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Get answers to your questions about Windows 365, the end user experience, the IT admin experience, and how you can manage Cloud PCs using the same workflows and tools you use today with traditional P...
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danjb
Brass Contributor
Jul 21, 2021
The number 1 reason customers require a cloud desktop is to able Tuess non-SaaS, client-server apps. How will they be to accomplish this with W365 Business edition? Will there be a way to connect it to any Azure networks or anything? Could we use VPN? Otherwise what's the point? It's just a desktop where we can use MS Office apps instead of using on the local computer? Also: in order to take advantage of Microsoft Endpoint Manager for cloud-based management of W365 we need W365 Enterprise edition. However, we are then required to use on-prem hybrid connection. My question is would you consider bringing Microsoft Endpoint Manager to W365 Business for those organizations that are in the "business" category with "business" budgets that are not interested in on-prem infrastructure and have made investments in M365 Business that has Microsoft Endpoint Manager capabilities.
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    danjb
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 21, 2021
    *is to enable access to non-SaaS, client-server apps... (autocorrect sorry☹️)
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      Christian_Montoya
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      Jul 21, 2021

      Hi Dan, great questions, let me see if I can address them all.

       

      Actually, one thing I want to clarify is that you can still use Microsoft Endpoint Manager (or any other UEM service) to manage the "Business" Cloud PCs, as long as you have an active subscription and you have configured auto-enrollment into MDM. This is because these are just like any other Windows device in your organization. You are correct that for the "Enterprise" Cloud PCs, Endpoint Admins have richer features across Endpoint Manager and M365, but for "Business" Cloud PCs you can still push device configuration policies, app configuration policies, etc.

       

      Separately, you are correct in that the "Enterprise" Cloud PC offering currently requires you to bring an Azure subscription and an Active Directory infrastructure that's configured for Hybrid Azure AD Join, whereas the "Business" Cloud PC offering doesn't. We are investigating and working towards a solution for "Enterprise" such that there are no Azure or on-prem AD pre-requisites.

       

      Hope I answered your questions, happy to chat more.

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        danjb
        Brass Contributor
        Jul 21, 2021
        Great, that checks the boxes! Mainly I wanted to be sure it was aligned with our strategy of using M365BP for those smaller businesses. Thanks
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