For decades now, businesses have chosen to use terminal servers for employee client-side access to their data. With the rise of cloud computing, managed service providers have a number of new ways to put a different spin on this traditional solution.

Cloud-hosted terminal servers offer their users the best of both worlds. While data and authentication management are still centralized in a shared location, cloud-hosting saves businesses upfront and maintenance costs and offers maximized uptime. For companies that want to stick with the more traditional route, the on-premise option continues to exist as well.