Mobile Workforce Solutions for a Cloud Based World
Posted 11/27/09
Workforce structure is changing regardless of industry. Many technology based industries in particular, such as wireless telephone service providers, employ engineers and technicians who spend a great deal of time out in the field, sometimes at remote locations. Mobile workforce solutions allow company managers to stay in close touch with their remote workforce, whether at home or in transit, in order to monitor network compliance and to monitor worker safety when out in the field.Effective mobile workforce solutions should improve network accessibility for employees while protecting the network from attack. Complete corporate IT networks no longer need to be LAN based, but that flexibility comes with a price. A mobile workforce solution needs to maintain network integrity while it transforms from earth based to cloud based technology.
Cloud based technology is the wave of the future. Companies save money on server storage space when they eliminate the need for an office based computer hardware system. In place of a LAN network, a mobile workforce solutions platform activates, monitors and updates network connections and security software for company laptops and ensures compliance with corporate policy. A mobile workforce solutions platform control service will automatically and remotely restart firewalls, download network patches and anti virus software and prevent non compliant laptops from accessing the company network. Mobile workforce solutions technology allows a company IT department to control its network whether it be at the office or in the field.
A mobile workforce solutions platform that includes visibility services would be a wise investment, as this software will enable you to monitor activity at your laptop endpoints. This technology will allow you to ascertain which units need valuable security patches or have had inappropriate software such as instant messaging or computer games attached. Non compliance can be more easily dealt with. A good visibility service will allow you simultaneous access to all network units on its dashboard and a real time snapshot of network status whenever you need it.
You should also consider the mobile workforce solution In Case of Emergency (ICE) Service for continuity of business during local emergencies. What would happen if your locale were affected by a blizzard powerful enough to confine people to their homes for days. Using ICE, a mobile workforce can work from home to keep your business running smoothly until life returns to normal. An ICE mobile workforce solution allows employee access to your network from both at home and remote locations.