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What is Windows 365?
Microsoft announced in July 2021 the launch of their new Desktop as a Service offering called Windows 365 Cloud PC. Although they have already put their toe in the water of this market with their Azure virtual desktops, Windows 365 Cloud PC is Microsoft’s attempt at...
Your Office Anywhere – An Alternative to Microsoft Azure
What’s wrong with Microsoft Azure’s cloud computing platforms? Well nothing, and lots of things. Sure, they offer an incredible array of infrastructure, platform, and web services, and are one of the world leaders in public and private cloud services. If someone had...
5 ways Desktop as a Service (DaaS) can help businesses work from home
Working from home has become more popular over the last 10 years, something the author can vouch for as an IT professional who has been working from home for more than 6 years. However, in 2020 and 2021 the number of people needing to work from home during lockdowns...
What to look for in a Desktop As A Service (DaaS) Provider?
The concept of desktop virtualisation is becoming more familiar to business decision makers. Managed desktop platforms such as Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) or Remote Desktop Services are giving businesses more reliable, stable and cost-efficient ways of...
Hosting Advice Discusses Web Hosting With Your Office Anywhere
Anyone who knows anything about the world of remote services knows that Hostingadvice.com is the place to visit if you want to learn everything there is to know about hosting including helpful how-to guides alongside reviews of hosting providers from all over the...
How to activate Microsoft 365 on a Remote Desktop server
This article sets out to explain the high-level requirements for installing Office 365 or Microsoft 365 Apps on a remote desktop or terminal server. It isn’t a step by step guide to installing Microsoft 365 on a remote desktop server, but there are links included to...
Determining SQL Hosting Options That is Right for Your Business
There are various database management systems available to work with web based or cloud-based applications. The right cloud database system for your business application will depend on a number of factors: Size of database, number of GBs of data Type of database,...
The Difference Between SQL Express and SQL Standard Explained
This article is aimed mainly at small to medium business owners/managers and IT decision makers who may find themselves in a position where they need to make strategic choices about their business software and need to understand the differences between Microsoft SQL...
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The top reason why businesses look to deploy desktop as a service in 2021
Remote working looks set to continue well into 2021, and who knows for many businesses it may become a permanent thing. Businesses looking to make remote working as easy and productive as office working are realising the benefits of Desktop as a Service (DaaS); and...
Is Microsoft Access going away, dying, or going end of life, and is it still relevant in the world of remote working and cloud computing?
There is a whole rumour mill about the demise of Microsoft Access, and to be honest there has been for the last 20 years. Dig a little deeper and it becomes fairly obvious that the rumours are put out there by the companies trying to sell alternatives to Microsoft...
Addressing the 5 Key Security Concerns of Cloud Computing
You will always hear news reports about high profile data breaches of cloud based systems. But, do cloud environments have more security issues, or is it that we only hear about these attacks because they involve big household names? In this article I will address...