4 reasons hosted desktops are secure, fast and reliable
9th March 2021
Hosted desktops in the cloud provide your employees with 24/7 access to company information, allowing them to work uninterrupted from wherever they are. And if you choose to outsource the management of your desktop infrastructure, you give your business the opportunity to operate securely and reliably throughout the year.
Here are 4 reasons hosted desktops are secure, fast and reliable:
1. You can access your hosted desktop anywhere
Hosted desktops (also known as virtual desktops) are straightforward to deploy. An experienced managed IT services provider will guide you through the process so you're up and running in no time. They'll help you set up your desktops so they look and feel the same to your employees as the physical desktops they're used to. And they can access their desktops from whichever device (desktop, laptop, mobile) or operating system (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS) they prefer.
2. You can deploy your hosted desktops in minutes
With a hosted desktop environment you can configure your network, enable your security and deploy your apps in a matter of minutes. This simplifies the management of your infrastructure and you can scale as needed. You can also easily configure access to your network for your own employees or outside contractors.
3. You cut costs
A managed IT services provider manages your desktop infrastructure from a data centre in the cloud. This frees you up to focus on managing your apps and policies.
You save on infrastructure overhead, hardware upgrades, maintenance, and licensing costs.
4. Your hosted desktops improve security
It’s straightforward to add or remove desktop instances as needed in a hosted desktop environment. It’s also straightforward to host your applications while meeting security and compliance standards (PCI-DSS, GDPR, NIS…).
Some of the measures you can deploy include:
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA): Protect your data with multi-step (two factors or more) authentication.
- Conditional access: Restrict access to users based on role, device, location etc.
- Idle time restrictions: Signing users out when they’re idle for an extended period of time not only limits unauthorised access but saves on machine resources. But be mindful: certain long-running applications (such as CAD) can often require extended periods of idle time.
Conclusion
Hosted desktops offer your organisation a lot of flexibility to deploy your apps and infrastructure as needed. They also provide your employees with the means to work from a location of their choice, from their preferred device. A managed IT services provider runs your infrastructure from the cloud, freeing you up to focus on your end-user apps and policies.
