--- title: A Quick Guide to Working From Home & Remote Access description: Need help navigating your work and learn from home plans? Learn the best ways to help build your organization's plan for secure remote access. image: https://blog.datanetworks.com/hubfs/LinkedIn%20Blog%20Image%20(1).png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/covid-help-with-remote-access#main-content) [![Data Networks logo](https://blog.datanetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.png?width=317&height=51&name=logo.png)](https://www.datanetworks.com/) - [Blog Home](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home) - [About](https://www.datanetworks.com/about/overview/) - [Services](https://www.datanetworks.com/) - Blog Categories Show submenu for Blog Categories - [Compliance](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/compliance) - [Cybersecurity](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/cybersecurity) - [Cyber Liability Insurance](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/cyber-liability-insurance) - [Digital Transformation](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/digital-transformation) - [Remote Access](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/remote-access) - [Managed IT](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/managed-it) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Blog Home](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home) - [About](https://www.datanetworks.com/about/overview/) - [Services](https://www.datanetworks.com/) - Blog Categories Show submenu for Blog Categories - [Compliance](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/compliance) - [Cybersecurity](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/cybersecurity) - [Cyber Liability Insurance](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/cyber-liability-insurance) - [Digital Transformation](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/digital-transformation) - [Remote Access](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/remote-access) - [Managed IT](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/tag/managed-it) - [Contact us](https://www.datanetworks.com/about/contacts/) [Contact us](https://www.datanetworks.com/about/contacts/) Apr 18, 2022 1:52:26 PM # A Quick Guide to Working From Home & Remote Access ![Picture of Data Networks](https://blog.datanetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DN_Twitter_Icon.jpg?width=50&name=DN_Twitter_Icon.jpg) [Data Networks](https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/author/data-networks) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/covid-help-with-remote-access) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/covid-help-with-remote-access) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/covid-help-with-remote-access) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/covid-help-with-remote-access) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.datanetworks.com/home/covid-help-with-remote-access) ![LinkedIn Blog Image (1)](https://blog.datanetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LinkedIn%20Blog%20Image%20(1).png?width=1200&name=LinkedIn%20Blog%20Image%20(1).png) Has your organization made long-term plans for working and learning from home? ## What is VDI? VDI refers to Virtual Desktop infrastructure, which is a technology that uses virtual machines to provide and manage virtual desktops. VDI hosts desktop environments on a centralized server and deploys them to end-users. VDI technology enables secure remote access for organizations that utilize a work from home setup.  Luckily, there are several options available to support your organization's remote access plan for Covid-19. It all depends on your IT environment and tech preferences. ## Here are three options to consider for efficient remote access: ### **Option 1: Scale Up Your existing VPN** If your most important applications and data are hosted on-premises, you may need to reconfigure or scale up your VPN solution to support additional users. An example of this approach is Pulse Secure’s “In case of Emergency (ICE)” licensing which will cover a temporary burst in users at a very low cost. ### **Option 2: VMware Workspace One** If the management of your environment is primarily VMware-based, then VMware Workspace ONE is a good cloud VDI option. It allows browser-based access to applications and data hosted in a public cloud environment (AWS or Azure) to support working and learning from home activities. ### **Option 3: Windows Virtual Desktop** If you’re using Microsoft 365 solutions, the quickest route to cloud VDI may be Windows Virtual Desktop. It provides simplified management, multi-session Windows 10, optimizations for Office 365 ProPlus, and support for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) with fast deployment. Reach out to your [Data Networks Account Executive](https://www.datanetworks.com/about/contact-us/) to discuss options and an implementation timeline. 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