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Using a Virtual Desktop for Website Maintenance

Websites need to be regularly maintained for reasons such as topicality, inserting new content, and very importantly for digital marketing purposes. Typically, while a live site is available on the web to all visitors, the backend on the site, and a replica site for testing (usually referred as the staging site) are only accessible to the content editors and web developers.

You don’t want both your production and staging servers to be exposed on the web to users and search engines. This could attract penalty for content duplication resulting in a negative effect on search engine rankings. A virtual desktop used as a jump server can be beneficial to this end. While backend access will be restricted to users of virtual desktops, you can update the content on the production site once it’s ready.

Using a virtual desktop as a jump server is convenient in the sense that, selected users granted backend access, can login using a browser or RDP from multiple locations from any laptop or desktop that they may be using. The backends to production and staging are only available through the virtual desktop reducing the chances of hacking considerably. Changing a host file on the virtual desktop allows toggling between the production and staging while easily addressing the URLs by the domain names and not IPs. This arrangement gives the marketing team the flexibility to review, edit, change and approve content without having to access it through individual end user machines. For teams dispersed across multiple locations collaborating on a project, a virtual desktop is useful to the extent that it dramatically improves productivity.

There are times you just need to bypass the restrictions on your office or home computer. Having a virtual desktop in the Cloud allows use of your favorite Windows applications.
Access your virtual desktop through RDP which is included in Windows OS. RDP equivalents are available for Macs. Or just use an internet browser on your favorite device.
Save as much as 40% for add-on users on your virtual desktop!

Case Studies

Accounting Practice

Accounting Practice

Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado

The partners faced several IT challenges with the regular desktops, which made the CPAs select Apps4Rent as their partner for virtual desktops to be used in their Accounting/Tax business.

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Family Medical Center

Family Medical Center

Rochester, NY Rochester, NY

The Center needed a solution that would comply with HIPAA and HITECH regulations while providing the staff with the latest hardware and software and keep costs under control within their tight IT budgets.

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Law Firm

Law Firm

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi

The law firm was looking for virtual desktops optimized to handle the rigors and demands of integrated legal applications. Plus they needed a Cloud partner who knew how law firms operate.

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Web Developers

Web Developers

Bay Area, SFO Bay Area, SFO

ApexSparx is a web development solutions and services company operating out of Bay Area, SFO and caters to SMB clients. The 25-seat company offers end-to-end services that include planning,..

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