Hi John
Here at Liverpool I have been able to work remotely for quite some years.
Yes in the early days, of dialup Internet that was, bandwith was an issue so I used to travel with a laptop with MiPro and data installed and only move relatively lightweight data files over the link.
As time moved on I was able to hit a Remote Working webpage (Desktop) with the usual Microsoft Office Pack suspects provided by Server. To run MiPro I would 'RDP' onto my office desktop so only key presses / mouse cursor coordinates and screen images were being sent over the Internet.
Over the very recent past I have been trialing Virtual Desktop Initiative (VDI). Remote Users connect via VMware's Horizon Client and are provided with an 'Application Stack' relevant to their area of work run on a server. We have a slight trip up in that MiPro has started to return a Licensing violation, as I expected it would, but I am hoping some work with ICT colleagues will resolve that. Again only relatively lightweight traffic over the Internet and the VMware Horizon Client even makes use of your locally plugged in webcam & sound equipment when running video conferencing on the remote VDI Machine.
Brian G
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Brian Garner
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-30-2020 06:43
From: John Ievers
Subject: MapInfo over VPN??
So it seems that most people are working from home these days??
How are you getting on with using MapInfo from home?
Without any scientific polls - it does look like a lot of folk are using MapInfo over a VPN. And with so many people accessing apps and data over the VPN, they seem to be stretching networks to the limit and performance is not great.
Would anyone like to share any great tips for better performance over VPNs?
Stay safe.
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John Ievers
CDR Group
Hope Valley, United Kingdom
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