In yet another example of its growing emphasis on remaking itself as a devices and services company, Microsoft looks to be developing a pay-per-use "Windows desktop as a service" that will run on ...

The Azure Virtual Desktop service now offers the choice of using the Windows 11 operating system at the preview stage, per a Thursday Microsoft announcement. Azure Virtual Desktop is a 2-year-old ...

Do you have situations where users work from home, connecting from personal devices? Do you trust those devices and the networks they're connecting from? Do you have compliance regulations that ...

Microsoft Azure NVv4 instances are the first desktop as a service (DaaS) Virtual Machines (VMs) powered by the combination of 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors and AMD Radeon Instinct™ GPUs. The NVv4, as ...

Microsoft on Friday announced Azure Virtual Desktop support for virtual machines with "Trusted Launch" protections. Trusted Launch support for Azure virtual machines actually reached the "general ...

VMware, which last year announced a deal to integrate its infrastructure with Amazon's public cloud, has entered into a deal with Amazon's main competitor, Microsoft. This time it's for delivery of ...

Virtual desktops have become a mission critical IT component. Updating backup and recovery practices will ensure greater resiliency during cloud outages. Written by eWEEK content and product ...

If you're an IT professional panicking at the thought of managing legions of hybrid workers on a permanent basis, desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) might be exactly what you need. We've compiled the top ...

Both Google and Microsoft want your desktop running on the cloud. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, they may just be successful sooner than you think. I cut my computing teeth on terminals and ...