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VPN

Tailscale Launches New Quick Setup VPN

Tailscale's VPN is based on Google’s architecture and was built using the WireGuard protocol, making it available to organizations of any size.

April 6, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Tailscale, a Toronto-based company founded by former Google engineers claiming its new virtual private network can be set up for remote workers in just minutes, has officially launched with a $3 million seed round. According to a press release, the VPN is based on Google’s zero-trust BeyondCorp architecture and was built using the WireGuard protocol, […]

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better leader

Leadership Isn’t for Cowards: Being a Better Leader for Your Business or Org

At NSCA BLC, Mike Staver discussed how we allow excuses to get in the way of our intentions, and how that bad habit can bleed into our entire organization.

March 26, 2020 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

“Where in your life is there too much push, and not enough attraction?” asks Mike Staver, author of Leadership Isn’t for Cowards and NSCA BLC keynote speaker. “Successful leaders create an environment that attracts people to them. Not have to push so hard to get it. And yet every person in this room, including me, […]

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huddle space trends

Huddle Space Trends in 2020

These huddle space trends for 2020 only prove that today’s collaboration technology cannot be defined as “one-size-fits-all.”

March 26, 2020 Dana Corey Leave a Comment

Today’s collaboration technology cannot be defined as “one-size-fits-all”. Businesses today, whether large or small, require customizable employee collaboration, stemming from designated meeting spaces, including huddle rooms. A huddle room, or huddle space, is an area where in-office, global, and remote teams can come together to focus on their company-wide collaboration efforts. Generally smaller than the […]

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Work From Home

Six Ways to Make Productive Use of Your Downtime While Working From Home

If you find yourself with more downtime than usual while working from home, take the opportunity to do these simple things to get ahead.

March 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The staff at My TechDecisions and sister publications Commercial Integrator, CE Pro, Campus Safety and Security Sales & Integration has just completed its first week out of the office due to COVID-19. We’re due back in the office some time in April, but that date could very well be pushed back if things get progressively […]

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Slack Redesign

Slack Unveils Redesign, New Simplicity Features

Slack is releasing a series of new features and tools as part of a redesign making its signature communication app easier to use.

March 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Unified Communication and Collaboration company Slack is releasing a series of new features and tools as part of a redesign of its signature communication app. The phased rollout of the redesigned app begins Wednesday and will continue for the next several weeks along with a complementary mobile version, the company announced. Read Next: IBM Chooses […]

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networked AV systems, IT Departments

The State of Networked AV Systems in IT Departments

Networked AV systems are increasingly in the realm of IT managers - here's what they need to know to maximize success with their systems.

March 5, 2020 Brad Price Leave a Comment

It will not surprise readers to hear that AV and IT are converging, at least in some senses of the term. It’s a drum that’s been beaten for several years in the AV industry, and for good reasons; IP-based AV solutions are more cost effective, easy to manage, and more flexible and scalable than traditional […]

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Voice Assistants in the Workplace

Are Workplace Voice Assistants Taking Hold?

Microsoft and Salesforce have recently announced new voice assistant capabilities for the workplace. Does this technology work for your office?

November 20, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has a new vision for Cortana, its personal productivity assistant, which include making it more useful as a voice assistant in the workplace, making reading emails and sharing changes to your calendar a bit quicker. Next month, the workplace virtual assistant will be able to email you a daily summary of all your meetings […]

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