BOSTON, May 19, 2025 — Lakeside Software, the first AI-driven digital employee experience company, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Socks for the third time at various Gartner Digital Workplace Summit events. The evaluation, which has become a highly anticipated tradition at the summit, once again…
Environmental impacts are no longer just afterthoughts for global enterprise companies; instead, many organizations now proactively look for ways to run more sustainable operations. While many corporate sustainability initiatives focus on manufacturing processes, supply chains, and facilities management, there’s a significant opportunity hiding in plain sight: the IT estate. Laptops, desktops, and other digital end-user…
In a time when inflation and supply chain pressures are driving up retail prices, maintaining an exceptional in-store experience isn’t just important—it’s imperative. Despite these ongoing pressures, this year’s retail outlook is quite positive. Last week, the National Retail Federation (NRF) “forecast that retail sales during 2025 will grow between 2.7% and 3.7% over 2024…
The rise of AI PCs powered by Neural Processing Units (NPUs) has introduced an exciting yet complex challenge for IT leaders: how to make the right hardware investments in a rapidly evolving market. With new AI capabilities emerging, IT teams must ensure they’re making strategic choices based on their organizations’ unique use cases for its…
In the ever-evolving digital landscape, many IT organizations find themselves trapped in a reactive cycle with IT operations. How can you break free from this IT hamster wheel? Lakeside Software recently brought together IT veterans to share insights and best practices on implementing a proactive IT strategy during the webinar “5 Signs You’re Still Running…
IT transformation projects are more than just technology upgrades; they are strategic initiatives that can affect productivity, security, and the digital employee experience (DEX). For large enterprise organizations (i.e., with 10,000+ employees), the scale and complexity of these projects add additional layers of digital risk. Without full visibility into your IT estate, even the best-planned…
How IT Can Create the Perfect Match Valentine’s Day is all about making meaningful connections—and while Cupid is busy crafting love stories, IT leaders are focused on something just as crucial: ensuring employees have a seamless and loving relationship with their technology! At Lakeside Software, we call that the digital employee experience, or DEX. A…
For CIOs striving to balance innovation with fiscal responsibility, IT cost optimization remains a top priority. With the ever-growing complexity of IT environments, finding sustainable ways to reduce costs without compromising performance is critical. Here are three practical strategies to optimize IT budgets by enhancing hardware longevity and reducing software waste. 1. Extend Hardware Lifecycle…
As we discussed in “Build a Proactive IT Organization to Strengthen IT Resilience in 2025 and Beyond,” IT resilience is now table stakes for enterprises competing in the digital economy, especially as regulations such as The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) come into effect. Traditional, reactive approaches simply do not work for IT environments on…
Building IT resilience is now table stakes for enterprises competing in the digital economy, especially as regulations such as The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) come into effect. The old approach of planning for worst-case scenarios and hoping for the best no longer works for many reasons: compliance, competitiveness, continuity, and cost. The digital era —…
In today’s always-evolving IT landscape, enterprises are under immense pressure to deliver seamless and efficient services to support employee productivity. At the heart of this effort lies the Digital Employee Experience (DEX), which encompasses how employees interact with the IT systems and digital tools provided to them. A poor DEX can significantly hinder employee efficiency,…
Gartner named Lakeside Software in the first-ever Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Employee Experience Management Tools. to us, this recognition as a DEX Magic Quadrant Leader is evidence of the dedication and trust of our customers, partners, and the market at large. We want to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks to each…