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Virtual Desktop Services in Orange County

Give your team the same secure desktop from the office, at home or on the road. We design, deploy and manage Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 and Citrix virtual apps and desktops — plus the Dell Wyse thin clients that connect to them.

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96%LIVE of calls answered in under 60 seconds by our local Huntington Beach team 24×7 NOC & SOC monitoring SOC 2 Type II all five Trust Services Criteria On-site support, included 5.0 on Google & Clutch

Rows of office desks with monitors set up for virtual desktops

Virtual desktops

Your desktop, from anywhere — secured and managed.

Desktops and apps run in Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 or Citrix, reached securely through NetScaler from Dell Wyse thin clients, office PCs and home devices — all managed by one team.

  • Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Cloud PCs
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops with NetScaler secure access
  • Dell Wyse thin clients managed with Wyse Device Manager
  • Monitored, patched and backed up like the rest of your IT
Virtual desktops, delivered anywhere Desktops and apps hosted in Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops are reached securely over the internet from thin clients, office PCs, home computers, and phones and tablets, with secure remote access from every device. Your desktops, hosted Any device, anywhere Azure Virtual Desktopmulti-session, in Azure Windows 365a Cloud PC per user Citrix Apps & Desktopsvirtual apps & desktops Thin clientsmanaged centrally Office PCsand laptops Homeany browser or app Phones & tabletsiPhone, iPad, Android Secure remote access from every device ✓

Technology partners

The platforms behind Virtual Desktops

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  • Citrix logo
  • Dell Technologies logo

Your desktop, from anywhere

Virtual desktops put your team’s Windows desktop and applications in the cloud or data center instead of on each computer. People sign in from the office, at home or on the road and get the same desktop, the same files and the same apps — while the data never leaves your secure environment. New hires are productive in minutes, a lost laptop is a non-event, and seasonal or remote staff get access without shipping a PC.

CAL IT Group designs, deploys and manages virtual desktops on the platform that fits how you work, and supports them day to day like the rest of your IT.

The technologies we design around

  • Microsoft Azure

    Azure Virtual Desktop

    Windows desktops and RemoteApp applications running in your Azure tenant, with multi-session hosts that let several users share one virtual machine. Right-sized, autoscaled outside business hours and secured with Microsoft Entra ID, MFA and conditional access.

    Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Microsoft

    Windows 365 Cloud PCs

    A dedicated Cloud PC for each user at a predictable monthly price. Managed through Microsoft Intune alongside your physical computers, with the same policies, apps and security baseline.

    Windows 365
  • Citrix

    Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops + NetScaler

    Published applications and full desktops for demanding, legacy or graphics-heavy workloads, on-premises, in the cloud or both. NetScaler provides the secure gateway, MFA and load balancing for a fast, consistent remote experience.

    Citrix CVAD · NetScaler
  • Endpoints

    Dell Wyse thin clients

    Compact, quiet devices with no local data that boot straight into your virtual desktop and last for years. Every one is configured, updated and locked down centrally with Wyse Device Manager.

    Dell Wyse · Wyse Device Manager

From design to day-to-day support

  • Assess and design. We review your applications, users, printing and licensing, then recommend Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Citrix or a mix — with a clear monthly cost.
  • Build and pilot. We build a standard desktop image, set up profiles, security and access, and pilot with a small group before anyone else moves.
  • Roll out in phases. Users move in planned waves, with thin clients or existing PCs ready on day one. Projects are quoted as a fixed fee before work starts.
  • Manage it all. Our 24×7 NOC & SOC monitor the hosts, gateways and endpoints; we patch images, tune capacity and cost, and back up what matters. Your team calls the same help desk for everything.

Plan your virtual desktops All cloud services

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What sets us apart

Fast response, deep security, senior expertise and engineers on-site.

<60 sec to a live engineer

Response time you can measure

96%LIVE of calls are answered by an engineer in under 60 seconds, every ticket is assigned in under 10 minutes, and every email or portal ticket gets a real engineer within 20 minutes (Mon–Fri, 5 AM–6 PM). Calls never go to voicemail during service desk hours, and the same team is on call 24×7.

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24×7 NOC & SOC MSSP-grade security

A security provider, not just an IT provider

We operate as a managed security service provider (MSSP): SentinelOne MxDR, a 24×7 NOC & SOC, managed SIEM, DefensX browser security, security awareness training, vulnerability management, penetration testing and CMMC support — run by a team audited for SOC 2 Type II across all five Trust Services Criteria.

Our security services →

55+ years of combined experience

Senior technical expertise behind every ticket

Led by hands-on co-founders Kevin Nichols and Joe Kemp, with 55+ years of combined IT experience. Every engineer passes a technical assessment, we staff above our workload, and nobody works on something they’ve never seen before without an experienced engineer alongside — no call center, no offshore tier.

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On-site included, no trip fees

Engineers who come to you

When hands-on work is needed, a local engineer is dispatched from our Huntington Beach office. On-site support is included in Managed Care — no dispatch fees, trip charges or hourly on-site rates — from the same team that knows your environment.

Areas we serve →

We re-earn your business on every ticket. No contract ever replaces doing the work well. Every user who opens a ticket gets a satisfaction survey when it closes, and every score is visible to our whole team and leadership — the averages are published live for anyone to see.

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Best-of-breed, by design

Industry-leading tools, chosen and run by engineers

We’re technology agnostic: we don’t resell a single vendor’s bundle or push the platform with the best margin. Every tool we recommend is a best-of-breed industry leader — selected, tested and configured by our own engineers because it’s right for your business.

Our leadership team is highly technical. Our co-founders, Kevin Nichols and Joe Kemp, are hands-on engineers, not just managers, and they constantly re-evaluate our tools and service offering — retiring what falls behind and adding what keeps clients ahead. You get enterprise-class technology that keeps improving, without lifting a finger.

  • SentinelOneMxDR endpoint protection
  • Microsoft DefenderPlan 2 & Intune device management
  • QualysVulnerability management
  • LiongardConfiguration & change monitoring
  • NinjaOneRemote monitoring & patching
  • 24×7 NOC & SOCManaged SIEM & threat hunting
  • Veeam + AzureBackup & off-site replication
  • Azure Site RecoveryCloud disaster recovery

Just some of the technologies we use.

Virtual Desktops FAQs

What's the difference between Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365?

Azure Virtual Desktop runs desktops and apps in your own Azure environment and can share one virtual machine between several users, which keeps costs down for larger teams and gives fine control over sizing. Windows 365 gives each user a dedicated Cloud PC for a fixed monthly price per user — simpler to budget and run. We'll recommend the right fit, and they can be mixed.

When does Citrix make sense?

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops fits organizations that need to publish specific applications rather than whole desktops, have demanding graphics or legacy apps, mix on-premises and cloud resources, or already run Citrix. NetScaler adds a secure gateway with MFA, load balancing and a fast, consistent experience for remote users.

Why use thin clients instead of PCs?

Dell Wyse thin clients have no local data to lose, boot straight into the virtual desktop, last longer than PCs and are managed centrally with Wyse Device Manager — so updates, settings and lockdown are pushed to every device from one console.

Are virtual desktops secure?

Yes, when they're set up properly. Data stays in the data center or cloud instead of on laptops, access goes through MFA and conditional access or a NetScaler gateway, and the virtual desktops get the same security stack, patching, monitoring and backups as the rest of your environment.

Can you move our existing desktops and apps?

Yes. We assess your apps, user profiles and printing, build and test the virtual desktop image, pilot it with a small group and roll out in phases, quoted as a fixed-fee project.

Success stories

Rated 5.0 on Google and Clutch.

Real reviews from the businesses we support — not a curated quote wall.

5.0 Google ★★★★★ 69 reviews 5.0 Clutch ★★★★★ 23 reviews
★★★★★Google
“Knowledgeable and proactive group that partners with you to assure your objectives are met, along with planning for future needs. All balanced with supporting your business day in and day out with a friendly, responsive and competent help desk. Recommend and would select them again!”
Tom G
★★★★★Google
“CAL IT has been a game changer for us. They tackle issues quickly and efficiently for us. So grateful their expertise. I highly recommend their services.”
Kelli Foudy
★★★★★Google
“We have worked with Cal It for several years now, They are very responsive and professional. We would highly recommend them.”
Cathy Goff

Customer service first · we re-earn your business on every ticket

Obsessive about service. Relentless about the details.

CAL IT Group brings enterprise-class IT, cybersecurity and SOC 2 Type II–audited operational excellence to small and midsize businesses across Southern California — a customer service organization first and foremost, proven day in and day out for over 10 years.

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