The Windows 8.1 include a new feature for enterprise computers called Work Folders. Work Folders is a feature of Windows Server 2012 R2 for file servers.
In the logic of the new trend of "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD = Bring Your Own Device), to operate, corporate computers and therefore their employees must have access to work files in personal their computers - files that are stored on corporate computers. The personal computer or device cannot be part of the corporate network. Work folders allow synchronization of work files between your corporate computers and your personal computers.
Maybe the above is a little confusing for ordinary users who only have a single computer at home and nothing else, but see the logic of the whole story. You want from your home to have access to files that are in your company because you got the "rush" to work at home for another 8 hours. Trivia ... Since your company's ITs never want to put your PCs on their network, because you'll pollute it (and you probably will) and because they don't want to give you VPN or Teamviewer or DirectAccess or in general some other kind of connection, Microsoft has made sure employers are covered. making the Work Folders.
Work-related files are stored on your personal computers in the “%userprofile%\Work Folders” folder. Various organizations can store files in a Sync Share on a centrally managed file server and maintain control over confidential data by enforcing device policies such as storage percentage, encryption and screen lock passwords. They can also have selective remote wipe capability to revoke access to certain files.
Today, Microsoft has made the possibility “Client Work Folders” for Windows 7 SP1. It supports Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. To install it, use the following links:
Windows 7 Client Work Files (x86 / 32-bit )
Windows 7 Client Work Folders (x64 / 64-bit )
You might realize that the “Work Folders” feature sounds similar or even the replacement of the “Offline Files” feature already present in Windows since Windows 2000. Despite the fact that the two they have a similar purpose (synchronizing data on the server with the client), but they work differently and each has its advantages and disadvantages.
Οι Φάκελοι Εργασίας λειτουργούν σαν το OneDrive αλλά και για εταιρικούς χρήστες. Έχει ένα διαφορετικό πρωτόκολλο συγχρονισμού από τα “αρχεία χωρίς σύνδεση”. Φιλοξενείται σε IIS (Internet Information Services) and sync happens via HTTPS and does not require a VPN, DirectAccess, or other remote access connection. "Offline files" are for the computers within the corporate network. Windows 8.1 "Folders" can also synchronize files for computers that are not part of the corporate network. Data synchronization will occur shortly after the installation of the unique certificate server certificate is completed and after the client has gone through the device access policy and permissions set up on the file server.
