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- Do Windows 365 have plans to serve customers that have less usage per user account than 33%? We have many contractor user accounts that may only need to log on a few times a month or even just a few times throughout a year. Or will these use cases still need to manage azure virtual desktops pools to make economic sense?
- Thank you for sharing this awesome live demo, nicely done! Will this "shared license model" works with follow the sun support model? As an example, 300 total employees in different regions: 1. West US3: 100 users (US business hours) 2. Central India: 100 users (India business hours) 3. West Europe: 100 users (EU business hours) Can I procure 100 shared license to apply to my example/use case? Thanks!
- Heather_Poulsen
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- Are you aware of a chargeback process that can be used for Cloud PC? So the user being assigned is paying for the use of the cloud pc, this would be great for project related work especially for environments where capex is better than Opex
- BhavyaChopra
Microsoft
ESJeffL , I am not sure I understand the question. The charge back process is usually organization specific.
- We would like personalized chargeback as we prefer capex, the device cost should be charged directly to the project not IT
- Is there still a charge for when the VDIs are not used?
- Sam_TulimatHi Slava - Windows 365 is a SaaS product with predictable pricing model where customers pay a monthly subscription fee. Customers pay a monthly subscription in this model, but it enables more users per license.
- MichaelHildebrandScheduled create/on/off would be helpful, too.
- BhavyaChopra
MichaelHildebrand, thanks for the feedback. As with any feature in Windows 365, we will be release Graph APIs that should allow customer/partner integration with the scheduling system making the shift work Cloud PC available for their users based on the "shift schedule"
- To use this properly we would need both auto-logoff (mentioned elsewhere) to ensure availability and a scheduled maintenance window (powered on) to ensure devices are properly managed (updated, inventory, policy, etc.). With M365 apps plus OneDrive we are less concerned with forcing a logoff while work is open, especially for the population we would likely assign these devices to.
- For shift work you mean strictly remote right? I'm struggling to understand the financial benefit in situations where the user has to go to the office and requires another device to connect to a Cloud PC, it would require implementing BYOD which is difficult to manage and need good network controls. What am I missing?
- BhavyaChopra
ESJeffL, yes, the offering will benefit a lot of the shift and part-time workers that are moving to a remote-only or hybrid environment.
As for BYOD support, we already have a lot of capabilities to protect the Cloud PC device via MEM device compliance, Trusted launch support by default, etc., access to the Cloud PC via Conditional Access investments, and protection of the data on the Cloud PC itself. We also continue investing in the security space to enable BYOD scenarios. Yes, network controls is another protection layer and you have the ability to also control that with Windows 365 which apply as-is to shift work Cloud PCs as well
- We have a lot of people who "forget" to log off of the PC at the end of their shift. Is there capabilities to see if a session is inactive for a certain amount of time and then auto-sign them out?
- Timothy, I would really like to know what your/your organization's preference would be for functionality to ensure user sessions are ended properly? Do you have a way you're training your users today to log off or end their sessions, is something like idle detection preferred because they don't remember to do so?
- Sam_Tulimat
Hi Timothy - Thanks for the feedback. That is a capability we are considering as we've heard this feedback that some end users may forgot to log off. We're planning to also ensure that customers can continue leveraging existing Windows session timeout group policies to manage timeout preferences.
- So how is the shared license going to help the people that only 25% of which can access devices during their work hours? I read this statement as 75% of the people cannot access devices during work hours It was a Gartner Firstline Device Landscape study from 2020 that was used in the presentation
- Sam_TulimatHi Todd, great questions. Many customers are looking to expand access to technology for these workers, so while currently only 25% can access devices, the number continues to grow especially in a hybrid/remote work environment. The challenge for customers is about scaling access to both existing and new computing resources. Our goal with this solution and Windows 365 is to enable customers to provide more access to computing technology whether from home or in the office. With shared licensing, customers could enable more of their work to have their own Cloud PC securely. This could enable bring your own devices (BYOD) scenarios, where worker can access their work Cloud PC at home from their devices. It could also enable customers to leverage existing shared physical endpoints while allowing each shift worker accessing the endpoint to use their shift work Cloud PC.
- Sam_Tulimat
Feel free to share any feedback or questions you may have as you watch. We are looking to learn from you more about what you care about for helping shift and part-time workers be more productive. We will be regularly checking the comments thread to answer your questions.
