Desktop As A Service

Hosted Desktop

Scenario

Whether or not you have as strict of a deadline as April 15 for tax season, you may be able to relate to figuring out a viable alternative when something has gone wrong with your internet connection. Here’s an example of how a scenario can play out if you have a hosted desktop service, versus not having one, when something like this happens:

Failure:
•    An Accounting Firm has been resisting moving to the Cloud
•    7 PM on April 15th an accountant is in the office busily sending his customer’s tax data to the IRS
•    The Internet connection goes down!
•    He calls his carrier – there is a problem with the line and they will have to dispatch a technician – on the 17th
•    This data needs to be in by midnight
•    He runs to Verizon to buy a Wi-Fi hot spot so that he can finish his upload
•    He eventually gets the hot spot configured to work with his network, and resumes his upload

The Alternative:
•    An Accounting Firm has transitioned to using Hosted Desktop.
•    7 PM on April 15th an accountant is in the office busily sending his customer’s tax data to the IRS
•    The Internet connection goes down!
•    He calls his carrier – there is a problem with the line and they will have to dispatch a technician – on the 17th
•    This data needs to be in by midnight
•    He goes home, kisses his wife, logs into his remote desktop – checks and sees that the upload is still running
•    He sits down to dinner with his family