Desktop as a Service | Leadership Square, OK

DaaS over VDI

You may have heard both the terms DaaS and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). They both use virtualization technologies and can provide some of the same services and benefits. But what’s the difference? VDI is typically built and managed on-premises, while DaaS is always hosted off-site from the data center or cloud.

On-premise hosting brings about many constraints and disadvantages. For instance, you are still responsible for hardware management as well as the software upgrade. While you can have some backup built on site, VDI's disaster recovery can’t compete with that from cloud-based DaaS operations, nor can it compete with DaaS's costs and scalability.

DaaS solutions for performance, security and speed

With Desktop as a Service, desktop operating systems are run from a cloud provider’s data center. If your firm previously housed your IT functions on-site, as your DaaS provider we can run applications and provide storage, security, upgrades and support remotely.

Your legacy on-site servers and CPUs can hardly keep up with rigid system security and backup requirements nowadays, so you will be better off using Desktop as a Service to handle large amounts of data and an assortment of applications efficiently.

Benefits of DaaS solutions to your business

The cloud-computing-based DaaS model we offer will benefit your business in terms of cost savings, enhanced performance, flexibility, disaster recovery, data security and much more.

• Direct cost savings

  Many companies are shifting to the cloud for the cost benefits due to the cloud’s economy of scale. With DaaS, your company can delegate PC hardware costs, maintenance and IT staff to EMSCO, and you can instead use a subscription service.

• Faster and more agile IT deployment

  With DaaS, you can onboard new employees, upgrade systems and train new users on the desktop in hours rather than days or weeks. DaaS is also a great option if you have desktop scale needs, such as for testing and development.

• Enabling your mobile workforce

  DaaS is enabling your remote workers and traveling employees to access information from anywhere with standard performance, security and support. It creates a unified platform across multiple DIY devices.

• Security advantages

  Amid the trend of end-to-end IT managed security for businesses of all kinds, DaaS is attractive because data resides in the cloud, not on end-user devices. DaaS allows your business to effectively implement, patch and upgrade security measures and issues across the network and devices. Now, real-time security becomes possible even for the small- to mid-sized business (SMB) sector.