Accessing data and apps when working from home
Communication is important, but employees also need access to their data and applications. One option is to switch to a cloud-based set of tools – which may be easier than you think. “Most enterprises, when they look into it, are surprised at how many cloud-based applications they’re already using,” noted Tommy Armstrong, CTO of IT-as-a-service consultancy Virtual Clarity. Even for businesses that currently rely on local applications, “often there are cloud applications available with good enough functionality, and a migration path to make the transition straightforward.”
The challenge is in how to manage an application suite of which you don’t have full control. “It’s important to think about processes,” noted Armstrong. “Which processes can be moved from a legacy application to a cloud-based app? What constraints are there regarding regulatory compliance?”
The cloud isn’t perfect for everyone, however: “With legacy applications, which are critical to the business but that can’t migrate easily to the cloud, solutions such as desktop virtualisation provide a route out of managing on-premise distributed infrastructure,” he said.
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