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Engineers, architects, designers and similar power-users depend on processor-intensive applications, and likely going to struggle to be productive working remotely. Staff that are not issued laptop are expected to use their home computer and “remote” into the office machine. Most companies rely on Citrix Virtual Desktop for these employees, and it’s the only way they can get to in-house, custom and applications not supported through the web (i.e. not Microsoft Office 365 or Google Suite). The remote desktop experience gets slow sluggish it becomes practically unusable when there are lots of graphics and processing going on Mechdyne’s TGX is a less familiar alternative remote desktop solution that could provide a comparative price/feature to Citrix. While these remote desktop applications can provide a local-like experience, you’ll still need a high bandwidth internet connection and suitably sized monitor(s) that support higher resolution content.
If you are manager, struggling to meet project deadlines with workforce that is now remote and without access to tools and technology, there are technical global cloud recruitment companies like Nigle Frank International, that offer an alternative to getting IT work done remotely:. This short-term contractor approach may help alleviate extended sick-leave situations by using 100% remote freelance workforce on a subscription basis.