Surprisingly, only about seven percent of the U.S. workforce enjoyed a flexible workplace before the pandemic hit. This year, roughly a third of the country’s employed workers have worked remotely as companies mitigated mandatory shutdowns and distancing measures.
From an IT infrastructure perspective, making sure a company is remote-ready presents a number of challenges. For many, it’s a question of scale: companies previously set up to support a small percentage of employees accessing data assets remotely now are wondering how they can accommodate most of the company doing so.
Anyone who is used to working on a dual monitor setup will tell you how cramped working on a single monitor is—especially on a laptop or notebook. We’ll discuss how to replicate the office desktop PC experience at home by connecting additional displays to any business laptop PC.
Once a small business has scaled beyond two or three personnel, likely it’s time to buy a server computer for the office. Depending on the context, the term “server” may refer to server hardware, software, or the functionality of either or both. As with any equipment purchase, the logical place to start is with one simple question: what problem do you want the server to solve?
An often overlooked part of buying new technology for a business is what you will…
When an employee works outside the office, address all the risks implied. Here we’ll cover ways to work remotely in a secure and productive manner.
EDITOR’S NOTE, 5/20/2020: This article has been updated to reflect the current status of the…
Chromebooks in the classroom have changed the face for school-issued technology over the past three or four years. With OEMs looking to buck the trend, each has put to market Chromebook models geared towards student use. Below we ferret out hardware facets that K12 procurement specialists should be looking for to determine the best Chromebook for the classroom.
One of the most important parts of a small office network setup is the WLAN.…