You may or may not have already made the transition back to the office, and this especially applies more to those who haven’t yet. That being said, even those who have may find some utility here, specifically in determining if a push to a full return to office was the right move.
Let’s explore how modern employees may react to the news that remote work will no longer be an option.
If you want to limit costs, being proactive can go a long way toward this goal. Your organization's technology is one such area where proactive maintenance can allow your business to save countless dollars and hours of downtime. If you haven’t implemented a proactive maintenance platform yet, then you might be putting your business at risk.
It’s almost summer, which means baseball is in full swing. The sport that many of us grew up on has recently gone through a major shift, one which small business owners can replicate to help their organizations. It came about via the use of data and today we’ll discuss how the national pastime has changed and how you can use the same strategies to help make your business better.
Technology enables some amazing things for businesses, but it can influence the way you both look at operations and the way your business functions. Not all companies have the capital to make these large technology investments. You are far from optionless, however; listed below are some of the better investments you can make in your technology infrastructure, in particular ones that won’t drain your budget.
When looking to reduce your costs, one of the best places to start looking is at your printing. While paper documents were once incredibly critical for businesses (they still serve a function), no one can deny that they take up a considerable amount of space in the workplace, as well as take up precious assets that could be better spent elsewhere. What’s the best way to minimize the resources you spend on printing?
If you aren’t versed in business technology, locating the right solutions can be challenging, to say the least. Technology should make your life easier, not more difficult. Listed below are a couple of tips to help you get started with deploying the right technology solutions for your business. Here are three tips to help you make the best, most educated decisions about the technology for your business.
Some industries require more compliance than others, as they handle sensitive data on a regular basis. In efforts to protect this data, governments and agencies have implemented laws, regulations, and other requirements to ensure businesses remain compliant with this expectation.
With businesses handling operations in different ways, their employees must adapt to the circumstances handed to them. Some businesses have begun to experiment with the status quo and are for the first time realizing the value that can come from permitting staff to work remotely. Listed below are some of the ways your team might depend on technology to make remote collaboration effective and how you can optimize your experience with these collaborative platforms.
A lot of businesses are making large technology investments; if you are here now, you are probably thinking about making such an investment for your own company. One issue that growing companies have is identifying and investing in the right technology. Listed below are a couple of tips on how to go about making technology investment decisions that will be the most advantageous for your company.
In many places, businesses have been operating in a manner that is closer to “business as usual” than “pandemic-altered”. This doesn’t mean the pandemic is over, but a lot of businesses are now able to make decisions like they were before the pandemic. This is a good thing, but there is one part of business that doesn’t seem to be normalizing: the supply chain. Listed below is a look at why supply chain issues continue and what you can do about them.
One of the great obstacles many companies have regarding remote work is the fact that, well, the team will be remote—not in the office, safely under supervision. This has led many to consider using the webcams installed in their employees’ devices to keep tabs on them. This idea of monitoring your team is discussed below, as well as why it probably isn’t a good one.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that not all businesses have considered how to be flexible in their operations, but it has also given them opportunities to adjust accordingly. With these new flexibilities in place, what does the future of your office look like? Would you ever consider a hybrid approach to the workplace?
March 18th is Global Recycling Day, which is intended to remind us of all the materials that can be reused in everyday life, in part as a way to decrease our individual carbon footprint. Having said that, it's valuable to know how much your business contributes in terms of its carbon footprint… and, once you know that figure, how you can minimize it.
Collaboration is not just nice, it is the only way many businesses can afford to keep the lights on. Comprehending that truth makes it critical to find the best strategies and technologies to support your staff’s collaborative endeavors. Listed below is a look at a few options to help enhance your business’ collaboration.
If you have tried procuring hardware or products over the past couple years, chances are you have noticed that it is harder to find them than usual. This is especially the case for any organizations that have dealings with computing hardware, as the price has been hiked considerably on even the most basic of components. What triggered this dramatic change in the technology supply chain, and what can be done about it?
It’s not often that something profoundly alters the landscape of business technology management as much as managed services has. When implemented correctly, managed IT services can completely replace the traditional methods of technology management within a business, and it all starts with changing not just your budgeting practices but also your maintenance practices.
Since employees started returning to the office after getting a taste of remote work, there has been an ongoing war between employers wishing a return to normalcy and the employees who prefer to get their work done from the comforts of their own home. A new survey indicates that half of employees would rather quit than deal with an employer who mandates a return to the office environment.
HR. Sales. Customer Service. IT. Accounting. Management. These different business departments have been categorized and compartmentalized for decades, cooperating but mostly operating independently of one another. Will this remain to be the case, with so many people now working remotely and communicating with their teammates as needed?
When it comes to your business’ IT resources, who’s the boss? Do you have a CIO, or chief information officer, managing your IT decision-making, and do you have someone responsible for managing and maintaining your systems? If you don’t know the answer to either of these questions, then we need to have a conversation about your relationship with technology management.
There will come a time when your organization will need to acquire hardware like monitors, server units, workstations, networking components, and other technology. It is your responsibility as a business owner to make educated decisions about how you go about upgrading your gear, but it’s not always immediately clear what the correct path forward is.
