Optimize the work environment

Optimize the infrastructure for your remote workforce with equipment that meets their needs. Get standard hardware recommendations for IT staff supporting remote workers.

Hardware Specifications

To support remote work, we’ve identified two primary use cases. Standard users typically use emails services, standard department applications, and the Microsoft office applications suite. Power users have more intensive computing needs that may not be met by a standard configuration. The following hardware recommendations are aimed toward each user audience. Department provided hardware should align with the following hardware specifications to effective support an increasingly mobile and remote workforce. Please note that these guidelines are brand and device type agnostic.

Standard Users

Laptop specification: 

  • i7 Intel processor (4 core) 
  • 16 GB of RAM 
  • 256 GB NVMe SSD hard drive 
  • Integrated webcam 

Additional equipment: 

  • Docking station 
  • Wired keyboard and mouse 
  • Monitor 
  • Headset 

Mini PC specification: 

  • i7 Intel processor (6 core) 
  • 16 GB of RAM 
  • 500 GB hard drive 
  • Two display ports and one HDMI port 
  • Mini tower 

Additional equipment: 

  • Wired keyboard and mouse 
  • Monitor 
  • WIFI adapter  
  • Headset 
  • Webcam 

Power Users

Laptop Specification: 

  • i7 Intel processor (6 core) 
  • 32 GB of RAM 
  • 512 GB NVMe SSD hard drive 
  • Integrated webcam 
  • 4 GB video card 
  • AMT enabled 

Additional equipment: 

  • Docking station 
  • Wired keyboard and mouse 
  • Monitor 
  • Headset 

Desktop specification: 

  • Intel Xeon (4 core) 
  • 32 GB of RAM 
  • 256 GB NVMe SSD hard drive (run OS) 
  • 1 TB standard hard drive (storage) 
  • 5 GB video card (4 DP) 
  • AMT enabled 

Additional equipment: 

  • Wired keyboard and mouse 
  • Monitor 
  • WIFI adapter  
  • Headset 
  • Webcam 

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