Remote working has become a common working model for many businesses in the 2020s. Recent studies show that around 80% of UK SMEs have adopted remote or hybrid working. While many businesses reverted to remote working out of necessity, it has continued to deliver lots of benefits.
Remote and hybrid working allows businesses to attract top talent who want to work flexibly and it can reduce employee turnover. Employees who enjoy the extra flexibility of remote working and do not have to commute to the office every day often demonstrate higher levels of productivity, and it can drive lower absenteeism.
The benefits of remote working are clear but to ensure that employees can work effectively from home, there are technology requirements such as a laptop, reliable internet connection and software to enable collaboration.
In addition to online meeting software and messaging tools, many businesses have successfully implemented a digital asset management (DAM) system to enhance collaboration for remote and hybrid workers.
A DAM system provides a secure and efficient way to store, manage and share digital assets. Authorised users can access documents, images, templates and videos from any location, making it a vital collaboration tool.
These are some of the ways DAM enables a seamless and efficient remote and hybrid working model:
With cloud-based DAM, teams can easily access and share documents and other digital assets. The structured organisation of stored assets means that there is no time wasted searching for files, with metadata tags allowing fast searches.
When people are working on the same asset from different locations, a common issue is that multiple variations are created. As well as causing confusion this can use up more time for staff. The version control features within DAM help ensure that everyone works from the latest, approved version of each asset. Duplicates are automatically detected for digital preservation.
With a remote working model, there can be a concern that asset security can be compromised by employees using less secure home networks. Using a DAM system can ensure that all assets are securely stored and accessed, through a number of advanced security features.
With the ability to assign different user roles to restrict which assets can be accessed, digital assets are protected from unauthorised users. Files and folders are held within a secure hierarchy and integration with existing network protocols such as AAD and SSO can be set up. The secure hosting environment can also include hourly backups to ensure that data can be easily recovered.
If you are looking for a solution to help improve business-wide collaboration and security, find out more about how DAM delivers efficiencies in remote and hybrid work environments. Book a one-to-one demo with a member of our friendly team to discover more about how DAM could benefit your business.
