Work from Home (WFH) stories - Page 41
In what most systems administrators may well imagine were the good old days, work was as much a place as an activity. Today, people work from anywhere. While this delivers advantages including flexibility, potentially better productivity and the promise of an improved work/life balance while attracting staff regardless of where they might live, it is not without its challenges. Security and access to company resources is more complex, while appropriate devices, connectivity and even workspaces must be considered.

How SD-WAN can relieve home office networking pains
Wed, 10th Jun 2020
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Remote working has tested how well every organisation’s remote connectivity can scale, particularly in areas such as VPN infrastructure and connection quality.

Remote workers need to up their game to keep organisations secure
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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Remote workers' habits are jeopardising corporate security, says CyberArk study; password reuse and insecure BYOD devices are key culprits.

Face-to-face meetings set to decline when workplaces reopen
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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Face-to-face meetings are set to decline as most meetings will be run remotely even when employees re-enter the workplace.

Cloud and remote working solutions bolster UC market
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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Cloud-based web conferencing spending to grow by 25% in 2020 due to global workplace restrictions, but growth to slow in 2021, says Gartner.

Thycotic acquires Onion ID, launches new access management products
Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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Thycotic has acquired Onion ID and launched new products aimed at enhancing privileged access management for cloud apps and remote workers.

Aruba unveils tech solutions for reimagined workplace
Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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Aruba has unveiled innovative workplace solutions and a new vision for the future of work, including returning to the office and working from home.

Google sending relief to thousands of SMBs across ANZ
Fri, 29th May 2020
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Google has this week rolled out a Google Ad credit scheme, available to all SMBs with active accounts over the past year.

How to work from home securely
Fri, 29th May 2020
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Here’s what you need to do to make your home working environment and systems secure, and protect yourself and your employer.

PagerDuty announces new automation, remote working updates
Thu, 28th May 2020
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PagerDuty unveils advanced automation features and remote working updates, enhancing team efficiency, collaboration, and digital transformation.

Research: Tech execs’ priorities in the ‘new normal’
Thu, 28th May 2020
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AppDynamics’ new research reveals 95% of organisations have changed their technology priorities because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rise in cyberattacks targeting the cloud as use of collaboration tools increase
Thu, 28th May 2020
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Cyberattacks targeting the cloud are increasing as the use of cloud services and collaboration tools rises during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to McAfee.

Months on, many organisations still don't have secure remote access - report
Thu, 28th May 2020
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Despite remote work becoming the norm, 41% of organisations haven't bolstered secure remote access, says Bitglass report; 65% risk data on personal devices.

Fujitsu unveils 14 new models of enterprise notebooks, tablets and workstations optimised for remote working
Thu, 28th May 2020
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Fujitsu has launched 14 new enterprise notebooks, tablets, and workstations designed for remote working, featuring the latest CPUs and OS updates.

LogRhythm launches Remote Workforce Visibility with promotion
Thu, 28th May 2020
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LogRhythm offers Remote Workforce Visibility for organisations to monitor remote working conditions, with a month to month subscription plan.

Video: How to make remote work, work for the channel
Thu, 28th May 2020
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Two Ingram Micro NZ business development managers explain how to make work from home benefit any business and its employees.

Extreme Networks touts cloud management as 'new normal'
Wed, 27th May 2020
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Extreme Networks urges organisations to embrace the 'new normal' of remote working and online learning, with the help of its ExtremeCloud IQ platform.

Nutanix partners with ServiceNow to simplify IT operations during crisis
Tue, 26th May 2020
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Nutanix expands integration partnership with ServiceNow to simplify IT operations during COVID-19 crisis. Additional capabilities announced for Nutanix Calm.

Facebook unveils product and business updates as it outlines Future of Work vision
Mon, 25th May 2020
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Facebook outlines its flexible work vision, updates products for the evolving workplace, enhancing remote connectivity.

ExtraHop brings SaaS network detection and response solution to market
Fri, 22nd May 2020
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ExtraHop launches Reveal(x) 360, a SaaS-based network detection and response solution for improved cloud security.

Dicker Data signs Australian distie deal with Tosibox
Thu, 21st May 2020
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Dicker Data to distribute Tosibox VPN solutions in Australia, providing secure connectivity for remote work, IoT, and legacy tech environments.