In the current circumstances, just keeping your business operational and productive can be a challenge. But it’s one that we think we can help with.
5 ways to help your people stay productive:
One big concern when your team are remote working is ensuring they are producing work to the same level and frequency as before. The home can be a hotbed of distractions, as people struggle to find a good are to work alongside family and other roommates in the same situation.
You can help them stay productive from where you are, all it takes is implementing a few useful routines into your regime to stay in touch and keep them on track with the business:
- Daily check-ins
- Emotional support.
- Equip them with tools
- Help them create a workspace
- Keep the team building going
Our top tech solutions to staying productive:
Intel is helping to create a workplace without wires. Built-in wireless display now allows worked to connect automatically and more securely to projectors, and soon wireless docking and charging will create an even more seamless experience.
Intel is also planning a digital assistant that will change how we work. Instead of having to tell your device everything, the reverse will be true. Your device will anticipate your needs with proactive, contextual recommendations and powerful voice recognition.
Dell said that 65% of their global team members work in a flexible capacity, so they understand.
Their expertise is there to help you empower your productivity. Their latest portfolio of desktops, laptops and workstations are more intelligent than ever. They have introduced new solutions and intelligent designs such as Dell Optimizer, Express Response, Intelligent Audio and Express Charge.
Every organisation needs to be a digital one powered by data, running in a multi-cloud environment, and able to harness artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, edge computing and workload solutions – that can be delivered on-demand, as a service – to help any organisation transform and thrive.
Fujitsu CCD devices such as the LIFEBOOK weighs only around 2lbs and is one of the most mobile and lightest in the market. Reliable and equipped with Intel Core Processors. Fujitsu promise high accessibility through their partnership with Microsoft and can provide cloud-based file storage services and collaboration software. Their friendly team are mobile, reliable, and accessible through us, to ensure they are on hand to support resellers and end users.
Lenovo has plenty of monitor solutions and recognise that productivity can be massively hampered without access to a high quality second monitor, especially those that work with multiple spreadsheets. Lenovo also want to make sure that remote workers are equipped with the latest tools for seamless and efficient video collaboration. They offer the best in video-conferencing technology, including hardware, software, and accessories.
Causes of concern for workers include phishing scams and shadow IT. For instance, more than a quarter (27%) of survey respondents say they have received malicious emails related to COVID-19 while working from home – an activity which Kaspersky’s experts are paying strong attention to during the pandemic. Scammers may be trying to prey on worried workers who want to learn more about the coronavirus pandemic, as well as potentially vulnerable corporate networks while staff are stuck at home.
- Install proven protection software, such as Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud, on all endpoints, including mobile devices, and switch on firewalls.
- Ensure you have access to the latest threat intelligence to bolster your protection solution. For example, Kaspersky offers a free COVID-19
Many employees now work from home, and Poly enables them to have as much impact from their kitchen table as from their desks in the office. Poly headsets and video conferencing cameras keep communication consistent and make it easy to connect and collaborate without barriers. Poly solutions help elevate the experience of Microsoft Teams, Zoom or any other meeting service seamlessly every time.
To help with network agility in the current climate, VMware SD-WAN™ by VeloCloud is cloud-delivered and software-based, allowing for quick adaptation. This includes adding access to cloud-based services for new branches or remote offices, and dynamic steering of all traffic for optimised application and data delivery.