Google Could Match Amazon and Microsoft With Virtual Desktop Tool But Keeps It for Employees Only
Google's approach stands in sharp contrast to market leaders Amazon and Microsoft. Both have their own virtual desktop services, and both have seen an uptick in usage during the pandemic. For many companies navigating remote work at scale for the first time, relying on cloud providers to deal with infrastructure is easier than keeping administrators on site to manage servers — or mailing PCs to new employees. For instance, after Zoom saw a surge in new customers during the pandemic, the video-calling software company signed up for more than 1,000 Amazon WorkSpaces virtual desktops for its h...