{"id":413907,"date":"2020-07-06T12:59:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T10:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=413907"},"modified":"2020-07-06T14:18:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T12:18:42","slug":"how-vox-can-support-your-employees-while-they-work-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/413907\/how-vox-can-support-your-employees-while-they-work-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How Vox can support your employees while they work from home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to Covid-19 compelling businesses to implement work from home (WFH) strategies earlier this year, an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwgplc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IWG survey<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0found that in the past 10 years,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/new-research-shows-that-flexible-working-is-now-a-top-consideration-in-the-war-for-talent-300818790.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">83% of businesses<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0had already started or were planning to introduce a flexible remote work policy.<\/p>\n<p>While the first half of 2020 has proven that WFH can improve productivity, small businesses with either no budget or capacity to have an IT department in place are having to rely heavily on their managed services partners (MSPs) to make the transition from office-based working, to WFH as seamless as possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_content=06_July_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to learn more about Vox\u2019s Managed IT solutions<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/solutions\/managed-services?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_content=06_July_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managed services<\/a><\/strong> not only help your business improve its margins, but also future-proof your organisation and add value to your customers.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Three ways your MSP should aid remote working<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>1. Increase network security<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Getting hacked can cause irreparable damage to your company financially, reputationally, and hamper efficient operations and employee productivity.<\/p>\n<p>Safe and secure WFH requires redundancy, VPN setup, and a firewall installation. Once your connection and protection are up and running, employees should be able to access what they need, with continued remote IT support when they experience issues.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re working off web and cloud-based files or applications, users can access them from anywhere, securely, without the need for your MSP to increase security.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>2. Effective IT road-mapping<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The purpose of managed IT services isn\u2019t just the technology, but on how using technology contributes to meeting your business goals.<\/p>\n<p>How long will it be before you need to upgrade computers used for remote work? Are there solutions that can make work easier, making the return on that investment well worth it? These are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ais-now.com\/blog\/managed-it-services-work-from-home?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_content=06_July_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">questions<\/a><\/strong> your MSP should help you answer.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a map for future IT growth enables you to budget for the inevitable, leaving nothing to chance \u2013 especially as the percentage of the remote workforce continues to increase.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>3. Unparalleled support<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Employees can\u2019t work if their email or computers are down, especially if they\u2019re outside of the office.<\/p>\n<p>Remote IT support doesn\u2019t only ensure WFH remains a productive exercise, but saves you \u2013 and your workforce \u2013 time, money, and frustration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupporting remote employees doesn\u2019t have to be a major undertaking,\u201d according to Dizzion, one of Inc\u2019s 5,000 List of America\u2019s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. \u201cIt just needs a more comprehensive approach with better built-in tools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simplify your IT management by having Vox\u2019s Managed IT take complete responsibility for all \u2013 or part of \u2013 your IT services while you focus on your core business.<\/p>\n<p>Let their team of local, certified engineers monitor, maintain, and optimise your IT ecosystem to ensure your business meets its goals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_content=06_July_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to learn more from Vox<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The right IT infrastructure in place both on-site and remotely helps your staff remain successful and productive while working from home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":413913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[4369],"class_list":["post-413907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-vox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413907"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413953,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413907\/revisions\/413953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}