What is Windows 365 and what is a Cloud PC?

Windows 365 is the world’s first Cloud PC service that’s designed for your hybrid work needs. Windows 365 is a premium cloud service from Microsoft that securely streams your personalized Windows desktop, apps, and content from the Microsoft cloud (Microsoft Azure) to any device, anywhere. It is a revolutionary technology where both the IT admin and end user experiences are fundamentally different from traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and Cloud VDI. It combines the best of Windows, Azure, and Microsoft 365 to deliver simplified IT and modern end user experiences – providing an easy on-ramp for both existing and new customers.

A Cloud PC is the end user’s personal computer in the cloud that is optimized, scalable, and has high availability for a familiar Windows desktop experience. It’s hosted in the Windows 365 service and is accessible from anywhere, on any device. Windows 365 is a hybrid local and cloud operating system (OS) that brings new possibilities to organizations of all sizes.

Figure 1.2 – Windows 365 illustration

With Windows 365, organizations can choose whether a PC, with its locally installed OS, or a Cloud PC, with its cloud-based OS, is the best fit for a particular user or role in the organization. In some cases, a user may benefit from having both a local OS and a cloud OS and choosing the one for the job.

Windows 365 is designed for organizations of all sizes that need highly secure and agile hybrid work solutions. These solutions are valuable for elastic workforces, distributed employees, and specialized workloads that require versatile compute and storage capabilities, accessible on any device.

IT administrators can swiftly scale and resize Cloud PCs to meet the changing needs of their users so that they have the compute power and storage they need, with predictable costs. Hybrid work use cases can be supported effectively with Windows 365. Let’s add some fun. We asked ChatGPT to write a poem about Windows 365 to test what the general idea about it is in the industry.

Asking ChatGPT to write a poem

Here’s a poem about Windows 365:

Windows 365, a tool so fine

Bringing Windows, Office, and peace of mind

In the cloud it resides, with ease to find

A comprehensive platform, of a new kind

Gone are the days, of software to buy

Now, it’s a subscription, that never runs dry

Always up-to-date, no need to pry

With Windows 365, your work takes flight

Collaboration made simple, with Teams in sight;

Video calls, chats, and file sharing, all in one sight

working together, now it feels just right

And when it comes to security, have no fright

Windows 365 has got you, day and night

Protecting your data, making it just right

So rest easy, knowing your information’s in sight

Windows 365, a tool for the modern day

Making work easier, in every single way

So join the revolution, and get on the way

To a future bright, with Windows 365!