Subj : Microsoft is bringing its Azure Virtual Desktop offering on-prem
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Feb 06 2024 12:00:06

Microsoft is bringing its Azure Virtual Desktop offering on-prem

Date:
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:44:21 +0000

Description:
You can now hybridize Microsofts virtual desktop service by combining Azure 
with your on-prem infrastructure.

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Microsoft has announced the general availability of Azure Virtual Desktop for 
Azure Stack HCI, bringing Microsoft Cloud capabilities directly into 
organizations own data centers. 

The decision comes as an evolving IT landscape reveals that not all 
enterprises are going all-in on cloud, offering them the option to adopt a 
more hybrid approach. 

Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI provides a solution for those who 
need an on-prem solution for performance, data locality, or regulatory 
reasons. Azure Virtual Desktop now has an on-prem option 

Azure Virtual Desktop is a cloud-based solution designed to offer a secure 
remote desktop experience for Windows 10 and Windows 11 sessions. The fact 
that its now available on the companys hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), 
which is a hybrid that connects the on-prem system to Azures cloud-based 
services, is a sure sign of the times. 

Recent months have seen the emergence of a number of studies reporting that 
businesses are choosing not to go 100% cloud-based for one reason or another, 
be it cost or technicalities, and Microsoft seems to be adapting to its 
customers. 

Azure Virtual Desktop Product Manager Steve Downs noted that the cloud isn't 
the best option for every workload. 

Speaking of the benefits of the companys new on-prem virtual desktop service 
, Downs added: Azure Virtual Desktop can simplify deployment and management 
of your infrastructure, gives you full control over configuration and 
management, and reduces costs by optimizing through existing virtualization 
investments and skills. 

Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI is chargeable on an as-used basis, 
helping enterprises to have greater control over their spend. Pricing is 
based on user access rights, infrastructure costs, and an additional hybrid 
service fee, which is set at $0.01/vCore/hour of consumption. 

The service is now generally available and is managed as a resource location 
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