Meet Seatvane: Managed Cloud PCs Run by Your Own Administrator

Seatvane is the portal we built for our managed Cloud PC service. It lets your own administrator give staff a Cloud PC, watch it being set up, and disable or remove access when it is no longer needed, with every change confirmed by the administrator's own Microsoft sign-in.

A few days ago we described what a managed Cloud PC service should let your administrator do. Seatvane is how we put that into practice. This article explains what it is, what a day in the life of an administrator looks like, and who it is built for.

The short answer

Seatvane is a portal for managed Windows 365 Cloud PCs. We run the service. Your administrator runs the people. They decide who gets a Cloud PC and when it is taken away, and the portal records what they did. It is aimed at organisations with remote teams that handle sensitive data, such as healthcare providers and business process outsourcing companies.

Why we built a portal

A managed service often leaves the customer waiting. A new starter needs a desktop, someone raises a request, the request waits in a queue, and the first week begins without a working computer. A leaver is the same problem in reverse, and the delay is the more serious one.

We wanted the decisions to stay with the people who know who is joining and leaving. Seatvane puts those decisions in front of your administrator and leaves the building and running of the Cloud PCs to us.

What your administrator can do

The portal is deliberately plain. It does a small number of things, and it does them where your administrator can see them.

• Give a member of staff a Cloud PC. The administrator decides who gets one.
• Watch it being set up. A new Cloud PC goes through stages before it is ready. The administrator can see where it has got to instead of waiting and guessing.
• Disable access. When someone leaves or moves role, access can be switched off straight away.
• Remove the Cloud PC. When it is no longer needed, the administrator can take it away.

Every change is confirmed by the administrator

A portal that anyone can click through is only as safe as the weakest session. In Seatvane, each change is confirmed with the administrator's own Microsoft sign-in. That keeps the person who makes a change and the person who is accountable for it as the same person.

Changes are also recorded in an audit trail. When you need to answer who changed what, and when, the answer is in one place. We suggest asking for a walkthrough of exactly what the trail shows, so you can check it against your own requirements.

A staff member's journey, start to finish

1. Joining. HR confirms a start date. The administrator gives the new colleague a Cloud PC in Seatvane.
2. Setting up. The administrator watches the Cloud PC being prepared and can see when it is ready.
3. Working. The colleague reaches their Cloud PC from a laptop, a home computer or a browser.
4. Changing role. If access needs to change, the administrator makes the change and confirms it with their Microsoft sign-in.
5. Leaving. The administrator disables access on the last day.
6. Clearing up. Once the Cloud PC is no longer needed, the administrator removes it.

Who Seatvane is for

It suits organisations where people work remotely and the information on their screens matters. Healthcare providers and BPO companies are the obvious examples. Teams are spread across locations, people join and leave often, and slow offboarding is the kind of gap that causes trouble.

It is less relevant to a ten-person office where everyone already has a laptop and nothing sensitive leaves the building. If that describes you, a Cloud PC may not be the right answer at all, and we will say so.

Billing in pesos, with official receipts

Seatvane is supplied by Onprem2Cloud IT Solutions Co., a Philippine company. Billing is in pesos and we issue official receipts, which makes life easier for finance teams and for organisations that have to document their purchases.

What to bring to a demo

The most useful demo is one built around your own situation. Before you request one, it helps to have three things ready:

• How many people in your remote teams would need a Cloud PC, and how many join or leave in a typical quarter.
• Who in your organisation would act as the administrator.
• What your own policy or your clients require you to show about who has access and when it changed.

Frequently asked questions

What is Seatvane?

Seatvane is the portal for our managed Windows 365 Cloud PC service. Your administrator uses it to give staff a Cloud PC, follow its setup, and disable or remove access.

Is Seatvane separate from the managed Cloud PC service?

No. It is the portal through which the service is run. We build and operate the Cloud PCs, and your administrator makes the decisions about who has one.

Who confirms the changes?

Your own administrator. Each change is confirmed with their Microsoft sign-in, not with a separate login that belongs to us.

Does it keep a record of changes?

Yes. Changes are recorded in an audit trail. Ask for a walkthrough of what it shows so you can check it against your own needs.

How do we see it working?

Request a demo through our contact page. We will show you the portal and talk through how it would fit your team.

Where to start

Begin with the list of people in your remote teams who would use a Cloud PC and how often that list changes. That tells you how much time your administrator would save.

Onprem2Cloud IT Solutions Co. is a Microsoft CSP partner based in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila. To see Seatvane, request a demo. Our other in-house software is listed on our software page. For the thinking behind the service, read what a managed Cloud PC service should let your administrator do.