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Talent retention for knowledge workers is going to be rocky going forward, but collaborative tools and technology that enables hybrid work can help. New Slack research*, Leadership and the war for talent , based on a survey of over 1,000 Singaporean knowledge workers, found that teamwork and collaboration, transparent and trustworthy leadership, flexible work, and employee wellbeing as the four biggest factors in driving organisational success. Financial achievement, the usual reason, is now on the back burner. When it comes to flexible working, over two-thirds of Singaporeans want to be trusted to do their job regardless of location or the hours worked. With nearly one in two Singaporean knowledge workers considering moving jobs in the next year, and 16% admitting to ‘quiet quitting’ - fulfilling the requirements of their job but not going above and beyond - it’s critical for leaders to act, Slack said. The company advises that leaders: - Analyse the time employees are spending o...

By Ravi Shankar, SVP & CMO at Denodo Data virtualisation has evolved considerably. During its infancy, data virtualisation overcame legacy infrastructure limitations, consolidated structured and unstructured data, and liberated data from silos. Today, data virtualisation’s larger mission is managing data — enabling data to be used to the fullest. By working in new ways that extend beyond its beginnings, it is surpassing assumptions about its purpose in technology, industry, and the broader business world. Data virtualisation started out as a way to connect to disparate sources of data – to retrieve and manipulate data without requiring technical details or physically replicating the data from the source. But as computational needs grew more sophisticated, connecting to data has become more complex. First, there was a need to connect to singular sources. Hence, the data warehouse was established as a central repository for integrating data. However, the growing volume of unstruc...

Workday, an enterprise cloud applications provider for finance and human resources, has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises *. Workday was recognised as a Leader for the 7th consecutive year and positioned the highest for overall Ability to Execute . According to Workday, organisations across the globe continue to face significant challenges in attracting, supporting, and retaining talent amid a tight labour market and evolving employee expectations. To deliver engaging and personalised employee experiences, organisations need a unified view of their workforce. More than 4,500 global customers – and more than 50% of the Fortune 500 – including Lloyd's Banking Group, Nasdaq, Tennis Australia are using Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) to automate HR processes, support and empower employees, and adapt to changing business and workforce needs. With Workday HCM, customers can: Prioritise skills ins...

ServiceNow, the digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, has announced new solutions to help digitise workplace productivity challenges. Coming on the heels of the recent Tokyo Platform release, these capabilities are built on the ServiceNow platform and accelerate automation of complex, often-offline processes for enterprises and government agencies. “With macroeconomic influences like inflation and supply chain disruptions continuing to impact the market, leaders are adopting a digital-first strategy,” said Mickey North Rizza, Group VP at IDC. “More than ever before, it is becoming essential for companies to provide employees and customers with reliable products that create seamless experiences that deliver value fast.” “Our customers’ greatest challenges are our greatest inspiration. CIOs are looking for technology that addresses modern workplace issues to quickly accelerate value across their organisation. At ServiceNow, we’re working hard to roll o...

A global survey* of more than 8,000 travellers has uncovered that technology plays a growing role in which travel players win. Released in October, the annual Changing Traveller Report 2022 by SiteMinder, the global hotel commerce platform, showed that: Gen Z (aged 18-25) are also the most likely to be influenced by the social media presence of the property they book, compared to other age groups. Thai travellers are the most influenced by social media, with 78% of respondents saying they are “very influenced” or “influenced” by the property’s social media presence in their booking decision, followed by 75% in China and 74% in Indonesia. In fact, respondents in every age group agreed that they are all influenced by the social media accounts of the accommodation they book. Travellers are likely to change their perception of the accommodation provider if they have a negative customer experience when accessing and using the accommodation provider website, for example if t...

Kroll, the independent provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, has announced research revealing that businesses in Asia Pacific are feeling the impact of cyberattacks, but many are yet to build appropriate response plans or have regular access to relevant cyber expertise. Highlights of the State of Incident Response: Asia Pacific report include: - In response to a cyber incident, 36% of organisations in Asia Pacific did not have an incident response playbook, a plan or policies in place; 38% did not have an appointed data protection officer or access to cybersecurity specialists on a retainer in Asia Pacific. - The two most-cited impacts of a cyber incident were data loss (51%) and business interruption (49%). - In order to address cybersecurity threats, the majority of organisations are planning to increase budgets (64%) and moving to the cloud (65%). Regionally: - Businesses in Australia were the least likely to have an incident response plan in place, and tho...

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has released its Guide to Data Center Sustainability , an online resource for data centre owners and operators seeking to reduce the environmental impact of their facilities. According to a report by the International Energy Agency, data centres account for about 1% of global electricity demand. The report notes that the industry was able to limit the impact of capacity growth on total energy consumption prior to 2020 by improving operating efficiency. However, capacity growth figures changed in 2020, when global Internet traffic surged by more than 40%. Market Intelligence projects a 13% CAGR in data centre construction over the next five years. This trend, combined with increased focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption, has led some operators to seek new solutions that increase equipment utilisation and drive out remaining inefficiencies, phase out water-intensive ...