Hosted Desktop Services From a Cloud-First IT Company
Move your organization's desktops to the cloud and start benefitting from cost and service benefits
Accessible anywhere and with performance determined by your cloud setup, a hosted desktop service can do away with the expense and hassle of managing PCs and devices individually.
- Simple management
- Disaster recovery
- Cost savings
- Flexibility
Why Use Hosted Desktop Services?
A hosted desktop solution allows for the delivery of a consistent and scalable IT experience for all users in an organization.
With this solution, users gain access via a desktop icon or link. This then provides them with access to a cloud environment with all the programs, applications and files that they would usually have on their PC.
Desktop environments can be set to be accessed securely from any device and any location. This makes them a perfect solution for supporting remote working.
Hosted desktops also work well for businesses with offices spread out geographically, as it allows for the management of all desktops simultaneously from just one location.
Cloud Hosted Desktop Services FAQs
How Does Hosted Desktop Work?
browser (and appropriate security). It then functions the same as their regular desktop.
What’s The Difference Between Hosted Desktop And Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)?
Both hosted desktop and VDI allow users to access their desktops remotely. However, VDI tends to run from a single physical server while hosted desktop runs from a cloud environment typically managed by a partner. The benefit of a hosted desktop service with ETG is that the care for your requirements, rather than you needing to run a server.
Are Cloud Hosted Desktop Setups Secure?
Yes. The key advantage of hosted desktop services is that all information and applications are centrally stored in a cloud environment. This is far easier to protect than managing security on individual machines.
Access to hosted desktop environments are protected by password and often MFA. They can also be tied to VPN access to prevent unauthorized access to data in transit. And organisations can ensure only recognised IP addresses can access the environment, protecting against
And with an appropriate backup, there’s also low risk of data loss through hardware failure with a hosted desktop (unlike with PCs).
What Type Of Computer Do I Need For A Hosted Desktop Solution?
One of the major benefits of hosted desktops is that processing happens in the cloud. This means that as long as a computer can access a web browser, it can access a fast, high-powered hosted desktop solution. This means organizations can spend less on their PCs and devices and keep them for longer.