Esports continues to grow at an astounding pace. And I continue to see more districts reach out to me to talk about setting up a league at their schools. One of the first questions that comes up is: How do we arrange competition? Do we join an already-established third-party league; do we join a nonprofit third-party league like North American Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF); or do we create our own?

While each option has its strengths and weaknesses, I’d like to focus on building your own league as there’s more of a journey to it. Setting up your own esports league has some challenges along the way, but I think the benefits are well worth it.

IT support is critical for smaller hospital and healthcare providers facing major challenges in delivering care and sourcing necessary equipment. Tom Stafford, chief technology officer for CDW Healthcare and former CIO of Halifax Health, recently hosted a panel discussion detailing what healthcare leaders are doing to prepare for business disruptions as a result of the current health crisis. This discussion featured health system directors, along with practice leads from CDW Healthcare.

Healthcare is facing unprecedented challenges in delivering care right now. IT support is key as hospitals and care providers grapple with evolving threats and difficulties in sourcing necessary equipment. Tom Stafford, chief technology officer for CDW Healthcare and former CIO of Halifax Health, recently hosted a panel discussion detailing what healthcare CIOs and directors are doing to prepare for business disruptions as a result of the current health crisis. This discussion featured current and former health system CIOs and directors, along with practice leads from CDW Healthcare.

If your organization has made the strategic decision to enable Microsoft Teams, it is your job to accomplish this task while limiting the impact to end users, and also creating a path that will provide the best adoption and user experience possible.

The following are eight important things for you to consider as you start building your project plan for the move to the Microsoft Teams platform.

Maintaining business continuity is mission critical for organizations right now. Being able to securely and effectively collaborate with end users is often the cornerstone of meeting your business and operations objectives. CDW has helped many customers optimize a successful work-from-home strategy, and we’re well-positioned to assist with and meet your organization’s unique needs.

Watch the video for insights from CDW experts who provide answers around enabling a remote workforce.

When it comes to working from home, for many organizations, user devices and network connectivity are top-of-mind concerns. And while that makes sense, there are certainly other considerations.

Like everything else IT-related, there are aspects of security that need to be minded when rolling out WFH capabilities. Security is an important factor as workers start using their own PCs or buying a new PC if they couldn’t source one through their work.