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  • What would you give up to telecommute? A raise? Vacation time? Spouse?

    Posted February 14, 2012 - 3:45 pm

    To some U.S. workers, telecommuting ranks higher than many of life's perks, including raises, vacation time, social media, chocolate, shopping and even soul mates.

  • Does telecommuting make you invisible?

    Posted November 28, 2011 - 2:25 pm

    I work within a large IT organization and the people in my department have been given the opportunity to work from home. If I do, does it reduce my opportunities for promotion and/or increase my chances of getting laid off?

  • Set up your office network for telecommuting

    Posted September 29, 2011 - 2:12 pm

    There comes a time in most businesses when circumstances dictate that one or more users work from home either full- or part-time. In other cases, it may simply be convenient for business owners and employees to be able to use company resources from home or (unfortunately) while on vacation.

  • What telecommuting can do for your business

    Posted September 28, 2011 - 9:02 am

    Telecommuting, which allows people to work together from different locations, offers a wealth of opportunities for small businesses, including cost savings and the ability to quickly add specialized temporary workers. Telepresence tools, such as video conferencing, make telecommuting possible.

  • Survey: Value of the cloud, telecommuting overstated

    Posted September 7, 2011 - 5:16 pm

    Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Cisco, take notice: Despite the near-constant hype about cloud computing services, most mid-market companies are still viewing cloud as a complement, not a replacement.

  • Tips from Hurricane Irene blackout zone: Coffee shops, crowds, crazed commuters

    Posted August 29, 2011 - 4:28 pm

    When the plugs are dead and internet access is off, you can't just hit the nearest Starbucks and log in. Finding a good spot to work from means breaking away from the crowd.

  • US government prepares telecommuting guidelines

    Posted May 2, 2011 - 3:51 pm

    On April 28, 2011 Jacob Lew released an OMB memorandum Implementing Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 IT Purchasing Requirements, giving agency CIOs, in coordination with chief acquisition officers, 90 days to develop or update policies on purchasing computing technologies and services to enable and promote telework.

  • Would you take a pay cut to telecommute?

    Posted April 5, 2011 - 1:50 pm

    IT pros want to telecommute -- so much so that 35% told Dice.com they would take a pay cut for the chance to work full time from home.

  • The devices end users really want

    Posted February 18, 2011 - 1:01 pm

    Users want full access to all IT resources from every device, from anywhere, but do the bulk of their real work from just one or two.

  • Workers reject videoconferencing for some very simple reasons

    Posted January 31, 2011 - 1:36 pm

    A recent study showed that a majority of workers don't want desktop video conferencing to become part of their daily lives despite the hype from vendors and executives. Some very basic realities about most workplaces, human behavior, and real productivity may be the reasons.

  • Telecommuting is good for employees and employers

    Posted January 11, 2011 - 11:40 am

    As technology evolves, many of the barriers that have traditionally limited telecommuting continue to disappear. The tedious standard of spending 40 hours a week sitting in a cubicle is fading as employers and workers both embrace the benefits associated with telecommuting.

  • The climate is right for teleworking in government

    Posted December 9, 2010 - 5:23 pm

    OK, we all know about the proposed federal salary freeze, and Gov Loop has done a great job of laying out the facts in GovLoop Weekly: It's Freezing Out Here including an info graph of federal pay numbers, estimated savings, and a recap of a CNN poll showing that 64 % of Americans surveyed say that it's a step in the right direction.Lest federal workers face the Holidays without any good news, there is the promise of job related monetary relief in the Federal Telework Bill, which presumably will soon be signed by the President.

  • 10 Deep Thoughts of Telecommuters Everywhere

    Posted June 17, 2010 - 1:03 pm

    You don't (always) work in your pajamas. But you do occasionally snarf nachos while on a conference call and wonder if anyone hears your crunching. Hey, it takes one to know one: Here's what's really happening inside the mind of a telecommuter.

  • Best idea ever: the three-day workweek!

    Posted September 16, 2009 - 6:20 pm

    The magazine NewScientist makes a compelling case for the four-day workweek. I have a better idea: How about a three-day workweek. Keep the office open three days a week, and have staff work from home (or wherever) two days per week. Everybody wins!

  • Windows 7 Moves People to the Cloud

    Posted September 14, 2009 - 12:33 pm

    One of the hottest buzzwords in technology is the 'Cloud'. Vendors across all types of computer applications and services are looking for ways to leverage the power of cloud computing. Microsoft takes that a step further by making it easier to move a different kind of resource to the cloud: people.

  • Cisco sends employees home to work

    Posted June 26, 2009 - 8:54 am

    Cisco today revealed it has garnered more than $277 million in productivity savings by letting employees work from home using the company’s own virtual office technology.

  • Swine flu threat raises telework questions

    Posted April 29, 2009 - 9:42 am

    The possibility of a widespread swine flu outbreak is prompting companies to think about business continuity and how options such as telework may become a necessity.

  • Best Practices for Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers

    Posted April 21, 2009 - 2:23 pm

    The Microsoft Global Foundation Services' data center team released a new paper today titled: "Top 10 Best Practices for Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers." Its objective is to help data center managers, industry operators and IT professionals reduce energy consumption and waste to cut costs, drive efficiencies and generate good will among c

  • 10 sure-fire ways to kill telecommuting

    Posted March 30, 2009 - 1:11 pm

    Telecommuting is a bad idea, whether or not your employees are clamoring for it. To help you prevent telecommuting without losing your forward-looking image, here are 10 sure-fire ways to kill it while keeping your hands clean.

  • Four Telecommuting Security Mistakes

    Posted March 30, 2009 - 10:30 am

    Whether it is employees who travel frequently for their job or staff that work out of a home office full or part-time, their mobility poses serious security risks to your organization. Here are four common mistakes employees make while telecommuting, and how to put a damper on them.

  • Tips for New Telecommuters Who've Been Laid Off or Fired

    Posted March 9, 2009 - 9:32 am

    Jack Nilles, cofounder and president of JALA International, which helps organizations develop their telecommuting programs, offers five pieces of advice for those who have little if any experience working outside an office environment and now find themselves working from their homes full-time -- looking for new jobs, or working on contract assignments until they find other full-time gigs.

  • Telecommuter Notebook: Things I Miss About the Office

    Posted March 2, 2009 - 9:35 am

    What do I miss about working in the office? Let's start with the way to any man's heart: his stomach.

  • Ice Storms: Five Lessons for IT and Telecommuters

    Posted January 12, 2009 - 12:35 pm

    Five lessons any IT pro or telecommuter can learn from the December 2008 ice storm, which knocked out power to an estimated 1.25 million people across Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York.

  • Mobile Evolution Helping to Redefine 'Workplace'

    Posted January 12, 2009 - 12:26 pm

    This year, for the first time ever, more people in the world will have a mobile phone than a land line. Mobile devices outnumber personal computers by three to one, credit cards by two to one and TVs by two to one. Against this backdrop, work is becoming less and less defined as a place that you go, and is more defined by what you do.

  • Seventeen telecommuting pet peeves

    Posted January 5, 2009 - 3:39 pm

    Some telecommuting frustrations are minor things that seem too petty to complain about, especially to those who are stuck in rush hour traffic. Others are major problems that can affect your career. This article lists some from each category, provided by real telecommuters who have entirely too much personal experience.
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