Hosted virtual desktops (HVDs) are deployed as separate virtual machines on a central server and accessed by portable devices over the Internet. It is widely accepted because it provides the same user experience as a traditional PC and can significantly reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO). Considering the cost of getting upfront hardware and the cost of ongoing maintenance and upgrades, the total cost of owning a single traditional PC can reach thousands of dollars each year.

Advantages of Hosted Virtual Desktops

Enterprises have been using traditional desktops for almost 30 years before the growth of mobile devices and the resulting BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Device) industry and flexible work environment explodes. In today's workplace, organizations need to manage multiple devices for each user and have access to business applications anytime, anywhere. Hosted Virtual Desktop can meet the challenges of today's workplace and promote mobile workers while optimizing cost efficiency and employee productivity.

Low TCO

Perhaps the most important advantage of HVD over traditional PCs is its low acquisition and operating costs. By remotely accessing applications and storage hosted on cloud service provider servers, organizations can save huge capital spending (CapEx) on acquiring and upgrading hardware resources. 

Easy maintenance and updates

If your desktop is hosted offsite, you will have significantly less hardware to maintain and upgrade. The HVD provider is responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the cloud-based IT infrastructure. All software security updates and patches need to be installed only once on the central server, rather than updating multiple individual devices. HVD can also reduce the number of IT staff required to maintain hardware

Conclusion

Hosting service providers like Apps4Rent can help you set up virtual desktops and ensure 99% or more availability of your services.