Tim Russell

Windows is becoming a secure AI operating layer, making governance, readiness, cost control and user enablement critical.

Six weeks, a transatlantic trip to Microsoft’s Redmond campus, and a device that quietly got out of the way.

What CTOs and IT leaders need to know before rolling out Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs.

Tim Russell highlights AI’s transformative role in modern workspaces, driving productivity, saving time, and enabling scalable organisational change.

Tim Russell outlines Cisco Live Amsterdam’s key innovations, including Wi-Fi 7, AI-driven tools, ZTNA, and sustainability efforts, all enhancing security, productivity, and modern workspace efficiency.

Tim Russell explores how the gig economy is reshaping the modern workspace, and the best practices that employers can use to make this model work for them.

Tim Russell explores how technology drives the gig economy, enabling innovation, flexibility, and efficiency through advancements in mobile and cloud platforms.

Tim Russell explores how the gig economy is reshaping the modern workspace, and the best practices that employers can use to make this model work for them.

Discover how 2025 will usher in heads-up technologies, transforming interaction, education, healthcare, and entertainment while tackling ethical challenges.

With Meta Workplace having had its Sunset date confirmed, Tim Russell takes a look at three viable alternatives.

Tim Russell explores the future of work, where smartphones and their growing power enable greater flexibility, lighter travel, and immersive office experiences.

Learn what Tim Russell reveals about the Copilot+ PC lineup, ARM-powered AI devices, Qualcomm processors, battery life improvements, and upcoming AMD and Intel device launches.

Learn how AI kiosks enhance public services with personalised, accessible, and efficient solutions.

Discover Tim Russell's insights on the EU AI Act, its impact on UK businesses, compliance, and key scenarios.

Discover how Apple technology and CDW can empower your startup to innovate and excel.

This week marked a significant milestone as we attended the signing of the Armed Forces Covenant by CDW.

Learn how to optimise application delivery for business environments by addressing IT challenges, enhancing user experience, and meeting modern workplace demands.

Discover Google's Pixel 9 range with AI, advanced security, and dual work modes, offering 7-year updates and seamless integration for personal and business use.

Learn how AI, sensors, and advanced tools have transformed communication and collaboration, making them more inclusive, adaptive, and effective.

Learn how digital signage enhances customer engagement and brand awareness with data-driven personalisation.

Explore how Smart Office technologies enhance productivity, employee well-being, and organisational efficiency in the Modern Workspace.

Explore how emerging tech like VR, AR, and spatial computing enhances workplace experiences, improves engagement, and poses privacy challenges in the digital age.

Learn how to measure and improve employee experience to boost your organisation's performance, culture, and reputation.

Explore the transformative changes in work and technology, and how new technologies like experience management, extended reality, and smart offices support diverse collaboration preferences.

Discover how to justify and measure investments in Modern Workspaces and Workplaces to boost the efficiency and productivity of knowledge workers.

Discover how AI revolutionises the modern workspace by boosting productivity, enhancing customer engagement, and optimising resource management with off-the-shelf tools and advanced solutions.

Tim Russell looks at how businesses can focus, design and build both a Modern Workspace and a Modern Workplace. 

Tim Russell takes the new Snapdragon X Elite-powered Windows Copilot laptop for a test-drive, and gives his verdict on the Snapdragon X Elite-powered Copilot+ laptop.

Tim Russell explains why ad hoc meeting spaces increase collaboration, boost productivity and foster better employee experiences. 

Tim Russell discusses Windows 11 application-readiness and how you can make sure your applications are ready for Windows 11, in order to get the most out of them 

Tim Russell explores Microsoft’s new features: Trusted Management Platform (TPM) and Pluton, and explains how TPM and Pluton provide enhanced security and competitive advantage 

Microsoft has announced the Copilot+ PC – but what does this mean to you? CDW Chief Technologist for Modern Workspace, Tim Russell, answers your questions.

XPU: CPU, GPU and NPU. CDW’s Tim Russell explains the difference between CPU, GPU and NPU, and how to optimise technical solutions to achieve the best business outcomes.

This article is focused on the steps Tim sees that take you, your business, and your staff away from ‘hybrid work’ and closer to just ‘working’. Tim, like many others, has been a hybrid worker since long before it became fashionable.

Why organisations should consider upgrading their old PCs. Tim Russell explains the threats behind using old hardware and software, and why organisations should consider updating their PCs for better cybersecurity and usability.

How Copilot can help you work smarter and faster. Discover the capabilities of Microsoft’s Copilot, as Tim Russell demonstrates how Copilot can improve your efficiency.

Reporting on E2E Sustainability. Read Tim Russell’s approach to E2E sustainability and discover the true cost of employment to a business.

An AI or UC and CC Expo? Read about Tim Russell’s experience at the UC and CC Expo in London, where AI was integral part of all of the UC and CC solutions.

Read this article on the Modern Workspace to discover why it's is important and how it can help organisations thrive in the modern age

Transform your business IT – be the guardian and supplier of data with cloud solutions. Your discretion, your IT experience.

Hybrid working is the new norm. Read on to discover the benefits of hybrid working and how tech can improve the Modern Workspace and make hybrid working easier.

Tim Russell gives his thoughts on the recent tech innovation show by techUK; covering virtual reality, augmented reality, and whether these technologies promote equity and inclusion.

Read Tim Russell's Microsoft Ignite 2023 article about Copilot, Fabric and Teams, and other surprises from Microsoft's Ignite 2023 event.

Regardless of the individual you're looking to attract to your organisation, what makes you attractive to them? In this article, learn about the transformation of the IT department as a concept.

Get ready for the Windows 11 upgrade! Explore customer concerns and impact on your business in this IT veteran's perspective.

The Frontier AI Report and the PM Rishi Sunak's Speech: CDW Blog

The biggest value AI will deliver to you, and where it will have its greatest impact, is time. The correct utilisation and implementation of AI will remove the mundane, freeing you to focus on the important.

The introduction of AI capabilities may be something you are doing for your internal audience or for your customers. But how do you ensure a balanced, safe adoption of this technology?

Read this article to understand how to empower your staff to achieve more through the productive use of AI and ML, and protect confidential data and ensure a safe environment for them.

Is adopting modern AI into a business such a big step now? In this first of a four-part series, I look at AI in the workspace and its the potential for disruption and innovation.

Oracle Red Bull invited Modern Workspace CDW Chief Technologist, Tim Russell, to their MK7 location for an opportunity to talk about Digitalisation at the Red Bull Innovation Day 2023.

From the latest productivity tools to AI enablement, all of this tech has one purpose: to give us time to be more productive, imaginative, or creative.

VMware took to the big stage over in Las Vegas, Nevada at their Explore event. Read about the major announcements, initial thoughts, and follow up with more detail between now and November's event.