| Doing this in the small island almost makes | | | | going to the hardware store, and make sure you |
| sense, because of the spaces that we have here | | | | get one that supports a high bandwidth |
| and the limitations of office spaces as well. Now, | | | | connection. Now, the next thing you need to do is |
| following the mould of an island that is as well | | | | to set up a NAS or network centre, which means |
| connected as we are, setting up a virtual office | | | | that all working files and such can be stored and |
| section in your work place is something that | | | | accessed to password and encryption. This also |
| makes plenty of sense, and ensures that you | | | | means that you can track who has been going in |
| have options at the end of the day. There are | | | | and out of the NAS and what files have been |
| plenty of people and companies out there who | | | | moved around. |
| are already taking advantage of the many options | | | | The next thing that you need to do is to set up a |
| and the ease of having such a section as part of | | | | central work station within the office, which is |
| the office, and the benefits are many. | | | | networked to the printers, fax and whatever |
| For one thing, you up the welfare of your office | | | | other machines there are. This means that |
| by allowing part of the work schedule to be done | | | | whoever is at home can print direct to the printer |
| at home, and for some of your workers, working | | | | or fax direct to the fax in the office, and all they |
| at home sometimes allows them to refresh | | | | need is to be connected to the office hub. You |
| themselves and gain the flexibility that keeps | | | | also need to set up a project management |
| them interested in the job. Also, if something | | | | system and a work only workspace that you can |
| goes wrong at the office or if there is a reason | | | | track as well, to see who is connected and who is |
| that you cannot come in, this does not mean that | | | | not. Of course, all the equipment purchases on the |
| work has to stop - all that needs to happen is | | | | end of the employee will have to be on their own, |
| that you just need to activate the virtual office. It | | | | and all they need really is their computers and an |
| is also great as a backup, and allows you to | | | | internet connection, the very basics of this. |
| communicate easily with outsourced or foreign | | | | So as you can see, setting up a virtual office in |
| vendors, if need be. | | | | Singapore is pretty easy and anyone can do this |
| Now setting up this is pretty easy, and all you | | | | if they put their mind to it. All in all, at the end of |
| need is a strong network hub in the office. | | | | the day, all you need is a little tech and a little |
| Getting one is as easy as just getting up and | | | | hard work. |