There are hundreds of industries and organisations out there which could benefit from desktop virtualisation, one of the largest being the health care industry.
Over the last 5 years more and more health organisations have been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. "Thousands of patient details lost" and "NHS loses personal details of hundreds of patients" are just two of the headlines which show health organisations haven't been as security conscious as they should have been in recent years.
Health organisations have thousands of private details in every database so security is key.
Why is security such an issue?
Security is a huge issue when it comes to health organisations. They have a legal obligation to protect the details of their patients and any breach of this could land them in serious trouble.
Stolen computers, carlessness and lack of preparation are just three of the reasons to blame for these recent security breaches. Many organisations have to move thousands of details around at one time making it easy to either misplace or lose patient information.
Why could desktop virtualisation be the answer?
Virtual desktops make it easy for hospitals and clinics to update their systems and hardware, without the need to un-install and install important information. Key details are then stored directly onto the server, rather than individual devices, significantly reducing the risk of security breaches.
Virtual desktops run existing health care programmes, eliminating the new for software updates, which, in turn, reduces money spent on IT support. Virtual desktops are also attractive to healthcare organisations because they allow staff to log on to their desktop when they need to from any computer. This could be useful when working from home or from other hospitals.
Desktop virtualisation has also been proven to significantly reduce costs. This would help healthcare organisations manage their strict budgets and would give them the chance to spend the extra money they save elsewhere.
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