Fourth Edition
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Open Minds Business Briefing where we aim to give you useful analysis, insights and comments from experts on some of the latest developments in the communications industry.
In this edition, we look at how to manage remote workers more effectively. With the numbers of employees working from home rising, what can managers do to ensure they remain valuable, and enthusiastic team members?
Also fast changing work patterns are creating potential security risks. We look at how enterprises can ensure that their flexible workers are not potential security hazards.
With energy efficiency becoming a growing concern, CIOs are starting to feel the heat. There is increasing pressure on organisations to reduce their carbon footprint. People are starting to question the wastage caused by computers left on overnight and the cost of air-conditioning to cool the data centre. So how can CIOs deliver better energy efficiency measures?
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Landmark End-User Study Reveals the True Cost of the Status Quo
On October 15th, Siemens Enterprise Communications released a new research white paper entitled "Measuring the Pain: What is Fragmented Communication Costing Your Enterprise?"
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How to manage remote workers effectively
The number of employees working remotely has increased substantially over the last decade. Research suggests these workers are more productive than office-based colleagues, and enjoy a better work/life balance.
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CIOs under pressure to deliver greater energy efficiency
CIOs are feeling the heat. There is increasing pressure on organisations – from government, from lobby groups and from customers – to reduce their carbon footprint. People are starting to question the wastage caused by computers left on overnight, the cost of air-conditioning to cool the data centre and the wisdom of making long car journeys to meetings that could be carried out by conference call.
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Tackling the security risks of flexible working
Flexible working is much more than a technical issue. Recently, flexible working grabbed headlines in the UK, following government proposals to extend flexible working laws to all parents with children up to 17.
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