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Virtual desktop solutions for secure remote work

Give your team their full work environment from any device, any location. Enterprise-grade virtual desktops built in your own Azure environment.

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Remote work shouldn’t mean compromising on security or performance

The shift to hybrid and remote work created a problem most businesses are still solving with the wrong tools. VPNs that slow everything down. Laptops with company data that walk out the door. Employees using personal devices with no security controls. Shadow IT spreading because the approved tools are too clunky to use. The result is a workforce that’s technically remote but practically frustrated, and a business that’s exposed on every front.

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solves this by moving the entire work environment to the cloud. Your employees log in from any device and get their full desktop, applications, and files. All the processing happens in Azure. No data lives on the local device. No VPN required. And when someone closes their laptop, nothing sensitive goes home with them.

We build virtual desktop environments in your own Microsoft Azure tenant. Not on a shared hosting platform. Not on someone else’s servers. Your environment, your data, your security policies. If you ever switch IT providers, the whole thing goes with you. That’s the Digital Realm IT difference.

What our virtual desktop solutions include

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

Microsoft’s enterprise VDI platform, deployed in your Azure tenant. Multi-session Windows desktops, per-user licensing, and native integration with Microsoft 365. We handle the full build, from image creation to user assignment.

Desktop image management

Golden images that are standardized, secured, and version-controlled. When we update software or apply patches, every user gets the same experience. No more machines drifting out of compliance because someone skipped an update.

Application delivery

Your line-of-business applications, accounting software, CRM, and productivity tools delivered through the virtual desktop. Users get everything they need in one environment without installing software on local machines.

Security and access controls

Conditional Access policies determine who can connect, from where, on which devices, and under what conditions. Multi-factor authentication, session timeouts, and data exfiltration controls all built into the environment. Your data stays in Azure, not on endpoints.

Performance optimization

We size your Azure environment to match your workload. CPU, memory, storage, and network throughput are configured so your team gets a fast, responsive experience. No lag, no spinning wheels, no complaints about “the cloud being slow.”

User profile management

FSLogix profiles that follow users across sessions. Their settings, bookmarks, desktop layout, and application preferences persist no matter which host they connect to. It feels like their own machine, every time.

Monitoring and scaling

We monitor session performance, resource utilization, and user experience metrics. When your team grows or your workload spikes, we scale the environment up. When demand drops, we scale it down so you’re not paying for capacity you’re not using.

Backup and disaster recovery

Your virtual desktop environment is backed up and recoverable. Golden images, user profiles, and application data are all protected. If a host goes down, users fail over to another one automatically. If the whole environment needs to be rebuilt, we can do it from the backup.

What changes when your team works from virtual desktops

Data never leaves your cloud environment

No company files on employee laptops. No USB drives with client data. No sensitive information on lost or stolen devices. Everything stays in Azure, accessed through a secure session. When the session ends, the local device has nothing.

Any device becomes a work device

Windows, Mac, Chromebook, tablet, even a home PC. Your team logs in and gets their full work environment. You don’t have to buy everyone a company laptop to enable remote work.

Onboarding and offboarding happen in minutes

New employee? Assign them a desktop group and they’re working in minutes. Employee leaving? Remove their access and their session is gone. No laptop to collect, no data to wipe, no hardware to redeploy.

You control costs with usage-based scaling

Azure Virtual Desktop scales with your needs. Spin up more capacity for busy periods. Scale down during quiet times. You pay for what you use, not for a fixed number of servers collecting dust.

Your environment is always current

Golden image updates mean every user gets the latest software versions, security patches, and configurations at once. No more chasing down the 5 machines that missed last month’s update.

Virtual desktops work especially well for these businesses

VDI is a fit for any business that needs secure remote access, but some industries and use cases benefit more than others. If your team handles sensitive data and works from multiple locations, if you have seasonal or contract workers who need temporary access, if you’re running desktop applications that need to be centralized (like accounting or tax software), or if you simply want to eliminate the security risk of company data on employee devices, virtual desktops are worth a serious look.

How we get started

  • Accounting and CPA firms
  • Healthcare practices
  • Legal offices
  • Multi-location businesses
  • Seasonal or contract workforces
  • Businesses transitioning from on-premises servers

Built in your Azure tenant

No data on local devices

Questions about virtual desktop solutions

A VPN creates a tunnel between a remote device and your network. The data still lives on and passes through the remote device. VDI moves the entire desktop to the cloud. Nothing is stored or processed on the local machine. It’s a fundamentally more secure approach, and it eliminates the performance issues VPNs create over residential internet connections.

When properly sized, a virtual desktop is as fast or faster than a local machine. The processing happens on Azure infrastructure, which typically outperforms the average business laptop. We monitor performance metrics and adjust resources to keep the experience smooth.

Yes. This is one of our specialties. We run accounting and tax applications like QuickBooks Desktop, CCH ProSystem fx Engagement, and Fixed Assets CS in Azure Virtual Desktop environments for firms that need multi-user, centralized access to these tools.

It depends on the number of users, the applications you run, and the performance requirements. Azure pricing is consumption-based, so you pay for what you use. For most businesses, VDI costs less than maintaining and refreshing on-premises servers and desktops on a 3 to 5 year cycle.

If your local internet goes down, your team can’t connect to the virtual desktop until it’s restored. However, the virtual desktop environment itself stays online in Azure. Users can reconnect from any other internet connection, including a phone hotspot, and pick up exactly where they left off.

We manage everything. The Azure subscription, the virtual desktop configuration, the golden images, the user profiles, the backups, and the monitoring. You don’t need an Azure specialist on staff. That’s what we’re here for.

Your team deserves a workspace that works from anywhere

Virtual desktops give your team the flexibility to work from anywhere without compromising on security, performance, or your peace of mind. Let us show you what it looks like for your business.

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