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Techmesh Column: Tech bytes featuring Propalms

Techmesh Column: Tech bytes featuring Propalms
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June 22 2011
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TECHMESH welcomes Propalms in the second edition of tech bytes, their monthly column specifically for IT & Telecoms leaders and professionals in Yorkshire and the Humber.

tech bytes features the region’s best in IT &Telecoms, providing readers with topical and relevant articles on the latest in technology. Monthly bite size hints and tips, that ultimately help companies save money, improve efficiency and gain knowledge from a panel of experts.

I.T. made easy

Today’s business environments provide many complex challenges for IT departments, not least in the delivery and security of applications and data. Not all companies have their own IT departments or skills to implement and manage their IT requirements, these companies now have somewhere to turn; “hosted services” or “cloud computing” ………

Hosted desktop services revolutionise how desktops are delivered to end-users and how companies pay for their IT. Rather than managing costly internal IT systems they can simply rent their desktops as a service on a per-user, per-month basis.

The hosted desktop looks and feels the same as your traditional PC with all of your applications, email and data ready for you but instead of this residing locally on your desk it runs in secure, purpose built datacentres. Hosted desktops are being recognised for their numerous advantages to all businesses whether existing or just getting started. The reduced costs both upfront and in maintenance, increased security and resilience along with flexible management and anytime, anywhere access make hosted desktop services the obvious choice for your next desktop rollout.

What is a Hosted Desktop?

It is a fully functional Windows Desktop that runs on hardware hosted in a datacentre rather than on the local hardware where you sit. You connect to the hosted Desktop from a local PC, laptop or thin client over the Internet and access all of your applications and data. What happens is your keyboard and mouse strokes are sent up to the remote desktop and you see the desktop respond just like you were sat in front of it. All of the data is secured using industry standard encryption, just like your online banking site uses meaning that no information can be viewed by 3rd parties. The best part of hosted desktops is that they are available 24/7 from anywhere in the world where you have an Internet connection and a web browser no longer tying you to the office or even your home; take your desktop with you wherever you go.

What are the Benefits?

Reduce capital expenditure –You only pay for what you use. The per-user, per-month billing model ensures you have a predictable monthly cost rather than getting hit with unexpected upfront costs.

No IT Skills required – Hosted Desktop Service requires no local IT skills as your desktops are actually running from a datacentre, meaning there is no need to worry about patches or desktop management.

Remote Working – Connect to your hosted desktop wherever you are from any device. All you need is a web browser and an internet connection and you are ready to go. Instantly your business is now able to provide roaming users and home workers with access to their applications and data from anywhere at any time increasing productivity and efficiency.

Secure – A hosted desktop from is actually more secure than most traditional PC infrastructures. All data is kept within the datacentre and is backed up meaning there is no risk of sensitive and critical business data being lost, stolen or erased without backup.

Scalability – The great thing about hosted desktop services is that it can grow as your business grows. Entirely flexible, extra resource can be delivered to you on demand. Whether it is more storage that you require or you have a new starter joining the business, this can be added to the service within minutes.

Contact Propalms

To learn more about how Propalms can help solve your IT Challenges contact:

Propalms Limited
Apollo House
Eboracum Way
York YO31 7RE

Email – info@propalms.com  
Web – www.propalms.com  
Tel – 01904 428760

Contact techmesh

For further information about techmesh, please contact Helen Silverman on 0113 3845639, email helen.silverman@techmesh.org  
or visit our website www.techmesh.org  

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