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such as Microsoft 365 in the cloud, quicker backups and easier disaster
employees are able to stream all their recovery if something should go wrong
applications, data and tools – including – you can literally move, for example,
their personalised settings – from the a virtual server quickly and be back up
cloud to any device, whether it is a and running in no time. Also, virtualising
laptop, computer, iPad or mobile phone. your environment means lower costs
Employees can work from anywhere, because you don’t need expensive
provide a consistent customer hardware.
experience, and they can keep up their
normal, steady work rate. MANAGED SERVICES –
Technologies such as Zoom, Skype, OUTSOURCING TO SPECIALISTS
Microsoft Teams and Google Meet As controlling costs become key in a
allow virtual meetings to be held and, downturn, looking for ways to ensure
in many instances, these have now accurate budgeting or reining in IT costs
become the norm. One thing we saw is key. Through managed services, which
companies embrace are integrated means outsourcing parts or all of your
systems like with Microsoft, where IT to a specialist, you can focus on your
work, collaboration and communication core business while saving on high IT
happen within one business ecosystem. resource costs.
With Teams, for example, employees These companies have invested
can share files, organise meetings from heavily in smart systems, which allow
their calendar and sync with other office them to provide a host of services for
apps, all remotely. SME’s at an affordable fee. From IT
support, anti-virus protection, backups,
PRODUCTIVITY – DATA FOR cybersecurity, network management,
MANAGERS you name it, these days most managed
The productivity of your employees is service providers can take care of your
the driving force of your business. And IT, while you focus on growing your
in the fast-paced new world of teams company.
working both offsite and in the office,
making sure everyone is achieving their ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – LET’S
full potential is a challenge for most GO AUTOMATION
companies. Automation is one of the biggest
Productivity technologies have breakthroughs in business today,
emerged, which provide workforce essentially allowing you to use tech
analytics to help you understand your to deliver or get services without
people and how they work on their any human intervention. From an IT
computers. Innovative employee perspective, a human can only do so
monitoring software allows managers much in the time they have. But you
a mobile device, their phone becomes to gain real-time insights via easy-to- can now automate thousands of routine
an extension of the company PBX and understand dashboards, graphs and IT tasks, plus by using AI tech you can
employees can make and receive calls as reports to keep track of how their team anticipate, diagnose and fix any issues
if they were sitting at their desk. is doing and decide when to take action that might crop up before they become
if necessary. a problem. This kind of proactive
CLOUD BUSINESS SOFTWARE – approach to tech means that your IT
HELLO REMOTE WORKING VIRTUAL . . . WELL EVERYTHING environment is not constantly breaking
Even in times of disruption, your Virtualising almost everything is down and hampering productivity.
employees need to continue using definitely here in a big way. This means So, there you have it, the six
business office technology with which that your company can use a virtual technologies businesses are using to
they are highly familiar. They need to be server, network, operating system, or take full advantage of digitisation, to
able toaccess these systems wherever storage device. Some of the benefits help them adapt to the new world of
they are on any device. With software you can take advantage of is having work.

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