The changing face of work in APAC
Without the cloud, hybrid working would be exceedingly difficult. With 81% of organisations now hybrid working across the APAC region - 90% are also spending more time using cloud collaboration tools and applications than ever before.
Driving transformative improvements
Speaking to business leaders and IT executives across the APAC region, many said they’re already seeing the positive impact of cloud collaboration tools and applications for remote working:
Greater efficiency
77% said that decision making is now faster, and virtual meetings are shorter.
Enhanced colleague connection
71% said colleagues feel more connected.
Stronger sustainability
86% said there’s been an environmental benefit from less commuting.
Productivity boost
80% said they’re more productive with fewer disruptions.
They also recognised how the cloud is enabling their workforces to evolve. In the future, 86% of respondents said their colleagues will become more globally dispersed because of cloud collaboration tools. And, 84% believed their organisation will increasingly recruit from a wider geographic pool.
Delivering attractive financial benefits
Cloud computing’s flexible and agile commercial models were also seen as a clear route to optimising operational costs:
79%
prioritising reducing total operating costs
90%
looking to flex capacity with business needs
79%
prefer a per user, per month model
46%
prefer option of 3-year rolling cloud contracts
Challenging experiences in the cloud
But, despite its benefits, 96% of respondents felt that their organisation could still improve how it collaborates using cloud technology, internally and externally. Overall, they noted several key challenges:
Poor conferencing experiences
57% said it currently takes too long for video conference calls to begin.
Frustrating data and file access
62% said it takes too much time trying to save and access data and files.
Lack of integration
68% say the different cloud collaboration technologies they use don’t currently work well together.
Growing security concerns
91% said that the security of their organisation’s data has become an increasingly important priority in the last 2 years.
Planning future workplace transformation
Looking to the future, APAC organisations had further transformation plans they were hoping to implement, with…
39%
wanting to reduce the number of offices
52%
wanting more sustainable workspaces
43%
looking to introduce shared spaces or hot desking
54%
wanting improved collaboration technology
The future is in the cloud
In the evolving digital workplace, APAC organisations will increasingly depend upon cloud collaboration technologies and applications to deliver excellent connected experiences, support their workforces to operate across greater distances, and introduce new transformative capabilities.
Find out how to bring your future cloud collaboration strategy to life in our research paper ‘The best of both worlds: building a successful hybrid workplace’.
