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Business Business IT IT and and the the new new normal: normal: Our Our guide guide to to hybrid hybrid working working technology technology with Lee Pepper, Owner LP Networks with Lee Pepper, Owner LP Networks
While it’s undeniable that many While it’s undeniable that many businesses need office space and businesses need office space staff gain significant benefitsand staff significant from gain working face tobenefits face in from working face have in teams, the lastface twoto years teams, the last two years have also proved that home working is also proved that home working a feasible and attractive option is a feasible attractive for many, and which is whereoption hybrid for many, which is where working comes into play. hybrid working comes into play. Hybrid working gives team Hybrid working gives members the best of team both worlds; members the best both worlds; the opportunity to of split their time the opportunity to split their between home and the office.time between home and the office. Many businesses have already Many businesses have already been forced to embrace home been forced to embrace home working because of the pandemic. working because of the pandemic. For many, it has worked, so they For it has worked, they havemany, introduced a systemso that have introduced a system that embraces the positives of the office embraces the positives the office and remote working. Toof ensure and remote working. To ensure that a move to hybrid working that a move to hybrid workingshould occurs smoothly, businesses occurs smoothly, businesses consider how technology canshould have consider how technology can have an impact. an impact. Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft Office 365 (Teams and SharePoint) (Teams and SharePoint) Microsoft Office 365 works by safely Microsoft 365and works by safely storing all Office your files documents storing all yourThis filesmeans and documents on the Cloud. that your on the Cloud. This means that your team can access them anywhere team can access them anywhere from any device so long as they have from anyaccess. device Alongside so long asthis, theythe have internet internet access. Alongside this, the
system also provides opportunities system also provides opportunities for collaboration on projects, for collaboration on projects, for multiple users to work on for multiple in users to work onvideo documents real-time, and documents in real-time, and video conferencing and communication conferencing and communication through Teams. through Teams. Cloud Cloud Embracing Cloud Solutions is a Embracing Cloud Solutions is a your fantastic way of futureproofing fantastic way of futureproofing business. Aside from improvingyour business. from improving security, itAside also makes hybrid and security, it also makes hybrid and remote working a realistic option. remote working a realistic option. The Cloud is more than just a place The Clouddocuments; is more thanit’s just a place to upload also a to upload documents; it’s also cost-effective and resilient waya cost-effective andteam resilient way of enabling your to access of enabling your team to access information wherever and whenever information they need it.wherever and whenever they need it. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) BYOD (Bring Your Device) Improved access viaOwn the Cloud can Improved access via the Cloud can provide the opportunity for your provide for your team to the use opportunity their own devices for team to use their own devices for work. However, while this can be work. However, while this can be a cost-effective solution for hybrid a cost-effective solution hybrid and remote working, wefor strongly and remote working, we strongly recommend you consider the recommend you consider the security implications of accessing security implications of accessing business data via personal devices business data personal devices due to the riskvia of potential GDPR due to the risk of potential GDPR breaches. breaches. Staff training can help them spot Staff training can help spot potential dangers fromthem phishing potential dangers from phishing
attacks, and improved endpoint attacks, improved endpoint security.and In relation to smartphones security. In relation to smartphones and tablets, one option is to use and tablets, one option is to which use Mobile Device Management Mobile Device Management which provides the facility to remotely wipe provides facility remotely wipe data and the block appsto from interacting data and block apps from interacting with company information and files. with company information and files. VoIP Telephones VoIP Telephones VoIP phone systems work by routing VoIP phone systems the work by routing phone calls through internet to phone calls through the internet any handset. So, a team memberto any handset. So, afrom teamhome member could be working but could be working from home but still be able to answer business calls still be able to answer business through their mobile phone via calls a through their mobile phone via a handy app. handy app. Remote IT Support and Security Remote Support and Security If you do IT decide to embrace flexible If you do decide to embrace working and encourage yourflexible team working and encourage yourofteam to work from home for part to from partthat of thework week, youhome must for ensure the week, you must ensure that they have access to a remote IT they have access to an a remote IT Support Desk. With increased Support Desk. With an increased reliance on the Internet and IT, any reliance onglitches the Internet IT, any failures or in theand system failures or glitches in the system could immediately impact on staff could immediately impact on staff productivity. productivity. LP Networks offers a remote IT LP Networks a remote IT service desk, offers manned by experts service desk, manned by experts and available during office hours, and available during office hours, meaning your remote workers meaning your remote workers can get back up and running in no can get back up and running in no time. time.
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