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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri May 12 2023 11:15:03

Nearly half of companies don't have the tech to let you work from home

Date:
Fri, 12 May 2023 10:05:30 +0000

Description:
HPE reckons companies are at fault for reduced productivity, simply for not 
nailing their IT.

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HPE has revealed more details about the poor state of many companies digital 
transformation efforts years after they were first ordered to send employees 
to work from home. 

Despite the continued popularity of hybrid working - and the clear preference 
of workers for the new routine - fewer than half (43%) of the 2,100 IT 
leaders surveyed from 21 countries believe that their network enables staff 
to work from anywhere. 

The study found three-quarters of respondents see digitization as a 
fundamental aspect of productivity , and the acquisition and retention of 
talent, but many companies are simply missing the mark. Employees are 
struggling 

Just one-third (34%) of the participants believe that their company offers 
seamless network connectivity across the board, with 29% claiming that their 
business is prepared for a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) ecosystem whereby 
workers would be able to access their work remotely from their own, private 
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HPE Aruba Networking CMO Sylvia Hooks explained that despite the prevalence 
and demand for flexible working, and the fact that virtually everybody 
requires access to their companys network to get work done, businesses are 
failing to understand how to improve. 

This comes amidst global concern that home-workers are becoming less 
productive, as has been seen with the number of companies asking their 
workers to return to the office. This HPE study, along with numerous others, 
suggests that the failure to supply the right tools to workers could be to 
blame. 

The onus, according to the firms VP for Portfolio Solutions Marketing, Larry 
Lunetta, is on IT workers: IT leaders need to reframe network discussions and 
start talking in terms of business outcomes versus technical specs. 

Getting crucial IT infrastructure into C-suite discussions is key to future 
investment, which is said to improve not only IT efficiency, but operational 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/nearly-half-of-companies-dont-have-the-network-
to-allow-for-remote-working


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