Nutanix FastTrack for VDI allows firms to onboard remote employees

Many organisations across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are dealing with the reality of needing to set up all their employees to work remotely, while still maintaining access to the same tools and applications they require to be productive.

To help organisations deal with this challenge, technology Nutanix has announced a new offer called FastTrack for VDI to support companies anywhere in the world quickly deploy a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution.

Paulo Pereira, director, Systems Engineering – Emerging Markets and Eastern Europe at Nutanix said: “Although the concept of a mobile workforce has been around for a while, regional enterprises are still not fully equipped with the technology, tools and processes to enable remote working. The current Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has disrupted businesses. Many of them are struggling to put the right technologies in place to maintain productivity and business continuity at a time when an increasing number of employees are working from home.”

Pereira explained that Nutanix recognises these challenges and in response has introduced the new ‘FastTrack for VDI’ offer. He said deployment of VDI infrastructure to support remote working can now be done in record time. “The solution can scale from hundreds to thousands of users and can reduce downtime by up to 85% and TCO by up to 62%,” he added. “We see this Nutanix offering as highly beneficial to companies that recognise that remote working can no longer be ignored – not just because of the current crisis but also because technology workers are going to increasingly demand workplace flexibility in future.”