Cloud-based desktop computing environment that allows users to access their desktop, applications, and files from any device with internet connection.
Virtual Desktop lets employees work from home by accessing their company computer and software through a web browser.
All provide managed virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI/DaaS) so users can access a full desktop remotely. Azure Virtual Desktop is Microsoft’s native VDI platform on Azure; Amazon WorkSpaces is AWS’s managed DaaS. Google Cloud does not offer a first-party, fully managed DaaS equivalent; common approaches use partner solutions (e.g., Citrix, Omnissa/Horizon) or self-managed VDI on Compute Engine. OCI offers a managed DaaS service for hosted virtual desktops.