COVID-19 has impacted the lives of people around the world, forcing many organisation to consider closing offices and asking their employees to work from home.
Windows Virtual Desktop Remote Worker
Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is a comprehensive desktop and app virtualisation service running in the cloud. It is the only VDI that delivers multi-session Windows 10, optimisations for Office 365 ProPlus, and support for Remote Desktop Services (RDS).
Cloud Services offers Azure WVD Workspaces as a fully managed application with per user billing model.
Azure WVD Workspaces is available in different compute profiles and usage workloads.
Compute profiles:
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Compute Optimised (2 GB Memory per 1 vCPU)
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General Purpose (4 GB Memory per 1 vCPU)
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Memory Optimised (8 GB Memory per 1 vCPU)
Price is starting from $5 monthly per user workspace.
Delivers the only multi-session Windows 10 experience
Access the fully managed, always up to date, rich Windows user experience from any end-user device platform with your choice of virtualised OS, including Window 7. Client-like experience includes Cortana, Edge, desktop search, and Microsoft Store. You have complete access control for security and cost efficiencies.
Enable optimisations for Office 365 ProPlus
Deliver the best Office 365 ProPlus experience in a multi-session environment to your users. New Container technology enables fast load times and provide a performant experience for Outlook, OneDrive, Cortana, Search, Skype. Create persistent and non-persistent environments,
Deploy and scale in minutes
Manage users and security via a unified administrative interface in the Azure Portal. Use familiar tools like Rest API & PowerShell to customize setup, deployment & UI. Dynamically scale virtual machines using depth-first or breadth-first load balancing. Benefit from the integrated security and management of Microsoft 365 and rich partner solutions.
Migrate your existing Windows Server (RDS) desktops and apps to Azure
Bring existing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and Windows Server desktops and apps to any computer. Reduce costs through unified management and deployment experience for Windows Server, Windows 10, and Windows 7 desktops and apps. Benefit from free Extended Security Updates for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 desktops and apps.