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What happens when the technology designed to make work easier becomes too complex, restrictive or difficult to manage? In this episode of Softcat’s Explain IT podcast, Helen Gidney, Softcat’s Head of Architecture, is joined by Scott Manchester, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Nerdio; James Millington, Field CTO for Healthcare, EMEA at IGEL; and Mark Forster, CTO at Softcat.
Together, they explore how organisations can create digital workspaces that are secure, manageable and genuinely productive for employees. The conversation covers the changing role of BYOD, the rise of shadow IT and BYOAI, and the growing expectations employees bring from consumer technology into the workplace.
The panel discusses the competing pressures facing IT leaders, including investment in artificial intelligence, cyber security, data management and endpoint modernisation. They consider how virtualisation, centralised data and immutable endpoints can reduce risk while still delivering the seamless experience users expect.
The conversation highlights that when employees cannot work effectively, the cost extends beyond IT support to lost productivity, talent attrition and disrupted business relationships.
The episode covers practical advice for organisations navigating a fast-changing digital workplace: find a trusted advisor, understand your users and consider security, cost, complexity and experience together.
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