The Ultimate Guide to Hybrid & Remote Work
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Hybrid & Remote Work.
What to know about Hybrid & Remote Work
Hybrid and remote work have fundamentally transformed the modern workplace, blending traditional office environments with flexible, technology-driven arrangements. This evolving approach to work reshapes how organizations operate, collaborate, and engage with their employees, offering new opportunities and challenges.
Exploring stories under this tag reveals insights into the latest technologies enhancing hybrid work experiences, such as AI-powered communication tools, secure cloud solutions, and innovative collaboration platforms. It also highlights the critical importance of addressing security risks, managing employee wellbeing, and fostering inclusive cultures amidst dispersed teams.
From advancements in video conferencing and smart office design to strategies for digital transformation and cybersecurity in hybrid settings, readers can gain practical knowledge on navigating this dynamic work landscape. Dive into these stories to understand how businesses and employees are adapting to, and thriving within, the hybrid and remote work era.
Irish Hybrid & Remote Work News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
GoMo launches fibre broadband in Ireland at EUR €29.99
Existing mobile customers in Ireland can now add fibre broadband for EUR €29.99 a month, with no long contract or mid-term price rises.
Servecentric hosts Profitsflow cloud ERP in Ireland
Local manufacturers and field service firms could cut software costs by an average of EUR 100,000 a year under the new hosting deal.
Renaissance partners with CyberSmart to widen Ireland reach
Irish businesses will gain access to a single platform for threat detection, compliance and staff training as a new channel deal broadens coverage.
Ireland data & AI workers resist job moves, survey finds
Most Irish data and AI professionals are staying put as employers prepare to expand teams and compete for scarce talent.
Irish firms boost generative AI use as staff adopt it
Irish workers race ahead of their employers on generative AI, as staff adopt free tools faster than firms can set policies and pay for them.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Hybrid & Remote Work
Europe cybersecurity revenues rise as identity leads shift
Foxit launches document management system in PDF tools
YASH named Major Contender in Everest digital workplace
Europe retail tech shifts to higher-performance PCs
Pax8 & NinjaOne form global MSP referral partnership
Featured News
Reviews
Expert Columns
Virtual vs. physical firewalls: A practical guide for modern networks
One click can trigger a breach, but security can stop it
Turning security into a story: How managed service providers use reporting to drive retention and revenue
VPN vulnerabilities don't have to become breaches
How MH Enterprise turns trust into cybersecurity success
How Apograph uses proactive firewall upgrades to protect clients and control costs
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
Consistent security, less overhead: Help your customers do more with SonicWall NSM
Why businesses need wired, wireless, and power-over-ethernet (PoE) firewalls
Sonicwall named a leader and fast mover in the 2026 GigaOm radar for enterprise firewalls
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Hybrid & Remote Work News
Computle study questions cloud workstation pricing
Architectural firms could save GBP £21,500 a year under a new metered model after telemetry showed cloud workstations rarely use full GPU capacity.
GoTo finds workers wary of AI overreliance at work
A GoTo survey finds many workers fear heavy AI use is eroding skills, while poor training and weak oversight are fuelling risks.
Google unveils Gemini Spark agent & Omni video model
Growth to more than 900 million monthly users underscores Google's push to make Gemini a persistent AI assistant, not just a chatbot.
Google expands AI Studio with Android & cloud tools
Developers can now move from prototype to deployment more easily, with free Google Cloud hosting for first-time users and Android app support.
Riverbed unveils Zero Disruption AI observability tools
The new features aim to help IT teams spot and fix digital workplace glitches before employees are affected, as AI use grows.
Microsoft launches new Surface business PCs for AI
Businesses weighing AI-ready upgrades now have new Surface laptops and tablets, with Microsoft touting local processing, security and manageability.
AI site visits up 43% as workers outpace oversight
Workplace AI use is rising faster than company oversight, with a small minority of staff driving most activity and security risks.
Zoom expands My Notes & search across workplace apps
The update aims to cut lost action items by linking meetings, in-person chats and workplace systems across Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and more.
Zoom expands AI access to meeting data in third-party tools
Workers can now pull Zoom meeting notes and transcripts into ChatGPT, Claude and Codex, reducing the need to hunt across systems.
KongTuke uses Microsoft Teams chats to breach firms
Corporate users can be compromised in under five minutes when attackers pose as help-desk staff in external Microsoft Teams chats, researchers say.
Freshworks launches Freddy AI Agent Studio for service
Longer after-hours waits for IT help could ease as the new studio lets firms build no-code agents for tasks across Teams, Slack and portals.
OpenAI adds Codex to ChatGPT mobile app in preview
Developers can now supervise long-running coding tasks from their phones, with live updates and approvals in ChatGPT's mobile app.
Ericsson launches 5G adapter for multi-site networks
Businesses with branch and remote sites could cut outage risk as Ericsson adds 5G and satellite links to its network management tools.
VPNs & proxies feature in 94% of security incidents
More than nine in ten security incidents now involve anonymising services, leaving many organisations unable to spot malicious traffic in real time.
Krafted launches replaceable battery laptop power bank
Repairability takes centre stage as buyers weigh a pricier portable charger designed to outlast sealed power banks and cut e-waste.
Happl raises USD $11 million Series A led by Portage
Managing employee benefits across 160 countries will get easier for multinational employers after the London software firm secured fresh backing.
BT International launches UC Edge for multinationals
Multinationals grappling with fragmented voice systems get a single global layer that cuts manual routing and eases platform switching.
Plaud launches team workspace for workplace conversations
Businesses can now centralise meeting notes as Plaud moves beyond solo use, with privacy set by default and controls for teams.
Decodo says 50-person firms spend USD $141,606 on SaaS
That annual software bill can rival a senior engineer's pay as AI add-ons and shadow IT push spending to USD $141,606 for a 50-person firm.
Europe refurbished PC market shifts to premium notebooks
Buyers across Europe are trading up to higher-spec refurbished notebooks, lifting revenue 10% even as unit sales stayed broadly flat.