In addition to boosting employee morale, and limiting your office’s energy consumption, smart technology can also help your employees work more collaboratively together. A remote workplace is often desired by employees because it provides them with more flexibility. However, remote work can take away from the comradery feeling employees have when they work on projects in person. A smart office can help keep this collaborative environment alive, even when two employees are working in different locations. Video conferencing software can be intertwined in the smart office to allow for virtual meetings with high quality cameras and sound, making them more productive. A virtual whiteboard software takes collaboration to another level as it allows meeting guests to brainstorm together in real time. Smart offices also often utilize the cloud for storage of files, which not only ensures each file is backed up, but also allows employees to access documents as they need them, wherever they are located.