The Trend of the Mobile Workforce

Road warriors, who travel frequently for business, aren’t the only individuals making up today’s mobile workforce. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 24 percent of employed Americans report working from home at least some hours each week.

Although some employers may be hesitant to embrace the trend of the mobile workforce, the number of employers allowing employees to work outside of the office has increased drastically over the last seven years. According to a national study of employers for the Society for Human Resource Management and the Families and Work Institute, 63 percent of companies allowed employees to work from home some hours in 2012, compared to 34 percent in 2005.

Working from home can often lead to devices doing double-duty—being used for both personal and professional tasks. This convergence of work and personal computing has become the new norm. And, although using your own device for work can provide a number of benefits, the big downside to having personal devices in the enterprise is that each one puts your corporate data at risk.

Keeping Data Safe—No Matter Where You Work

That’s where MokaFive comes in. M5 offers employees access to corporate network resources via their personal devices—including Macs, iPads, and iPhones—giving employees secure access to corporate resources, without affecting any personal data on the device. In other words, with MokaFive, you can take your work anywhere, on any device, while still keeping all your data safe.

Are you a remote employee, road warrior, or contractor? What is the biggest challenge you experience due to being part of the mobile workforce? Share your story with us by leaving a comment below.

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