Communications in Nevada

by Jennifer Rachel Baumer

When the COVID-19 quarantine closed nonessential businesses, Nevada employers, used to traditional businesses with staff working on the jobsite, found themselves, overnight, with remote workers. Along with that, there was a sudden need for technology to support communications between employees, employers, and the technology they rely on. Communications during the crisis required technology to enable businesses to continue running as smoothly as possible, both to keep business open, and to help drive the staggering economy.

“We were busy for a month and a half straight,” explained Ryan Baskharoon, virtual chief information officer, PacStates Integrated Business Technology in Reno.

Communications technology suddenly in use isn’t new. The changes big internet providers were making – rolling out 5G, putting in fiber underground – were already in progress. However, everything available wasn’t being used.

“Unfortunately, it took a pandemic for [businesses] to see they can work more efficiently with remote users and software and technology we’ve had for years,” said Baskharoon.

Forcing the Future

In northern Nevada, the Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET) produces monthly events focused on business and technology. “All of a sudden we had to switch from doing them in person to doing them virtually,” said Dave Archer, president and CEO. They also changed programming to answer the demand for information on work from home concepts, everything from ergonomics to telecommunications to data security.

Read entire article in Nevada Business: https://www.nevadabusiness.com/2020/12/making-connections/