the hosted desktop The Benefits...
The benefits of hosted desktops are multiple and diverse with each benefit of varying significance in terms of security, productivity, flexibility and cost-savings to each potential hosted desktop customer.
Here are just a selection of the benefits that can be enjoyed by moving to a GoCloud hosted desktop solution.
Increased Productivity through high availability
The slightest IT inefficiency can prove costly and downtime can be operationally devastating. Never has keeping an IT infrastructure fully operational and efficient been so important.
GoCloud hosted desktops can instantly eradicate a huge portion of this risk because our hosted desktop services are built upon a secure, high availability solution, designed specifically to minimise downtime caused by hardware failure.
Updates and new application installations are quickly dealt with by our own team of Microsoft-certified engineers.
Reduced capital spend, overheads and operating costs
Hosted desktop solutions save businesses money on initial IT set-up costs and on the cost of upgrading existing IT infrastructure. There is less upfront investment both in capital equipment and service/support contracts for hardware and software.
There is also reduced financial wastage from the purchase of redundant hardware, software and licenses because of the rapid scalability of the hosted desktop solution.
Hosted desktops and servers improve budgeting and cash flow by changing IT costs from hard-to-assess depreciation calculations and year-end, lump-sum capital allowances to easy to understand, and budget, monthly operational expenditure.
GoCloud provide technical support so there is no need for third party, outsourced, IT support contracts. Less in-house IT staff may be required too.
A highly efficient hosted virtual IT infrastructure saves massively on expensive power/energy consumption and reduces your carbon footprint.
Removing servers and attendant cables, peripherals and other IT clutter that accumulates over time will free up office space and save you money where it is rented/leased per square foot.
Finally you should see a drop in your insurance premiums. All the expensive servers etc are based in our data centres, leaving only, relatively, inexpensive thin clients on your site. Less targets for thieves and vandals means you are a reduced risk. Risk is further minimised by having a disaster recovery solution in place.
Greater Working Flexibility and Growth Potential
Remote and flexible working is becoming one of the biggest forces behind companies' growth, both as being desirable for workers, and as a way for employers to increase the productivity of their workforce.
Having a mobile workforce is a cost-effective way to expand into new geographical territories and reach new markets.
Although this can be achieved using a standard hardware-based infrastructure, doing so can be significantly more risky in terms of security and more expensive in equipment-spend and IT support hours than a virtual infrastructure solution from GoCloud.
GoCloud's hosted desktop solution provides global access to your desktop from any Internet-enabled connection in the world.
You have greater flexibility in your workforce size and capability through your ability to scale up or downsize the hosted desktop numbers or applications as and when required by growth, demand or seasonality.
Hosted desktops are great for companies which have, or would like to have, IT-enabled employees out in the field or working from home or making the most of available flexi-time working arrangements.
Increased Security
Many businesses experience problems from hackers damaging their systems or downloading information because vulnerability patches are not applied quickly enough by over stretched IT departments.
Some businesses are too small to afford their own IT engineer or department to ensure the security of their network.
GoCloud's Microsoft, Citrix and VMware certified engineers are available 24/7 to immediately install updates and monitor security on their hosted desktop infrastructure.
Improved Company Environmental and Quality Standards
By adopting a GoCloud hosted desktop solution you are both adding value and showing commitment towards your company's ISO, environmental and quality policies, processes and procedures.
