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Irish Software Teams Reveal The Secrets To Workplace Happiness

With employee retention and satisfaction becoming a major point-of-concern, Irish software engineering teams have revealed the latest secrets for workplace happiness. According to recent data, there are over 30,000 software development professionals working all over Ireland. Working in a dynamic industry that is worth over €55 Billion, employees need to take a few extra steps to remain content, fulfilled, and happy. As a systems engineer yourself, it is critical to understand what Irish businesses are on the path to keep their teams satisfied. To get started now, read on to learn about the secrets to workplace happiness, revealed by Irish software teams. 

Work Collaboratively With Engaged Teams

All across Ireland, successful development teams have come to understand the power of collaborative working. True dev-centric workplaces take all the necessary steps to remove barriers to constant collaboration. This often involves creating an open, highly-social atmosphere where teams can thrive together. With this collaborative approach, teams tend to exhibit higher levels of confidence, productivity, and overall satisfaction. In fact, most software engineers work far better when they are paired up with somebody else. It helps them troubleshoot complex issues, gain helpful feedback, and benefit from an extra skillset. Surely, working collaboratively is one of the best ways to keep Irish software development teams happy, satisfied, and fulfilled. 

Leverage Cloud Native Technologies

Irish dev teams are increasingly turning to powerful cloud native technologies to foster workplace happiness and employee satisfaction. Dev companies need to leverage the best tools, technologies, and resources to keep teams happy. Cloud native solutions are known to accelerate releases, deliver superior user experience (UX), and simplify developer management processes. Plus, they support seamless containerization and cloud-standard technologies. This powerful functionality is known to make employees work far simpler, which directly contributes to their overall happiness. Of course, there are numerous solutions that can be implemented for cloud-based software development. For example, many engineers use the JFrog Platform for Cloud native DevOps. These resources help teams maintain a uniform, consistent, and structured security posture. Certainly, leveraging cloud native technologies is a major secret to workplace happiness and success. 

Prioritize Work-Life Balance

According to Irish programming experts, keeping a structured work-life balance is absolutely vital to stay happy, content, and satisfied. Employees need to feel that their daily work is a small part of a rich, fulfilling lifestyle. That’s where work-life balance comes into the picture. An adequate balance keeps teams productive, less stressed, and more engaged. It also makes sure they feel valued for their company contributions. Year over year, employees with a structured work-life balance also have lower absenteeism, burnout, or sickness levels as well. After all, we can expect both their physical and mental health to be much stronger. Indeed, prioritize work-life balance to remain happy in dynamic software development environments.

Support Workplace Autonomy

Irish teams also emphasize the happiness of workplace autonomy for software developers. The most successful teams allow programmers to make important decisions on their own, without checking in with top-tier managers. In addition, employees are allowed to contribute frequent ideas and choose their own work schedules. On a leadership front, supervisors need to avoid habitual micromanagement. This often occurs when they consistently interfere with developer performance, progress, productivity. Absolutely, supporting workplace autonomy has been uncovered as one of the most effective techniques for happy employees. 

Update The Scenery

Irish teams also say that the importance of nice office scenery should never be overlooked. Most importantly, employees need a space where they can relax both inside and outside. This is why so many office parks are located near a serene lake, or a park with walking trails. Or, they’ll offer an indoor gym, fitness center, or cafeteria where employees can unwind. This gives team members a chance to reset and take short breaks in between the day. Ultimately, this helps them be more productive, focused, and satisfied throughout their daily work. Definitely, try updating the scenery to promote workplace happiness throughout custom software development companies. 

According to Irish software programming experts, there are several core secrets to workplace happiness and employee satisfaction. First off, encourage collaborative, engaged working environments. In addition, think about the advantages of leveraging cloud computing technologies for workplace satisfaction. It also really helps to allow employees to work autonomously. Of course, never overlook the importance of updating the scenery. This helps employees stay recharged, less stressed, and ready-to-work in the office. Follow the points highlighted above to learn about the secrets to workplace happiness, revealed by Irish development teams. 

Now Available: PanaCast 50 video bar for insight driven collaboration in the hybrid world. #Jabra #PanaCast50

Following its announcement in April 2021, Jabra today confirms that the PanaCast 50 is now shipping and is certified for Microsoft Teams and Zoom rooms. Engineered to be the world’s first new-normal-ready intelligent video bar, the PanaCast 50 reinvents meeting room video, audio, and intelligence for the ‘new normal’ workspace.

Jabra collaborated with Intel to provide a computer vision solution to help facilitate more engaging and productive meetings. The PanaCast 50 has been engineered to help businesses navigate the flexible hybrid way of working. Combining immersive video, world-leading audio technologies and cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence, the PanaCast 50 completely reinvents meetings and collaboration.

More natural and productive collaboration 

Jabra leveraged Intel technology to deliver intelligent zoom, active speaker detection, and other innovative capabilities – all to streamline and optimise the conferencing experience. This technology powers the Virtual Director feature to automatically adjust the frame according to what’s happening in the meeting, allowing Jabra PanaCast 50 to detect active speakers and the flow of conversation, thereby delivering a remote meeting experience that’s fully immersive and responsive.

Three 13-megapixel cameras create an immersive 180° field of view in Panoramic-4K that covers the whole room. Patented real-time video stitching technology uses advanced algorithms to decide exactly the right way to live-stitch the video streams together in real time with ultra-low latency. From single person calls to full team meetings, this intelligent technology always includes everyone in the most optimum way.

The PanaCast 50 also features eight beamforming microphones with precision voice detection which are backed up with intelligent algorithms that remove disruptive noise. Four powerful Jabra-engineered speakers – two 50mm woofers and two 20mm tweeters – in a zero-vibration stereo setup fill the room with premium, high-definition audio, while the latest 2-way audio technology delivers more natural conversations.

Enhanced workplace safety

Businesses need to ensure the safety of their employees in the workplace. Jabra uses Intel-powered AI to deliver real-time people detection and counting that helps promote compliance with infectious disease protocols. Because of its 180° field-of-view, PanaCast 50 can achieve 100% coverage of the meeting room and provides the best opportunity to count everybody in the room.

Additionally, through the network interface, longer-term analytics data is available for IT administrators, enabling the business to make data-driven decisions about how they’re utilising their meeting spaces. Organisations will have an overview of how many rooms are being used, even when there is no active meeting, helping inform decisions on office space.

Data security 

Security and privacy are top concerns for organisations. The Intel Edge AI processing capabilities within the PanaCast 50 help keep sensitive data secure by eliminating the need to transmit video and audio data to the cloud. By performing the analysis directly on the device, cloud security and data-in-transit risks are removed from the collaboration experience. Additionally, because the experiences are powered on the device, not only are the risks of security breaches significantly minimised, the accuracy, speed, and overall quality of the experience are maximised.

Aurangzeb Khan, Senior Vice President of Intelligent Vision Systems at Jabra, says, “We are so excited to announce that the PanaCast 50 is now available for shipping. Without our partnership with Intel, we would not have been able to make our vision of an effortless collaboration experience become a reality. Their outstanding Edge AI technology has enabled us to deliver the first video bar of its kind, and we hope that the intelligent features we have created together will make meetings in the hybrid world of work as inclusive and collaborative as possible.”

Brad Haczynski,Vice President and General Manager, IoT Sales at Intel says, “Jabra is delivering a smart, more secure, and more natural collaboration experience with the PanaCast 50, powered by the Intel Movidius VPU. The AI technology enables more engaging and productive meetings which can lead to increased collaboration and innovation in the hybrid workplace.”

More at https://www.jabra.co.uk/panacast50

Jabra PanaCast 50 Key features and specifications:

  • Astounding sound from the world leaders in professional audio
  • Unique 180° field of view keeps everyone in the picture at a safe distance2
  • Virtual Director intelligently adjusts the video in real time for more immersive meetings2
  • Safety Capacity and Room Usage Insights generates anonymous room occupancy data for all your meeting rooms at once
  • Network-connected system enables easy remote management and data delivery
  • Real-time whiteboard streaming for more inclusive remote collaboration
  • Uniquely advanced system architecture and built-in dual Edge AI processors powers a range of intelligent features
  • Plug-and-play for fast setup and maximum ease of use
  • Easy installation, with a choice of wall mount, table stand and screen mount (VESA)3
  • Certified for Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Zoom Rooms, and works with Microsoft Teams Rooms as well as optimised for all leading UC platforms

Jabra PanaCast 50: Now available in Black and Grey, MSRP: £945

Find out more at https://www.jabra.co.uk/panacast50

Poly launches Savi 7300 Series: Teams-certified noise-cancelling headsets for the open office

Poly today introduced the Savi 7300 Office Series, the latest addition in the company’s line-up of popular Savi wireless headsets. The Savi 7300 Office Series, designed with enhanced DECT™ security and Poly’s best-in-class audio, delivers confidence that you’re getting the highest degree of privacy and call clarity for all conversations, even in shared spaces like call centres and customer service hubs.

“Privacy and security continue to be two of the most requested features that global leaders, especially those in financial services, government, healthcare and contact centres look for in today’s headsets for their workforces,” said John Lamarque, vice president and general manager, voice collaboration, Poly. “At Poly, we address these needs head-on with pro-grade wireless headsets on which our customers can rely.”

Greater Conversation Privacy and Security

The Savi 7300 Office Series offers Poly’s Acoustic Fence microphone technology so workers will always be heard, but never overheard. Built with the latest DECT™ wireless technology, the Savi 7300 Office Series ensures that even the strictest internal security requirements for wireless headsets are met with ease.

The Savi 7300 Office Series is designed to the highest level of DECT™ Security Step C, and is further enhanced with 256-bit AES encryption, the same level of maximum protection used for military communications.

Poly Savi 7310
Poly Savi 7320

Superior Density Performance

The Savi 7300 Office Series’ top-notch use of the DECT™ spectrum provides 2x better density compared to other DECT headsets and allows more people to work in the same area without being overheard. The Savi 7300 Office Series is ideal for industries who regularly deal with sensitive information in highly dense call center areas, like finance and healthcare, where secure, superior performance and connectivity are an essential part of day-to-day operations, no matter how many others might be nearby when taking a call.

Microsoft Teams Open Office Certification

Thanks to its Acoustic Fence technology, Savi 7300 Office Series has been awarded the Microsoft Teams Open Office certification, certifying that the headset only picks up the voice of the headset user, but not the sound of others in an open space. In addition to the Teams certification, the Teams version of the Savi 7300 Office Series comes with a dedicated Teams button so it’s easy to start a meeting and get notifications, and still sound great.

“The need for security and privacy has never been a more critical piece of what businesses demand from devices today,” said Mohamed Alaa Saayed, ICT Industry Director & Fellow – Connected Work, Frost & Sullivan. “Organisations are busier than ever and workplaces like call centres are often ground zero for some of the most important conversations – from healthcare, to finance, to customer services – making the privacy and reliability of Savi 7300 Office Series that much more essential to keeping day-to-day operations seamless and secure.”

The Savi 7300 Office Series is available today on Poly.com and with authorised resellers  worldwide. For more information on pricing and availability, please visit: Savi 7300 Office Series

Review – The Anker Portable Conference speakerphone. #Anker #Tech #Conference

Bluetooth speakers come in all sort of configurations which is great for choice but one with built in capabilties for conference calls is something different with a smaller variety on offer. Anker have such a solution which comes in a well built and designed product via the portable conference speakerphone. The name is in the product being portable this can be used anywhere and is portable and not a fixed solution we tend to see on many offices today this can be brought anywhere with you in your tech pack and it is smaller but delivers on its output with sound.

Instant set up.. If on the go or at home this can be set up super fast with bluetooth and no drivers os required of connected to a pc via USB which is great On my testing I used on PC and mobile and the bluetooth connection is just great with no lag or disconnecting issues thanks to bluetooth 5.0 while we are in a state of lockdown here it has been a valuable kit here in the house to use doing my daily duties and keeps the phone out of my hand keeping me free to use both hands for typing and working which is a bonus.

The call quality is excellent and can be heard in a large room easily with its 360 degree coverage and the 6 mics makes this an ideal kit for small office type or meetings and today especially ideal for teams of small groups of 6-8 for example or more makes it the perfect kit do get work done in a closed environment or even outdoors..

The build quality is excellent too and the simple controls on board which does not complicate things. Up top we have a navi pad area that has an status LED ring around it that controls your calls,volume etc and you also have a mute feature you can also use some fucntions to control music if you use it for this too which is possibleand why not, another bonus is you can charge your mobile phone form the device. The best thing is this is compatible with all conference services like zoom..

There is a power on/off key on the front and a bluetooth connection button which keeps the design minimal but offers maximum features via the navi pad up top of the device. The housing of the unit is also has a premium look and will blend in anywhere at home of the office or even and outside environment.

Is this a product to reccomend? Well yes especially today in the current crisis and the fact it is portable with a 24hr battery life it is easy to do so and is not expensive either and ideal for anyone really and can be used for a personal speaker to and you can charge your device so it offers several features that are beneficial to it users, See below in the video how it works and sounds.

Features

  • Omni-Directional Voice Pickup: 6 microphones arranged in a 360° array pick up voices up anywhere in rooms for up to 8 people.
  • Smart Voice Enhancement: A custom DSP algorithm offers real-time echo cancellation up to 70 dB, de-reverberation, and reduces background noise by 20db to ensure your voice is picked-up without distracting noises.
  • Optimized Clarity and Volume: PowerConf Bluetooth speakerphone automatically balances the sound of your voice to make up for differences in volume and distance from the speakerphone.
  • Instant Setup and Universal Compatibility: Connect to your phone via Bluetooth or to your computer with a USB-C cable with no need to install drivers. PowerConf Bluetooth speakerphone is compatible with all popular online conferencing services.
  • 24 Hours of Call Time: PowerConf Bluetooth speakerphone has a built-in 6,700mAh battery to power days of calls. Integrated Anker PowerIQ technology allows you to charge other devices via PowerConf at optimized speeds.

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