The scalability benefits of hosted desktops
8th September 2021
One of the key benefits that hosted desktops can give a business is their scalability. As your business grows and develops, your desktop services can grow and develop with you. This gives you the confidence and flexibility to expand without worrying about what it might mean for your hardware and software.
Why scalability is important
Scalability brings a huge range of benefits to clients who use hosted desktops. It gives a business real flexibility, allowing them to add or remove any service at practically a moment's notice. Likewise, users can be added or removed from any particular service almost immediately. Adding additional applications that meet the needs of your growing business can be taken care of incredibly quickly, meaning you'll be able to enjoy their benefits Likewise, if you need to scale down your operations you won't be left with a range of applications and user accounts that you no longer need. You can easily adjust your hosted desktop services to better support a smaller operation if need be. Because of this flexibility, it's easier for a business to take calculated risks, develop and try out new things.
Why is scalability a challenge without hosted desktop services?
With traditional, on-site IT infrastructure, scalability has always created a range of different problems for businesses. Businesses have often needed to invest in extra hardware, which immediately creates extra demands when it comes to space, staff management, monitoring and electricity. If you then have to scale down, the new hardware has to be maintained even if it's not being used. This adds extra business and logistical risk to any proposed expansion.
Costs and scalability
When it comes to costs, hosted desktop services have a considerable edge over in-house IT set-ups - and the same goes for scalability too. A hosted desktop doesn't require any upfront investment in hardware as maintenance is taken care of at a distance. What's more, businesses aren't burdened with the running costs associated with unused hardware. Hosted desktop services help to minimise business risk while meeting the evolving flexibility and efficiency needs of clients. Ultimately, hosted desktops remove an IT headache from your business expansion plans, allowing you to concentrate on your core business priorities while supporting your changes as they happen. To find out more, contact us at Host My Office today.
