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Updated 13th October 2025
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
50M - 250M USD, Insurance (except health)FAVORABLE
“Azure Virtual Desktop presents a great VDI application with some caveats with its monitoring solutions”
Azure Virtual Desktop is a versatile and secure Virtual Desktop solution, well-suited for organizations already integrated with other Microsoft solutions like Microsoft 365 and Azure, with strong scalability and flexibility.
SALES ENGINEER
<50M USD, TelecommunicationCRITICAL
“Exploring Azure Virtual Desktop: A Flexible and Accessible Solution”
Azure virtual desktop offers a secure, remote accessible environment via VDI, enhancing productivity and flexibility. This solution allows employees to work efficiently on various files and tools from anewhere.
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Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.
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Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
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Very good and comprehensive security and compliance tools (Active Directory and Microsoft ID). Easy scalability and flexibility with workloads and infrastructure. Great integration with other Microsoft tools, as well as third-party tools to boost its usability.
Read Full ReviewAzure Virtual desktop appeals to me as a remote employee due to its flexibility and unlimited accessibility. it offers a streamlined solution, replacing nultiple space consuming and potentially unstable products with a single reliable platform
Read Full ReviewI like the timely alerts we receive and I like that we can access all of our Virtual Desktops in one place.
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It requires some careful forethought and design to guarantee its smooth operation and management. Costs can be hard to predict without proper monitoring. Native monitoring solutions are very basic, needing some kind of third party tool integration for deeper troubleshooting.
Read Full ReviewVDI acces issues due to high used load, system instability and lack of maintenance notifications are frustrating
Read Full ReviewThe Remote Desktop app can be buggy sometimes and does not allow us to get into the Virtual Desktop until we force restart the application. I have heard that they are changing this app soon so hopefully that change will fix some of the bugs we run into.
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Director of IT
I wanted to reach out to all those who might have migrated to Microsoft's Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) as a DaaS solution. We've been testing this while working remotely (off network) and it appears to be working fine. However, when we test the platform in the office we run into all sorts of issues like background images in Teams not working, etc. We connect to AVD in the office using a ThinClient (Dell WYSE Terminal). Anyone using AVD from the office and if so, are you using a specific brand of ThinClient that works for you?Director of IT
See Full DiscussionWe have been using AVD as well as Windows 365 (Cloud PC) for a couple of years now. We are primarily using it for contractors who aren't eligible to receive a company laptop, but is also extensively being used for remote IT folks.
We aren't using thin clients to connect to either AVD or CloudPC, instead the "Windows" app on PC and Mac. The Windows app fully supports media optimization which leverages WebRTC for multimedia content in the browser as well as audio/video in Teams. Teams video works flawlessly with within AVD and Cloud PC with very low latency and features like background images or background blur.
It is possible that the WYSE terminals in use either don't support media optimization/redirection or aren't configured for support of the same.
Director of IT
Cloud PC - Windows 365 - What all adoption uses cases are beneficial vis-a-vis Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD/WVD)?CISO
See Full DiscussionCloud PCs (Windows 365) are great for simplicity and streamlined management. They’re perfect for organizations wanting an easy-to-deploy desktop experience without extensive IT overhead. They integrate well with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune) and are ideal for remote or hybrid workforces needing consistent desktop experience. They have fixed licensing prices and can be deployed on a Microsoft-managed network, keeping the SaaS solution if that level of security and responsibility are desired.
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) excels in customization and flexibility, making it suitable for larger enterprises or those needing multi-session capabilities and application virtualization. It’s great for dynamic workloads due to its consumption-based pricing and offers deeper control over the environment, which is ideal for IT teams needing advanced configuration. With AVD, you’ll need the infrastructure, meaning your organization would bear the added responsibility of IaaS and extra security.
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- SOFTWARE DEVELOPER50M-1B USDInsurance (except health)Review Source
Azure Virtual Desktop presents a great VDI application with some caveats with its monitoring solutions
Azure Virtual Desktop is a versatile and secure Virtual Desktop solution, well-suited for organizations already integrated with other Microsoft solutions like Microsoft 365 and Azure, with strong scalability and flexibility. - It Support Specialist<50M USDMiscellaneousReview Source
Exploring the Functionality of Azure Virtual Desktop
Overall, Azure Virtual Desktop is extremely easy to access through the Remote Desktop application. Sometimes it is a bit buggy and access doesn't always work. We use Azure Virtual Desktops to host our servers and they run very well. It is also easy to fix any issues or updates that may occur and we get an alert immediately. The Microsoft team is mostly easy to work with if there is a problem. - IT & DIGITAL SERVICES MANAGERGov't/PS/EdEducationReview Source
This is the future of managing end user OS's at scale.
Works fantastically well with our existing systems. A multitude of configuration options. Excellent security. - CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER1B-10B USDManufacturingReview Source
Fast and reliable configuration for cloud computing and seamless live migration of apps
It was easy to implement, very easy to navigate, and it is effectively enhancing the performance of our applications, processing large amounts of data and migrating systems. - MANAGER, IT, SECURITY AND RISK MANAGEME50M-1B USDBankingReview Source
Unraveling Challenges with AVD in a Hybrid Environment
Our overall experience with the Azure Virtual Desktop has been quite good and it really caters to our business requirements.
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