One of the best reasons to move to the new IBM Connections Cloud is IBM Sametime. Until recently, we were using the "free" bundled IBM Sametime 7 offering. This was a useful feature but of course, some of us were spoiled by the chat options available in other software (Google Hangouts particularly). The version 7 feature has not aged well. We looked at upgrading the functionality some time ago, only to be told by many people that "the new SameTime is too complex to set up". It also required considerably more investment in hardware and software. Essentially it wasn't going to be economical to use and we had ditched the product. The plan was to eventually install a replacement, but in the meantime, we were learning to live without it - after 6 months, our users had stopped complaining. Then along came the IBM Connections version of Sametime.... and it's good. Very Good. Cloud: The Fastest Way to Get up and Running The fastest way to get up and