The move to remote working last year may have been a scramble for most businesses but, in many ways, it was simpler than the challenge of preparing for a world of hybrid working.
Companies are now left with a combination of new and legacy technology, as well as workforces with differing expectations of how the future of work should look for them.
When it comes to technology, businesses have a plethora of options such as webcams, collaboration bars, all-in-one devices, and then purpose-built solutions such as Microsoft Teams Rooms.
What is clear, however, is that meeting rooms need a refresh if they are to exist in a hybrid working world.
AudioCodes UC Solutions Consultant, Jason Wyatt, sat down with UC Today to give his top tips on how to approach the meeting room revolution.
He said that a blanket approach of buying devices in bulk will not be an effective method for most businesses.
“I think the best place to start is to look at the different use cases and user personas that exist within their organisation, and that includes meeting room solutions,” he explained.
“This will dictate what sort of equipment they will require.”
For the vast majority of businesses, this will most likely require technology to cater for both employees working at home and in the office – often in a way that will let people in both environments participate in the same meeting.
This is unlikely to change even when restrictions brought on by the pandemic have largely been revoked. Wyatt said businesses should not underestimate the impact this has had on the future of work.
“The way that organisations have had to change the way they work, enabling a UC Solution to allow employees to communicate and collaborate from home, has brought in a huge culture change within those organisations,” he said.
