Work From Home Part 2 – Solutions for Company

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ARTICLES | 24 Apr 2020

"Stay at Home, Do Not Go Out."

Singapore Government - Apr 2020 (Circuit Breaker)

Many reasons to work from remote

Distance constraints
Some workers may reside far from the office, even in a different state. If a company does not allow remote work, they risk losing talents.
Time constraints
Some workers need to communicate with colleagues and business partners in different time zones.
Space constraints
The company may not have enough space to allow all the workers to work in the office at the same time.
Save commute time/cost
Productivity gain can be achieved from negating commute time and avoiding bad traffic conditions.
Safety, e.g., Pandemic
With COVID-19, many countries have enforced citizens to stay at home and work from home.

Work from Home Part 2 – The Company

Companies must be adequately prepared to reap the benefits of working from home. Poor connectivity, lack of access to files, or poor security can lead to a loss of productivity instead of an improvement.

1. Software-Defined WAN

Unlike traditional WAN setups, which require many devices such as a router, firewall, and VPN appliance, today’s SDWAN solution can replace all the devices and complex setups with a simple socket and securely connect all sites and users.

SDWAN allows sites and users to be connected via an optimized middle mile so that the connections are secured and optimized. Unlike traditional WAN solutions, users and sites can be added very easily.

Traditional WAN & VPN Design is Complex and Hard to Maintain

Modern SDWAN Solution is Simple and Scalable

2. Accessibility

Virtual Desktop (VDI)

With VDI, servers are used to host many individual virtual desktops, which users can access from any device, e.g., thin client or mobile devices.

Virtual desktops can be provisioned quickly with pre-installed configurations and applications, allowing users to access the resources of the company via the virtual desktop safely and quickly.

Benefits of VDI

Access desktop from anywhere, anytime with any device
Secure the data, prevent contractors from taking data out
Provide desktop with all applications installed quickly
Centrally managed, easy to maintain and troubleshoot
Desktop backup is easier

Files & Folder Sync

Windows Server offers a DropBox like feature, known as Work Folders, which synchronizes files and folders between PC and server. Work Folders works like a private Dropbox, all within the company’s network.

3. Backup, Archival and Disaster Recovery

Data is important to a company, 93% of companies which suffer a major data disaster are out of business within one year. With limited physical access to the office, backup solutions are required to be fast and automated.

Benefits of Dell iDPA

Fast backup speeds, from 9TB/hr

Data deduplication ratio of 55:1

Scale up to backup PBs of data

Archival to cloud

DR to cloud

4. Security

Data leak prevention

Company with sensitive data will need to prevent data from leaking out via email, FTP or web. A data leak prevention solution will lock all the outlets of data, so that sensitive data cannot leave the organization or to unauthorized personnel.

Privilege Access Management

Privileged Access Management (PAM) helps secure, control, manage and monitor privileged access to critical assets.

Accounts are stored in a secured repository, while users access are logged, whenever credentials are accessed through the PAM. Credential is reset to enforce the users to go through the PAM again if they need to access the credential.

Session can be monitored, logged and recorded to meet audit requirements.

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