VPN and Remote Access

Remote Homeworking /
Remote Access / VPN

What is Homeworking?

With the advances in technology companies now have at their disposal fast and secure remote access connections. Staff no longer need to be located in the office taking up expensive office space, they can now work from home and still receive all information and data. Data files, Email, database access and telephone extensions can now all be received from their home.

What is the advantage of Homeworking?

Homeworking and Remote access is beneficial to businesses as their staff can work from home minimising on office space and facilities, and generally lowering overheads. All that is required for the home user is a computer and a broadband connection. All services such as Email, data, Internet Access, applications and the company telephony system can all accessed as they would in the office. This is also true if they are travelling abroad; a laptop, an Internet connection and the


	appropriate security is all they need to access the company network. Successful businesses are always looking for ways of reducing overheads and maximising profits. The current trend is employing homeworking and remote access. The main benefit of homeworking is that the amount of office space required is minimised. With the correct infrastructure in place, a remote user needs only a digital telephone (Voice over IP), a broadband connection and a computer. Access is through VPN (Virtual Private Network) and tunnels through the Internet via a secure protocol.


	All facilities are available over VPN including Email, secure Internet Access, data (files) and Applications (databases etc.). The homeworker receives a seamless connection that is very similar to actually being in the office. Most companies that use this method now limit on the number of workstations in the office and adopt desk sharing, this means that the staff use these limited terminals on a rota basis and work from home the rest of the time. For the staff this decreases on travelling time and maximises productivity. SDS concentrates on this aspect of IT encouraging organisations to invest in this methodology as ultimately it minimises costs and maximises profits. As well as installing the base infrastructure, SDS will also install the equipment at the remote locations and more importantly will support the entire technology through our IT Support packages. For more information on Homeworking, please contact our specialists at homeworking@swift-ds.co.uk

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