Savvy Industry Leaders to Increase Remote IT Infrastructure

To say that change feels more like disruption to everyday people would be something of an understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic forced industry leaders to pivot, increased remote workforces, and make infrastructure investments to support secure connectivity.

This change — or disruption if you will — has savvy thought leaders considering staying the course. Having finally thrown off the shackles of wasteful capital expenditures, many see post-coronavirus operational investment into IT as the future of organizational sustainability.

“Old habits got broken in this pandemic. I ride my bike to the office, and all I can see is families out together on bike paths. Environmental impacts are astonishing. I reckon mother nature told us, our trajectory was unsustainable,” Steadfast Solutions managing director Ian Brady reportedly said. “I’ve got clients with 20k monthly rents working effectively from home going WTF did I sign this lease! If we could have 50 percent working from home on a rotational basis, great outcome.”

Work-From-Home Employees Can Reduce Capital Expenditures

The pandemic forced some business leaders to take the uncomfortable step of migrating to the Cloud or increasing their remote footprint. But now that organizations have spent months acclimating to this way of doing business, the Steadfast Solutions perspective appears financially beneficial.

According to a Global Workplace Analytics report, organizations can save upwards of $11,000 per employee annually through work-from-home strategies. And, AT&T reportedly reduces its expenses by approximately $30 million each year by enlisting remote workers. In order to make an informed decision about increased or fully remote workforces after the pandemic subsides, these are critical questions worth considering.

• Does your organization require an in-house network?

• Are expenses such as office space and computers worth ongoing investment?

• Can enterprise-level cybersecurity be implemented for remote employees?

• How much money would a remote workforce save your business?

• Would a remote strategy increase access to talent?

Given that various industries and niche operations may not be able to leverage benefits similarly, decision-makers might be wise to consider a remote workforce consultation with a managed IT firm. Strategic IT thinkers work diligently with entrepreneurs and CEOs to minimize unnecessary infrastructure costs.

“I think it depends on the needs of the business. For our clients, it was a good test for the position we already put them. Our solutions allowed them to work remotely,” Nick Allo of SemTech IT Solutions reportedly said. “Ultimately, we will discuss those that want to keep this semi-permanent and possibly start migrating their systems to the cloud to allow them to stay resilient during any disaster that comes their way be it Hurricane or another outbreak.”

Remote Workforces Part of the Business Landscape

The phrase that remote workers are the ”New Normal” had been trending long before the COVID-19 prompted millions to work from home. According to a report from Flex Jobs, remote workforces grew by as much as 44 percent over the last five years, before the pandemic hit. And, a Global Workforce Analytics study indicates that upwards of 30 percent of employees will work from home more than one day per week by the end of 2021.

“The future is an infrastructure-less future. Let’s focus on training teams on how to be safe with technology and company data. Then put them in charge through cloud technologies — on how to use technology to make them the most productive,” Elevate Services Group CEO Evan Eakin reportedly said.

Global Workforce Analytics reports support this vision based on two epiphanies stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses require enhanced disaster preparedness, and the crisis demonstrated substantial cost-saving benefits by migrating to a Cloud-based remote workforce.