Windows 365 is a service that allows us to have a computer always available in the cloud. We can use this operating system from the browser, and connect to it through Remote Desktop so that it appears that we are sitting next to the tower.
Microsoft servers can no longer run Windows 365 test
The Windows 365 free trial server promotion has lasted less than 24 hours. To encourage users to try the service, the company has been offering free test servers so that potential customers can get an idea of how the platform works. These servers could be of 4 types:
- 2 vCPU / 4GB RAM / 128GB SSD
- 2 vCPU / 8GB RAM / 128GB SSD
- 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM / 128GB SSD
Microsoft allows users to access these systems without paying for 2 months. After this period, the price of these servers would become 35, 45 and 70 dollars per month respectively. However, these servers have not lasted long, as Microsoft, In view of the demand for these, it has been forced to stop offering these versions test.
If we try to hire one of them right now, we will see an error message like the following one.
The director of the Windows 365 program has confirmed on his Twitter account that, indeed, the servers have run out of capacity. Therefore, while the capacity of these is expanded, the free trials have been canceled.
We have seen unbelievable response to # Windows365 and need to pause our free trial program while we provision additional capacity. Sign up below to get notified when trials resume. https://t.co/Q05C7cBWMh
– Scott Manchester (@ RDS4U) August 3, 2021
If we are thinking of testing the new Windows in the cloud, we can access this link and sign up. When there is capacity again to offer the free trial servers again, we will receive a message.
Is the cloud really ready for infrastructure on such a scale?
Not even 24 hours have passed until the problems with this new Windows as a service. The truth is that they have been problems due to an unexpected acceptance for the service, something that, of course, is not bad. However, this should make us think one thing: are networks really ready to use computers in the cloud?
We do not doubt Microsoft’s ability to offer this type of service. And chances are, after this rough start, everything works more or less well. But what if, all of a sudden, all the clients start connecting to the servers at the same time? It can happen if there is a new confinement and teleworking returns. We remember that Teams It was not the platform that offered the best response during that chaotic spring of 2020, as the servers could not cope with the surge of users. And a chat, where there are always alternatives (Slack, even WhatsApp to get out of trouble) is not the same as an operating system, with programs, files and literally everything you need to work.
Does Microsoft really guarantee an absolute availability of its service, and that it is not going to leave us stranded when we go to connect? Time will tell.
