November 3, 2020

FUTURE OF WORK

Are you neglecting security on your journey to tomorrow’s hybrid workplace?

3 min read

Leaders, managers, and executives have all been working from home for nearly eight months now. We’re living in the new normal and organizations are working on paving their way back to the office – but expectations have changed and IT leaders with a finger on the pulse know this. To paint a full picture,…

November 2, 2020

DIGITIZATION

Is Digital Selling the New Oil?

4 min read

We explore digital selling and its value to businesses by understanding how this data-driven selling process leverages digital assets, use of data in decision-making, customer relationship management, and forecasting. Is Digital Selling the New Oil? In this very fast-moving world, every day…

October 30, 2020

PARTNERS/CHANNEL

Cisco 2020 Partner Summit Award Winners: Celebrating ANZ Partners

3 min read

One of the highlights of Partner Summit is seeing the top-performing partners and their achievements recognised globally and across the region. This year during Partner Summit Digital, a number of partners from Australia and New Zealand were recognised for their innovation, all while constantly…

October 27, 2020

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Why is cybersecurity a priority for organizations today?

4 min read

There’s no denying that the new normal has had a major impact on business. In many ways, it has changed or at least forced leaders to revisit the priorities on their digital agenda. Looking at the global economic landscape and market, two things are clear: one, employees will prefer not to return to the…

October 26, 2020

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Diverse Teams Do Better Work

2 min read

Diversity boosts innovation and fuels business growth. Collaborating, challenging and testing assumptions enables teams to deliver better work, and heightened benefits to the stakeholders and communities they serve. Diverse teams do better work Diverse teams boost innovation, meaning diverse…

October 22, 2020

FUTURE OF WORK

Asia Pacific Companies Seeing Highest Jump in Cyber Threat Alerts During Mass Remote Working, Cisco Report Finds

4 min read

News Summary: 69% of organizations in Asia Pacific experienced a 25% or more jump in cyber threats or alerts since the start of COVID-19 54% of organizations across the region said they were only ‘somewhat’ prepared and 7% were not prepared to support remote working at the outset of COVID-19 For 85% of…

October 22, 2020

SECURITY

Changing Cyber Culture: Disruption is an Opportunity for Transformation

3 min read

  You don’t need me to tell you that things have changed. The world has been on an accelerated pace of digitalization that has affected everything from how we buy our groceries, to the way we work and how businesses ensure productivity and business continuity. Along with this comes a stronger need…

October 19, 2020

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Onboarding Talent

3 min read

A critical step to creating an enriching initial experience for new hires come into play during the onboarding process. What are the considerations to achieve high employee productivity and engagement? Now that you have hired the highest potential talent, what’s next? Whilst most companies deem…

October 15, 2020

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Leadership is a Journey, Not a Destination

3 min read

When we think about organisations, we associate them with the prominent and visible faces that represent them. The superstar leaders, the rockstar money generators, the eccentric founders. But rarely do we get a glimpse of the people other than these leaders. What I have realised from my time at Cisco…