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Employee Experience

Don’t ban shadow AI. Bring it into the light.

The signal from unsanctioned AI use isn’t always a compliance issue; sometimes it’s employees telling you what they need

Howard Rabinowitz

5 min read

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Employee Experience

How this CTO builds the foundation for AI

Robert Lyons has a message for leaders chasing the AI moment: Slow down, clean up your data, and build from a foundation that can support what you're promising

Laura Rich

5 min read

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Employee Experience

The Modern Tech POV: Vermeer Corporation's Brent Westerkamp

A conversation between Freshworks CEO Dennis Woodside and Vermeer’s director of IT services

Derek Korte

11 min read

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Employee Experience

IT leaders say they can see ‘shadow AI.’ Their own data says otherwise

New research reveals a striking gap between how much control mid-market IT leaders believe they have over unsanctioned AI, and how much they actually do

Derek Korte

3 min read

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Employee Experience

The making of a new-era IT leader

AI has changed what IT does. The job of leading has changed even more

Derek Korte

4 min read

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Customer Experience

Why unified workspaces are now a business imperative

Fragmented stacks don't just frustrate customers. They quietly raise costs, slow agents, and cap what AI can actually do.

Roshan Romanee

4 min read

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Customer Experience

How customer service goes from ‘help’ to a strategic intelligence layer

Every customer interaction is a data point. An AI-native approach turns it into competitive advantage

Venki Subramanian

Venki Subramanian

3 min read

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Employee Experience

Change is good, right?

New studies about AI adoption and employee experience show the ups and downs of change—and why workers feel empowered as long as they have the proper supports

Laura Rich

4 min read