Cloudtop. Google's virtual desktop tool
Google has the Cloudtop virtual desktop software that employees use to
access internal software, which is a useful solution for companies wanting
to keep their employees productive while working from home during the spread
of the Coronavirus.
However, when cloud customers request Google for a virtual desktop solution,
the company refers them to third-party solutions instead.
Google's approach contrasts sharply with market leaders Amazon and Microsoft,
both of which have their own virtual desktop services, and both have seen a
slight increase in use during the pandemic.
For the many companies moving to remote work on a large scale for the first
time, relying on cloud providers to handle the infrastructure is easier than
keeping administrators on site to manage servers or send computers to new
employees.
After Zoom saw an increase in new customers during the pandemic, the video
calling platform company has subscribed to more than 1,000 Amazon WorkSpaces
virtual desktops for help desk employees.
AWS said in May: TC Energy, the oil and gas pipeline operator, has subscribed
to Amazon WorkSpaces so employees can safely work from home.
For Microsoft, the boom was so great that the CEO mentioned it when he spoke
about the company's quarterly earnings in April.
"Use of Windows Virtual Desktop has tripled this quarter, as organizations
deploy virtual desktops and applications across Azure to enable secure remote
work," he said.
Google Cloudtop was first made available to employees in 2017, and it aims to
help them create software, interact with internal systems, and communicate
through IRC.
The service offers Linux and Windows desktops, which can be useful for testing
source code.
Google published a research paper on its virtual desktop software in 2018, and
more than 25 percent of its employees use virtual desktops.
Google has also moved the software to the public cloud instead of the
company's infrastructure to improve user experience and reduce total cost of
ownership.
A Google spokesperson said: The company recognizes the growing demand for
virtual desktops as people work remotely, but is not currently planning to
offer Cloudtop as a cloud service.
Instead, the company is prioritizing third-party offerings in the virtual
desktop market.
The spokesperson added: Promoting products from partners gives customers the
ability to expand the technologies they use in their data centers to the
public cloud, and customers will not be limited to our service.
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