As if on cue, Dell, HP and Lenovo all unveiled new business-class laptops at CES that seem custom-designed for working from home. They’re not only more secure. They’re also faster, more responsive and last longer on a single charge.

They’re especially good at what most work-from-home types are doing: productivity apps like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, editing video and – of course – video conferencing.

The foundation for the systems is Intel’s new 11th-generation Tiger Lake Core processors with vPro, which also were announced at CES. Read more in my latest CIO Magazine column HERE.

The potential for deriving great insights from streams and stores of data – wherever they may be – is very real. But realizing that potential demands a holistic approach to the data lifecycle.

Allow me to explain. Read my latest column in the Data-Driven Investor, via Medium.

This year’s new stable of true wireless earbuds, unveiled in and around CES, seem tailor-made for working from home. Why? They have active noise cancellation. And the new open-style designs are more comfortable to wear for long periods.

So how do they match up? Find out in my latest column in the Tech section of USA Today.

It’s no secret that the acceleration of the distributed workplace is driving adoption of new technologies. It’s a trend that will far outlive the pandemic. Here what I had to share in CompuCom and Zebra Technologies’ three-part webinar on the future of work.

Intel has taken plenty of heat over the past several years for manufacturing slips and product delays, something that seemed almost unheard of a decade ago. But the company’s got a plan to be competitive going forward. Will it work?

Find out in my latest column, Is Intel’s AI Strategy Smart Enough to Get the Company Back on Track?