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Azure Virtual Desktop
Windows 365 Enterprise
and Frontline
Platform as a Service
Software as a Service
Cloud Service Model
Pricing Model
Management System
Operating Systems
Management Complexity
Costs
Skillset Required
Desktop Experience
Consumption-based
(pay as you go)
User subscription
No user limit, 3
-
to
-
1 ratio for Frontline
AVD native, Citrix, or VMWare
Intune management
(cloud or Config Manager Hybrid)
Windows desktop
single
-session
Windows desktop & server
single or multi
-session
Simple - Enterprise
Specialised
Commodity desktop skills
Specialised VDI skills
Enterprise & Frontline: persistent
Frontline Shared: non
-persistent
Personal, pooled,
or app streaming
·
Networking
·
Storage
·
Compute
·
Configuration & deployment
Variable with component costs
·
Per
-
user subscription license
·
Azure networking or data cap
Predictable flat-rate
(optional Azure networking)
Software as a Service
User subscription
300 user limit
Online portal
(optional Intune management)
Windows desktop
single
-session
Simple - Basic
No desktop skills needed
Personal persistent
·
Per
-
user subscription license
·
Data cap set on vCPU count
Predictable flat-rate
Windows 365 Business
User Access
Web, RDP, Store App, or
App Streaming
Web, RDP, Store App
Both support: Web, Store App
Enterprise: RDP, Boot, Switch
GPU configurations available
GPU Support
No GPU support
GPU configurations available
Windows 365 & Azure Virtual Desktop
December 2024
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