Insights on Executive News - Apr 24, 2020

Get a Bit of IT News and Intel Perspective Click here to view this email as a web page. Stay Connected Subscribe Now This Week in Executive News Here's a recap of the hottest trending stories in business technology, with an added bit of Intel perspective. Intel's pre-pandemic remote work capabilities ease the burden of going fully remote. Six measures Intel is implementing to support its channel partners. How Intel chips are powering the newly remote workforce. Monitoring coral reef health with AI. CIOs are shifting focus to cybersecurity and AI. And the case for designing cloud-based applications with the end user's experience in mind. Source: Intel IT Peer Network How Intel IT Transitioned to Supporting 100,000 Remote Workers Remote work was gaining traction pre-pandemic, but COVID-19 has rapidly accelerated the trend. While many companies are struggling to adapt, Intel is building on its existing work-from-home capabilities. Intel IT was already prepared to support half of Intel's employees working remotely pre-pandemic. Read more Source: CRN 6 Ways Intel Is Helping Partners Weather The Coronavirus Impact The spirit of collaboration that supports Intel's partnerships is fueling a new initiative to protect its channel partners from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan outlines six measures, including access to Intel's supply chain experts and an assistance hotline for partners to lean on. Read more Source: Moor Insights & Strategy Intel's Role in Critical Infrastructure in the Fight Against COVID-19 As the number of people working from home grows, so too does the strain on global computing infrastructure. Intel chips are enabling this remote work by powering essential computers and servers. They're also powering essential infrastructure in hospitals and throughout the healthcare supply chain. Read more Source: Forbes Intel and Accenture Use AI to Save the Coral Reef On Earth Day 2020, Intel, Accenture, and the Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation announced Project: CORaiL, an AI-powered initiative designed to monitor coral reef health in real time. Intel's Patrick Dorsey notes CORaiL is a great example of how "edge analytics allow researchers, doctors, farmers, retailers, and others to understand and act upon large amounts of visual and other unstructured data." Read more Source: TechRepublic How Remote Work Is Changing CIO Priorities Flexibility and sensitivity to team members' needs are a must as your company transitions to a fully remote workforce. While online collaboration tools remain a challenge for many, CIOs should be primarily focused on enhanced cybersecurity for dispersed employees. They should also pursue AI. Read more Source: Data Center Knowledge Factoring End Users' Computing Experience Into Your Cloud Strategy When it comes to using a cloud-based service or application, users want the experience to be as simple as clicking a button. Is that too much to ask for? This author makes a case for designing and managing cloud architectures with the end user's experience at the center, as well as for constant optimization. Read more Subscribe to Intel Insights We hope you enjoyed this week's insights on executive news. To stay connected regularly to the technologies, trends and ideas shaping the future, click Subscribe here below, choose your topics and get started on the ones that interest you. Subscribe here

                                                           

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