Directory:Remote Desktop Access

DesktopDirect is an innovative, remote desktop access solution that enables employees to seamlessly access work PCs from any location as if they were in the office.

Unlike VPNs, DesktopDirect enables workers to access physical and virtual office desktops from any remote location — whether they are at their home office, a customer or partner site or on a Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad or Android device. DesktopDirect uniquely leverages proven and scalable remote desktop technologies to deliver the industry's most secure and cost-effective solution for enabling a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy, increasing employee productivity and mitigating the effects of business continuity events.

Highlights & Benefits

• Users are always only three simple steps away from office desktops
• Full application availability without investing in additional licenses or duplicate environments
• Eliminates the possibility of data leakage because “data never leaves the corporate network”
• Reduces reliance on VPN for remote and mobile access; keeps devices off-the-network, thereby reducing cost, complexity and risk
• Enables all office employees to be productive before and after work and on weekends
• Offsets productivity and revenue losses associated with unanticipated daily occurrences such as repairs, deliveries or a sick child
• Seamlessly scales to absorb surge remote desktop access usage in the case of business continuity events
• Rapidly and cost-effectively supports tablet access and bring your own device with minimal requirements for mobile device management
• Built-in Wake-on-LAN (WoL) power management boots up PCs on demand to reduce energy costs
• Device-based identification, end-point controls and anti-spyware ensure remote devices do not compromise corporate data
• Support for both physical and virtual desktop (VDI) environments
• Scalable to thousands of users to meet the needs of enterprises and service providers large and small
• Familiar CLI and WebUI for ease of configuration and management
• Desktop self-registration enables rapid and painless deployment
• Available on all Array AG 1000 Series Secure Access Gateway appliances