{"id":1010,"date":"2020-02-05T15:46:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T11:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techxmedia.com\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2025-04-17T23:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:57:52","slug":"digital-workplace-transformations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/digital-workplace-transformations\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons in digital workplace transformations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Jacob Chacko, Regional Business Head &#8211;\nMiddle East, Saudi &amp; South Africa (MESA) at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard\nEnterprise company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As anyone who attended the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/tag\/Gartner\/\">Gartner<\/a> Digital Workplace Summit knows only too well, digital workplace transformation is no longer a distant promise, but a stark reality that many organizations find themselves working to implement on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what networking lessons\ncan I share from some of our most recent digital workplace transformation projects\nthat might come in useful for those organizations who might need to <a>pause and think about their digital transformation strategy:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Rethink your definition of the\nworkplace<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>With today\u2019s need for increased\nmobility, the demand for network support both inside and outside the workplace is\nintense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recently completed a new\nwireless network upgrade for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arubanetworks.com\/en-gb\/resources\/fioh\/\">The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health<\/a> (FIOH). When\nthe time came to refurbish its headquarters in Helsinki, FIOH decided it was the\nperfect opportunity to rethink its current network provisioning, and install a\nsolution that would enable complete mobility for its staff, wherever they work.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Aruba taking care of coverage through the installation of over 600 access points, FIOH also brought in a raft of new devices and software solutions to further aid mobility. All staff was issued with new, higher-spec laptops and smartphones, and Microsoft Office 365 and Skype for Business were rolled out across the organization \u2013 ensuring that staff can now roam to their hearts\u2019 content with no drop in connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LESSON ONE: <\/strong>When planning your digital workplace transformation, take the time to consider how your employees, guests, visitors and things currently move around your building and map out the network more broadly accordingly. The more mobility you can drive, the more dynamic, flexible and adaptable your workplace will end up being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Consider network visibility\nbefore flooding the workplace with devices<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While all these new devices\nsound brilliant in practice, the reality of trying to keep track of them on the\nnetwork can be less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arubanetworks.com\/en-gb\/resources\/viessmann\/\">Viessmann<\/a>, came to\nus because it needed a powerful new network to support the digitization of its\ninternal processes. As with FIOH, the organization wanted to provide Wi-Fi connectivity\nin every corner of its sites, in order to support both a move to flexible desks\nand a heavier focus on bringing IoT technologies into its manufacturing\nprocesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of its ongoing transformation, Viessmann is aiming to get 80% of its devices on the Wi-Fi network. Before these devices connect to the network and start transmitting valuable data, Viessmann knew it needed to put in place a flexible management system that would enable it to control network access for all its devices in the future. By bringing in our Aruba ClearPasssolution, which uses an integrated, context-based policy engine, and combining it with AirWave to manage network administrator rights, Viessmanncan rest assured that it has total control over the devices on its Wi-Fi network at all times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LESSON TWO: <\/strong>Make sure that network access controls and network management form a key\npart of any decision you make to bring new devices into your organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Don\u2019t forget about your wired\nnetwork<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>My final lesson points\npeople towards their wired network as the logical next step in their journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arubanetworks.com\/en-gb\/resources\/case-studies\/goeliska-it\/\">G\u00f6liska-IT<\/a> is a service provider for six Swedish municipalities. This summer the organization began the next phase of its network upgrade \u2013replacing the current wired switches to create a unified network management system that will drastically simplify how the network is managed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the next five years, the organization will migrate over 900 switches to Aruba\u2019s 2930F switch series, as well as bringing in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, Aruba Airwave or Aruba Central. With these combined solutions, G\u00f6liska-IT will be able to sit back and let Aruba Dynamic Segmentation automatically enforce consistent access policies across both its wired and wireless networks\u2013 regardless of how devices connect \u2013 to keep traffic secure and separate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only should this reduce\nthe strain on network management but the increased simplicity and efficiency of\nthe network operations and delivery will also allow G\u00f6liska-IT to accelerate the\nprovisioning of services to drive its digital transformation further and\nfaster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LESSON THREE: <\/strong>Don\u2019t stop at Wi-Fi deployment \u2013 instead, look for ways to harmonize\nyour network architecture across both wired and wireless to truly digitally\ntransform your organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn as you go<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits that digital transformation offers organizations today are undeniable, but they can be complicated to truly realize if everyone involved doesn\u2019t approach the project with their eyes fully open. Before diving into anything, make sure your project lead takes all the relevant disciplines through the overarching vision. For real success, this vision then needs to be segmented into a step-by-step approach, where learnings are applied after every step has been taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When planning your digital workplace transformation, take the time to consider how your employees, guests, visitors and things currently move around your building and map out the network more broadly accordingly. 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