We live in society where everyone is tracked, even if nobody wants to admit it, we leave traces everywhere we go online. Lately we experienced Microsoft Edge actively knowing we where downloading Chrome. Edge made a popup to tell us, Edge is also based on Chromium, but with extra trust. Translated to English it says:…
Windows 365 Boot, the feature to automatically boot from a Windows 11 Sign-in screen to your Cloud PC. Who will benefit from this feature? Can this create better security, freedom of choice and enable the lesser lucky parts of the world? Lets grab a coffee a talk about the personas where this comes in hand,…
Does your day start with a cup of coffee? Or a daily visit to the coffee machine during your work day? And what happened when covid sent us all to home offices? This is where my coffee journey escalated, maybe a bit different from the usual journey. But the hunt for making this cup of…
Can we benefit from self-service to licensed features in Microsoft 365? It might sound like trouble or a recipe for chaos. But I got the idea due to all these new Premium licenses to uncover AI-features and the cool new innovative features we read about these days. Most of us don’t need them all, but…
Are you managing multiple tenants or having guests from other tenants? Well, in that case, you might benefit from cross-tenant synchronization in Azure Active Directory. Lets have a look at use-cases, trusting MFA/Compliance, security considerations and what about Cloud PCs like Windows 365? Use-Cases We wait and we wait for cross tenant features, and I…
Windows 365 has a lot of different use cases, and here is a deeper dive into the third part of the personas series, which started here. Today lets talk about the persona employee, the one persona you probably serve the most. An employee is hired for a fulltime job in your company. Someone you trust,…
Will Windows 11 be the last version without hosted support? Will Windows 12 be the start to host the OS in the Cloud and use your local device for additional performance? Combining the benefits from bought worlds, in a much better way then we have ever seen before. Your Windows desktop can be as flexible…
Would you secure your house with a fingerprint door lock? Or facial recognition? In this article I will look at securing Windows Sign-In on Windows, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop and even Azure Virtual Machine. I will explore the world of FIDO Security keys available and supported today, to discuss which persona they are suited…
Windows 365 has a lot of different use cases, and I have made a list of 6 personas use-cases here. But today lets talk more about Windows 365 for consultants. Either you hire consultants or you are an consultant. In other words someone external who temporary works inside an organization or system. They need access…
Cloud PCs like Windows 365 or AVD (VDI) has quickly become a favorable service by many around the world, and here I look at different personas benefits or status for using a Cloud PC like Windows 365 today. Daily Workstation for employees Windows 365 can be your employees daily workstation, but it requires your employee…
I am Roy Apalnes, a Microsoft Cloud Evangelist working av Sopra Steria. Main focus in Microsoft Security and Endpoint Management, with a bigger picture in mind.