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- 12 Feb 2024
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- UK
Smart Office: The Future of Work?
Smart offices are changing the way businesses are operating. Businesses are investing in smart offices with the sole purpose of saving money whilst increasing efficiency and productivity.
In this article, we will explore Smart Offices and how they can enhance businesses operations.
What is a Smart Office?
A Smart Office is a workplace where technology is used to enhance the efficiency, comfort, and flexibility of the working environment.
This is typically achieved through the integration of various technological systems, devices, and platforms.
What technology can you find in a Smart Office?
A whole wave of technology can now be found in a smart office, with some technology being more common than expected.
Below, we have explored the different types of technology that can be found in a smart office.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
With AI making huge leaps over recent years, new ways of working within an office space are changing. Manual scheduling could be a thing of the past, with AI now being able to control your time better, through efficiency analysis.
Managing workloads within a team could be handled by AI instead of a manager and even the ways we communicate with each other can be improved.
Scheduling with Artificial Intelligence
One way AI is being used within smart offices, is the introduction of artificial intelligence scheduling. With employees handling multiple tasks at once, AI is now being used to manage their time efficiently.
This helps to create in-depth schedules that can assist with their time management and deadline targets. Managers can also have access to schedules and move meetings and tasks where they deem necessary.
Managing Office Space
Office spaces can now be tracked using AI to collect and assess how certain areas are being used by your employees. This can allow office managers to make data-backed decisions around how your office space can be used more efficiently.
Communication and Collaboration Tools
With remote working here to stay, office spaces must adapt to this large change. Smart offices have created a seamless collaboration cross-over which can allow individuals working from home to connect with their colleagues in the office with no drop in productivity. With items such as smart whiteboards, online meeting rooms and file-sharing cloud spaces readily available, the push for smarter office spaces is rising, and many businesses are making the change.
Allowing your business to collaborate with remote workers, also increases your businesses’ talent pool, by allowing your company to hire across the country for your star candidate.
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing has been around for a while that has slowly changed how businesses have operated. For many businesses, large servers are now a thing of the past.
Cloud computing has made many companies ditch their large server rooms with expensive upkeep costs, for a simple cloud space that all employees can access from, no matter if you’re working from home or a local coffee shop.
What are the benefits of a Smart Office?
Moving your office into the future with smart office technology comes with a range of benefits for your business and your employees.
With increased productivity and employee well-being, you can understand why many businesses are investing in their office spaces.
Increased Productivity
Smart office technology can assist in increasing productivity by streamlining ordinary and repetitive tasks. When technologies such as IoT and AI are implemented, employees can then spend their time working on high-priority tasks that cannot be completed by smart technology.
Things such as time management, virtual assistants and even automated heating and lighting systems can save employees valuable time to complete their daily tasks.
Cost Savings
Smart Offices can also save your business money in the long run. Implementing automation into the heating and lighting of your office can save you money on standard monthly bills, whilst the implementation of virtual assistants can potentially save your business on customer care hires and the need for a large administrative team.
Employee Well-being
Employee well-being is at the heart of every business that is looking to expand. Introducing smart environments, such as lighting and heating, can make an office working environment comfortable throughout the day.
In addition to temperature and lighting, if employees know that they are in a safe environment that is protected with smart locks and access control, they will instantly feel safer whilst working from the office.
How can Cellnex help to achieve Smart Office Connectivity?
Cellnex offers bespoke in-building solutions that can give any business the indoor coverage they require. Thick-walls, steel structures and metallised glass can weaken 5G connectivity throughout buildings and office spaces.
Eliminate slow internet and ensure seamless data connectivity with the indoor coverage experts. Cellnex UK.
Learn more about our in-building solutions today, or contact us for more information.
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