Software sprawl: Workers flit between apps 1,200 times a day

A recent study of 20 teams across three big employers found that workers toggled between different apps and websites 1,200 times each day. — Coffee work photo created by Racool_studio - www.freepik.com

Technology overload. IT bloat. Barnacle apps.

The problem goes by many names, but the story’s the same: Employees are swamped by an ever-expanding array of specialised software that’s made the workday a disjointed slog.