Modern Workplace
Immerse yourself in our Modern Workplace content. These pieces shed light on the evolving work environment and the modern worker’s needs. Utilize these expert insights to create a workplace that enhances efficiency and fosters employee engagement.
Overcoming Remote Collaboration Challenges in Modern Work Environments
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As the workplace evolves, so do the challenges of operating in new ways. The rapid rise of remote and hybrid work environments means that employees...Read On →
Unlocking Remote Collaboration Success Through Digital Workplace Services
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The world of work has changed dramatically in recent years. The rise of remote and hybrid work has meant companies and employees have adopted new...Read On →
Top Digital Workplace Trends Transforming Team Collaboration
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Technology is playing an ever-increasing, dynamic role in transforming workplaces. Digital workplace services, also known as modern work services, are changing the way work is...Read On →
Building a Better Workspace with Modern Workplace Technology
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Traditional office environments are fading as an increasing number of businesses embrace remote and hybrid work environments and use online communication and collaboration tools. Supporting...Read On →
Reducing Carbon Footprints with Managed IT Cloud Solutions
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Lots of business today is conducted in the cloud. Especially with today’s modern workplace that supports remote and hybrid teams, cloud connectivity and collaboration have...Read On →
How DEI Boosts IT Sustainability in Modern Workplaces
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Businesses today are recognizing that embracing diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) in the workplace extends beyond social benefits—it also significantly enhances their capacity to address...Read On →
The Path to ISO 14001 Certification With Managed IT
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ISO 14001 is an internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems as established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It provides a framework for...Read On →
Enhancing Productivity and Sustainability in IT With Hybrid Work
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About a third of hybrid workers are fully remote, enjoying the benefits of a work-from-anywhere lifestyle. The remainder are pioneering the hybrid model, balancing their...Read On →
Simplifying Collaboration Management with Cisco Solutions
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At its core, Collaboration management is an essential part of any business for a wide range of different reasons. Your organization’s core technology should create...Read On →
How Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solutions Fit Into Your Existing UCC Infrastructure
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At its core, the idea behind enterprise collaboration is a simple one. You’re talking about the technology put in place at an organizational level that...Read On →
Why Managed Services are Essential to Your Enterprise Collaboration Strategy
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For any business to be successful, your employees need to be able to come together to form something more powerful as a collective than they...Read On →
Reducing Enterprise Collaboration Costs with Managed Services
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At its core, enterprise collaboration is all about the free flow of information across the entirety of an organization. It’s about breaking down those silos...Read On →
Why Modern Organizations are Turning to Room Managed Services
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Whether you need an all-in-one video conferencing solution, interactive collaboration tools, or modular meeting room solutions, room managed services are becoming increasingly popular. Understanding the...Read On →
How Managed Meeting Room Services Can Address Your IT Challenges
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Employees spend an average of 31 hours per month in meetings they consider to be less-than-productive. That’s a significant amount of wasted time. The number...Read On →
Operator Connect vs Direct Routing: What’s the Difference?
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There were 280 million active users of Microsoft Teams in 2023. As organizations increasingly rely on Microsoft Teams, video and voice calling capabilities have become...Read On →
Slack vs. Zoom: Which One is Right for Your Team?
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The shift to remote, hybrid, and distributed workforces has changed the way organizations operate. Video calling, document sharing, and real-time cloud collaboration tools have become...Read On →
Zoom Phone vs Google Voice: Which One is Right for Your Organization?
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In today’s fast-paced business environment, having reliable and cost-effective voice communication is essential for connecting employees, remote workers, and clients. Among the many options available,...Read On →
Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace: Which One is Better for Your Organization?
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The Mainstream of Remote Collaboration Tools The demand for remote collaboration tools has changed the way businesses work. The emergence of remote, hybrid, and distributed...Read On →
Best Practices for Microsoft Teams Rooms Deployment
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Microsoft Teams Room deployment is bringing remote, hybrid, and distributed workforces together in a centralized hub for robust communication and collaboration. Chat, audio/video, and sharing...Read On →
Improving Voice Communications For Effective Collaboration
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Conversations through email, project management applications and collaboration rooms can work effectively for remote and hybrid teams. Yet, there are many scenarios where real-time discussions...Read On →
Digital Transformation in 2023: Top 5 Trends
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Most organizations across every industry have accelerated their digital transformation efforts in order to maintain a competitive advantage. If we’re being honest, at this point...Read On →
Take Your Enterprise Remote with a Virtual Phone System
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According to results from a TheLadders.com survey, a quarter of all professional jobs were hybrid or remote-based by the end of 2022, and that percentage...Read On →
The Microsoft Modern Workplace Transformation: What Is It and Why Do You Need It?
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At a time when your business users expect workplace flexibility (working from anywhere), the blend of technologies your organization relies on to create a digitized,...Read On →
5 Qualities the Best Managed Service Providers Have in Common
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Many companies rely on IT managed service providers (MSPs) to manage their hardware, software, and cloud services. The MSP worthy of your business should be...Read On →
Managed Services Provider vs Cloud Service Provider: Everything You Need to Know
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In the age of the cloud, software as a service (SaaS), and distributed workforces, managing your organization’s technology ecosystem can consume a lot of your...Read On →
Meeting Scheduling for Jugglers
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Whether working at home and/or in the office, juggling meetings and desk work can be a challenge, even more so if you are a hybrid...Read On →
The 4 Benefits to Look For in Managed Monitoring Services for Unified Comms and IT
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Throughout the history of technology, it has always been crucial to ensure that the applications managing structured and unstructured data are consistently available, secure, and...Read On →
How an Enterprise Collaboration Strategy Can Revitalize Your Workplace Environment
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What is an enterprise collaboration strategy? Enterprise collaboration refers to the various ways in which an organization gathers and shares information amongst employees and partners....Read On →
Modern Workplace Technology – Enabling Businesses to Navigate the New Normal
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Enabling your employees to connect and collaborate in the “new normal” requires company-wide commitment, a forward-looking mindset, and trust from the C-Suite and beyond. It...Read On →
Choosing the Right Digital Transformation Software for Your Organization
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There’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated the pace of digital transformation. Initiatives for leveraging technologies to institute change are in full...Read On →
Digital Workplace Transformation Strategy in the Post-Pandemic Era
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You’ve probably heard a lot lately about digital workplace transformation and how it’s been greatly sped up by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet what is digital...Read On →
Are Managed IT Support Services A Thing of the Past?
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Today’s organizations – whether based in pharmaceuticals, education, government, healthcare or other sector – are united by their common need for Managed IT Support Services....Read On →
Microsoft CEO Praises Yorktel’s Innovative Use of Microsoft Technology
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For many organizations, the global pandemic has acted as an unforeseen springboard forcing the advancement of remote collaboration & video communications. The downside is that...Read On →
Microsoft Teams Voice Calling: All You Need To Know
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What is Microsoft Teams Voice Calling? Microsoft Teams Voice Calling allows users to make and receive PSTN calls from mobile and desktop devices through Microsoft...Read On →
The End of Technology Islands – How Gateway Solutions Are Transforming Your Many Platforms Into a Seamlessly Unified Workplace
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Almost since the inception of the Internet, organizations have attempted to connect disparate “islands” of enterprise communication platforms and networks. Historically it has been a...Read On →
How AV is Changing in the Digital Workplace
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Today there is more attention on networks, the cloud and UC&C applications than ever before, introducing new questions for the future of AV. Organizations have...Read On →
Has Your Monitoring and Management Solution Kept Pace with COVID-19?
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The rise of COVID-19 has accelerated enterprise digital transformation to unprecedented levels. The focus has shifted from meeting rooms and centralized business hubs to entirely...Read On →
Pre-Order the New Surface Hub 2S 85” to Equip Your Hybrid Teams
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Microsoft is expanding its Surface Hub product line with the new Surface Hub 2S 85”, now available for reservation through Yorktel. The device will be...Read On →
Adaptability is Key to Weathering the Coronavirus Storm
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Coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to dominate the news. The global impact is immeasurable, with no discrimination between market segments or customer profiles – everyone is...Read On →
Video Blog: BASF
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On November 5th Yorktel held an onsite demo of our various products and services to BASF employees. Check out the video to learn more!Read On →
The Future of Work: The Influencers, The Impact, and the Benefits
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Is it time to jump onto the millennial bandwagon? The traditional workforce as we know it is undergoing a seismic shift, dubbed the Future...Read On →
Millennials – Here Today, Here to Stay, Working from Away
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These days, it’s hard to not talk about Millennials when trying to understand how the workplace is evolving. Everyone has their own idea of what...Read On →
Yorktel’s Inclusion in The Growing Business Handbook 2016
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Workplace performance standards are very different today from what they were ten, even five years ago. It is increasingly accepted that an employee’s performance now...Read On →
Back to School
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September, the beginning of a new school year – which for some of us will mean nothing more than the traffic getting worse again or...Read On →
Next Generation Workplace: Addressing Employee Disengagement Head On
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Executing the Next Generation Workplace management strategy is a proven stimulant to employee engagement. Enterprises worldwide are adapting to a millennial-driven workforce by creating a...Read On →
Wanted Needed: Greater Workforce Agility
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An organization’s ability to move quickly when challenged — without compromising stability —is a key indicator of the organization’s overall health. There is a lot...Read On →
Make True Collaboration a Reality
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True Next Gen Workplace collaboration doesn’t have to be a distant utopia; it can be a game-changer for your company right now. Recently, the East...Read On →
Technology’s Role in Creating a Viable Next Generation Workplace
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Multiple, real-time technologies must work together seamlessly for the next generation workplace experience to become a reality. In a previous post, Are You Ready to...Read On →
Next Generation Workplace: Enabling a Flexible Corporate Culture
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While work flexibility is a clear desire of most workers, creating a truly flexible corporate culture requires lots of preplanning, and it’s definitely not a...Read On →
Are You Ready to Embrace the Next-Gen Workplace?
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As the concept of “work” continues to evolve, the environment and the technologies used to optimize collaboration, innovation, and productivity become increasingly more valuable. It’s...Read On →
WebRTC and The Remote Workforce Trend
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We’ve been tracking the progress of WebRTC (real-time communication) since the API standard was first announced by Google two years ago, and in that time...Read On →