04 The Shift to Hybrid Work

The Shift to Hybrid Work

Hybrid work is here to stay. Technology plays a vital role in empowering your manufacturing workers whether at home, in the factory, or anywhere – because work is no longer where you go, it’s what you do. It’s important to create hybrid work experiences to allow employees to communicate and collaborate regardless of where they are physically located. A recent study, conducted by Dimensional Research, shows that 98% of future meetings are expected to have at least one remote attendee.

View the complete findings of the global survey here.

For manufacturers to thrive in a hybrid work environment, there are some key tactics they must consider:

1. Put security first—remember when we said security is king? We really weren’t kidding. Hybrid teams and remote experts rely on personal computers, routers, and mobile devices that can be difficult to manage and secure. Leverage security solutions that:
a. Provide flexible cloud-delivered security
b. Protect data by verifying the identity of users, devices, and applications
c. Detect and block cyberattacks from email

2. Optimize your hybrid operations—Make it easy for your workers to meet, collaborate, and share with a virtual workspace that captures all the information needed to continue operations. Leverage a solution that:
a. Offers secure exchange of messages and files, across devices
b. Makes it easy to search for conversations and documents
c. Allows you to privately message one person or create a group chat in seconds

3. Simplify, simplify, simplify—if you don’t have a large IT team, you may be worried that getting your hybrid teams connected might be complicated. But it doesn’t have to be. To reduce IT complexity, Leverage solutions that:
a. Integrate meetings, calling, and security
b. Are cloud-based and easy for employees to deploy without onsite IT
c. Are simple to manage

For manufacturers to thrive in a hybrid work environment, there are some key tactics they must consider:

1. Put security first—remember when we said security is king? We really weren’t kidding. Hybrid teams and remote experts rely on personal computers, routers, and mobile devices that can be difficult to manage and secure. Leverage security solutions that:
aaa. Provide flexible cloud-delivered security
aab. Protect data by verifying the identity of users, devices, and applications
ccc. Detect and block cyberattacks from email

2. Optimize your hybrid operations—Make it easy for your workers to meet, collaborate, and share with a virtual workspace that captures all the information needed to continue operations. Leverage a solution that:
aaa. Offers secure exchange of messages and files, across devices
aab. Makes it easy to search for conversations and documents
aac. Allows you to privately message one person or create a group
ccccchat in seconds

3. Simplify, simplify, simplify—if you don’t have a large IT team, you may be worried that getting your hybrid teams connected might be complicated. But it doesn’t have to be. To reduce IT complexity, Leverage solutions that:
aaa. Integrate meetings, calling, and security
aab. Are cloud-based and easy for employees to deploy without onsite IT
aac. Are simple to manage