{"id":311,"date":"2019-07-09T10:45:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T10:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codesmartinc.com\/?p=311"},"modified":"2020-02-13T17:13:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T11:43:41","slug":"microsofts-cloud-first-focus-impacts-companies-stuck-with-legacy-workplace-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codesmartwebapp.azurewebsites.net\/?p=311","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s cloud-first focus impacts companies stuck with legacy workplace technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ubikite \u2013 a Redmond based startup from People Tech Group launches a suite of tools to help them manage this change<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>REDMOND, WA, USA, July 9, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft is now fully-focused on the cloud, sending a disruptive ripple through many companies still maintaining legacy workplace technology. The move also opens a new opportunity for solution providers with the expertise to guide IT professionals through the cumbersome process of modernization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"microsofts-cloud-first-focus-impacts-companies-stuck-with-legacy-workplace-technology\" class=\"collapse\">\n<div id=\"moreContent12\" style=\"\">\n                                <div class=\"float-right mb-3 ml-3\" style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7;padding: 5px;border: 1px solid #e1e1e1;border-radius: 5px;\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/vishwa-ptg.jpeg\" alt=\"Bob Duffy\" style=\"width: 300px\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"mt-3 text-center\">\n                                        Vishwa Prasad, CEO, People Tech Group\n                                    <\/h4>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p>\n                                    Consulting firm veterans in Redmond are among those leading\n                                    the way.\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/codesmartinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PeopleTech Group<\/a>\n                                    is spinning out a new product development venture dedicated\n                                    specifically to filling this emerging need.\n                                <\/p>\n                                <p>\n                                    \u201cOur customers are facing the reality that the desktop\n                                    operating systems they are familiar with are changing,\n                                    driven largely by very real malware threats. Microsoft has\n                                    announced the end of Windows 7 security patches and support\n                                    in 2020, and Windows 10 updates will begin to happen more\n                                    rapidly. IT professionals need tools to help them manage\n                                    this change. We formed\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ubikite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ubikite<\/a>\n                                    to provide our clients automated help for managing this\n                                    change,\u201d says Vishwa Prasad, CEO of People Tech Group.\n                                <\/p>\n                                <p>\n                                    Similar start-ups have popped up across the United States,\n                                    responding by promising to shepherd companies onto the cloud\n                                    with one or more proprietary IaaS solutions\u2014e.g.\n                                    CloudJumper, Nerdio, and Frame\u2014but few provide solutions for\n                                    infrastructures managed exclusively on Microsoft Azure, WVD,\n                                    and WaaS.\n                                <\/p>\n                                <p>\n                                    \u201cWith Ubikite tools, both on-prem Windows 10 desktops\n                                    managed under WaaS and virtual desktops on WVD become much\n                                    more manageable. IT professionals can become instant experts\n                                    on WaaS and WVD, completing hours-worth of work in seconds\n                                    with almost no learning curve,\u201d said Prasad. \u201cThat is the\n                                    power of Ubikite\u2019s dashboard, automation and monitoring\n                                    solutions. Enterprise users as well as Service Providers can\n                                    use these tools to accelerate their move to Microsoft\u2019s\n                                    Modern Desktop\u201d.\n                                <\/p>\n                                <p>\n                                    Ubikite is a startup based in Redmond, Washington dedicated\n                                    to creating powerful, intuitive tools that make complex\n                                    on-prem and virtual desktop management tasks quick and easy.\n                                    For more information, email\n                                    <a href=\"mailto:hello@ubikite.com\">hello@ubikite.com<\/a>\n                                <\/p>\n                                <div class=\"mt-3\">\n                                    <p>\n                                        Microsoft Windows News Today: 43,000 Microsoft Tech\n                                        readers:\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/windows.einnews.com\/pr_news\/490239135\/microsoft-s-cloud-first-focus-impacts-companies-stuck-with-legacy-workplace-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                            https:\/\/windows.einnews.com\/pr_news\/490239135\/microsoft-s-cloud-first-focus-impacts-companies-stuck-with-legacy-workplace-technology\n                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#microsofts-cloud-first-focus-impacts-companies-stuck-with-legacy-workplace-technology\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more info..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubikite \u2013 a Redmond based startup from People Tech Group launches a suite of tools to help them manage this change REDMOND, WA, USA, July 9, 2019 Microsoft is now fully-focused on the cloud, sending a disruptive ripple through many companies still maintaining legacy workplace technology. 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