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Every now and then, products change names: my favorite example is Skype for Business, which used to be Microsoft Lync, and before that, Microsoft Communicator. Starting with the next major Wayk release (2020.3.x), Wayk Den will officially be known as Wayk Bastion. As the new Wayk, Wayk Bastion will be a comprehensive remote access management solution encompassing the Wayk Agent and Wayk Client. This rebranding brings Wayk in line with the rest of Devolutions’ products that use meaningful, descriptive names. The words “now” and “den” will only live on to designate their respective network protocols, like RDP is to Microsoft Remote Desktop.
Back to the Source with a Wayk Data Source
The original goal of the Wayk project was to build our own remote access product that would have first-class integration into Remote Desktop Manager. Years later, we’ve had to face the fact that we got lost along the way and missed the target. Over the past several months, we have learned a lot from our power users, who not only brought to our attention the shortcomings of our current integration, but also explained how big of a deal a Wayk Bastion data source would be for them. We are glad to say that we’ve received the message and we are actively working on it — so stay tuned for updates!
Honing In On Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
With Wayk Bastion becoming the new Wayk flagship product, we are zeroing in on our target audience: Managed Service Providers (MSPs). If you do not identify as an MSP, no need to panic: the product will remain usable for most SMBs. However, Wayk Bastion is definitely adding features meant specifically for MSPs, starting with multi-tenancy support. In Wayk Bastion, it will be possible to create isolated tenants — one per customer or company supported by the MSP — all within the same deployment. Combined with the Wayk Bastion data source, technicians will be able to leverage the power of Remote Desktop Manager to navigate and find machines from a global, organized tree view of all customers.
Closing Thoughts on the Meaning of Bastion
The term “bastion host” is often used for servers exposed to the external network (internet) meant to provide access to internal network resources with additional authentication and authorization. Network exposure of critical infrastructure can be greatly reduced by enforcing this type of access. Wayk was designed to avoid the need for a VPN, making direct and relayed connections possible with the same level of security. Because of this, a single Wayk Bastion deployment can manage machines from multiple customers on separate networks all at once. Now imagine having to support 100 customers as an MSP, each with their own corporate network! Would you rather use 100 VPNs or one Wayk Bastion for remote access management?
Wayk Now Free Download
Four years ago, Wayk Now was officially launched. Since then, we have been gone through multiple major milestones, such as unattended mode for all platforms and the introduction of Wayk Den, a centralized management server for Wayk Now. It was only at the beginning of 2020 that the self-hosted Wayk Den product obtained its web interface, finally making it a viable product for many customers who had been eagerly awaiting it. As COVID-19 became part of our lives, we decided to offer Wayk Den, including unlimited access to Wayk Now Enterprise, free for 6 months. During this time, we had the chance to collect a lot of feedback from customers, leading to a series of upcoming changes that we are announcing today.
Splitting Wayk Now into Wayk Client and Wayk Agent
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The upcoming 2020.3.x release of Wayk Now will no longer include a single program that can be used as both a client and a server (agent). Following the current visual separation of functionality in the Wayk Now interface, the “Allow Remote Control” section has become the new Wayk Agent, and the “Take Remote Control” section has become the new Wayk Client. In the past, the “Remote Control Mode” option was used to block part of the application. Licensing has also been simplified: while Wayk Client requires a license, Wayk Agent doesn’t need a license. This way, you can make large scale deployments of Wayk Agent without having to worry about the additional burden of complex license management.
Making Private Wayk Den Deployments the New Norm
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While the default, public Wayk Den is convenient for quick access with a 6-digit ID, it remains extremely limited in terms of features. If you aren’t using the self-hosted Wayk Den product, you are missing out on the vast majority of what we offer: deployment automation with machine registration, user management with Active Directory integration, the white label editor, the Wayk web client, etc. In recent months, we have seen an increase of 150% in the number of connections to the public Wayk Den, making it a significant burden on our resources. To ease the pressure a bit, the upcoming Wayk Client will require a valid license to work with the public Wayk Den. The older client will still work, providing a temporary solution for unlicensed access. While paying customers will be unaffected by this change, we strongly encourage them to migrate to a private Wayk Den to get the complete experience.
Brace Yourselves: More Changes Are Coming!
The announcements made today mostly cover changes to Wayk Now, but we have a lot more in store for Wayk Den, which we will discuss in a separate blog post. Icarefone 5 4 0 85. If you missed your chance to try Wayk Den with unlimited Wayk Now access, do not hesitate to contact our support team: we’ll give you a 3-month license for free. In the meantime, please tell us what you think!