How collaboration technology defines the next phase of hybrid work

As AI accelerates the pace of business, organizations need to move decisions closer to those with intimate knowledge.

Once again, digital tools are running ahead of regulators. Civil liberties must not be sacrificed to policing It is a familiar story. Extravagant claims are made on behalf of novel computerised tools. The public are told that this or that digital application or system is going to change the world for the better. Efficiencies will be unlocked and problems solved as human limitations are overcome by networked devices plugged into vast stores of data. Anyone who questions the narrative is a pessimist or, perhaps, a criminal. This appears to be the logic behind arguments put forward on behalf of one such tool – live facial recognition technology. Law-abiding citizens have “nothing to fear” from the police’s increased reliance on mounted cameras, said the Home Office minister, Sarah Jones, last month, after a high court challenge brought on human rights and privacy grounds failed. The use of AI-powered identification software, made by the Japanese company NEC, “only locates specifically wa

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For years, meeting room technology was evaluated primarily on ease of use and audiovisual quality. If people could walk in, plug in, and start presenting, the job was considered done. That mindset no longer holds. Today’s meeting rooms are deeply connected to digital environments, and security has become a business-critical concern rather than a technical afterthought.  According to IDC, 50.8% of organizations now rank security as the most important factor when selecting collaboration and videoconferencing technology, ahead of price or quality considerations. That shift reflects a broader reality: what happens in meeting rooms has direct implications for data protection, regulatory compliance, operational resilience, and corporate trust.  The meeting room as an expanded attack surface  Hybrid work has fundamentally changed the role of the meeting room. It is no longer a closed, isolated space. Instead, it has become a convergence point where corporate networks, cloud services, collabor

The way organizations support collaboration today still varies widely from space to space. Small huddle rooms, project spaces, and large boardrooms often come with different setups, different workflows, and different expectations.  For employees, that inconsistency creates friction. For IT teams, it creates complexity. And for organizations, it quietly undermines the promise of hybrid work.  What’s becoming clear is that the meeting room is no longer just a physical space. It is where hybrid work either flows or fails.  Meetings remain the backbone of collaboration  Despite new ways of working, meetings remain central to how teams align, make decisions, and move projects forward. People come to the office not to sit behind individual screens, but to connect, co‑create, and build momentum together.   In a hybrid reality, those moments increasingly involve a mix of in‑room and remote participants.  That places a new kind of pressure on meeting spaces. They must support different group si

For years, innovation in workplace collaboration followed a familiar pattern. Better cameras promised clearer video. Smarter microphones claimed to eliminate background noise. Software updates added more features, more buttons, and more possibilities. Progress was tangible, measurable, and largely device‑centric.   As organizations move deeper into hybrid work, that model is starting to show its limits. The most meaningful change in collaboration today is not driven by hardware specifications or platform features. It is driven by a shift in mindset: about meeting rooms, about data, and about the evolving role of IT in shaping how people actually work together.   Meeting rooms are undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. They are no longer passive spaces that simply host meetings. Increasingly, they are becoming active, data‑driven IT endpoints that sit at the crossroads of productivity, workplace culture, sustainability, and employee experience.    From furniture to IT infrastru