Online collaboration tools can end up hindering productivity

Although communication and collaboration platforms are designed to improve productivity, they can sometimes have the opposite effect. A new report from enterprise search platform Sinequa asserts that having too many platforms to work on causes staff to forget who shared what with them – and where that data is stored. As a result, they spend too much time searching for …

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Majority of pandemic-forced remote workers find collaboration challenging

For all its benefits, remote working comes with one major downside: it makes collaborating quite difficult. This is the conclusion of the latest report from graphic design platform Canva, which states that collaboration has been more of a challenge during the pandemic for 77 percent of workers. One element of collaboration that stands out as a major challenge is presentations, …

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Gartner forecasts huge collaboration market growth, despite return to offices

Although some workers are expected to return to their offices this year, many will remain remote or operate in a hybrid working model, driving significant growth in the social software and collaboration market. This is according to a new report from analyst house Gartner, which expects the market to be worth $4.5 billion this year, representing a 17.1 percent increase …

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High-quality collaboration tools are more important than ever before

As businesses comes to terms with the fact that remote working isn’t going anywhere, they have started to invest in new technologies to maintain high-quality client, employee, and partner communications. This is the conclusion of a new report from audio solutions provider EPOS, which states that audio remains a key element of remote working communication that is still being served …

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Pandemic drives massive surge in usage of collaboration software

For collaboration software providers, 2020 was year to remember, according to a new report from digital experience management company Aternity. Between February 17 and December 20 last year, the usage of collaboration platform Microsoft Teams grew by a whopping 3,891 percent. During the same time period, Zoom usage grew by 1,788 percent. Overall, the usage of Microsoft’s collaboration apps grew …

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Many SMBs still find online collaboration challenging

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced most small and medium-sized businesses (SMB)  online. And yet, almost a year into the “new normal”, many SMBs still find it challenging to collaborate virtually. According to a new report from GetApp, almost two thirds of UK SMBs (64 percent) have conducted most of their business online since the start of the pandemic. Despite claiming …

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Why you don’t have to trade agility or collaboration for data security

Bad actors thrive in chaos. Email scammers taking advantage of Covid-19, have heard this message clearly: large scale uncertainty and mass digital change is fertile ground for those looking to exploit others. Never has there been a more uncertain time for workers than earlier this year, as the pandemic swept the globe and businesses had to move to digital-first approaches …

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Best online collaboration tools of 2020

Modern age and various unprecedented circumstances have pushed a large part of the global workforce to go mobile and/or start working from home. This transition has led to a rise in tools that allow these workers to accomplish their work tasks and remain in constant contact with their management, colleagues, and clients. Among the most popular ones have been online …

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Businesses have a rare opportunity to get collaboration right – and they can’t mess it up

The road to recovery has been a bumpy one. The new school term brought with it fresh hope that the return to offices would gather pace, yet the most recent tranche of Government restrictions has only highlighted how fragile the situation is. In recent weeks there has been a Government plea to get businesses back into the office, yet footfall …

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