10-point Virtual Collaboration Checklist

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According to the market data firm Statista, 60% of U.S. employees worked fully onsite in 2019. Today, only about 20% of those workers remain fully onsite.

May 09, 2023

Managed IT Services

One legacy of pandemic-driven digital transformation will be the irreversible rise in virtual collaboration.

According to the market data firm Statista, 60% of U.S. employees worked fully onsite in 2019. Today, only about 20% of those workers remain fully onsite. In fact, Statista studies show that during the fourth quarter of 2022, 79% of U.S. workers operated from remote locations or in hybrid environments (i.e., a mix of time in the office and elsewhere.) This deep integration of remote work into company cultures enables organizations to attract and retain more talent and gain a competitive advantage.

Still, businesses of all types and sizes remain challenged to provide highly available, secure and flexible IT systems that facilitate highly productive virtual collaboration. That’s why as a top-tier managed services provider (MSP) we developed this 10-point checklist for technology leaders:

  1. Develop comprehensive remote work policies and procedures.
  2. Design business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
  3. Establish remote monitoring and management routines.
  4. Conduct cybersecurity training for all employees at all levels, not just remote workers.
  5. Deploy a virtual private network (VPN).
  6. Implement multifactor authentication (MFA).
  7. Provide business-class internet service to all users.
  8. Enable file sharing via cloud services.
  9. Install a video conferencing platform.
  10. Gather ongoing feedback on system performance and user requirements.


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