Windows 365 costs how much!?
The day has finally come: Microsoft Windows 365 Cloud PC is now generally available and…"Oh my God, Steven! Have you seen how much it costs!?"Yes, I have. Here's what…."It's so expensive!"Actually,...
View ArticleCould Windows 365 and Starlink (or 5G) underpin the future of work?
Disclosure: Microsoft and Qualcomm are clients of the author.With the pandemic now in its latest wave, it is increasingly looking as if Covid-19 (and whatever comes after) will be part of our lives...
View ArticleHow to choose the best desktop-as-a-service solution
Thanks to the pandemic, working from home no longer languishes as a rare option for a few workers. It’s mainstream business practice. Just ask Google, Facebook, Netflix, or the U.S. government:...
View ArticleFinally! Adobe rolls out Photoshop and Illustrator for DaaS users
For years now, we've been moving from a PC-centric IT world to Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) models. It's been driven by the rise of working from home, companies wanting to secure their end-users, and...
View ArticleTeams and Webex: What if Microsoft and Cisco merged their platforms?
Disclosure: The companies mentioned are clients of the author.When Cisco had its big Webex unveiling last week, I was impressed. This week, Microsoft Ignite is under way, and Microsoft is treating...
View Article8 key technologies for the future of work
Many would argue that the future of work is already here. Enterprises in virtually every industry have had to revamp their work models in reaction to the pandemic and safety guidelines, giving...
View ArticleWindows 11: The end of the old-school Windows desktop
I've called Windows 11 a pointless upgrade. My reasoning was that it came with compatibility problems and really added nothing to Windows 10. Sure, it includes better security. But, spoiler alert,...
View ArticleWe’re one step closer to Windows in the cloud
I've been saying for a long time now that Microsoft's master Windows plan is to move you to a cloud-based Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) model. Earlier this year, I pointed out that Windows 11 was...
View ArticleHow multiverse simulation can speed up innovation
Apparently, during the pandemic, I spent so much time-consuming digital content, I stopped reading print magazines. Last weekend I tried to catch up on reading my Popular Mechanics magazines — from...
View ArticleNetApp’s cloud-based Spot PC: Right solution, right direction, wrong company
(Disclosure: most of the vendors mentioned are clients of the author.)There should be no doubt that the current trend surrounding personal computing is to move the loads and the cost from the desktop...
View ArticleNetApp’s Spot PC: a foundation for a new desktop paradigm?
After I wrote about NetApp’s Spot PC last month, I had a surprisingly nice call with Spot PC’s general manager, Jeff Treuhaft. He reminded me that this is still a very young offering and, given that,...
View ArticleMacStadium’s VMWare virtualization replacement now available at AWS
Reflecting the growing popularity of the Mac platform, Mac cloud and SaaS provider MacStadium's Orka Platform is now available to purchase at the AWS Marketplace, a move that brings Orka to Amazon EC2...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dev Box — a better path to provisioning and productivity?
Disclosure: Microsoft is a client of the author.Microsoft is basically a platform and tools vendor, and it’s particularly good at developing tools largely because it’s made up of developers. But the...
View ArticleHow spatial computing ends the concept of remote work
You roll into Starbucks.While a barista makes your Chocolate Crunch Frappuccino with espresso-infused whipped cream sprinkled with crushed biscotti and almonds, you flip open your thin, light laptop...
View ArticleWindows on Mac improves for professional environments
The best way to run Windows on a Mac is being updated with new features and macoS Sonoma compatibility. Among the new features in the latest Parallels Desktop release are TouchID support for Windows,...
View ArticleWindows-as-an-app is coming
My first computer was an IBM 360 mainframe. To use it, I relied on a 3270 terminal. From there, I quickly moved on to a PDP-11 minicomputer running Unix — where my interface was a VT-102 terminal.In...
View ArticleKilling VMware
When Broadcom bought VMware for $69 billion last November, we knew there would be changes. What we didn't know is that Broadcom's radical changes would leave partners and customers alike questioning...
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