Thank you for joining us on Thursday at the Sydney User Group. For those of you who couldn't make it, here is a recap:
Executive Update
Robert Yue kicked off the meeting with an Executive Update. He shared a story about a recent trip to Japan where he noticed a huge shift in cultural Workstyle. A Japanese company renovated their offices to better reflect the way their employees work, with an open floor plan designed to feel like a neighbourhood. (Sound familiar Carol Barton and Damian Fasciani?) Employees don't sit at assigned desks; rather, they have lockers and choose an area to collaborate in for the day. This type of transparency is great to see!
We were introduced to new Jive customers in the region like Standard Chartered Bank and IRESS. Welcome to the APJ community!
Jive-n and Jive-x 2015.2 Release
Big thanks to Ben Sunderland for showcasing all the new features in the next release of Jive-n 2015.2. We're happy to see Jive has adopted a more "global-friendly" naming convention for each release. "What do you mean by 'Winter' release? It's summer over here in Australia!" 
Some of the new features that got us talking: Bulk Upload, new Support UI, new Document UI, and Google integrations
You can find Ben's complete presentation here: Dropbox - 2015.2 update syd user group.pptx
Open Discussion
While we munched on our finger food and sipped some wine (it is a networking event after all), the group had some good questions:
- Are Jive customers using Jive for document repository? If so, how? - Robin Moore, ACE Insurance
- Before we delete a document, can we have an alert that tells us where that document is @mentioned in other documents throughout the community? - Jacqui Chan, Deutsche Bank
- Is there an integration for HR tools like ADP? - Robin Moore, ACE Insurance
- How about a talent management system, too? Any tips or leads on integrating a payroll system with a Jive internal community?
- I started an internal discussion about this and will update you with an answer.
Jive Chime
I hope you're all enjoying your Jive Chime swag. Coffee tastes a little better when you're drinking it out of a Jive mug? Am I right Jakkii Musgrave Alister Webb Robyn Linkhorn?
Until next time.
Cheers,
Tayler