Balancing network security with team trust is one of the hardest hurdles growing businesses face today. Overly aggressive restrictions make your staff feel like inventory, while zero oversight leaves sensitive customer data exposed on personal laptops. You need a middle ground that protects company assets while giving your people room to do great work… especially as they work remotely. (more…)
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Walk into any coffee shop, hotel lobby, or airport lounge, and you’ll see all manner of professionals hunched over their laptops, sipping lattes and responding to emails. The kind of flexibility that technology offers makes working anytime, anywhere tempting, but it can also be dangerous. This is especially true if your only options are public, free wireless networks. While it...
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Working from home successfully requires much more than just a laptop on a kitchen table. When staff transition to remote work, they face a completely different set of technical and environmental hurdles that can make daily tasks incredibly frustrating. To keep operations smooth, the focus must shift entirely to what the person behind the keyboard actually needs to perform their...
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Connecting to a public network is a gamble with your data. Most people see free guest Wi-Fi as a convenience, but from a technical standpoint, it is a way for others to monitor your traffic. When you use these networks, you are trusting a third party to secure a connection that is often left intentionally wide open. (more…)
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Most business owners view remote work as a perk they begrudgingly handed out during a crisis and now want to claw back. They see it as a compromise on productivity. They’re wrong. (more…)
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We’re several years past the COVID pandemic at this point, and many companies are calling their remote workers back to the office. Still, there is merit in having a remote workforce, even if it’s not strictly “mandatory” or “necessary” any longer. Today, we want to share some tips to help your business thrive with a remote workforce and what you...
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The work landscape has changed quite a bit in a short period of time. Nearly 13% of American workers work from home full-time, while over 27% more work remotely part-time. With nearly two-fifths of workers working from home at least part-time, understanding what technology is behind this new normal and how to meet your business needs is critical. (more…)
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Google's recent decision to push more remote staff back to the office, with potential consequences for non-compliance, feels like a step backward in the evolution of workplace flexibility. While the tech giant cites the importance of in-person collaboration and a stronger company culture, this rigid stance overlooks the significant benefits and increasing acceptance of remote work, especially for small and...
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Travel has become pretty commonplace for businesses, and today, business travelers can do more than ever thanks to dynamic mobile computing tools. In this month’s newsletter, we will outline some of the most important mobile technologies available to help serve a business while its people are on the move. (more…)
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Against all odds, remote work has been gradually accepted, but regardless of how your organization does it, it would be imprudent to overlook the obvious cybersecurity risks presented by remote work. Let’s take a look at the essence of zero-trust security and explore why it has evolved into the standard that organizations of all sizes should adhere to. (more…)
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