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The pandemic has made it amply clear that working from home is both convenient and efficient. A study published in the Harvard Business Review claimed that knowledge workers are more productive when working from home because they spend up to 12 percent less time in large meetings and up to 9 percent more…

There’s no denying that COVID-19 has majorly affected business operations around the country and despite the obvious restrictions and issues it has caused, we have also seen significant advancements made as a result. For many businesses prior to the pandemic, the concept of a hybrid or full working-from-home…

Christmas is a time of giving and a time to connect with family and friends. For many children, there’s one person they always wish to meet with – Santa Claus. At Cisco, if you can imagine it, we will build a bridge to get you there. And so, we did! On 23 Dec 2020, our Cisco Singapore employees volunteered with…

The right tools make a world of difference, no matter the job or task at hand. Business leaders were reminded of this as they were forced to roll-out remote working capabilities almost overnight. Those that had previously invested in best-of-class tools transitioned smoothly. Others met with security…

Working from home may have been a challenge for organizations at the start of the pandemic. Still, it has driven positive changes in the workplace and fundamentally challenged cultural norms around how and where work is accomplished. To better understand the evolving expectations of employers and…

We are only days out from WebexOne Asia Pacific, Cisco’s premier digital collaboration conference, its free to join and we have a huge lineup of announcements and guest speakers coming your way on the 9th and 10th of December in Asia Pacific Time zones.   Time and tide wait for none. Twenty-twenty…

Driving business growth for customers 2020 has been an insane and yet exciting year for Cisco and our customers. This post-pandemic era we now live in has found us hard at work, helping our customers adjust to the “new normal” of the workplace. From enabling remote working, preparing for safe return…

As we entered 2020, the financial services industry was in a different place: the global economy was more stable, markets were solid, and banks and other institutions were performing well, largely due to good regulation and testing that had been put in place. While these organizations were doing well…

As governments prepare to re-open their economies in the aftermath of the global pandemic, organizations need to rethink their business model. The sudden lockdown imposed by regulators in many countries forced employees to work from home. The result, however, wasn’t as catastrophic as leaders…