FINAL WORD
Indeed , as expectation levels rise and patience levels fall in the wake of the pandemic , employees at home must be able to connect and collaborate at the same level and access the same network functionality and applications as they do when in the office .
To achieve this , organisations need to find ways to extend their infrastructure to the Edge of the network ( where employees are now connecting ).
This will include looking for remote access solutions that can provide home workers with fast , reliable enterprise-level network performance .
Network security will be more complex than ever
The rapid transition to working from home throughout the pandemic brought with it significant complexities for network security – complexities that must now be addressed if employees are to be allowed to move freely between the office and home .
IT teams no longer have complete control over which devices employees are using and the risks they are taking . This new explosion of unmanaged devices
These solutions must be able to prioritise network tasks to eliminate bandwidth bottlenecks and have built-in policy enforcement to ensure that employees can connect securely to the network and key applications .
Plug-and-play options should also be considered , as they make installation effortless for employees – and in turn , IT teams .
Automation and Zero Trust security models are the only way to effectively streamline security operations .
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