The way that people in South Africa go about their business has undergone a transformation that cannot be reversed. Since hybrid work is already a normal business practice, the debate regarding whether or not remote and hybrid models are commercially viable has finally come to an end.
On the other hand, a significant number of companies continue to make use of improvised information technology infrastructure that was constructed during a crisis. If your team is currently facing delayed file access, unreliable app performance, or fractured communication when migrating between the office, home, and the road, then your hardware and software configuration is not functioning as it should. It causes you to move more slowly.
Businesses in South Africa need a mature and dedicated cloud workspace in order to thrive in a contemporary and scattered world. The following is an illustration of how a hybrid system that is professionally maintained appears in operation:
The ability to maintain a consistent performance regardless of the location.
A system that operates rapidly in the boardroom but comes to a complete halt when it is used at home on a regular home fibre connection is absolutely the most frustrating thing that can happen to an employee.
Bottlenecks in the local hardware and network are fully removed from a modern Workspace-as-a-Service or virtualised desktop environment. Whether they are working from the Johannesburg headquarters, collaborating from home, or responding to an urgent client request while they are on the move, your team experience crisp, high-speed performance because your data and apps are stored in a central location.
1. Centralised security, which also includes the protection of data beyond the firewall
Your risk profile takes on a higher level when your work is dispersed. On a daily basis, employees connect to the network using residential routers or public Wi-Fi access points, which exposes the company to new hazards.
The foundation of an appropriate hybrid cloud workspace is designed to overcome this issue. Centralised management of security policies, cloud-based antivirus software, and automatic patch management eliminates the need to deal with the challenge of protecting fifty distinct laptops separately.
In the event that a physical laptop or phone is misplaced or stolen, your valuable company data is completely protected by integrating Mobile Device Management (MDM) with remote-wipe capabilities. This provides proactive protection.
2. Collaboration happening in real time and without any friction.
The failure of hybrid work occurs when members of your team are constantly exchanging emails with one another, sending and receiving various versions of the same document.
Teams have the ability to converse live on files, exchange updates instantly, and remain correctly aligned when they integrate platforms such as Microsoft 365, secure cloud storage, and scheduled daily backups in a seamless manner. We have not experienced any instances of duplicated attempts, missing files, or time zone delays.
The conclusion is that everything functions perfectly.
During the past fifteen years, DotCloud has been providing assistance to South African enterprises in optimising their infrastructure. We are not of the opinion that technology should be overly complicated; rather, we favour the creation of robust ecosystems in which everything functions without any complications.
Your business may benefit from our comprehensive hybrid toolbox, which includes considerable experience across major virtual platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as an uninterrupted uptime streak of more than one thousand days.
How prepared are you to give your employees with a place of employment that enables them to perform their jobs in a safe and effective manner from any location?
Dotcloud is the company to contact if you want to upgrade your hybrid setup.