Saudi Xerox’s Essential Tips for SMBs
Securely connecting workers wherever they are
As Saudi businesses pursue hybrid work models, Saudi Xerox is dedicated to empowering small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to achieve secure, productive, and flexible work environments. Through innovative solutions that support digital transformation in the Kingdom, Saudi Xerox is committed to advancing hybrid work capabilities aligned with Vision 2030.
From competing to attract and retain talent to leveraging cost and efficiency benefits, accommodating a hybrid workforce is a priority for today’s employers. However, small-to-midsized business (SMBs) face specific challenges in this new workplace flexibility, especially without the expansive resources of larger corporate counterparts.
You need to find a way, for example, to help employees working at home achieve the same productivity as they do in the office – but without the benefit of the same in-office tools, access, and capabilities. Mobile workers need secure access to data and documents so they can work efficiently from anywhere. And your company needs to seamlessly connect your remote workers with those working in the office with collaboration and document-sharing capabilities.
The good news is there is an ever-evolving array of tools, technologies and strategies that can help your small-to-midsize business master the hybrid work environment. Solutions can range from a reliable home printer with advanced scanning capabilities to applications that will simplify workflows, automate steps, and bolster security.
A look at top challenges
Pete Munday, Global Marketing Manager for Xerox® Workflow Central, singles out two primary challenges that SMBs face:
“The top challenge is security. Smaller companies may require employees use their own laptops due to lack of resources. They don’t necessarily know the details of the home network or security practices. Employees, for instance, often leave their routers on default passwords or rely on overly simple passwords. Workers may not use VPN.”
On another remote front, workers utilizing mobile devices to work from anywhere, may use a variety of web-based solutions to access and process data and documents without proper security protections or company oversight.
The best ways to prevent these security risks depend on the needs of your particular company. Pete advises a close look at how and where team members are working and start by launching a security awareness strategy. There are a growing number of affordable and effective options to address identified security needs.
Solutions to keep hybrid workers connected.
Xerox has an expanded portfolio of software and hardware solutions, Pete notes, that offer security-enhancing capabilities. These include document encryption features, password protection tools, and software that prevents the spread of confidential information, and an application that allows IT to track what team members are printing – ideal for tracking print volumes in home offices.
Consolidating web-based tools that employees are using is another key step your company should take. Pete advises that your company begin by analyzing the needs of employees at home, on the road and in the office and select solutions that will address the needs of all three scenarios. This will help deter employees to seek out their own internet solutions, which could make it difficult for companies to manage security tools, devices and flow of information. For guidance, he suggests you talk to your preferred Xerox partner for more help on how to manage a hybrid work environment.
Saudi Xerox continues to champion digital transformation for businesses in Saudi Arabia, aligning with Vision 2030 to foster a sustainable, secure, and efficient digital work environment.
About Saudi Xerox
Saudi Xerox is the representation of Xerox in Saudi Arabia. For more than 35 years we are constantly redefining the workplace experience, with business lines that include providing solutions to improve business processes, automation, and printing technology through an innovative vision of maximizing productivity and efficiency. Saudi Xerox offers the full array of Xerox products and services ranging from workplace assistants, workflow solutions and managed print services in the KSA market. We address global and local market challenges consistently together in alignment with Xerox global standard. We, as a Saudi company, are aligned with Vision 2030 through endorsing digitization and women empowerment to create a better work environment.
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