How can hosted desktops benefit you during a pandemic?
6th January 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has presented many challenges for businesses looking to continue operating as remotely as possible. As social distancing and home working wherever possible become more of the norm, your business needs to look for ways to make this process as easy and as effortless as it can be. This is where a hosted desktop (also known as Desktop as a Service or DaaS) can come in.
What is a hosted desktop?
A hosted desktop is, at its core, a very simple prospect. Your desktop is composed of your operating system, your documents, your folders, your apps, and your programs. Normally all of those are stored on the hard drive of the machine itself. With a hosted desktop, however, it's all stored on a remote server.
How can hosted desktops benefit you?
Hosted desktops make remote working easier in every respect. Here are some key benefits.
Removing equipment roadblocks
A common issue is the need to upgrade home equipment to be able to properly run the programs and processes required. Hosted desktops minimise this issue by putting the weight of the processing on the side of the server, which means even if your employees or colleagues have older equipment, they can still use them as efficiently as possible.
Improving efficiency through familiarity
With a hosted desktop, you will have access to the same desktop as you do in your work environment. Often people find it difficult to import their working programs and integrate them into their home systems, as getting into a professional workflow in the home space can be challenging. With hosted desktops, however, your programs, apps, and documents are all in exactly the same places they are on your work machine - because it's actually still the same desktop.
Implementation is easy, invest today
Investing in a hosted desktop service can be invaluable in helping to keep your business productive during the coronavirus pandemic, and those benefits will continue even when life takes a turn back towards the norm. With a hosted desktop communication is easier, workflow is more efficient, and productivity is consistently improved.
Contact Host My Office today to learn more.
