Managing IT operations in today's digital workplace is increasingly complex. The lack of visibility, the intricacies of modern systems, the rise of remote work, and the consumerization of applications all contribute to the challenges faced by IT teams. According to Gartner, 56% of IT leaders cite budget restrictions, 51% mention internal resistance to change, and 44% highlight talent issues as significant obstacles.

Employee productivity necessarily depends on the performance and availability of all needed IT technologies, from devices and networks to applications and collaboration tools. Frequently overlooked is the critical dimension of employee adoption; the process of rapidly getting employees to where they can always appropriately use the technologies chosen by their company, with minimal to no friction.

This headline is maybe a little surprising, even for Nexthinkers. We’re known for being conservative and letting our work do the talking. Nexthink first created the DEX category, then rolled out the world’s most capable and holistic DEX platform, and then delivered year on year as the most successful DEX vendor in the market. Something to do with our Swiss heritage perhaps – an emphasis on diligence and execution, rather than on singing our own praises.

This headline is maybe a little surprising, even for Nexthinkers. We’re known for being conservative and letting our work do the talking. At Nexthink, we first created the DEX category, then rolled out the world’s most capable and holistic DEX platform, and then delivered year on year as the most successful DEX vendor in the market. Something to do with our Swiss heritage perhaps – an emphasis on diligence and execution, rather than on singing our own praises.

Optimal productivity requires an employee's ability to accomplish their tasks and processes in as efficient a manner as possible, with a minimum of “digital friction”. To minimize employee digital friction, you must understand the complete employee experience situation - where the opportunities are for improvement, how to identify and replicate best-practices, and where to focus for optimal impact.

In any significant journey, there are milestones that prompt reflection—moments that make you pause and consider how far you've come and where you began. This week, the release of Gartner’s first-ever Magic Quadrant for Digital Employee Experience Tools, naming Nexthink as a Leader, is one such moment for all of us here.

If you are still operating on a yearly hardware refresh schedule, with devices replaced after three or four years of service, you’re living in the past. These schedules are not based on any real viability assessment, but rather on an indiscriminate time factor or warranty lapse. Innovative and sustainable digital workplace teams are embracing performance-based refresh strategies instead, but obstacles to this new strategy proliferate.

Like other aspects of the Nexthink Infinity Platform-powered Nexthink Workplace Experience, we have spent a busy summer season making significant enhancements to our already comprehensive alerting system and workflows. These updates are designed to improve how IT teams detect, prioritize, and resolve issues, ensuring a smoother and more efficient digital environment for your organization.

"It's tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5 am when you've been sleeping in silk pajamas." This quote from boxing champion Marvin Hagler, I feel, perfectly encapsulates the relentless drive needed to sustain excellence in any endeavor. It speaks to Hagler’s vigilance against complacency, an ethos that resonates deeply with us at Nexthink, especially as we celebrate our 20th anniversary and our ongoing status as a Leader in the Forrester Wave.

While individual blue screen errors are frustrating, the recent global system crashes caused by a CrowdStrike update incompatible with Microsoft Windows have wreaked havoc across entire industries since early Friday morning. Companies ranging from the airlines, media, and banking industries have been facing significant disruptions, with thousands of customer-facing devices experiencing blue screens and causing widespread travel delays and chaos.