Cloud computing became one of the most demanded technologies from the recent years. It represents the full functional computer.

Desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) is a form of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) in which the VDI is outsourced and handled by a third party. Also called hosted desktop services, desktop-as-a-service is frequently delivered as a cloud service along with the apps needed for use on the virtual desktop.

A Desktop-as-a-service provider typically handles storing, securing and backing up a user's data, as well as upgrades for the DaaS service and supported applications. Note that less than 5% of 650 million corporate desktops have moved to on-premise VDI to-date (some stats have even shown it is only 1-2%), and many of the same VDI limitations exist whether it’s on-premise or cloud-based.

One of the main disadvantages of such systems is that it doesn't let the user to access the locally connected devices. Not every Cloud OS developer has this functionality. And here's where Eltima Port Virtualization Technology is stepping to the game.

USB passthrough technology will let you access any device in the Cloud OS. Virtualized ports will appear in cloud ifrastructure as plugged in directly to this particular OS.