Harness the Potential of the Cloud

The Cloud isn’t new and if you’ve been using a computer at home or the office, chances are that the Cloud played a part in some way. In simple terms, cloud computing is about storing and accessing data and applications over the Internet instead of your computer’s hard drive.

Hackzia Systems can assist you in finding the right solutions that can reduce costs, simplify management and security, improve services, improve user interaction and be flexible to grow with your business.

Cloud Desktop

A cloud desktop is also known as a virtual desktop, hosted desktop, or Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS). Crucially, for end-users, the cloud desktop works just like a standard computer desktop. So, when they open/power up their preferred device, they are presented with all the files and applications needed to do their jobs. However, unlike a traditional Microsoft Windows desktop, the necessary settings, data, and operating system are delivered over the internet, rather than stored on the computer’s hard drive. This means that employees can access their cloud desktop from any internet-enabled device. And this makes remote and mobile working a far more viable option.

With cloud desktops, your data, OS, and applications are hosted in the cloud and managed by a service provider. So, you pay a subscription to your vendor, and they make sure everything works. This means you can save on ongoing maintenance costs, and you don’t have to worry about employing any in-house expertise. Furthermore, with a cloud desktop, you only ever pay for what you need, with the ability to scale up, or down, on-demand.

Key benefits of cloud desktops

• Like most cloud services, there is little, or no investment needed to get started and no costly hardware to maintain. Instead, because they operate on a subscription model, cloud desktops offer a predictable cost model. What’s more, as well as helping to reduce costs, with a cloud desktop you get better equipment for your business, at a fraction of the price, with storage capacity, processing power, memory, and network bandwidth all part of a shared kit.
• Cloud desktops are also secure. Data can be accessed from anywhere, but the data isn’t stored on any particular computer, it can be wiped if the device is ever lost or stolen. This makes dealing with a potential security breach much easier. Furthermore, your valuable business data is never just floating around in cyberspace. Instead, with a cloud desktop, everything is stored on servers at a secure data centre, with all the latest software fixes, encryption and security updates constantly protecting your system. Furthermore, should a data disaster happen, it’s not a problem. Your data is backed up automatically, with these backups tested regularly to make sure they work.
• Cloud desktops also make remote working much simpler. Employees have access to everything they need wherever they need it, on any device. Even if they aren’t in the office. And they don’t need to log in and log out of many different devices.
• For busy organisations, cloud desktops also make day-to-day operations easier. Processes are streamlined, collaboration is enhanced, and efficiency bolstered. And that’s without the hassle of buying, running, and maintaining your own server. At the same time, you can keep using your tried and trusted business applications such as Microsoft Office, Outlook and Sage.
• Also, flexibility and scalability are two major benefits of cloud desktops. Indeed, because the cloud is on-demand. You can set up accounts for new users and order more storage space as and when required. In a matter of minutes. It’s also straightforward to add new applications as and when needed.

Cloud Sotrage

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model in which data is stored on remote servers accessed from the internet, or "cloud." It is maintained, operated and managed by a cloud storage service provider on a storage servers that are built on virtualization techniques. 

Cloud storage has many advantages



 

• Data can easily be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. 
• The business running the cloud storage service manages backups and security. 
• Additional storage can be added easily without having to invest in additional hardware.

Cloud Email

Moving your company email to the cloud may sound like a daunting task, but it’s a rapidly growing solution that suits many small businesses across the world. Hackzia Systems will manage this project from start to finish, ensuring you never suffer any downtime.

We work exclusively with SME companies in Birmingham, migrating existing email solutions to the cloud and advising on cloud security. Hosted email is an ideal solution for many organisations, in particular, those just setting out, since it is a quick and cost effective way to get up and running without the upfront investment in a Microsoft Exchange server and licensing.

• Emails in the cloud are accessible from any location, providing you have an internet connection. 
• Messages can be sent and received from a range of devices – your phone, tablet or laptop. 
• Cloud email eliminates some of the traditional problems of physical servers, such as hardware failure.