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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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