Why does your company need a high-performance VPN solution?

Your company needs a high-performance VPN solution so employees can safely reach the servers and apps in the office from anywhere, and so the company’s locations are linked together as a single network. “High-performance” means fast for users, but also hard to break into: protected by two-step verification and kept up to date.

Because working from home and hybrid work have become commonplace, companies’ IT needs have changed too. The main ways users can work remotely are by accessing cloud resources or by using VPN technologies.

A VPN can be used both to access infrastructure resources from another location and to add an extra layer of security to the network.

VPN solutions are usually features of routers or firewalls, but the service can also be configured on dedicated servers. The most popular VPN setups are client-server and site-to-site.

A client-server setup involves installing a VPN app on every workstation that needs to access the office network.

With a site-to-site VPN tunnel, the router becomes a VPN server and client at the same time, connecting two networks as if they were one.

From a security standpoint, VPN solutions encrypt traffic, so it can’t be intercepted along the way. You’ll find more on this topic in the article on how VPN connections help secure your infrastructure.

The main reasons every company needs a VPN solution

• it makes remote work easier, letting users access office resources remotely;
• it increases security, if it’s configured so that all traffic goes through a firewall;
• it encrypts data transfers between the workstation and the equipment at the office;
• it links the company’s offices and branches together.

For a VPN solution to work optimally, the router hosting the service must be powerful enough to support all user sessions. We recommend hosting the VPN server on a UTM device (a firewall with built-in security features).

A UTM device offers a high level of security: it protects the traffic users send through the VPN, blocks malicious or disreputable websites and lets you restrict web browsing based on the type of content. Websites and online platforms are sorted into categories (for example social media, gambling, adult content), and restrictions can be set individually, for specific users, or by group, configured by department.

What does a high-performance VPN solution mean in 2026?

In 2026, a high-performance VPN solution is, above all, a secure one. In recent years, vulnerabilities in VPN devices have been among the favorite entry points for ransomware attacks, and stolen VPN passwords are traded among criminals. Specifically, a good VPN solution:

• requires two-step verification at every connection; a stolen password shouldn’t be enough to get into the company network;
• is updated immediately when the manufacturer publishes a security fix;
• uses modern protocols, such as IPsec/IKEv2 or WireGuard, not old protocols abandoned for security reasons, like PPTP;
• gives access only to what’s needed: the accountant reaches the accounting server, not the whole network;
• keeps logs of connections, so a suspicious login can be spotted in time;
• is sized correctly, so all employees can work at the same time without interruptions.

Is the company VPN the same as a commercial VPN?

No. Commercial VPN services, the subscription ones for individuals, hide your IP address and traffic from the network you’re connected to, for example the public Wi-Fi at an airport. The company VPN does something else: it opens a secure path to the company’s network and servers. A commercial VPN doesn’t give you access to the office server and doesn’t replace the company VPN.

What alternatives to a VPN are there?

As apps move to the cloud, a VPN is no longer the only option:

• cloud apps (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, online accounting software) are accessed directly, with two-step verification, without a VPN;
• Zero Trust access (ZTNA) verifies the user and the device at every connection and gives access only to the apps the person needs, not to the whole network;
• virtual desktops keep data on the servers, and only the access window runs on the employee’s laptop.

For many companies, the right solution is a combination: the main apps in the cloud and a well-secured VPN for whatever is still on the office servers.

RezolvIT is a managed IT services company in Bucharest that implements remote access solutions for companies of any size, from small offices to subsidiaries of multinationals. Find out more about IT infrastructure and IT security; we start with a free IT audit.