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IT Guide · 30 April 2026

Hybrid workforce IT checklist for 2026

Identity, endpoints, connectivity, collaboration and support - the essentials to get right.

By the Telappliant team

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IT checklist and laptop supporting UK hybrid workforce enablement

Hybrid working is now the default. The businesses that make it work quietly have five things right - identity, endpoints, connectivity, collaboration and support.

Identity and access

  • Single sign-on for every business application
  • MFA enforced for all users, including admins
  • Conditional access based on device compliance and risk

Endpoints

  • Modern managed laptops with disk encryption
  • Autopilot or MDM enrolment out of the box
  • EDR on every device and patch SLAs that are actually met

Connectivity and collaboration

  • Symmetric fibre or 5G at home for key roles
  • One cloud phone system across office, home and mobile
  • A single collaboration stack - Teams or Google Meet, not both

Support

  • 24/7 access to a helpdesk that knows your estate
  • Self-service password reset and app requests
  • Onboarding and offboarding automated in under an hour

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