Hace cierto tiempo, escribí sobre una nueva compañía a la cabeza del esmero de escritorio en la nube: Cameyo, que se ha transformado en una mejor opción alternativa a Citrix. Prosigue impresionando, edificando un consorcio de espacio de trabajo digital centrado en delimitar lo que debería contener el escritorio en la nube del futuro. Es un esmero inicial y puedo ver dónde faltan los componentes. Mas seguramente podamos desarrollar los componentes de lo que precisará el futuro espacio de trabajo digital.
Keeping in mind how the market has taken a significant turn since the COVID-XNUMX pandemic, this workplace of the future is surely going to depend on one thing: flexibility. Let's explore the idea and see where things can evolve.
An ecosystem in eight parts
The Digital Workspace Consortium defines the next digital workspace in eight segments. The first segment is cloud-connected virtual desktops, gradually more endpoint-like devices that resemble laptops or small desktops, but are just an interface to a cloud-hosted desktop. The second includes the virtual applications that will run on this cloud-based workstation, giving remote or on-site workers the tools they need to get their jobs done. The third provides for secure endpoints that guarantee integrity and protect both the user and the company from hostile cyberattacks (remote or local). The fourth hopes that the new cooperation tools will keep people, whether remote or in an office building, connected and functional. The fifth focuses on issues of policy and administration, which are necessary to ensure the optimal functioning of a unit and consistent rules in the organizations involved. The sixth is based on critical analysis, monitoring and testing of employees to ensure that skills are kept up to date and that any interpersonal issues are identified and addressed. The seventh calls for "print stewardship" to better ensure the security of printed documents and ensure that printers continue to operate when needed. And the eighth and final segment is security (which is essentially a superset of secure endpoints) and deals with physical and electronic security. This includes securing corporate sites and making sure remote employees are safe as well. These 8 components seem pretty comprehensive, though I suggest a few more: Site management, including automatic workspace provisioning; consumption management and reporting (monitoring of utility and use of resources to contain costs); employee monitoring; and management sacrifices to improve employee productivity and work-life balance. Finally, the administration of the virtual space guarantees the congruence, the conformity (secure workspace) and the effectiveness of the virtual cooperation spaces as they are put on-line.
How does the result look?
From an employee's perspective, the result would be a cohesive, remotely managed experience that would allow people to work anywhere they need to while maintaining the current state of their job sacrifices. In the office, they would get an actively provided workspace. By cooperating, the tools would be consistent regardless of team or location (remote and local employees would be treated exactly the same). And employees would get the support they need no matter where they work (this comes from employee instrumentation). At some point, I predict that homes will come with virtual offices that will allow people to dynamically meet in flexible, project-based working relationships that never require them to leave their homes. (I doubt it sprouted much before XNUMX.)
Envelope
We are moving towards a more virtual workspace and have already seen a tragic shift towards the adoption of remote working due to the pandemic. But while we have smart offices that use digital technology, there isn't much consistency in the tools or the way we talk about it. This digital workspace consortium should help drive that talk, but it's limited by one major omission: a path to market. There is no doubt that the group is looking for a service partner like Dell, Lenovo or Accenture that can lead this collaborative vision of the future in the market. (Disclosure: Dell and Lenovo are customers of the author's service.) The first possibility that occurs could be a side view of the future of the digital workspace.
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