Remote possibilities: Can your organisation unlock greater ROI from hybrid working? Drawing on years of experience deploying remote working technologies to some of the world’s leading businesses, Keith Ali, MD at Creative ITC, shares five top tips for overcoming VDI investment obstacles and ensuring your organisation maximises ROI from workforce mobility. balance sheets, securing IT investment for the remote working long haul is tough. The situation’s not helped by issues with VDI adoption in some sectors. Many IT teams discovered off-the-shelf VDI platforms were unable to cope with the realworld demands of power users dealing with graphics heavy applications away from the workplace, resulting in frustration and poor productivity. IT departments now face the twin challenge of overcoming C-suite caution and user reluctance due to poor experiences. The chances of successfully unlocking investment in long-term VDI solutions greatly increase when you know the five common pitfalls to look out for – and how to avoid them.
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doption of VDI soared in 2020 as IT teams sprinted to enable business continuity during global lockdown. Now, as organisations transition to long-term hybrid working models they’re facing a new
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challenge - choosing a sustainable solution that improves workforce mobility and productivity without increasing cost and complexity. However, with many organisations across Europe still grappling with
Implementing and managing a VDI solution long-term is anything but simple. You can spend a lot of time firefighting issues with legacy infrastructure, cloud deployment and user problems. Be honest about your team’s skillset and examine existing infrastructure closely when choosing a deployment model. Now intrinsic to hybrid working, personal PCs and devices are susceptible to a wide range of attacks and security issues, making it hard to ensure security and compliance for data accessed on WFH systems. Find a provider who can meet industry needs and who offer consumption in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid in one seamless solution giving IT the freedom to decide where VDI workloads sit. The managed service provider (MSP) route offer unexpected value for
