Was Your Business Ready for COVID-19? (Infographic)

The COVID-19 outbreak affected many companies around the world, as many were forced to shift to a remote work setup. Essential businesses were allowed to stay in operation even during home quarantines and lockdowns, but those that weren’t classified as such needed a remote workforce.

Companies once had the option to let their employees work from home, but it’s become more of a necessity now for firms to stay in business during the pandemic. Purchasing the necessary hardware to work remotely is only the first step to ensure that the employees can effectively work remotely.

Firms must ensure that their employees can access company files while having adequate data security. The novel coronavirus isn’t the only thing that can disrupt a company’s operations since there’re also natural calamities and other factors that can interrupt work from home setup.

Businesses can only be deemed ready for the at-home work set-up if they have sufficient and accessible backups, and if they have secure connections.

Having both local and online backups of the company’s files can keep the company from losing all of its resources and going out of business if a fire destroys the office. Local on-site backups allow for quick file recoveries while online ones let employees access them anywhere and recover files if their local copies are destroyed.

A secure network can protect against ransomware and malicious software that cost companies combined billions of dollars of remediation fees and lost revenues. It’s essential to equip the servers, workstations, and laptops with antivirus software to stop most threats from harming the company’s files.

Work from home employees who aren’t equipped with well-protected electronic devices can compromise the firm’s network security. The remote workers can either work via the cloud or virtual desktops by connecting to their servers, depending on the company’s preference.

A competent IT company is instrumental in helping businesses survive and remain operational during the coronavirus pandemic. Reputable IT companies can ensure that a firm has accessible, secure, and well-monitored data backups that employees can access remotely. For more information on how to ascertain if a company is ready for COVID-19 and other sudden occurrences, see this infographic by Landau Consulting.