Duran leads Al Nassr past Yokohama Marinos into AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    Al Ahli cruise past Buriram into AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    Saudi Arabia offers condolences to Iran following deadly Bandar Abbas port explosion    Saudi Arabia welcomes Palestinian leadership reforms, appointment of Hussein Al-Sheikh    Ministry of Hajj issued over 150,000 Nusuk cards for the Hajj of 2025    Saudi Arabia deports 12,866 illegal residents in a week    Pope Francis laid to rest at historic funeral in Rome    Massive explosion at Iran's Shahid Rajaee Port injures over 500 people    SFDA clears first 44-ton medical shipment for Hajj pilgrims    Over 13 million worshipers pray at Rawdah Sharif in a year    Saudi orchestra to perform at Sydney Opera House in May    Al Hilal thrash Gwangju to reach AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    Nammos Amala Resort to open soon with Saudi-Greek designs    Saudi Arabia completes 674 Vision 2030 initiatives, achieves 93% of KPIs as ninth-year milestone marked    GACA chief chairs 16th meeting of the Steering Committee on aviation's strategy    Alkhorayef praises advancements in Al-Kharj food industries sector    Saudi Theater Commission launches its Work and Learn Project in UK    The season has begun — and one comment shook us all    Average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia rises to78.8 years    Famed Philippine film star Nora Aunor dies at 71    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar dies at 87    Bollywood actress vindicated over boyfriend's death after media hounding    Grand Mufti rules against posting prayers and preaching in mosques on social media    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Virtualized workspaces to become popular in Kingdom
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 25 - 01 - 2015

RIYADH – Whether you run your own business, or simply work for one, the chances are you will be very familiar with the advantages - and challenges - of flexible working. In Saudi Arabia, a trend of employees working part-time or in flexible full-time roles (in the UK there are already over 12 million such employees) is gradually evolving and in future this is only going to increase, Brocade executive said.
Businesses are therefore increasingly under pressure to take action and make sure they have the technology and processes in place to meet these employee demands.
Marcus Jewell, Vice President, EMEA at Brocade, said that in response to this, virtualized workspaces are gaining a strong foothold in the future of working life. A virtualized desktop is an individual users' interface becoming accessible in a virtualized setting, which, in essence, means that employees can work remotely, from anywhere, as effectively as if they were in the office. A virtualized workspace empowers employees with a choice; a choice to strike a better work-life balance as they can work from anywhere, anytime, with any device. International Data Corporation is predicting that 1.3 billion people will work remotely using mobile technology in 2015, equivalent to 37.2 percent of the entire global workforce, and it's easy to see why.
As employees are no longer constricted by their location, they have the ability to become more agile and flexible in their work hours. Connecting to the corporate world remotely is becoming as seamless as walking into an office. With our time more valuable to us than ever, the ability to log-in and work - easily and securely - on the train, in a coffee shop, or wherever you might be, is ever more desirable.
Moving outside of the office environment can also have a positive effect on creativity as employees often lack inspiration when stuck in a corporate environment. For example, how often do you have your most innovative idea when you've got your head stuck in a spreadsheet or when the phone doesn't stop ringing? Your inspiration is more likely to flourish when your mind is at ease, when you're under less pressure, have fewer distractions, and in an environment where you have time to think - something that remote working encourages.
However, this added flexibility will inevitably put greater strain on a business's core IT infrastructure, and companies will need to make sure they have the right network in place in deliver this level of user flexibility and freedom. As existing networks are already struggling to keep pace with growing demand and data volume, how should companies go about moving towards a virtualized workspace?
The answer is The New IP. In simple terms, The New IP refers to a state-of-the-art, virtualized IP network. This new infrastructure provides a more dynamic, automated capability based on leveraging software and virtualization. It allows customers to exploit best-of-breed technologies, based on open architectures and open ecosystems, and not be locked into any one vendor.
The New IP will be the enabler for a wealth of new technologies - from virtual workspaces to the Internet of Things - to be transformed into a truly useful tool. Businesses who embrace The New IP will be able to offer their employees an agile, resilient and scalable network, one capable of delivering data and applications to any device, anywhere at any time.
It is clear that our day-to-day lives are becoming ever more reliant on this 24/7 connectivity and whether we are aware of it or not, we rely on the networks connecting these devices together. There is no doubt that, when harnessed correctly, these technologies will help foster corporate innovation; however, flawless delivery off these applications can only be achieved providing the underlying networks are in place to support them. — SG


Clic here to read the story from its source.