According to Houston, she has played "a pivotal role in setting up for success in 2021" and he is very grateful for her contributions. Unfortunately, this means that we’re reducing the size of some of our teams," Houston said, adding that this was one of the toughest decisions he has had to make in his 14 years as CEO.Īt the same time, COO Olivia Nottebohm is stepping down from her role, with her last day being 5 February. This will require relentless focus on initiatives that align tightly with our strategic priorities, and having the discipline to pull back from those that do not. "Over the past year, we’ve talked a lot about the importance of running a tight ship and getting the company ready for the next stage of growth. The priorities are evolving the core Dropbox experience, investing in new products built for distributed work, and driving operational excellence. Hence, it is scaling back that investment and redeploying those resources to drive its product roadmap.Īccording to him, the changes will lead to "a more efficient and nimble Dropbox" and enable it to focus on its top priorities for 2021. Houston said in a message to employees that its Virtual First policy will require fewer resources to support its in-office environment. Given the scale of digitalisation and evolution of sophisticated new cyber threats, it's no longer a matter of if, but when a cyber attack will strike and how prepared are partners and customers with a cyber resilience strategy to get back up and running again.Dropbox has laid off 315 individuals, forming 11% of the company, and was a move which CEO Drew Houston described as "necessary to implement the new strategies" it has shared over the last few months. Channel community unites to kick-start ARN Innovation Awards 2022 Building cyber resilience - a partner action plan More than 700 executives came together under the ARN roof to celebrate ecosystem excellence and customer value at the Innovation Awards in 2022, recognising market-leading partners, vendors, distributors, telcos, start-ups and individuals across Australia. Channel honours ecosystem excellence at ARN Innovation Awards 2022 Channel community unites to kick-start ARN Innovation Awards 2022 Market-leading partners, vendors, distributors, telcos, start-ups and individuals were honoured during the Innovation Awards in 2022, as ARN raised the bar for ecosystem excellence in Australia. Slideshows Channel honours ecosystem excellence at ARN Innovation Awards 2022 Drobox's local operation has been contacted for comment by ARN. The vendor currently has offices in Australia and Singapore alongside those in the US, Germany, UK, Ireland and Israel. “We’re scaling back that investment and redeploying those resources to drive our ambitious product roadmap,” Houston added.įor 2021, Dropbox will now have a “relentless focus on initiatives that align tightly with strategic priorities”. Houston explained this will mean a more “efficient and nimble” Dropbox, meaning therefore it will need fewer people to support in-office environments. In October Dropbox announced that it would make remote work the default for employees beyond the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that the steps taken were “painful” and “necessary” but that the company was now on the right path in terms of remote working and a new leadership structure. “But looking ahead at 2021 and beyond, it’s clear that we need to make changes in order to create a healthy and thriving business for the future.” “Last spring I made a commitment to all of you to preserve job security through 2020, and it was important to me that we honored that promise,” he said.