As the COVID-19 pandemic forced many companies around the world to adopt remote work, IT teams have worked hard to ensure business continuity and resolve IT issues. In fact, according to a study by software company Ivanti, nearly two-thirds of IT professionals said that their workloads have increased by as much as 37%. What’s more, 66% of them reported an increase in security issues in the past three months.

When stay-at-home orders were implemented in Maryland and across the United States, many people were forced to work from home. This meant employees were accessing corporate data and applications via home internet connections. Unfortunately, home networks are not as secure as corporate ones, so using them could compromise the security of your sensitive data.

For many employees, long-term remote work sounds greatly beneficial. There are many advantages, including less commute stress. In reality, working from home long-term may also cause burnout because it often involves working unusually long hours, the blurring of personal and professional lives, and far-from-ideal working conditions.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provides numerous benefits to small businesses. It’s easy to set up, has a chock-full of features, and is cost-efficient. With stay-at-home orders still in place, even employees who are working remotely rely on VoIP to communicate with colleagues.

Creating an IT budget has become more challenging because many workplaces are not what they used to be. Nowadays, business owners and IT managers must account for devices for office and remote staff, user preferences and training, and the optimal allocation of funds for every IT expense.

More people are working from home than ever before because of the pandemic-driven shift to remote working. This is why companies need inexpensive ways to ensure employees can collaborate despite not working in one office. After all, teams still need to report for work, attend meetings, and check in on each other.

The new normal has changed the way we work and collaborate, and very few aspects of work have undergone a greater change than the business meeting. For many people, virtual meetings are now the only way to interact with their colleagues and this has led to new challenges.

While many businesses are still reeling from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has continued to evolve at a steady pace. Cloud applications and eCommerce technologies were particularly popular, largely because remote work is now the new norm for most businesses.

Buying a new laptop is a significant decision that many people dread to make. It is easy to get comfortable with your current laptop but when you start making one too many compromises about its condition, you’ll end up sacrificing your own productivity.

It all starts with a simple and seemingly innocuous email sitting in your employees’ inboxes. Almost everybody marks this as spam or deletes the suspicious email but one unwitting employee opens the unsolicited email and clicks on the link. In just a few seconds, this honest mistake has put your organization’s security and future in jeopardy.