Workplace stories
The new role puts a seasoned Microsoft specialist in charge of Storm Technology's M365 practice as customers seek tighter governance and compliance.
Long hours at a desk are the target as a cushioned keyboard and silent mouse aim to ease strain and noise for hybrid workers.
The deal targets banks, utilities and agencies seeking to turn AI pilots into secure workplace tools across Australia and New Zealand.
The move gives enterprises a single control layer for monitoring sensitive prompts, responses and workflows as AI use shifts into daily operations.
The new features aim to help IT teams spot and fix digital workplace glitches before employees are affected, as AI use grows.
IT teams using AWS WorkSpaces may cut application packaging from days to minutes as Cloudhouse targets repeated rebuilds in non-persistent desktops.
Employees are increasingly seeing company news through AI first, raising concerns that automated summaries are stripping out tone and context.
Workplace AI use is rising faster than company oversight, with a small minority of staff driving most activity and security risks.
Unapproved collaboration apps are widening security loopholes for APAC businesses as AI tools spread faster than governance can keep up.
Workers can now pull Zoom meeting notes and transcripts into ChatGPT, Claude and Codex, reducing the need to hunt across systems.
Better search design could cut AI costs and improve accuracy at work, as Glean says its remote MCP server outperformed rival tools.
Longer after-hours waits for IT help could ease as the new studio lets firms build no-code agents for tasks across Teams, Slack and portals.
UKG Ready users can now automate employee data into email signatures and meeting themes, reducing manual updates for IT teams.
MSPs risk losing deals and margin unless they bundle Teams-aligned calling, as customers demand simpler vendors and tighter integration.
The award spotlights rising retailer demand for tools that keep dispersed store staff informed and operations consistent across large networks.
Businesses can now reconfigure meeting spaces faster as hybrid working drives demand for modular office infrastructure.
Hybrid workers are the target as the new range adds quieter mice and keyboards with cushioned support for long desk days.
Poor communication on AI rules is fuelling shadow use in Australian firms, as nearly half of executives still see it as an IT issue.
Mid-sized firms could cut support costs and shift more employee queries to automation under a new subscription model from Atos.
British firms could face costly disruption if they delay modernising communications before the PSTN switch-off on 31 January 2027.
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