As companies prepare to make remote working permanent, cultural change will play a crucial role in building new, successful work environments. Remote working is nothing new, but as more businesses look towards making it an integral part of how they operate, work as we know it looks set for big changes. It’s not just about […]
The ongoing growth of cellular wireless network applications creates new demand for emerging technologies. Fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication includes several network layers that leverage technology such as Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN), network slicing, and cloud edge computing. Within cloud-edges, the broader artificial intelligence (AI) industry is witnessing a migration of AI to the […]
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Microsoft on Monday announced it has started rolling out a guest access feature in Microsoft Teams. The ability to have guests in Teams requires that an organization have a particular subscription, but no separate licensing is needed for the guests. Here’s how it was explained in this “Guest Access in Microsoft Teams” document: Guest access is included with […]
BEFORE the Covid-19 pandemic, long-term trends such as the proliferation of new digital technologies, evolving demographics and rising social concerns about inequality and the environment were already changing the way work is done, by whom and where. The global pandemic served as an accelerator and forced the vast majority of employers in Singapore to adopt […]
Peter says that the cyber-attacks on his company are relentless. “We see tens of different hacking attacks every single week. It is never-ending.” A senior computer network manager for a global financial services company, Peter (who did not want to give his surname, or the name of his employer, due to his firm’s anxieties surrounding […]
Drive your business to IT confidence with the Cloud Problem: Organising meetings can be a difficult and inefficient use of time Meetings are an integral work process; they give you a chance to communicate with your employees when not in the midst of a busy workday. This interaction allows you to motivate your staff and […]
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Drive your business to IT confidence with the Cloud A key ingredient to a successful business is collaboration. Utilising this effectively can improve your day-to-day working, productivity and increase output. Over previous years it has been difficult to collaborate to a high standard unless sitting side by side. However, luckily for modern-day business owners, advancements […]
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The transition into permanent remote working is inescapable now. Countless articles, morning talk shows and widely-shared social media polls have all indicated this irreversible trajectory. There is simply no recourse to ‘un-ring that bell’. What may have started off as a necessity to adhere to social distancing regulations is progressively becoming a preference, a lifestyle choice and the norm […]
With the UK’s third lockdown expected to last until at least March, the longer-term challenges of remote working, beyond the practicalities of IT set ups, are starting to show. But remote working doesn’t need to cull creativity. Sharing her thoughts on the subject is Aleksandra Sulimko, global HR director of independent digital studio TheSoul Publishing. […]
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Scrutinize those SMS messages before you click. A new phishing campaign has been identified that targets PayPal users with fraudulent text messages. The exploit attempts to steal a variety of sensitive user details, in addition to their PayPal credentials. The phishing campaign begins with an SMS message stating that the user’s PayPal account has been partially suspended […]
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Work communication platform could become as integral as an internet browser, says chief Satya Nadella. If 2020 was the year of the video meeting, 2021 could be the year when the apps that went mainstream during the crisis cement their position at the centre of working life. In this race to remake work in the […]
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If you’re one of the many currently working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic, read through these best practices for remote working, segmented into company-level, team-level and individual-level tips. As the world hunkers down to whether the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), work is shifting gears as well. In many industries, working from home […]