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Future of Work Roundup - Week of June 5

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

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Videos

Modernizing End User Computing for Hybrid Work

Modernizing End User Computing for Hybrid Work is a comprehensive webinar offering insights into the rapidly changing landscape of end-user computing, brought on by the rise of hybrid and remote work.

June 4, 2023

2023-05-30

Videos

How to Best Equip Home Workers -- a Gartner Research Read-Out

Learn how to equip and support remote workers effectively with cost-effective standards and scalable processes in this webinar. Overcome the challenges of remote work and ensure long-term productivity and success for your organization.

June 4, 2023

2023-05-21

eBooks

How to Create a Winning Remote IT Onboarding Experience

Discover how to boost employee retention and productivity through effective onboarding and an empowering digital environment in this essential guide for HR professionals and team leaders.

June 1, 2023

2023-06-02

eBooks

How to Best Equip Home Workers

Read this Gartner research report to understand ihow to build cost-effective policies, processes, and equipment offerings for home workers.

May 16, 2023

Videos

How to Migrate Your Employee Equipment Process to the Cloud

Watch this on-demand webinar to understand the challenges of hybrid work models, the cost of the status quo, and the role of cloud migration in employee equipment processes.

May 15, 2023

Data Sheets

Environmental Practices

Read this one pager to understand Firstbaseʼs environmental practices and sustainability approach around operations and device lifecycle.

May 15, 2023

Data Sheets

Firstbase Integration Hub Powered by Workato

Explore the Firstbase Integration Hub powered by Workato, the enterprise's first remote equipment management integration hub that seamlessly connects customers to 1,000+ SaaS apps, databases, AI services, APIs, and more without any coding, eliminating silos between IT, HR, and Finance and enabling effortless automation.

May 15, 2023

Data Sheets

Procurement Flexibility

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Firstbase's procurement flexibility by reading this concise one-pager. Explore the ability to seamlessly mix and match procurement models across various regions and devices.

May 15, 2023

Videos

How to Automate Remote IT Onboarding with Workday, BambooHR, and Namely

Watch this on-demand webinar and learn how to revolutionize your remote IT onboarding process using Workday, BambooHR, and Namely. Discover strategies to boost employee engagement, streamline workflows, and enhance business outcomes in the era of remote work.

May 15, 2023

Data Sheets

Connecting with Okta

Discover how "Connecting with Okta and Firstbase" enhances security and compliance by simplifying login, enabling employees to use their Okta credentials for Firstbase, enforcing security standards, streamlining user provisioning, and automating onboarding and offboarding processes.

May 15, 2023

Videos

How to Reduce IT Talent Flight Risk in a Hybrid Work World

Discover the challenges and solutions of managing a hybrid IT workforce in this on-demand webinar. Gain insights into attracting and retaining talent by creating a human-centric workplace that fosters collaboration and performance. Evaluate the ROI of return-to-workplace initiatives and explore the transformation of end-user computing tasks through digital processes.

May 15, 2023

Data Sheets

Firstbase Overview

Read this brief overview and learn how to equip remote and hybrid workers for success across the entire employee journey with the Firstbase platform.

May 15, 2023

2023-05-17

Videos

How to Run Great Remote IT Off-Boarding (and Why it Matters)

Discover the significance of effective off-boarding for organizations, both from HR and IT perspectives, and gain insights into establishing a robust IT off-boarding process for remote employees in this on-demand webinar.

May 15, 2023

Videos

Transforming End-User Computing for the Remote Work Era

Watch this on-demand webinar and learn the key factors impacting IT end-user computing in the remote workforce era and the importance of prioritizing employee experience. Gain insights into the costs and risks of maintaining legacy processes, and explore how a holistic and cloud-based approach can transform end-user computing, empowering IT teams to adapt and excel in equipping remote workers.

May 15, 2023

Videos

How to Create a Winning Remote IT Onboarding Experience

Effective and timely IT onboarding is more critical and harder than ever with remote work. Watch this on-demand webinar and learn how to deliver great IT onboarding experiences with operational efficiency.

May 15, 2023

eBooks

Modernizing End-User Computing for Distributed Work

Learn how to modernize end-user computing to meet the needs of the remote and hybrid workforce

May 8, 2023

Blogs

How to Defeat Remote Work IT Shipping Costs

Why are remote work IT shipping costs so high? And how do you solve for them? Find out in this blog that you'll want to share with your CFO.

May 31, 2023

2023-05-31

Administration
Digital Workforce
Employee Experience
Finance
Flexible Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of May 29

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

May 30, 2023

2023-05-30

Future of Work
Blogs

How to Double Your Laptop Retrievals from Remote Workers

Retrieving remote worker equipment is hard, and most companies are losing a significant percentage of their deployed remote work IT assets. Learn why and how you can dramatically improve your retrieval rates.

May 24, 2023

2023-05-24

Administration
Digital Workforce
Employee Experience
Finance
Flexible Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of May 22

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

May 22, 2023

2023-05-22

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of May 15

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

May 15, 2023

2023-05-15

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of May 8

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

May 8, 2023

2023-05-08

Future of Work
Blogs

Against The Herd with Allison Baum Gates

In a dynamic conversation, Chris Herd and Allison Baum Gates take us on a journey through the changing landscape of work. They explore how different generations interact with technology in the workplace, the evolution of communication platforms, and the rise of visually engaging platforms. Their advice to budding entrepreneurs underscores the need for a personal connection with the problem they seek to solve.

May 5, 2023

2023-05-05

Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of May 1

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

May 1, 2023

2023-05-01

Future of Work
Blogs

Against The Herd with Tracy Keogh

Dive into this insightful conversation between Chris Herd, CEO of Firstbase, and Tracy Keogh, co-founder of Grow Remote, as they discuss the changing landscape of work, the impact of remote work on cities, and the challenges companies face when adapting to this new way of working.

April 28, 2023

2023-04-28

Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - week of April 24

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

April 24, 2023

2023-04-24

Future of Work
Blogs

Against The Herd With Steve Todd

Are you ready to go Against the Herd? This episode features Steve Todd, Head of Workplace Strategy at Nasdaq in New York City where he leads a team focused on providing productive workspaces that elevate employee experiences.

April 18, 2023

2023-04-18

Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - week of April 17

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

April 17, 2023

2023-04-17

Future of Work
Blogs

Against The Herd with Howard Lerman

Are you ready to go Against the Herd? This episode features Howard Lerman, Founder & CEO of Roam, and co-founder & former CEO of Yext. Learn about Howard's insights on operating a distributed company, operating as a CEO in a public company, and his unique perspective on leadership in the age of digital transformation.

April 12, 2023

2023-04-12

Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - week of April 10

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

April 10, 2023

2023-04-10

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of April 3

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

April 3, 2023

2023-04-03

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of March 27

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

March 27, 2023

2023-03-27

Future of Work
Blogs

Spring ‘23 Release Event Recap

On March 15th, 2023, we announced our Spring ‘23 Release, our biggest release yet. Thank you to those who were able to join us! There were a lot of new features and enhancements announced, so we've prepared a brief recap to get you up to speed with everything in Spring ‘23.

March 21, 2023

2023-03-21

Launch
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of March 20

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

March 20, 2023

2023-03-20

Future of Work
Blogs

Announcing the Firstbase Integration Hub powered by Workato

We're excited to announce the Firstbase Integration Hub powered by Workato’s Intelligent Integration and Automation platform. The Firstbase Integration Hub will enable our customers to connect to 1,000+ SaaS apps, databases, AI services, APIs, and more without writing any code.

March 15, 2023

2023-03-15

Product
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of March 13

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

March 13, 2023

2023-03-13

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of March 6

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

March 6, 2023

2023-03-06

Future of Work
Blogs

Is your IT Ops model a digital winner?

Enterprises are striving to become increasingly digital in their business model. But is your IT operating model strong enough to help achieve your organization's digital ambition?

March 1, 2023

2023-03-01

IT Teams
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of February 27

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

February 27, 2023

2023-02-27

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of February 20

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

February 20, 2023

2023-02-20

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of February 13

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

February 13, 2023

2023-02-13

Future of Work
Blogs

How to equip Fintech remote workers for success

Many Fintech companies have leaned into remote work. A recent search on builtin.com showed over five hundred Fintechs with remote work programs, and 185 that were fully remote. In this blog, we’ll look at the drivers for the growth of remote work in Fintechs and key considerations for how to best equip remote workers to maximize retention, engagement, and productivity.

February 13, 2023

2023-02-13

Finance
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of February 6

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

February 6, 2023

2023-02-06

Future of Work
Blogs

Don't Fall for a Trojan HaaS

Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) is a powerful way to procure end-user computing equipment. It offers an effective way to conserve cash, keep IT equipment off your balance sheet, and keep your employees happy with the most up-to-date equipment. When combined with self-service automation, HaaS is an attractive path for organizations looking to better serve remote workers.

January 31, 2023

2023-01-31

Security & Trust
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of January 30

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

January 30, 2023

2023-01-30

Future of Work
Blogs

The Four Steps to Equipping Home Workers

Many IT teams are just starting to design sustainable practices for remote work. In this blog post, we’ll cover four basic steps for properly equipping home and flexible location workers. These steps are drawn from the Gartner research report “How to Best Equip Home Workers,” by Stephen Kleynhans, which is the Firstbase highlighted research report for January 2023. You can get that report until the end of January with complimentary access.

January 25, 2023

2023-01-25

Administration
Digital Workforce
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of January 23

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

January 23, 2023

2023-01-23

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of January 16

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

January 17, 2023

2023-01-17

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of January 9

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

January 9, 2023

2023-01-09

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of January 2

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

January 3, 2023

2023-01-03

Future of Work
Blogs

What IT Teams Should Put on and Take Off Their Plates in 2023

I am a foodie. I love cooking. I love eating, drinking good wine (and other stuff too). So as the holidays have come and gone my mind naturally goes back to all the eating (don’t get me started on how successful I was at trying to *control* all the eating). And it struck me that the piling of food on the plate at holiday meals offers a good analogy for what IT teams are struggling with an ongoing cloud and digital transformation environment amped up by a generational shift to remote and flexible work.

December 28, 2022

2022-12-28

IT Teams
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of December 26

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

December 27, 2022

2022-12-27

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of December 19

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

December 19, 2022

2022-12-19

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of December 12

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

December 13, 2022

2022-12-13

Future of Work
Blogs

From Remote Work Migration to Remote Work Maturity

During the pandemic, IT teams moved mountains to adapt to the sudden shift to work from home (WFH). Now that remote and flexible work has become a steady state reality, it’s high time to mature the entire process of supporting remote workers, including how IT teams manage their end user computing fleet.

December 8, 2022

2022-12-08

IT Teams
Physical Operations
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of December 5

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

December 5, 2022

2022-12-05

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of November 28

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

November 28, 2022

2022-11-28

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of November 21

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

November 21, 2022

2022-11-21

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of November 14

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

November 15, 2022

2022-11-15

Future of Work
Blogs

It’s Time to Modernize End User Computing for Flexible Work

In a recent webinar on this topic, I shared how I ran across an early pandemic era article by Intel that declared that “the status quo is officially dead” for end user computing (EUC), due to the need to adapt to remote work.

November 10, 2022

2022-11-10

IT Teams
Blogs

The State of RTO: What Workers Want

Companies’ return to the office or “RTO” has become a hot-button issue that has gripped headlines for weeks. Fortune has called the tension between RTO and WFH (work from home) a “war.” Yet with hybrid work emerging as a dominant work model moving forward, most companies have initiated RTOs.

November 7, 2022

2022-11-07

Future of Work
Blogs

Fall 2022 Release Webinar Recap

In our first ever seasonal release webinar, Ian, our VP of Product & Design, discussed how for our Fall Release we're helping you manage the entire equipment lifecycle without the manual hassles by focusing on three key themes. Read below for a quick recap and click here to watch the on-demand recording.

November 1, 2022

2022-11-01

Launch
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of October 31

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

October 31, 2022

2022-10-31

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of October 24

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

October 24, 2022

2022-10-24

Future of Work
Blogs

Go Green! Reuse your equipment, reduce your carbon footprint, and save costs with Firstbase

IT administrators need flexibility and control to optimize deployment of used versus new devices. Firstbase makes this easy so you can reduce your carbon footprint, maximize your assets, and deliver the best possible employee experiences.

October 20, 2022

2022-10-20

Sustainability
Blogs

Manage the entire equipment lifecycle by initiating returns, replacements, and upgrades at a click of a button

With on-platform returns, replacements, and upgrades, we’re equipping IT and HR administrators with the tools and infrastructure they need to maximize productivity for their employees across the entire employee journey. Firstbase empowers you to manage the entire equipment lifecycle–starting but not ending with great onboarding–so you can deliver the best employee experience at all times.

October 19, 2022

2022-10-19

Administration
Blogs

Creating the best employee onboarding experience with the power of Firstbase and Enboarder

With Firstbase and Enboarder, we’re combining personalized, digital onboarding with seamless equipment outfitting, creating the best onboarding experience for your employees. Make your employees feel welcomed and set up for success well before day one and beyond with the power of Firstbase and Enboarder.

October 18, 2022

2022-10-18

Employee Experience
Blogs

Automate manual workflows such as onboarding and offboarding by connecting to the new Firstbase API

With the new Firstbase API, we’re helping IT and HR administrators save time by automating manual workflows such as onboarding and offboarding across their HRIS and IdP systems. Firstbase empowers you to orchestrate the entire equipment lifecycle across each step of the employee journey, without the manual hassles.

October 17, 2022

2022-10-17

IT Teams
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of October 17

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

October 17, 2022

2022-10-17

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of October 10

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

October 10, 2022

2022-10-10

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of October 3

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

October 3, 2022

2022-10-03

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of September 26

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

September 26, 2022

2022-09-26

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of September 19

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

September 19, 2022

2022-09-19

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of September 12

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

September 12, 2022

2022-09-12

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work RoundUp - Week of August 29

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

August 29, 2022

2022-08-29

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of August 22, 2022

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

August 22, 2022

2022-08-22

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of August 15, 2022

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

August 15, 2022

2022-08-15

Future of Work
Blogs

How to Pull a Spotify and Reduce Employee Turnover by 15%

Fortune recently published an article on how Spotify reduced employee turnover by 15% between 2019 and 2022 by embracing work from anywhere. This result is impressive, so the question is “how did they get there?” Let’s explore how you can create a successful “Work from Anywhere” framework, boost retention and empower your best workforce.

August 11, 2022

2022-08-11

HR
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of August 8, 2022

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

August 8, 2022

2022-08-08

Future of Work
Blogs

Future of Work Roundup - Week of August 1, 2022

Welcome to the Future of Work Roundup. Each week, we bring you five top stories—drawing from the latest academic research and industry trends—to give you an easily-digestible snapshot of how work is changing—and why it matters.

August 1, 2022

2022-08-01

Future of Work
Blogs

Flexible work can drive productivity—but only when done right.

When companies contemplate adopting more flexible work like remote work and hybrid work, productivity is often top-of-mind. Before the pandemic, despite evidence on the contrary, many businesses avoided flexible work because they assumed that their workers’ productivity would take a hit. Yet, during the pandemic, it’s become increasingly clear that flexible work can drive productivity gains. Experts have argued that greater opportunities for flexible work will lead to a five percent productivity boost in the post-pandemic economy.

July 28, 2022

2022-07-28

Flexible Work
Facilities
Blogs

Why Choose a Two-Year Laptop Refresh Cycle?

Employees need to be equipped with the right technology to succeed in an increasingly remote and dynamic work environment. This isn’t something that happens as a one-and-done event during onboarding. Instead, you need to continually ensure that your employees’ technology remains up-to-date so that they remain productive, engaged, and also protected from security and data threats.

June 22, 2022

2022-06-22

Physical Operations
Blogs

Announcing Firstbase’s $50M Series B

We are thrilled to announce $50M in Series B funding, led by Kleiner Perkins, and welcome Josh Coyne to our board. Today is an important day for Firstbase.

March 25, 2022

2022-03-25

Corporate
Blogs

The Bull Case for Remote Work

On March 12th 2020 the world changed. In the 15 months since remote work has accelerated 15 years into the future. Where prior to the pandemic only 3% of the US workforce worked remotely full-time, after the pandemic 10X that number will.

July 19, 2021

2021-07-19

Blogs

Announcing Firstbase's $2M Seed Round and $13M Series A from A16Z and Alpaca Ventures

Today is an important day for Firstbase and all of us personally. We are announcing a $2M Series Seed led by David Goldberg at Alpaca and a $13M Series A led by David Ulevitch at A16Z.

April 29, 2021

2021-04-29

Corporate
Blogs

20 Lessons 100 Leading Remote Companies Taught us About Building a Great Remote Team

Over the last 3 years, we've spoken to 100+ of the leading remote-first companies on the planet These are the 20 lessons they taught us about how to build a great remote team 1. ✍️ Documentation: documentation is the unspoken superpower of remote teams

February 22, 2021

2021-02-22

Blogs

The 'Remote Work' Dilemma

Every company that operated from an office pre-Covid — who has managed to continue operating effectively while forced to work remotely during a global pandemic — will be forced to become a Remote-First organization.

February 15, 2021

2021-02-15

Blogs

Remote Work isn't About the Future of Work It's about the Future of Living

Remote work isn’t a new way of working Remote work is a new way of living Unshackling people from sitting in a pollution emitting metal box for 2 hours a day commuting to a distraction factory adult kids club where you waste your days not doing anything and padding out an 8 hour day before you go home and have no time left.

December 9, 2020

2020-12-09

Blogs

The Rise of Remote-first

The Rise of Remote-first Office working is a relic. It’s a reminder of a company’s inability to embrace change. It’s also no longer necessary. In fact, office working is a waste from almost every way you look at it.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

The Fifth Industrial Revolution

A few years ago, Steve Case wrote what may turn out to be the most prescient overview of where the world was headed. The Third wave predicted and projected the end of the analog age. Replacing it would be a digital world. Not only has that happened in incredibly short order, but it’s also going to continue to happen even more quickly over the coming years

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Going Back to the Office Full-time will Kill your Company

🤸‍♀️ 9 in 10 workers never want to work in an office full-time again 🌍 5 in 10 workers want to work remotely full-time going forward ✈️ 8 in 10 companies plan to hire more remotely going forward 💰 $1 Trillion cut in office spend if WFH 50%/week US alone The office will kill any company that goes back full-time

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Companies Who Remain Office-First Will Be Replaced By Companies Who Go Remote-First

The Numbers 90% of employees working from home over the lockdown period want to remain where they are. Even more importantly: 50% of employees in the study want to work remotely for most, if not all of the time. Mirroring that, 50% of IBM employees said the same thing a few months earlier. This has been replicated multiple times by several sources. This is future.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Giving Your Remote Team a Stipend for Set up at Home is Incredibly Dangerous

Not so fast The danger here is that workers do not buy the right equipment. The outcome is incredibly simple: injuries, lower productivity, and a terrible experience.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

The Tools and Equipment Remote Workers Need to do Great Work at Home

Table stakes for doing great work are the right tools and equipment. Everybody know this, it's the reason everything is provided for you in an office. Without those things, you won't be as safe, comfortable, or productive as you should be.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Designing a Great Place to Work for Everyone

Be the best workplace on the planet That is our most important value; our stake in the ground. Everything else falls beneath that banner.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

How Remote Work will Save the World

Remote work will deliver the biggest quality of life gains of the 2020s. Millions of people will transition from organizing their lives around work to organizing work around their lives. This is inevitable and will happen rapidly.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Every Office-First Company will be Replaced by a Remote-First Company

I thought the rise of remote work would happen on the backs of great talent leveraging their power to demand more flexible opportunities as a condition of employment. My rationale was that companies didn't know if remote work worked.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Companies who Provide a Great Remote Work Experience will Beat Every Company who Doesn't

Companies who focussed on experience 10 years ago replaced every company that didn’t. Companies that provide a great remote work experience will beat every company who doesn’t in 10 years. The reason is incredibly simple: experience, culture and human connection.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Every Company Needs a Remote Work Strategy to Survive

Remote work is the most important workplace innovation in history. It will deliver the largest quality of life increase across the next decade and help companies become far more effective and efficient.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

65 Predictions About the Future of Life and Work

The 2020s are the Remote Work decade. Remote work has the potential to be the biggest quality of life upgrade in work history. A few predictions of what is likely to emerge

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Companies That Go Back to the Office Full-Time Will Be Replaced by Every Company Who Doesn't

Companies who adopted technology 20 years ago replaced every company that didn’t. Companies that adopt remote working will replace every company that doesn’t. The reason is incredibly simple: talent and efficiency.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Remote Work Let me See my Kids's First Steps

I'm so passionate about remote work because of everything it has given me. Time, opportunity, happiness and freedom. The chance to let my daughters know their father far better than they otherwise would have. Freedom to drop and pick them up from school, attend events without having to get permission from my boss.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Every Company Needs a Disaster Continuity Plan that Includes Remote Work Now

Companies who can't operate remotely are in trouble Covid-19 has highlighted the lack of capacity most companies have for remote work. This will be viewed as an existential threat to businesses and every board will push their companies towards developing a strategy to cope with any future situation immediately.

December 3, 2020

2020-12-03

Blogs

Why You'll Become a Remote Worker in the 2020s

Remote work is the biggest workplace revolution in history, and it's coming for almost every desk job globally in the next decade. Of the 255m desk jobs globally, a majority will be done remotely a majority of the time by 2030. That doesn't mean that 128m people will be operating remotely by the close of the decade but it does mean there will be 128m people working remotely 3 days+ a week by them.

July 12, 2020

2020-07-12

Blogs

Why the 2020s will be the Remote Work Decade

36 Predictions of the Trends That Will Emerge from the Rise of Remote Work Globally Why We Must Demand Remote Work Remote work is the biggest workplace revolution in history and nothing will deliver a higher quality of life increase in the next decade than this.

July 9, 2020

2020-07-09

Blogs

Remote Work is Eating the World

Every day I hear another company is transitioning to offer remote work. From the world’s largest enterprises to the earliest stage startups, companies of every size are awakening to the fact remote working isn’t going away and are embracing it before they are pushed. Make no mistake, this is a revolution being driven by world-class people demanding more trust, control, flexibility and autonomy in their work lives.

July 8, 2020

2020-07-08

Blogs

The Office is Dead  –  Long Live Remote Working

The office is dead. I realize that may not be immediately apparent but it's indisputable. The 2008 financial collapse killed the vanity office and marked the rise of co-working spaces. The why is as obvious as the when – real escape costs had risen to a point where companies could no longer justify paying them. In order to cope, companies shoehorned more people into less space. In return, the devolution from what the office was originally designed to be was complete. What began as the optimum place to do deep focussed work now survives as open-plan everything where disruption and distraction are impossible to escape.

July 1, 2020

2020-07-01

Blogs

What The Explosive Growth of Remote Works Means for Your Life

Remote work means the unbundling of city life To understand ‘why now?’ it’s not enough to reflect on the historical precedent of what’s occurred previously. You need to inject modern technology and analyze what’s possible now that wasn’t before.

June 8, 2020

2020-06-08

Blogs

The Full-Stack Solution your Team Needs to Go Remote Easily

From the moment I picked up Jason Fried’s book ReWork I was hooked. Much like reading Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper, I felt like I was peering into the future and immediately understood the possibilities of the revolution we are about to experience. I saw not just the potential for my own startup to embrace it as a means to hire world-class people we would otherwise have had no chance of attracting, but more generally as a chance for the future of work to be infinitely better than the soul-destroying, happiness-draining, time-consuming monster that office work has become.

June 1, 2020

2020-06-01

Blogs

Why Remote Work is Rising now and What you Can do to Keep Up

Telecommuting existed 20-30 years ago and never truly broke through. Part of the skepticism against the remote work trend grows from this and persists because of it, giving non-believers are more credible voice than it probably should. Simply put, why will it be different this time? What has happened to make it better suited to now than it was previously?

May 30, 2020

2020-05-30

Blogs

5 Reasons Why Your Company Will Never Let you Work Remotely & 2 Why They Might

The most important thing workers want today is remote working opportunities. Every single one of us wants, and increasingly expects, five things: trust control balance flexibility autonomy

May 11, 2020

2020-05-11

Blogs

7 Things Remote Work is a Reaction Against

The remote work movement is gathering pace. Everywhere you look, companies are considering their strategy while workers increasingly look to inject it as a condition of employment. The 2020s will be remembered as the remote work decade.

May 10, 2020

2020-05-10

Blogs

Remote Work is Unbundling City Life

To understand ‘why now?’ it’s not enough to reflect on the historical precedent of what’s occurred previously. You need to inject modern technology and analyze what’s possible now that wasn’t before.

May 1, 2020

2020-05-01

Blogs

Remote Work is the next Operating System for Capitalism

Remote work means the unbundling of city life To understand ‘why now?’ it’s not enough to reflect on the historical precedent of what’s occurred previously. You need to inject modern technology and analyze what’s possible now that wasn’t before.

May 1, 2020

2020-05-01

Blogs

The Cost of The Office vs. Remote

Remote work is everywhere. The smartest people I know all plan to work remotely this decade, while the most interesting startups I have discovered are all offering remote work. At the same time, there is a massive supply and demand problem. Far more people want remote jobs than there are remote jobs available. This had led to a perfect storm, particularly on social media, where a vocal minority evangelizes the remote work benefits while non-remote people question whether the benefits can be as great as is suggested.

April 12, 2020

2020-04-12

Blogs

Companies who adopted technology 20 years ago replaced every company who didn't

Companies who adopted technology 20 years ago replaced every company that didn’t. Companies who adopt remote working will replace every company who doesn’t in 20 years. The reason is incredibly simple. Talent and efficiency.

April 10, 2020

2020-04-10

Topics

Delivering the Right Work From Home Equipment for Employee Success

According to industry estimates, up to 80 million (out of 255 million) desk jobs will be primarily remote by 2030. Since the pandemic, the massive rise in hybrid and full-time remote work means companies can no longer rely on the office environment to equip their employees. Remote workers need their equipment to stay productive while working from home. Delivering the goods for effective home offices is now a business-critical concern for HR and IT teams. A practical work from home (WFH) setup involves more than just a laptop and a workspace. Remote employees need a workspace approach that helps them do their best work while staying healthy.

May 15, 2023

2023-05-07

Topics

Implementing Remote Equipment Management for a Distributed Workforce

Remote work has undeniably changed the traditional structure of the workplace. With the significant rise of remote work during the pandemic, employees began to work flexible hours from any location, leading to higher productivity and satisfaction. But remote workplaces can’t function without proper technology. To stay competitive, organizations must provide all the technology employees need such as computers, monitors, and other equipment on a geographically distributed basis to replace in-person office infrastructure. This article covers strategies for remote equipment management. With these strategies, organizations can create a streamlined process for managing the physical equipment lifecycle and providing employees with all of the tools they need to succeed.

May 15, 2023

2023-05-02

Topics

Understanding Hardware as a Service (HaaS)

Hardware as a service (HaaS) is the latest method for procuring and maintaining IT infrastructure, combining procurement and lifecycle services on a subscription basis.

May 15, 2023

2023-05-09

Topics

Understanding End-User Computing

End-user computing (EUC) is an IT discipline that refers to a set of technologies that enable workers to access remote applications and data safely and securely. EUC encompasses a range of different technologies and processes that address deployment, configuration, maintenance, security, and performance management of devices, software, and cloud-based services.

May 16, 2023

2023-05-15

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