Hydra by Login VSI

Hydra is an administration and orchestration platform for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 environments. Developed by Login VSI, the software centralizes host pool operations, session controls, image lifecycle workflows, and infrastructure autoscaling across cloud and hybrid Microsoft virtual desktop deployments.

Key Capabilities

• Centralized AVD & Windows 365 Administration: Consolidates management workflows for host pools, session host virtual machines, and active user sessions across Microsoft cloud desktop environments.
• Real-Time Endpoint Analytics: Employs a lightweight endpoint agent on session hosts to deliver performance metrics and session status data directly from virtual machines.
• Automated Infrastructure Autoscaling: Dynamically provisions and scales down session hosts based on active concurrency demands to optimize cloud compute expenditure.
• Image & Session Lifecycle Management: Provides administrative controls for session intervention (e.g., messaging, logoff, reboot), image updates, and user self-service issue remediation.
• Multi-Tenant Operational Support: Incorporates native multi-tenancy with isolated tenant boundaries and granular Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to support enterprise departments and Managed Service Providers (MSPs).

Audience & Use Cases

• Audience: VDI Administrators, Cloud Systems Engineers, IT Infrastructure Managers, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs).
• Use Cases: Centralized Microsoft virtual desktop administration, automated AVD compute autoscaling, multi-tenant MSP client management, and virtual machine image deployment.

Technical Specifications

• Deployment Model: Available via the Azure Marketplace to connect with existing AVD and Windows 365 tenants.
• Agent Architecture: Lightweight monitoring agent installed directly on virtual machine session hosts.
• Access & Isolation Controls: Multi-tenant architecture featuring role-based permission structures and tenant isolation.
• Licensing Tiers: Licensing is based on peak concurrent user sessions rather than total registered user accounts. Options include a Community Edition (supporting 1 tenant, up to 5 host pools, and 100 visible sessions) and commercial Paid Plans.
• Resource Optimization Claims: The vendor states that automated scaling and concurrency-aligned licensing can reduce operational and cloud infrastructure expenses by up to 70%.