Are you planning to start your remote work, or are you already involved in remote work? No need to worry. Let’s get familiar with some remote work technologies most importantly while doing remote jobs helping you to make your life easier.
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What are remote work and remote work technologies?
In this modern era, remote work has been one of the demands of the corporate world. Most organizations are shifting to remote work because it is believed that it will enhance the productivity of an individual and give an open environment to grow for an individual. Also, fewer burdens on individuals will help to maintain a work-life and personal life. Remote work refers to duties done by employees outside the office environment, which can be from their home or any other location.
To make remote work possible, remote work technologies came into use. These include tools and platforms to facilitate work outside the office environment. These technologies enable employees to communicate, manage projects, and cooperate from any location with internet access.
Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, remote-world technologies have gained a huge market. This pandemic taught people that many jobs can be performed outside the office environment. Many organizations shifted to remote work during the pandemic days.
Let’s discuss some of the remote work technologies
Video Conferencing
These tools enable face-to-face communication, allowing users to perform meetings, workshops and webinars, fulfilling the gap created by physical distance. Some popular video conferencing tools are:
- Zoom: It is one of the video conferencing tools known for its reliability. It offers functions like screen sharing, chat options, background changing, and many more.
- Google Meet: It is a part of Google Workspace. Google Meet offers secure meetings with real-time captions.
- Microsoft Teams: Teams provide a platform for video meetings, chatting rooms, tools like whiteboard for brainstorming, and file collaboration for personal and professional communication.
Instant Messaging tools
Apart from video conferencing technologies, some messaging tools are used for communicating among peers such as Gmail and Outlook, for professional email communication. Moreover, tools like Slack allow for real-time ideas and information sharing. Some messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber offer quick communication among peers. Tools like Discord offer a platform to share voice-related content.
Document sharing tool
Tools like Google Docs, Microsoft Office 365 and Zoho Docs, allow multiple users to work on a single interface and collaborate on one project. These platforms allow team members to break down tasks, assign roles and responsibilities, track progress, and collaborate flawlessly. Compared to all the sharing tools, Google Docs is popular one.
Cloud Storage
Cloud storage allows remote workers to store and share files safely from any part of the world. Some cloud storage tools are Google Drive, iCloud, OneDrive, and Dropbox. Most people use Google Drive as it is a popular cloud storage tool. Likewise, OneDrive, integrated with Microsoft Office 365 provides flawless storing and sharing of data. iCloud storage is only limited to Apple products and is widely used.
Read our article on Cyber Safety for Girls.Hardware technologies in remote work
Beyond Software, hardware tools play a vital role in remote work. Laptops and desktop computers are the foremost devices to access remote technologies. Webcams are important for the clear appearance of an individual. Headsets are also crucial for effective communication.
What are the Cons of remote work?
Besides all the positive impacts of remote work technologies, there are some cons of these technologies.
- There may be communication challenges of not being able to have clear face-to-face communication.
- There might be some data breach. Remote workers are more at risk of cyber-attacks if proper security measures are not applied.
- Using too many collaboration tools can be hectic.
- Employees working from home might get distracted by family members and household work.
- Technical issues in the network connection can impact the productivity of employees.
Conclusion
This blog concludes using remote work technology, there are various benefits as well as challenges. Firms that use a blend of these technologies effectively will reach greater heights in the future.
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Santoshi Gupta was born and brought up in Butwal. She graduated from Butwal Multiple Campus affiliated with Tribhuvan University – Institute of Science and Technology (IOST) in Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT).
She is a content writer of TechKitab and a dedicated team member of digital marketing department at Tech Bloggers Association of Nepal (TBAN). As a tech enthusiast, she aims to educate, inspire, and motivate her readers by creating informative and technical content useful for young personalities to deal with the technological world. Her dedication to being up-to-date with new technologies helps to create fruitful content for the audience.