Azure Windows Virtual Desktop: The Front Piece of the Remote Working Puzzle
Remote Operations is the New Normal and this has necessitated the adoption of virtualized platforms: operating systems, applications, workloads. Azure Windows Virtual Desktop, ever since its inception as a specialized Azure VDI solution delivered on a Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) model, has sensationally allowed users to avail the complete Windows Enterprise Desktop experience from any device, anywhere, anytime. As the world embraces the new norm, Azure WVD has become a significant revelation to the remote workplace enigma.
Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) was voted as No.1 Choice among all virtual desktop as a service (DaaS) solutions in 2020 and 2021, by enterprises.
36% of the respondents have deployed VDI or DaaS solutions for their work-from-home scenario.
As the world’s leading application-focused cloud managed service provider and an Azure Expert MSP, Cloud4C has been at the forefront of enterprise Azure WVD adoptions. Deploy Azure WVD with ease across multiple users and branches protected by end-to-end managed operations and constant monitoring.
Scale up user access seamlessly and provision multi-session experiences of the latest Windows version. Top grade security features on Azure cloud and cost benefits of the pay-per-use model add to the advantages, making Azure WVD combined with Cloud4C’s end-to-end WVD managed expertise an enticing package for enterprises. Cloud4C’s 600+ certified Azure engineers ensure end-to-end support for any query.
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Why advance your Remote Workplace journey with Azure WVD and Cloud4C?
Ready to Use Cloud-powered experience & Continuous Support
WVD is powered by the intelligent Azure cloud boasting excellent user experience and connectivity. As part of the Cloud4C Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) on Azure services, Cloud4C provides managed desktop service that includes complete 24/7 support, single point of contact for end-user issues, proactive monitoring, and 99.99% availability of applications.
Pay as you go model
Leverage a pay-as-you-go model for Azure WVD, with enterprises having the flexibility to pay as per consumption and hence avoid a large upfront expenditure. Since there isn’t any long-term payment required for hardware or software setup and maintenance, enterprises end up saving substantially.
Highly scalable and robust platform
Cloud4C offers Managed WVDs that are built on a robust, flexible and scalable Azure cloud. The Cloud4C service includes Azure cloud desktops that are fully managed, so that enterprises can free up their IT professionals to focus more on provisioning, configuration, and management of the WVD environment.
Dynamic ramp-up of desktops
Adopt hyper-agile user provisioning, regardless of location and flexible to business needs. Add new users and resources on the fly within minutes. Cloud4C helps in complete implementation, scaling, and managing of the desktops.
Multi-session User Experience
Leverage the latest Windows version and its contemporary desktop applications on a virtualized model across multiple sessions. Seamlessly add new sessions on a particular device, stream apps across remote endpoints, and ensure an error-free collaborative workplace.
Seamless Enterprise Platforms and Solution Integrations
Integrate third-party enterprise applications to bolster multiple activities. Add CMS platforms such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal with ease.
Lower Infrastructure and Licensing costs, seamless compliance
The Managed WVDs comply with modernized compliance standards and frameworks allowing all virtual workspace applications, data, and workloads to be seamlessly compliant and secure.
Enhanced productivity across multiple users in multiple locations
Built-in scalability, multi-session experience, latest Windows apps powered by the compute and storage brute of the Azure cloud ensures improved productivity across all factions regardless of location, ecosystem complexity, and more.
Built-in Intelligent Security
Leverage Azure’s intelligent security tools and frameworks such as Windows Defender, Azure Sentinel and more for proactive incident detection and response. Ramp up the effect with Cloud4C’s advanced MDR, SIEM-SOAR, Threat intelligence, and managed SOC offerings.
Remote workplace business continuity management
Remote workplace continuity isn’t a concern anymore due to the underlying cloud infrastructure. Leverage auto backup, recovery, or full-fledged Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) services for the integrated Azure WVD ecosystem.
Dive Deeper: The Advanced Capabilities of Azure WVD
Access the latest Windows versions with complementary workforce applications
Stream apps across multiple remote locations
Multiple management characteristics in one using Azure portal, PowerShell, and REST APIs
Full diagnostics features to help detect and remediate errors, added in-built intelligent security
A single host pool to serve multiple ecosystems and applications, multi-user sessions
End-to-end implementation and seamless integration with peripherals
Streamlined assigning of workloads across multiple users across multiple locations
Powered by the robust Azure cloud platform
Scale up or down VMs per choice and necessities with a few clicks
Deploy and scale in minutes
End-to-end managed operations assistance via the Azure WVD MSP
Streamline your remote workspace hassles with Azure WVD
Cloud4C End-to-end Managed Azure WVD Offerings
Cloud4C’s managed VDI offerings powered by cloud-powered DaaS delivery models has been a revelation for firms looking to manage their workforces across multiple geographies, users, departments, and endpoints remotely. With its AIOps-powered managed Azure WVD solutions and services, Cloud4C has overseen fail-proof remote work transformation for multiple firms across diverse verticals.
Thousands of users have been onboarded on virtual desktop environments such as VMware, Citrix, and especially Microsoft WVD. Cloud4C offers seamless deployment, scaling, configuration, installation, integration, and UAT services to ensure readiness of the cloud-based virtual workspace architecture.
Cloud4C’s Phase-wise Azure WVD Implementation and Management Model
In phase 1, we begin with introducing the Cloud4C Cloud Adoption Framework that we follow for implementing cloud solutions and brief about various DaaS use cases and possible scenarios. We understand the organization's business/security/compliance needs and their IT standard operating procedure. We assess the landscape for building DaaS, which includes AD / File servers/ Desktops / Laptops / DaaS (if deployed on-premise).
Introduction of Cloud4C Cloud Adoption Frameworks - Daas Solutions
- Introduction to Cloude DasSuso case and scenarios
- Understand the landscape for building the DaaS > AD/File servers/Desktops Laptops DaaS Con premise it deployed)
- Understand the Organization Security Compliance need
- Understand the IT standard operating procedure
Duration - 1 Day (4-6 Hours)
As part of phase 1, based on the assessment data and the inputs from the business team, we prepare DaaS Blueprint and Landing Zone Design. We set up DaaS user profiles, map profiles with user categories, integrate with Active directory and provide a detailed plan for Data migration from on-premise to Cloud, Sync back solution (for migration case), DaaS security, and backup. We also provide commercial estimates and deployment timelines for implementing the solution. At the end of this phase, we deliver a DaaS blueprint and landing zone design based on the reference architecture/approach.
Prepare DaaS Blueprint and Landing Zone Design
- DaaS user profiles
- User category with Profile Mapping
- Process of Accessing the Daas
- Azure Landing Zone
- Active Directory Integrations
- DaaS Security
- Backup
- Data Migration form on-premise to Cloid and Sync back solution (for migration case)
- Commercial Estimates
- Deployment Timelines
Duration - 1 Day (8-12 Hours)
In phase 2, we set up the required cloud subscription, create landing zone, AD users & policy/ sync from on-premise. We also configure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)/ Privileged Identity Management (PIM). We build DaaS Profiles and Environment and test the Profiles. In the case of on-premise data, we migrate & test. In addition to this, we also configure backup of DaaS infrastructure and Sync with on-premise storage (optional). After the deployment/migration is completed, we test and as a part of our fully managed virtual desktop solutions, we constantly monitor the health of these virtual desktops to identify & troubleshoot issues (if any).
Deployment/Migration of DaaS Environment
- Azure Subscription
- Create Landing Zone
- Create AD Users & Policy/Sync from On-premise
- Configure MFA/PIM (if required)
- Build DaaS Profules and Environment
- Test Profiles
- Migrate on-premise data
- Test and Commission
- Configure Backup of DaaS infrastructure
- Configure Sync with on-premise storage (optional)
Duration - WVD - (1-2 Weeks)
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Phase 1 - part 1: Assessment and Discovery Workshop
In phase 1, we begin with introducing the Cloud4C Cloud Adoption Framework that we follow for implementing cloud solutions and brief about various DaaS use cases and possible scenarios. We understand the organization's business/security/compliance needs and their IT standard operating procedure. We assess the landscape for building DaaS, which includes AD / File servers/ Desktops / Laptops / DaaS (if deployed on-premise).
Introduction of Cloud4C Cloud Adoption Frameworks - Daas Solutions
- Introduction to Cloude DasSuso case and scenarios
- Understand the landscape for building the DaaS > AD/File servers/Desktops Laptops DaaS Con premise it deployed)
- Understand the Organization Security Compliance need
- Understand the IT standard operating procedure
Duration - 1 Day (4-6 Hours)
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Phase 1 - part 2: DaaS Blueprint and Landing Zone Design Preparation
As part of phase 1, based on the assessment data and the inputs from the business team, we prepare DaaS Blueprint and Landing Zone Design. We set up DaaS user profiles, map profiles with user categories, integrate with Active directory and provide a detailed plan for Data migration from on-premise to Cloud, Sync back solution (for migration case), DaaS security, and backup. We also provide commercial estimates and deployment timelines for implementing the solution. At the end of this phase, we deliver a DaaS blueprint and landing zone design based on the reference architecture/approach.
Prepare DaaS Blueprint and Landing Zone Design
- DaaS user profiles
- User category with Profile Mapping
- Process of Accessing the Daas
- Azure Landing Zone
- Active Directory Integrations
- DaaS Security
- Backup
- Data Migration form on-premise to Cloid and Sync back solution (for migration case)
- Commercial Estimates
- Deployment Timelines
Duration - 1 Day (8-12 Hours)
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Phase 2: Deployment / Migration of DaaS Environment
In phase 2, we set up the required cloud subscription, create landing zone, AD users & policy/ sync from on-premise. We also configure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)/ Privileged Identity Management (PIM). We build DaaS Profiles and Environment and test the Profiles. In the case of on-premise data, we migrate & test. In addition to this, we also configure backup of DaaS infrastructure and Sync with on-premise storage (optional). After the deployment/migration is completed, we test and as a part of our fully managed virtual desktop solutions, we constantly monitor the health of these virtual desktops to identify & troubleshoot issues (if any).
Deployment/Migration of DaaS Environment
- Azure Subscription
- Create Landing Zone
- Create AD Users & Policy/Sync from On-premise
- Configure MFA/PIM (if required)
- Build DaaS Profules and Environment
- Test Profiles
- Migrate on-premise data
- Test and Commission
- Configure Backup of DaaS infrastructure
- Configure Sync with on-premise storage (optional)
Duration - WVD - (1-2 Weeks)
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Azure WVD Common Use Case Scenarios
Be it an enterprise of any size, remote workspace management is a major challenge. Lack of connectivity, infrastructure flexibility can severely deter the firm’s operations. Here are some common scenarios where Azure WVD can be the ideal solution:
Regulatory Compliance and Security Management
Enterprises in sectors such as healthcare, government or finance must strictly adhere to regulatory and security compliance for their operations. With Azure Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) at the helm with cloud-powered and in-built security and compliance, enterprises need not worry about data privacy, security and compliance.
Operations and Administration
Another scenario where enterprises can benefit from Azure Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is during mergers and acquisitions or when having to deal with contractor businesses. In such situations, for standardizing the operations, employees can be provided with WVD.
Workforce Flexibility
With the culture of BYOD and remote workforce increasing, it is important for enterprises to provide employees with a unified solution to their workplaces that is seamlessly scalable and collaborative. With Azure Windows Virtual Desktop, enterprises can securely give access to remote desktop with all their data and applications.
Special Workload Management Cases
Enterprises still using legacy applications will need a unique solution for deploying their mission-critical workloads. For such enterprises, Azure Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is the perfect solution. With Azure WVD, enterprises can scale up and down depending on the requirement.
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Differentiators
World’s leading Automation-driven, Application-focused Cloud MSP
600+ Azure certified engineers
Proven Migration Factory Framework with CAF approach and Azure Well Architected Review
End-to-end AIOps-powered Managed DaaS Offerings
25 Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and 24X7 Support with NOC & SOC offerings
Total Ownership with Single SLA up to managing the DaaS
Agile assessment, planning, design and implementation
Successfully deployed and managing 5000+ VDI instances
Uninterrupted, remote support availability
Pay as you go model – Zero CapEx investments
Automated Deployments and Management - saving time and cost
Continues monitoring of Industry compliances and security control
End-to-end managed services
Easy scalability of infrastructure in minutes
Better TCO returns ensuring Maximum ROI
Azure WVD – Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Azure WVD?
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Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is a solution delivered by Microsoft Azure that provides users with a complete Windows desktop environment on any device, in any location. Windows Virtual desktops empower employees to be productive while working in a virtualized environment on a PC, phone, tablet, or browser.
The user experience is just like working on their physical workstation. For the IT teams, WVD also simplifies management, provisioning, and access to corporate data and apps. For Enterprises, Azure WVD reduces the costs and resources associated with managing on-premises IT infrastructure.
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What are the features of Azure Windows Virtual Desktop?
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With Windows Virtual Desktop, end-users can avail multi-session and single-session Windows 10 with access to Office 365 ProPlus. Based on the size of your enterprise, Azure WVD allows your IT team to provision new users seamlessly.
The in-built security and compliance features of Azure WVD also enable configurable information protection controls in control of the IT team, and as its fully managed by Azure, your enterprise data and apps are hosted in secure data centers. With regards to interoperability, Azure WVD has a native client app for every major platform: Windows, MAC, iOS, Android and HTML5.
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