Evolving Remote Work Practices 2024

Evolving Remote Work Practices 2024 1 1Connect Ltd - Bringing IT and Communications Together

Adapting to the New Era: “Evolving Remote Work Practices 2024” Following our previous exploration in “3 Remote Working Lessons,” we delve deeper into the transformation that has reshaped our professional landscapes into 2024. The widespread adoption of remote work, initially a necessity, has now matured into a robust, dynamic approach to work life. This piece, […]

5 VoIP Trends to watch in 2023

5 VoIP Trends to Watch in 2023

VoIP technology is continuing to improve and innovate, making a profound impact on communication. Here are 5 VoIP trends to watch in 2023

5 key benefits of Wi-Fi 6

5 key benefits of wi-fi 6

What is Wi-Fi 6? Simply put, Wi-Fi 6 is the sixth generation of standard Wi-Fi technology. The wireless standards have always been a bit of a mouthful / confusing. Those in the know could impress those that weren’t with a quick referral to “802.11whatever” and that was it, your eyes glazed over. Here’s a quick […]

5 Remote Work Questions

5 remote work questions

Thinking about remote work for your business? Working from home is here to stay.  Recent studies show that flexible work benefits both companies and employees. If your small business has always been office-based and you’re thinking of allowing flexible work options, here are the answers to a few questions you might have. How do you […]

Keeping remote work productive and secure

remote work productive and secure

Remote work in small businesses, or people working from home, have the same responsibilities and needs as in-office employees. To help them be as productive remotely as they would in the office, you need secure and flexible work solutions with around-the clock, work-from-anywhere collaboration, so everyone can meet, message, and share documents and keep projects […]

6 Security Tips for your remote workforce

cyber security

The internet has become a space riddled with malicious links, trojans and viruses. Cyber Security is key to protecting your business data as data breaches are becoming more frequent and unsuspecting users are more vulnerable than ever before.  When one click can cost thousands, and even millions, users need actionable to-do’s that can help them […]

Remote Working Tip #3

Overcommunicate

Because you are not in an office where people can see you, communication is more critical when working remotely.  If anything, you should overcommunicate. Communicate frequently with your team and know what’s expected of you. “Out of sight, out of mind can be a real problem for remote workers,” says Sara Sutton, CEO and founder […]

Remote Working Tip #2

Shared Collaborative Documents

There’s no ‘watercooler moments’ at home but you can use team based applications for sharing documents like Bria Enterprise, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Dropbox Business to keep everyone feeling involved. For more information about team collaboration visit our Communications section HERE

Remote Working Tip #1

remote working - create a digital workplace

Technology and our access to it has changed incredibly fast and remains the key to successfully remote working from home albeit technology runs the ability to remain focused on what you need to achieve to keep the boss happy a close second. For businesses seeking to implement a successful home working environment for their staff […]

Using collaboration tools to keep work moving forward

Collaboration

To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, 1Connect has taken the precautionary step of asking all of our employees globally to work from home. We want to prioritise the safety and health of our employees, their families and our community. Even though we supply tools to help distributed teams to communicate and work from anywhere, it’s daunting to […]