By Cat Yong
There is a workplace transformation trend going around the globe, according to Cushman & Wakefield (C&W), that isn’t driven by technology, but rather an employee base that is increasingly peopled by GenY-ers.
According to VP and GM of Intel’s Business Client Platforms Division, Tom Garrison, by 2015, 70-percent of employee base would be Gen Y, and only seven-percent would want to work for Fortune 500 companies.
“This is because they prefer the open and more inviting environment of smaller companies which tend to be creative and collaborative.”
Of course, this is good news for tech vendors like Intel, whose processors and wireless technologies, make this transformation at the workplace, possible.
The strategy behind this is enabling three key vectors: employee interaction, a mobile and distributed workforce as well as productivity and collaboration.
Technology enablers
For all of this to work, sleeker and lighter form factors are crucial. Intel’s 5th generation Core processors are based on a 14nm process technology that also boasts at least 3 times longer battery life, compared to that of computers older than 4 years.
Garrison said, “There is about 35-percent more transistors on this die, which is 37-percent smaller. That’s 1.3 billion transistors per CPU.”
The combination of this CPU, wireless connectivity standards and firmware, forms Intel’s Core vPro platform, which has given businesses a way to secure and manage their computers since 2006.
Built-in security means wireless docking and wireless display features can also now be enabled on Intel Core vPro-based machines, along with remote management via Intel Active Management Technology, more secure data via Intel Pro Series SSDs and more secure access via Intel Identity Protection technology.
Garrison said that there are about 100 million vPro-based machines worldwide, but could not confirm how many are activated.
Savings
According to HP’s global CIO, Ramon Baez, there is a potential half billion dollars savings, when using these type of technologies.
Intel’s own IT arm, captured five minutes of lost productivity per meeting, by using wireless display and wireless docking solutions. For example, as workers approach their workspace, Intel Wireless Gigabit Docking will connect to their PCs, so they can be productive right away.
In workplace transformation projects worth over USD1 billion each, 3 big organisations had consulted with Intel the last 3 months, on how to optimise Intel’s technologies for a more shared and collaborative work environment.
Garrison said, “This isn’t driven by technology. It is driven by companies that want to be as competitive as possible. So, they need to evolve their people and they need technologies, to do that.”
