Microsoft wants to convince more users to use Windows in the cloud: At the Microsoft Inspire partner conference, the US company announced Windows 365 on Friday. Microsoft is moving the operating system (including apps, data, and settings) to the cloud. The offer is aimed at corporate customers who can use it to set up a virtual “cloud computer” on all possible devices.

“With Windows 365, we’re creating a new category: the cloud,” said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. “Just as applications arrived in the cloud using software as a service, we are now bringing the operating system to the cloud. This gives companies more flexibility and a secure way to empower their workforce, no matter where they are located, to be more productive and better connected to the network.”

Everything just flows

The Cloud PC runs on every device connected to the Internet. The operating system, applications, and data flow from the cloud to the device. “The cloud turns every device into a dedicated, productive and secure digital workspace,” said Jared Spataro, who is responsible for “365” products at Microsoft. Microsoft assures that all data is stored securely in the cloud. Windows 365 is based on the ‘No Trust Principle’ and is therefore ‘Secure by Design’.

In One Says Your Cloud PC Is “On Instantly” Notice from Microsoft. Applications, tools, data, and settings can be used on any peripheral device. The power required for this can be adjusted easily. The cloud PC is always up to date across all devices. Microsoft also mentions the simpler management of the operating system as a feature. Knowledge of virtualization is not necessary, cloud computers can be managed via Microsoft Endpoint Manager like real computers.

Available from August and with Windows 11

The idea behind Windows 365 isn’t quite as new and groundbreaking as Nadella announced at the conference. Microsoft’s Azure Virtual Desktop, a Windows virtual computer that runs in Microsoft data centers and runs over Remote Desktop Protocol, has been in the software for a long time. According to the announcement, Windows 365 is designed for simplicity and the payment model should also be simpler, i.e. per user.

With Windows 365, administrators can choose between Windows 10 and Windows 11 once the new operating system is available “by the end of 2021,” Microsoft says. Windows 365 will be available from the beginning of August; A monthly fee is charged for each “Cloud PC”

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