Connecting Remote Locations

Improve Communications and Collaboration by Connecting Remote Locations and Users Together

Small businesses are sometimes baffled by the many options that can connect remote users and remote locations together. First, it is important to determine how your remote users or locations will connect to the home office or headquarters. You can do this via the Internet using DSL, T-1, frame relay or some other solution.

Next, what type of access is necessary? Is access to email enough? Do users need to access data or a database using native access or is a secure web session suitable? Do you want your employees to have access to all same services as if they were in the office, for example, printing or access to file servers? Depending upon your answer to these questions, Terminal Services, Citrix, or thin clients may be the appropriate solution.

Some small businesses have users that have a computer at home and also a computer at the office. They are concerned about which document is the latest version. Again, depending on the requirements (speed, security, price) solutions could include, a VPN, Microsoft RDP, LogMeIn or GoToMyPC to name a few.

There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to connecting remote users and remote locations. It is important to understand the business, speed, security and productivity requirements of your remote users and remote locations before deploying any solution.

Duel Consulting has helped hundreds of companies connect their users and remote locations together quickly and securely, and within budget. Ask one of our computer consultants to help you devise a solution today that will have your remote users and remote offices immediately productive.

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