From your Company to Home: The Challenges of the Home Office

We live in a confusing and chaotic time. We have adopted tools that we did not know existed two years ago and today we use them with ease. With the home office or teleworking we have developed the ability to learn quickly, so quickly that sometimes We miss very important details.

We think that someone can work from home with only a computer and an internet connection, but we are very far from reality. That is why I would like to touch on some challenges that remote work has imposed that should not be taken lightly.

Security Informationtoethics

Being connected to your home WiFi network is not enough as it could be potentially dangerous if sensitive company information is handled. It is important that all this data travels in an encrypted manner. How is this achieved? Very simple: with a network VPN. This way you can send and receive files securely from anywhere. This is achieved by masking your IP and encrypting data traffic from point A to point B.

Use of Authorized Applications

You must ensure that your employees make use of the tools provided by the company. Most of the time, for convenience, the work team shares sensitive information through personal accounts (via WhatsApp or Gmail). It is vital that you only use allowed applications and, above all, provide them. Take care not to expose yourself or your company to computer attacks

Secure theEITHERoptimal performancesize of your Workforce

One of the biggest challenges – and fears – for companies is the lack of productivity of their employees due to teleworking. a network SD-WAN can solve this problem. Being a cloud-based system with an SD-WAN network, it is possible check your team's work in real time, know connection and disconnection times and have a secure network for the exchange of information.

Not everything is challenges

In many cases it has been shown that the remote work is a benefit. Companies have obtained savings of up to 35% (especially for electricity and water expenses) and according to a study of COPARMEX “The productivity of employees who work from home increased approximately 28%.” This shows us that, be implemented correctly, the home office could be the business future.

Ato VCompetitive advantage

By working with completely cloud-based systems you gain the possibility of recruit staff nationally(and even international). This is a great opportunity to add highly trained people to your payroll with the necessary requirements.

Conclusion

I hope these tips are useful for your company and help you raise awareness about the dangers, but also about the benefits of this modality that apparently is here to stay.

At Vialterna our network SD-WAN offers you the solution to adapt to safe and intuitive way to the home office. Implementing our family of sensors IoT Your company will be covered in every way.