As the business climate changes. and technology advances, more and more companies are starting to use Remote Working, or Teleworking as it is sometimes called. By implementing a secure VPN solution within the office, staff can connect over a broadband internet connection from their home and have access to the corporate network as though they were sitting in the office.

This has great implications where, for example, a staff member is unable to travel into the office. Most staff members are able to work normally, or almost normally, from home when they have the ability to log on remotely to the office network to carry out their tasks. Also, the office staff will be fully up to date with the work going on at home as it is carried out on the office network. There are many other similar situations where this flexibility would be invaluable to employee performance:

• Where there are economics of desks and space
• Employees who need time off can still contribute
• Employees not well enough to travel can work from home
• Critical staff can access the network at any time
• Sales and roving technical employees can keep up to date.

VPN Solutions do not just offer home workers the ability to utilise office applications. Field based sales and service staff can also benefit from connecting to the office, using 3G technology connected to a laptop. This can also permit access to the corporate network to update your customer information while on the road.

To find out more about the remote working options open to you, download our remote working factsheet(PDF).