Future of work

COVID's mental health legacy - how Beamery and Salesforce are supporting employee wellbeing This article is sponsored by:

Generation Z workers have suffered more in mental health terms than any other demographic. Here is what Beamery and Salesforce are doing to help.

User conferences are back - will your event be a blockbuster, or a dud? This article is sponsored by:

User conference are back - but is that a good thing? For most of us, the answer is yes - but things will go a whole lot better if event planners avoid Brian and Jon's ten bad event habits. Plus: 11 tips for a better customer event.

Enterprise hits and misses - return-to-office faces the Great Resignation, Adobe Summit gets personal, and Accenture (really) pitches the metaverse This article is sponsored by:

This week - return-to-office is heating up, but how does that square with the Great Resignation? Adobe Summit pushed for personalization, with a dash of metaverse. Accenture opted for a heaping helping of metaverse instead - and got pushback. As always, your weekly whiffs.

The Future of Work - remote or in the office? It's complicated as COVID consensus cracks in the Vaccine Economy This article is sponsored by:

A ping pong table and free snacks are not enough to lure people to join or stay with their employers; flexibility of work mode is key, according to Topia's latest study.

IWD 2022 – in conversation with Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley, a women-in-tech pioneer This article is sponsored by:

Dame Stephanie Shirley looks back over a tech career that began in the 1950s and the changes she's seen for better – and worse.

Enterprise hits and misses - retailers get a return-to-store bounce, SaaS companies get earnings validation, and remote workers get surveilled This article is sponsored by:

This week - retailers get a return-to-store bounce, but digital retail isn't off the hook. Leading SaaS companies hit their earnings stride, but cloud projects get flagged for cost and complexity. Your whiffs include digital work monitoring, and metaverse religion.

IT service management gets a healthy prognosis at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust This article is sponsored by:

Freshworks service offering is enabling clinicians to do their 'day job' better by freeing up time lost to IT queries.

Why large organizations miss out on the full value of low-code This article is sponsored by:

Only around 25% of low-code development users are non-technical business people. Zoho's Raju Vegesna looks into why this is the case, and why there are benefits to increasing that supply.

Developer launches xcode software program to develop low-code © Konstantin Savusia - Shutterstock

Box ends fiscal 2022 with narrowed losses and revenue growth as multi-product deals ramp up This article is sponsored by:

Box ends its fiscal year with some decent financial news as its product expansion strategy pays off.

Salesforce ends fiscal 2022 on a high as digital transformation dominates the C-Suite agenda This article is sponsored by:

Growth numbers continue to power Salesforce as digital transformation rises up the C-Suite agenda.

Enterprise hits and misses - cybersecurity takes center stage, e-commerce rivals take hold, and the hybrid workplace heats up (again) This article is sponsored by:

Cybersecurity takes center stage as the implications of the Ukraine invasion take hold. As COVID-19 policies change, the hybrid workplace debate heats up. Shopify and Etsy make their e-commerce plays. Your whiffs include: satirical enterprise song lyrics?

Black History Month – closing the digital divide is crucial to diversity in tech, says ServiceNow's Karen Pavlin This article is sponsored by:

In the final piece of our Black History Month series, ServiceNow’s Karen Pavlin explains why virtual reality and veterans are part of the firm’s DE&I strategy.

Black History Month – progress on Black representation in tech not good enough, says Zuora CDO Valerie Jackson This article is sponsored by:

Zuora’s CDO argues a fundamental shift is needed to build better products and better representation.