Once, the key drivers for telecommuting were productivity and flexibility—the so-called
“work-life balance” that many workers strive for. Those “soft benefits” still exist, but,
increasingly, financial considerations such as gas prices, the credit crisis and hard cost
savings drive telecommuting programs. Telecommuting programs also help companies
strengthen the loyalty of their workers. The phenomenal popularity of consumer smartphones
and tablets—most notably iOS and Google® Android® devices—has positioned these devices as
powerful platforms for mobile business and academic computing.
Read Navigating the Flood of BYOD to find out what challenges to secure your network architecture. When Total Application and Network Visibility is implemented, BYOD helps employees to stay in touch with their personal lives while keeping their business lives separate, preserving the confidentiality and integrity of each—all on the same device. This adds up to productivity, security and morale.
The EIU examines how the rise of mobile devices is changing the way we work within our office walls in an extended article, sponsored by the Mopria Alliance.
Download this BYOD economic analysis and more at http://cs.co/BYOD-Economics
Request a custom BYOD assessment: http://cs.co/BYOD-contactme
"Bring your own Device" (BYOD) sparks productivity and saves costs by connecting employee devices to corporate networks--an example of how the Internet of Everything is creating value around the world. But the current value is dwarfed by the potential gains from implementing BYOD more strategically.
Read Navigating the Flood of BYOD to find out what challenges to secure your network architecture. When Total Application and Network Visibility is implemented, BYOD helps employees to stay in touch with their personal lives while keeping their business lives separate, preserving the confidentiality and integrity of each—all on the same device. This adds up to productivity, security and morale.
The EIU examines how the rise of mobile devices is changing the way we work within our office walls in an extended article, sponsored by the Mopria Alliance.
Download this BYOD economic analysis and more at http://cs.co/BYOD-Economics
Request a custom BYOD assessment: http://cs.co/BYOD-contactme
"Bring your own Device" (BYOD) sparks productivity and saves costs by connecting employee devices to corporate networks--an example of how the Internet of Everything is creating value around the world. But the current value is dwarfed by the potential gains from implementing BYOD more strategically.
The number of "files," or containers that encapsulate the information in the digital universe, is growing even faster than the information itself as more and more embedded systems pump their bits into the digital cosmos. In the next five years, these files will grow by a factor of 8, while the pool of IT staff available to manage them will grow only slightly.
"Cloud" is one of THE technology buzzwords at the moment, but what is the cloud and how can businesses benefit from cloud computing?
In this presentation we take a look at how IT has evolved over the past decades and how its role in business has changed. We also explain what the cloud is and discuss its business benefits.
“What the hell is cloud computing?” After a year, those infamous words of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison still resonate. The definition of cloud computing is hazy at best, and many companies remain wary of the technology over concerns about infrastructure, security and regulation.
Cloud computing has unique potential to save the enterprise cost, reduce complexity and provide highly available service to the end-user or client. With such compelling benefits, companies should look to understand cloud better—what it is, what it isn’t and what it will be.
In this webinar, Yankee Group analysts Agatha Poon and Camille Mendler define cloud computing and explore the capabilities and challenges of the technology.
Evolving Service Provider Business ModelsYankee Group
The irrational exuberance of the Enron era led many communications service providers (CSPs) to financial ruin, and paying penance for past excesses consumed the first decade of the 21st century. But Yankee Group argues that it's time to shed the hair shirt.
Despite a crowded competitive environment, new business models are emerging to lead CSPs into a vibrant future. However, CSPs must have the courage to transform. Hard decisions about what is core and non-core are required.
In this webinar, Yankee Group VP and Senior Research Fellow Camille Mendler explores the ever-evolving CSP business model.
Value Journal, a monthly news journal from Redington Value Distribution, intends to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the December Edition:
• New Dell EMC Solutions Bring Machine and Deep Learning to Mainstream Enterprises
• Fortinet Expands Security Fabric Visibility and Protection to Industrial Internet of Things
• Profitable Partnerships - Rajesh Mathrani, General Manager -
Sales MENA & Director of Operations - Value Distribution
• Oracle: Moving to IaaS Fundamental to Remaining Competitive
• Huawei Launches VR OpenLab Industry Cooperation Plan
• Cambium Networks Announces New Wireless Broadbrand Solutions
• Malwarebytes Releases New Data on the Efficacy of Traditional AV Solutions
• Veeam Releases New Availability Console
• AWS Announces Availability of C5 Instances for Amazon EC2
• Check Point: Cryptocurrency Miming Presents New Threat to Business
How Can the Telecom Industry Start Growing Again?Yankee Group
Will wireless kill wireline vendors? Will Google kill telcos? What is next-gen? The idea of strategic growth conjures up dozens of questions—and no specific answers. Mobile traffic is rising, and consumers and enterprises are constantly demanding more bandwidth, content and speed. The communications industry must work to keep up by both evolving traditional business models and building the capacious, ubiquitous network needed to satisfy demand.
The paid TV market is on the precipice of a fundamental change. Internet and mobile video are challenging traditional cable TV for the attention of viewers worldwide. Consumers are demanding more personalized, unfettered content and video service providers must deliver.
Impact of the Internet of Things on ManufacturersPTC
We live in a smart, connected world. As products have evolved, their capabilities have multiplied, creating new forms of value and even doing things well beyond their primary function. The impact is a fundamental transformation of how manufacturers create and exchange value with customers. Those who don’t participate place their current competitive advantage at risk.
This video is presented by USEP's BSCS student Alvin Mark U. Cabeliño under Mr. ND Arquillano as a partial fulfilment for Elective 4 -Electronic Marketing.
The Current State of Virtual Workplaces and Their Effect on PerformanceHuman Capital Media
Over the past decade, distance-working arrangements have emerged as a potential business solution as technology improves and work-life balance becomes more important to current and future employees. The amount of telework done in the United States grew 79 percent between 2005 and 2012, and today there are whole industries where it’s rare to find a worker who hasn’t done some sort of telework. All participating organizations may use distance working to position themselves as an employer of choice to attract top talent and as a solution to low productivity and engagement levels.
Join us for this webinar, The Current State of Virtual Workplaces and Their Effect on Performance, and learn how organizations are seeing success with distance-working arrangements.
During this webinar, we’ll discuss the recent findings from a Workforce magazine and Inquisium study related to the current state of virtual workforces including:
How virtual work is selective among organizations and why.
How most virtual work arrangements came about.
How virtual working arrangements are having a positive effect.
The importance of employee feedback programs being used to gather data on organizations’ telecommuting programs and policies to measure their effect on engagement and performance.
Innotech Austin 2008 panel discussion on telecommuting and coworking, featuring Cody Marx Bailey of TheCreativeSpace.org, Dusty Reagan of Conjunctured, Julie Gomoll of LaunchPad Coworking, moderated by Susan Price of Firecat Studio.
The number of "files," or containers that encapsulate the information in the digital universe, is growing even faster than the information itself as more and more embedded systems pump their bits into the digital cosmos. In the next five years, these files will grow by a factor of 8, while the pool of IT staff available to manage them will grow only slightly.
"Cloud" is one of THE technology buzzwords at the moment, but what is the cloud and how can businesses benefit from cloud computing?
In this presentation we take a look at how IT has evolved over the past decades and how its role in business has changed. We also explain what the cloud is and discuss its business benefits.
“What the hell is cloud computing?” After a year, those infamous words of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison still resonate. The definition of cloud computing is hazy at best, and many companies remain wary of the technology over concerns about infrastructure, security and regulation.
Cloud computing has unique potential to save the enterprise cost, reduce complexity and provide highly available service to the end-user or client. With such compelling benefits, companies should look to understand cloud better—what it is, what it isn’t and what it will be.
In this webinar, Yankee Group analysts Agatha Poon and Camille Mendler define cloud computing and explore the capabilities and challenges of the technology.
Evolving Service Provider Business ModelsYankee Group
The irrational exuberance of the Enron era led many communications service providers (CSPs) to financial ruin, and paying penance for past excesses consumed the first decade of the 21st century. But Yankee Group argues that it's time to shed the hair shirt.
Despite a crowded competitive environment, new business models are emerging to lead CSPs into a vibrant future. However, CSPs must have the courage to transform. Hard decisions about what is core and non-core are required.
In this webinar, Yankee Group VP and Senior Research Fellow Camille Mendler explores the ever-evolving CSP business model.
Value Journal, a monthly news journal from Redington Value Distribution, intends to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the December Edition:
• New Dell EMC Solutions Bring Machine and Deep Learning to Mainstream Enterprises
• Fortinet Expands Security Fabric Visibility and Protection to Industrial Internet of Things
• Profitable Partnerships - Rajesh Mathrani, General Manager -
Sales MENA & Director of Operations - Value Distribution
• Oracle: Moving to IaaS Fundamental to Remaining Competitive
• Huawei Launches VR OpenLab Industry Cooperation Plan
• Cambium Networks Announces New Wireless Broadbrand Solutions
• Malwarebytes Releases New Data on the Efficacy of Traditional AV Solutions
• Veeam Releases New Availability Console
• AWS Announces Availability of C5 Instances for Amazon EC2
• Check Point: Cryptocurrency Miming Presents New Threat to Business
How Can the Telecom Industry Start Growing Again?Yankee Group
Will wireless kill wireline vendors? Will Google kill telcos? What is next-gen? The idea of strategic growth conjures up dozens of questions—and no specific answers. Mobile traffic is rising, and consumers and enterprises are constantly demanding more bandwidth, content and speed. The communications industry must work to keep up by both evolving traditional business models and building the capacious, ubiquitous network needed to satisfy demand.
The paid TV market is on the precipice of a fundamental change. Internet and mobile video are challenging traditional cable TV for the attention of viewers worldwide. Consumers are demanding more personalized, unfettered content and video service providers must deliver.
Impact of the Internet of Things on ManufacturersPTC
We live in a smart, connected world. As products have evolved, their capabilities have multiplied, creating new forms of value and even doing things well beyond their primary function. The impact is a fundamental transformation of how manufacturers create and exchange value with customers. Those who don’t participate place their current competitive advantage at risk.
This video is presented by USEP's BSCS student Alvin Mark U. Cabeliño under Mr. ND Arquillano as a partial fulfilment for Elective 4 -Electronic Marketing.
The Current State of Virtual Workplaces and Their Effect on PerformanceHuman Capital Media
Over the past decade, distance-working arrangements have emerged as a potential business solution as technology improves and work-life balance becomes more important to current and future employees. The amount of telework done in the United States grew 79 percent between 2005 and 2012, and today there are whole industries where it’s rare to find a worker who hasn’t done some sort of telework. All participating organizations may use distance working to position themselves as an employer of choice to attract top talent and as a solution to low productivity and engagement levels.
Join us for this webinar, The Current State of Virtual Workplaces and Their Effect on Performance, and learn how organizations are seeing success with distance-working arrangements.
During this webinar, we’ll discuss the recent findings from a Workforce magazine and Inquisium study related to the current state of virtual workforces including:
How virtual work is selective among organizations and why.
How most virtual work arrangements came about.
How virtual working arrangements are having a positive effect.
The importance of employee feedback programs being used to gather data on organizations’ telecommuting programs and policies to measure their effect on engagement and performance.
Innotech Austin 2008 panel discussion on telecommuting and coworking, featuring Cody Marx Bailey of TheCreativeSpace.org, Dusty Reagan of Conjunctured, Julie Gomoll of LaunchPad Coworking, moderated by Susan Price of Firecat Studio.
Work is something you do, not a place you go: flexible working means creating a a workplace model that enables communication and collaboration regardless of location or device.Done well, flexible working creates sustainable competitive advantage in the form of top talent retention and a reduction in the fixed-cost for property.
7 Highly Successful and Effective Telecommuting HabitsMike Sansone
Telecommuting is becoming a growing work culture of companies new and old, local and global. Here are seven habits of a successful telecommute. Adapted from http://bit.ly/7TDShabits
Telecommuting and flexible work are taking over the future of work, reveals exciting report by PGi. Take a look at the work shift with this definitive guide to the benefits and pitfalls that come with telecommuting for work.
Networking Plus December 2014: Connecting Mobile WorkersEric Wong
An excerpt from magazine where Peplink, Citrix, Vodafone and Cisco voice their thoughts on BYOD, mobile and remote workers, and the devices that make it possible.
Maybe you can already recite the sales pitch for cloud computing in your sleep—how it’s faster, more flexible, and economical than amassing your own servers on site. But, as Joe Weinman argues in “Rethinking the Benefits of Cloud,” that’s just scratching the surface. In this exclusive white paper, Weinman, author of Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing, explores some of the overlooked—and more nuanced—business benefits of moving workloads to the cloud, such as faster innovation, global expansion, and customer satisfaction.
MODERNIZING YOUR WORKPLACE WITH THE NEW OFFICEMicrosoft India
By combining the use of PCs, smartphones and tablets with increased internet connectivity, bandwidth and the Cloud, people are able to work more flexibly than ever before. Learn about the modernization of your workspace with the power of the new Office from this whitepaper.
Follow @ModernBizIn for tips to make your business more productive, agile and highly responsive.
Monetizing the Internet of Things: Extracting Value from the Connectivity Opp...Capgemini
Cisco has estimated that the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to generate about $19 trillion of value over the coming years. The staggering potential size-of-the-prize has certainly caught the attention of the world’s business community. In a recent survey of senior business leaders around the globe, 96% said their companies would be using IoT in some way within the next 3 years. However, there is a catch – most organizations are yet to derive significant commercial value from IoT. Our research shows that 70% of organizations do not generate service revenues from their IoT solutions. We have looked at why organizations are falling short in monetizing the IoT, and have tried to capture some initial observations on monetization models in what is still a very fast-developing marketplace.
Today, secure remote access must support the increased demands of productivity, mobility and business continuity. Learn why traditional VPNs are not up to the task and why remote desktop access is superior for cost-effectively achieving enterprise-wide remote access and mobility.
Employing cloud ian moyse - workbooks - whitepaperITpreneurs
2012 is rumored to be the tipping point for cloud. For the last four to five years, we have heard that cloud (Internet-delivered solutions) is about to go mainstream. However, this year it’s not just the hype, but also the real user benefits that are driving cloud adoption.
Cisco has estimated that the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to generate about $19 trillion of value over the coming years. The staggering potential size-of-the-prize has certainly caught the attention of the world’s business community. In a recent survey of senior business leaders around the globe, 96% said their companies would be using IoT in some way within the next 3 years. However, there is a catch – most organizations are yet to derive significant commercial value from IoT. Our research shows that 70% of organizations do not generate service revenues from their IoT solutions. We have looked at why organizations are falling short in monetizing the IoT, and have tried to capture some initial observations on monetization models in what is still a very fast-developing marketplace.
Mobilizing the utility workforce: How mobile technology and analytics will tr...Josefina Almorza Hidalgo
Mobile technologies have become imperative for
utilities. In conjunction with analytics, mobile
technologies help promote operational efficiency,
increased productivity, enhanced safety and expanded
service delivery alternatives. To fully realize these
benefits, utilities will need to embrace the technology.
By redesigning work processes and activities from a
“mobile first” perspective, the industry will be positioned
to aggressively innovate and evolve with rapidly
changing energy markets.
About SIGFOX
SIGFOX is the first and only operator of a cellular network fully dedicated to low throughput communication for connected objects. Leveraging on its patented UNB technology SIGFOX brings a revolution to the M2M and Internet of Things world by enabling large-scale connection of objects. The network already connects tens of thousands of objects in France and international cities.
SIGFOX provides an end-to-end solution for your communication chain, from your objects through to your information system, with unprecedented pricing models and low energy consumption.
As a network operator SIGFOX operates fixed-location
transceivers enabling your objects to be connected “out of the box”. However contrary to the telecommunication networks, the SIGFOX transceivers and the entire SIGFOX connectivity solution has been developed, built and deployed to only serve the low throughput M2M and IoT applications. As an operated longrange network, SIGFOX provides connectivity without the need to deploy specific network infrastructures for each application.
Unlike other narrow band or white space solution providers we do not require our customers to invest in network equipment, the SIGFOX network is simply available to any object equipped with our certified connectivity solutions.
From an application point of view, the SIGFOX connectivity solution functions as follows:
• SIGFOX compatible modems are integrated within the physical objects by our certified partner network
• The objects instruct the modems to send messages whenever and wherever needed
• The transmitted data is picked up by the SIGFOX transceivers, and routed to our managed service
• The SIGFOX servers verify the data integrity and route the messages to the application’s IT system.
(...)
Sample use cases.
MAAF Assurances, one of the leading French insurance companies, anticipate the upcoming regulation that will impose by 2015 that each household be equipped with a smoke detector. The fire and/or intrusion alert service that will be using the SIGFOX network will enable MAAF insured customers to be warned directly through SMS, in case the intrusion or smoke detectors send alarms and allow MAAF and their customers to be alerted if there is an anomaly, such as low battery, with the
smoke detector.
Clear Channel Outdooroperates stations throughout France. In order to avoid constant manual inspection of the ad stations, a remote monitoring application has been deployed and the SIGFOX network is used to communicate status information from each ad station to the IT system.
For further info:
• contact@sigfox.com
• www.sigfox.com
Streamline your digital transformation for a future ready venture.LCDF
Streamline your digital transformation for a future ready venture. How the Pandemic How the pandemic impacted DACH Industries the unexpected catalyst for digital Transformation ?
Internet connectivity has proven to be one of the most profound enablers of social change and economic growth of our time. Beginning with fixed narrowband internet connections and moving through successive generations of increasingly pervasive and powerful networks, connectivity has come to underpin our working and personal lives, empowering businesses to operate more efficiently and with wider reach. In turn, connectivity has sparked and fuelled countless new industries, products and services that are coming to define our modern age. Connectivity has proven to be a vital ingredient for business success.
How big data analytics can optimize the telecom sector GlobalTechCouncil
We are in the era of Big data. Big data is presenting excellent optimizing opportunities to the companies in various sectors. Big data when analyzed well, can provide actionable insights that aids in devising strategies to optimize multiple business processes.
Big data has become an essential part of the telecom industry due to the enormous amount of data being generated by the telecom world. Telecom operators are sitting on gold mines as the smart devices have enabled the telecom operators to gain access to specific information about their customers’ behavior, preferences, movement, etc.
The future is in the cloud, or at least it's migrating there. Offering scalability, flexibility and agility, the cloud is the obvious solution for businesses seeking to make sense of the deluge of data. Cloud services can also help companies meet sustainability goals and even cut costs. But cloud strategies need to be carefully crafted to avoid the risks of remote storage and realise the potential of cloud-enabled efficiencies.
Consumer technology is invading the enterprise and IT must embrace it in order to encourage employee productivity and satisfaction. Info-Tech recommends that organizations allow personal mobile devices on their corporate networks. This research addresses the following:
•Understand differences in security and management between the three major platforms – BlackBerry, Apple iOS, and Google Android.
•Evaluate the organization's position on the mobile device security scale and determine if third-party infrastructure is necessary.
•Development and enforcement of a personal mobile acceptable use policy to encourage end-user compliance and foster success.
Embrace consumer technology in the enterprise, and focus on end-user compliance to leverage productivity and maximize the potential for success.
As the number of ransomware attacks are on the rise, the topic of cyber-security is increasingly at the top of the agenda for business leaders. With 2014 being dubbed a record-breaking year for malware attacks, we look at the real home truths behind cyber-attacks.
10 Key Action to Reduce IT Infrastructure and Operation Cost StuctureIcomm Technologies
With NetApp, we have realized major cost savings in terms of our storage and server infrastructure. This has allowed us to catch up with other colleges and universities that compete with us by freeing up budget to invest
in classroom technologies.”
As the number and severity of cyber-crimes continues to grow, it’s important to understand the steps cyber-criminals take to attack your network, the types of malware they use, and the tools you need to stop them. The basic steps of a cyber attack include reconnaissance (finding vulnerabilities); intrusion (actual penetration of the network); malware insertion (secretly leaving code behind);
and clean-up (covering tracks).
Malware comes in various forms, some more nefarious than others, ranging from annoying sales pitches to potentially business-devastating assaults. Dell SonicWALL offers comprehensive solutions to counter every stage of cyber attacks and eliminate every type of malware from disrupting your business network.
Are you prepared for a crisis? What plans to you have in place to help your business respond and recover?
Insider asked four experts in disaster recovery to give a masterclass on how to prepare for the worst.
The power of knowing is an incredibly powerful thing. Knowing that you can access your data whenever, wherever and however you want. Knowing that when you do, you’re supremely secure. Knowing that your solution will be shaped according to your needs.
Knowing it’s a platform that uses leading patented technology across web, voice and SMS. Knowing that it’s already earned the trust of millions all over the world.
This whitepaper describes how, by exploiting the capabilities of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) you can deliver both secure and efficient authentication to Office 365 and other cloud services.
Moving your data from your own personal safe, to a safety deposit box in a bank.
Access to you safety-deposit box is controlled by the bank, not you.
In most cases all you need to supply is the right name and the right “password”
Controlling Laptop and Smartphone Access to Corporate NetworksIcomm Technologies
With company-issued, IT-controlled laptops, IT has traditionally had the option to lock down the operating system to prevent the installation of potentially insecure or non-approved applications.
The three main categories of the data network environment effecting IT security are all undergoing major change simultaneously. In the year ahead, these changes will manifest themselves as security challenges. These trends fall into three categories: client devices (the consumerization of IT); the external threat environment (the institutionalization of threat development); and the hosting environment (virtualization). Any one of these dynamics should shade the thinking of IT strategists inside companies and other organizations. Taken together, they may spur major re-evaluations of current practices.
Microsoft® Office 365 for small businesses offers an easy-to-use set of web-enabled tools for small businesses, independent consultants and professionals looking for business-class productivity services. Working with the tools people know and use today, Office 365 provides anywhere access to email, important documents, contacts, and calendars on nearly any device. It’s free for the first 30 days and then just $6 per user per month.
Asigra enables enterprises to bridge the physical and virtual worlds, without having to
pick pointsolutions for each. As the virtual server market matures and becomes part
of the ‘new world order’ of cloud computing, companies that choose to select multiple
virtual server platforms inside their clouds can leverage Asigra to protect leading
virtualization platforms such as VMware, Citrix, Microsoft, Parallels, and Virtual Iron.
Agentless Backup is Not a Myth.
The Asigra solution requires no agents, which inherently makes it easier to install and
support than other backup and recovery solutions.
Backup and recovery software typically requires agents that are installed onto the servers
that a system administrator wants to back up. Even in a modest-sized environment,
agent management can become extremely complex when an administrator is forced to
deal with different operating systems and revision levels. The complexity of agent management
is further complicated by the growing number of applications that also require
agents running on the same servers. This proliferation of agents and its associated drain
on CPU resources is often referred to as “agent pollution”.
As virtualization platforms and functionality become more robust, more and more of your data and applications will reside on virtual machines (VM). Organizations such as yours may also look to leverage the strengths of the different virtualization platforms such as VMware, Microsoft, Citrix, Parallels, and Linux KVM.
RMD24 | Retail media: hoe zet je dit in als je geen AH of Unilever bent? Heid...BBPMedia1
Grote partijen zijn al een tijdje onderweg met retail media. Ondertussen worden in dit domein ook de kansen zichtbaar voor andere spelers in de markt. Maar met die kansen ontstaan ook vragen: Zelf retail media worden of erop adverteren? In welke fase van de funnel past het en hoe integreer je het in een mediaplan? Wat is nu precies het verschil met marketplaces en Programmatic ads? In dit half uur beslechten we de dilemma's en krijg je antwoorden op wanneer het voor jou tijd is om de volgende stap te zetten.
Recruiting in the Digital Age: A Social Media MasterclassLuanWise
In this masterclass, presented at the Global HR Summit on 5th June 2024, Luan Wise explored the essential features of social media platforms that support talent acquisition, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok.
Falcon stands out as a top-tier P2P Invoice Discounting platform in India, bridging esteemed blue-chip companies and eager investors. Our goal is to transform the investment landscape in India by establishing a comprehensive destination for borrowers and investors with diverse profiles and needs, all while minimizing risk. What sets Falcon apart is the elimination of intermediaries such as commercial banks and depository institutions, allowing investors to enjoy higher yields.
[Note: This is a partial preview. To download this presentation, visit:
https://www.oeconsulting.com.sg/training-presentations]
Sustainability has become an increasingly critical topic as the world recognizes the need to protect our planet and its resources for future generations. Sustainability means meeting our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It involves long-term planning and consideration of the consequences of our actions. The goal is to create strategies that ensure the long-term viability of People, Planet, and Profit.
Leading companies such as Nike, Toyota, and Siemens are prioritizing sustainable innovation in their business models, setting an example for others to follow. In this Sustainability training presentation, you will learn key concepts, principles, and practices of sustainability applicable across industries. This training aims to create awareness and educate employees, senior executives, consultants, and other key stakeholders, including investors, policymakers, and supply chain partners, on the importance and implementation of sustainability.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts that form the foundation of sustainability within corporate environments.
2. Explore the sustainability implementation model, focusing on effective measures and reporting strategies to track and communicate sustainability efforts.
3. Identify and define best practices and critical success factors essential for achieving sustainability goals within organizations.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction and Key Concepts of Sustainability
2. Principles and Practices of Sustainability
3. Measures and Reporting in Sustainability
4. Sustainability Implementation & Best Practices
To download the complete presentation, visit: https://www.oeconsulting.com.sg/training-presentations
Implicitly or explicitly all competing businesses employ a strategy to select a mix
of marketing resources. Formulating such competitive strategies fundamentally
involves recognizing relationships between elements of the marketing mix (e.g.,
price and product quality), as well as assessing competitive and market conditions
(i.e., industry structure in the language of economics).
Improving profitability for small businessBen Wann
In this comprehensive presentation, we will explore strategies and practical tips for enhancing profitability in small businesses. Tailored to meet the unique challenges faced by small enterprises, this session covers various aspects that directly impact the bottom line. Attendees will learn how to optimize operational efficiency, manage expenses, and increase revenue through innovative marketing and customer engagement techniques.
Enterprise Excellence is Inclusive Excellence.pdfKaiNexus
Enterprise excellence and inclusive excellence are closely linked, and real-world challenges have shown that both are essential to the success of any organization. To achieve enterprise excellence, organizations must focus on improving their operations and processes while creating an inclusive environment that engages everyone. In this interactive session, the facilitator will highlight commonly established business practices and how they limit our ability to engage everyone every day. More importantly, though, participants will likely gain increased awareness of what we can do differently to maximize enterprise excellence through deliberate inclusion.
What is Enterprise Excellence?
Enterprise Excellence is a holistic approach that's aimed at achieving world-class performance across all aspects of the organization.
What might I learn?
A way to engage all in creating Inclusive Excellence. Lessons from the US military and their parallels to the story of Harry Potter. How belt systems and CI teams can destroy inclusive practices. How leadership language invites people to the party. There are three things leaders can do to engage everyone every day: maximizing psychological safety to create environments where folks learn, contribute, and challenge the status quo.
Who might benefit? Anyone and everyone leading folks from the shop floor to top floor.
Dr. William Harvey is a seasoned Operations Leader with extensive experience in chemical processing, manufacturing, and operations management. At Michelman, he currently oversees multiple sites, leading teams in strategic planning and coaching/practicing continuous improvement. William is set to start his eighth year of teaching at the University of Cincinnati where he teaches marketing, finance, and management. William holds various certifications in change management, quality, leadership, operational excellence, team building, and DiSC, among others.
RMD24 | Debunking the non-endemic revenue myth Marvin Vacquier Droop | First ...BBPMedia1
Marvin neemt je in deze presentatie mee in de voordelen van non-endemic advertising op retail media netwerken. Hij brengt ook de uitdagingen in beeld die de markt op dit moment heeft op het gebied van retail media voor niet-leveranciers.
Retail media wordt gezien als het nieuwe advertising-medium en ook mediabureaus richten massaal retail media-afdelingen op. Merken die niet in de betreffende winkel liggen staan ook nog niet in de rij om op de retail media netwerken te adverteren. Marvin belicht de uitdagingen die er zijn om echt aansluiting te vinden op die markt van non-endemic advertising.
At Techbox Square, in Singapore, we're not just creative web designers and developers, we're the driving force behind your brand identity. Contact us today.
1. Top 10 Trends in Telecommuting
Business drivers for working remotely, and the technology to make it secure
2. Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1. Business trend: reining in operating expenses
2
2. Business trend: finding and retaining talent
3
3. Business trend: meeting regulatory compliance
4
4. Business trend: preparing for disasters
5
5. Business trend: working “green”
6
6. Technology trend: accessing broadband everywhere 7
7. Technology trend: collaborating via Web 2.0
8
8. Technology trend: consumerization of IT
9
9. Technology trend: protecting against more
sophisticated threats
10
10. Technology trend: establishing a
SonicWALL® Clean VPN™
11
Conclusion 12
3. Introduction
Once, the key drivers for telecommuting were productivity and flexibility—the so-called
“work-life balance” that many workers strive for. Those “soft benefits” still exist, but,
increasingly, financial considerations such as gas prices, the credit crisis and hard cost
savings drive telecommuting programs. Telecommuting programs also help companies
strengthen the loyalty of their workers. The phenomenal popularity of consumer smartphones
and tablets—most notably iOS and Google® Android® devices—has positioned these devices as
powerful platforms for mobile business and academic computing.
Whether driven by hard or soft benefits, telecommuting programs have one core
requirement: give mobile employees secure access to corporate networks, applications and
data. For workers at remote sites, IT and corporate security managers must select secure
remote access technologies to make telecommuting not just viable, but safe. The following
pages offer an overview of the top 10 business and technology trends in telecommuting.
“It’s been a perfect storm. Rising gas prices, leading-edge technology,
and the push for work-life flexibility have all come together in the past
12 months to create a pretty dramatic increase in telework
across the U.S. and Canada.1”
1
4. 1. Business trend: reining in operating expenses
In the big picture, telecommuters help companies lower their operating costs. When
telecommuters use their own space, power and cooling to work from home, savvy
employers adjust their facilities practices to pocket that savings.
“Hot desking’ involves one desk shared between several people
who use the desk at different times. A primary motivation
for hot desking is cost reduction through space
savings—up to 30% in some cases.2”
The Canadian Telework Association (CTA) puts some numbers to the “hot desking”
phenomenon, suggesting that employers need one less office for every three
telecommuters or about $2,000 per teleworker per year. AT&T saved $550 million by
eliminating or consolidating office space ($3,000 per office) through its telework
program, CTA states. About 25% of IBM’s 320,000 workers worldwide telecommute from
home offices, saving $700 million in real estate costs, per the CTA.
2
5. 2. Business trend: finding and retaining talent
Economic conditions such as inflation, rising gas prices, military relocations, and the
housing downturn are affecting many workers and their families. According to a study
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2010, over 5 million individuals worked at home at
least twice per month3. For businesses, telecommuting breaks barriers to reaching
staffing pools in geographic areas with lower salaries or higher talent concentration.
Telecommuting programs can cement employee loyalties. A 2011 study
on Canadian employees by the Telework Research Network found that
telecommuting enhances attraction and retention, and is among the
top non-financial benefits desired by employees4. By reducing job turnover, employers also eliminate costs of training new hires.
37% of IT workers say they’d accept up to
a 10% lower salary to work full-time from home.5
3
6. 3. Business trend: meeting regulatory compliance
In recent years, businesses have been required to comply with more
industry and government regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA,
Gramm-Leach-Bliley and PCI. In general, the goals of such regulations are
to protect customer information from unauthorized access, or to safely
present corporate information to the public.
The mobile workforce is not excluded from these compliance mandates, so
the viability of a telecommuting program requires having technology in
place that monitors both telecommuting workers and onsite employees to:
n Ensure the identity of who is accessing data
n Appropriately restrict access to sensitive data
n Correctly segregate users, resources and communications
n Verify procedural integrity with effective audit trails
The total cost of identity theft
approaches $50 billion per year.6
4
7. 4. Business trend: preparing for disasters
Disaster recovery has become an increasingly important objective in the
era of globalization. An outage at a distant, but strategic, power facility
can cripple work, not just locally, but at every other company location.
The continuing trend of outsourcing exposes companies to outages
that affect their outsource partners.
By definition, telecommuting distributes employees away from central
offices that may be knocked out through power outages, weather, traffic
jams or localized disturbances. Even a few miles make a difference in those
situations, when companies can operate business as usual, maintaining
revenue streams and delivering an “always on” image with customers,
partners and investors.
“When things get busy, like in a weather event, we can send an
email to all [at-home] agents asking them to log in to help.
The response is immediate—we don’t have to wait for them to come in.7”
5
8. 5. Business trend: working “green”
A company’s carbon footprint includes employee business travel by car,
airplane, rail and other public transportation. Energy for heating, cooling and
electricity also count. Carbon emissions from consuming goods and services
also may be included. Fortunately for the environment, going “green” often
reduces both carbon footprints and costs.
How does telecommuting affect carbon footprints? In many cases,
telecommuters are simply shifting energy consumption from the employer’s
building to their own homes. A 2011 Telework Research Network study reports
that twice-weekly telework by Canadian workers could save 5.2 million barrels
of oil8.
Broadband and collaboration software could increase the number of
telecommuters from 10% to 20% of the U.S. workforce
over the next 10 years and reduce carbon emissions
in the U.S. by 45 million tons annually.9
6
9. 6. Technology trend: accessing broadband everywhere
As the number of homes with broadband Internet access grows, working from home has
become more viable.
Telecommuters can work more effectively with broadband connections because enterprise
applications run closer to real-time when accessed over a fast connection instead of dial-up.
Broadband also makes VoIP (Voice over IP, or Internet phone) and other bandwidth-hungry
new applications viable when they would not be with a slower connection.
Gartner reports worldwide mobile connections
will reach 5.6 billion in 2011.10
7
10. 7. Technology trend: collaborating via Web 2.0
New applications such as wikis and VoIP are key enablers of online collaboration so that
employees don’t have to be in the same location to work together. For telecommuters,
remote collaboration is a huge productivity gain, as proven by the growth of web
conferencing for meetings. Today web meetings have become commonplace within
companies that have distributed workforces, whether in remote offices or home offices.
Web meetings not only boost collaboration but keep remote workers from feeling isolated
from central office contact.
In terms of office culture, outsourcing and extended supply chains have given many
organizations new lessons in real-time collaboration—online or by phone—with suppliers,
partners and outsourcers. Now employees can apply those skills to collaborate with each
other remotely.
“Web 2.0 applications are already present on the majority of
corporate networks, whether they’ve been formally or centrally approved or not, despite bandwidth and time-based restrictions.11”
8
11. 8. Technology trend: consumerization of IT
The consumerization of IT means that most new technologies enterprises currently adopt for their information systems
have roots in consumer applications. Falling prices and greater horsepower of consumer smartphones (e.g., Apple® iPhone®,
Google Android® and Windows® Phone 7), tablets devices, as well as laptop computers, have put the technology of
telecommuting within the reach of many organizations and their workers.
In one poll12, however, 70% of respondents admitted to
accessing corporate data over wireless—posing a great
concern for network security. Smartphones issued by
corporate IT typically are more likely to be configured to
access the corporate network securely. However, most
smartphones are typically owned by the employee and
then used to access the company network for work. Both
types of devices open corporate networks to new threats,
not the least of which is that small devices are easier to
lose than larger ones. Moreover, applications on these
devices can act as a conduit for threats, sap productivity
and consume available bandwidth, and so they must
be controlled. Plus, IT departments are responsible for
smartphones despite not having control over them.
“82% of smartphone owners said they use their devices to
read business email, 80% surfed corporate web sites,
13
and 61% accessed enterprise data. ” 9
12. 9. Technology trend: protecting against more
sophisticated threats
No longer are culprits simply brilliant teens or other amateurs. Organized crime has moved
into the Internet age. To growing hacker sophistication, add the reality that tough economic
times force companies to cut their work forces, potentially creating a new class of security
threats: disgruntled ex-employees. What if those unhappy ex-employees become potential
partners to professional hackers?
Secure Sockets Layer virtual private networks (SSL VPNs) form the basic security requirement
for secure telecommuting, and also address the growing sophistication of hacker attacks
and the organizations behind them. Telecommuting, which on the surface might seem
to open new security vulnerabilities, should not, if enterprises insist on secure remote
access technology.
Not only are attacks on networks growing more sophisticated, but
the cyber-criminals are become more sophisticated
in organizing themselves.
10
13. 10. Technology trend: establishing a SonicWALL® Clean VPN™
A Clean VPN approach establishes intelligent layers of secure remote access, gateway
firewall, and policy control by integrating SSL VPN and Next-Generation Firewalls.
To be practically effective, a Clean VPN must be able to:
Detect
the integrity of users, endpoints and traffic from beyond the traditional network perimeter.
Protect
applications and resources against unauthorized access and malware attacks.
Connect
authorized users with appropriate resources seamlessly and easily in real time.
SonicWALL® has strategically positioned itself as an industry leader in pioneering Clean
VPN technology solutions for organizations of all sizes by enabling the managed
integration of its award-winning Secure Remote Access, Next-Generation Firewall and
Global Management System product lines. SonicWALL Clean VPN™ delivers the critical
dual protection of SSL VPN and high-performance Next-Generation Firewall necessary
to secure both VPN access and traffic. The multi-layered protection of Clean VPN
enables organizations to decrypt and scan for malware on all authorized SSL VPN traffic
before it enters the network environment. SonicWALL Clean VPN supports Apple®
Mac OS®, iOS, Linux®, Google Android®, Microsoft® Windows Phone 7 and Windows
Mobile platforms.
11
14. Conclusion
The technology enablers of telecommuting include reliable secure remote access,
wider access to high-speed broadband Internet, new collaborative applications, and the
popularity of smartphones and tablets, as well as escalating gas prices and the original
push from employees seeking better balance between their work and family lives. Trends
in both business and technology are increasingly making telecommuting a reality.
12