A way in which a lot of businesses around the UK are jumping forwards with their technology at the moment is to use a hosted virtual desktop system. In this model, you don't do the bulk of your processing through your individual computers, but a remote server, which is maintained or supplied by another company. Bandwidth currently holds a lot of companies back from making the leap into this better system, but as connections improve across the country it may well become the norm.
As a result of this your computers become what's know as 'thin-clients,' meaning they don't need to be powerful, and they don't use up a lot of energy doing processing work. You can double the lifespan of your office computers in this way, as the real processing power is all done by the server, and everything's updated there too. It also makes things like administration a lot easier, as things can be handle by one superior administrator who checks and updates things where necessary. But one question that people commonly ask is whether this way of doing things is secure?
In terms of the usual office mishaps this is a much more secure system. You can have a complete meltdown across your whole array of PCs, and you still won't lose any data or software. You can also access that from any internet connection, so that means work can immediately move to another set of computers. It also makes file sharing a lot safer. Transfer files are sent and stored through a shared drive in the network. This means it's effectively a closed system, which is a lot more secure than email.
Perhaps the things people are most concerned about are loss of data and the server itself being penetrated by outside users. There are daily backups on these virtual desktop servers, meaning there's no real chance of data being lost, even in the unlikely event that something went wrong. There's also what's known as an SSL connection between your computers and the server, which is maximal security, and an enterprise grade firewall to prevent all other outside access.
The short answer is that this system is about as secure as it gets, and actually gives a lot more peace of mind than many current systems, while also being easy to use.
As a result of this your computers become what's know as 'thin-clients,' meaning they don't need to be powerful, and they don't use up a lot of energy doing processing work. You can double the lifespan of your office computers in this way, as the real processing power is all done by the server, and everything's updated there too. It also makes things like administration a lot easier, as things can be handle by one superior administrator who checks and updates things where necessary. But one question that people commonly ask is whether this way of doing things is secure?
In terms of the usual office mishaps this is a much more secure system. You can have a complete meltdown across your whole array of PCs, and you still won't lose any data or software. You can also access that from any internet connection, so that means work can immediately move to another set of computers. It also makes file sharing a lot safer. Transfer files are sent and stored through a shared drive in the network. This means it's effectively a closed system, which is a lot more secure than email.
Perhaps the things people are most concerned about are loss of data and the server itself being penetrated by outside users. There are daily backups on these virtual desktop servers, meaning there's no real chance of data being lost, even in the unlikely event that something went wrong. There's also what's known as an SSL connection between your computers and the server, which is maximal security, and an enterprise grade firewall to prevent all other outside access.
The short answer is that this system is about as secure as it gets, and actually gives a lot more peace of mind than many current systems, while also being easy to use.
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