The office has changed and now many employees are getting used to a new normal. Creating dynamic and safe computing environments can be challenging for organizations. One great way to provide for these challenges is to implement Windows Virtual Desktop or WVD. WVD is a desktop and app virtualization service that runs on the cloud. Here’s what you can do when you run Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure:
- Set up a multi-session Windows 10 deployment that delivers a full windows 10 desktop OS with scalability
- Virtualize Office 365 ProPlus and optimize it to run in multi-user virtual scenarios
- Provide Windows 7 virtual desktops with free Extended Security Updates
- Bring your existing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and Widows Server desktops ad apps to any computer
- Virtualize both desktops ad apps
- Manage Windows 10, Windows Server, and Widows 7 desktops and apps with a unified management experience
KEY Capabilities – With Windows Virtual Desktop, you can set up a scalable and flexible environment:
- Create a full desktop virtualization environment in your Azure subscription without having to run any additional gateway servers.
- Publish as many host pools as you need to accommodate your diverse workloads.
- Provide individual ownership through personal (persistent) desktops.
- Bring your own image for production workloads or test from the Azure Gallery.
- Reduce costs with pooled, multi-session resources. With the new Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session capability exclusive to Windows Virtual Desktop and Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role on Windows Server, you can greatly reduce the number of virtual machines and operating system (OS) overhead while still providing the same resources to your users.
Why WVD vs RDS?
- WVD is a new, up-to-date, and very exciting technology from Microsoft
- WVD allows for native Windows 10 desktop instead of a Windows 10 “desktop experience” on Server OS with RDS
- WVD includes user profile container technology from FSLogix
- WVD Management Service is the control plane that’s hosted and managed by Microsoft in Azure
- WVD supports OneDrive and indexed search in pooled desktops
- WVD is the winner on cost There is no additional licensing cost for WVD Management Service
- There is no need for any additional Azure VMs to run the control plane
See if Windows Virtual Desktop is right for you. Take the self-assessment:
- You need the ability to add users quickly and easily
- You need to scale efficiently on demand
- Your end-users need a seamless rich client experience with Outlook, Search, Cortana, OneDrive, and Skype
- You need to manage different deployment types across different deployment planes
- You need to bring Remote Desktop Services (RDS) to your users
- You need to support both persistent and non-persistent environments
- You need integrated security and management e.g. Microsoft 365, AAD
- You need to run Windows 7 legacy applications post upcoming Win 7 EOL
- You are in a regulated industry and need to meet strict compliance requirements
- Your virtual desktop journey requires reuse of existing investments (e.g. Citrix)
- You want to reduce management and deployment costs for Windows Server
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