![]() There is no escape from the virtual Windows experience While Anderson is at pains to defend the noble intentions of Microsoft, telling us "if we didn't have the extension program where Citrix would be adding value on top, then it would be competitive", it is difficult to see how the arrival of Windows Virtual Desktop can do anything but erode the marketshare of the virtualised Windows incumbents. Microsoft has also fiddled with Office 365 Pro Plus in order to take greater advantage of the data hydration benefits afforded by FSLogix.įor its part, Citrix appears to agree: it has said it plans to extend Windows Virtual Desktop through its own Workspace line, and bravely noted that "Citrix Workspace brings Windows Virtual Desktop and other enterprise resources together into a streamlined interface for users." Microsoft's take on the tech, however, benefits from some of the tweaks the company has been able to make, including shovelling the tech from last year's FSLogix purchase into the platform in an effort to speed up the likes of Outlook and OneDrive as apps launch. ![]() The likes of Citrix have, after all, been able to fling virtualized apps and desktops at users via tools such as XenApp and XenDesktop for quite a while now. ![]() Users can fire up a Windows desktop from a gallery there, or launch individual apps from the Start Menu or Task Bar, with only a glyph to indicate that the app isn't installed locally. Assuming, of course, you fit into one of Microsoft's models.įrom a user perspective, things are also simplified, with a new Windows Virtual Desktop client app that looks quite at home on Windows 10, but can also run on the likes of macOS, iOS, Android, through a browser or on Windows 7. Fill in some basic details, including such nebulous settings as a low, medium or high usage profile as well as a number of users, and Azure will go and do its stuff, creating the Virtual Device Infrastructure (VDI) as needed.Ĭorporate vice president of Microsoft, Brad Anderson, boasted to us in an interview that "we can provision the infrastructure to host that VDI in minutes", which compares well with the hours, days or even weeks it can take via traditional means. Deceptively simple to set upįrom an admin perspective, getting the thing working is a case of hopping into the Azure marketplace and selecting a template. Or a Windows 7 session, but more on that throwback later. With the arrival of the public preview, a long line of excited customers will be able to get their hands on the tech and enjoy the delights of single or multi-session machines in the cloud and a choice of anything from the full-fat Windows 10 desktop to the occasional hosted app. The virtualization technology, first announced back in September, allows users to run their Windows 10 desktops and apps, along with Windows 7, from one of Microsoft's Azure data centres, rather than have to deal with getting the software running locally. ![]() Windows Virtual Desktop has finally arrived, in preview form that is, and three months after the public preview was supposed to have begun. ![]()
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