Why CFOs Fund ‘Remote Work’ IT Infrastructure
“Flexible work is an essential component of the future of business, and it seems that it’s here to stay. 72% of CFOs believe that work flexibility will make their company better in the long run. This drives home the urgent need to bolster remote work capabilities — enabling employees to work from wherever they want, whenever they want.”
How Secure SD-WAN Enables Improved Remote Working
“We have seen significant growth in the deployment of WFH devices, which has led to growing PC sales as well as investment in new secure connectivity like SD-WAN at scale to offer improved connectivity to the office as well as flexibility that VPN isn’t as well suited for.”
via Futurum
The Distributed Workforce Permits New Globalization
COVID-19 has changed the way we work forever. In response to lock-downs, many companies moved their operations online, effectively allowing employees to work from anywhere in the world. The effect that this will have remains unknown, but it could enable a new wave of globalization.
Talent Development Strategy for Today’s Flexible Work
If your current ‘team’ of employees are unprepared, well you’re not alone. Furthermore, many organizations are struggling to hire ‘quality talent’ as only 16 percent of new hires possess the needed skills for both their current role and the future, according to the latest worldwide market study by Gartner.
Major Metro Exodus: Exploring the U.S. Migration
Across the United States, city-to-city migration patterns have been redefined in recent months. Fresh data from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph team shows that smaller metro areas are gaining, some famous big cities are slipping, and hints of de-urbanization can be found across the country.
via LinkedIn
Future of Work: How to Embrace the Change
Digital technology is at the center of today’s economic development debate due to its wide use during the Covid-19 outbreak. While there is no doubt that the pandemic is amplifying the adoption of new technologies, technological advancements were already changing the world over the past two decades, from living standards to the very nature of our work.
via HBR
How Savvy CIOs Enable the Everywhere Enterprise
“IT leaders today are dealing with competing objectives: To keep the lights on — running mission-critical applications while protecting the business from outages — and to enable the business to react to market changes quickly and adopt new technologies or services when they need them (not necessarily when IT is ready or has the cash to spend on them).”
via Gartner
Worldwide IT Security Spend will Reach $174.7 Billion
Enterprise spending on IT security products and services has experienced new growth in 2020, as many organizations invest in solutions to meet the needs of a much larger remote workforce, and a wide range of online security threats that create additional requirements.
The COVID-19 Impact on Employee Engagement
The relationship between good leadership and employee engagement has been tested and strained over the past six months as businesses have been forced to adopt remote working practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Employee engagement in the U.S. dropped from an all-time high of 38% in May to 31% in June, the most significant decline since it started tracking engagement in 2000.”
Savvy CFOs are Upbeat on the Remote Working Trends
“Remote working continues to catch on as a viable alternative to the workplace. More than half of leaders (54%) now say they plan to make remote work a permanent option for roles that allow it, up from 43% in our last survey.”
via PwC
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