Sunday, May 6, 2012

Do virtual desktops benefit business?

By Adam Green


Businesses that rely on computers to get work done could be needlessly missing out on the many benefits that virtual desktops offer. Let's start with the one thing that is vital to business at the end of the day - money. Depending on your set-up, virtual desktops could save you money from day one, but even if the initial cost of using virtual desktops isn't particularly attractive, it could save you money in the long-term.

Using virtual desktops is also a much greener solution. For starters, thin clients last longer than PCs. Thin clients also use less power consumption, enables efficient pooled computing, and reduces the need for office cooling. Not only will the business benefit from having green credentials, but they will also save even more money because of lower energy bills and not needing to replace computers so often.

The added security of virtual desktops is another feature that's very attractive to businesses. If you have corporate data that you don't want carried away it is easy to have a virtual desktop service that doesn't map to the local drives. This means that if someone tries to copy files onto a USB stick for example, all they will have access to is data stored on the end-point device.

A benefit of virtual desktops that businesses love is just how convenient it is. For example, upgrading software on traditional IT networks can be a time consuming and potentially risky process. Now, software can be upgraded overnight without risk to any local hardware.

These are just a few simple examples of what virtual desktops can offer businesses. In the majority of cases the benefits of virtual desktops come with little if any drawbacks, meaning businesses that haven't yet assessed whether they could implement virtual desktops into their IT network are potentially missing out on a more efficient, secure and money-saving form of computing.




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