GPU virtual desktops on Azure Local
Design, engineering and imaging applications need a GPU. We build AVD session hosts that share physical GPUs in your Azure Local machines.
Scope of the work
- Choose GPUs and machines that are supported for the cluster
- Decide between dedicated GPUs and partitioned GPUs per desktop
- Install and maintain host and guest drivers
- Tune the display protocol for graphics workloads
- Test with the real applications and real files
- GPU-enabled session hosts in a dedicated host pool
- A tested sizing: users per GPU for your applications
- A driver update procedure
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Driver pairs
Host and guest GPU drivers must match supported versions. An unplanned driver update is the usual cause of a broken desktop.
Failover with GPUs
GPU-attached virtual machines behave differently when a machine is drained. We plan capacity so updates do not take desktops down.
Power and cooling
GPUs change the power and cooling budget of a machine. We check it with the hardware vendor's figures.
Four steps, written down.
A call with Keith
You describe the goal, the estate and the deadline. Keith turns it into a written scope with an hour estimate at the hourly rate.
A written design by Gus
Gus reviews the environment and gives you a written design with each decision and its reason.
Hands-on implementation
Gus implements in your tenant and your racks, remotely or on site, with every change logged as it is made.
Documents and a named contact
You receive the as-built record and the runbooks. Keith stays on as your account and project manager.
Asked before every engagement.
How many users can share one GPU?
It depends on the application and the GPU memory each user needs. We measure it in a pilot before sizing the purchase.
Can the same GPUs serve AI workloads?
Sometimes, on separate schedules or separate machines. Mixing interactive desktops and inference on one GPU is rarely a good idea.
What does the consulting cost?
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith sends a written hour estimate after the scoping call, and work starts when you approve it.
Often scoped together.
One rate. Two people.
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith runs sales, project management and your account. Gus does the architecture, the design and the implementation.
per consulting hour, for every consulting service