Cloud-managed Desktops: Transitioning to a better future

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Mon, 24 May 2021

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Cloud-based solutions for the workplace are powerful and adaptable tools for corporate decision-makers. Cloud-managed services such as virtual desktops allow for a wide range of practical benefits- desktop compartmentalization, performance increases, enhanced security, and cost-savings to name a few--that traditional IT setups struggle to match.

Virtual Desktops (VD) are operating systems that run remotely, either via the Internet or a local network for the home or workplace. By running the systems on dedicated virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) servers, the entire system is handled remotely and all data is made accessible via the cloud.

The key elements to a VDI approach are the endpoints (user desktops) and the data center (servers). As the user endpoints are only required to run the software required to link with the backend servers, the user machines themselves do not require particularly high performance parts. In addition, with the computing load shifted to centralized data servers, maintenance and performance monitoring is centralized. Faults can be isolated and repaired quickly and without the need for extensive hardware analysis on the user's end.

Benefits of Virtual Desktops

Flexibility and adaptability are the name of the game for modern IT setups, and Virtual Desktops offer users a comprehensive increase in capability over conventional network designs.

Compartmentalization

One virtual desktop setup exclusively for communication purposes, another virtual desktop optimized for primary production-related tasks, such as video or photo editing and another desktop organized for writing and research.

Isolation

A single security breach on any of the Virtual Desktops is limited by both software and hardware firewalls to just that one instance of the desktop--thereby preventing malware or tainted code from spreading to other parts of the network.

Performance and Maintenance

Each individual workstation needs only be capable of running the VDI link while the central hub takes care of the actual computing.

Safety and Security

Enhance the safety and security of company data as all network traffic and computing needs go from user endpoints to the central node and only then out to the broader network. Virtual Desktops do not typically last for more than one user session, ensuring that malware is generally hampered in its ability to survive on the network.

Virtualized Infrastructure and Cost Savings

Each user endpoint is merely a link to the central networking hub. Hardware requirement is minimal thus avoiding the expensive necessity of equipping each individual workstation with high-performance hardware.

Transitioning to Cloud-Managed Services Using Credexo

Anything that can be done on a traditional IT setup can be done better on the cloud. Cloud-managed solutions are flexible, secure systems that integrate data accessibility across the entire network--companies that sacrifice cloud migration in favor of staying on outdated systems are hampering their company's technology plan.

Effective and timely transitions to cloud-managed services require expert technical help in order to best gauge specific customer needs. Credexo offers holistic and highly customized cloud-managed solutions to clients in fields ranging from retail to healthcare to manufacturing. Crafting a tailored cloud migration strategy to your specific needs is what we do, and we work to open up your workforce to the unlimited potential of the cloud.

Credexo's cloud-managed services guarantee that your business remains at the cutting edge of modern software application--better efficiency, lower costs, and enhanced security work in tandem with increased flexibility and data integration to empower your employees. Liberating their business from the shackles of obsolete IT setups is vital for companies looking to hone their competitive edge, and Credexo does just that--we bring your digital vision to life!

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