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Say hello to the Windows 365 Cloud PC
Say hello to the Windows 365 Cloud PC
It s finally here: A full Windows desktop-as-a-service is now ready to replace your Windows desktop on a PC. Credit: Microsoft
Tomorrow s desktop, as far as Microsoft s concerned, is going to be Windows running on its Azure cloud.
When I say, Windows running on the Azure cloud, I mean running on the cloud. There needs to be some kind of operating system on your PC, but, frankly, Microsoft doesn t care what you’re using. As Wangui McKelvey, Microsoft 365 s General Manager, said: Windows 365 takes the operating system to the Microsoft Cloud, securely streaming the full Windows experience including all your apps, data, and settings to your personal or corporate devices. This approach creates a fully new personal computing category, specifically for the hybrid world: the Cloud PC.
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Microsoft Inspire 2021 sees the launch of Cloud PC, a SaaS package delivering a virtual Windows desktop - but was the launch of free access to Dynamics 365 data from within Teams even more significant?
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Confirming a long-expected announcement, today s annual Microsoft Inspire event for its partner ecosystem saw the unveiling of the Cloud PC a packaged virtual Windows desktop service, positioned as the perfect solution for the world of hybrid working. As usual at Inspire, there were a raft of other announcements, including giving Teams users access to application data from Dynamics 365 even if they re not licensed for Dynamics, and a new Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, which aims to support organizations on the path to net-zero emissions.
Microsoft has announced its Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
It s designed to help companies actualize their sustainability initiatives.
It s in preview.
Microsoft is intent on helping out companies in need of assistance with executing their sustainability initiatives. As the tech giant barrels forward in its efforts to reduce its environmental impact, it s taking what it knows and giving it to everyone in the form of a cloud package companies can use to track their own initiatives progress.
The package is designed around helping companies track their carbon footprint and resource usage, as well as giving insights on how best to achieve their environmental goals. Here s how the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability package can help companies, according to its announcement post:
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