Microsoft now encrypts new Windows 365 Cloud PCs at rest, starting this month, according to a Friday announcement. A Cloud PC is Microsoft's name for a virtual machine, hosted on Microsoft's ...

Who needs a Cloud PC, anyway? What's the experience like? How much does it really cost? I've got answers to all those ...

Rackspace has built its Windows-based cloud service on top of Citrix’s XenServer hypervisor, rather than the more basic open source version of Xen, and plans to move its whole cloud infrastructure ...

Microsoft announced the general availability of GPU-enabled Cloud PCs for Windows 365 Enterprise and Frontline editions. These Cloud PCs come in three configurations: Standard, Super, and Max. Windows ...

Microsoft will reveal new AI tools for use on PCs and in the cloud at its annual Build conference, according to a session list posted Wednesday. In January, CEO Satya Nadella told analysts that 2024 ...

The rise of AI tools and services has added a new twist to the decline and fall of standalone Windows PCs. For years, I’ve been watching the slow evolution of classic Windows PCs into cloud-based ...

Update, May 11, 2025: This story, originally published May 9, has been updated with more details on the move towards greater cloud Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) transparency by both ...

Cloud growth has helped push Microsoft earnings past Wall Street estimates. Cloud growth has helped push Microsoft earnings past Wall Street estimates. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, ...