Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Securely Access your Private Network

We all seem to be on the go nowadays, but never quite "away."  You can look around and see people glued to their smart phones everywhere you are and in almost every situation.  And we've all discovered the benefits, and occasionally the terrible negative aspects, of being 'overly' connected.  A friend texts you but you can't respond (we still have meetings and important conference calls - some with video so you can't pretend to be paying attention!) and after thirty seconds you have an angry friend who thinks you're ignoring them!  Don't even get me started on the drivers who are texting and checking Facebook - I see it everyday!  So, beyond the constant connection to friends and social media, we have...the connection to the office.  You can work for a large corporation, a small local company, work from home, or have a virtual office, but you are always connected now and always available.  Again, good and bad.  If nothing else this allows employees to get out of the confines of the workplace and still be productive.  On occasion, sudden emergencies can be handled without having to rush to the office from, say, your kid's birthday, or during that big game you've been waiting for and have settled onto your couch to watch.  Enter: the Virtual Private Network.  VPN is a technology that allows you to receive data across a shared or public access point that is shielded and secure from other users connecting to that same "public" internet.  Basically, it extends the private network you have at the office to wherever you are and gives you access to email, applications, and all of the same functionality just as if you were at your desk.  Every resource that is available at the office is now available remotely.  What could go wrong?

Well you better have an IT professional who really knows what they're doing set that up, because if they don't secure every access point available - even your print platforms, your data could end up being not so private.  If you're in the healthcare world or other similar fields, your network better be able to stand up to a rigorous tech audit, otherwise you may end up in front a judge trying to explain the gaps in your technology that most of us, me included, need a technical dictionary of acronyms (OK maybe just Wikipedia) just to say properly.  If you have a Managed Service Provider on your side then you will have a seamless and worry-free environment so that you can work from almost anywhere.  At Duplicated, we offer VPN with MSP solutions that cover each section of your IT arena, or we can manage it all.  That way office managers can get back to doing just that, managing the office.  We can add proper authentication protocols, confidential network traffic, and encrypted data transfer mechanisms that will protect you and your business.  In fact, with a full Managed IT Service, each department can focus on their specific skill and productivity can reach levels you didn't think possible.  Marketing can have the systems, applications, and working printers to handle whatever latest scheme they have going on, Sales can access contact databases and keep appointments organized and thus successful, and CEO's can enjoy high level meetings with partners and collaboration seekers, all without always wondering if their expensive network and computers are going to actually function as promised.  Let's face it, it makes it pretty hard for your company to deliver goods and services, and especially difficult to provide good customer service, when your technology has unaddressed gaps, vulnerabilities, and constant downtime.  It kills employee morale too.  And Heaven help you if someone loses a laptop or business phone!  Peripherals like mobile phones and Tablets need the same security as your office network or you're right back to needing that technical manual of a thousand acronyms.  Even if it's a salesperson who wants to jump ship and take all of your clients with them, is your network set up in a way that IT can lock him or her out and instantly seal the data on their mobile device?  Better make sure.  The Virtual Private Network is a fantastic tool and allows you so much flexibility that has never been possible before.  The potential for increased productivity and growth can be properly harnessed with the right technology, and the right technical professionals.  Put us to work for you and you will find success in places you didn't even know existed.

Adding a VPN to your business can:

• Add flexibility to schedules

• Provide access while in the field

• Allow Sales to give better presentations

• Connect managers to their departments and shared drives

• Mitigate emergencies and urgent problems

• Prevent Ransomware and other outside intrusions

• Increase Overall Productivity

Contact us and get remote access to your office.  You're employees will thank you, your customers will thank you, and you will have the security and protection your business requires.