Hosted Desktop Benefits

Quality:

The hosting model provides access to an enterprise class solution, for customers who traditionally would have been restricted, either because of prohibitive costs, or due to their lack of internal technology infrastructure and/or relevant skilled resources. In short, many SMEs can be provided with a state of the art IT solution, for a fraction of the cost of a like-for-like in-house system.

Reduced Costs:

A Hosted Application solution offers affordable, predictable costs, substantially reducing the cost of delivering applications to end users. Because applications are subscribed to rather than purchased, an organisation does not have to justify the capital expenditure of buying software licences and additional hardware.

Workforce Flexibility:

Mobile users are provided with remote access to hosted applications from any Internet point of presence. This instantly provides organisations with the competitive advantage of empowered users, who can access their entire desktop from almost anywhere in the world with a network connection (including wireless) and a web browser enabled device.

Resource:

Many companies generally don't have the resources required to support high maintenance IT environments and troublesome applications. By effectively outsourcing these requirements, organisations are freed up to focus on their core business, at the same time having access to a superior infrastructure with improved agility and scalability.

Device Diversity:

This is unrivalled and almost unrestricted, as the protocols involved in delivering a hosted application require minimal bandwidth and minimal resources on the client device. This allows users to connect and run the very latest applications using a diverse range of devices, for example Apple Macs, Linux PCs, legacy PCs (486 processor or above!), solid-state Windows Based Terminals, or almost any web browser enabled device with an Internet connection.

Reliability:

The reliability of IT systems is a major factor for many companies, with many businesses unable to justify the costs associated with areas such as resilience, business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) planning, even though without them, the consequences can be catastrophic. Wanstor use custom built data centres which employ backup electricity generators, fire protection systems and “failover” backup servers to provide guaranteed, continuous application uptime 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Financial Predictability:

Wanstor provide software and services for a flat subscription fee. The overall expenditure for hardware, software applications and management can often be reduced between 30-60%, when compared to in-house systems.

Reduced Risk:

With no separate capital expenditure on software, hardware, and additional IT personnel, companies can test out new or existing software for the right “fit”. If it is discovered that the software does not meet the company’s needs, it is a much less painful task to switch to another application.

Improved Cash Flow:

Hosting software applications means a lower up-front investment and predictable monthly payments, removing the “peaks” and “troughs” in IT expenditure. The result is a greatly improved cash flow.

Scalability:

For companies with a focus on growth, it is incredibly easy to scale up a Hosted Application environment, by adding servers and processing power. Expanding to additional locations as businesses grow is therefore extremely straightforward.