Google recently joined Facebook, Apple, Amazon, LinkedIn, Twitter and HPE in recommending its North American employees work from home to help slow down the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19. Remote workers can communicate in real-time on message systems like Slack and videoconferencing like Zoom. However, with >200k tech workers now at home needing robust and secure connection to the internet for these high bandwidth collaboration tools, the virus is not the only thing these workers are slowing down. Companies are worried that they may also be losing productivity as workers contend with slower internet speeds as they work in secure environments and compete for bandwidth.
Even non-tech industries are impacted. One of our customers, a major railroad provider in Europe, is now monitoring about 10 times more remote workers during this crisis. As the number of impacted railway workers mount across Europe, national officials and company executives are increasingly concerned about business continuity. Company executives took measures to ensure business continuity by developing a Netreo Coronavirus Management dashboard, which they monitor daily for remote connectivity needs (e.g. VPN logins, internet speed) to critical business applications and cloud/online productivity tools.
Here are some leading IT practices during this period:
Remember to wear a mask and social distance! Netreo is here to look out for you during these tough times. Remember to keep up to date with the safest practices.