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Lee Thompson , Managing Director , Australia and New Zealand , Nutanix that ’ s intellectual property , customer data or other proprietary and confidential information .
This data isn ’ t just important to the everyday functioning of the business . When it comes to personal information , it ’ s also of critical importance to customers – and the regulators who protect their privacy . As such , any strategy to give workers remote access to this information must have security and data governance front-of-mind .
The apparent complexity of managing hundreds – if not thousands – of employees as they retrieve a business ’ most sensitive data while outside the purview of the IT team is enough to keep any executive awake at night . But it doesn ’ t need to be .
Going virtual
One of the key strategies that enable workers to access all the critical applications and data they need to remain productive from home is known as virtual desktop infrastructure or VDI .
We ’ re all familiar with the traditional desktop computing experience . Walk to your desk , press the power button , wait for the computer to wake up and ask you to log in . A wallpaper appears , application icons load on the screen and you ’ re ready to start your day with access to all of your native applications , files and web browsers .
This is life in the physical desktop world , a world we were getting ready to revisit before just a few weeks ago . In the virtual desktop world , however , the same access is delivered to workers located nowhere near the physical computer . With VDI , remote workers engage with a virtual version of their office terminal ensuring the files and applications critical to the business remain securely at the office .
No one saw this crisis coming . When it dawned , few could anticipate its duration . As we seek to rebuild the economy , we must accept remote working will be a major feature of our future . Simply having another video conference call won ’ t cut it because , at some point , it ’ ll come time to do the actual work . p
These applications aren ’ t called ‘ business-critical ’ just because it sounds impressive .
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