* Originally published in 2018, reposted as COVID-19 drives increase need for tracking remote worker activity and performance. A major government agency enacted a new policy allowing employees to work from home using Citrix during times of inclement weather. This policy introduced a new visibility challenge for the organization. Read on to discover how they fixed the visibility gaps with the Citrix End-User Activity Report from Goliath.

The unplanned and unbudgeted surge in remote workers is creating new requirements and challenges for IT management. Understanding how these changes impact the IT infrastructure and worker’s effectiveness is vital to business continuity. Goliath offers the following out-of-the box reports that can help to better document key performance indicators and activity for the remote workforce.

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Whether it is due to the scare of the Coronavirus, inability to hire locally with the competitive job market, or the growing trend of offering flexible workstyles, more organizations are offering work from home or remote working options. As someone who has worked remotely for the past 10 years, I know more often than not my days start sooner than most in the office and end later as I have no commute to worry about.