Personal and multi-session desktop scenarios
Below you will find examples of how to choose the right components for compute, storage and networking to help estimate pricing. To optimize infrastructure costs, you can take advantage of one-year or three-year Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances, which can save you up to 72 percent versus pay-as-you-go pricing. Reserved Virtual Machine Instances are flexible and can easily be exchanged or returned.
If you require Windows 7 virtual desktops, we also offer free Extended Security Updates until January 2023—to support legacy apps while you transition to Windows 10.
Single-session (personal desktop) example scenarios
Example workloads
Number of users in scenario
Type of user
vCPUs
RAM
Graphics Workstation
100
Engineers and graphic designers with 3D modeling, simulations, and CAD workloads. Users spend 5-6 hours a day requiring workstation capability.
12
112 GB
Microsoft Office
1000
Standard knowledge workers making use of Microsoft Office products. Users work 8-10 hour days.
2
4 GB
Multi-session Desktop example scenarios
Sample use cases for multiple users sharing a pooled (non-persistent) virtual desktop
Example workloads
Number of users in scenario
Type of user
User density
Microsoft Office
1000
Standard knowledge workers making use of Microsoft Office products. 24/7 RI is used to avoid need for management of virtual machines.
2 per vCPU
Call center/data entry
1000
Call center users with low intensity workloads, primarily engaged in data entry. Users operate in three 8-hour shifts, making a 24/7 RI instance the most cost effective option.
6 per vCPU