Support Teleworkers and Branch Offices
Make it easier for employees to work from multiple locations by creating highly secure virtual workspaces. Use a range of endpoints, including satellite offices, home offices, or travel locations.
Cisco Collaboration technology offers built-in support for high-quality video, voice, and data access. Your employees get highly secure access to all the resources, applications, and files they would have in the main office.
Benefits
- Integrate cross-functional responsibilities to simplify collaboration, no matter where people are.
- Locate employees where they are most needed to support customers.
- Reduce employee travel, real-estate costs, and greenhouse gas emissions.
- Remove geographic restrictions in hiring.
- Create flexible workspaces for employees who are not regularly in the office.
- Help maintain communications security.
Proof Points
- 95 percent of employers say telework has a high impact on employee retention. (Global Workplace Analytics, 2013)
- 65 percent of companies say telecommuters are more productive when they have the flexibility to work where they have the most focus and/or control over the work environment. (Source: Ipsos, 2012)
- 44 percent of Cisco knowledge workers telecommute at least once a week. (Source: Cisco IBSG, 2012)
- One employee teleworking half-time can save a company about $10,000 per year and can save the employee up to $6800 per year. (Source: Telework Research Network)
Primary Products for Use Case
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