FEATURE : REMOTE WORKING
Integrating the longer-term home office into your hybrid workplace
Guido Kragten , Category Lead for Cloud Platforms at Aruba , a Hewlett Packard company , suggests three factors organizations should consider to enable their employees to successfully work from home in the long-term .
Finally , there is a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel . As we get closer to the easing of lockdowns and social restrictions , many organizations are starting to look forward to welcoming employees and clients back to the office .
But if you think that this is the end of working from home , think again . While working from home was initially a reactionary solution to COVID-19 , now that it has demonstrated its value , it is here to stay . In fact , I believe we will see a renewed focus on the home office as it becomes an integral part of organizations ’ long-term hybrid workplace strategies , and not just a stopgap solution . wish to enable their employees to successfully work from home in the long-term without impact or risk , their remote foundations need to be as strong as possible – before they even start thinking about the physical office . Here are three things they must consider .
Connectivity and access at the Edge is critical
With the home office set to become a permanent place of work , organizations can no longer afford to ignore the limitations of home network solutions and consumer-grade network equipment , which can cause user experience problems that pose a very real threat to workforce productivity and Business Continuity .
This new approach will require a further change in mindset and network infrastructure . If organizations
Indeed , as expectation levels rise and patience levels fall in the wake of the pandemic , employees at home
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