Managers and employees have very different views on returning to the office
Managers and employees have very different views on returning to the office, a new report from audio solutions provider EPOS suggests. In essence, bosses want employees back in the office post-pandemic and employees want to stay at home or adopt a hybrid model. Polling more than 2,500 respondents from the US, UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Singapore for the …
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Remote workers suffered significant ‘mental distress’ during the pandemic
For all the benefits remote working brings, there’s one major drawback: loneliness. As reported by The Guardian, this is one of the conclusions of a new study just published by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). Based on data from interviews with more than 8,500 people before and during the pandemic, the report claims loneliness has a particularly detrimental …
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Tech vendors have little insight into the modern buying process
At a time when the majority of organizations plan to increase their spending on technology, vendors are mostly clueless about what their customers want and need. This is the conclusion of a new report from analyst firm Gartner, which claims vendor engagement strategies “continue to underdeliver”. Gartner claims there are four types of technology buyers, based on “key behaviors that …
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Getting onboarding right has been one of the big challenges of the pandemic
Most people that switched jobs during the pandemic suffered a poor onboarding experience, a new report from employee engagement and culture app Totem shows. Polling 1,000 UK-based employees that recently started a new job, Totem found that just 15 percent had an excellent onboarding experience, with an additional third (29 percent) having an “average” one. For the rest, the experience …
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UK financial services companies are embracing ‘alternative data’
Financial services companies in the UK are using an increasing number of alternative data sources when making key business decisions, a new report from Oxylabs suggests. The proxy provider polled 252 senior data decision-makers from the country’s finance sector and found that 63 percent of respondents use “non-traditional” data sources that have not previously been analyzed. These include web scraping …
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REvil says it was behind huge ransomware attack
Cybercriminal syndicate REvil has claimed responsibility for the large-scale Kaseya ransomware attack, and is demanding the managed service provider (MSP) pay a record ransom fee. As reported by The Record, the REvil gang made the announcement in a short notice published on the dark web. In the notice, the group says it infected thousands of machines and priced the decryption …
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Global cloud market continues to boom
The global cloud market continues to boom as spending rises beyond on-prem infrastructure, new figures from analyst firm IDC suggest. According to the report, businesses spent $15.1 billion on cloud infrastructure in the first quarter of 2021, up 12.5 percent compared to the same period last year. On-prem infrastructure also recorded growth in the same timeframe, but only of 6.3 …
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The pervasiveness of data and data-centric security strategy
Regardless of what business you are in, a data security breach is an increasingly likely scenario that all businesses must mitigate. With escalating cybercrime, the widespread growth in cloud computing, and the explosion in mobile devices and varying tech and app use amongst employees and partners; key aspects of enterprise security are now, and will forever be, beyond our control. …
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The best anonymous image hosting sites
With the best anonymous hosting solutions, you can host websites, images, and other content without having them linked to your name or other personal details. This is useful for those who want to upload content that could be sensitive or controversial—within reason. By using an anonymous image hosting site, you can usually upload and manage your photos without having to …
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