{"id":5047,"date":"2020-09-06T21:11:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/?p=5047"},"modified":"2020-09-06T21:13:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T19:13:58","slug":"the-new-future-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/the-new-future-of-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The new future of work"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

We may come to stop talking about \u2018remote\u2019 working altogether after the coronavirus pandemic. It could become just \u2018working\u2019 \u2013 part of the normal mix of how things are done<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Bev<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Bev White,<\/a>\u00a0Harvey Nash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published: 29 May 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The speed with which the Covid-19 coronavirus has forced companies into universal\u00a0remote working\u00a0has moved us forward to a place that, in my view, we will never return from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost overnight, entire workforces are operating from home, connecting to work systems via a\u00a0virtual private network\u00a0(VPN) or the\u00a0cloud, and speaking to each other on video-conferencing platforms such as\u00a0Microsoft Teams,\u00a0Zoom\u00a0and\u00a0Skype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The traditional barriers to all of this \u2013 from not having the appropriate software to worrying about how your kitchen table will look on screen \u2013 have essentially been removed. It has been a real tipping point in how, and where, we work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t believe this will just melt away once the health crisis is over. Looking forward, we can expect a significant proportion of what used to be carried out face-to-face moving to an online environment \u2013 people have got used to working this way and many have had a \u201cta dah!\u201d moment in realising that it actually works.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Novelty of working from home will not wear off<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

There are some valid push-backs. Some may say we are all looking at remote working through rose-tinted spectacles at the moment. It\u2019s new, it\u2019s fresh, it\u2019s happening in extraordinary circumstances \u2013 everyone is available at home, all united by a strong sense of purpose to get things done. Will it all gradually wear off after Covid-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, we just don\u2019t know when exactly we\u2019ll be able to talk about a \u201cpost-Covid-19\u201d situation \u2013 that may not be for a considerable period of time. Second, the acceptance of the principle of remote working seems to be with us to stay. Of course, people will generally return to offices when it\u2019s safe to do so, but there seems little doubt that nearly all of us will spend more time than before working remotely. Indeed, we may come to stop talking about \u201cremote\u201d working altogether. It could become just \u201cworking\u201d \u2013 part of the normal mix of how things are done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we are experiencing right now will have a long-term effect on how we work in the future.\u00a0This wouldn\u2019t be the case if the technology had fallen over during this period \u2013 but it has, in fact, stood up remarkably well\u201d<\/p>

Bev White, Harvey Nash<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the virtual world will not entirely replace the real one. In fact, face-to-face meetings will arguably become even more important, because they will occur more sparingly and so will mean more. Our city centres and business districts will not disappear after all. Critical face-to-face meetings will still take place and key business decisions and agreements will still tend to be made in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, however, I have no doubt that what we are experiencing right now will have a long-term effect on how we work in the future. This wouldn\u2019t be the case if the technology had fallen over during this period \u2013 but it has, in fact, stood up remarkably well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology can rise to the challenge<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

As a result, technology is only going to become even more central to how businesses work. We can expect to see increased investment in hardware, software and automation technology. Businesses will need to invest even more in laptops, mobile devices and soft phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offshored IT services\u00a0will rise in demand as businesses realise the advantages of this over self-run systems. Demand for\u00a0cloud services\u00a0will hugely spike to provide the bandwidth and capacity needed. Pressure on on-premise servers will increase exponentially while the cloud offers a scaled, reliable and secure environment with\u00a0failover\u00a0safeguards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses are needing to think about every aspect of how they operate, and technology is crucial to that. Technology firms need to rise to the challenge and think about how they can help organisations adapt \u2013 innovation must accelerate, not decelerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tech sector has a pivotal role to play in supporting and enabling the new\u00a0future of work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>We may come to stop talking about \u2018remote\u2019 working altogether after the coronavirus pandemic. It could become just \u2018working\u2019 \u2013 part of the normal mix of how things are done By Bev White,\u00a0Harvey Nash Published: 29 May 2020 The speed with which the Covid-19 coronavirus has forced companies into universal\u00a0remote working\u00a0has moved us forward to a place that, in my view,<\/p>\n

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