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After a new job? Here's two of the top 10 best places to work in AU
NetApp

After a new job? Here's two of the top 10 best places to work in AU

For those unhappy with their job, here's a couple of companies that have made it into Australia's top ten best places to work.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Aug 2017

Global Stories

Workplace of the future stories

Asia's top workplaces named...here's where Rackspace placed
Multi-cloud

Asia's top workplaces named...here's where Rackspace placed

Rackspace's workplace culture has been recognized as one of the best in Asia by Great Places to Work, ranking 9th overall.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Apr 2018
New platform solves growing 'empty office' problem
Digital Transformation

New platform solves growing 'empty office' problem

Due to a number of factors including an increasingly mobile workforce, most offices around the world are being severely under-utilised.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018
Polycom on workplace diversity and multi-generational workforces in Australia
Hybrid & Remote Work

Polycom on workplace diversity and multi-generational workforces in Australia

66% of Australia's population, an estimated 11.8 million people aged between 15 and 64 years - now make up our workforce.

By Tony Simonsen • 6 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018
Unlocking the benefits of leading a multi-generational workforce
Artificial Intelligence

Unlocking the benefits of leading a multi-generational workforce

Diversity – and not just gender diversity – brings different ideas, backgrounds, and assumptions to the table.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2018
How to maintain productivity and engagement in the workplace
Deloitte

How to maintain productivity and engagement in the workplace

A mistake many businesses make is the belief that a remote workplace, and a stationed office, are binary opposites.

By Michael Chetner • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2018
The new normal: Robots, hyper-collaboration and smart meetings
Unified Communications

The new normal: Robots, hyper-collaboration and smart meetings

With 75% of employees using collaboration tech, Polycom's research forecasts an exponential growth in smart meetings, cloud integration, and AI-driven tools.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jan 2018
Organisational change management - what is it and why does it matter?
Digital Transformation

Organisational change management - what is it and why does it matter?

Digital is not a new concept. What is new is the notion that digital goes beyond simply implementing technology within businesses.

By Jayajyoti Sengupta • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jan 2018
Fujitsu & Microsoft set their sights on AI to improve employee wellbeing
Unified Communications

Fujitsu & Microsoft set their sights on AI to improve employee wellbeing

Microsoft and Fujitsu to collaborate on AI solutions to transform the way people work, focusing on creativity and automation.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jan 2018
Exclusive interview: Polycom on bridging the digital divide & workplaces of the future
Unified Communications

Exclusive interview: Polycom on bridging the digital divide & workplaces of the future

Polycom's Tony Simonsen discusses leveraging IoT, improving rural education and healthcare, and championing diversity to craft the workplaces of the future.

By Julia Gabel • 6 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2017
Australia and New Zealand behind when it comes to leveraging new tech
Marketing Technologies

Australia and New Zealand behind when it comes to leveraging new tech

Only 16% of ANZ professionals consider technology to be an 'enabler of automating menial tasks to save time.'.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2017
Exclusive interview: ESET on protecting the mobile workforce
Malware

Exclusive interview: ESET on protecting the mobile workforce

Expect to see more instances of ransomware, DDoS attacks and attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017
Intelligent workplaces are now essential - here's how you create one
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Intelligent workplaces are now essential - here's how you create one

Revolutionising the workplace, intelligent spaces mixing on-site and remote working are not luxury but necessity for forward-thinking businesses.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
Fujitsu tech stores data locally at each location, not in the cloud
Unified Communications

Fujitsu tech stores data locally at each location, not in the cloud

The Japanese ICT company draws attention to issues that arise when sharing data between multiple locations which is stored in the cloud.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017
New Sony ANZ solution built for today's bring-your-own-device workplace
Unified Communications

New Sony ANZ solution built for today's bring-your-own-device workplace

Vision Exchange allows teams to brainstorm and work collaboratively through wireless sharing content from laptops and tablets.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2017
Dell EMC: Your future workforce needs plans not fortune telling
Network Infrastructure

Dell EMC: Your future workforce needs plans not fortune telling

If the aim is to create empowered and productive employees, it makes sense that the process should start with them.

By Dr Joseph Sweeney • 4 min read • Mon, 21st Aug 2017
Exclusive interview: Polycom on how remote working can bring us closer together
Unified Communications

Exclusive interview: Polycom on how remote working can bring us closer together

If you're measuring the productivity of your employees based on whether you can see them or not, you're probably not getting the most out of them.

By Julia Gabel • 6 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
Is Apple opening the actual best office in the world?
Clean technologies

Is Apple opening the actual best office in the world?

Apple's new 175-acre campus in the Santa Clara Valley will be ready for employees this April, according to reports.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Feb 2017