If your team shares an MYOB company file, you have probably hit the limits of running it on a single office PC: only one person can be in it at a time, the file lives on one machine, and working on it from home means remoting into that machine or passing copies around. Hosting MYOB on a remote desktop server solves all of that by putting the software and the company file on a server everyone connects to.
How it works
MYOB is installed directly on your cloud server, and your company file lives there too. Each team member signs in to the server from their own device and opens the same MYOB, working on the same live data. There is one company file, in one place, that everyone shares — exactly as if you were all sitting in the same office, except now "the office" is reachable from anywhere.
True multi-user access
Because everyone is working on the same server, multiple staff can be in MYOB at once (within your MYOB licence's user allowance). No more "can you get out of MYOB so I can post these invoices." Your bookkeeper, your accounts team, and your external accountant can all be in the file at the same time, from wherever they are.
- One shared company file — no copies, no merging, no version confusion.
- Multiple concurrent users, subject to your MYOB licence.
- Access from the office, from home, or from a client site — same data every time.
- Give your external accountant their own secure login instead of emailing files.
It is faster than you expect
A common worry is that running accounting software "in the cloud" will feel sluggish. It does not, because MYOB is not streaming over the internet — it runs on the server, and only the screen image comes to your device. Large company files that crawl over a home internet connection or a VPN feel quick on a remote desktop server, because the software and the data are right next to each other.
Desktop MYOB vs MYOB Business
This applies to the desktop editions of MYOB (such as AccountRight) where the company file is something you actually store and share. If you have moved entirely to MYOB's browser-based online product, you may not need a server for MYOB itself — but hosting it on your remote desktop server still gives your team one consistent environment for MYOB alongside Office, your CRM, and the rest of your line-of-business software. If you are not sure which edition you are on, we can help you work it out.
Your data is backed up
Your company file sits on a server with our standard dual-layer backup: a 30-day full server restore point locally, plus 90-day file recovery in the cloud. For something as important as your accounts, that is a meaningful upgrade on a file living on one office PC.
Licensing
You bring your own MYOB licence — we install and host the software, you own the subscription. We will make sure your licence allowance and your user count line up so everyone who needs access has it.
Want your whole team in MYOB from anywhere?
We will host MYOB on a right-sized Australian cloud server, move your company file across, and give each team member secure access — fully managed, backed up, and quick.
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