Remote Working One Year On: How Cloud Technology has become essential
An unexpected change
It’s hard to believe that remote working has been the norm for over a year now. Do you remember what the transition from your office to remote working was like?
Perhaps it was seamless, and you celebrated the unmonitored toilet breaks. Or, more commonly, it presented a range of organisational problems such as lack of connectivity, poor communication, and low visibility into important business KPIs and processes.
At the beginning of 2020, remote working was merely regarded as a short-term necessity and compromise during the pandemic’s infancy. Now, leaders such as David Lewis, CEO of Operations Inc, are advising that “employers are best off accepting the shift and focusing on how to make it work for them, versus planning to revert to pre-Covid ways.” A 2020 Gartner survey of CFOs supports this stance, with 74% of respondents stating that they plan to move at least 5% of their on-site workforce to permanently remote positions after the pandemic.
We could not agree more with this thinking!
Connect your employees
Pre-COVID, many businesses stored their data on physical servers in their offices, rather than in the cloud. Whilst it may have worked for these businesses then, we empathise with the transition pains they undoubtedly encountered as they were pushed to make their staff remote due to the pandemic. For one, it would have been challenging to provide employees with the resources needed to do their job and stay connected.
Remote working implies isolation and a lack of connectivity by nature, but does it have to be this way?
Luckily for us, we have Oracle NetSuite - the world’s #1 Cloud business management software - which made our transition to remote working seamless.
Every employee could easily access the resources they needed, which are made available in one, reliable, online space.
Our employees have shouted loud about how this cloud technology has made their remote working experience not only tolerable but a welcomed change.
Here’s what Adam, our Chief Revenue Officer, had to say:
“I was apprehensive about remote working initially, but Oracle NetSuite’s cloud software has kept me connected with the rest of my team to the highest degree. For instance, I can see what projects my employees are working on, how long they’re spending on them, and find it easy to give them a helping hand. Collaboration and visibility are stronger than ever!”
ADAM CREE, 3EN
In our eyes, the need to store business data in non-cloud infrastructure is quickly diminishing due to the increasing popularity of cloud technology for business management. In the modern age of remote working, embracing this future of cloud technology facilitates connection across entire businesses and between employees and processes.
If traditional systems are DVD players, then Cloud technology is Netflix. The latter provides a more reliable, forward-thinking, and everywhere-accessible solution, meaning that Cloud technology is here to stay and evolve.
Productivity is higher than ever
This statement can cause disbelief for readers who do not understand the intricacies of the Cloud. Are employees not more productive when working together in person? Is Cloud technology an enabler for higher productivity?
Despite the continued misconception that employees require a traditional work environment to drive productivity, remote working has proved quite the opposite. Research shows that remote workers are more likely to put extra effort into their jobs due to increased flexibility. Moreover, the State and Work Productivity Report revealed that 65% of full-time employees believe that remote working would boost productivity - and their bosses agree. To shut down conspiracies that claim remote working diminishes productivity, two-thirds of managers who were surveyed reported an increase in overall productivity from their remote employees.
However, it comes with a catch…
Higher productivity in a remote working environment requires sophisticated Cloud business management software to bring it to fruition. Many companies have voiced that cloud technology has improved employee productivity in many ways, including streamlining communications, reducing downtime, and enabling collaboration.
A study conducted by Cisco highlighted that cloud technologies would allow businesses to boost productivity by as much as 400%. The reduced downtime of Oracle NetSuite and other cloud providers is a significant enabler of higher productivity. No more worrying about security breaches.
No more worrying about technical problems. Cloud business software has proven, particularly in the last 12 months, that it is sophisticated enough to eliminate these once unavoidable problems. This gives your employees more time to… well… make you money. It also enables your leadership team to find more time for strategic decision-making.
“Oracle NetSuite empowers our team to process data efficiently, track leads, manage invoicing and more. It’s revolutionised the way we connect with our clients and end-users as we grow.”
DEREK GERBER, ACTIVEPDF
Connect your entire business in one place - seriously
We’ve saved the best for last.
Connecting your entire business in one place is what makes Cloud essential in a world where remote working has become norm. We have worked on hundreds of projects where companies were battling disparate data, disconnected systems, and detached processes—a simple recipe for a headache.
With Oracle NetSuite’s Cloud ERP, your business can manage all processes in one online space, which delivers complete visibility for functions such as financial management, order management, and customer relationship management (which is really just scratching the surface).
Bringing the discussion back to remote working, we encourage you to visualise the power that this will bring to your business in modern times. Let’s take a software company, for example. Imagine being able to manage orders, recognise revenue, consolidate financials, optimise recurring revenue, and much more, from the comfort of your home. And even if you were on holiday in Bali, you would have the same level of visibility and control in an instant.
The snowballing capability of Cloud in 2021 has been invaluable for companies refusing to let external shifts impact their success trajectory. With Oracle NetSuite’s cloud infrastructure, your business can embrace remote working, knowing that all processes are managed and automated, giving decision-makers the time and resources required to accelerate growth, drive innovation, and remain competitive.
“I think what I like the most about Oracle NetSuite is the 360-degree view, where you go into a report and click pretty much anywhere, and it will drill down to whatever you want: the invoice level, or the customer level, or just the journal entry-level. You can go anywhere and easily navigate back to where you want to be.”
PAUL MONDOLLOT, AIRCALL
Wrapping it up
A Cloud-based business management solution allows companies like yours to connect data, processes, and finances together and store them in one place. Remote working need no longer be an inconvenience, but a superpower for your business.
Thousands of companies like yours are investing in their future success and adapting to the times. Oracle NetSuite is the #1 Cloud business management software that has helped 26,000 businesses turn remote working into a superpower instead of an inconvenience.
We are proud to be a leading Oracle NetSuite partner.
With nearly 2 million hours of experience in NetSuite across 52 countries and a 100% (yes, that’s 100%) success rate across hundreds of projects, businesses like yours are trusting in us to take their operations to the next level. Disparate data and conflicting numbers become a thing of the past. Streamline processes, cut costs and fuel growth with 3EN. Click the link below if you are curious to find out more.