As remote work became the default for many companies during the pandemic, it’s maybe no surprise that services like Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop, which gives users access to a fully managed ...

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 is now allowing service providers to use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) on Windows Azure as part of their service offerings. This expansion of Microsoft's product use rights for Windows Azure ...

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A new Windows version for multiple users was spotted last month, and now we know what it’s for: Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is a new service providing multi-user remote desktop and VDI in the Azure ...

Microsoft added some basic functionality to its new Azure RemoteApp service this week. The RemoteApp preview includes a demo that provides five minutes of free access to Excel, PowerPoint and Word, ...

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 ...

Last year, popular enterprise service provider Citrix pledged full support for Windows 10. The company caters to the needs of over 300,000 companies worldwide, delivering desktop virtualization, ...

Microsoft's Azure RemoteApp service, which allows users to deploy Windows apps in the cloud and access them from a variety of devices, is generally available starting next week. Microsoft unveiled the ...

The improvements involved the "Virtual Network" and "Virtual Machines" components of Windows Azure, affecting the access of virtual networks, either from behind a corporate firewall or remotely.