Why do small businesses love DaaS?
26th October 2021
DaaS (also known as a hosted desktop or desktop as a service) is a service that enables small businesses to adapt to a more technologically focused business model. It’s a cloud system that enables faster business growth as it allows employees to work anywhere. This means that for the price of DaaS, you’re cutting down on office running costs, as well as hardware and security costs – and all without a compromise. At Host My Office, we recognise the multitude of benefits that a small business can reap from DaaS, and so we’ve put together this blog post on how it could benefit your business.
Device and network security
Often, small businesses operate under a bring your own device policy, as this means that the company doesn’t have to provide electrical hardware for its employees. This policy can be useful, for example, it means that an employee doesn’t have to waste time moving from one device to another and doesn’t potentially lose work, among other reasons. However, having a host of unknown devices using your network can be a point of concern for some. It can be easy to spread malware and corrupt files. By using DaaS, this threat is reduced as it can provide layers of security as an employee would need their login details to access the system, rather than allowing a stranger to find or steal a device and access sensitive information.
Flexibility
Running DaaS in your workspace works wonders for small businesses. It provides flexibility that workers can use on the go. As we saw at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic, there may be a couple of reasons why an employee can’t make it to the office, despite them still being able to work. This is where DaaS steps in. With a steady internet connection, the right credentials and access to the network, you can work from anywhere.
Costs
As was outlined, there are several cost-effective benefits to using DaaS when running a workspace. For more information on how DaaS could benefit small businesses, feel free to contact a member of our team at Host My Office today.
