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[ Categories ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://referral.datalyst.net/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://referral.datalyst.net/javascript:void(0);) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Three Tips to Get Your Remote Workers Up and Running](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/three-tips-to-get-your-remote-workers-up-and-running) Thursday, 09 April 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/business) [ ![Three Tips to Get Your Remote Workers Up and Running](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_articles/355/b2ap3_large_331204177_remote_work_400.jpeg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/three-tips-to-get-your-remote-workers-up-and-running "Three Tips to Get Your Remote Workers Up and Running") Massachusetts joins the growing list of states requesting, and in some cases requiring, businesses to shut down and people to stay at home to combat the spread of coronavirus. Many businesses like yours are facing a grim reality; and business owners are being forced to make some very hard decisions. Fortunately, many businesses can continue to operate--provided that their employees can work from home. Remote work allows your team to remain safe from infection while still doing their jobs. Here are three tips to get them ready. Tags: [COVID-19](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/covid-19) [Coronavirus](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/coronavirus) [Remote Work](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/remote-work) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/three-tips-to-get-your-remote-workers-up-and-running#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/three-tips-to-get-your-remote-workers-up-and-running) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Remote Productivity Tips](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-remote-productivity-tips) Wednesday, 08 April 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Tip of the Week: Remote Productivity Tips](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/April_2020/4-08-20/b2ap3_large_156167673_helpful_tips_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-remote-productivity-tips "Tip of the Week: Remote Productivity Tips") The COVID-19 outbreak has caused many businesses to enact a work-from-home policy. With so many people working from home, we thought it would be a good idea to write up some simple tips to follow to give yourself the best chance of being productive. Tags: [Productivity](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1) [Collaboration](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/collaboration) [Tip of the Week](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-remote-productivity-tips#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-remote-productivity-tips) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [What You Need to Know to Manage a Remote Workforce](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/what-you-need-to-know-to-manage-a-remote-workforce) Tuesday, 07 April 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [IT Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/it-blog) [ ![What You Need to Know to Manage a Remote Workforce](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/b2ap3_large_employer_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/what-you-need-to-know-to-manage-a-remote-workforce "What You Need to Know to Manage a Remote Workforce") There are many reasons that your team may want (or need) to work from home, and there are many reasons to allow them to do so. A 2019 survey by OwlLabs indicated that 71 percent of remote workers are happy with their job (as compared to 55 percent of on-site workers); remote workers responded that they are 13 percent more likely than onsite workers to stay in their current job for five more years than onsite workers will; and when respondents claimed to be working longer than 40 hours per week, onsite workers were doing so out of necessity, while remote workers did so out of desire and enjoyment. Tags: [Security](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security) [Mobile Office](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/mobile-office) [VoIp](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/voip) [Productivity](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/what-you-need-to-know-to-manage-a-remote-workforce#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/what-you-need-to-know-to-manage-a-remote-workforce) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [The Employee’s Guide to Working Remotely](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/the-employee-s-guide-to-working-remotely) Tuesday, 07 April 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [IT Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/it-blog) [ ![The Employee’s Guide to Working Remotely](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/b2ap3_large_employee_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/the-employee-s-guide-to-working-remotely "The Employee’s Guide to Working Remotely") It’s not uncommon where a situation arises and you will find yourself working from home. To make this work, it is important that you keep a few additional issues in mind so that you can make the most of it. We have put together a few simple best practices that you should keep in mind as you operate remotely. Tags: [Security](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security) [Mobile Office](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/mobile-office) [VoIp](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/voip) [Productivity](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/the-employee-s-guide-to-working-remotely#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/the-employee-s-guide-to-working-remotely) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [It’s Time to Get a VPN](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/it-s-time-to-get-a-vpn) Monday, 06 April 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Technology](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/technology) [ ![It’s Time to Get a VPN](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/April_2020/4-06-20/b2ap3_large_329370679_VPN_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/it-s-time-to-get-a-vpn "It’s Time to Get a VPN") A virtual private network (also known as a VPN) is something that more and more businesses are using, especially now while most of the workforce is now working from home. As a means of encrypting data while it is in transit, the use of a VPN enables you to transmit assorted types of data more safely. Of course, not all VPNs are the same, and so you need to be careful to select the right solution for your needs. 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