Most businesses intend to support a hybrid workplace in the ever-changing work environment of the twenty-first century. Maintaining a hybrid workplace is the most effective way to stay competitive in the labor market and attract and retain the most talented professionals. This has been a disruptive change for companies and has reshaped the way enterprises have traditionally operated. It involves never-before-seen challenges, such as a shift in organizational culture, adopting new digital technologies, and developing new work strategies to ensure that business objectives are met on time. Frost & Sullivan's latest white paper, "The Hybrid Workplace is Here to Stay: Are You Ready?", discusses the key factors a company must consider to successfully adapt to a hybrid work environment.

Nightfall AI, a startup providing cloud data loss prevention services, today announced that it raised $40 million in Series B financing from investors including WestBridge Capital, Venrock, Bain Capital Ventures and -- for some reason -- athletes and celebrities including Paul Rudd, Drew Brees and Josh Childress. CEO Isaac Madan says that the proceeds will be put toward doubling Nightfall's 60-person headcount, scaling the platform to more customers and markets, and expanding Nightfall's partner ecosystem. Isaac was previously a VC investor at Venrock, where he focused on early-stage investments in software as a service, security and machine learning. Rohan was one of the founding engineers at Uber Eats, where he designed and built software to grow the platform's footprint. Madan says he and Sathe were inspired to launch Nightfall by Sathe's personal experiences with data breaches arising from poor "data security hygiene."

Box, Inc. the leading Content Cloud, today unveiled Box Canvas, virtual whiteboarding and visual collaboration experience that securely connects hybrid teams so they can brainstorm, ideate, and create, together from anywhere. Built natively into Box, and available later this year to all users at no additional cost, Box Canvas will deliver a powerful new way for people to collaborate, while leveraging the enterprise-grade security, compliance, and workflow automation capabilities Box's 100,000 customers know and love. Box Canvas will be introduced at the Box Content Cloud Summit on Thursday, April 14. "With approximately 70 percent of companies in the U.S. and Europe planning to establish a hybrid work environment, it's clear that the future of work is here," said Diego Dugatkin, Chief Product Officer at Box. "This new way of working requires tools that extend beyond static document types and traditional communication styles to be more dynamic and fluid. Box is taking collaboration to the next level with Box Canvas. Our goal is to unleash the power of creativity so teams can solve complex problems, nurture fresh ideas, and create new ways of working together from anywhere."

A recent IDC survey revealed that 62% of IT and business leaders believe their organizations will expand resiliency plans in 2021 and 2022 to support unique requirements of the pandemic. But what does that mean exactly? Traditionally, resiliency has been framed in terms of responding to business disruptions and restoring operations in a timely fashion. However, this definition of resiliency is no longer enough - it's not enough to simply respond or restore. Digital resiliency shifts the focus from responding reactively to adapting and moving forward proactively.

In the wake of the pandemic, the outlines of a new kind of digital workplace are starting to emerge. Get a glimpse of the future in this short video. Large numbers of employees have adjusted successfully to working remotely. Many businesses are looking for new ways to support online productivity and strengthen business resiliency with remote capabilities, while ensuring a safe return to work for on-site employees. So what does the future of work look like?

Businesses keep finding new ways to generate value with HPE's real-time global collaboration solution. HPE Pointnext Services can help your organization do the same. Most people are familiar with some type of virtual reality experience from the consumer space, perhaps from trying out some gaming equipment – even if it's borrowed from the kids! If you've ever found yourself immersed in one of those engaging virtual worlds, you'll understand why so many organizations are craving ways to translate augmented reality into the business world. Use cases range from training and education to performing maintenance on facilities and equipment.

The number of US adults teleworking due to the pandemic fell by 30% between January and May 2021 (from 23% to 16%), with the biggest drop in May. As more employees return to their offices, new and unexpected challenges hidden within the new hybrid work model threaten to severely disrupt safety and security. Another added complication is that newly relaxed CDC (Centers for Disease Control) guidelines do not apply to unvaccinated people or account for variations in local or state health guidelines that may be in place, potentially creating a need for organizations to identify and track different groups of employees and visitors. Thankfully, AI-based solutions exist to bolster the security of in-person workplaces and enhance key elements, from the sign-in process to restricted area enforcement, while also allowing for frictionless adherence to health guidelines. As the most accurate, turnkey biometric solution, facial recognition has the potential to solve many of the looming challenges offices will soon face as employees return to work.

New Delhi: Amidst the growing realty of hybrid workplaces emerging as the new normal, myjen.ai, a fast growing AI powered communication skills coaching company driven by data sciences and cloud computing today announced the launch of its AI based Learning & Development products kWurd, an email writing AI coach application and uSpeek, an AI based tool to improve verbal communication skills. The global AI training dataset market size was valued at USD 956.5 million in 2019 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.5%. It mines data to show inherent de-railing patterns across teams, functions and geographies, providing invaluable insights for individuals and organizations ultimately delivering business performance. Announcing the launch Shammi Pant, Co-Founder, myJen.ai said " In the new normal emerging from the pandemic, increasingly as people are moving towards a future of work with hybrid workplaces, new-age technologies will play a major role towards enabling effective virtual communication. This includes AI based products and solutions that help enhance communication and interpersonal skills.