Telecommuting Coverage
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Where to work: Most employees want flexible, hybrid environments, study finds
When considering the future of work, a new study finds that three-quarters of employees participating in a study say they value the flexibility to work from a location of their choosing, more than other company benefits. In fact, one in four who reported they'd be willing to give up healthcare coverage and cash bonuses for the flexibility to work where they prefer. -
Bandwidth launches 'direct routing' product for Microsoft Teams platform
The communications software company claims its new solution is the "only one of its kind" available directly from a carrier who owns and operates its underlying infrastructure. -
Survey: 71% of employees say working from home is causing physical harm
Working from home is causing physical and emotional hardship among 71% of those employees, according to a new global study from Lenovo. -
Coronavirus speeds up shift to ecommerce
The coronavirus pandemic affects nearly every aspect of life. What does the future look like for brick and mortar stores? WRAL TechWire reporter Chantal Allam is reporting on how coronavirus is reshaping commerce. -
Zoom caught in censorship crossfire between China, activists
Video app company Zoom says that it blocked several meetings and suspended the accounts of three activists at the request of the Chinese government. -
Forced to embrace work-from-home, tech execs have doubts about telework impact
Technology company executives were well positioned to respond to "stay at home" orders since many if not the vasy majority of their employees were already equipped with the technology needed to telework. But that doesn't necessarily mean everything is satisfactory. They are worried. -
As more execs eye work-from-home, Nationwide embraces telework, will close Raleigh office
Nationwide will close its office housing more than 100 personnel in Raleigh and have those employees "work from home" roles, a move that many other corporations are considering in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, office closures and social distancing rules. -
Study: North Carolina ranks 9th best for work from home in COVID-19 crisis
North Carolina ranks as the ninth best place in the country for capabilities of employees to work from home with average home size and the availability of cybersecurity tools topping of its advantages over other states. -
Survey: COVID-19 impact on tech sector means more cloud, remote work
While the pandemic has a variety of implications across different types of businesses as well as the IT vendors that serve them, our survey data suggests that IT strategies and ways of working will change for many. -
Red Hat exec spells out upside for companies in work-from-home shift - and UNC prof concurs
The COVID-19 crisis might have forced companies to shift millions to working remotely. But there are also some serious upsides, top execs are quickly finding out. -
Working from home becomes new normal for NC tech firms, survey finds
Telecommuting is no longer an option but a requirement for many technology firms in North Carolina as businesses stay open but must operate under a statewide "shelter in place" order. And virtually all tech execs say their firms are complying. -
Working from home? Your boss may be spying on you
Big brother today may be your boss monitoring you at your home office as the coronavirus drives millions of people to work remotely. -
Top 10 US cities to work from home: Raleigh takes 8th
In a new study, SmartAsset analyzed factors including the percent of all employees who work from home, the unemployment rate and the density of coffee shops to uncover the cities most conducive to working from home. -
Study: Raleigh No. 8, Durham No. 15 among best metros for telecommuters
RALEIGH – If you live in the metro Raleigh area and want to find a job where you can work as […]