Satellite/transient offices
The virtual office, the globalization of the enterprise and changes in the marketplace are creating demands to extend your distributed network. However, providing an “office-like” networking environment to these hard-to-wire locations is challenging and costly. Problems are multipled in areas where WAN technologies are still developing.
- Limited WAN networking technologies make it difficult to provide an “office-like” network environment to remote or satellite locations.
- Satellite connections have poor reliability and high latency, making it difficult to support host-based or LAN-based enterprise applications.
- High startup costs associated with running wires and establishing long term service contracts to locations that do not have wireline services.
- Temporary office space in international or remote locations make reliable networks difficult to provide in cost effective manner.
- As an extension to the enterprise network, the authentication, encryption and security mechanism must support and/or integrate with existing enterprise solutions.
- • Allow users to run enterprise host-based, LAN-based applications in addition to web-based applications across the WAN.
- • Improve latency and consistency of connection by replacing satellite communications
- • Integrate or be compatible with identity systems and prevailing encryption methods.
- • Provide mechanisms to securely extend the corporate network to remote locations.
- • Enable rapid provisioning to maximize employee productivity.
Bringing up a remote office on the corporate VPN or just providing Internet access to a remote, satellite office can be a challenge. Waiting for service provider personnel, establishing the best contract, establishing the IT monitoring and management infrastructure to support the WAN are all issues to overcome. However, these problems are magnified when the remote office is transient, temporary or just difficult to reach with wireline service. Establishing a WAN solution based on the latest wireless technologies can quickly and greatly increase the reach of the corporation to remote locations.
Hobnob’s solution provides one of the most reliable and highly available Internet access solution for remote or satellite office situations. Quickly connecting a satellite office in a hassle free manner is simple with Hobnob. Since the Hobnob solution uses the latest wireless technologies, there are no application restrictions. Connectivity and latency are no longer issues. This solution is compatible with IT needs because it increases user satisfaction and minimizes hidden IT costs such as monitoring and support. In addition, the Hobnob solution integrates with existing enterprise security, identity and authentication schemes. If the location is temporary, the space is outgrown or you just need to expand the connection, it's easy to move and re-deploy the Hobnob solution. Hobnob's solution is completely turn-key.
For information on how Hobnob can help your company, or to arrange for a demonstration, contact us at sales@hobnob.com.
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