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Protests raise profile of implicit bias training

Implicit bias training has been around for years, but the Black Lives Matter movement and nationwide protests are giving it new attention.

By Patrick Thibodeau • June 15, 2020

How to use social networking CMS to create social media sites

Whether a company uses its own social CMS or a vendor's platform to create a social media site, it offers more features to users than mainstream social media platforms.

By Scott Robinson • June 15, 2020

Home network setups pose remote work challenge

Having Citrix Workspace in place pre-pandemic made the shift to remote work easier for William Fry employees, but shoddy home networks posed a significant hurdle for the IT team.

By Nicole Laskowski • June 15, 2020

Lessons from COVID-19: 4 inventory management strategies

COVID-19 highlighted a number of problems with current approaches to inventory management. Here are four strategies that leaders can use to correct those inefficiencies.

By Linda Rosencrance • June 15, 2020

4 virtual recruiting strategies to implement after COVID-19

Hiring has changed due to COVID-19. Here are four virtual recruiting strategies to follow as you adjust to online hiring.

By Mark Feffer • June 15, 2020

Google Chat launches as option in Gmail, replacing Hangouts

Google is close to replacing Hangouts with the newer messaging service Chat after integrating the product with Gmail.

By Jonathan Dame • June 12, 2020

Microsoft Teams meetings tutorial offers best practices

In this Microsoft Teams meetings tutorial, learn the features and functionalities of virtual meetings and live events, from customizing meeting requests to sharing content.

By Katherine Finnell, Packt Publishing • June 12, 2020

Making the most of meetings in Microsoft Teams

Meetings in Microsoft Teams are vital to support remote collaboration. Learn what role Teams meetings should play in your organization and where the platform must improve.

By Katherine Finnell • June 12, 2020

Remote workforce management strategies for MSPs

Channel partners have been rethinking employee productivity, collaboration and skills development. Learn how Ensono, SADA Systems and AllCloud have adjusted their approaches.

By Esther Shein • June 12, 2020

Epicor Eclipse distribution ERP helps Yesco through COVID-19

Yesco Electrical Supply is using new features in its Epicor Eclipse ERP system to transform some processes and make it easier to deal with changes caused by COVID-19 disruption.

By Jim O'Donnell • June 12, 2020

Sequoia aims to help companies shore up return-to-work plan

Sequoia Consulting Group's new Return to Work Center aims to help organizations plan for getting back into offices, with tools that enable policy and testing management.

By Taylor Driscoll • June 12, 2020

Users eager for Slack to improve video calling

Slack users were glad to hear the team collaboration vendor was partnering with Amazon to improve audio and video calling.

By Jonathan Dame • June 11, 2020

What IT leaders need to know about customer data platforms

Customer data platforms offer a lot, but many IT decision-makers remain skeptical -- there's still plenty of confusion over what they are. Find out what companies get with them.

By David Raab, Guest Contributor • June 11, 2020

How can speech recognition technology support remote work?

Today's speech recognition technology is much more sophisticated than legacy versions. Find out how speech recognition can make remote workers more productive.

By Jon Arnold • June 11, 2020

7 use cases for RPA in supply chain and logistics

Robotic process automation can help companies automate supply chain and logistics workflows. Here's a look at seven areas where RPA shows the most promise.

By George Lawton • June 10, 2020

SAP reimagines Sapphire Now 2020 as a virtual event

SAP Sapphire Now will go online with virtual content and interactive sessions, but it remains to be seen if the conference will be able to match the audience engagement of in-person events.

By Jim O'Donnell • June 10, 2020

What are the risks of canceling an ERP project?

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many business and technology leaders are deciding whether to cancel or pause an ERP implementation. Here are some risks to factor into the decision.

By Eric St-Jean • June 9, 2020

Digital twin technology on turbulent climb to stratosphere

Digital twins may be the hottest thing in the already overhyped IoT. The potential is real, but deciding what goes into digital twins and linking them with enterprise data is no small feat.

By David Essex • June 9, 2020

Organizations revamp UCC strategy for remote workforce

As organizations adjust to new ways of working, their UCC strategy must also evolve to address the short- and long-term communications needs of remote employees.

By Katherine Finnell • June 9, 2020

Pandemic e-commerce trends point to massive growth

The pandemic caused consumers and businesses to form new online buying habits; now e-commerce is booming. That trend will hold for a year, or maybe forever, experts said.

By Don Fluckinger • June 9, 2020

How to deploy Office 365 Applications with Microsoft Intune

Organizations that deploy Office 365 applications with Intune can set various configurations, such as what versions of the deployed apps and how the apps receive updates.

By Peter van der Woude • June 8, 2020

Hiring, firing and cancel culture

Social media is challenging the notion of employee privacy, but it's also providing HR departments with new tools to vet job applicants and employees.

By Patrick Thibodeau • June 8, 2020

Global smartphone sales took sizable hit in Q1

The first quarter of 2020 brought a 20% decline in global smartphone sales. Analysts cited weak demand and pandemic-related disruptions as reasons for the drop.

By Mike Gleason • June 5, 2020

Large group WebRTC meetings require managing CPU usage

In this roundup of UC blogs, analysts discuss how to address CPU challenges with large group WebRTC meetings, lessons learned from remote collaboration and changing business models.

By Katherine Finnell • June 5, 2020

Users waiting for Cisco to expand Webex waiting rooms

Users are pushing Cisco to catch up to Zoom on features. The latest example: Webex's lack of support for waiting rooms in scheduled meetings.

By Jonathan Dame • June 5, 2020