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Why nine in ten Brits shop on Amazon
Thursday 7th Mar 2019Amazon is the retail phenomenon which started in a garage and now, nearly a quarter of a century later, new research from Mintel reveals that almost nine in ten (86%) Brits are Amazon users/shoppers. Highlighting the ongoing popularity of the ...Read More...
Financial services risk data security breaches with insecure instant messaging
Wednesday 6th Mar 2019As more people in the financial sector work from home or remotely, the use of free instant messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, is rising to enable remote employees to communicate with their colleagues around the world. However, data from a recent surve...Read More...
Over half of millennials want to use mobile for admin
Monday 25th Feb 2019Workers haven't realised the advantages of mobile, with 91 per cent still preferring to use a desktop or laptop for administrative tasks, as revealed by research commissioned by ABBYY, provider of content IQ solutions. The research, o...Read More...
Fujitsu highlights growing demand for multi-cloud flexibility
Wednesday 20th Feb 2019Fujitsu has published new research highlighting the growing demand for flexibility, proven orchestration skills and consolidated management for hybrid IT and multi-cloud estates, as organisations maintain a careful balance between the agility of clou...Read More...
New Brother UK report reveals latest print and scan habits of businesses
Wednesday 20th Feb 2019Brother UK has released a new report into the latest print and scan trends, revealing that despite aspiring to the idea of a paperless office, the majority of small businesses are struggling to reduce print volumes. Surveying more than 800 SME manag...Read More...
AI and cloud services amongst the most desired technology by employees
Tuesday 12th Feb 2019Interested in modern work practices, training and qualification provider TheKnowledgeAcademy.com analysed the latest findings from business software and services firm ‘Advanced’, who surveyed over 1,000 UK employees in professional occupa...Read More...MPU1
96% decision-makers think security when selecting a video conferencing system
Tuesday 12th Feb 2019A majority (96%) of business decision-makers have stated that security is now the most important component to choosing a video, messaging, or calling solution. This is according to a new StarLeaf survey conducted by Vanson Bourne. 500 IT decision-ma...Read More...
The most romantic office profession revealed for Valentine’s
Friday 8th Feb 2019Over the last few years, Valentine’s Day (much like Halloween) has seen a huge resurgence as a major event in the yearly calendar. Interested in Valentine’s Day 2019, online marketplace OnBuy.com surveyed 2,264 Brits who are married or in...Read More...
UK retailers failing to recognise value of effective pricing
Friday 8th Feb 2019Around 96,000 UK retailers are putting their business at risk by failing to grasp the importance of an effective pricing strategy. The figure was published in a report by pricing and automation specialist, Omnia Retail, which questione...Read More...
Medium-sized businesses leading digital workplace
Thursday 7th Feb 2019As they continue to contribute more than €1tn to the European economy, today’s medium-sized businesses are investing fast in technology. However, with digital now a priority for businesses of all sizes, they must ensure they have the ...Read More...
UK businesses at risk of winter illness wipeout
Monday 4th Feb 2019Office-based businesses are at risk of mass staff illness this winter, as a result of poor hygiene practices, according to the results of a new survey. The results found by Office Depot show that 83 per cent of full-time office staff conti...Read More...
New Year, new ergonomic office
Tuesday 29th Jan 2019New Year resolutions usually focus on ‘New year, new me' but what about ‘New Year, new ergonomic office'? Office ergonomics is the science which centres around designing the work environment to fit within the capabilities and lim...Read More...MPU 2
UK office retailers wasting two million hours every week on competitor price-checking
Tuesday 29th Jan 2019UK office retailers are wasting almost two million hours every working week due to ineffective competitor price-checking processes, according to a research report. The findings were published in a white paper by pricing and automatio...Read More...
The most affordable cities for working parents revealed
Monday 28th Jan 2019The latest research from creche integrated flexible workspace, Cuckooz Nest, has looked at which cities across the UK provide the best option for working parents based on the cost of childcare as a percentage of the salary on offer. Cuckooz lo...Read More...
Increasing IT efficiency through effective print management
Monday 28th Jan 2019Any software or innovative practice that makes an IT department more efficient should be welcomed in an organisation. However, print management is one area where this impact on efficiency often goes unnoticed, according to Y Soft Corporation,&nb...Read More...
Office design tips for multiple generations
Friday 25th Jan 2019Today’s workplaces are seeing an increasing number of employees postponing retirement, meaning multiple generations are now working side-by-side in one space. This poses somewhat of a challenge for organisations when it comes to attracting, eng...Read More...
82% employees report poor information management is damaging productivity
Monday 21st Jan 2019Poor information management processes are making jobs harder for staff and reducing their productivity and effectiveness in the workplace, according to new research from M-Files Corporation, the intelligent information management company. The M...Read More...
95% UK office workers struggle finding documents across the network
Tuesday 15th Jan 2019At a time when UK businesses are readily championing digital investment, it is critical firms take this opportunity to address vulnerabilities in their digital infrastructure, notably sub-standard information handling and management. This is accordin...Read More...MPU 3
Eight ways to crush the career blues in 2019
Tuesday 15th Jan 2019January can be tough. A combination of debt, cold weather, time since Christmas, low motivation and failed New Year’s resolutions sees the most depressing day of the year fall on 21st January this year. And while we know Blue Monday is just a c...Read More...
Brits as likely to ditch bacon as booze for New Year’s resolution
Wednesday 2nd Jan 2019With 2019 now in full swing, many will be turning their thoughts to the year ahead and looking at what positive changes they can make in the New Year. Figures released today have revealed the UK is now as likely to give up on meat as it is alcohol, a...Read More...