Before March 2020, many (if not most) organizations required employees to spend their days in offices. Then COVID-19 hit, forcing businesses to quickly shift to remote work to stay afloat through stay-at-home and social distancing orders.
Since remote working became a necessity, many companies have discovered it doesn’t result in less productivity, as they feared. In fact, it can lead to increased productivity and improve employees’ job satisfaction.
The reason remote working is so successful is the cloud. If the pandemic had happened a decade ago, many office-based organizations would have shut down. However, technology has evolved, and innovative concepts like the cloud allow us to adapt to new working conditions we wouldn’t have had the tools or resources for in the past.
Here’s why the cloud is the backbone of remote working.
Seamless Anytime, Anywhere Accessibility
You access the cloud through the internet, so your software platform and all your files are available from any location at any time, giving remote employees 24/7, real-time access to the corporate resources they need to do their jobs. Hosting business applications and data on the cloud also allows employees to work on any device with an internet connection and with any operating system.
In addition, using the cloud infinitely expands your hiring pool. You’re no longer limited by geography – embracing remote work means you can hire the best employee for the job regardless of their physical location.
Scalability
Cloud computing accommodates more remote workers without additional office space or devices, and the shift to remote work due to COVID-19 meant an influx of employees who required access to cloud resources. For companies that already had the cloud, scaling up to accommodate the increase was as simple as contacting their cloud provider. Businesses that use the cloud are never locked into their choices – they can increase or decrease their computing power and storage any time.
Improved communication/collaboration
The cloud supports communication platforms such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom, encouraging employee collaboration and enabling real-time interactions. Other cloud-based solutions, like Google Drive and Dropbox, allow employees to access, edit, share, and work on the same document simultaneously. This eliminates back-and-forth emails, so projects are completed faster and more efficiently.
With ERP solutions like SAP Business One and the cloud, organizations can offer remote employees 24/7 access to information through Amazon Web Services (AWS). If you’re considering such a change for your business, Team Acuity is here to help. Click the ‘contact us’ button below to discuss your project today!
