Why Developers Should Replace Traditional Workstation With A Cloud Desktop
ITProToday, Friday, February 16th, 2024
Here's why cloud desktops may be a better choice for software developers to use as development boxes than developer workstations.
Writing, building, and testing software is hard work - for developers and computers alike. That's why, traditionally, developers have purchased high-end machines to serve as "development boxes" - meaning the PCs or laptops that serve as workstations for software development.
But today, there's an alternative to paying top dollar for a development PC featuring plenty of memory and CPU: cloud desktops. Instead of relying on a physical machine to do development work, programmers can use virtual machines hosted in the cloud.