Where's the Beef? Columbia SC

Posted by : Maggie Biggs

Think you have a beefy network security policy and all the tools and techniques in place to thwart would-be evildoers? Think again! I'm sure your network security measures might include a cornucopia of weapons including firewalls, virus-detection software, password-change management, and much more.

But if your organization is like most, the move to a more flexible,location-less workforce is imminent. Successful organizations of the future will be distributed, which will help companies save money in a big way. Among other things, a distributed workforce means expanded hiring and retention options, an increase in productivity, and more rapid and flexible decision-making--not to mention a reduction in office space needs.

For employees, the distributed workforce also holds positive outcomes:Schedules will be more flexible, less pollution will be in the air, and time can better be balanced between work and personal life. Sounds great--right? But how does this impact your network?

Always-on Internet connections, such as cable modems and digital subscriber lines (DSL), certainly are at the forefront of the move to the new organizational model. According to research firms, such as Gartner Group and others, cable mode muse in the home will increase to 9 million subscribers by 2004, while DSL usage is expected to expand to reach some 7 million households during the same time.

But just like users of those old analog modems, workers at remote locat...

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