Desktop as a service: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow | ZDNet

The story of modern computing began with mainframes and dumb terminals and ends (but not really) with PCs acting a bit like those terminals (with the real computing happening in the cloud). Now, thanks to the combination of the cloud and the web, the story continues with Microsoft Windows 365, built on Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, which streamlines virtualization and works across any device—even a Chromebook, iPad, or Android phone. It's interesting how much the future resembles the past, while innovating on today's technology.

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Microsoft Whiteboard experience on Surface Hub 2S

Microsoft Whiteboard is an endless canvas for people to work together in person or remotely across multiple devices. Surface Hub lights up the Microsoft Whiteboard experience with a gorgeous screen display and advanced inking capabilities, and there are so many great features built into Whiteboard to help you create your content. Customize the background of your canvas, enjoy the seamless inking experience of the Surface Hub 2 Pen, draw a shape and Whiteboard will perfect it for you. And if you want to create a table, start by drawing a rectangle, add some grid lines, and Whiteboard will recognize your intent. Start to add content and the table will intelligently adjust to fit. You can invite your colleagues to contribute to the whiteboard and they can add to it anytime from anywhere on multiple devices, making this game-changing for teamwork.

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