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| | Enabling Remote Work? BetterCloud Can Help | BetterCloud Monitor | How can IT enable remote work and keep employees productive and secure? Here are a few ways we’ve seen our clients leverage BetterCloud to meet this challenge. | Letter to Customers: Serving the IT Community During COVID-19 | BetterCloud Monitor | As the COVID-19 outbreak unfolds, and companies are finding themselves thrust into a distributed workforce, IT is at the forefront of enabling this “new normal.” And we want you to know: we’re here for you. Lean on us. We’ve been through a lot together, and that’s not about to change. We’d like to help. | Downloads of Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams Skyrocket as Enterprises Move to Remote Work | TechRepublic | "From what we're hearing, I think most of the vendors in the video-meeting space are reporting increased usage, and in certain cases there has been eye-popping growth of these kinds of video meeting apps," said Mike Fasciani, Gartner's research director for unified communications and collaboration. | Coronavirus-themed Phishing Attacks and Hacking Campaigns Are on the Rise | ZDNet | The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning that criminals are looking to exploit the spread of coronavirus to conduct cyberattacks and hacking campaigns. Attacks include phishing attacks, credential theft, bitcoin and financial fraud, ransomware campaigns, and more. |
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| Working from Home: This Invaluable Google Docs Setting Keeps You from Losing Your Work | CNET | "With companies around the globe urging employees to work from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, you might be spending more time in your home office than usual. I do this daily, and for me, work means Google Docs. There's one invaluable tool I urge every remote worker to make sure they have turned on, regardless of how strong your home Wi-Fi connection is: Set up offline mode," advises author Jason Cipriani. | Remote Work: Lessons from a Remote-first Company | The Enterprisers Project | Remote work has become the new normal: But many companies face a learning curve. Consider these lessons from a company that had moved to an almost fully remote workforce. |
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| SaaS Updates Summary: March 16 – March 20 | BetterCloud Monitor | Last week, we announced exciting O365 enhancements in BetterCloud! Plus, Slack rolled out a “simpler, more organized Slack,” as well as new workflow builder templates for remote teams. Click the link to learn more. |
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