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DaaS vs Saas – What’s the difference?
Cloud computing has become embedded in the way we all work and in our leisure time. From sending emails from using a Google app to social media and online shopping. Many of these cloud based solutions are given the title of “Something as a Service” such as...
How cloud computing can contribute to businesses net-zero targets
At Your Office Anywhere we’ve been highlighting how green cloud computing is for years but announcements at the Glasgow COP26 climate change summit require big UK firms to show how they will achieve net-zero for their company. What is net-zero for a company? Well...
How do I setup Remote Desktop on Windows 11?
Here at Your Office Anywhere we’ve been configuring, supporting and managing remote desktops in one form or another since the Terminal Services edition of Windows NT4 came out in the last century. We have a lot of resources on our site to help businesses with remote...
Best Value Hosted Desktop or On Premise?
What is best value Hosted Desktops or On Premise servers? This is a question every one considering cloud hosted desktops will ask and the answer may be different for every business and will depend on many factors. What is critical though is to really take into account...
How to deploy remote desktop services in Azure – There is a better way
OK, an upfront disclaimer, this article is not about “How to deploy remote desktop services in Azure” it’s about grabbing the reader by the lapels, giving them a good shake, and asking “Why would you even consider doing this?” As a business we provide cloud hosted...
How to run Itris in the cloud
Itris offer a number of different platforms that can be hosted either on premise, or in the cloud. Many of their customers have the application deployed via a remote desktop environment such as ours What are the benefits of running Itris in the cloud with Your...
How to run Pegasus Opera in the cloud
Pegasus Opera is an award-winning financial accounting software application designed to run on Windows desktops, but did you know that by utilising the services of a hosted remote desktop service you can have a very cost effective and easy way to run Pegasus in the...
What is Windows 365?
Microsoft announced in July 2021 the launch of their new Desktop as a Service offering called Windows 365 Cloud PC. Although they have already put their toe in the water of this market with their Azure virtual desktops, Windows 365 Cloud PC is Microsoft’s attempt at...
5 ways Desktop as a Service (DaaS) can help businesses work from home
Working from home has become more popular over the last 10 years, something the author can vouch for as an IT professional who has been working from home for more than 6 years. However, over the last couple of years the number of people needing to work from home has...
Hosting Advice Discusses Web Hosting With Your Office Anywhere
Anyone who knows anything about the world of remote services knows that Hostingadvice.com is the place to visit if you want to learn everything there is to know about hosting including helpful how-to guides alongside reviews of hosting providers from all over the...
How to activate Microsoft 365 on a Remote Desktop server
This article sets out to explain the high-level requirements for installing Office 365 or Microsoft 365 Apps on a remote desktop or terminal server. It isn’t a step by step guide to installing Microsoft 365 on a remote desktop server, but there are links included to...
The Difference Between SQL Express and SQL Standard Explained
This article is aimed mainly at small to medium business owners/managers and IT decision makers who may find themselves in a position where they need to make strategic choices about their business software and need to understand the differences between Microsoft SQL...
The top reason why businesses look to deploy desktop as a service in 2024
Remote working looks set to continue, and who knows for many businesses it may become a permanent thing. Businesses looking to make remote working as easy and productive as office working are realising the benefits of Desktop as a Service (DaaS); and those businesses...
Is Microsoft Access going away, dying, or going end of life, and is it still relevant in the world of remote working and cloud computing?
There is a whole rumour mill about the demise of Microsoft Access, and to be honest there has been for the last 20 years. Dig a little deeper and it becomes fairly obvious that the rumours are put out there by the companies trying to sell alternatives to Microsoft...
Windows Server 2012 is going end of life, what are my options?
Windows 2012 end of life Windows 2012 and 2012r2 went end of life in October 2023. This means that Microsoft will no longer release updates, including critical security updates. Antivirus vendors may also stop releasing virus definitions for it. Businesses who...
Windows 11 – can’t connect to RDS server after Windows update 22H2
A recent (September 2022) Windows update is causing problems connecting to Remote Desktop Services and is affecting RDS Services on Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022. Remote Desktop users may see errors such as rejecting the username and password or it get stuck at...