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Azure Virtual Desktop

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What is Azure Virtual Desktop?

Azure Virtual Desktops are a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud.

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Virtual Desktop Heaven

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 8, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We implemented the Azure VD solution to create a secure, resilient, and reliable environment for our users' ERP needs. In our case, they use SAGE. We deployed over 50 VMs and ...
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Technician
Azure Virtual Desktop1 year of experience

Azure Virtual Desktop - Microsofts' PaaS Solution that enables you to quickly provide Remote App/Full Desktop functionality in a secure way

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 24, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
As a MSP we are always looking for the most performand and most secure solution to provide our customers the ability to work from anywhere. With Azure Virtual Desktop we have ...
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Employee
Azure Virtual Desktop2 years of experience

Amazing to use

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 28, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I need to access the client-server system to install our application and check on that. For our product, we have to give a virtual machine to each client by which we can acces...
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Verified user
Analyst
Azure Virtual Desktop2 years of experience

Best in market to save cost of windows license for common applications

Rating: 8 out of 10
July 13, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are using Azure Virtual Desktop or AVD on large scale as a Common Shared desktop to showcase our test builds to end users. as we have a large team, we used separate instanc...
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Zeel Pandya
Consultant - Information Technology
SAP ABAP Consultant
AeonX Digital Solutions
Azure Virtual Desktop1 year of experience

Never Disappoints

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 11, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We have our applications hosted via the cloud and the Azure Virtual Desktop makes it more streamlined for us to access multiple applications at once. Able to set different per...
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Edgard Ocampo
Director - Information Technology
IT system Admin
Arachnid 360
Azure Virtual Desktop4 years of experience
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What is Azure Virtual Desktop?

Azure Virtual Desktops are a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud.

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Azure Virtual Desktop Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Azure Virtual Desktop - Microsofts' PaaS Solution that enables you to quickly provide Remote App/Full Desktop functionality in a secure way

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
August 24, 2023
Verified User
Employee in Research & Development
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Azure Virtual Desktop
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As a MSP we are always looking for the most performand and most secure solution to provide our customers the ability to work from anywhere. With Azure Virtual Desktop we have a secure and streamlined solution to do so. Because a lot of the technical implementation is now handled by Microsoft itself (PaaS) it has become even less cumbersome to deploy a new AVD environment within minutes instead of hours/days
Pros
  • Secure Access (Identity management by Azure, including MFA and other security measures)
  • Scalability (scale up or down servers depending on the load of the systems)
  • Licensing Structure is very clear
Cons
  • While it is PaaS it would be nice to have some monitoring insights into some parts of the offering
  • Migrating user sessions from one host to another (to be able to downscale) would be awesome
  • It would be nice to have a more seamless deployment of FSLogix in a AVD Enviroment
Likelihood to Recommend
Currently Azure Virtual Desktop enviroments are our first choice for all customers. Especially because most of our customers already have a M365 License which includes Azure Virtual Desktop usage.

We deploy it for both RemoteApp and Full desktop solutions. This gives us the flexibility to "lift and shift" a specific workload of more legacy customers towards the cloud and provide them with a secure solution to use their apps in the cloud from anywhere.

Virtual Desktop Heaven

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
September 08, 2023
Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Azure Virtual Desktop
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We implemented the Azure VD solution to create a secure, resilient, and reliable environment for our users' ERP needs. In our case, they use SAGE. We deployed over 50 VMs and can scale them easily depending on the client's needs. The fact that users can access any computing device including tablets and Macintosh is another plus.
Pros
  • Security
  • Scalability
  • Pay as you go model
Cons
  • Windows Remote client can be improved
Likelihood to Recommend
The pay-as-you-go model was one of the best features for our clients as their user numbers can scale up or down depending on the season. Being in the cloud, the Virtual Desktop solution helps us to cope easier with our remote users as well as partner or guest accounts as it is very easy to deploy secure environments for them.

Amazing to use

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 28, 2023
Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Azure Virtual Desktop
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I need to access the client-server system to install our application and check on that. For our product, we have to give a virtual machine to each client by which we can access that as a server.
Pros
  • Easy to configure
  • Manage the resources
  • Easy to integrate with dotnet environment
  • No physical contact required
  • We Install and use the machine from anywhere in the world
Cons
  • Nothing much
  • Little expensive for small business and learners
Likelihood to Recommend
There is a process where we have to create/access the client-server to run the application. For each client, we need to follow the process, and it is really user-friendly to work on. Sometimes the connection breaks down suddenly, but it is rarely happening.

Best in market to save cost of windows license for common applications

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
July 13, 2022
ZP
Zeel Pandya
SAP ABAP Consultant
AeonX Digital Solutions (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Azure Virtual Desktop
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using Azure Virtual Desktop or AVD on large scale as a Common Shared desktop to showcase our test builds to end users. as we have a large team, we used separate instances for all builds. Azure Virtual Desktop played a vital role in removing this bottleneck. now we use a single AVD desktop for all the testing.
Pros
  • scaling
  • using our own image
  • seamless multi-session capabilities
Cons
  • UI can be updated
  • Higher DPI would have been welcome
  • lags on low end devices
Likelihood to Recommend
if you're having a testing team that works on testing load for various scenarios, as we have here, dev, test, quality & production build. this is an ideal use case to implement AVD, especially if you're staff is all work from home. they will just require AVD and they're ready to go.

Never Disappoints

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
July 11, 2022
EO
Edgard Ocampo
IT system Admin
Arachnid 360 (Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Azure Virtual Desktop
4 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We have our applications hosted via the cloud and the Azure Virtual Desktop makes it more streamlined for us to access multiple applications at once. Able to set different permissions for different users. There are many other similar programs but I say from a Microsoft environment this one is the best one. Integrates with our system
Pros
  • User Interface
  • Connection
  • Stability
Cons
  • Extra training
  • more in depth guides
  • Best case scenarios
Likelihood to Recommend
When I need to connect virtually know Azure Virtual Desktop is there for me to use and connect to my application. We have multiple apps in our environment. Room for growth in the future as well and a system that gets patched and updated frequently without any issues or problems.
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