These days it’s absolutely key to be connected in almost any industry, and for pretty much all workers, even in job roles that traditionally would not be touched by IT or are perhaps considered too manual but even these roles are using some from of online, even if it’s just recording time sheets or sending job instructions etc.
So it’s important to look at the broadband provision for your workplace, is it adequate and does it need upgrading? Let’s have a look at what we need to consider when thinking about this.
First Consider What Use Your Business Has For The Connection
What type of business are you operating? Is it a media organisation, for example, that needs a high speed, high bandwidth, connection to stream or upload and download data heavy work-loads.
Or are you just a regular office that needs to send emails and connect with the outside world? Either way this kind of thing dictated what you will need from an internet connection.
What Size Of Operation Are You Running?
The size of your business or office if it’s a part of a larger organisation will play a part in what type of internet connection you might need.
If it’s a large office building then you will need to put a great deal of planning into setting up your office network and it may be a job for a specialist firm, research what you need before approaching potential companies and then you can easily compare what you need.
Have a checklist of what you need and see how each company suggests approaching your specific needs and if you feel they are an organisation you could work with to achieve what you need and do they offer guarantees and any after-care?
How Much Do You Want To Spend?
Budget will always be a consideration for any business purchase and so it is wise to get a good idea of what the most economic model is. As said previously if it’s a large job then you are best to look at specialist firms to get a price on a bespoke job.
If you are setting up something for a much more small-scale project then you can easily set this up internally without need for hiring an IT firm but it’s still a good idea to compare the best broadband deals and choose the one that suits your firm’s needs the best.
Be mindful of the cost of IT equipment as well as just the broadband line costs, this will include all PCs, tablet computers and things like signal boosters if you need to send it over a larger area than the regular router will cover.
What About Remote Workers
These days it’s increasingly common to have some percentage of your workforce to work remotely some or all of the time and these days you need to make sure that they stay connected as well.
This can simply be providing smart phones on some occasions, maybe portable 4G routers or paying for their home broadband. No matter what it’s essential to get the right provision for all your workers.
