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Tuesday 8 May 2012

Home Working for the Olympic Games

The Olympics are soon to be upon us. For a period of 6 weeks during the summer, the world’s finest athletes will compete for the highest honors that their sports can bestow, but life for people who have to work in and around London just gets a little trickier. All companies around the capital are being urged to provide for home working for the duration of the competition.

Remote Access

Many companies have already installed a remote access server to provide access to their company networks for mobile users, but for those that haven’t, a secure remote access solution can cost less than you think. The SonicWall SRA 1200 SSL VPN appliance can be installed for under £1,000, and Two Factor Authentication no longer requires users to carry separate devices to prove their identity when they access the company network. Safenet SafeWord 2008 can use either SMS to distribute one-time passwords, or smartphone apps for iPhone / Android devices. For companies who are looking to review their remote access systems, VPN Servers such as the SonicWall EX6000 allow you to temporarily burst the number of concurrent user connections that you have available to provide for travel disruption due to the Olympics or more often snow. Transport delays no longer mean that your employees have to be unproductive.

VPN / Firewall Appliances

Some companies may also find that a new firewall appliance is the way forward for them. The SonicWall NSA 3500 VPN firewall appliances don’t just keep the bad guys out ... they also let your staff access your network securely using SSL VPN and RDP. This allows your staff to work as easily from home as they can sat in your office, and with the falling cost of firewalls over the past few years, a new firewall needn’t break the bank.

Cloud Storage

As an alternative companies may also want to give consideration to the use of cloud storage that is accessible both from the office and laptops / tablet devices. Services such as Trend Micro SafeSync create a folder on your PC / Laptop into which you can drag and drop files and folders that you can access from a home PC and even tablet devices. You can even set up online collaboration facilities to allow your project teams to share files securely using any device that has an internet connection.
There is still time for you to install a home working system before the games start, but make sure that you allow some time just to sit back and watch the greatest show on earth.
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