For Pallavi Ramchandani, the channel community’s quest for greater diversity and inclusion is up close and personal.

Our recent survey of APAC and the Middle East companies revealed a discernable shift in interactions from “touch” to “voice” resulting from the growing demand for contactless.

IT companies are stepping up fresher hiring like never before as experienced talent gets costlier and attrition among senior employees is at an all-time high.

The strategy appears to be paying dividends as digital revenues of IT companies see an uptick.

To contend with the prolonged pandemic, great collaboration tools are only part of the answer. Business leaders must embrace a mindset and business culture of “optionality,” which empowers employees to excel in both in-person and remote activities, whether they are heads down or up, says Andres Angelani, who leads Cognizant’s Softvision software engineering practice.