Remote Desktop Services

Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in Windows Server 2008 R2 provides the ideal platform for companies to implement a centralised desktop strategy, helping organisations improve flexibility and compliance while improving data security and IT’s ability to manage desktops and applications.

RDS is a centralised desktop and application platform solution that uses presentation and desktop virtualisation technologies, offering powerful opportunities for IT to deliver and manage corporate desktops and to respond to users’ needs in a flexible way. RDS is the new name for Terminal Services, and reflects the expanded role in Windows Server 2008 R2 so that you can run the desktop or applications in the datacenter while your users can be anywhere.

Remote Desktop Services Solution Benefits

• Accelerate Desktop & Application Deployment - Remote Desktop Services accelerates and extends deployment of desktops and applications to a wide array of client devices, helping make your organisation more agile and responsive. RDS also enables flexible work scenarios such as hot-desking and work from home.
• Help Secure Data and Applications - Remote Desktop Services helps organisations keep critical intellectual property highly secure and helps radically simplify regulatory compliance by removing applications and data from the desktop.
• Increase Remote Worker Efficiency - Remote Desktop Services helps simplify remote connectivity, enabling rich applications to be accessed from a web page and seamlessly integrated with a local desktop, improving remote worker efficiency.

Who can benefit from Remote Desktop Services?

Remote Desktop Services is a cost-effective infrastructure platform for any type of organization, particularly those with a mobile workforce, structured task workers or knowledge workers with a need for flexible desktop or application access, including contractors, offshore workers and office workers that require a free seating environment. If the organisation is supporting remote offices or home workers, Remote Desktop Services can significantly reduce remote deployment costs, IT support and infrastructure requirements. Also, organizations who are daunted by the complexity of application rollouts or desktop refreshes can benefit from Remote Desktop Services. Providing access to the application or new desktop environment via Remote Desktop Services can significantly speed up deployment. The same is true of organisations who not able or willing to re-write applications. Remote Desktop Services allows them to “Web-enable” existing applications for remote employees, partners and customers.

For more information or pricing on Remote Desktop Services please contact AME Solutions Licensing team on 01392 824 022 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .