Key Takeaways
- 56% of employees reported they could work remotely at least some of the time, according to Gartner’s 2021 research.
- 54% of knowledge workers in the US worked remotely during some part of 2020 according to a Stanford/WHOOP analysis cited in 2021 reporting.
- 51% of employees wanted to work remotely more often, according to Gartner’s 2021 research.
- In 2020, 38% of organizations reported that remote work increased IT costs, per a Gartner survey.
- In 2020, 42% of organizations planned to increase budgets for cybersecurity due to remote work, per Gartner.
- Worldwide security spending is forecast to reach $150.4 billion in 2021, driven partly by remote-work-related risks (Gartner).
- Remote desktop support ticket volumes increased by 20% in 2020 in many organizations (Akamai/remote IT benchmarking cited in industry report).
- Teams reported that 70% of employees said they work more effectively from home at least sometimes (Microsoft Work Trend Index 2022).
- Microsoft Work Trend Index (2022) found 73% of leaders believed hybrid work would help retain employees.
- In a 2020 Microsoft survey, 43% of people started using Microsoft Teams during the pandemic (Teams adoption).
- Microsoft Work Trend Index (2022) found 61% of employees use hybrid work arrangements at least some of the time.
- Microsoft Work Trend Index (2022) found 73% of organizations use multiple collaboration tools for hybrid work.
Most airline knowledge workers want hybrid work and report better productivity and work life balance.
Industry Trends
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Cost Analysis
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Performance Metrics
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User Adoption
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How We Rate Confidence
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