What is Azure Virtual Desktop?

Definition: Azure Virtual Desktop is a desktop and app virtualization service that runs on the cloud.

• Azure Virtual Desktop is an IAAS (Infrastructure AS A Service) offering
• If you have employees working remotely and if you want to give them a windows environment to work, you can go for Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Azure Virtual Desktop runs 100% on Azure.
• You can access Virtual desktop from anywhere having either Windows OS, Linux, or Mac OS, mobile devices, but having internet connectivity.
• In short, this is a virtualized version of Windows.
• This is a great way to provide employees infrastructure very quickly and get going with the actual work very fast.

What are the advantages of Azure Virtual Desktop?

• Reusability: You can reuse your existing Windows licenses (for supported OS versions, please check Microsoft Website).
• Concurrency: Multiple users can use the same VM instance.
• Easy Access: You can access it from anywhere on any device having an internet connection.
• Security: You can store the company data securely instead of storing data on each individual device.