The COVID pandemic has pushed many companies to quickly digitize operations in order to support decentralized teams. Unfortunately, in the rush to provide these systems, many soon discovered that that ease of use, compatibility, and efficiency can come at a heavy cybersecurity cost.

The relationships with IT has historically been driven by top-down decisions about which technology teams can (or must) use. However, in this age of remote work, it’s crucial that employees have the technology they need to collaborate and execute from anywhere in the world. To discover what works in this new world of collaborative IT, we spoke to three experts at Distributed 2020: Chet Mandair, CIO of Guidewire; Gopi Parampalli, VP of IT at EA; and Keith Pemberton, Sr.

One of the most important things to understand about a digital transformation is that ultimately, you’re talking about exactly that: a transformation from where you are today to where you hope to be tomorrow. In order to get to that point, companies have to be willing to change. Not just for the sake of it, but because it makes the most sense at this particular moment given everything that you’ve set yourself up to accomplish.

In a global marketplace, competition is stiff. It's hard enough to get the attention of your prospective customer, but once you have it, you don't want to lose it. This kind of drain can mean the end of your business. Any small business owner knows that the life's blood of their business is loyal customers. It is well worth the trouble to keep your customers happy and have them continue to give you their business. When they are satisfied, they naturally tell others about you. This is business growth.

TL;DR – Get started with Mattermost on Azure using the Mattermost on AKS quickstart from the Azure CNAB Quickstart Library. The quickstart provides a fast and simple way to get running with Mattermost, without the need to learn or install any new tooling. By using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), the infrastructure is fully managed for you, and the quickstart handles configuring networking and SSL certificates so you can instantly access the Mattermost application after installation.

It is essential to track project time because it helps business owners to reflect on how they utilize their time in business and even personally. Time tracking is a crucial ingredient for a healthy workflow, insight, and productivity. Furthermore, time-consuming projects may not necessarily require the best effort to complete. On the contrary, it may need just a little effort to bring the best value.

Alan Duric is the co-founder and CTO/COO of Wire, a secure collaboration platform. He is an experienced entrepreneur with a strong background in real-time communications. He’s the co-founder and CTO of Telio Holding ASA that is listed on the Oslo stock exchange, and Camino Networks, which was acquired by Skype/eBay.

Raise your hand if you’re really looking forward to taking a few days off to relax and unwind. If you’re anything like us, you’re already anticipating closing your laptop for a few days, snoozing your notifications, and getting into deep relaxation mode. But as nice as it is to do all of those things, it can be stressful to think about the mountain of emails and notifications waiting for you when you get back. We’re here to tell you: there’s a better way!

Management visibility is critical. Over and over again, communication survey results paint a vivid picture of employees that want to truly connect with their senior leaders, feel engaged in the company's strategic direction, and be respected and trusted. Hearing from the boss is proven to be an essential foundation for creating satisfaction for employees, particularly in a service organization that requires high levels of leadership and employee trust.

‍As children we believed in magic, imagined, and a fantasy where robots would one day follow our commands, undertaking our most meager tasks and even help with our homework at the push of a button! But sadly it always seemed that these beliefs, along with the idea of self-driven aero cars and jetpacks, belonged in a future beyond our imagination or in a Hollywood Sci-fi. Would we ever get to experience the future in our lifetime?