HP wants to be a one-stop shop for hybrid workloads
When HP announced in mid-2022 that it was acquiring Poly, it was soon apparent that it had taken in a unique asset in doing so. Together, as one entity, they offer everything from conference cameras to laptops. As a result, the aim is that companies are able to turn to HP for all their needs, wheth... Read more
Google Calendar lets users specify office attendance more precisely
Google Calendar now allows users to specify more precisely where a worker is located on a given day. Previously, the option existed to schedule a work day by default for home or office work, for example.
The feature can be helpful in a team to coordinate when someone is in the office, as it can ... Read more
Cisco will buy SamKnows to increase ThousandEyes network visibility
This week, Cisco announced its intent to acquire SamKnows. The latter a privately held broadband network monitoring company headquartered in London. The acquisition further expands Cisco's network monitoring and management offering.
The goal of the acquisition is to extend Cisco's ThousandEyes ... Read more
Google is going to extensively support multi-cloud
Google announced today that it is releasing Cross-Cloud Interconnect. The new service allows organizations to connect public clouds to Google Cloud and utilize the perks associated with the latter's platform.
With the rise of hybrid working and AI, many organizations have multiple cloud environm... Read more
Logitech serves the post-Covid workplace with expansions to its B2B ecosystem
A conferencing camera, a laptop dock and a flex workspace management solution: the connection between Logitech's announcements today is not immediately obvious - but appearances can be deceptive.
The mutual logic between Logitech's various B2B solutions is not always obvious in the respective in... Read more
Overcoming trust hurdles: What is ambient computing?
A setting where AI, smart devices, machine learning, data, and human activity all work together to produce an outcome is referred to as an ambient computing environment. There is no need for direct human command to carry out a task.
In contrast to smartphones and watches, which require... Read more
Most organizations are not yet set up for hybrid work
While concerns about talent retention are on the rise, most companies are struggling with an online infrastructure that does not adequately facilitate hybrid work. According to research from cloud security provider Zscaler, IT leaders are pursuing zero trust-based solutions where no user or applica... Read more
Salesforce CEO Benioff complains about productivity of new hires
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff reportedly questioned the productivity of new employees in an internal Slack message leaked to CNBC.
According to CNBC, the CRM giant's chief sent an internal Slack message concerning the productivity of new employees to all staffers last Friday. Benioff suggested th... Read more
IBM Consulting faces backlash after issuing back-to-office policy
IBM Consulting faces staff protests after releasing a back-to-office policy which the company expects to increase the creativity and productivity of its employees collectively.
A recent policy issued by IBM Consulting revealed that employees need to be in the office three days a week if they liv... Read more
Trust remote workers and ‘end productivity paranoia’, Microsoft says
Although most remote workers claim to be productive, the vast majority of leaders find it difficult to trust the productivity of employees who work from home. Microsoft urges companies to "end productivity paranoia" in a new report.
The tech giant examined the effectiveness of hybrid work. Micr... Read more