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Real-Time Face Mask Detection Addresses a Key COVID-19 Concern

Organizations can increase adherence to public health best practices with the help of automated solutions.

By Marisa Dourlain
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October 30, 2020
Software, Services

For many business and educational leaders, the resumption of work and learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a challenge. Enforcing health and safety policies and detecting noncompliance can be difficult to accomplish, especially in high-traffic areas, but it’s crucial. Enhanced video surveillance can help. In recent months, many organizations have repurposed existing EVS systems, typically deployed for physical security, to support screening measures related to COVID-19, such as thermal imaging scans, occupancy management and contact tracing.

Layering face mask detection into video analytics, and potentially integrating it with access control systems, provides an additional layer of protection. As with occupancy management and contact tracing, many companies find that automated solutions are far more effective at mask monitoring than humans are.

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How College-Provided Devices Optimize the Off-Campus Experience

In a remote learning world, many colleges and universities are leaning on laptop rollouts to deliver an engaging college experience.

By Michael Durand
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October 29, 2020
Digital Workspace, Services

When college students and their parents sign their tuition checks, they’re not just paying for the education they receive in the classroom or the degrees they earn at the end of four years of instruction. They’re paying, in large part, for the college experience.

But many higher learning institutions are currently operating with a remote learning model. Students at these schools can’t mingle on the quad, hang out in their dorm rooms or even study together in the library. To deliver the value these students are paying for, colleges and universities must find ways to create an online experience that comes as close as possible to replicating the energy and engagement of the on-campus environment.

Increasingly, colleges and universities are turning to student devices to help deliver that experience. Here are some lessons from institutions that are taking a successful approach.

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How to Use ServiceNow for HR

The popular IT service management platform can help organizations streamline employee onboarding, offboarding and other human resources tasks.

By Andrew Jacobson
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October 28, 2020
Digital Workspace, Services

Given the unprecedented business context of this year, things are even more challenging. Many organizations are still operating largely with a remote work model, and employees often join firms without ever even coming into the office to meet with their managers and colleagues — let alone HR personnel. Under these conditions, it is impossible to conduct traditional orientation programs, or even to simply sit down with new employees to lead them through the various payroll forms and other documents they need to complete.

Many companies are finding value in HR Service Delivery from ServiceNow. While the Now platform is primarily known for its IT service management capabilities, it can also deliver consumer-like HR experiences to employees, helping companies to get their workers up and running as quickly as possible.

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Cisco Systems: Cloud Contact Center Product Review Series

Expanding on its on-premises strengths, Cisco moves into the cloud for contact center.

By Scott Petersen
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October 23, 2020
Cloud, Digital Workspace, Services, Software

Welcome back to the third part of this blog series, where I’ve been exploring the options available in the cloud contact center space. A quick recap of who we have talked about in this series: The first post was on the power of RingCentral, the second was showing off the red-hot Five9.

In this third blog, I will explore where Cisco Systems is at in this cloudy landscape. In a business landscape influenced by the pandemic and remote work, cloud computing has been a valued resource for many companies, especially those relying on cloud contact center technology. Let’s dig into where Cisco, one of the on-premises leaders of contact center, is with cloud.

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Improving Business Operations Through Impact Assessments

Prioritizing risks helps organizations address their most important concerns first.

By Abigail Edgell
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October 16, 2020
Security, Services

A large organization I work with recently experienced a serious cybersecurity incident. Ransomware had struck the business, crippling its technology systems and causing an outage that lasted more than 300 hours. This type of outage would have a devastating impact for any organization, but this company felt the pain acutely because it is a Software as a Service provider. The ransomware took down its SaaS offerings which, in turn, affected the critical business operations of hundreds of its customers.

After the dust settled, the company’s CISO contacted CDW to ask how we could help him better mitigate and respond to disasters in the future. He knew that deficiencies existed in the company’s technology architecture. He also understood that correcting the deficient technologies would not be enough. They needed assistance identifying gaps in their program in addition to understanding the impact of losing their SaaS offerings. The firm was determined to avoid the financial and reputational damage of another serious outage.

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Moving to Modern Device Management

For many organizations operating in today’s highly distributed business world, cloud-based device management is now a must.

By Mehboob Ahmad
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October 14, 2020
Cloud, Security, Services

Savvy IT shops have long understood the need for effective device management, first through mobile device management (MDM) solutions and then via unified endpoint management (UEM) platforms.

Today, more organizations are opting for “modern device management,” a Microsoft-coined term that describes device and application management delivered via cloud-enabled services. Here’s why organizations are making the move and why this model is likely to stick around.

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