{"id":2149,"date":"2021-07-17T07:34:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T12:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2023-03-23T06:18:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T11:18:55","slug":"announcing-windows-365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/announcing-windows-365\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Windows 365!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"160\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/WVD.png\" alt=\"AVD\" class=\"wp-image-1673\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft announced Windows 365 this week at Inspire.&nbsp; With this announcement comes a new way to deliver remote desktops as a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform built on Azure Virtual Desktop and is a significant addition to virtual desktop options in Azure.&nbsp; There is a limited amount of information available about windows 365; in this post and accompanying video, we\u2019ll break down what it is and how it differs from Azure Virtual Desktop.&nbsp; Keep in mind that this is a new service, the information available may not be complete and change once Windows 365 is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Announcing Windows 365!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4II2IRcxPGE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two words used to describe each virtual desktop solution; <em>Flexibility<\/em> for Azure Virtual Desktop and <em>Simplicity<\/em> for Windows 365.&nbsp; That\u2019s a good starting point to understand how Windows 365 fits in the product stack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Flexibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Azure Virtual Desktop offers flexibility in how its deployed\nand managed.&nbsp; There are pooled host pools\nwith multi-session OS\u2019s such as Windows 10 multi-user and personal host pools\nthat create a one-to-one relationship between user and computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can deploy Windows 7 in Azure Virtual Desktop or use a server-based\nOS for the session hosts.&nbsp; That\u2019s helpful\nfor organizations dependent on RDS Client Access License.&nbsp; Also, Azure Virtual Desktop integrates with\nCitrix and VMware, and its priced based on computer resource consumption.&nbsp; That makes shutting down those idle session\nhosts so important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Azure Virtual Desktop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Pooled and personal host pools <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows 7 and server session hosts <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integration with Citrix and VMware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consumption-based pricing <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Windows 365<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Software as a Service platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows 10 (11)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Endpoint Management integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Per-user licensing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performance analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watchdog service <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Simplicity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how does that compare with Windows 365 and provide simplicity for remote desktop environments?&nbsp; As a SaaS offering, Microsoft takes care of management details such as configuring pooled or personal host pools.&nbsp; The majority of the configuration and management tasks are taken care of as part of the Win365 service.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 365 provides desktops based on Windows 10, or Windows 11 once available, and management is integrated into Microsoft Endpoint Management or MEM.&nbsp; Windows 365 is not managed from the Azure Portal like Azure Virtual Desktop, at least that wasn\u2019t shown in any of the examples I found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MEM integration is significant because it moves the management away from Azure administration to endpoint administration.&nbsp; A good move on Microsoft\u2019s part and a clear indication of how this product is positioned in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a software as a service product, Windows 365 is licensed\nper user.&nbsp; We pay for a user, per desktop\njust like how Office or other 365 products are licensed.&nbsp; Deallocating idle session hosts to save money\nis no longer a consideration.&nbsp; Per-user\nlicensing is a predictable pricing model that many organizations will welcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 365 also has performance analytics available out of\nthe box and a watchdog service that provides a status of key services to make\nsure the environment stays healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From a technical standpoint, this is more of an evaluation and not a revolution.  However, I do not want to understate the significance of Win365.&nbsp; These are huge improvements for organizations that don\u2019t need the flexibility of Azure Virtual Desktop.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Azure Virtual Desktop, the added flexibility left organizations to face some significant management issues, like how to patch the computer&#8217;s users connect to?&nbsp; Is it best to deploy new, updated session hosts or update in place?&nbsp; And what about application management?&nbsp; Do we include the applications into the base image or use a product like Endpoint Configuration Manager to deploy the applications?&nbsp; Windows 365 gives us an answer to those questions with the integration into Microsoft Endpoint Management, and that is significant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, Win365 still requires a VNet with custom DNS settings and is dependent on Active Directory Domain Services.&nbsp; For many, that will require connectivity to an on-premises network.&nbsp; VNet connectivity and AD Domain Services are two of the biggest hurdles for organizations adopting Azure Virtual Desktops. &nbsp;The AD Domain Services requirement has been one of the biggest complaints.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that said, Microsoft also announced public preview\nsupport for Azure AD Joint with Azure Virtual Desktop.&nbsp; It is easy to see the direction Microsoft is\ngoing, and I suspect an Azure AD joined, Intune managed Windows 365 option is\nin the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That covers the basics of how Windows 365 compares to Azure\nVirtual Desktop, at least based on the information available.&nbsp; Stay tuned for more to come, much more!&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft announced Windows 365 this week at Inspire.&nbsp; With this announcement comes a new way to deliver remote desktops as a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform built on Azure Virtual Desktop and is a significant addition to virtual desktop options in Azure.&nbsp; There is a limited amount of information available about windows 365; in &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/announcing-windows-365\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Announcing Windows 365!<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[1040],"tags":[1048,1045,1043,1047,207,406,409,11,401,412,181,410,411,52,394,407,405,1044,1046,1041,1049,400,1050,1042,404,392,393],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Announcing Windows 365! 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