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Working From Home: Improving Wi-Fi performance
Working From Home: Improving Wi-Fi performance
Whether it's connection issues with conference calls, or problems uploading large design files or building plans, here are some less well-known ways to improve connection speeds on home Wi-Fi networks...
Working From Home: Staying healthy & productive
Working From Home: Staying healthy & productive
When working from home for long hours each day, it's important to create a comfortable environment. Computer screens, TVs and smartphones emit blue-light that can damage our health. Studies show that...
Working From Home: Web conferencing
Working From Home: Web conferencing
With the right technology, web conferencing can make working from home a much more social and productive experience. Audio quality A common problem on conference calls is echo, which is caused by the...
Best Practices to Support Users Across Multiple Locations
Best Practices to Support Users Across Multiple Locations
Supporting employees across multiple locations presents some complications for IT teams in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Reliable endpoint devices and a robust remote...
Building a Device Choice Program
Building a Device Choice Program
Your planned program, where employees are offered a choice of company-owned devices, can improve end user satisfaction and flexibility, at the same time ensuring device performance and data security...
Maximize Your Microsoft 365 Deployment
Maximize Your Microsoft 365 Deployment
Cloud-based productivity suites such as Microsoft 365 enable architecture, engineering, and construction firms to enhance collaboration across teams, protect against security threats and simplify...
Industry Has Been Slow to Embrace Digital Transformation
Industry Has Been Slow to Embrace Digital Transformation
Architecture, engineering and construction firms working on digital transformation initiatives must develop a technology adoption roadmap that focuses on IT staffing, culture and implementing the...
Industry Advisory: AEC – Growth - Mature
Industry Advisory: AEC – Growth - Mature
In architecture, engineering and construction companies, IT must navigate change management, support users, and help the business improve operations. This report will help you navigate upcoming...
Moving to Windows 10 for Greater Security and Manageability
Moving to Windows 10 for Greater Security and Manageability
From January 2020, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7. That means no more security updates or any support services - leaving your project designs, contracts and financial information...
Office Ergonomics
Office Ergonomics
With many employees spending long hours at a computer, providing a healthy environment is crucial for well-being and productivity. Some architecture, engineering and construction firms invest in...
Match User Types with Optimal Devices to Increase Productivity
Match User Types with Optimal Devices to Increase Productivity
When it comes to providing teams with the right equipment to do their jobs, one size doesn't fit all. It’s critical that devices are well-suited to the type of work an employee does, to empower...
Developing a Scalable Tech Support Strategy
Developing a Scalable Tech Support Strategy
Competition is fierce, and downtime is not an option for architecture, engineering, and construction firms. Whether supporting users who must access large CAD files, or providing employees with...