The days when a small or midsized company could assume essential business would be conducted only on its premises are gone. Instead, organizations are looking for ways to do business anywhere, at any time. Today, the SMB workforce is increasingly mobile — and increasingly dependent on technology to get work done.

IT departments face a major challenge in this mobile environment. Here are a few key factors IT leaders should keep in mind to ensure that everyone, in every corner of the business, can communicate and collaborate no matter where they are.

Every industry can benefit when workers collaborate more effectively. Working together can improve efficiency and productivity while boosting employee satisfaction and morale. But in the healthcare industry, effective collaboration can literally mean the difference between life and death. Because collaboration is so important in healthcare, technology advancements that make it easier for caregivers, providers and…

At a meeting I attended recently, someone asked two new members of the sales team (both in their mid-20s) how they felt about email. They both said that they would use it if they had to, but that they preferred to communicate via text message. Now, to paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumors of email’s death…

Work is changing. In fact, nearly everything about work is evolving rapidly. Workers are becoming more mobile and connected. Workplaces are becoming more flexible and collaborative. The results of these changes are greater efficiency, higher productivity and improved satisfaction among workers. As the workplace evolves, we’re seeing some interesting trends. The U.S. Workplace Survey 2019,…

Today’s smartphones have security features that were practically science fiction just a few years ago. A user with a new device likely has a phone that encrypts data, continuously updates its operating system to ward off threats and allows users to authenticate their identity with biometric factors such as fingerprint and facial recognition.

This is great for users, and it can also be great for the enterprise. By taking advantage of these baked-in security measures, organizations can direct their own efforts toward other security steps and ensure that their growing mobile environments don’t put their networks and data in harm’s way.