As more employees use their own personal devices to perform work tasks, rather than use a corporate-owned and managed device, there are a few IT challenges businesses need to overcome.

First, users must be given access to the applications they need for work. Second, steps must be taken to ensure each user’s device is protected against security exploits that may spread beyond their personal device to the organization’s servers or other users’ devices.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solves each of these problems. BYOD users can access all their work applications via their Virtual Desktop which is provided by, controlled and managed by the organization. The IT team keeps the applications licensed and up-to-date. Users retain control of their own hardware. As long as they can run the VDI client software, they can connect to the virtual machine.

The second BYOD challenge relates to security… The IT department ensures that the VDI virtual machine is protected with the latest security software. This eliminates the security risks of using a BYOD device, which in effect becomes a “dumb terminal” that connects to the VDI desktop.

BYOD can be a valuable productivity boost for employees who prefer to use their own devices, and for businesses VDI solutions can play a useful role in addressing the dual challenges of productivity and security.

DataLink simplifies integrating VDI and BYOD in the workplace. Contact us today at 410.729.0440 or sales@DataLinkTech.com.