Desktop as a Service (DaaS) enables the remote deployment of cloud-based virtual desktops at their most fundamental level. However, DaaS offers from different providers and vendors vary greatly.
DaaS platforms provide the infrastructure for virtual desktop deployments, while DaaS providers deliver DaaS solutions to clients. Amazon WorkSpaces, VMware Horizon Cloud, and Microsoft Windows Cloud PC are the top three providers of DaaS in the cloud computing market. In this post, we will analyze the different uses of DaaS in cloud computing services.
Using Desktop as a Service (DaaS) for Desktop Disaster Recovery
One of the most beneficial uses for DaaS for organizations is disaster recovery (DR). Traditional disaster recovery solutions necessitate the maintenance of redundant workstations, which consumes valuable space and resources. With DaaS, companies may prevent the need for these devices and storage by constructing failover resources on the cloud.
Desktop Disaster Recovery in the Cloud
When the company plan for DR with virtual, cloud-hosted desktops, the company can outsource a significant portion of the required maintenance and monitoring. For example, IT can rely on the vendor to manage back-end infrastructures, maintain host servers, and assure network and storage connectivity.
In addition, there are no single points of failure because cloud services are naturally spread and incorporate data redundancy. This can be particularly crucial in times of disaster, such as the global COVID-19 outbreak (read our blog about the challenges of providing VDI services during the problem). DaaS services are accessible across geographies and zones of availability, allowing the company to access your desktops from anywhere. This guarantees that your recovery resources are available at all times.
What is the Difference Between DaaS and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)?
Implementations of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) can give some of the same benefits as Desktop as a Service (DaaS). Nevertheless, these implementations are often built locally. This on-premise hosting requires the company to maintain, manage, and house hardware. It also suggests that a single point of failure may still exist. DaaS, in contrast, is always hosted remotely.
Additionally, DaaS has more adjustable prices and scalability than VDI. VDI requires the purchase of hardware and limits scalability to available resources. Multiple billing alternatives are typically available with DaaS, and the company can scale as needed.
Other DR alternatives in the cloud
If DaaS is not the best solution for you, cloud-based alternatives remain. The company can upload images and file-level backups of your machines, for instance, to cloud storage. The company can then restore individual files or entire virtual computers using these backups.
Note that the scripts that back up resources in the background may negatively influence performance and waste unnecessary resources. This holds especially for machine images. The company can prevent this waste by creating an initial backup and updating image blocks as necessary. This drastically minimizes the amount of work required of scripts.
Optimizing Cloud DaaS Storage
You can opt for a premier enterprise-grade storage management solution that provides secure and proven storage management services on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Download our brochure on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in the Cloud to learn about Desktop as a Service (DaaS) can help your company operate virtual desktops on cloud resources.
Virtual Desktop Service is an extension of the cloud that works as a global control plane for virtual desktop administration and supports Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and on-premises settings. Additionally, it offers native support for the Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) solution in Microsoft Azure.