Three ways to run Cloud Desktop
Your users get the same desktop in every model. What changes is where it runs, who owns the hardware and how much of the environment is dedicated to you.
Compare the three models
Managed
Shared platform in Piteå, Sweden
- Hosted and run by us
- The fastest way to get started
- Shared resources and AD
- Runs in
- Piteå, Sweden
- Resources
- Shared servers
- Windows licences
- Included
- Your IT team
- Local side only
- Operated by
- Cloud Desktop
- Best for
- Pilots and small teams
Private vDC
Your own virtual data centre
- Private firewall and IP
- In Piteå or at Cloudist, Sweden
- Optional access for your IT
- Runs in
- Your vDC in Sweden
- Resources
- Dedicated vDC
- Windows licences
- Included
- Your IT team
- Local + vDC access
- Operated by
- Cloud Desktop
- Best for
- Production setups
On-prem
Our platform on your hardware
- Your servers, GPU and network
- We run the platform for you
- Data stays on your premises
- Runs in
- Your premises
- Resources
- Your own servers
- Windows licences
- Your own
- Your IT team
- Owns hardware
- Operated by
- Cloud Desktop
- Best for
- Keeping data on site
The same platform in every model
Whichever model you choose, your users log in the same way: through TSplus Remote Access with two-factor authentication, from a browser or a remote desktop client. The Windows desktops, the security set-up and support from our team in Piteå are the same too.
You can combine Business, Business Premium (GPU) and RemoteApp users within one model. Managed is a good place for a pilot, and Private vDC is our most common choice for production.
Questions about hosting and security
How do our users connect?
<p>Through a web browser or a remote desktop client, with two-factor authentication. Every session runs through TSplus Remote Access with TSplus Advanced Security.</p>
Where is our data stored?
<p>With Managed, on the Cloud Desktop platform in Piteå, Sweden. With Private vDC, in your own virtual data centre in Piteå or with Cloudist in Sweden. With On-prem, on your own hardware at your premises.</p>
Is Microsoft 365 included?
<p>No. Microsoft 365, Excel and your other business licences stay with you. OnlyOffice, eM Client, Microsoft Edge and Firefox are included in the user licence.</p>
Can our own IT partner work with you?
<p>Yes. Your IT keeps responsibility for your PCs, local network and your side of the VPN. With Private vDC, your IT team can also get access to the vDC if you want.</p>