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Employees take
control of company
technology use
A quarter of employees feel that their
employer doesn't invest enough in
technology that will benefit the business,
according to new research.
In collaboration with Microsoft, Ingram
Micro Cloud UK commissioned market
research firm YouGov to survey 1,000
workers employed by small and mid-size
businesses with 50 to 250 employees in
the UK, to understand what they want
from the modern workplace and how
well-placed businesses are to satisfy their
requirements.
According to the research, IT teams no
longer have the control and the
command they once had when facing the
modern workplace. This is due to 85% of
Millennials who admit to procuring their
own workplace technologies such as
instant messaging, Skype, file hosting
and sharing tools that aren't supported or
provided by their employer, raising major
security issues.
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News in Brief
Infor, a provider of industry-specific
cloud applications, and OpenSesame a
provider of e-learning courses for the
enterprise, are expanding their
partnership to help organisations
enhance professional development
through curated learning applications.
Since 2015, OpenSesame and Infor have
helped leading organizations deliver
high-quality training solutions to their
global workforces. This newly expanded
partnership will give all Infor customers
and administrators access to
OpenSesame's catalogue of e-learning
courses from the world's publishers,
inside Infor LMS, to assist employees in
improving their skills, achieving their full
potential, and contributing directly to the
success of their company.
To combat the fraudsters,
EssentialSkillz has added an e-learning
course specifically about Phishing as part
of their Business Protection Pack. Julian
Roberts, CEO of EssentialSkillz explained
their rationale for the new course:
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