Now that the “office or remote?” debate is settled, organizations are seeking technology to optimize hybrid work rather than simply enable it. Here are three reasons why UCaaS will play a starring role in enterprise strategies for the future of work.
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With the rise in hybrid work, UCaaS adoption is up and the SD-WAN market is sizzling. We take a look at why you might want to consider deploying both technologies in tandem, the pros and cons of this approach, and best practices to ensure a success rollout.
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As part of our Future of Work 360 series, Allstream talks with Cisco’s Joey LeMonier and Dan Mathews, along with Allstream’s Steve Fisher and Matt Waldo, about tools and techniques for improving operational productivity in the new world of hybrid work.
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As part of our Future of Work 360 series, Allstream talks about the Great Retention with Cisco’s Mark Miller and Justin Fields—from the role of technology in setting work/life boundaries to creating a more level playing field for remote workers.
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The next generation of customized, industry-specific cloud solutions will make virtual meeting and collaboration feel much more human, personal and inclusive. Here’s how the comms-and-collab market is maturing into its new starring role during the hybrid workplace revolution.
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The UC&C that enterprises needed before the pandemic is entirely different from what they need for long-term hybrid work. Here’s what you need to consider when choosing or adopting collaboration tools to improve operational efficiency for the future of work.
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The best leaders combine technology intelligence with emotional intelligence—and together these will help organizations navigate ongoing disruption with a human-centric focus, according to future of work expert Cheryl Cran in our latest webinar.
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It may seem counterintuitive with the mass adoption of video conferencing tools, but hospitality experts are predicting a surge in business travel in the spring/summer of 2022. Here’s how to ensure your hotel or venue is ready for the hybrid business travel environment.
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We’re all still in that ‘sorting it out’ stage of hybrid work, and it’s giving many enterprise employers a splitting headache. But, with collaboration still a challenge for many organizations, a greater emphasis on EX will be reflected in IT spending going forward.
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Creating a hybrid workforce is easier said than done. After all, you can’t just pick up where you left off in March 2020—the office needs new infrastructure (and workflows) to support the new world of hybrid work. Here are a few tips to ease the transition back to the office.
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To become an organization that genuinely embraces hybrid work as a way to power business well into the future, companies need to consider several aspects of the employer/employee relationship, from providing true leadership to addressing worker burnout.
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After the rapid pivot to remote and hybrid work models in 2020, many companies are reviewing their traditional in-person office models and discussing how to create more flexible arrangements — including cloud communications — for the future of work.
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The holy trinity of pandemic-era WFH technology — the corporate laptop, MDM and VPN — isn’t going to cut it anymore. That’s why organizations in a recent poll by EMA plan to invest their IT budgets in ways that formalize architecture to address WFH networking requirements.
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We talked to Rebecca Lynch, VP of Product for Allstream, and David Beaman, Director of Product Development, about Allstream’s product evolution, how the pandemic affected digital transformation and the future of hybrid work.
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While the use of unified communications surged during the pandemic, both 5G and UCaaS could play key roles in the post-pandemic hybrid work strategies of many organizations — so work-from-home will become work-from-anywhere.
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Video meeting fatigue is real — and it’s why so many people are turning off their video … and tuning out. But AI has potential to dramatically improve the user experience for every virtual meeting participant, whether they’re at home or back in the office.
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Hybrid work isn’t just a mishmash of WFH and going into the office. The goal is to make sure any environment ‘works’ for any employee — wherever it may be on any given day. But managing enterprise IT in a hybrid work model will present some new challenges.
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