Insights from Embrava

Explore practical guidance, product updates, partner stories, and fresh perspectives on how organizations can connect digital systems with the physical environments where people work, meet, move, and make decisions. See what we are building, what we are learning, and how Embrava is helping make live information visible and actionable in the moments that matter.

Meeting Rooms

Why Do Booked Meeting Rooms Still Sit Empty?

A full calendar doesn't mean a full room. Here's why meeting room no-shows happen, and how to fix availability without adding more space.

Illustrative bar chart of one floor's peak desk occupancy each weekday, with Tuesday's peak of 60 desks well above the average of the daily peaks, 40.

Desk Booking

What Does Good Desk Utilization Look Like in 2026?

CBRE and JLL put average office utilization at 53% to 56%. See what that measures, how to calculate your own, and how to set a target.

Illustration of a meeting room door linked to what IT runs and what facilities runs.

Workplace Technology

Why IT and Facilities Now Share Workplace Technology Decisions

IT runs the systems that hold workplace information. Facilities runs the spaces where people act on it. Here is how to evaluate workplace technology together.

A status card showing Available and On Call, with On Call selected, beside a Blynclight busy light glowing red on a desk

Busy Lights

What Is a Busy Light? How Status Lights Work With Microsoft Teams and Zoom

A busy light shows people nearby when you are on a call or focusing. Learn how status lights sync with Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and what to check.

Illustration of a ghost booking: a calendar shows Room 4B booked for Team sync from 10:00 to 11:00, while at 10:45 the meeting room itself sits empty

Meeting Rooms

What Is a Ghost Booking?

A ghost booking holds a room or desk that nobody uses. Learn what causes them, how they differ from no-shows, and how to measure them.

Attendees in the WOW26 keynote room facing a stage screen that reads WOW26, The experience reset

Events

Embrava at Appspace WOW26: Connecting bookings, spaces, and workplace screens

Lessons from Appspace WOW26 on connecting workplace bookings and communications with Embrava room displays, desk signs, and digital signage players.

Legal Workplace London event graphic for Simon Privett, UK Country Manager at Embrava, and his session Beyond the Booking: Turning Workplace Data into Better Workplace Decisions

Events

Beyond the Booking: Lessons from Legal Workplace26 London

Simon Privett recaps Legal Workplace26 London: why booking data misleads, what speakers shared on attendance and space, and what law firms can do next.

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Workplace Technology

What Is Microsoft MDEP? A Guide for Workplace Technology Teams

What Microsoft’s Device Ecosystem Platform does, where it stops, and what to evaluate before you standardize the devices in your building.

Embrava Room Sign and Desk Sign beside the YAROOMS workplace map on a laptop and a phone

Partners & Integrations

Embrava and YAROOMS Bring Desk Booking into the Physical Office

Desk Sign brings the YAROOMS booking experience to the workspace itself: visible availability, walk-up booking, and check-in at the desk.

Partners & Integrations

Embrava Partner Newsletter, Vol. 2

Our first partner webinar is set, a new Eptura spotlight, and a simpler two-tier partner program.

Embrava Room Sign showing a room reservation

Meeting Rooms

Five Ways to Reduce Ghost Booking

Ghost booking wastes real office space and skews your space utilization data. Five practical ways to get accurate meeting room utilization back.

Digital Signage

Digital Signage, Beyond Displays

Digital signage has moved past the TV on the wall. See where real-time communication is showing up across the workplace.

Digital Signage

Smarter Screens. Simpler Management.

Any Sign transforms any display into a centrally managed communication hub, from room schedules to wayfinding to AI-generated content.

Events

Meet Embrava This Fall

Embrava will be at the events shaping the next generation of workplace technology. See our products live, talk to the team.

Partners & Integrations

Embrava Partner Newsletter, Vol. 1

Welcome to the first edition. Updates on what we're building, where we're seeing success, and how we can grow together.