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08 February, 2018
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Infertility on the rise among UAE in the age group of 20-30
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 8 February 2018: Maternal age is the one of the most important factors to help identify a woman's odds of having a baby. According to IVI Middle East Fertility Clinic, recent analysis of the patient demographics reveal that of every 1000 patients that come to the clinic, the age group of 20 to 30 is also witnessing a surge in both, male and female infertility factors. The average percentage from this group is almost 15% of the total patient count which is the second highest. It is also noted that there has been a steady increase in female infertility cases amongst Emirati couples from this age group. Recent research by IVI Middle East counsellors also brings to light that the largest number of infertility cases are from the age group of 35-40 in the region; with the younger age group catching up too. It is also important to note that majority cases of female infertility conditions are triggered by causes that are specific to the population of this region.
“While lifestyle and eating habits are two critical factors that have led to an increase in infertility with the local age group between age 20-30, consanguinity is another very important reason for the increase in such cases amongst the Emirati population,” said Prof. Dr. Human Fatemi, Subspecialist Reproductive Medicine & Reproductive Surgery, Medical Director, IVI Middle East Fertility Clinic.
IVI Middle East Fertility Clinics are a part of the world leading IVF institution – IVI and offer the highest standards of fertility treatments. IVI group has the success record of 160,000 births worldwide and is widely respected for not just the science but also for research and advancements in the field of reproductive medicine. Almost 80% of the clinic’s patients in the UAE are local and 20% comprise other nationalities.
It seems that Emirati families face increased incidences of infertility. In females, parental consanguinity leads to a low ovarian reserve and due to rare sun exposure of the skin, Vitamin D deficiency is very common. Other factors are unhealthy diets and diabetes. Similarly, male infertility is related to obesity, excessive smoking, possible steroid consumption for bodybuilding and largely consanguinity,” added Dr. Barbara Lawrenz, Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology, IVF, IVI Abu Dhabi.
Marriage is an important turning point in a woman's life in the UAE. Marriage and childbearing define life for nearly all women in the country. Until the last few decades, women throughout the region typically married while still in their teens or early 20s. However, with changing times, women give more importance to their careers and delay child-bearing which is also a contributing factor to rising infertility.
It is to be noted that a woman's age is the one of the most important factors determining her chance of pregnancy and a healthy birth because with age, the quality and quantity of her eggs decrease overtime, and the likelihood of miscarriages and birth defects increases. A study of the existing consultations at IVI clinics also shows that if a woman has healthy pregnancies in her 20s or early 30s, it does not mean that her attempt to have another child in her later 30s or 40s will be successful. She may face complications once she touches 35 or more, as the chances of her conceiving naturally are halved compared to her chance in twenties.
With infertility becoming a common issue amongst Emirati men and women, IVI Middle East Fertility Clinic is here to offer breakthrough medical treatments designed to address the growing fertility issues facing many couples today – both young and the not so young. IVI Middle East Fertility Clinics made its foray into the Middle East almost three years ago and within a short time span have already celebrated many successful pregnancies. Today, IVI Middle East Fertility Clinic boasts the highest success rate with more than 70 per cent successful pregnancies in the region. IVI Middle East Fertility Clinics are spread across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat to offer highly advanced international standard treatments to couples.
الفئة العمرية من 20-30 سنة تمثل 15 بالمائة من مجمل مرضى العقم في الإمارات
أبوظبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة، 8 فبراير 2018: وفقاً للتحليل الديموغرافي الأخير الذي أجراه مركز " IVI Fertility" الشرق الأوسط، فإن من كل 1000 من المرضى المترددين إلى المركز، ترتفع معدلات العقم ما بين الفئة العمرية 20-30 سنة في حالتي الذكور والإناث على حد سواء. ويبلغ متوسط النسبة المئوية للعقم من هذه المجموعة العمرية ما يقارب الـ 15٪ من مجموع عدد المرضى وهي نسبة عالية جداً. كما لوحظ أن هناك زيادة مطردة في حالات العقم لدى الإناث بين الأزواج الإماراتيين من هذه الفئة العمرية. وتشير الأبحاث التي أجراها مؤخرا استشاريون لدى مركز " IVI Fertility" الشرق الأوسط، إلى أن أكبر عدد من حالات العقم هم من الفئة العمرية بين 35-40 في المنطقة. ومن المهم أيضاً أن نلاحظ أن معظم حالات العقم عند النساء تعود لأسباب محددة حصرياً لسكان هذه المنطقة.
وقال البروفسور الدكتور "هومان موسافي فاطمي"، اختصاصي الطب التناسلي والجراحة التناسلية والمدير الطبي لمركز IVI Fertilityالشرق الأوسط: "في حين أن نمط الحياة وعادات الأكل عاملان حاسمان يؤديان إلى زيادة حالات العقم مع الفئة العمرية بين 20-30 سنة، فإن هناك سبب آخر مهم جداً لزيادة هذه الحالات بين السكان الإماراتيين".
وتمثل عيادات مركز " IVI Fertility" الشرق الأوسط مؤسسة عالمية رائدة في علاج الخصوبة وأطفال الأنابيب، وتوفر أعلى معايير علاجات الخصوبة في العالم. وتمتلك عيادات IVI Fertility الشرق الأوسط سجلاً ناجحاً يزخر بـ 160 ألف حالة ولادة ناجحة في جميع أنحاء العالم. ويحظى المركز باحترام واسع ليس فقط في مجال العلوم، ولكن أيضا للبحوث والتقدم الحاصل في مجال الطب الإنجابي. ويمثل الإماراتيون نسبة 80٪ من مرضى المركز في الإمارات و20% من جنسيات أخرى.
من جانبها، قالت الدكتورة "باربرا لورانس"، أخصائية النساء والتوليد وأطفال الأنابيب في مركز IVI Fertility الشرق الأوسط، أبوظبي: "يبدو أن الأسر الإماراتية تواجه زيادة في حالات العقم. ففي الإناث تؤدي قرابة الوالدين إلى حالة انخفاض احتياطي المبيض، وبسبب ندرة التعرض لأشعة الشمس، فإن نقص فيتامين "د" يعد أحد العوامل المسببة لذلك. وتتمثل العوامل أخرى في الوجبات الغذائية غير الصحية والسكري. وبالمثل، يرتبط العقم عند الذكور بالبدانة، والتدخين المفرط، واستهلاك الستيرويد الكبير لأداء التمرينات الرياضية وزواج الأقارب".
ويعتبر الزواج نقطة تحول هامة في حياة المرأة في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة. ويحدد الزواج والإنجاب حياة جميع النساء تقريبا. وكانت النساء، حتى العقود القليلة الماضية، يتزوجن عادة في سن المراهقة أو أوائل العشرينات. ومع ذلك ومع تغير الوقت، تعطي النساء الآن أهمية أكبر لمهنهن، مما ينتج عنه تأخير الحمل الذي هو أيضاً عاملا مساهماً في زيادة العقم.
تجدر الإشارة إلى أن سن المرأة هو واحد من أهم العوامل التي تحدد فرصتها في الحمل والولادة الصحية، لأنه مع التقدم في السن وتقليل جودة واحتياطي المبيض مع مرور الوقت، يؤديان إلى زيادة احتمال الإجهاض والعيوب الخلقية. وتُظهر دراسة أعدها نخبة من استشاريي مركز " IVI Fertility" الشرق الأوسط، أنه إذا كان للمرأة حمل صحي في أوائل العشرينات أو الثلاثينيات من عمرها، فإن ذلك لا يعني أن محاولتها أن تنجب طفلاً في أواخر الثلاثينيات أو الأربعينات من عمرها ستكون ناجحة. ومن المحتمل أن تواجه صعوبات ومضاعفات بمجرد أن تقترب من عمر الـ 35 أو أكثر، وذلك لأن فرص حملها الطبيعي تقل بمقدار النصف مقارنة بفرصها في العشرينات.
ومع تحول العقم ليكون قضية شائعة بين الرجال والنساء الإماراتيين، يقدم مركز IVI Fertility الشرق الأوسط علاجات طبية متفوقة تهدف إلى معالجة قضايا الخصوبة المتزايدة التي تواجه العديد من الأزواج اليوم لكل من الشباب وغير الشباب على حد سواء. وتواجدت عيادات IVI Fertility الشرق الأوسط في المنطقة منذ 3 سنوات، وفي غضون فترة زمنية قصيرة قد احتلفلت أسرة العيادات بالفعل بالعديد من حالات الحمل الناجحة. واليوم، تفتخر عيادات IVI Fertility الشرق الأوسط بأعلى معدل نجاح مع أكثر من 70% من حالات الحمل الناجحة في المنطقة. وتتواجد عيادات IVI Fertility الشرق الأوسط في كل من أبوظبي ودبي ومسقط لتقديم علاجات ذات معايير دولية متقدمة للأزواج.
Turn on 5G: Ericsson completes 5G Platform for operators
Introduces 5G commercial software for radio and core networks to enable operators to launch 5G from Q4 2018
Evolves its Distributed Cloud offering to optimize applications across multiple sites, improving latency, security, and resilience of 5G-enabled use cases
Expands radio portfolio, supporting smooth evolution from 4G to 5G
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) finalizes 5G-readiness for operators by enhancing its 5G Platform with new solutions for the radio and core network.
Today, the company launches 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) commercial software, based on the recently approved first 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) standard. It also introduces a new category of radio products called Street Macro – a new site type that addresses the need of operators to grow in cities with limited available radio locations.
To capture growth opportunities presented by new 5G use cases, Ericsson expands its 5G Core System offering with new capabilities to support 5G NR and also enhances its Distributed Cloud solution.
Ericsson introduced its 5G Platform in February 2017 with additions made in September the same year. It comprises the 5G core, radio, and transport portfolios together with OSS/BSS, network services and security.
Fredrik Jejdling, Executive Vice President and Head of Business Area Networks at Ericsson, says: “Operators who want to be early with 5G now have the essential pieces for launching 5G networks already this year. With our expanded platform, they will get more efficient networks as well as opportunities to create new revenues from emerging consumer and industrial use cases.”
Giovanni Ferigo, CTO, TIM, says: “Ericsson is an important enabler of our 5G in-field innovation activities that span several cities in Italy. Together, last December – marking an Italian record - we activated a 5G NR cell in the mmW frequencies in the city of Torino, reaching speeds above 20Gbps. We are looking forward to testing Ericsson’s new solutions that will contribute to address the wide variety of use cases we are working on.”
5G software – enabling first-movers to launch 5G
Available in the fourth quarter of 2018, Ericsson’s 5G radio network software provides multi-band support for global deployment. It will allow operators to use new frequency spectrum as it becomes available.
The 5G radio network software announced today complements Ericsson’s already launched baseband and 5G radios. Operators can simply activate their 5G networks and take the first steps with commercial 5G capabilities and new applications leveraging advanced mobile broadband services.
This will cater efficiently for growing data traffic and enable access to multimedia content, such as 4K/8K video streaming and virtual reality/augmented reality. According to Ericsson’s new economic study of enhanced mobile broadband, evolution to 5G will enable 10 times lower cost per gigabyte than current 4G.
The radio offering is complemented with 5G Core commercial software optimized for 5G throughput, network capacity and scalability. Ericsson's Packet Core and Unified Data Management solutions will deliver enhancements throughout 2018 to efficiently support 5G services. These solutions can be further upgraded with new functionalities as the 3GPP 5G standard evolves.
Ericsson Distributed Cloud – accelerating 5G and IoT growth
Ericsson also evolves its Distributed Cloud offering for cloud application deployment across multiple sites - central, distributed, and edge. Managed, orchestrated, and perceived as one solution, it improves latency, security, and resilience, and fulfils regulatory requirements for 5G-enabled use cases. Ericsson Distributed Cloud combines the best of telecom and cloud to enable networks as open cloud platforms for all workloads, including telecom, consumer, and enterprise applications.
As part of the Ericsson Distributed Cloud, Ericsson will support deployments of hardware options in a multi-vendor framework. With fast deployable telecom-grade open software for remote upgrade and operation, Ericsson brings Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) to the edge. To support efficient deployment of cloud native applications, Ericsson also expands the offering with support for containers in a distributed cloud infrastructure.
Radio portfolio expanded – supporting smooth evolution from 4G to 5G
Ericsson adds a new category of radio products for cities, which it calls Street Macro – a new layer between macro and micro. These radios will be on building facades with a smaller footprint but the necessary strength to secure network efficiency and coverage.
Furthermore, the company unveils new radio products supporting Massive MIMO technology. These products enable a smooth evolution from 4G to 5G and address the need for increased capacity, while simplifying use for wider adoption.
All installed base radios from the Ericsson Radio System delivered since 2015 will be 5G NR-capable by a remote software installation.
Ed Gubbins, Senior Analyst, Global Telecom Technology & Software, at GlobalData, says: “The combination of Ericsson’s new products and 5G support for radios already deployed in the field will give operators access to a very broad and flexible 5G portfolio. They will be able to move quickly into enhanced mobile broadband and address the new opportunities with industrial applications.”
Roberto Kompany, Senior Analyst at Analysys Mason says: “Reduced latency, improved throughput, better security, reliability and regulatory compliance are all critical capabilities that operators must deliver for 5G use cases such as augmented reality, assisted factory and autonomous driving vehicles. A distributed cloud capability that enables cloud computing, storage and networking to be placed flexibly in central, regional and edge locations and which can be managed seamlessly, end-to-end, is an important component of a 5G platform.”
إريكسون تكمل منصة الجيل الخامس للمشغلين.. اليوم
إطلاق البرامج التجارية للشبكات الأساسية والراديوية لتمكين المشغلين من إطلاق التقنية الجديدة ابتداء من الربع الأخير من العام الحالي
القاهرة 8 فبراير, 2018 :
تنهي إريكسون (المسجلة في ناسداك إريك) أعمالها الأخيرة في مجال إعداد المشغلين لإطلاق تقنية الجيل الخامس من خلال تعزيز منصة تقنية الجيل الخامس مع حلول جديدة للشبكة الأساسية والراديوية.
وتطلق الشركة اليوم، البرنامج التجاري لشبكة النفاذ الراديوي لتقنية الجيل الخامس، استنادا إلى معايير منظمة 3GPP للموجات الراديوية الأولية لتقنية الجيل الخامس إضافة إلى إطلاق فئة جديدة من المنتجات الراديوية المسماة ستريت ماكرو - وهو نوع جديد من المواقع المخصصة لتلبية احتياجات المشغلين للنمو في المدن التي تعاني من نقص في توافر المواقع الراديوية.
وتعمل إريكسون على توسيع منظومتها الرئيسية في مجال تقنية الجيل الخامس، بهدف توفير فرص النمو التي توفرها حالات الاستخدام الجديدة لتقنية الجيل الخامس، وذلك من خلال خلق قدرات جديدة لدعم الموجات الراديوية الجديدة لتقنية الجيل الخامس إضافة إلى تعزيز حلولها السحابية الموزعة مسبقاً.
أطلقت اريكسون منصتها لتقنية الجيل الخامس في فبراير 2017 مع زيادة بعض الإضافات في سبتمبر من نفس العام وهي تتألف من النواة الأساسية لتقنية الجيل الخامس للموجات الراديوية، تزامناً مع أنظمة الدعم المؤسسي وأنظمة دعم العمليات OSS/BSS، وخدمات الشبكة والأمن.
وتعليقاً على ذلك قال فريدريك جيدلينغ، نائب الرئيس التنفيذي ورئيس وحدة شبكات الأعمال في إريكسون: "يمتلك المشغلون الراغبون بتبني تقنية الجيل الخامس في وقت مبكر الأجهزة الأساسية لإطلاق شبكات تقنية الجيل الخامس هذا العام. وبفضل منصتنا الموسعة، سيحصل المشغلين على شبكات أكثر كفاءة، فضلا عن فرص لخلق عائدات جديدة من الحالات الاستهلاكية والصناعية الناشئة. "
برامج تقنية الجيل الخامس- الخطوة الأولى باتجاه إطلاق تقنية الجيل الخامس.
ستتوفر هذه البرامج في الربع الأخير من عام 2018، وسيوفر برنامج شبكة الموجات الراديوية لتقنية الجيل الخامس من إريكسون الدعم من أجل نشرها على المستوى العالمي، وسيسمح ذلك للمشغلين باستعمال طيف تردد جديد عندما يصبح متاحا.
ويكمل برنامج الشبكة الراديوية لتقنية الجيل الخامس الذي أطلق اليوم، أجهزة إريكسون الأساسية التي تم إطلاقها سابقاً للنطاق الأساسي والموجات الراديوية لتقنية الجيل الخامس.
يمكن للمشغلين تفعيل شبكاتهم لتقنية الجيل الخامس ببساطة واتخاذ الخطوات الأولى مع القدرات التجارية والتطبيقات الجديدة لتقنية الجيل الخامس للاستفادة من خدمات النطاق العريض المتنقلة المتقدمة.
مما سيلبي الكفاءة لزيادة حركة البيانات وتمكين الوصول إلى محتوى الوسائط المتعددة، كتدفق الفيديو بدقة 4K/8K والواقع الافتراضي/ الواقع المعزز ووفقا لدراسة إريكسون الاقتصادية الجديدة للنطاق العريض المتنقل المعزز، فإن التطور إلى تقنية الجيل الخامس سيخفض النفقات بمقدار 10 أضعاف لكل غيغابايت من تقنية الجيل الرابع الحالية.
وتتكامل العروض الراديوية مع البرامج التجارية الأساسية لتقنية الجيل الخامس من أجل تعزيز الإنتاجية، وقدرات الشبكة وقابلية التوسع لتقنية الجيل الخامس ستقدم حلول إريكسون من الباقة الرئيسية وإدارة البيانات الموحدة على مدار عام 2018 الدعم لخدمات تقنية الجيل الخامس بكفاءة، إضافة إلى إمكانية تطوير هذه الحلول مع وظائف جديدة بالتزامن تطور معيار منظمة 3GPP لتقنية الجيل الخامس .
وتقوم اريكسون أيضا بتطويرعروضها السحابية الموزعة من أجل نشر التطبيقات السحابية عبر مواقع متعددة - مركزية، موزعة، وجانبية، وتتم إدارتها، وتنظيمها على أنها حل واحد، ما يعزز السكون والأمن والمرونة، ويفي بالمتطلبات التنظيمية لحالات الاستخدام لتقنية الجيل الخامس. وتجمع سحابة إريكسون الموزعة بين أفضل الاتصالات والحلول السحابية لتمكين الشبكات كمنصات سحابية مفتوحة لجميع الاعمال، بما في ذلك الاتصالات، والمستهلكين، وتطبيقات المؤسسات.
وكجزء من سحابتها الموزعة، ستدعم إريكسون عمليات نشر خيارات الأجهزة في إطار متعدد الموردين وبفضل البرامج المفتوحة القابلة للنشر السريع للاتصالات من أجل الترقية والتشغيل عن بعد، توفر إريكسون البنية التحتية المعرفة بالبرمجيات (SDI) إلى أقصى حد ممكن ولدعم النشر الفعال للتطبيقات المحلية السحابية، توسع اريكسون أيضا العرض مع دعم الحاضنات في البنية التحتية السحابية الموزعة.
المحفظة الراديوية الموسعة - دعم التطور السلس من تقنية الجيل الرابع إلى تقنية الجيل الخامس
تضيف اريكسون فئة جديدة من المنتجات الراديوية للمدن، والتي يطلق عليها اسم ستريت ماكرو – وهي طبقة جديدة بين الماكرو والميكرو وسيتم وضع هذه الأجهزة اللاسلكية على واجهات المباني الصغيرة بالقدرات اللازمة لتأمين كفاءة الشبكة وتغطيتها.
إضافة إلى ذلك، ستكشف الشركة عن منتجات راديوية جديدة تدعم تقنية ميمو الضخمة. وتساهم هذه المنتجات في التطور السهل من تقنية الجيل الرابع إلى تقنية الجيل الخامس وتلبية الحاجة لزيادة القدرات، مع تبسيط الاستخدام لاعتماد أوسع.
وستكون جميع الأجهزة الراديوية الأساسية المثبتة من نظام إريكسون الراديوي التي تم تسليمها منذ عام 2015 متوافقة مع الموجات الراديوية الجديدة لتقنية الجيل الخامس القابلة للتحكم ببرمجياتها عن بعد.
وتعليقاً على ذلك قال إد غوبينز، محلل أول في شركة غلوبال تليكوم تيكنولوجي & سوفتوار، في غلوبال داتا: "إن الجمع بين منتجات إريكسون الجديدة ودعم تقنية الجيل الخامس للموجات الراديوية التي تم نشرها بالفعل في هذا المجال سيتيح للمشغلين الوصول إلى محفظة تقنية الجيل الخامس واسعة والمرنة. وستكون قادرة على التحرك بسرعة لتعزيز النطاق العريض المتنقل ومعالجة الفرص الجديدة مع التطبيقات الصناعية".
أما روبرتو كومباني، محلل أول في أناليزيز ماسون: "إن تخفيض السكون وتحسين الإنتاجية وتعزيز الأمن والموثوقية والامتثال التنظيمي تعتبر قدرات حاسمة يجب على المشغلين تقديمها لحالات استخدام تقنية الجيل الخامس كالواقع المعزز ودعم التصنيع ومركبات القيادة الذاتية. كما أن القدرة السحابية الموزعة التي تعزز الحوسبة السحابية والتخزين والشبكات والتي تظهر مرونة متميزة في المواقع المركزية والإقليمية والجانبية والتي يمكن إدارتها بسلاسة وبصورة متكاملة، تشكل عنصر هام في منصة تقنية الجيل الخامس ".
Why Change-Hungry Young Generations are the Key to Unlocking Growth
By Sabby Gill, Executive Vice President (EVP) International, Epicor Software
The struggle to recruit skilled workers is a recurring concern for manufacturing businesses across the world. An EEF report recently revealed that three-quarters of manufacturers have struggled to recruit skilled workers in the last three years.
This industry analysis suggests that manufacturers are dealing with a lack of both quantity and quality when it comes to applicants, with not enough people applying for roles and job-seekers lacking the technical skills required to fill available vacancies. The report cautions that manufacturers’ plans to drive productivity improvements and to capitalise on Industry 4.0 could be derailed and with demand for skills set to rocket, the situation is about to spiral further.
Yet, with new generations entering the workforce perhaps there’s light at the end of the tunnel. These younger generations bring with them a fresh outlook and a desire for personal growth that, if harnessed properly, could be the injection that businesses need to succeed. However, attracting this new talent is not always easy.
Changing workplaces
Younger generations are entering the workforce at a time of technological change and economic disruption. These forces are shaping the choices they make and the experiences they seek when applying for jobs. What’s more, the career choices this generation makes now, will in turn eventually shape the global economy.
Organisations face a unique set of challenges when it comes to integrating new generations into the workforce, and balancing their needs and expectations, along with those of existing workers. For example, the so-called Baby Boomer generation, which comprises of workers born before the sixties, has very different ways of working compared to Generation X, currently aged 36-55. Studies, such as those by The Gerontologist and The Open University have characterised Baby Boomers as motivated by position, perks and prestige, making them believe that Generation X and younger generations should, like them, conform to a culture of overwork.
Some members of these generations may be soon to retire, but they will nonetheless need to work alongside much younger generations first—including Millennials, who are currently under the age of 30 and members of Generation Z, who were born in the late nineties. These groups, in contrast to their older colleagues, grew up in an environment where diversity and the need to balance multiple tasks at once was the norm. Thus, they seek flexibility, team work, and the acceptance of their ideas.
What’s more, as these younger generations come up through the ranks, they are rapidly becoming the most dominant population in today’s workplace, bringing with them innovative ways of working, fresh ideas and challenges for their older colleagues.
Indeed, a clash in attitudes and priorities has resulted in many commentators giving younger generations a bad rap. Only recently, the CBI published a report which showed a third of companies are concerned about young people’s attitude to work, believing that many graduates and school leavers lack the mindset and skills required to thrive in the current workplace.
But are we giving young people a hard time when we should perhaps be looking at the assets they bring to a company instead?
Renewed focus on growth
As part of its global growth survey, Epicor set about trying to better understand how attitudes to business growth vary amongst different generations. Millennials and Generation Z, referred to as Gen ZY in the research, want to know that work is a place of growth and development, where they can find their purpose and be passionate about what they do.
The survey found that these generations are more “excited” about the growth experienced in their company than Baby Boomers (29% versus 27%), and that they are also a lot more optimistic about growth trends. Three quarters (72%) believed their business’s growth prospects had improved in the last 12 months, whereas just 50 per cent of Baby Boomers felt the same.
This optimism of youth can be harnessed by organisations looking to drive growth. For example, we are seeing the proliferation of creative office design, short term office leases and co-working spaces across regions around the world, as well as increases in flexibility in work schedules, work attire and human resource policies at both large and small companies.
The use of technology is also a factor, as having access to the latest tech goes a long way towards attracting the best talent, boosting morale and driving operational efficiencies. Many of these ideas and trends are refreshing and useful to growing innovative companies.
New generational challenges
Generation ZY is likely to have to confront obstacles to prosperity that their parents didn’t face. They are better educated than previous generations—but in today’s world, many, if not most, will be forced to retool and switch careers several times during their working life.
IT advancement is in many ways a double-edged sword for young people. The digital economy has enabled the creation of millions of new jobs, but artificial intelligence and robotics may soon displace many traditional manufacturing roles.
However, the good news is that many younger people are aware of these challenges and often look to the application of the latest technologies to overcome their problems. The Epicor survey found that younger generations are more likely to embrace new innovative technologies. Over half (52%) see better technology as a solution to current stresses and challenges, compared to 45 per cent of Gen X, and 38 per cent Baby Boomers.
But beware of the ‘one size fits all’ mindset, because not every employee will fit the description of their generation. Mark Zuckerberg for example, who was born in 1984, is arguably too old to be classed as a Millennial but is nonetheless renowned for his capacity for being on the cutting edge of social technologies. Many Gen X and Baby Boomer employees too, are also technologically forward-thinking and willing to adapt to today’s digital world.
As the generation of digital natives makes waves in the work environment, organisations that play to these young people’s strengths will ultimately gain thriving and motivated workers, allowing them to grow in the long term.
This involves engaging with young workers on new, social and truly interactive platforms, such as using social enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools to collaborate on projects, or by using gamification methods to motivate teams and drive results. Also important is the need to utilise the latest technology for training, for efficiency, and for automating manual tasks that might otherwise leave younger generations bored. This is the future workplace. Is your business ready?
Commvault Powers New HPE GreenLake Backup Solution to Bring Enterprise-Class Data Protection and Reliability to Customers
New solution combines the simplicity, agility and economics of a public cloud offering with the security and performance benefits of an on-premises backup environment
Tinton Falls, N.J.– February 8, 2017 - Commvault (NASDAQ:CVLT), the global leader in enterprise backup, recovery, archive and the cloud, today announced that its Commvault Data Platform has been selected by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to power its new HPE GreenLake Backup solution. Available today and managed through HPE’s outcome-based flexible IT consumption service, Commvault Software which is pre-integrated on HPE servers, storage and networking technology will provide customers with enterprise-class data protection and reliability covering the entire lifecycle of a backup environment.
Through its support of HPE GreenLake Backup, Commvault is simplifying the backup experience for customers by providing the required hardware, software, and services to meet evolving data protection & compliance challenges, tightening resource requirements, and ever-expanding data growth. HPE GreenLake Backup is an on-premises deployment but priced like a cloud offering.
“Today’s announcement brings together two industry leaders in Commvault and HPE for the benefit of our mutual customers with an end-to-end back up service, deployed and delivered in the privacy of their own data center,” said N. Robert Hammer, chairman, president and CEO of Commvault. “Through this strategic technology partnership, we are delighted to extend our presence in the vital enterprise market with HPE with a new service offering that enables IT staff to focus on more strategic initiatives, while lowering operational expenses and reducing risks related to security, business continuity and regulatory compliance.”
“We are excited to partner with Commvault to deliver a complete ‘pay as you go’ backup solution that removes the complexities inherent in capacity planning and the burdens of provisioning backups and managing data growth. Instead we deliver a successfully executed backup, the outcome that our customers care about,” said Ana Pinczuk, SVP and GM of HPE Pointnext. “With HPE’s metering technology and management services to run our customers storage needs on either HPE StoreOnce or HPE 3PAR Storage, organizations are able to gain instant backup capacity, within the control and security of their own data center, deployed ahead of time and ready to be activated when needed.”
About Commvault
Commvault is a leading provider of data management solutions, helping companies worldwide activate their data to drive more value and business insight and to transform modern data environments. With solutions and services delivered directly and through a worldwide network of partners and service providers, Commvault solutions comprise one of the industry’s leading portfolios in data protection and recovery, cloud, virtualization, archive, file sync and share. Commvault has earned accolades from customers and third party influencers for its technology vision, innovation, and execution as an independent and trusted expert. Without the distraction of a hardware business or other business agenda, Commvault’s sole focus on data management has led to adoption by companies of all sizes, in all industries, and for solutions deployed on premise, across mobile platforms, to and from the cloud, and provided as-a-service. Commvault employs more than 2,700 highly skilled individuals across markets worldwide, is publicly traded on NASDAQ (CVLT), and is headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey in the United States. To learn more about Commvault — and how it can help make your data work for you — visit www.commvault.com
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