Make sure your business is ready for the Olympics

Make sure your business is ready for the Olympics

Computerworld has put together a useful ‘checklist’ for businesses that want to ensure their IT systems do not falter during the Olympics.

The government has already issued warnings about the likely impact of the Olympics due to its demand on local bandwidth. Firms are being encouraged to offer flexible working options, but will also be wise to ensure that they have the bandwidth to cope with suddenly having a large remote workforce.

The checklist first advises businesses to contact their internet service providers to check whether they predict any network problems during the Olympics. Businesses should then ask if they have the right technology in place to allow for homeworking should staff struggle to get into work during the Olympics.

If your business needs more internet capacity for the games, you could consider a leased line option to add bandwidth and speed up connections during the month when the Olympics is expected to impact London speeds.

Device availability is another area that needs to be checked before the games. If your businesses is not providing staff with tablets or laptops to be used from home, you could introduce a BYOD policy.

Lastly, Computerworld quite rightly points out that many employers will take an "If you can’t beat 'em, join 'em" approach to staff watching Olympics events online during the Games. However, in order to offer these kinds of services to staff, businesses must ensure their bandwidth and internet speeds are up to scratch for the streaming of live coverage.

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