Therefore, it behaves exactly as a physical device would. Dedicated and PersistentĪ cloud PC is a complete replacement of a user’s traditional Windows machine. A cloud PC is dedicated to a user, fixed price, and part of the Microsoft 365 cloud rather than Azure. Three key properties of Windows 365 are worth repeating and emphasizing. Making a cloud PC available to a user (once the initial environment is set up) is a matter of assigning a M365 license. It offers organizations a fixed-price monthly subscription to a cloud PC that is dedicated to a user and can be managed using the exact same tools as a traditional Windows PC. Windows 365 is a virtual desktop service that’s part of Microsoft 365. While today desktop virtualization penetration is likely around 10% of the total Windows market, with Windows 365 this number can grow fast over time.
Windows 365 aims to significantly grow the virtual desktop market by solving the technical and commercial complexity challenges. This means that predicting the cost of a user’s virtual desktop is challenging because it depends on usage some months the Azure bill may be higher than others. Most importantly, AVD desktops are built on top of the Azure cloud, which is priced based on consumption. Managing virtual desktops requires an understanding of desktop imaging, multi-session OS application management, auto-scaling, and other advanced concepts. Even with Azure Virtual Desktop, there is significant expertise required to set up and maintain a virtual desktop environment. There are more than a billion devices running Windows, but only a small fraction are virtualized.
AVD is an Azure-based VDI service designed for maximum flexibility and is wildly popular with end-user compute (EUC) veterans. AVD grew rapidly in popularity, much faster than anyone anticipated, largely fueled by COVID-related remote work requirements.
In September 2019, Microsoft made history with the release of Windows Virtual Desktop (now Azure Virtual Desktop) and finally embraced desktop virtualization as a legitimate, modern way to deliver Windows applications from the cloud. The key differences are its simplified management and commercial model. Coming on the heels of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365 is a service that is complimentary to AVD rather than its replacement. On July 14th, 2021 at the annual Inspire conference, Microsoft announced a new service that holds the promise to establish Windows desktop virtualization as a modern, cloud-native way to deliver Windows applications to users on any device.
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