and work with your other applications like online chat and file system.
- Unified Communication Platform: Nextcloud Groupware integrates email, calendar, contacts, and task management into a single, cohesive platform, streamlining communication and enhancing productivity.
- Shared calendars and scheduling: shared calendars allow teams to view each other’s availability, schedule meetings efficiently, and maintain organized workflows.
- Easy planning across apps: schedule meetings from your emails or chats, or pick the right Nextcloud Talk conversations when creating an online event.
- Advanced security and compliance: with end-to-end encryption and stringent access controls, Nextcloud Groupware ensures that all communications and data are secure and compliant with regulatory standards.
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