The global pandemic has caused businesses to shift their focus towards enabling their employees to work remotely. One of the essential tools that have emerged to support remote work is Desktop as a Service (DaaS). DaaS provides an effective way for organizations to provide employees with access to their desktops and applications from anywhere, at any time. In this blog post, we will explore how DaaS empowers businesses to adapt to changing work requirements effortlessly, reduce IT costs, improve security and compliance, and enhance business continuity.

Scalability and Flexibility:  DaaS provides organizations with the flexibility to scale up or down their desktop and application needs to match their changing business requirements. This means you can instantly add or remove virtual desktops, applications, and resources without the need for significant infrastructure investments. DaaS allows businesses to adapt to changing work environments, including remote work, work from home, and bring your device to work strategies.

Cost Savings:  Implementing physical desktop infrastructure for a business can be expensive, with hardware, data centers, IT maintenance, and upgrade costs. However, DaaS alleviates these costs since it is a subscription-based service with predictable pricing. DaaS also provides an efficient way to manage and leverage existing hardware devices maximizing their lifespan.

Security and Compliance: DaaS provides end-to-end data encryption, access controls, and regulatory compliance certifications. Enabling businesses to focus on their core operations while security, and compliance needs are assured by your DaaS provider. Additionally,  DaaS providers offer best practice security measures, expertise, and support configurations that enhance business continuity.

Business Continuity:

With remote work, hardware failures and disasters can occur, resulting in unscheduled downtime, data loss, and unwanted business disruption. DaaS ensures business continuity by providing businesses with always-accessible virtual desktops that eliminate unwanted downtime. DaaS providers offer 24/7 technical support and infrastructure management.

Seamless Integration: One of the most significant benefits of DaaS is its seamless integration with other collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and Office 365. This enables employees to access their work applications or data and communicate effectively, regardless of their location.

DaaS provides businesses with powerful tools and simplified solutions for their desktop and application needs that support remote work, work from home, and bring your device to work strategies. Cost savings, security, business continuity, and scalability are essential when considering DaaS for businesses. With DaaS, businesses can focus on their core operations while delegating the maintenance and support of virtual desktops to their DaaS providers. In these uncertain times, rest assured, that DaaS providers provide robust solutions and 24/7 support to increase your business efficiency.

CirrusTel helps organizations enable hybrid and remote work by identifying best of breed solution providers to enable Desktop as a Service for organizations of all sizes.