7 tips to reimagine your workspace and resources for business transformation

The global pandemic has transformed business, from accommodating a hybrid workplace to adoption of new processes to build business resilience. When strategizing ways to re-engineer space to meet the requirements of your organization's new normal, Iron Mountain suggests considering seven best practices.

1. Inventory what's onsite and assess which items can be immediately moved elsewhere, repurposed, recycled or destroyed.
2. Digitize records and move critical supplies to free up valuable space, better manage information growth and build readily accessible inventory.
3. Develop a plan to keep spaces clear, including processes for destroying records that exceed retention requirements, outdated or obsolete materials, and expired or unnecessary supplies.
4. Automate and streamline manual workflows processes to accommodate a hybrid workforce and adopt intelligent workflows that increase data access for employees and clients.
5. Re-engineer flow through your offices and/or retail spaces to allow for social distancing for both employees and clients. Be sure to take into account public and/or retail spaces like elevators and waiting areas.
6. Consider using smart building management capabilities, such as predictive maintenance solutions, air quality sensors, UV cleaning, infrared temperature cameras, and HEPA air filters for both owned and leased spaces.
7. Explore colocation as a way to provide secure, compliant connectivity in the event onsite data center staff may be limited or unable to access your onsite location.

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