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This year, research found that the number of people working from home had soared, with many saying they wanted to continue to work remotely post COVID-19.

Quickly installed remote collaboration tools have connected employees working from home with each and with their office-based colleagues. For some, this has been a matter of survival. Now, however, the focus is turning to business resilience.

Research suggests a hybrid model of home- and office-based working will be a permanent feature. Here are a few questions to think about when working from home.

Quickly installed remote collaboration tools have connected employees working from home with each and with their office-based colleagues. For some, this has been a matter of survival. Now, however, the focus is turning to business resilience.

Unsurprisingly, the use of videoconferencing as a business and learning enabler has soared over the past year. What we can be certain of going forward, is that the requirement for more reliable, higher quality solutions that minimize the disparity between home and office set-ups will be of greater importance to ensure every voice can be heard.

The demand for virtual collaboration solutions is also prompted by the knowledge that working-from-home looks set to become a permanent feature of the future of work. So, what type of solutions are organizations looking for?

In fact, 81% of IT Decision Makers say audio has the biggest impact on improving the quality of virtual meetings. Good sound is easy to overlook, but poor sound cannot be missed. It causes fatigue, increases distraction, and reduces comprehension.

The optimal audio solution for any given meeting space depends on a wide range of factors, including the size of the room, the number of people involved, the number of presenters, and the style of presentation.

The role of an IT professional is a varied and changing one. While outsiders may think the focus is on maintaining and installing hardware and software, in reality the scope of the department is much more extensive and it continues to grow.

According to one survey, 87% report frustration and stress due to technology failures in meeting rooms. Research suggests that what equipment there is can be a challenge for meeting participants.