Securely access Office 365 from any device, any location. Host your Office 365 in the Cloud to improve the application’s accessibility, security & flexibility.
Hosting Office365 on a virtual desktop gives you the power of accessibility, flexibility, and security.
By shifting to a virtual environment, your team can access all Office365 tools from any device, anywhere, without sacrificing the full desktop experience.
This enables seamless collaboration, especially for remote or hybrid teams, without requiring high-end hardware for every user.
Data is stored in a centralized cloud, reducing the risks associated with local storage. You also gain the ability to manage user access and set up automatic backups, ensuring business continuity and minimizing data loss risks.
Whether your team is remote or distributed, cloud hosting ensures they can access Office365 from any device without the need for a powerful local machine. This eliminates performance bottlenecks, making collaboration smoother for teams working across different locations.
Protecting sensitive business data is crucial. Cloud hosting provides centralized storage with built-in encryption, multi-factor authentication, and regular backups, ensuring your data is safe from local hardware failures, breaches, or loss due to employee errors.
Running Office365 on the cloud means no more expensive servers or maintenance. You can scale resources up or down based on demand, ensuring you’re only paying for the capacity you use, and reducing overhead costs for growing or fluctuating teams.
Keeping software updated and managing user access can be a hassle. With cloud hosting, updates and patches are automatically applied, and user access is easily managed from a centralized dashboard, saving your IT team time and reducing downtime for your business.
Deciding between local-hosted and cloud-hosted Office365 depends on your business needs.
Local-hosted Office365 may work for smaller teams with minimal remote access requirements and a strong on-premise IT setup. However, for organizations looking for scalability, improved performance, heightened security, and seamless remote access, V2 Cloud’s Office365 Cloud Hosting provides a more robust and flexible solution.
Review both options below to determine which one aligns with your business goals!
| Features | Local-Hosted Office365 | Cloud-Hosted Office365 |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility |
Limited to office network or VPN, restricting remote work. |
Accessible from any device, anywhere, ideal for remote teams. |
| Initial Setup Costs |
High upfront costs for servers, hardware, and maintenance. |
Lower upfront costs, as no expensive hardware is needed. |
| Scalability |
Limited by physical infrastructure, requires more investment. |
Easily scalable to add/remove users and resources as needed. |
| Data Security |
Requires in-house security measures and maintenance. |
Built-in encryption, regular updates, and managed security by the provider. |
| Maintenance & Updates |
Manual updates and IT staff required for troubleshooting. |
Automatic updates and maintenance handled by the cloud provider. |
| Disaster Recovery |
Relies on local backups and IT staff to manage. |
Automatic cloud backups and disaster recovery options. |
Office365 Cloud Hosting offers versatile solutions tailored to meet the unique demands of various users. Here are some examples of how different sectors benefit from our hosting services:
Teams can manage supply chains, share production schedules, and collaborate on real-time updates from multiple locations without being tied to physical office environments.
Financial institutions can centralize sensitive data, improve collaboration on reports and analyses, and utilize strong encryption to meet strict security standards like GDPR or SOX.
Schools and universities can enable remote learning, streamline administrative tasks, and facilitate collaboration between students and faculty from anywhere.
Law firms can benefit from enhanced data security, document management, and remote access to case files, ensuring teams remain productive whether in court or working remotely.
We offer tailored plans through which our customer success team can guide you.
Just as when buying a laptop, choose how much memory and processing power you need.
Securely provide your Office 365 license to install it on your cloud computer.
Log into your V2 Cloud portal and use Office 365 as if you had it installed on your desktop.
See the full list of features for each plan.
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A virtual desktop is similar to a normal computer desktop, but everything is on a software package and runs on a cloud server. Multiple virtual desktops can be run on a single server, which eases the collaboration between users and reduces costs. A virtual desktop solution is a way of deploying multiple virtual desktops similar to a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
Creating a virtual desktop can be difficult and depending on the provider you’re with, it can require IT skills and certifications. That’s different with V2 Cloud’s virtual desktop services—you can create a virtual desktop in 20 minutes. Simply create an account, build your virtual desktop in the cloud, and after 20 minutes you can start using it.
The cost of virtual desktops is determined based on user licenses and resource requirements, including CPU and RAM. The standard package typically includes a set of computing resources, such as multiple CPUs and RAM allocation, bundled with a per-user licensing fee. For users distributed across different locations, dedicated virtual desktops may be required, as shared resources may not be feasible.
You can check our packages here to explore the available configurations and pricing options.
Virtual machines or VM, are virtualized computing environments similar to physical computers. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure or VDI is a system that is using VMs to provision virtual desktops and applications. You can keep in mind that VDI > VM > Virtual Desktops. VDI is the infrastructure where your virtual machines are hosted and those virtual machines have virtual desktops.
Virtual desktops are notoriously safe because your data never leaves the cloud. Virtual desktop solutions are usually safer than physical desktops. Since no business data is stored on the physical machine, multiple layers of security and encryptions are built-in with cloud desktops. Multifactor authentication(MFA) and single sign-on(SSO) on a cloud PC are protecting end-users way more than mixing personal data with business data on a physical desktop.
There are many advantages to using virtual desktop software. The key aim of virtual desktops is to better manage workloads by transforming traditional computing to be more scalable, efficient, and economical. Virtual desktop software is quickly being adopted by organizations and the academic community due to its ability to offer a reduction of investment outlays and operating costs. Some benefits of virtual desktop software are:
– Simplified management
– Increase productivity
– Flexible and cost-effective
– Environmentally friendly
