Details vary, but typically mobile workers are given no fixed desk.
The concept is gaining popularity because it makes more efficient use of floor space when a sizeable percentage of a workforce is out of the office at any given time. To do it properly, there is a whole series of issues you have to address. Hot-desking affects desktop systems, servers, storage, applications in use and other network infrastructure. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of ZDNetUK is prohibited.