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What Can a Cloud Desktop Do For Your Business?

Normally, your computer device opens to a desktop where you can find all your downloaded programs. The problem is you can only access these programs from that specific computer or a computer that's networked to your company’s in-house server.

SkyDesktop is a Cloud-based desktop. When you log into your SkyDesktop, you will be automatically connected to all the Cloud-based applications you have selected. You can log into your SkyDesktop from any computer device with a Web browser, and every time you log in your apps are right where you left them.

Okay, so what is the Cloud?

The easiest way to understand the Cloud is to think of it as a utility, like electricity. When you plug a device into a wall outlet, electricity flows. Cloud computing works on the same principle. Through an Internet connection (the equivalent of an electrical outlet), you can access whatever applications, files, or data you have opted to store in the Cloud--anytime, anywhere, from any computer device with a Web browser. You can work from your home, office, airport, hotel, or while waiting at a doctor’s office, safely and securely.

Can I use the programs I downloaded to my computer such as QuickBooks or Microsoft Office on my SkyDesktop?

SkyDesktop connects you to Cloud-based applications. These are programs that reside in the Cloud, and not the traditional software programs you have downloaded to your computer or your company’s servers. Almost all software companies see the Cloud as their future, and on a daily basis more and more are moving to the Cloud. Many of the names you are familiar with have already created Cloud apps that can be brought into and accessed through your SkyDesktop.

How safe is the Cloud? Is my data secured?

An easy way to think of security in the Cloud is to compare it to money in your wallet vs. money in the bank. Money that is kept in your wallet is not secured: you can either lose it or have it stolen from you. On the other hand, money that is kept in a bank is stored securely and cannot be lost. The same can be said of the files on your computer. They are susceptible to natural disaster, hackers, and many other dangers, but if you store them in the Cloud, the Cloud provider has professional staff whose sole job is to keep data safe.

In case of disaster, how can I retrieve my company’s data?

With programs sitting on your desktop or servers, the only option to recovering data is to physically take the equipment with you. With SkyDesktop and all Cloud-based applications, your data is stored on remote servers, operated and protected by top-tier providers. To recover your company’s data, each member of your team can simply log-in to their SkyDesktop from any Web enabled device, anywhere there is an Internet connection and be back at work. Disaster averted.

How do I access my SkyDesktop?

When you sign up for a SkyDesktop account, a unique site will automatically be created for you. You choose what URL you would like to give to your personal or company site, which can be done for a company or an individual. You will receive a confirmation email with your SkyDesktop URL. From here on, simply open a Web browser, type in your URL, and then log in using your unique user name and password. Once you log in, you will be able to access all your apps at one time. You can launch any of your SkyDesktop Cloud apps simply by clicking on them and you never have to worry about multiple user names and passwords again.

Want to learn more? Sign up for your own free SkyDesktop and check out the Cloud apps in the SkyAppMarket.

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