desktops still hold value; tablets less so.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
getting the right mix of mobility is critical for firms today. the professional’s rule of thumb is that everyone who works out of the office one day per week or more and needs to be self-contained should have a laptop as their only machine.
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the obvious exception to this is for tax or administrative personnel who would never work from remote client sites, but have a computer at home that they can use to connect to the firm via a secure remote access solution.
the string of natural disasters over the past decade and the transition to more cloud-based applications has led to some firms making the decision that all professional staff will utilize a laptop as their only workstation.
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