Desktone, Inc., and Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese conglomerate, has reportedly inked an agreement to deliver virtual desktops as a service in Japan.

 

Under the agreement, Marubeni will offer cloud-based virtual desktops based on the Desktone Virtual-D Platform to academic and mid-tier enterprise organizations.

 

The Desktone Virtual-D Platform (Daas Model) enables virtual hosted desktops to be delivered as an outsourced, subscription service. It lets enterprises quickly realize the full potential and benefits associated with virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments, according to the company.

 

“The cost and flexibility benefits that DaaS enables are driving global demand, and Japan is at the forefront of this adoption,” says Harry Ruda, CEO for Desktone. “Marubeni is an extremely well-respected organization with strong information systems capabilities and a rich history in providing outsourced IT services. Its vast experience and reach make Marubeni an ideal partner for Desktone.”

 

Desktone's DaaS model consists of two distinct tiers such as enterprise and service provider. Its unique design helps enterprises to keep data secure within their own infrastructure, and maintain ownership and control over their Windows OS images, applications and all relating licensing while outsourcing the physical data center infrastructure powering their virtual desktops to Marubeni.

 

According to the company, this particular platform reduces deployment complexity; improved management, security and compliance; and superior end-user productivity, without the capital expense and complicated systems integration of building and deploying a customized internal solution.

 

“Because of today’s economic climate, Japan’s mid-market enterprise and academic organizations are increasingly concerned with cutting costs and controlling expenses. At the same time, they continue to focus on ways to secure their IT investments and sensitive data,” said Kazunori Ohashi, General Manager, Business Development Team, for the IT Solution Business Department in Marubeni’s Finance, Logistics & IT Business Division.

 

He added that, “Desktone-powered DaaS—which has proven very successful in our target markets—enables organizations to effectively address all of these needs, while operating with much more agility and responsiveness.”

 

The company plans to roll out this new service in summer this year.