Apply It 17.3: Managing Information

  • Understand how businesses use the Internet to manage information
  • Understand how businesses use networks to manage information
  • Understand what a VPN is and what it does

Managing Information for Remote Working[1]

In a 2022 survey, 58% percent of Americans, the equivalent of 92 million people, indicated that they have the ability to work from home at least one day per week. In addition, 87% said that if they had the opportunity to work flexibly, they would take advantage of it. While the availability of flexible work varies by occupation and role, business and financial operations occupations are near the top with 61% of those who work in that sector reporting that they have remote work flexibility.

Since remote work is here to stay, what kind of information management tools are needed to support these flexible work arrangements?

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  1. McKinsey & Company. “Americans Are Embracing Flexible Work—and They Want More of It,” June 23, 2022. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/real-estate/our-insights/americans-are-embracing-flexible-work-and-they-want-more-of-it. ↵