By Sam | July 18, 2013

How do Large Databases work in Hosted Virtual Desktop?

Have you ever had to operate within a very large Excel spreadsheet or Access database? One so big that it would slow down your PC? Perhaps you are curious about how performance works within the virtual desktop environment and how it compares to a normal local pc. This post is for you.

Our Virtual Desktop servers operate differently than most. As opposed to providing clients with a set pool of resources that must be split between all of their users, our users have access to a much larger pool of compute and RAM resources in order to maintain at least the minimum performance level we set. This way, when a user in your environment opens a large Access database that may typically bog down a regular computer, our system automatically recognizes the increase in utilization and provides additional compute and RAM resources.

Offsite Processing

The fact that all of the processing takes places remotely on the Cloudworks secure platform, enables the application, to get a much higher performance level. The platform provides significantly more RAM, Diskspace, and processor at the application then you can get in a normal PC. Plus, since all of the work takes place behind the scenes – the whole environment has access to switching and server resources way beyond the normal LAN environment. One recent test demonstrated that a clients large spreadsheet opened in seconds instead of minutes.

Security

Another huge advantage of the Hosted Virtual Desktop is that the spreadsheet doesn’t leave the processing environment. This greatly improves security and helps ensure that a critical spreadsheet doesn’t get into the wrong hands.

Backups

With hosted desktops your critical applications and files are backed up regularly and can be sent offsite. This means that you wont have to worry about making sure your data is backed up. Instead, it is just included as part of the overall solution.

Overall, we believe that the Cloudworks Hosted Virtual Desktops will perform be very effective and handling your toughest spreadsheets or databases and will wow you with their speedy performance. If you would like additional information on our virtual desktop solution please fill out this quick form.

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