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Don’t Treat Your Remote Work Policy As If We’re Still Stuck In 2020

Organizations sticking with remote or hybrid work need to understand that what we did in 2020 was not remote work. That was quarantine.

July 12, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

We are all finally emerging from our homes and makeshift workstations and are returning to the office from fully remote work to hybrid in some capacity. At My TechDecisions, the editorial group has been going to the office two days a week to start. I for one am ecstatic that I now can leave my […]

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What IT Leaders Need To Do To Secure Their Remote Workforce

Remote work will continue for some time, as will the inherent cybersecurity issues that come with it. IT leaders need to act now and prepare for the future.

December 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Millions of workers have been operating out of their homes since the spring, and many will continue to do so at least part time even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over and officials deem it safe to return to the office. However, that rapid dispersion of the workforce largely didn’t account for cybersecurity, and IT […]

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Study: IT Leaders Invest in Employee Listening as Remote Work Continues

A new study from Qualtrics and PwC finds that IT executives are playing a critical role in how organizations are dealing with COVID-19 and beyond.

December 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new study from Qualtrics and PwC finds that IT executives and technology leaders are playing a critical role in how organizations are dealing with COVID-19 and they are investing in technologies that help future-proof the workforce. Released Thursday, the survey of more than 200 U.S. IT executives tells a story of how U.S. companies […]

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Platform-Agnostic Systems Are Key To Collaboration Amid Busy Remote Work Tech Market

The collaboration market is becoming crowded with software, so IT leaders now need to invest in platform-agnostic systems as work-from-anywhere continues.

December 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In 2020, the world became intimately familiar with unified communication and collaboration technology that helped organizations transition to remote work as COVID-19 lockdowns forced offices and workplaces to close. With that came several challenges, including keeping remote workers engaged at a level consistent with when everyone was back in the office and making sure these […]

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Employees — Not Real Estate — Are the Main Benefit of Remote Work, Expert Says

The ability to tap into a global talent pool outweighs real estate savings when it comes to remote work, says a Harvard professor.

November 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Embracing remote work can bring with it several advantages, like the ability to hire globally and reduced real estate expenses. However, some companies are making the decision to shift to permanent remote work for the wrong reasons, according to a Harvard Business School professor and remote work expert. Prithwiraj Choudhury, a remote work expert who […]

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Remote Worker Disconnect

How to Solve the Disconnect Between IT Department, Remote Workers

Remote work is causing a divide between employees and the IT department, but software and collective tech decision-making can help.

November 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If your team is working remotely, there’s a good chance that has led to a disconnect between the IT department and your end users. No longer under the watchful eyes of IT, end users aren’t reporting IT issues or asking the IT department for help, and they’re using applications that might not be approved for […]

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Former IBM CEO: Remote Work ‘Here To Stay’ Despite Vaccine

Despite news of an effective coronavirus vaccine, remote work and the hybrid cloud isn't going anywhere, IBM's former CEO says.

November 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

On Monday’s news that pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech have developed a coronavirus vaccine that is more than 90% effective, remote work stocks took a tumble. Companies like Zoom, Slack, Microsoft all fell significantly, as did other stay-at-home stocks like Amazon, Netflix and others. Those companies have done well over the course of the COVID-19 […]

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