Hosted Office Applications
What Is Remote Hosting?
At BDI we’re always looking for ways to make your business run more smoothly. One of the more significant advances in IT in recent years is the advent of cloud computing, storing not only data, but applications online for easy remote access. With cloud computing it is now possible to host your entire office PC remotely as a ‘virtual machine’. This means your office PC (including all your data and applications) can be accessed by you from any computer, at any time, from anywhere.Aside from the obvious logistical benefits of remote working, this arrangement also reduces software costs for businesses. Since applications (such as Microsoft Office packages) can now be leased, software can be upgraded for all staff with much lower cost implications.
How Can BDI's Remote Hosting Help My Business?
At BDI, we are able to host your systems for you. Hosting your desktops at BDI means you don’t need to purchase an expensive onsite server. We believe in flexibility. With us you only pay for what you use so if you reduce staff for a couple of months, you only pay for staff that are active. Similarly, if you increase your staff, you can update your hosting contract with us quickly and easily to include more users.With our premium service, we will notify you when new versions of software are available and update your systems remotely, usually for no additional cost. Where additional upgrade costs are incurred by software manufacturers, this will be added to your monthly fee to eliminate large up front software costs.
What Makes BDI Hosting Special?
In addition to mainstream applications, using BDI technology we can also provide hosting for many obscure, specialist applications which are often unsupported by other vendors. A good example of this is the UK edition of Quick Books.In today’s online business world, flexible online working is becoming crucial to the survivability of businesses. Allowing employees to work from home and still have access to their corporate desktop eliminates loss of productivity from unforeseen circumstances, such as a child being home from school or waiting at home for a delivery.