An interesting comment, especially the last part: access anywhere if you have the credentials and online access.
But what if you don't have the online access? I work everywhere regardless of whether I have an internet connection or not. Admittedly, I do not keep private data on my laptop, but I do have source code and copies of the database schema with dummy data there. Have you ever tried to compile an application across a VPN connection? It doesn't work. This is why the tools make it easier for you to move the information back and forth from your laptop to the server.
Although we have gone a long way toward making the world interconnected there are still numerous places where it isn't. There is nothing worse than being at a client site to do a presentation and finding that the room doesn't have an internet connection, wireless or otherwise and not having the data and applications you need on your laptop.
Security is always a challenge of balancing usability with protection. Setting everything to be accessed only from a secure location is very secure, but considerably less useful.
It is up to mobile workers to follow standards in how they work to secure what they do have on their laptops. I only keep projects on my laptop while I am working on them and I secure the directories where my data is stored. In addition, I only keep what I need to keep on my laptop, anything else is on the server.
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An interesting comment, especially the last part: access anywhere if you have the credentials and online access. But what if you don't have the online access? I work everywhere regardless of whether I have an internet connection or not. Admittedly, I do not keep private data on my laptop, but I do have source code and copies of the database schema with dummy data there. Have you ever tried to compile an application across a VPN connection? It doesn't work. This is why the tools make it easier for you to move the information back and forth from your laptop to the server. Although we have gone a long way toward making the world interconnected there are still numerous places where it isn't. There is nothing worse than being at a client site to do a presentation and finding that the room doesn't have an internet connection, wireless or otherwise and not having the data and applications you need on your laptop. Security is always a challenge of balancing usability with protection. Setting everything to be accessed only from a secure location is very secure, but considerably less useful. It is up to mobile workers to follow standards in how they work to secure what they do have on their laptops. I only keep projects on my laptop while I am working on them and I secure the directories where my data is stored. In addition, I only keep what I need to keep on my laptop, anything else is on the server.