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As Asian companies struggle with a series of social, political and natural disturbances, the activities of managing and maintaining business operations with staff who have to work from home are a growing concern. Eventually, this condition becomes daily phenomena. Asia now has new challenges that are quite complex. Although countries in this region are at the center of the global economy, Asia is still vulnerable to instability and disruption, both caused by nature and man-made.
Volatility As A New Norm
Most companies in Asia used to consider business resilience and continuity are something that should not be greatly thought. But now, both business resilience and continuity become a priority. Demonstrations in Hong Kong, bush fires in Australia, and the COVID-19 outbreak in Asia and beyond, have made many companies struggle to deal with employees who cannot be physically at work, but still need to be present and productive for the company.
Technology Offers Help When It is Needed
When millions of people are isolated throughout the Asian region, the important role of technology and how technology keeps the engine of the world economy running, is in the public spotlight. In the midst of the turmoil that has taken place in the past few months, a series of software, solutions and applications have succeeded in ensuring that the forward-thinking Asian companies are able to keep operating, while going through uncertainty.
The help from the cloud technology cannot be doubted as well. The adoption of public, private, and hybrid cloud services has made it easy to access and availability of important data. At the same time, the transition of hardware-based infrastructure to infrastructure that is regulated by software shows that physical access to data centers is no longer needed and that central operations can be handled remotely or by a minimum number of staff. So, the 'heart' of many companies can continue to pump.
VDI or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and DaaS or Desktop as a Service are perfect examples of how technology keeps companies in Asia stay running. VDI is a desktop stored in the cloud and is usually located in the company's internal data centers. It is operated and managed by internal IT personnel. VDI provides the ability to adjust and control hardware and the company's internal environment, which is ideal for companies with very sensitive data. Flexible infrastructure can also be easily expanded through small steps. This is the optimal solution in facing unexpected increased demand.
