What is Direct Connect?

Enhanced control over work data:

 App data flows only between devices and the work network. Direct Connect can be used when organizations have additional data privacy requirements that restrict user data from leaving their networks and do not want their user and enterprise data to be routed through the 

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. When this feature is enabled, 

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 apps make a connection to the 

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 directly instead of connecting through the 

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 to connect to an app server inside your organization's network.

Improved network performance:

 Depending on the physical distance between devices and the 

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, connections might experience some network latency. To mitigate these issues, when Direct Connect is enabled, 

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 apps bypass the connection to the 

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 and connect directly to a 

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 instance behind your organization’s firewall. If devices are physically closer to the 

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 instances in your domain than they are to the 

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, network latency is reduced. 

Improved user experience:

 Faster app response times and support for additional types of apps such as VoIP and video.

Easy implementation of mixed mode:

 Direct Connect is configured individually for each 

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 instance, so that in larger environments some 

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 servers can use the standard NOC connection and some can use Direct Connect. 

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 servers within the same cluster should be configured the same way (either Direct Connect-enabled, or standard NOC-enabled).