Windows 8.1 includes a new feature for corporate computers called Folders. Folders are 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.
Perhaps the above is a little confusing for ordinary users who only have one computer on home them 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 the files in a Sync Share on a centrally managed file server and maintain control over confidential data by enforcing device policies such as storage rate, encryption and screen lock passwords. They may also have selective remote deletion 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 may realize that the "Work Folders" feature sounds similar, or that it is a replacement for the "Offline Files" feature that already exists in Windows from Windows 2000 onwards. Although both have a similar purpose (synchronizing data on the server with the client), they work differently and each has its advantages and disadvantages.
Work Folders work like this OneDrive αλλά και για εταιρικούς χρήστες. Έχει ένα διαφορετικό πρωτόκολλο συγχρονισμού από τα “αρχεία χωρίς σύνδεση”. Φιλοξενείται σε IIS (Internet Information Services) and o sync happens via HTTPS and does not require a VPN, DirectAccess, or other remote access connection. "Offline files" are for computers located within the corporate network. "Work Folders" for Windows 8.1 can also synchronize files for computers that have not joined the corporate network. The synchronization of the data will happen immediately after its completion installations of the file server's unique certificate and after the client has gone through the device access policy and permissions configured on the file server.
