As we continue to navigate through these unpredictable times, many businesses and working professionals have opted for the hybrid office model. As remote work becomes increasingly the norm, how can your IT team help prepare the rest of the company's operations?
Topics: Infographic, Remote, Reopening, Workspace, Hybrid Office, Remote Work, IT Planning, Remote Teams, IT Leader
After working at home for over a year, is your company ready for reopening? Here's a checklist to help you get prepared for your team to return to the office.
Topics: IT Manager, Reopening
COVID-19 has caused havoc and unprecedented changes to the global economy as many businesses were forced to shut down in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. Other companies remained operational, but with vastly different and sometimes frantic changes as to how they conducted business.
Now that areas are beginning to reopen in earnest, some from being completely closed and some from partial to full-bore operations, choosing the right network provider is a vital consideration. Does your current ISP, or do the companies you have under review, provide everything you need for operations post COVID-19?
Topics: Network, Fixed Wireless, Business Internet, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Colorado Business, Bay Area Business, Dallas Business, Los Angeles Business, San Diego Business, Inland Empire Business, Reopening
The typical office environment has remained basically unchanged for decades — until now. As a result of the cataclysmic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the office environment of the future will now undergo a series of drastic changes. Many are guessing what those changes will entail, but nothing is guaranteed. What is certain is that some form of hybrid office structure will become the new normal.
Prior to the pandemic, some companies allowed employees to work remotely. Now, an increasing number of companies have found numerous benefits in remote work arrangements, and many plan to keep this form of teleworking in place. Remote tools have allowed work to continue during the health crisis, but they cannot replace human interaction to solve problems, develop relationships, perform training, and create ideas.
What will this hybrid office structure look like moving forward? We believe it will combine the traditional office environment with the remote workforce. Accordingly, companies will face some of the challenges below.
Topics: Remote, Reopening, Workspace, Hybrid Office
Reopening your company's IT operations after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns will be anything but business as usual. As the director of IT for your company, it is up to you to formulate a reopening strategy that re-establishes operations and re-instills confidence in your workforce. Here’s a detailed checklist to help you get started.
Topics: IT Manager, CIO, Remote, Reopening, Safety