Week in Review: We’re working out of the office
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You might be aware that this was Work Wise week, where businesses have been encouraged to make the UK as progressive as it can be by adopting flexible working practices.
IT PRO acknowledges the benefits of remote working, and we have put actions into words by using National Work From Home Day as an opportunity to share our own experiences of remote working.
As well as blogging, we've also published some reasons why your business should be [a href="
https://www.itpro.com/610867/top-10-working-from-home-distractions" target="_blank"]implementing good flexible working practices[/a] already, but also some of the pitfalls to avoid.
Blogging debate
One of the most active blogs this week was from Davey Winder, who revealed that Microsoft was going to shut down anybody using the Release Candidate of Windows 7 every two hours starting from 2010. Whatever your point of view, please join the debate.
Another blog that got a lot of attention was news and feature's editor Nicole's view of Dell trying to create a retail site for the ladies' called (and I still can't believe the marketing people got away with this) Della. Unsurprisingly you might think it's in pink.
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Glorious gadgets
Readers were also very interested in a new Asus netbook carrying a swivelling tablet screen, and the same was true with our review of the Android enabled HTC Magic although not quite the 'iPhone killer'- our tech ed Benny was very impressed.
Major IT glitches
Were you one of the Tesco shoppers unable to buy groceries due to tills breaking down? It was apparently the fault of a misbehaving IT update. If the biggest supermarket in Britain can lose business thanks to a glitch, it's probably wise not to complain too much about your IT department today.
Talking of which we at IT PRO noticed that Google had been running slow yesterday, and indeed the big daddy of the internet was suffering an error affecting users around the world.
Scary to think that any problem like this with Google is not just its own problem its an internet wide problem...
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Cohere's Aleph Alpha merger could create a transatlantic sovereign AI powerhouseAnalysis The merger between Cohere and Aleph Alpha aims to capitalize on the burgeoning sovereign AI market
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Everything you need to know about OpenAI's new workspace agentsNews New ‘workspace agents’ from OpenAI will automate tasks for workers and can be customized for specific roles
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'It undermines wellbeing and derails collaboration': Employees are still keen on hybrid working, but clunky tools are causing frustration and harming productivityNews Clunky tools and slow set-up are wasting time for enterprises, and it’s having a big impact on workforce morale
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Dell Technologies eyes fresh market opportunities with 2026 partner programNews The tech giant has updated its channel program with new incentives and initiatives to drive partner growth
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Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy called for a 70 hour week last year — now he says that’s not enoughNews Murthy thinks longer hours akin to China’s '996' approach are the key to success
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Computacenter enters the fray against Broadcom in Tesco's VMware lawsuitNews The IT reseller has added its own claim against Broadcom in VMware case brought by Tesco
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Microsoft could be preparing for a crackdown on remote workNews The tech giant is the latest to implement stricter policies around hybrid working without requiring a full five days in the office
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Who is John Roese?Dell's CTO and Chief AI Officer John Roese brings pragmatism to AI
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IT professionals aren’t budging on flexible work demands – and more than half say they’ll quit if employers don’t meet expectationsNews Analysis from Randstad shows 40% of UK-based IT pros have quit over a lack of flexible work options, while 31% of workers globally have done the same.
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'The tide seems to be turning towards office attendance': 64% of hybrid business leaders want staff back in the office – but many worry that enforcing RTO mandates will drive employees awayAnalysis Many UK business leaders want their staff back in the office more frequently, but they’re scared to implement return to office (RTO) mandates in fear of worker revolts.