ELI5: Ambient Computing in the enterprise
Summary
Especially in the context of work, its a behind the scenes feature that lets nearby devices proactively present information or suggest actions in anticipation of the users needs. Examples for Ambient Computing in the workplace Cisco Webex apps can use your devices microphone to detect ultrasound waves emitted by meeting room hardware (such as a conference phone). Many apps support Handoff, so you could also quickly share documents, current websites or your clipboard between all your devices – thus making work simpler. A smart assistant tool for work, which normally shows the user updates and notifications from their other apps, can also learn certain preferences overtime and proactively change settings. It places a strong emphasis on being personal and proactive and allowing services to become smarter overtime by making guesses at what the next step is the user would request.