As businesses adjust to flexible working arrangements amidst stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, many are looking to technology to support the needs of remote workers. While many companies were already using software to support working outside of physical offices, tools that enable remote working have now become mission critical in many cases to avert disruption during the unprecedented time we find ourselves in.

There are a few things that are easy to take for granted in a traditional office setting: the impromptu idea sharing that happens in unscheduled conversations, quick and easy access to audio-visual tools, and the energy that comes from being around others are just a few. But more importantly, it’s easy to forget that high-speed Internet access isn’t as ubiquitous as it sometimes seems, and there are many people, areas and job sites that have limited access and connectivity.

What’s the ideal state of a technology-driven, digital-first organization? Ultimately, it’s where everything you need (and need to do) is right at your fingertips regardless of your location or the tools you have at your disposal. When companies pursue digital transformation, they often do so with a few primary goals in mind, like security, simplicity and productivity.

Maximizing productivity from a remote environment, particularly if it’s a new arrangement, can be a multifaceted challenge. Enabling employees to plan out their time, optimize their workspace, and minimize distractions are all important, but another key part of ensuring continuity from anywhere is finding ways to be digitally organized, using the tools at their disposal to label, organize and secure content even outside of your organization’s four walls.

In an examination of remote work done by the American Psychological Association, experts found, unsurprisingly, that one of the biggest challenges people face when working remotely is professional and personal isolation. More surprisingly, however, these same experts found that isolation could be eased by the perception of closeness created primarily through communication, collaboration and a sense of shared identity.

In recent weeks, companies and organizations that ordinarily operate in a more “traditional” office environment have had to pivot quickly to flexible and alternative working arrangements. At Egnyte, our goal has always been to help provide safe, secure access to your content no matter where you are, and that goal has become increasingly more important in the current climate.

The safety of business content is a top priority for every company. Especially at a time when data breaches and other cyberattacks threaten the stability of our systems, protecting our data is an essential corporate function.

Photo by nik radzi on Unsplash In the previous article, we discussed the significance of identity mapping for authorization and its importance within the Egnyte Platform. In this article, we will describe a mechanism that will make it possible to implement uniform ID-mappings across multiple appliances.

The COVID-19 virus (or coronavirus) is having an impact on businesses across the globe. Organizations have been pressed to balance productivity with the protection of their employees and partners. With that in mind, we’ve collected a few helpful resources from Egnyte that can help enable continuity in times of business disruption.

Today we announced that, in a few weeks, we will be releasing the next generation of Egnyte. Instead of separate products, Egnyte Connect and Egnyte Protect, we will be offering the comprehensive breadth of our solution under one, open framework: the Egnyte Content Services Platform.