Back in July 2020, we reported that Microsoft is working on a new service called Microsoft CloudPC built on top of Windows Virtual Desktop to deliver Desktop as a Service. At its core, CloudPC provides business customers with a modern, elastic, cloud-based Windows experience and will allow organizations to stay current in a more simplistic and scalable manner. End-users can access their work apps and programs online, from any device.
Today, several details about this new service got leaked online.
■ Microsoft CloudPC is codenamed Project Deschutes.
■ Microsoft CloudPC service can be accessed online via
cloudpc.microsoft.com.
■ Once the CloudPC setup is done, users can also access their cloud desktop using Microsoft Remote Desktop
app available on Windows 10, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.
■ For now, Microsoft will offer CloudPC in the following three configurations:
■
Lite: 2 vCPU 4GB RAM 96GB SSD (General purpose optimized for cost and flexibility)
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Standard: 2 vCPU 8GB RAM 96GB SSD (Advanced compute needs optimized for performance
and speed)
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Advanced: 8 GB RAM, 3 vCPU, 40 GB SSD (Accelerated graphics optimized for scalability and data
processing.)
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