Storage
Western Digital 2 TB and 4TB
Cloud backups are a given, but when you start creating videos for streaming on sites like YouTube and LinkedIn, and the original files run to multi-gigabytes, the cost and time of online storage adds up fast. External hard drives are just the ticket, and their prices have plummeted. A good starting point is Western Digital’s 2 TB Elements portable hard drive at R1,099 from Makro or its 4TB My Passport portable at R1,800 from Incredible Connection. There are other options and other outlets, but that provides a good starting point for shopping around.
Future strategy
These devices are just the start. We will regularly revisit options for the “everything office”. If you’re undecided on your approach, however, you could do worse than follow the advice of JP Lourens, solutions manager at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa.
“The current pace at which organisations have to shift, adapt and transform has presented an opportunity to embrace a new way of working: the hybrid workspace,” he says. “Agile, flexible organisations that transformed quickly to the first signs of change, and took advantage of emerging technologies to support their workforce, need to consider a long-term hybrid workspace strategy.
“The forced evolution of the workplace has meant that businesses are now open to creating new hybrid workspaces and digital-first models. The bonus of this approach is that this is creating substantial business efficiencies and a more productive workforce.”
Lourens reminds us of the mantra of the new office: “Work is now being more recognised for what we do, rather than a place where we go.”
- Arthur Goldstuck is founder of World Wide Worx and editor-in-chief of Gadget.co.za. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram on @art2gee.
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