Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Local
Azure Virtual Desktop with the session hosts in your own data center. The management service stays in Azure; the desktops, the data and the latency stay close to your users.
Scope of the work
- Size session hosts and the cluster for your user count and applications
- Build the golden image and the process that keeps it updated
- Create host pools, application groups and workspaces
- Set up identity, profile storage and network access
- Pilot with real users, measure, then roll out
- A working AVD environment on your Azure Local cluster
- An image build and update procedure
- A sizing record and a user onboarding guide
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Identity requirements
Session hosts on Azure Local have specific identity requirements. We confirm the supported join type for your directory before building anything.
Profiles decide the experience
Slow sign-in is often profile storage. We size and place it on purpose.
Size from a pilot
User density depends on the applications. A two-week pilot gives better numbers than any calculator.
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.
Why run AVD on Azure Local and not in Azure?
To keep data on site, to reach local systems with low latency, or to use hardware you already own. If none of those apply, Azure is usually simpler.
What does AVD on Azure Local cost to run?
There is an AVD service fee for session hosts on Azure Local, plus the Azure Local host fee and user access rights. We include all three in the cost model.
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