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For those working in business IT there is one term that is sure to be cropping up on your radar more and more frequently; for those who work outside of IT departments you'll be familiar with the ideas behind it - in fact you may be responsible for its prominence - even though you may be less aware of its name. The concept is BYOD or Bring Your Own Device.

There are two technologies in particular which are in themselves becoming integral to IT operations and that are subsequently supporting the growth in BYOD - they are cloud computing and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

For those working in business IT there is one term that is sure to be cropping up on your radar more and more frequently; for those who work outside of IT departments you'll be familiar with the ideas behind it - in fact you may be responsible for its prominence. The concept is BYOD or Bring Your Own Device.

Virtual Private Networks or VPNs have become commonplace for millions of users across the world in both their personal lives and their workplaces. In essence they allow computers on separate local networks (LANs) in different locations to connect to each other across the public connections of the internet without anyone else being able to see or intercept the information that is travelling between them.

As more and more of us work on the move, from our homes or on personal devices that we bring into the office, it is becoming increasingly important to embrace the technologies behind the VPNs that allow us to 'remote on' to our office networks, giving us the freedom to take advantage of these flexible work practices. The following article provides a quick guide to how they actually work.

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