According to figures, before COVID, only 7% of workers in the U.S. had access to a “flexible workplace” benefit or telework. Now, 64% of US employees are working from home now, according to research conducted by SHRM’s COVID-19 Business Index. This swelling of remote work is spurring many organizations to reevaluate their suite of business applications and tech solutions.

Mattermost Release v5.26 is generally available today. The new feature release offers enhancements to member and channel management, logs, channel sidebar, help, and the mobile app. The release includes the following new features.

Last month I started working in the cybersecurity space. Cybersecurity has always been quite a mysterious word to me. I pictured cybersecurity to be a company’s security walls to protect themselves from all kind of hackers sitting in dark rooms attacking companies through the internet wearing badass eye masks.

When you think about your best customer service experience, what comes to mind? Maybe it was the barista who knew your name and just how you like your latte. Or that time you called customer service, and the agent sympathized with you, then went out of their way to fix the issue. An excellent customer experience can change the way you think about a company, and it can create real loyalty.

Time to put away that crystal ball. If anything, 2020 has taught us to embrace a certain level of unpredictability in our lives. And while a global pandemic probably didnʼt enter into most peopleʼs plans, one thing is sure: we will be feeling its impacts for the foreseeable future. No sprint to the finish line here. For support teams, this might feel a little daunting. And why not? Customers are reaching out in record numbers. Your team may still be working from home.

While Trello isn’t as old as some software solutions like PayPal and Basecamp — having only been around for nine years — it certainly seems like it’s been around forever. With over 50 million users, it’s clear that this task management platform is here to stay. One of the biggest selling points has always been the fact that Trello is totally free if you’re only looking to use its base features.

We’re making it even easier to unlock the value of your software, with deeper integrations and new features for our shared customers

It’s no secret that remote work or telecommuting was gaining popularity in the United States over the past decade. According to one recent study, about 4.3 million people work remotely at least half the time — a number equivalent to about 3.2% of the entire workforce. All told, the number of people who work from home in some capacity has increased by an impressive 140% since 2005 alone — a trend that showed absolutely no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Leaders from Slack, Wired UK, the Financial Times, HSBC and John Lewis share how their teams are adapting to a radically different working environment

We are excited to share great news with you: Rocket.Chat has obtained the ISO 27001 certification! As part of our ongoing efforts to always strive for excellence in everything we do, this is a testament to our commitment to security for all our users. Read more about what this means for you and what we are up to next.