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• How remote work will improve lives — and destroy cities

  The absence of tech is crushing city budgets and services, which could cause a chain reaction leading to the decay and shrinking of urban centres.

• Here comes the 'destination workplace'

  Competition in office spaces for remote workers will result in breathtaking choices and a world of creative options.

• Office going hybrid? How to think through the options

  As companies adjust to the reality of a hybrid workplace, a growing number of tools can enable better workflow, project planning, and communication.

• HP CISO Joanna Burkey: Securing remote workers requires collaborative approach

  New research finds 91 per cent of IT teams feel pressure to compromise cyber security for WFH business continuity.

• Assessing the future of remote working in Southeast Asia: How can partners differentiate?

  This exclusive Channel Asia Executive Roundtable -- in association with LogMeIn -- outlined key customer priorities in relation to remote working, documenting how technology providers are differentiating to drive new levels of value post-pandemic.

• Old-fashioned business travel is dead (but don't blame the pandemic)

  The norms and habits around traveling for work have changed dramatically in recent years. Here's what's different now -- and why.

• Spending on social and collaboration software booms as remote work takes hold

  Gartner has confirmed that companies have been rushing to spend money on tools needed to keep employees connected and productive.

• Work-from-home boom makes ‘employee experience’ a C-suite priority, according to Microsoft Viva chief

  Viva is central to Microsoft's bid to roll out software that helps organisations better manage and support a remote or hybrid workforce.

• What’s next for remote workers? A virtual ‘water cooler’

  For all of the successes of remote working, replicating the casual interactions in the office has been a lot harder when working from home.

• Cisco makes remote users feel at home on the new enterprise network

  When Covid-19 reared its ugly head earlier this year it altered the way millions of corporate workers​ access enterprise resources.

• ‘Be prepared, be innovative, be agile’ - Galaxy goes all-in on remote working

  If there is one learning to single out amid Covid-19, Anoop Pai Dhungat will point to an enhancement of his motto as a boy scout.

• Remote access needs strategic planning right now

  Covid-19 triggered an increase in work-from-home employees, so IT pros should start work on a better remote-access architecture.

• Introducing Covid-19 Central: On-Demand Channel Insights

  IDG has announced the launch of Covid-19 Central, a centralised resource designed to help partners access informative and educational content in relation to the pandemic.