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After trying to halt the spread of the coronavirus, the United States is now trying to halt the economic downturn that the pandemic has caused. Even though a vaccine won’t be available anytime soon, each state is now allowing certain businesses to reopen in order to restart the economy in stages.

Imagine buying a safe for your valuables. To your surprise, there’s no lock on the door. That safe is your computer if you don’t put a password to protect it.

When you put a lock on your safe, you put a layer of security. Add a latch bolt or a thumbprint reader, and you double your protection.

Desktop virtualization is not a new concept. For several years now, companies have been using desktop virtualization to address common business challenges involving having insufficient budgets, adopting a bring your own device (BYOD) policy, and the growing number of remote working staff.

No matter how meticulous you plan and execute your business strategy, you have no control over many extraneous variables. So to mitigate or minimize any negative effects of events beyond your control, you need a solid data backup and recovery plan as part of your overall business strategy.

If you’re a New Jersey business owner, you need to be judicious in your investments, especially these days.

At the end of 2019, the outlook wasn’t optimistic for the Garden State’s economy, with many experts fearing that New Jersey wasn’t prepared should a recession happen in 2020. Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic has all but guaranteed that local businesses will be struggling in the coming months.

With many Americans now working from home, there’s a greater demand for work collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams. This platform allows team members to chat, meet, call, and collaborate even if some of you are in Hanover, others in Morristown, and the rest in Madison.

Even before the global pandemic hit us, the trend toward remote work was already on the rise. Two kinds of remote workers fueled this trend: regular employees whose companies allow them to work from home several times a week, and individuals who strike out on their own as freelancers.

Because of the pandemic, many housebound New Jerseyans have turned to teleconferencing applications for work and for socializing. One of the fastest to, pardon the pun, zoom up the ranks of popularity is Zoom.

Founded in 2011, Zoom is a teleconferencing service that offers video conferencing, mobile collaboration, online meetings, and chat.

The COVID-19 pandemic is the most pressing concern affecting all Americans these days. For us in New Jersey, this pandemic hits even closer to home, given that New York is now the epicenter of the outbreak. Because of this, most businesses in the Hanover, Morristown, and Madison areas now have employees working from home, relying heavily on the internet for work and for socializing.

More and more businesses are implementing remote work because of its numerous benefits. Boost in productivity, access to a wider pool of talent, and lower operating costs are some that immediately come to mind.

But for many small- or medium-sized business (SMB) leaders, deciding whether to stick to an office-based setup and integrating a remote workforce is hardly black and white, especially now during the COVID-19 outbreak.