May 5th, 2022 by Function4
The COVID-19 pandemic came out of nowhere and significantly impacted our everyday lives. However, while the human race saw some significant impacts, the business world faced the most problems.
Since the pandemic businesses...
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Tags: COVID-19, remote working, staffing, unified communications
Posted in: General
November 15th, 2021 by Function4
Embracing remote work has been a love-hate relationship for many small and medium-sized business (SMB)
owners. With new technology allowing workers to work from wherever and whenever more than ever before,
employers have had to balance...
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Tags: COVID-19, remote working, small & medium-sized businesses (SMB), unified communications
Posted in: Business Technology
November 8th, 2021 by Function4
In the past week, I heard from several former colleagues who contacted me for advice on managing remote
workers. As companies around the globe grapple to address coronavirus and the workplace, managers who have
never led distributed workforces...
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Tags: collaboration tools, COVID-19, remote working, tips & training
Posted in: Business Technology
October 26th, 2021 by Function4
"The world of work cannot and should not look the same after this crisis." That's what the Secretary-General of the
United Nations said recently. We all know the first chapter. When COVID-19 arrived, the business world had to pivot
instantly and...
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Tags: cloud-based, collaboration tools, COVID-19, cyber security, remote working
Posted in: Business Technology
June 17th, 2021 by Garrett Hollander
It's safe to say that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for all of us — especially for organizations that were in the process of undergoing their own digital transformations as the lock downs started in March 2020. The need to use...
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Tags: cloud-based, COVID-19, digital workflows
Posted in: Business Technology
June 10th, 2021 by Garrett Hollander
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, more people are working remotely than ever before. On the one hand, productivity hasn't really suffered as there are a large number of cloud-based tools that make it possible to be just as productive outside...
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Tags: COVID-19, cyberattacks, remote working, risk management
Posted in: Cybersecurity
May 11th, 2021 by Akisa Matsuda
It is no secret that in this age of new normality, increased security threats such as phishing or ransomware attacks, are a very real concern. Almost all devices are prone to cybersecurity threats and office printers and multifunction devices...
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Tags: COVID-19, multifunction printers (MFP), ransomware, remote working, risk management, tips & training
Posted in: Cybersecurity
March 31st, 2021 by Function4
Leading Managed Technology Services
Provider (MTSP) Reports on Spike in
Cloud Demand from Small to MidSized Businesses (SMBs)
SUGAR LAND, TX - Function4, a leading
managed technology services
provider (MTSP), announced
today that the COVID-19...
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Tags: cloud-based, COVID-19, Microsoft, remote working
Posted in: Press Release
January 21st, 2021 by Adam Vervaeke
Cloud communications adoption was already on the rise even before 2020. The year-over-year market growth rate for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) from 2018 to 2019 was 17.7 percent, with global revenue reaching $10.4 billion in Q4. Today,...
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Tags: collaboration tools, contact center, COVID-19, remote working, risk management
Posted in: Phone Systems
January 5th, 2021 by Mehryn Corrigan
The display industry was already going through considerable changes when COVID-19 hit. Now, the pandemic has accelerated that innovation. The following are five key trends based on our new environment that companies in the display space should keep in...
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Tags: collaboration tools, COVID-19, mobility, remote working
Posted in: Business Technology
December 3rd, 2020 by Sharp
For a time, touchscreen displays were the height of innovation. Forget the old-school buttons; that was so last century. Everyone wanted an interface that reminded them of their iPhone. And that technology is still great – there are many possibilities...
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Tags: COVID-19, multifunction printers (MFP), remote working, Sharp
Posted in: Business Technology
November 17th, 2020 by Daniel Reeve
There’s a big focus on digital transformation across the entire enterprise.
In fact, Information Age calls out that 47% of CIO’s are seeing an increase in the pace of transformation.
CFO’s are sharing that they need to protect their organizations and...
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Tags: cost reduction, COVID-19, enterprise, Esker, content & process management
Posted in: Document Management
October 22nd, 2020 by Josh Chrisman / Kevin Box
When the COVID crises begin early in 2020 and offices started to reopen, many organizations scrambled to put policies and programs to help keep employees and customers safe. If you've recently walked into any public facility, you've probably experienced...
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Tags: COVID-19, cyberattacks, GoSafe, healthcare
Posted in: Cybersecurity
August 5th, 2020 by Ed Hoffmann
Organizations today face an ever-increasing number of cyber threats. The rapid growth of criminal software development, coupled with the cybersecurity skills shortage, has also contributed to the rise in cyber-attacks.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had...
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Tags: COVID-19, cyberattacks, email, ransomware, tips & training
Posted in: Cybersecurity