FEATURE : REMOTE WORKING
CIOS MUST EVALUATE HOW THEIR CURRENT NETWORK STRATEGY IMPACTS THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPORT TODAY ’ S CHANGING BUSINESS AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS .
must adapt their IT infrastructure to serve this evolving working style .
Failure to periodically upgrade fixed computing equipment can also limit employees ’ ability to work effectively on slow and outdated systems in the office . In addition to the growing preference for flexibility , mobile devices are also easier and more cost-effective to replace if they become damaged or outdated . As such , CIOs need to reassess their need for fixed IT features and tailor requirements to their business needs .
Mobility is one of the most desired factors for employees in the age of agile working and for many the office is now a part-time location for full-time employees .
Organizations are adapting their physical layouts to reflect this trend , outfitting the office with enhanced video conferencing capabilities and flexible workspaces to promote collaboration and engagement .
Although the need for office space is shrinking , CIOs need to channel investments into network modernization to better serve both office and hybrid workers , especially as more workloads move the public cloud .
They need to seamlessly connect the two worlds Companies need to redesign shared spaces and the network infrastructure to support Wi-Fi traffic at scale , while creating a unified infrastructure and security framework for consistent in-office and remote experiences for users across locations .
Modernizing the WAN ( Wide Area Network ) by adopting Software-Defined WAN ( SD-WAN ) should be a priority .
SD-WAN helps optimize the user experience when working from the office and accessing workloads in both the public cloud and data center . It also supports and secures the wide scale adoption of IoT across all office locations .
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