Fuze at IP EXPO Europe 2018
The world of work is changing. Technological advancements, distributed workforces, and an overhaul in the way people think about work are driving a fundamental shift in how today’s businesses must operate. A ...
September 20, 2018
Remote Control: Best Practices for Training an Anywhere Team
Training new employees takes time, communication, and a lot of patience. Add in the remote aspect and it’s a whole new level of difficulty. With nearly 50% of the population working remotely at least part of th ...
September 12, 2018
Football is Back: 3 Collaboration Lessons from the Gridiron
The NFL season returns this week, as fans across the country will get a first look at their team, hopeful that this is the year they bring the Lombardi trophy home in February. As competitive as the sport may b ...
September 07, 2018
Fight Procrastination Today and Every Day
The looming sense of procrastination falls over everyone from time to time, but it can be hard to admit when it affects your work day. Actively steering yourself in the direction of productivity is a vital forc ...
September 06, 2018
Bridging the Generational Digital Divide to Strengthen Culture
Millennials became the largest generation in the workforce in 2016. Today, they represent 35% of all workers, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. While some businesses are ma ...
August 28, 2018
Working Remotely Doesn’t Mean You’re Working Alone
The days of being glued to your work desk from 9-5 are over. With more companies embracing remote work options, employees are reaping the benefits that come from a flexible, “work from anywhere” approach. Emplo ...
August 23, 2018
3 Ways the Cloud Can Help in Disaster Recovery and Emergency Communications
No one likes to think about how their organization will react in a natural disaster or emergency, but having the right plan in place could potentially save lives. For some enterprises serving communities in the ...
August 21, 2018
The Guide to Having it All with Cloud Communications
When it comes to enterprise cloud investments, there’s usually some sort of big, internal debate on whether to buy a solution out of the box or custom-build it. The tradeoff is usually cost for convenience. In ...
August 16, 2018
The Game Changing Role of IT in Retail
From the integration of online and in-store experiences to the rise of personalization, the retail landscape has changed tremendously as a result of digital transformation. The traditional concept of a retail e ...
August 09, 2018
CIOs Want to Innovate. But They’re Split on the How
IT professionals have undergone a significant transformation over the last decade. Once labeled a necessary cost center to keep businesses up and running, perceptions around IT have shifted to the point where t ...
July 31, 2018
The Ad Hoc Nature of the Future of Work
What’s your favorite app to use to chat with your friends? What’s App? iMessage? GroupMe? A combination of all of them? Nothing? Communication can be complex. We each have our unique preferences and relation ...
July 26, 2018
How to Drive Adoption of Cloud Communications - Lessons from software company PTC
Driving adoption of a new communications or UCaaS platform has been a hot topic in the industry for some time. No matter the size of the company or location they work, IT leaders are all asking, “How can I ensu ...
July 20, 2018
From the Industrial Revolution to the Information Revolution: Team Collaboration Best Practices
Even though we’re in the age of information technology, most organizations today still rely on a way of working designed over 100 years ago for the challenges and opportunities of the industrial age. Many team ...
July 17, 2018
End of Life of ThinkingCommunicator and FuzeBox Meetings
The products we use all have a life cycle. They eventually reach their natural end of life for various reasons, making room for innovative offerings that take advantage of the latest technologies and meet the e ...
July 16, 2018
What Comes After Digital Transformation?
Today’s businesses are as diverse as the customers they serve. From the cloud-native start up to the legacy enterprise, as companies have embraced the value of digital flexibility, an overwhelming majority have ...
July 11, 2018
Workforce Futures: Building a Deeper Connection to Work Through Automation
Between scheduling meetings, coordinating projects, managing priorities, and other administrative tasks, many employees today can feel like significant time is spent supporting work, rather than actually being ...
July 03, 2018
3 Lessons in Workplace Collaboration from World Cup Champions
From Cairo to London, Seoul to Montevideo – all across the globe soccer fans (football, for our international readers) have been glued to their screens as the 2018 World Cup heads into the Round of 16. It’s a s ...
June 29, 2018
Workforce Futures: The Realities of Work-Life Balance
The proliferation of mobile technology in the workplace has had incredible benefits for employees. From increased productivity and collaboration to remote work enablement, it has been a game changer for many. S ...
June 26, 2018
How to Maximize Productivity on the Longest Day of the Year
As the future of work approaches, companies are learning how to adapt to an increasingly mobile workforce – catering to changing preferences to attract potential new employees. In fact, according to Workf ...
June 21, 2018
Workforce Futures: From Open Offices to Open Work Days
Technology has always had a profound effect on the way people work and the environment in which work happens. While Office Space famously lampooned the stereotypes of traditional corporate jobs, much of the 199 ...
June 19, 2018
5 Top Earbuds and Headsets to Use at Work
Are consumer products damaging your work productivity? Picture this: You're leaving the train station listening to your earbuds, when you get an important call from your boss. And worse, he's calling from a ...
June 14, 2018
The Bureau of Labor Got the Gig Economy Wrong
In 2005, before the proliferation of the smart phone, laptop computer, and other now-fixtures of the mobile work experience, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released its last report on Contingent a ...
June 12, 2018
Workforce Futures: Understanding the Fluidity of the Modern Workplace
Remote work flexibility has transition from a luxury perk to a standard benefit across many organizations over the last couple of years. As mobile technology evolved, the remote experience became more seamless ...
June 07, 2018
AI, Bots, and The Future of Work
The return of HBO’s Westworld has revived the watercooler debate from when the show kicked off in early 2016 – is artificial intelligence (AI) a threat, or an opportunity? While the show takes AI to another lev ...
June 05, 2018
How Millennials Are Shaping the Digital Workplace
The future of work is approaching – it’s a landscape that is remarkably fluid, requiring businesses to adapt to new technologies and trends in real time. Among today’s workforce, there is a call to embrace solu ...
May 29, 2018
Workforce Futures: Unlocking the Human Potential - Our #UCEXPO Keynote Recap
This month saw the doors open to UC Expo, one of the largest annual industry events in London. Fuze’s VP of Product, Michael Affronti, took to the stage with workforce innovation specialist Sophie Wade to give ...
May 24, 2018
Understanding the Class of 2018 as the Next Generation of Work
It’s that time of year again. Finals are handed in and commencement speeches are given – indicating that the latest wave of graduates will soon trade in their graduation gowns for a corporate email address. The ...
May 22, 2018
Innovation and the Future of Work Are on the Marquee at Oktane18
What happens in Vegas doesn’t necessarily have to stay in Vegas. Not when you’re attending a conference that delivers unique insights, year after year, about how to drive innovation in your organization. You’ll ...
May 17, 2018
Workforce Futures: Defining a Vision for the Future of Work
Few technologies have kickstarted global workplace transformation like the smart phone. Rivals include the printing press or the desktop computer, but we as employees in the 21st century are watching the next w ...
May 15, 2018
Five Tips from Game Changing CIOs
Almost like clockwork, the Fourth Industrial Revolution has pundits heralding the death of some aspect of the workplace experience – traditional office spaces, work-life balance, face-to-face communication, etc ...
May 14, 2018