WFH 101: What happens when IT is in lockdown?

With lockdowns around the region being extended or reestablished, the burden of keeping workflows smooth and functional continues to fall upon the IT professionals. Here are some areas they can include in their bucket lists

- LEON ADATO

Truth be told, your employees are most likely headed to work this morning wearing their pajamas. As governments across Asia extend or re-establish nationwide lockdowns, millions of workers now find themselves having to work from home for an indefinite amount of time. The functionality of companies now rests in the hands of IT professionals. They face the pressure of maintaining all the digital elements making remote work possible, and most of them will have to manage this with limited direct access or visibility over corporate networks or devices.

If it isn’t already crystal clear, business success now hinges on whether a small group of IT experts has the time, tools, and techniques to manage an environment where there’s a one-to-one correlation between “the number of corporate remote sites” and “how many employees work here.” So here are some ways IT teams can continue to ensure productive work from home experiences for their employees in the face of new work norms while they prepare for “recovery” in the many ways this word can be interpreted.

Preparation is the key to recovery