Azure Virtual Desktop & Windows 365 Platform Guide
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AVD or Windows 365 —
which is right for your organization?
Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 are reshaping how organizations deliver desktops and apps. But they serve different environments — and choosing the wrong one creates real problems. Answer 9 questions and get your personalized platform split score. Then challenge your network to compare theirs.
Platform Status
01 / 09
What best describes where your organization is with cloud-hosted Windows desktops?
Answer based on where things stand today — not where you want to end up
Migration Driver
02 / 09
What is primarily driving this move to cloud desktop?
Understanding the driver helps us assess whether the platform choice aligns with the business goal
User Profile
03 / 09
How would you describe the majority of your users?
This is the single most important factor in determining which platform actually fits — be honest about your workforce
App Complexity
04 / 09
How many applications do you need to deliver to users?
Include all apps — packaged, web, legacy, line-of-business, and specialty tools like EHR, CAD, or trading platforms
IT Depth
05 / 09
How would you describe your team’s Azure and VDI expertise?
Be honest — this directly affects which platform will be manageable for your team day-to-day
Pain Points
06 / 09
What are your biggest concerns going into this deployment?
Select all that apply — these shape which gaps the assessment focuses on
Select all that apply
Scale
07 / 09
How many users are you deploying cloud desktops for?
Scale affects platform economics significantly — Windows 365 fixed pricing vs AVD consumption pricing play out very differently at different user counts
Industry
08 / 09
What industry is your organization in?
Industry shapes compliance requirements, app complexity, and which platform patterns actually work in practice
Your Situation
09 / 09
Anything specific about your environment we should know?
Optional — but the more specific you are, the more useful the assessment. Mention specific apps, current platforms, pain points, or constraints.
Analyzing your environment…
Cross-referencing your profile against deployment patterns we’ve seen across hundreds of environments
Reviewing platform direction and migration driver
Profiling user type and app complexity
Assessing IT depth and scale economics
Matching against industry deployment patterns
Generating platform recommendation and gap analysis
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