The Benefits of Virtualizing Remote and Branch Offices Sponsored by: VMware
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Remote offices and branch offices, like retail stores, bank branches, or manufacturing plants, are crucial assets in company operations and have unique infrastructure challenges. The major challenge is that these locations are geographically distributed, with few or no IT staff members available. This situation can be exacerbated by often difficult operating conditions such as unreliable wide area network (WAN) Internet connections.
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