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Before, Now and Next
A quick look at our changing work world
How do you prepare for uncertainty?
Five-year plans are a thing of the past. Instead, businesses must build their strategies around four increasingly key principles: connecting people, simplifying security, equipping workers to thrive and embracing flexible planning.
Connect everyone.
Before
Collaboration mainly happened in the office.
Now
Collaboration happens ad hoc.
Next
IT will provide hardware and services that enable seamless collaboration for a distributed workforce.
“The jury is out on which companies are going to take the silver lining out of the pandemic to once and for all recognize the fact that people don’t have to be in a specific ZIP code to get their job done.”
Lynne Labrador
VP of Global Product at Equifax
Simplify security.
Before
Emphasis was on protecting office workers.
Now
Emphasis is on protecting endpoints everywhere.
Next
Emphasis will be on assets with built-in protection.
“The good news is that you never have to worry about the stuff you can’t foresee. What you need to worry about are the things that are reasonably foreseeable.”
Dr. Rois Ni Thuama
Head of Cyber Governance at Red Sift
Before
At best, workers were given a choice of desktop PC or notebook.
Now
Workers make do with whatever hardware they can.
Next
IT will equip staff with hardware designed for seamless productivity wherever they touch down.
“We’ve seen entrants into the market that no one could have foreseen, no one at all. I can’t see how we can ever put the genie back in the bottle.”
Mark Evans
Managing Partner at Define:Athene
Embrace flexible planning.
Before
Most elements of business were predictable, from sales volume to skills required.
Now
It’s difficult to predict business elements, even a year ahead.
Next
A partner will help you see the future.
According to Forrester Research, 55% of IT leaders consider the adoption of predictive analytics a top priority to be able to assess device performance, health, and security.
Source: Forrester Consulting, a commissioned study on behalf of HP, September 2020.
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