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1. #AZURE VDI PRICING UPDATE#
2. #AZURE VDI PRICING SOFTWARE#
3. #AZURE VDI PRICING LICENSE#
4. #AZURE VDI PRICING WINDOWS#

I'm excited, too, about this new single licensing for VDI’s server infrastructure, which will complement VECD for a VDI deployment. For all others, please post your comments in the section below.

#AZURE VDI PRICING WINDOWS#

If you would like to see a demo of Microsoft VDI solution running on Windows Server 2008 R2, please come to the Microsoft booth at WPC if you’re attending the conference.

In fact, Citrix today announced continued alliance in the area of desktop virtualization. And for those customers who are still missing a feature or need an enterprise-ready solution, you can add a 3rd party connection broker for Hyper-V such as Citrix XenDesktop - and most likely still pay less than if you chose to deploy VMware. Similarly, our VDI Premium Suite is about half the price of the premier VMware VDI offering, and it also offers the capability to deploy session-based desktops and applications, in addition to VM-based desktops.

#AZURE VDI PRICING SOFTWARE#

At only $21 per year per device, the VDI Standard Suite is about one-third the cost **** of a corresponding VMware View edition (the comparison is based on the cost of licenses and software maintenance over a five-year period, which many customers tell me that’s what they base their desktop infrastructure investments on).

#AZURE VDI PRICING LICENSE#

The subscription-based license will ensure that customers always have access to the latest versions of the software.īut now comes actually the best part. The two new VDI Suites are designed to match the VECD license (which is a device subscription), so the math has become very simple now: As with VECD, the number of VDI Suite licenses equals the total number of client devices that accesses the VDI environment. With these two new offerings, the only additional license you will need to correctly license a VDI environment from Microsoft is Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop or VECD (you will need VECD even to deploy VDI on a non-Microsoft platform)īy now, you are probably wondering how the licensing of these new VDI Suites will work given their standalone components have very different license schemes. The Premium VDI Suite even includes additional use rights for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) as well as App-V for RDS, to enable mixed environments with not only VM-based remote desktops, but also session-based desktops and applications. First, both new offerings include licenses for all the **** key technology components mentioned above when used in a VDI scenario: Hyper-V Server, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Operations Manager, Remote Desktop Services (CAL) and MDOP. This is a pretty big deal, so let me explain what we mean by comprehensive, simple and excellent value. The new VDI suite licenses will be available via Microsoft volume licensing in calendar Q4. These licenses make it simple for customers to purchase the comprehensive Microsoft VDI technologies while providing excellent value compared with competing VDI offerings.

management of the virtual machines and the (physical) VDI host,.When deciding whether to implement or even pilot VDI, most customers look for technical integration of the key VDI building blocks:

#AZURE VDI PRICING UPDATE#

I'm in New Orleans right now attending the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), and wanted to update you on new licenses we’ll offer for hosted virtual desktops, or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Hi, my name is Manlio Vecchiet, and I am a director of product management on the Windows Server marketing team.