130 - New Future of Work: Managing IT and security in remote scenarios with Jaime Teevan and Matt Brodsky

The New Future of Work is a Microsoft initiative that focuses on helping companies transition to hybrid work, which was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jaime Teevan, Chief Scientist at Microsoft, and Matt Brodsky, Senior User Research Manager, discuss the challenges of managing IT and security in a remote work scenario. They emphasize the importance of providing sufficient IT support, including hardware and software, to enable employees to work remotely and to avoid layoffs during the pandemic.

They also highlight the increase in phishing threats due to remote work and point out the ongoing challenges that IT administrators face in managing security and technology advancements. The results of Microsoft's research have informed product features that better support remote work and have helped companies adapt to the new normal of hybrid work. Listen to this podcast episode to gain insights into the challenges and opportunities of remote work.

Link to the podcast episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/44eqsUCmsOygUTB58rQQmV