Why Use a Virtual Desktop?

Top 3 Benefits of the Virtual Desktop 

Last time, we looked at the purpose of a virtual desktop and the use case scenarios where a business could utilize such technology. While the past blog mentioned several advantages of deploying the virtual desktop, there are still many more reasons why you should consider using it for your own organization.

These benefits can be boiled down into three categories: cost-effective and centralized IT infrastructure, increased data security, and ease of access. 

Cost-Effective and Centralized IT Infrastructure

Virtual desktops are centrally managed, which eliminates the need for updates and app installations on every individual PC in your office. Having one system streamlines the level of efficiency that your business can operate.

In addition to improving the ease of management, using a virtual desktop will lower IT costs. A virtual desktop allows you to eliminate the costs of servers, complex switching, and hardware acquisition. 

Upgrading your whole stock of devices can be expensive, especially when tech companies are churning out new models every year. Likewise, the cost of having IT people go from desk-to-desk to solve issues is time-consuming and costly. 

The virtual desktop can cut down all of these excessive expenditures. It has been calculated that virtual desktops can save a small business up to $60,450 on average. For larger businesses, they can save $2,015 per year for each user on their virtual desktop system.

Increased Data Security

For devices utilizing a virtual desktop, all company data is isolated and secured on servers or in the cloud. If an employee is traveling and loses their device, or it is stolen, the data is still secure.  

User data is also backed up online continuously preventing files from getting lost or corrupted. Similarly, if an employee’s device was damaged, the data on the machine could be destroyed. However, the company’s information is still unharmed as it is safely stored on their server or in the cloud.

Employees could work from anywhere with important data, but the sensitive files themselves do not leave the corporate datacenter.

Ease of Access  

In the previous blog, we mentioned how a virtual desktop enables and simplifies remote work. The virtual desktop allows employees to have full access to all their work resources on any personal device anywhere with an Internet connection. This ease of access makes work for employees convenient and more efficient. 

Say an employee wanted to get some extra work done at home, they wouldn’t have to bring home their company hardware. Or, imagine a sick employee who is unfit to come into the office but is still feeling well enough to work from home, a virtual desktop makes this possible. Traveling employees can also continue to complete projects. 

With more and more workers opting for remote roles, your business can stay competitive with a virtual desktop. Since the virtual desktop brings the office PC to your remote worker’s home, you can now hire skilled people from across the country.

Conclusion 

Adopting a virtual desktop for your business opens up a huge array of options of work for your employees; remote, traveling, or otherwise. A virtual desktop will also tighten your data security while saving your bottom line through its centralized management.  

Conectrix is committed to being a valuable asset to your organization. If you have any more questions concerning the virtual desktop or other collaborative technologies, please reach out. With over 250+ suppliers, we can find the optimal technology best suited for your organization’s goals.