Why Hosted Virtual Desktops are popular?
These days due to increased cost of ownership and jumps in technology after every couple of years, companies are going for hosted virtual desktops rather changing their machines after every couple of years.
People often get confused between desktop as a service (DaaS) and a hosted desktop. Both of these are different services. In virtual hosted desktop, users are given a hosted virtual desktop. These virtual desktops are usually hosted on powerful servers and are present in at least two to three data centers.
Hosted Desktop or Desktop as a Service (DAAS)
No doubt DaaS takes a hosted virtual desktop service to next level. In DaaS, it is responsibility of your provider to install latest updates for the software installed or fixing up common issues but hosted virtual desktops are popular due to their low cost and low support requirements.
Following are reasons why hosted virtual desktops have become so popular:
Security:
In hosted virtual desktops, servers are generally co-located in a minimum of two data centers. In case, one data center is unavailable; your services will not be affected and would normally from other one. A data center ensures physical security with CCTV round the clock. Also, you can expect a market standard antivirus being installed in your hosted virtual desktop. Generally in 99% of cases, your information and data is more secure in a data center than in your office.
Cash Flow:
Services of hosted virtual desktops can be availed on pay per month basis which allows cash flow to be managed tightly. With hosted virtual desktops, total cost of ownership is reduced significantly as companies don’t have to spend a large capital on expensive servers or desktop hardware. With hosted virtual desktop, you pay only for what you need.
Operational Costs:
Hosted virtual desktops also help in reducing operational costs too. If you have an in-house server, you would spend at least £200 per annum in electricity costs. It gets multiplied only if you have more than one server. Companies can also replace their existing desktops with client terminals which will further reduce running costs by 30%. Also, client terminals can be purchased for around £150.
Up to date hardware:
With technology rapidly growing with each year, software and hardware which are apt for today might get outdated in couple of years. To keep pace, company need to replace their hardware and get new software after every couple of years. With hosted virtual desktops, the need is eliminated as it is responsibility of your hosted virtual desktop provider to offer latest hardware and software to you.
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