Remote Office—A Cost Effective Innovation
By Cameron Benz
Virtualization is the need of the hour, be it technology or workforce. Technology has advanced to give you an entire virtual computing experience. On-premise devices are going off-premise and industry spending on resources such as real estate, electricity, furniture, physical devices, maintenance, etc. etc…. are going down.
What sort of a magic box is virtualization? You can use the concept of virtualization for any work that doesn't require physical presence of any individual. From setting up a morning alarm to a remote office everything can be virtualized. Did we say remote office? How can an office be conceptualized to function as a remote office? Who chooses your staff? Will I get a different assistant every day or the same assistant works for me? How you pay them? Whom do they report to? How many hours do they work for in a week? How do they communicate?
It happens with a few clicks here and there and in a matter of a few minutes and you have an entire office set up at a remote location, without huge investments by paying just a few hundred dollars. Let’s take a deeper look into this concept to answer these questions. Virtual service providers employ hundreds of select freelance and in-house staff with expertise in their niche and they can be employed immediately to serve you. Some virtual service providers give you an option to interview your staff and hire them as dedicated assistants. Dedicated assistants provide exclusive service to you, at your discretion, and from a remote location. You just subscribe for the remote office package, state your job requirement and strength of office and they pay the assistants to work for you. Your assistants report to you and work for the number of hours you want them to. As we have seen earlier, virtual service providers can work on any task that can be done virtually, but the delivery of service is via email, phone, fax, or any other electronic media you prefer.
Remote offices or virtual offices are a buzz and the remote assistance providers are promoting this service like never before, as this is where the remote assistance service industry is headed. The concept of remote office has come into existence because employees can telecommute with advent of technology and globalization has played a bigger role in the service industry.
Who can use this virtual office service? Actually there is no definite answer to this, as there is no limitation to the number of services offered. Independent professionals such as lawyers, accountants, or physicians, entrepreneurs, or established businesses looking to cut costs can use remote office and benefit. Try the remote office service and exploit the benefits of virtualization to gain the maximum value. Not many companies have adopted the remote office concept yet, but it is well worth considering and implementing and there is nothing to lose.
About the Author
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| Cameron Benz
Claymont, DE 19703
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