How Much Does Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Cost? 3 Steps to Calculate Pricing

in this video I'm going to show you three simple steps to estimate the cost of deploying Windows virtual desktops in Azure my name is vadim vladimir see and i'm the CEO of nerdy oh and if you're an MSP trying to build or grow your asha practice then this is the channel for you Windows virtual desktop or wvd is a popular new technology for Microsoft it simplifies the deployment and management of virtual desktops and Azure but it can still be somewhat challenging to figure out the true cost of an entire deployment I'm going to show you how to estimate the cost of an entire deployment in three easy steps the first cost component to consider when dealing with Windows virtual desktops is Microsoft licensing wvd is an entitlement of the Windows 10 Enterprise subscription so if you're you or your customer already have a subscription to Windows 10 either through a direct subscription to something like III or e5 or through a Microsoft 365 subscription then you're already fully licensed and there's no additional licensing that you need to purchase however if you do not have a current subscription to Windows 10 and you're not planning to go to Microsoft 365 any time in the future then the the most cost effective way to purchase a Windows 10 subscription is to use the e3 Windows 10 subscription which is going to be about seven dollars per user per month the other affordable option is to use Microsoft 365 business which includes Windows 10 enterprise but it also includes office 365 business premium and the cost of that subscription is only twenty dollars per user per month so that's cost component number one cost component number two of wvd is the actual Azure infrastructure that's going to be running your desktops in Azure this includes things like virtual machines storage of the operating system and users data and also the networking components required for wvd things bandwidth IP addresses etc the actual cost of a sure infrastructure is going to depend on the deployment specifics of your environment for example are you gonna be using pool desktops where you're gonna consolidate multiple users on a single VM or are you gonna be giving your users dedicated persistent desktop VMs one to each user it's also gonna depend on how much CPU and RAM the applications that your users are running are going to require etc but a rule of thumb for estimating Azure infrastructure for wvd is if you're gonna be deploying pool desktops the cost is gonna be somewhere in the 10 to 30 dollar per desktop per month range and if you're gonna be deploying personal desktops with a dedicated VM for each user then the cost is gonna be somewhere in the 60 to 100 30 dollars per desta per month so that is cost component number two and then finally the third component of a successful wvd deployment is a management portal that can help you deploy provision manage and cost optimize your wvd environment nerdier is such a management portal and a portal like this can really help you optimize your deployment and your infrastructure in a way that lets you achieve the cost levels that I've mentioned in cost component number two which is the azure infrastructure and the typical cost of a management portal Ranger somewhere from 8 to 12 dollars per desta per month so putting it all together if you think about the total cost on the low end you have a $7 Windows 10 Enterprise subscription you have a $10 adder cost for the users you know hardware and bandwidth and storage plus you have an $8 management portal cost so if you put it all together on the low end having a $25 per user per month desktop cost hosting the Nasher and and and using wvd is a really compelling case so really you should consider wvd for your next Desktop refresh project to learn more and to price out your specific or your unique wvd deployment scenario please click on the link below the video

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Id: Q8afTfIIpzI

Length: 4min 38sec (278 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 25 2019