BENEFITS OF HOSTED DESKTOP

The BYOD revolution is a trend that's not disappearing anytime soon. Today's empowered consumers expect to use the same technology they have at home to do their work in and out of the office. They want the ease and reliability of their own familiar devices and immediate access to their work files, no matter where they are.

Companies are challenged with employing a BYOD strategy that lets employees work remotely while keeping corporate data private and secure. Fortunately, companies can implement several types of BYOD policies, each with different features and benefits. This allows them to have secure access to all their applications and all data without purchasing any actual PCs at office. Access would be secure from anywhere, at any time, with lower costs for software, hardware, and help desk support.

Addition to this here are a few benefits of hosted desktop for business and remote workers:

For Business

Better cash flow
Moving to a hosted desktop service removes the need for costly capital expenditure on physical servers. Companies will enjoy a low fixed monthly pay-as-you-go price - only paying for what they use, which will result in improved cash flow and more predicable budgeting.

Top Security
When you have your data virtualized, security is key to your success. You don't want a solution that puts your information at risk. When you are using a service to get a remote desktop connection, you get a team of professionals to maintain your server. They ensure that your environment is constantly updated with the latest security fixes. You shouldn't have to worry about your data. Now you get an environment that backs up your data and allows you to recover information if it is ever lost. Beyond that, a remote desktop includes many enhanced security features that protect your data always. Information is protected while transmitting with advanced key encryption. You can also see who is remotely connected to your business.

Productivity Increases
Cloud computing can increase workforce productivity by up to 20 per cent, according to research from Pixmania. Hosted desktops enable seamless remote working from any location, which ensures high productivity levels and can enable companies to reduce overheads, offer flexible working and keep their staff happy.

Hurst Financial's chairman Mike Hurst said: "Productivity has increased, and people feel liberated that they can work away from the office and are trusted to manage their own time. This has helped improve the bottom line and increase staff morale."

Scalability
Hosted desktops give organization flexibility and make it easier for them to grow and scale their IT requirements up or down by adding (or removing) employees, storage and applications quickly and only paying for what they use.

Reliability
With most cloud providers promising 99.999 per cent uptime, a business can always be open. Providers host their clients' data in a secure UK data center behind corporate grade firewalls and offer 24/7 support and disaster and recovery services. If a server fails, the load automatically falls over to other servers in the cloud to keep applications live.

Remote Worker

Flexibility to Work Anywhere
Hosted desktop gives employees the freedom to get their work done on any device - inside or outside the office. They can connect to their virtual desktop using their office or home PC, tablet, laptop or smartphone to access work files, emails and more.

Competitive Hiring Advantage
The current generation entering the workforce expects to have the ability to use their own devices whenever they want or need to. A flexible BYOD plan attracts these younger workers, offering a competitive hiring advantage for companies seeking new talent.

Move CapEx to OpEx
Hosted desktop eliminates capital expenditures (CapEx) for new servers and moves to a predictable, monthly cost. This makes CFOs happy because they can classify the cost as an operating expense (OpEx).

More Devices at Less Cost
A hosted desktop strategy allows a company to support more devices without additional cost. The subscription-based model eliminates licensing waste and means the company only pays for actual users.

Keep Confidential Company Information Secure
With a service provider-hosted desktop, the office desktop is kept completely separate from other personal applications and data on the mobile device. This keeps critical work files safe and sound by storing them in a secure, central repository off the local device's storage.

Control User Permissions
Administrator can set permissions that restrict end users from downloading unapproved documents and applications to their PCs.