Desktop-as-a-Service is is a relatively recent development. While professionals are more knowledgeable about the concept now, many of them have preconceived opinions and false beliefs about the technology. This list will walk you through five of the most widespread misconceptions about DaaS:

Myth #1: DaaS is not secure.

Many businesses erroneously accept that their private servers are safer and more secure than the cloud. While in reality, cloud systems are monitored by the world’s most qualified experts to make them invulnerable. According to Gartner, the security offered by most cloud service providers equals or surpasses that of most private data centers. DaaS and Virtual Desktop Infrastructures make use of all the mechanisms needed to maintain a high level of security.

Professionals, businesses, and casual users alike should no longer feel wary about adopting the various forms of cloud computing including DaaS. The reason is that their infrastructures are much more recent than their traditional counterparts. The major DaaS players invest heavily in security and data protection, much more than a medium-sized company can afford to. Additionally, they have the best system administrators and security aces at their disposal.

Myth #2: Virtual Desktops are not compliant with regulations and standards.

Virtual desktops can and are generally fully compliant with industry standards and regulations. In the payment card industry, for example, the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) has clear specific requirements in their virtualization guidelines concerning maintaining PCI DSS compliance in cloud environments.

Hypervisors for example are a feature that is unique to virtualization. A virtual environment, just like a physical machine can comply with the requirements of all major regulators and standards.

It is important to make sure that the provider of your choice protects your data properly and sets up the necessary security barriers such as data recovery and encryption. There are different processes and responsibilities as well as compatibility rules that have to be respected; if they are, then there should be no hindrance to adopting DaaS for your enterprise.

Myth #3: I will have less control.

The DaaS provider manages and takes care of all hardware maintenance, software updates, and security patches. This will save you a lot of time and worry, thus enabling you to focus on what drives your success: your core business.

Time, budget, man-hours, and resources that you would have previously invested in storage, maintenance, security, workloads, and servers can now be spent on something less tactical and more strategic. It is maintenance that you eliminate, not control. 

Myth #4: DaaS is not reliable.

Gone are the days when virtual desktops were unable to provide a rich user experience, especially on modern network infrastructure. Modern protocols that DaaS providers such as Shells™ make use of multimedia redirection so that the user gets the best possible experience.

Other approaches include hardware-assisted hardware offloading from the server, shared hardware-assisted protocol encoding, and graphics encoding. These techniques provide rich graphical detail without exorbitant consumption of server resources. The modern DaaS can use offloading technology to achieve multimedia clarity or hardware-based protocol decoding.

Users of cutting-edge DaaS technology such as dynamic buffer management and monitoring of network conditions typically experience no latency issues with graphics, streaming, or communications in a desktop environment. 

Employee satisfaction is also increased, as each employee has an up-to-date device that is adapted to his or her needs. These benefits lead to improved productivity, value-added services and are a source of great satisfaction for both CFOs and CTOs

Shells™ DaaS offers are tailored to the needs of professionals, casual users, growing businesses, and large enterprises alike. We deploy a reliable high-performance user experience with security in mind. Whether it’s an office suite or a resource-intensive application o specialty software, implementations and constant improvements ensure that all end-user requirements are met.

Myth #5: DaaS is expensive.

DaaS is a better alternative to traditional in-house infrastructure which usually entails servers, networking, and storage as it requires no upfront capital investment. Tradition Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) IS expensive: It requires heavy initial investment and subsequent maintenance budget allocation. But with DaaS you will not be providing your own infrastructure, you would be utilizing your provider’s data centers and only paying for the resources you need. DaaS expenditure is predictable, highly affordable, and flexible as you would be borrowing from the buying power of a large provider.

Just like other cloud solutions, desktop as a service (DaaS) means that the company no longer has to acquire IT assets that are recognized in the balance sheet as CAPEX and require an amortization period. IT expenses can be accounted for as operating expenses.

On a day-to-day basis, DaaS is a smart investment for those hindered by the hefty investment in private VDI. All expenses are drastically lower because there are no actual machines to deal with: You can simply access the Shells™ portal for example to order, customize, and make use of virtual desktops on a device of your choosing regardless of specs. Unsubscribing and resubscribing are also as quick and simple!