Benefits

There are many advantages for companies that start to use the Stickfish Raydesk virtual desktop solution. Namely lower costs for IT administration and maintainance, improved security, and better employees' performance. Let's discuss each topic briefly. Do not hesitate to ask our sales representative if you have any question.

Lower IT costs

Sun ray 2FS virtual display client Most employees do not need PCs. Personal computers are expensive, error prone, ageing, and have high power consumption. It is common practice to replace computers each three or four years because they are not sufficient for current applications. When there is some error, an IT administrator must come and fix it. If the computer is broken, it is neccessary to buy a new one, install an operating system and all applications, configure them, load data from backup, and pray that nothing is missing. This is an incredible waste of time, when employees do not do their job.

Compare the same situation with the Raydesk virtual infrastructure and thin clients. They do not age, it is common to use the same device for many years. If the performance is not sufficient, you can upgrade the server or add a new node to the cluster and every employee will immediatelly experience the improvement. If an employee has application trouble, their IT administrator can diagnose and fix it from his/her desk. If there is a hardware failure, he or she replaces the faulty machine piece for piece and the employee can immediatelly continue to work. And finally, thin clients, such as Sun Ray 2, feature a significantly lower power consumption compared to standard PCs. But it is not neccessary to throw away an existing infrastructure, it is easy to connect existing personal computers to Raydesk.

Improved security

Local workstations and laptops are always a security threat. IT administrators must rely on employees to install regular system updates and new virus definitions, back up their data, and not to install unapproved applications. A virtual infrastructure is a way to manage these tasks automatically. Instead of managing hundreds of client operating systems you maintain a single server. It is easy to fine-tune the installation to suit your needs and to enforce company security rules.

Stickfish Raydesk adds another security layer. Its administrator defines rules pertaining to who can access it. It is possible to select many policies and log-in methods (username/password combination, smart card, autologin for kiosks). It is possible to limit the time period when users can open a Raydesk session (prohibit midnight intruders). Users can be bound to selected devices (typically their office).

When a user logs in, he/she can run only the set of applications that matches his/her profile. It is easy to configure accounting to be available only to book-keepers and the top management. Stickfish Raydesk has a rich set of features and options so you can implement other restrictions.

Productivity

Raydesk administration interface Stickfish Raydesk will boost the performance of your employees. Its is easy to use and follows user interface best practices. The learning path is very short, in fact, most users can start to use it out of box, without any training. When a user logs in, he or she sees icons for applications assigned to his or her job. He or she cannot start any other applications like games, instant messengers, and similar time-wasters.