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Virtual desktops used to be seen as a niche option. In 2026 they are a practical way for UK businesses to cut costs and reduce risk. The savings come from four areas that drain local IT budgets: support, security, lifecycle management, and scalability. This article explains how and why those savings show up in the real world without technical jargon. What Is a Virtual Desktop and How Does It Work? A virtual desktop is a secure desktop that runs in a data centre. Your team sig

Many UK companies spend far more on IT than they realise. Salaries, on‑site servers, callouts and unplanned outages all add up. Hosted desktops and managed IT shift these costs into a predictable service that is easier to run and easier to secure. Below is a plain‑English guide to the real cost of “keeping IT in‑house”, and why a hosted model often wins over three years or more. What Costs Hide Inside “Local IT”? Local IT usually means on‑site servers, a small internal team,