Chapter 11

Securing the Edge

Business Requirements for the Collaboration Edge

Recent studies highlight a surge in working from home (WFH), which is also called telework. Studies show that more employers are offering telecommuting options for their workforce. Additionally, studies from Globalworkplaceanalytics.com show that the average worker would consider accepting less pay for this option because of the increased quality of life that is associated with working from home. Cisco’s Unified Communications (UC) architecture has been adapted to support these types of new business models by helping provide access to UC services while workers are either inside or outside the traditional workspace. In turn, employee satisfaction is increasing because ...

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