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Trend: Developing a highly productive & secure work environment while dramatically lowering costs

From customer service to consulting, organizations are bringing in a force of freelance and contract workers to get the job done. However, supplying a secure computer and configuring access to enterprise resources takes time, money, and risks data leakage. Companies are left looking for a way to rapidly onboard workers without sacrificing security.

Mission: Get contractors up & running quickly, eliminate security risks

A professional services firm needed to provide its remote contract workers with the information, tools and corporate applications necessary to serve clients and be productive, without breaking the bank or exposing its business through information leaks. The firm also wanted to avoid IT-related slow downs and latency issues for remote workers who encounter viruses or other software foul-ups. Their options included:

• Deploying VDI with existing PCs
• Sending out physical desktops to all users

The first option was determined to be too slow and costly, and the required hardware in the second option was expensive in addition to security issues raised by shipping the machine.

Solution: Deploy quickly & maintain control with MokaFive Suite

The professional services firm provided each contractor with a secure, corporate LivePC virtual environment using MokaFive Suite, a Desktop-as-a-Service platform for the enterprise. For each new contractor, the firm’s IT department can now quickly send out a Web link, allowing the worker to instantly download a pre-configured, locked-down LivePC to any unmanaged computer—complete with a soft phone, CRM application and Windows Suite—and get started immediately.

Results: Contractors are instantly equipped & business is protected

With MokaFive Suite, the service firm’s IT department is able to both provision contract workers without lengthy set-up, no dollars are spent providing hardware when contractors can use their own personal computer and waste no time in IT helpdesk queues. If a contractor is confronted with a software threat, he or she simply restarts and thereby rejuvenates the LivePC with one click and is able get back to productivity in a matter of moments. IT can continue to maintain a diligent security posture with data and access thanks to centrally managed, policy-based controls and the ability to update, patch, revoke and kill the virtual environment at anytime. Most importantly, contract workers have access to the tools they need to get the job done without compromising enterprise security.