We have sales reps who are company employees, however, they provide their own computing and cell equipment. We also have a LOT of sales AGENTS who, of course, are essentially private contractors who have their own phone equipment, etc. Our company is pretty small, so we can't really afford to provide computer hardware for a couple hundred sales reps. :-) And, while I'd love to have a company cell phone, that's not going to happen either, unless/until they demand I get a "smart" phone, at which time I'll bill the company for the data portion of the plan. :-)
-----Original Message----- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote, on-the-road users So you have remote users, who are employees of your company, who don't use company computing equipment? Interesting... >>> "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> 4/13/2010 8:15 AM >>> I don't. Period. The remote users are responsible for their own equipment. The company does not supply laptops, cell phones, etc to our remote users. -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Remote, on-the-road users How do you guys manage remote users' machines? I have many users that use laptops out of their cars, or desktops out of their homes, etc. that rarely, if ever actually connect to the network by wire. They'll access their e-mail through the web, and for some, that's as much contact as they have. How do you manage that type of system? Ensure security updates, AV updates, etc? Is it even possible, realistically? Any thoughts are appreciated. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
