They work from their own Mac or PC. Your company files never land on it. We set it up, secure it and support it.
A contractor works from their own laptop. Your client files end up in their Downloads folder, their personal Dropbox and their email. When the contract ends, every copy leaves with them.
You ship a company laptop for a six-month contract, then spend weeks chasing it back so it can be wiped and set up for the next person.
Your team is happy on Macs, but someone needs a Windows-only app every week. Buying a second computer for one app feels wrong.
A Windows 365 Cloud PC is a full Windows desktop that runs in Microsoft’s cloud, one per person. Your team opens it from any Mac or PC through Windows App or a browser. Outlook, Teams and files stay inside your company’s cloud. The Cloud PC only sends a picture of the screen.
So a personal computer can still do a job. It can open a company Cloud PC. It never holds company files.
Not sure yet? See our managed IT pricing ranges.
This is the first question every owner asks. If a contractor uses their own laptop, isn’t that the risk? Not when the Cloud PC is set up properly.
Every sign-in needs 2FA, every time. We block the sign-in shortcuts attackers use to take over sessions.
Our identity threat monitoring checks every sign-in for risk and shuts down the ones that look wrong. Nobody stays signed in.
Copy and paste, drives and USB between the personal computer and the Cloud PC are blocked, so files never land on it.
Email and OneDrive in a browser on that personal computer are blocked too. Company data opens only on company computers and Cloud PCs.
Cloud PCs are part of our fully managed IT service. The same in-house team that runs your Microsoft 365 and your company computers runs them.
We set every Cloud PC up at our minimum spec, so it runs real work without lag. We don’t use the smallest builds.
A new contractor gets their Cloud PC the day we assign the licence. Nothing to ship, nothing to install on their computer.
When someone leaves, we cut access in minutes. The Cloud PC is wiped or handed to the next person, and their own computer never held your files.
Questions and problems go to the in-house team that knows your setup and your people by name, not a call centre.
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Many teams mix them. We help you decide, person by person.
Past about 19 months, a company computer costs less than a Cloud PC. See the full comparison.
More Microsoft 365 services
A full Windows desktop that runs in Microsoft’s cloud, one per person. Your team opens it from any Mac or PC through Windows App or a browser, and company files stay in your company’s cloud.
Yes, when the Cloud PC is set up properly. Every sign-in needs 2FA, our identity threat monitoring checks every sign-in, and copy and paste, drives and USB between their laptop and the Cloud PC are blocked. Company email and OneDrive in a browser on their laptop are blocked too.
Yes. Windows App runs on macOS and supports Teams calls, multiple monitors, webcams and microphones. Your team keeps their Mac and opens Windows in a window.
No. A Cloud PC needs a steady internet connection. Anyone who works offline needs a company computer.
No. Cloud PCs make sense for contractors, short stays and Mac users who need a Windows app. Past about 19 months, a company computer costs less, and it works offline. Many teams mix both.
We use Azure Virtual Desktop for specific cases only, like a shared server for a legacy app such as QuickBooks Desktop. It doesn’t scale as well and takes more troubleshooting, so for everyone else we recommend Cloud PCs.
Cloud PCs are part of our fully managed IT service. Each Cloud PC licence is listed in your proposal, along with your Microsoft 365 licences and our management fee.
No. Cloud PCs are part of our fully managed IT service. A Cloud PC is only as secure as the sign-in rules, monitoring and support around it, and that is the work we do every day for our managed clients.
Book a free discovery call to review your fully managed IT needs. If we’re a good fit, we’ll send you a tailored proposal and quote.
