Can you imagine a day without email, the internet, or other office productivity tools? There has never been a greater dependency on the internet and IT resources for business operations than there is today. Before smartphones, tablets, and computers, business was conducted at a much slower pace.
Although all of the above provide great benefits, more access unfortunately means more risk. Browsers serve as primary threat vectors for phishing, malware, drive-by downloads, data breaches and ransomware attacks. Employees even serve as a threat to their organization by unknowingly clicking on malicious links and attachments administered via email and browsers. No organization is out of harm’s way when it comes to the proliferation of cyberthreats and intellect that hackers possess.
Are you Ready for When Disaster Strikes?
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 2018 (as of April 6), there have been three natural disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion each across the United States. Following a disaster, 90% of smaller companies fail within a year unless they can resume operations within 5 days, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Every day disasters – such as power outages caused by storms – matched with an upsurge of cyberthreats, data breaches, human error, increase the likelihood that a business will end up on the receiving end of some type of costly downtime or disruption.
Business continuity should be considered prior to a major event doing damage to a business and its network. It should be neither complicated or costly. Many organizations don’t consider implementing a business continuity plan until after disaster strikes.
Considering an option such as standby virtual desktops, via a private cloud environment, will allow for enterprises to immediately benefit by mitigating the risks of downtime.
Benefiting from Cloud-Based Virtualized Infrastructure
Centralized management, enhanced data security, and zero endpoint installs are all perks of standby virtual desktops. Less hardware is required to maintain which means your existing IT resources can focus on more strategic projects. As a result, the cloud eliminates endpoint configurations of physical desktops, which further eliminates the time and cost to support updates and patches.
Organizations with bring your own device (BYOD) policies implemented, are no longer tethered to traditional offices, cubicles, and desktops. Users can securely access applications and data from anywhere at any time, on any device. This is beneficial to the organization as well, as they can save a significant amount of money not having to buy and maintain workstations in the workplace.
The cloud enables organizations to ensure business continuity while mitigating the risk of downtime. Additionally, standby virtual desktops can be used to stage software deployments, enabling users to access applications while other systems are being updated or upgraded.
When utilizing pre-configured standby virtual desktops, businesses are ready to go at a moment’s notice. Don’t wait until it is too late – because employees, customers and partners expect “business as usual.”
