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- Welcome to Fast Break,

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your daily reliable source of inspiration

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and motivation during
these uncertain times.

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On today's show, why working from home

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could be the new normal.

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And some advice on how to
achieve that perfect Zoom shot

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from our friends at Fast Copy.

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I'm Katherine Schwab
and this is Fast Break.

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(upbeat music)

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Working from home.

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It's become our new reality.

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But what happens when companies
open their offices again?

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Will widespread remote work
just be a short-term necessity?

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Maybe not.

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In fact, there's a good chance

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that remote work is here to stay.

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As more and more states mandate
that we have to stay home,

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offices around the country
are being forced to confront

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their squeamishness about remote work.

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Companies are being forced to invest

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in the technology they've always needed

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to make remote work possible

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just to keep their businesses running.

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It's estimated that roughly
one third of all companies

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were ill-equipped to send
their employees home,

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and another third had no
remote work plan whatsoever.

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But can't they just shift to the cloud?

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Sure, cloud services such as
Slack and Google's G Suite

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are designed to be
accessible from anywhere.

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But companies in the financial
and insurance sectors

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are dealing with sensitive data

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that can't leave their
own internal servers.

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Remote workers can
sometimes use corporate VPNs

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to access their office networks.

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But having all employees working from home

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requires much more network bandwidth

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and encryption capabilities.

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Before the pandemic,
companies had little incentive

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to invest in the technology needed

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to make this level of
remote work possible.

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A company called Perimeter 81

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has a service that
allows workers to access

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a company's internal networks
and cloud-based services

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through a single secure platform.

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Before the coronavirus outbreak,

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Perimeter 81 was onboarding

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about 70 to 80 new clients a month.

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Now, that number has quadrupled.

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With companies finally
making these investments,

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experts believe they'll
be much more likely

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to stick with remote work, at
least as a part-time option,

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when the threat of COVID-19 subsides.

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That's not to say

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that some institutional
hurdles won't remain.

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But with the right
investment in technology,

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remote work could become the new normal.

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(upbeat music)

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Zoom conferences have become a constant

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in all of our days as we've
shifted to working from home.

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Here to give you some lighthearted advice

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on how to frame the perfect shot

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for your next conference call

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are the talented comedians of Fast Comedy.

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(lighthearted music)

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- Hey.

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Good morning.

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I know, it's the only
place I get good reception.

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(upbeat music)

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- That's bright.

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(upbeat music)

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- Out.

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Out, out, move.

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(upbeat music)

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(sigh)

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- Yeah, I'm ready to go.

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(upbeat music)

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- Marketing in home.

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Oh yeah.

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- Babe, (stuttering).

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(upbeat music)

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- Oh no, I'm here.

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- Hopefully, they're gonna see it,

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they're gonna understand.

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Oh my God.

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They're gonna understand (laughing).

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Should he do this meeting?

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(upbeat music)

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- My boyfriend filmed pizza rat.

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- Yeah, yeah, I won this at bingo night.

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See, bingo, can you see that?

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- Hey guys, we have a special guest.

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- It's Anna!

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- It's Anna!

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- Anna.

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- Give Daddy a hug.

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Give Daddy a hug.

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Come on, stop stop stop, give Dad a hug.

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- Mama.

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- I know, but give Daddy a hug.

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Give Daddy a hug, give Daddy a hug.

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(upbeat music)

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- Oh yeah, yeah, yeah,

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I'll get that to you Monday.

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(upbeat music)

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- Oh.

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(upbeat music)

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- How is this on?

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- Finally, take a breath
before diving back in

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to your inbox.

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Enjoy our mindful moment,

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and we'll see you tomorrow.

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(waves crashing)