Windows 365 | windows 365 Features -2021
Today we are to going to look at windows 365. we're going to answer the question?
Windows 365 :
What is Windows 365?
What is it.why would you ever want to use something like it and first off what is windows 365.
365 is it just a more advanced version of the windows 11. I that mean it has a higher number attached to it well it turns out windows 365 is a cloud pc that you stream,but hold up what does that actually mean well the easiest way to explain.
It is to use a simple.
Example :
Imagine that you're in the market for a new computer maybe the computer. you have at home is getting older or like in my case maybe it can't run davinci resolve the video editor, it's extremely resource intensive.
so, you go to your local computer store and you check out what they have available maybe you find a computer that has a pretty good processor.
It has a lot of memory and the hard drive space is pretty sufficient for your needs.
you'll be able to store lots of cookie recipes on that hard drive.
So,you go up to the checkout counter but,instead of paying for your computer all at once.
You actually decide that you're simply going to pay for your computer by month in perpetuity and then also,
when you walk out of the store you don't carry your computer with you.you actually leave your computer at the computer store and in this case the computer store is actually a data center. So, now you get home and you start to wonder what you actually bought well here's.
Where the cool thing comes in,
Access from anywhere on any device :
you have an android phone or maybe,you have a chromebook or a really old windows pc.
You can use any one of those devices to log on to your cloud pc and the neat thing is
let's say you connect on your tablet and then maybe,you connect on your chromebook everything on your cloud pc will be exactly.
How you left it from the previous device basically,all you need is an internet the connection that's fast that enough to stream movies and you'll be able to access your windows 365 cloud pc.
So,I can access my computer from anywhere but, if i bought a laptop i could just carry that with me.
wherever, I go any way so why would i need a cloud pc well.
Scale up your specs :
Let's go back to the example of using davinci resolve the video editor like i said earlier it's extremely resource intensive it needs a very good processor it uses a lot of memory.
You need a very good graphics card now because,we have our computer at the computer store.
If i need a little bit more let's say processor maybe i need a little bit more memory.I could simply give them a call and say,hey give me more memory or give me a better processor in this case though with windows 365 instead of calling the computer store.
I simply go onto an admin interface and i could pick a better processor,i could add some extra memory or maybe my cookie recipes are, just overflowing i could get a bigger hard drive as well.
So,i could do all of that with just the click of a mouse. I could just upgrade my pc along with being able to upgrade my pc.
Fast internet connection :
Whenever,I need just a little bit more performance my cloud pc also has a blazingly fast internet connection. so,let's go back to the,
Example with davinci resolve,
Let's say i'm working on a video and maybe i'm collaborating with someone and they record let's say 200 gigabytes worth of 8k footage that,i want to incorporate into the video now with my home internet connection it would take probably the entire day to get all of those files downloaded but,because my cloud pc is at the computer store basically in a data center.
It has a 10 gigabit the per second connection which is way faster than,i would ever be able to get at home.
So, my cloud pc can download all of those files in just and instant and then,i can continue my work for me all,i need is a home internet connection that's fast enough to see what's on my cloud pc but,my cloud pc will be able to connect way faster than, i could ever imagine at home as some added benefits because,
Automatic updates, security & compliance :
Your computer stays at the computer store they'll also take care of all of the software updates they'll also make sure that the security and compliance are first rate and,
if you ever lose the physical device that you're using to connect your cloud pc well your cloud pc is separate from that,
So,it stays safe all of this sounds amazing sign me up take my money but,before we do that there are a few potential downsides that it you might want to consider
with windows 365 you're now paying a monthly subscription fee to use windows on a cloud pc and microsoft hasn't announced pricing yet but,it'll probably be 30 to 40 dollars per month depending on the license that you choose the specs on the machine that,
Downsides :
You want also if you use let's say touch or pen i don't know how that experience will be remember you're connecting to a pc,that's in the cloud that's going to be far away from where you're physically located and if there's any delay or latency there it might ruin that experience and also maybe one of the biggest downsides,if you don't have any internet well there's no way to use your cloud pc.
So, hopefully by now that,you have a good sense for what windows 365 is and that,when you would use it,and what some of the potential downsides are and it might sound really similar to something else called azure virtual desktop that's a similar service.
Difference from Azure Virtual Desktop :
Where you can set up a cloud pc so what's the difference between that and windows 365 or this new offering from microsoft well going back to our,
Example with the computer store with azure virtual desktop you'll have a computer at the store but,you have full control over that computer and you're on point for managing it with windows 365.
who are managing that your device you simply go in and you click the few buttons to set up your new cloud pc.
If you need help with the management well you've got it it's a white glove service with azure virtual desktop on the other hand you're fully in control of that experience okay so that makes sense but microsoft also offers microsoft 365.
Difference from Microsoft 365 :
That's another product name with 365 in it. so, what's the difference between that and windows 365 well windows 365 remember that's the cloud-based pc basically the computer and the computer shop microsoft 365 gives you access to all of the office productivity apps like word excel and powerpoint.
So, you can have both windows 365.you have your cloud pc and then,you can a also run microsoft 365 on it.
Which will give you access to all of your productivity tools hopefully by now windows 365 makes sense to you but how does it actually work how do you get a new cloud pc setup well you're going to have your admin go in and they'll assign a license to,
you then they'll also configure.
what your cloud pc looks like they'll also need to go into endpoint manager set up a provisioning policy.
If you're interested in what all of those steps look like i've included a link down below in the description once you have your cloud pc all set up as an end user.
you simply go to *windows365.microsoft.com* and you can access your cloud pc directly through your browser or you could also download an app that'll allow you to connect to your cloud pc on a mac on a windows pc on android on ios any one of those different platforms the experience itself.
once you sign into your cloud pc is just like using windows 10 or windows 11.you're basically just using another pc that happens to be sitting at the computer shop or once again the data center.
So, what are my thoughts on all of this well.I think for companies they're going to love this now instead of managing all of this it infrastructure in-house.
You can outsource all of that to microsoft and i think ultimately that's going to cost less think of it this way imagine a employee needs a new computer every three to four years instead of getting a new computer now.
You could simply issue a basic computer and as long as it could access the cloud pc.
you can get access to as much or as little power as you need in the consumer space it'll be interesting to see if microsoft eventually brings this tech there imagine.you want to play the latest computer game with windows 365 in theory you should be able to gain access to a very powerful computer.
