Powered by Azure, Office 365 Virtual Desktop is a desktop and app virtualization service that runs in the cloud through instanced virtual machines. It provides easy-to-use and secure virtual desktop infrastructure for your organization’s employees. Depending on how it gets configured, it can run Windows 10 multi-session, Windows 10 or 7, as well as Windows Server 2021 R2, 2016 or 2019. Azure Virtual Desktop is supported on different Remote Desktop clients including Windows Desktop, macOS, Android, iOS, Web and the Microsoft Store Client.

Azure Virtual Desktop ensures data security
The primary reason for organizations adopting Azure Virtual Desktop is data security. In fact, 84% of IT executives in 2020 were worried about cloud security during the work-from-home transition (source: Leftronic). Azure Virtual Desktop uses reverse connect transport for establishing remote sessions which provides a much more secure mechanism.

Azure Virtual Desktop is Cost-Effective
Existing Windows or Microsoft 365 license owners are eligible to access Azure Virtual Desktop and only pay for what they use. They can save on infrastructure costs by right-sizing virtual machines (VMs) and optimize use of the VMs with Windows 10 and Windows 11 multi-session. Centralized management service to reduce overhead costs. Organizations with heavy workloads can choose pay-as-you-go.