Have you joined the cloud?
Secure Advice’s leading hosted desktop service utilises the latest cloud computing technology and provides a multitude of benefits to UK companies. Enjoy remote working with constant access to all your files and applications, safe in the knowledge that your files are secure, backed-up and expert IT support is available 24/7.
Benefits of the hosted desktop
How the hosted desktop works
When you first use a hosted desktop the experience is so natural you may actually find yourself questioning whether or not you are, in fact, working remotely! So how do Secure Advice achieve such startling results? How can you be, in reality, working on a virtual computer housed in a state-of-the-art data centre hundreds of miles away? How the hosted desktop worksWhat's it like in the real world?
You've seen the wall-to-wall coverage on the Internet about cloud computing. You've heard from the skeptics and the enthusiastic believers. You've read about hosted desktops, virtual hosted servers and virtual infrastructure. You may have read about it in your professional periodicals. So what's life really like for those that have actually taken that first step into a virtual IT world with Secure Advice?24 hour I.T. support for free!
The Secure Advice hosted desktop solution includes, as standard, access to our IT Service Desk where Microsoft, VMware and Citrix certified analysts are available 24/7 to deal with all queries arising from the use of your virtual desktop infrastructure. Our Service Desk support team supports small businesses to internationally-known household brands - so save money. Use Secure Advice for your I.T. Features of the hosted desktop
Hosted Desktop Benefits
All the benefits of a traditional I.T. infrastructure, at a fraction of the cost. You can even access all your files and applications on your iPad or iPhone!Full Desktop Experience
- Same experience using the Hosted Desktop as your desktop PC
- Applications work the same as your desktop PC
- Performance levels similar to those of your desktop PC, even over wireless broadband
FLEXIBLE WORKING
- Access your data from anywhere in the world - at home, on a train or abroad
- Staff can work and update files on the move (particularly useful for accountants and solicitors)
- Allows you to work from home, even in bad weather, or if the kids are off sick!
SAVE MONEY
- Dramatically cut your I.T. costs and energy bills
- No capital equipment costs
- Instant 24/7 I.T. support included in the package
- Flexible and easy to manage monthly payments
- No expensive software to buy
- Lower cost insurance premiums
SAVE SPACE
- No need to rent extra office space for servers
- Thin clients are less than a quarter of the size of a desktop PC
GREEN TECHNOLOGY
- Uses less energy
- Reduces your company's carbon footprint
- Fewer PCs sent to landfill
- Longer product life for thin clients (no moving parts, such as hard disks)
SECURITY
- Secure, encrypted internet connection
- Guaranteed data privacy and security
- Disaster recovery backup
- High availability servers and disk storage
- 24/7 infrastructure monitoring team
- Centralised management of user profiles
- No data is stored on your laptop, iPad, PC, etc.
Hosted Desktop Features
It's so easy for UK businesses of any size to switch to GoCloud's hosted desktop. Here are the main reasons why it's a better way to run your business.Premium Hosted Desktop
- Windows 7 style desktop (VMware Virtual Machine running Windows 2008 R2)
- Microsoft Office 2010 Standard
- 20GB disk storage
- 1GB Memory
Standard Hosted Desktop
- Windows 7 style desktop (Windows 2008 R2 with Citrix XenApp)
- Microsoft Office 2010 Standard
- 5GB disk storage
Value Hosted Desktop
- Windows 7 style desktop (Windows 2008 R2 with Citrix XenApp)
- Open Office
- 3GB disk storage
Features of all Hosted Desktops
- Multiple HP C7000 High Availability Dual Quad Core Xeon blade servers
- Multiple HP P4500 High Availability SAN storage
- High availability failover to secondary servers, SANs, switches, firewalls and routers included as standard
- Optional Hosted Exchange mailbox with built-in anti-spam protection
- 24/7 I.T. Support - our Service Desk provides friendly, effective and highly experienced support for your GoCloud virtual hosted desktop
- All traffic between the end-user and the data centre is 256-bit encrypted
- Data stored in UK data centres with CCTV, VESDA and fire-suppression systems. Each data centre also has refuelable diesel generators and battery back-up, and multiple connections to the Internet
The hosted desktop overview
Your desktop, from any location, on any device
The hosted virtual desktop is just like your normal PC desktop, except that your applications, data and user profile are stored in a secure UK data centre. It is designed to replace your traditional desktop PC environment, and provides the same level of functionality and performance as your normal PC.
The difference is that the Hosted Desktop will save your money, by reducing your overheads, your energy bills and your monthly I.T. maintenance.
Your Hosted Desktop and Hosted Servers are supported and monitored 24/7 by our experienced, friendly and qualified I.T. support technicians.
You can login to your Hosted Desktop from anywhere that you can get a connection to the Internet from almost any device including a Windows PC, laptop, thin client, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android device, Blackberry or Windows Mobile smartphone.
