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Power and Flexibility Meet Enhanced Security in the 2-in-1 Built for Professionals – Samsung Global Newsroom

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With the power and security to back your biggest moves, Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 is a 2-in-1 notebook that gives creatives and professionals the flexibility they need to take on every task.

 

You can harness the series’ smoothest S Pen yet, featuring ultra-low latency for that natural pen-to-paper experience, to put your best ideas on display, and then feel confident presenting your work with the Galaxy Book2 Pro 360’s bright and vivid FDH Super AMOLED Display.

 

Security on the Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 goes deeper than ever, with secured-core PC certification for peace of mind wherever you work, and the newest 12th-generation Intel® Core™ processor to enable your smoothest workflows yet.

 

Featuring the best camera and audio yet seen in a Galaxy Book device for bringing your video calls and interviews to life, the Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 provides mobility, security, performance and seamless device connectivity, making it Samsung’s most powerful notebook ever.

 

Take a look at the infographic below to learn more about the Galaxy Book2 Pro 360.

 

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As Atlanta companies compete for talent, workplace flexibility is seen as key

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Home Depot is set to hold a virtual corporate career day on Tuesday. It’s the first time the retail giant has put on such an event.

The Atlanta-based company isn’t alone in trying to stand out in a competitive labor market. And flexibility is seen as one of most important things workers are looking for.

Among the most prized job candidates, Home Depot is hoping to connect with are those with backgrounds in computer science, cyber security and supply chain management.

“They have more options now,” said Eric Schelling, vice president of global talent acquisition for Home Depot. “The pandemic has provided more options for them with remote, work for different states or different companies around the country.”

It’s a familiar story. The tight labor market has led to companies being more flexible about where employees live and where they do their work.

“Certain roles, depending on the work that you’re working on, will be roles where you can work from home long term. Others will be where it’s a little bit more of a hybrid approach,” Schelling said.

That hybrid approach is catching on, says Johnny C. Taylor, CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management. SHRM, as it’s known, includes more than 2,000 Georgia companies and non-profit groups as members.

Johnny C. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management. (Emil Moffatt/WABE)

“What employees want is flexibility. And that may mean I work from home two days a week in the office three days a week,” said Taylor. “But I don’t want to just totally work from home, especially millennials and Generation Z, because they make relationships at work, they build friendships, this is how they build community.”

For others, flexibility means the ability to work and care for children or elderly relatives. Taylor says developing this kind of workplace in an equitable way, has been a challenge.

“That is really proving to be quite vexing for employers to not create two cultures: the culture of people who work at home and the people who are in the office,” said Taylor.

But companies that strike the right balance, he says, have a better chance at landing the employees they’ve been looking…

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Are Cloud Computing Services Combating Challenges of Data Security, Compliance and Flexibility?

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Cloud computing has become ubiquitous over the last ten years. Often, we barely even notice that we are using it to instantly move data and applications back and forth through the web. Like many workplaces, laboratories are increasingly looking to take advantage of cloud computing as a way to save time and resources, and as a cost-effective option to implement enterprise laboratory solutions.

By integrating cloud computing into all aspects of the scientific workflow, laboratories can harness the increased data security and improved performance delivered by the cloud. Cloud services enable laboratories to remotely access data, permitting scientists to view and process data sets outside the laboratory. A major benefit of cloud computing is that resources can be scaled-up or down, easily and quickly, meaning it can be applied to the small single-site laboratories with minimal or no IT support to multi-site, multi-lab global corporations.

But, how do laboratories integrate cloud systems into their pre-existing systems? Here, we discuss the challenges and benefits of operating in the cloud, focusing on how this model ensures data security and compliance, creating a flexible and scalable resource for all laboratories.

A nebular network of the Internet of Things (IoT)

Cloud computing is the delivery of on-demand computing resources over the Internet. Applications and data are hosted on centralized virtual servers in a cloud data center and accessed via an Internet connection. Usually, both the hardware and software required are delivered as small monthly payments, and only paying for what is used. Different pricing models allow you to make savings over on-demand services, and it is possible to commit to an amount of compute over one or three years and pay a portion of the costs or all the costs upfront maximizing savings.

Cloud computing has moved far beyond uploading photos and documents into storage systems and is more about connecting everyday objects into IoT. Smart fridges, analytical machines, thermostats and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) systems; all are examples of instruments that are connected to the Internet for remote control and monitoring from personal…

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IBM laying off thousands, seeking “flexibility” during COVID-19 crisis

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A man in an office walks away from his desk carrying a box of knickknacks.

Enlarge / Unlike the illustrative man in this stock photo, employees at HPE, IBM, and other firms conducting layoffs at this time may not even be able to gather their effects from offices closed due to coronavirus. (credit: Tetra Images | Daniel Grill | Getty Images)

The COVID-19 crisis is hitting almost every market sector hard, and now the dominos are starting to fall. As other small, medium, and large businesses pare back operations or shutter for good, the tech firms that rely on enterprise clients are themselves taking heavy losses and laying off personnel.

Both Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and IBM this week announced significant cost-cutting measures, including pay cuts and significant job losses.

IBM announced its layoffs late Thursday. In a statement, the company said the “highly competitive marketplace requires flexibility to constantly remix high-value skills,” which in this case means deciding you no longer place a high value on the skills a significant number of employees bring to the socially distanced table.

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