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Companies around the world have ordered employees to work from home in response to the introduction of widespread quarantine and social distancing measures.
The top of the list of concerns for many companies is whether employees are properly equipped to go virtual alone. Lack of proper software could be a major hurdle for workers who are asked to suddenly leave their office workstations.
Fortunately, technology providers of all shapes and sizes have come to the rescue, with many offering free access to premium services for a limited time. Here is a summary of the best free products and services to help your business navigate the ongoing pandemic:
* *We update this guide every day with the latest offers, so be sure to check back regularly.
Collaboration tools
PowWowNow
PowWowNow has extended the free trial of its services from 14 to 60 days to help employees work from home and stay productive during the pandemic. The company's suite of technology products includes web meetings, video, and conference calls.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Zoho remotely
Zoho Remotely is a new suite of applications designed to help remote workers stay productive, free until July 1. The suite contains 11 applications in total, including solutions for online meetings, training sessions, storage, project management and word processing.
Available for: all companiesView offer
3CX
3CX is giving away its business communications software to all companies for a full three year period, and for unlimited users. The solution enables users to make and receive calls, view the status of their colleagues, chat, schedule conferences, and access the corporate phone book.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Klaxoon
After receiving a large number of inbound inquiries, Klaxoon has made its collaboration suite free for 90 days for all companies. Videoconference participants can vote, react and brainstorm in real time, on any device.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Soon to do business
The Pronto communications platform has created its collaboration solution, Pronto for Business, free for a limited time (but not specified). The service seamlessly connects employees via chat and video to ensure they are equipped to work from anywhere.
Available for: all companiesView offer
8×8 video meetings
The 8×8 cloud communications platform has expanded the global capabilities of its free video conferencing solution. The firm removed restrictions on the number of meetings and the duration of the meeting, adding calendar plug-ins for Google and Outlook, and dial-up numbers for more than 55 countries.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Wildix Smart Working
Unified communications company Wildix is giving away six-month subscriptions to its smart work solution, to ensure employees can stay productive at home. The package includes audio and video conferencing, text chat, fax and SMS capabilities, and more.
Available for: all the companies
Vonage
VoIP provider Vonage offers businesses free 90-day access to several of its communications solutions, including mobile-only licenses and video conferencing. Governments and healthcare providers will have access to additional products, including VBCs and instant SMS alert services.
Available for: all companies (with additional features for healthcare providers and government agencies) View offer
LogMeIn
LogMeIn offers critical front-line service providers with free use of many of your products throughout the organization until the end of June. The offering includes solutions for meetings, video conferencing, webinars and virtual events, and remote device management.
Available for: Frontline service providers, existing customers View offer
Google Meet Hangouts
The advanced features of Google Hangouts Meet, generally reserved for G Suite Enterprise customers, will be free for all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers until July 1. Users will be able to host meetings with up to 250 attendees and live streaming content for as many as 100,000 people.
Available for: G Suite and G Suite for Education customersView offer
Advanced workplace by Facebook
In an effort to help emergency services and governments deal with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Facebook has announced that it will offer the premium version of its workplace chat service, Advanced workplace, free for 12 months.
Available for: governments, emergency services See agreement
RingCentral Office
RingCentral offers free access to your software solution as a business communication service for three months. The package includes unlimited internet faxing, video conferencing of up to 100 people, unlimited phone calls within the US. USA And Canada and up to 2,500 free minutes per month.
Available for: US-based healthcare providers, schools, and new nonprofit customers USA
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Flock Pro
Flock is giving away its Flock Pro collaboration offer until the end of August to any organization that helps fight the coronavirus. Flock Pro includes unlimited search messages, unlimited private and public channels, and group video calls.
Available for: health, education, governments, NGO See offer
Hiver
Collaborative firm Inbox Hiver has opened its offering to SMEs by helping to contain the spread of Covid-19 or by helping those affected. Its service allows companies to manage shared email inboxes from Gmail.
Available for: Select companies with less than 50 employees.
Librestream Onsight
Librestream has announced free access to its remote expert solution, Librestream Onsight. The service enables employees to virtually collaborate and perform remote inspections, diagnostics, and consultations via video streaming.
Available for: new customersView offer
FreeConferenceCall
In addition to its standard offering, the free online video conferencing platform FreeConferenceCall.com offers online classroom capabilities for teachers around the world. Educators can organize and record lectures, schedule shared screen study sessions, and use drawing tools while teaching.
Available for: all companies (with additional facilities for schools)
CircleLoop
Cloud-based telephony provider Circle Loop has committed to providing free commercial telephony to certain institutions for three months. The company's Internet-based phone system can be configured in minutes, supporting calls, voicemail transcription and more.
Available for: schools, healthcare providers, charitiesView offer
Kantree
The Kantree Job Management and Collaboration Platform is available free of charge for three months to all new customers who register before April 30. Kantree describes himself as Trello meets Airtable; Users can organize and delegate tasks, track communications, and plan upcoming projects.
Available for: new customersView offer
Motorola solutions
Motorola offers its free 3-month WAVE push-to-talk service to emergency services and voluntary organizations involved in Covid-19 relief efforts. WAVE enables push-to-talk functionality on phones, radios, and computers to ensure that users have access to secure communications.
Available for: emergency services, voluntary organizations
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Star blade
Starleaf has introduced a free version of its conferencing software to allow remote work for all employees during the coronavirus crisis, and also offers customers additional licensing flexibility. The free version is available worldwide and on all devices, and only requires an Internet connection and an email address.
Available for: all companiesView offer
TeamViewer Blizz
TeamViewer offers its Blizz online collaboration solution to all schools and universities free of charge, allowing teachers to deliver interactive lessons with up to 50 participants via video and phone connections.
Available for: schools and universitiesSee offer
CounterPath
The UCC CounterPath provider will extend its Virtual Meeting Room capabilities to all its Bria Solo, Bria Solo Free and Bria Teams users until the end of June. More than 80 global dialing phone numbers have also been added to support participants who do not have Bria.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Olive Communications
Olive Communications offers 6-month subscriptions to its Mitel MiTeam Meetings video conferencing solution for free. The firm has also promised to provide free consultations to companies looking to develop a remote strategy.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Twilio
The Twilio cloud communications platform offers a three-month free use of its video product for qualified organizations that register before June 30. The offer is also applicable to existing Twilio customers with a new need for video communications.
Available for: health, education, non-profitView offer
Freshworks
Freshchat and Freshcaller customer engagement tools are available for free for six months courtesy of Freshworks. Both tools can be used to manage an increase in customer inquiries through digital channels and help companies transition to remote work.
Available for: companies with less than 50 employees
Prezi
To help teachers keep students interested from afar, Prezi has opened its video presentation solution to all educators for free. Prezi Video places presenter content on the screen next to them, allowing the teacher to maintain eye contact and use gestures and facial cues during the presentation.
Available for: education professionalsView offer
VPN
Hide me VPN
Hide Me VPN has increased the data transfer limit attached to its free accounts from 2GB to 10GB. Free plan includes 5 locations worldwide and support for all major operating systems
Available for: all companiesView offer
VPN ring
Ring VPN has offered its service to all UK users for 90 days, to help those in quarantine or working from home to preserve their privacy online.
Available for: all UK companiesView offer
Surfshark VPN
Demand for VPN has skyrocketed with the spread of the coronavirus, as businesses and individuals seek to preserve their privacy online and bypass Internet restrictions. Surfshark is giving away six-month VPN plans to small businesses (up to ten employees), in a bid to help them weather the storm.
Available for: small companies (up to 10 employees) See offer
Orchid VPN
Orchid VPN offers free access to its blockchain-based VPN to journalists around the world, in an attempt to combat press censorship. To gain access, journalists must provide proof of status by email.
Available for: all journalistsView offer
Ghostery Midnight
Ghostery is giving away three-month free subscriptions to its third-party tracking protection service, Midnight. Users can get rid of ads and customize blocking preferences. Interested parties should use the following code at checkout: WORKATHOME
Available for: all companiesView offer
Antivirus and cybersecurity
Blackberry
BlackBerry's range of secure communication solutions for business is available for free for a period of 60 days, including BlackBerry Desktop, Blackberry AtHoc, Blackberry Protect and SecuSUITE Secure Messaging and Phone Calls. Interested parties should send an email: covid19help@blackberry.com
Available for: all companiesView offer
Kaspersky Endpoint Security
Kaspersky offers free access to its core endpoint security products, including EndPoint Security Cloud Plus, Security for Microsoft Office 365 (expanded to include Teams and Sharepoint Online), Endpoint Security for Business Advanced and Hybrid Cloud Security. Interested parties should contact Kaspersky directly.
Available for: health organizationsView offer
Bitdefender
Healthcare organizations have been granted free access to Bitdefender's enterprise-grade security offering for a period of 12 months. The company hopes the move will allow healthcare providers to operate at full capacity, without worrying about opportunistic attacks at this difficult time.
Available for: health organizationsView offer
Qualys Endpoint Protection
Qualys is giving away its remote endpoint protection service for 60 days to help IT teams protect remote workforces. The solution enables security teams to gain instant visibility into remote computers, identify missing patches, and deploy them from the cloud.
Available for: all companies (although Qualys customers will have priority) See offer
Emsisoft
Emsisoft offers free assistance to healthcare organizations affected by a ransomware attack, including ransomware technical analysis, development of a decryption tool and, as a last resort, rescue negotiation assistance.
Available for: health organizationsView offer
DomainTools Covid-19 Threat List
DomainTools provides a free list of high-risk coronavirus-related domains, which records domains that the company believes pose an existing or future threat. The list is updated daily and is available to download CSV.
Available for: all companiesView offer
ManageEngine
Enterprise IT management company ManageEngine offers IT teams access to its Access Manager Plus and Remote Access Plus offerings, free of charge until July 1. By using these tools, businesses can enable privileged access to critical systems for the right employees, regardless of location.
Available for: all companiesView offer
BreachTrak ™
DQM GRC is offering a 3-month free subscription to its BreachTrak ™ data monitoring platform, so that companies can monitor data leaks or misuse during this uncertain period, where employees can access and process information outside the security perimeter. normal.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Darktrace
In a bid to prevent opportunistic hackers from wreaking havoc, Darktrace is offering its AI-enabled cybersecurity software to the NHS for free, allowing NHS Trusts to defend its IT systems against cyber attack.
Available for: United Kingdom NHSView offer
NETSCOUT Cyber Threat Horizon
Cybersecurity firm NETSCOUT has launched its Cyber Threat Horizon, a free and publicly available threat intelligence portal that offers network operators greater visibility into real-time DDoS attacks.
Available for: all companiesView offer
HP Inc. – HP Sure Click Pro
To address potential cybersecurity risks for those who work or learn from home, HP offers HP Sure Click Pro for free. The service uses isolation technology to protect itself against embedded malware, ransomware, and viruses, and this Pro version also allows users to edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents, read PDF files, and access .zip files within an isolated container.
Available for: all companies See offer
Cloudflare for teams
Cloudflare for Teams is available to all businesses at no cost until September 1. The service allows secure access to internal applications, without a VPN, and also includes an optional 30-minute onboarding session with a technical expert.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Sentinel
To help companies whose security perimeter has grown in magnitudes overnight as a result of the switch to remote work, SentinelOne offers free access to its CORE endpoint protection platform until May 15.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Sumo logic
Sumo Logic has extended the trial of its WFH application package to 90 days. The package is designed to help security teams monitor critical applications and services to ensure they are available and secure.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Arcserve
Security firm Arcserve offers a 30-day trial of its premium unified data protection service, which will automatically revert to the free edition. Users can also combine the service with Sophos Intercept X for free, creating a first and last multilayered line of defense.
Available for: all companies in the UK, USA USA and FranceView offer
Druva
Druva offers a number of solutions to help companies stay resilient, protected and compliant while employees work remotely. The firm offers six months of free Office 365 and endpoint protection to protect remote employee data from internal and external threats.
Available for: new customersView offer
Access Management
Okta Single Sign-On / Multi-Factor Authentication
Access management firm Okta offers 6-month free access to its single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions. Businesses will be able to enable seamless access for all users to their five most critical applications.
Available for: all companies See offer
Dashlane
Password manager Dashlane has made his Premium and Business subscriptions free for the next three months. The company hopes to facilitate navigation between online accounts when the Internet is most needed.
Available for: all new usersView offer
1Password Business
1Password has extended the 30-day trial in its 1Password Business password manager to six months, allowing new remote employees to work safely and efficiently.
Available for: all companiesView offer
SecureAuth
SecureAuth offers its Intelligent Identity Cloud package for free until December 15. The package includes risk-based multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, biometric authentication, and fraud prevention.
Available for: New customers
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VMware Workspace ONE
Software giant VMware offers free Trials and Extended Workspace ONE licenses through July 31, giving remote workers secure access to corporate applications from any device.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Finance
Enable
The agreement management software platform Enable offers companies free access to its "Essentials" package. This package includes the ability to create deals, create a central deal repository, tools for collaborative workflows, and a comprehensive audit trail.
Available for: all companies See offer
Skrill
Online payment firm Skrill is offering its wallet and Quick Checkout solution for free to SMEs that offer products and services to communities struggling with the Covid-19 outbreak. The service enables companies to process a variety of payment options through a single integration.
Available for: select SMEs (eg grocery delivery / educational services) View offer
Airwallex
Airwallex has waived its FX and payment rates for the next two months to help companies affected by the pandemic continue to operate internationally. The fintech firm provides companies with a global business account to collect, hold and transfer payments to more than 130 countries.
Available for: UK and Australian companiesView offer
Hastee
The earnings-on-demand platform Hastee is giving workers considered crucial to the UK coronavirus response access to their wages before payday for free until June.
Available for: UK NHS, Police, Fire, Teachers, Food Supply Chain.
Float
Scottish cash flow company Float is offering its software tool for free until June. Businesses can use the app to manage cash flow, apply for government grants or loans, and plan for a future beyond the blockade.
Available for: small businessesView offer
Wagestream
Income streaming provider Wagestream will allow NHS trusts to immediately release profits to their staff at no additional cost, to help UK healthcare workers overcome the ongoing pandemic. The service can be launched for any employer in 24 hours.
Available for: United Kingdom NHSView offer
Education
Coursera for campus
The world's largest online learning platform has made its comprehensive course catalog free for all universities. Students will gain access to 3,800 courses spanning 400 majors from Coursera's university partners.
Available for: all universitiesView offer
Moz Academy
To support business training initiatives during the outbreak, Moz is offering all SEO training courses at Moz Academy for free until the end of May. Just use promo code "wegotthis" at checkout.
Available for: all companiesView offer
openSAP
Business software giant SAP has opened access to a series of massive open online courses (MOOCs). All classes are accessible through the openSAP platform and cover topics including RPA, data science, machine learning, ethical AI, and the IoT.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Classkick
Schools affected by the coronavirus crisis and unable to afford e-learning solutions have free access to Classkick Pro. The software allows teachers to upload their own content and create activities for students to complete on their devices at home.
Available for: schools affected the coronavirus crisis
Qlik academic program
Qlik offers a selection of grading and data-focused courses for free as part of its Qlik Academic Program. After receiving the online training, you will automatically enroll in the exams necessary to be fully qualified
Available for: students and teachersView offer
PwC
Professional services firm PwC has created its digital skills application, a tool designed to bridge digital knowledge gaps, free of charge and available to everyone. Users can develop critical technology skills and reinforce their digital acumen.
Available for: all companiesView offer
IBM
Computer giant IBM has launched a free training course on the 60-year-old COBOL programming language, which many US government systems rely on. USA The firm has also launched a forum where those with language skills can connect with companies that need their services.
Available for: all companiesView offer
CybSafe
Cybersecurity awareness and data analysis platform CybSafe has released three of its award-winning premium cybersecurity awareness modules for free. The courses are designed to provide employees with the skills they need to work from home safely.
Available for: all companies See offer
Creative
Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X
Apple has extended the free trial of its Final Cut Pro X professional video editing software from 30 to 90 days for all users. The company also made its Logic Pro X audio editing software available for free for the first time, also for 90 days.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Avid
Multimedia firm Avid is offering free 90-day licenses for its audio and video editing software to ensure team members are equipped to work remotely. The offering is available to existing business customers and students at Avid-based learning institutions.
Available for: existing clients, students in selected institutionsView offer
Serif Affinity Suite
In an attempt to support the creative community, Serif has introduced a free 90-day trial for Affinity Suite and a 50% discount on purchases. The suite includes professional creative software covering photo editing, graphic design, and publishing.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Other
Adobe Acrobat & Sign
To support new remote workers, Adobe is making a selection of free premium Acrobat PDF tools until May 31: Users will be able to collaborate, convert and compress PDF files. The firm also extended testing of its Adobe Sign electronic signature solution to 90 days.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Foxit PhantomPDF software online
Foxit Software has made its cloud-based PDF editor PhantomPDF Online available for free until September 30. The tools allow users to create, edit, save and compress PDF files, among other features.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Laplink PCmover
PC migration company Laplink has announced free and discounted versions of its PCmover software to support the growing number of remote workers. PCmover Express is free for everyone until June 30, allowing users to move files, settings, etc. from one PC to another, while PCmover Professional is available with a 33% discount.
Available for: all Windows users (companies must use PCmover Professional) See offer
Appian Covid-19 Response Management
Appian has released a free Covid-19 response management app for companies and government agencies. The app, which can be fully configured in two hours, allows organizations to track the health of employees, including their location, travel history, and details of coronavirus incidents.
Available for: all companiesView offer
ServiceNow Covid-19 Response Management
Digital workflow company ServiceNow has released four free Covid-19 emergency response applications to help companies navigate the coronavirus pandemic. Applications deliver key information to resource managers to facilitate assessment of organization readiness.
Available for: all companiesView offer
NICE CXone @ home
NICE's CXone @ home remote contact center solution is available to all companies for a period of 45 days. The offering is designed to help contact centers transition to a remote working model in 48 hours or less. Key functionality includes 99.99% availability, e-learning for agent onboarding and unlimited seating.
Available for: all companiesView offer
Emailgistics
Emailgistics provides its SaaS email management solution for free until the end of June, to help improve team inbox collaboration in Microsoft Office 365 for those forced to work from home.
Available for: all the companies
Superhuman
The Superhuman email client is available for free for life to all those directly involved in the coronavirus relief effort. Advertised as the fastest email experience ever.
Available for: healthcare, charities, non-profitsView offer
Rain bird
Smart automation company Rainbird offers its solution for free to organizations working on philanthropic projects, including those related to the ongoing crisis. Its technology can automate complex decisions at scale and explain its justification at every juncture.
Available for: all companies involved in philanthropic projects
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Checkster
A medida que aumenta el número de ofertas de trabajo relacionadas con el coronavirus, Checkster abre sus servicios de verificación automática de referencias a empleados gubernamentales, de atención médica y sin fines de lucro. La oferta permanecerá vigente durante toda la pandemia.
Disponible para: gobierno, salud, sin fines de lucro
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GoDaddy OpenWeStand
El gigante de alojamiento web GoDaddy ha lanzado un nuevo sitio, OpenWeStand, diseñado para apoyar a las pequeñas empresas durante la crisis actual. El sitio contiene varios recursos, y también una instalación para conectar a empresarios y empresarios entre sí.
Disponible para: todas las empresasVer oferta
Oficina SoftMaker
Para ayudar a los estudiantes que ahora operan fuera del hogar, SoftMaker ha hecho que su suite de productividad para Windows, Mac y Linux sea gratuita durante seis meses. Los usuarios pueden crear documentos, presentaciones y hojas de cálculo, todos los cuales son compatibles con Microsoft Office.
Disponible para: estudiantes, profesores, escuelasVer oferta
NVIDIA vGPU
El gigante de procesamiento de gráficos NVIDIA ha ampliado su evaluación gratuita de software de GPU virtual de 90 días de 128 a 500 licencias. Esto permite a las empresas utilizar GPU NVIDIA en las instalaciones para proporcionar una infraestructura virtual acelerada para admitir a los trabajadores remotos.
Disponible para: todas las empresasVer oferta
Espacio de cabeza
La firma de atención plena Headspace se ha asociado con el NHS para proporcionar suscripciones de meditación gratuitas a los proveedores de atención médica. La oferta está diseñada para ayudar a aliviar el estrés experimentado por profesionales médicos cada vez más sobrecargados.
Disponible para: empleados del NHS del Reino UnidoVer oferta
87%
Los trabajadores de emergencia de primera línea de Gran Bretaña pueden recibir acceso gratuito a apoyo de bienestar mental durante la pandemia, cortesía de la firma de bienestar 87% y el Royal College of Emergency Medicine. La aplicación se ha creado a medida de acuerdo con las necesidades de los médicos de emergencias y está disponible durante un año.
Disponible para: becarios y miembros del acuerdo RCEMView
Luminati
La plataforma de recopilación de datos éticos Luminati ofrece sus servicios de forma gratuita a los investigadores de Covid-19 en todo el mundo. La plataforma de la empresa permite a los usuarios eludir cualquier impedimento para su recopilación de datos, "ocultándose" como un usuario ubicado en cualquier ubicación.
Disponible para: investigadores trabajando en Covid-19Ver acuerdo
Paquete de soporte remoto de Zendesk
La empresa de software de servicio al cliente Zendesk está regalando una gran cantidad de recursos gratuitos como parte de su paquete de soporte remoto, disponible durante seis meses. El paquete está diseñado para permitir que los agentes de soporte se comuniquen con otros equipos, rastreen la productividad de una fuerza de trabajo remota y analicen las tendencias emergentes en los datos de los clientes.
Disponible para: todas las empresasVer oferta
nCipher Security
Para las organizaciones que enfrentan problemas para viajar a centros de datos remotos para llevar a cabo tareas administrativas en su estado de módulo de seguridad de hardware (HSM), nCipher ofrece administración remota para sus nShield HSM de forma gratuita durante un período de prueba de 60 días.
Disponible para: todos los clientes nCipher nShield HSM existentesVer oferta
Vientos solares
SolarWinds ofrece SolarWinds® Take Control Plus, su solución de soporte remoto independiente, de forma gratuita durante 90 días a las empresas que soliciten acceso antes del 30 de junio. La empresa también ha ampliado el número disponible de cuentas de usuario final de 10 a 35.
Disponible para: todas las empresasVer oferta
SEOTesting.com
SEOTesting.com permite a las empresas utilizar su servicio de forma gratuita hasta julio (se extenderá si la situación continúa). Las empresas pueden usar la herramienta para ejecutar pruebas de SEO en su sitio web y monitorear los efectos de los cambios en el ranking de Google.
Disponible para: todas las empresasVer oferta
Baramundi Management Suite
baramundi Software ofrece a los administradores de TI el uso gratuito de su software unificado de gestión de puntos finales durante cuatro meses. El paquete incluye consulta remota, configuración, configuración y soporte continuo de un experto en barramundi.
Disponible para: todas las empresasVer oferta
Dynatrace
Dynatrace ofrece acceso de prueba gratuito extendido a su plataforma de inteligencia de software y Dynatrace Real User Monitoring (RUM) para la experiencia del proveedor de SaaS. La oferta está diseñada para ayudar a las empresas a mantener las aplicaciones y la infraestructura funcionando de manera óptima y mantener el rendimiento digital durante la pandemia.
Disponible para: todas las empresasVer oferta
AdGuard
La versión premium del bloqueador de anuncios multiplataforma AdGuard está actualmente disponible de forma gratuita: la oferta es válida durante tres meses a partir de la fecha de activación. El servicio ofrece al usuario una navegación web limpia, sin publicidad, ininterrumpida y privada.
Disponible para: todas las empresasVer oferta
VMware SD-WAN Work @Home
Para ayudar a las organizaciones a capacitar rápidamente a una fuerza de trabajo digital remota, VMware ofrece una oferta de prueba gratuita de VMware SD-WAN Work @Home, que optimiza el acceso a las aplicaciones para los trabajadores a domicilio. La oferta proporciona hardware de usuario final y servicios alojados por hasta 90 días para hasta 100 empleados.
Disponible para: todas las empresasVer oferta