REDUNDANCY

To an IT Manager "redundancy" means having more of something than you actually need just in case one breaks.

Redundancy is how IT departments cope with failures in key components and try to recover without anyone realising that it has happened.

To a Financial Director having "redundant" IT equipment means paying for something that is not actually needed and might become outdated and end-of-life before it is ever used.

The technology behind Server Based Computing and Virtual Desktops allows organisations to provide highly reliable "redundant" infrastructure, but one that makes use of all available resources and distributes load over all devices.

This "load balancing" ensuring that no processing power is sat idle waiting for a disaster that might never happen.

HOT-DESKING

Another additional benefit of Server Based Computing and Virtual Desktops is the ability to hot-desk.

Some organisations have been able to reduce the number of offices and physical desks by a third (without affecting staff), once hot-desking has been introduced.

Most businesses do not have 100% desk occupation, a 100% percent of the time so hot-desking makes perfect sense for them, and reduces office overheads.

BRANCH OFFICES

Server Based Computing and Virtual Desktops also make it easy to move between offices seamlessly.

It can also enable branch offices to have access to the same applications, databases and ERP/CRM systems as everybody else at the head office, without costly infrastructure upgrades.