With almost 70 percent of Center City workers relying on public transportation each day to get to their offices, recent SEPTA issues that have recalled nearly a third of its rail cars are putting a huge strain on businesses throughout the region.

Due to the lack of adequate parking space in the city, driving to work is not an option for most people. This results in missed days and late arrivals that are affecting both workers and employers. With repairs not expected to be finalized before the end of summer, SEPTA’s disarray may end up costing many businesses significant productivity and revenue.

Evolve IP is offering a solution to businesses that can help keep the workers from hot and overcrowded trains, and at the same time ensure that their productivity is not affected. Virtual desktops, such as Desktop as a Service, give people the option to work from home or any other internet enabled location. This gives employees the mobility to work from their device and location of choice, while having complete access to their work computer and accounts.

Virtual desktop solutions have already proven invaluable to businesses during severe weather incidents, outages, and other unplanned situations, such as the one currently plaguing SEPTA’s trains. Evolve IP’s DaaS service that can be up and running within a week, allowing businesses to avoid most negative consequences of the SEPTA recall.

Check out previous VISTA Today coverage of Evolve IP here.