Leading Remote Teams Effectively: 8 Do’s and 2 Don’ts
READ TIME: 4 MIN Remote work became a necessity for many firms during the pandemic, but its continued prevalence suggests that the advent of COVID-19 merely accelerated a trend that was already on the horizon. Among workers who report that their jobs can be done from home, 59% are currently working on a remote basis; […]
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The Key to Retaining (and Attracting) Top IT Talent
READ TIME: 3 MIN As the Great Resignation gives way to the Great Retention, hiring managers across industries are all too aware of the ravages of high turnover. Not only does your company spend, on average, about 30% of the salary for a position to rehire for it1, but your workplace experiences a loss of […]
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Structuring Remote and Hybrid Work to Drive Innovation
READ TIME: 4 MIN With the restrictions of the pandemic mostly behind us, businesses that were forced to adopt remote work are now free to decide whether to continue with remote work or return to in-person work. Recent Foundry research on the “future of work” reveals that, even with the newly regained freedom to restore […]
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Succeeding in a VUCA World: Give Your Business an Edge
READ TIME: 4 MIN In the modern world, companies of all sizes must contend with a business environment that changes by the minute and is full of surprises. “It’s a VUCA world,” some may say, in reference to the often confounding conditions that businesses now must manage to stay afloat. But what exactly is VUCA? […]
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Which IT Solutions Are a Perfect Fit for Growing Businesses?
Growing businesses face a unique collection of challenges. There is never enough time in the day, your budget only goes so far, and opportunities for growth are often coupled with overwhelming demands on your company’s resources. IT systems can help small and medium-sized business (SMB) leaders to manage growing pains more effectively, but only 18% […]
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Are BYOD Practices Putting Your Business at Risk?
READ TIME: 4 MIN In our hyper-connected world, most of us have experienced some degree of blurring between “work” and “personal” spheres. An example of this phenomenon is bring-your-own-device (BYOD) work practices, which refers to the use of personal devices for work purposes. Although BYOD was initially somewhat controversial, it is now the norm rather […]
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The Great Resignation and IT Employees: Where Do Things Stand Today?
READ TIME: 5 MIN April 2021 marked the onset of the Great Resignation when a record-setting 3.99 million U.S. workers voluntarily left their jobs1. Over a year later, many are wondering about the status of the Great Resignation. Is it over yet? Still continuing? We were interested in these questions as well—especially as they apply […]
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How Cloud Computing Furthers Your Sustainability Goals
READ TIME: 3 MIN As a top tech trend of 2023, sustainability has never been more important. In fact, 90% of businesses have now adopted some form of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practice1. At the same time, the explosion in demand for business-related data processing has spurred debates about energy consumption for the cloud […]
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Are You on the Edge? Edge Computing, That Is…
READ TIME: 4 MIN As the next “big thing” in technology, edge computing has created a buzz that is exciting but not always easy to decipher. Is edge computing just a fancy name for the Internet of Things (IoT)? Will edge computing replace the cloud? How do I prepare my business for edge computing? These […]
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3 Teams Capabilities You Didn’t Know Existed
READ TIME: 4 MIN The sharp increase in demand for remote or hybrid work arrangements over the last couple of years has thrust Microsoft Teams into the limelight as a video conferencing and chat all-star application. To illustrate, what comes to mind when you hear the phrase, “I have a meeting this afternoon”? Do you […]
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