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Tanium launches better endpoint security and management for home working
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed workforce dynamics from office-based locations to home working and its impact will be long-lasting. A recent ZK Research Work From Home Study asked the question, “Once the stay-at-home orders are lifted, how long do you think it will take before a critical mass of your own organization’s office employees ...
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Pandemic spurs adoption of digital ad and customer success tools
Practically everything shifted online during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how people work, shop and interact with others. The crisis forced companies to accelerate digital initiatives that would have otherwise taken years to complete. Many are adopting new tools and evolving their tech stacks to reflect user behavior online. For example, many retailers are able to ...
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At Cisco Live, CEO Chuck Robbins delivers a strong societal message
For decades, Cisco Systems Inc.’s stated purpose has been to use technology to “Change the way we work, live, learn and play.” Sure, the taglines have changed as Cisco has been known for things like “Empowering the Internet Generation,” welcoming us to the “Human Network” and reminding us that “Tomorrow Starts Here.” Recently, the tagline evolved ...
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Networking giant Cisco goes small to get bigger
Even though Cisco Systems Inc. has just postponed its Cisco Live digital event scheduled for this week, something that the networking giant announced last week could prove to be among the most interesting things it’s planning in coming months: a renewed focus on small businesses. It’s fair to say that no company has dominated networking and communications ...
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The post-pandemic ‘new normal’ starts with the network
As an analyst, I get asked a lot about what the new normal looks like. It’s fair to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has been the single biggest disruptive force in business of my 30-year career, perhaps ever. The only thing that may have rivaled it was Y2K, but that had a well-defined end date and ...
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COVID chronicles: Inside Cisco’s massive shift to working from home
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cisco Systems Inc.’s remote workforce quickly swelled from 25,000 employees working remotely to more than 140,000 teleworkers in 96 countries, providing one of the most sweeping examples of how companies can pivot their employees to working remotely. Just a few short months ago, chief information officers couldn’t have ...