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    • A FREE MSP tool to properly quote and cost-predict Microsoft Azure licenses, margins, etc., prior to deployment – no Nerdio commitment or licensing required.

    • AVD Modeler Tool for Enterprise

    • A FREE enterprise tool to model and cost-predict Azure Virtual Desktop environments – no Nerdio commitment or licensing required.

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The alternative to Citrix VDI

Make the switch to Microsoft AVD with Nerdio

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Looking for an alternative VDI solution to Citrix?

Forward-thinking leaders see Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) as a modern, enterprise-ready solution to future-proof their virtual desktop strategy and digital transformation. Nerdio is the modern management platform that optimizes and unifies on-prem VDI, cloud VDI, and Cloud PCs to:

  • Accelerate deployments and achieve faster time-to-value
  • Dramatically reduce cloud costs and uncover new cost optimization strategies
  • Boost your IT team's potential by removing the need for extensive technical expertise with native Microsoft cloud tech
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We saved $205,000 annually by switching to AVD with Nerdio.

– IT Director, The State of Vermont

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Model Your Potential Costs for AVD

A free tool allowing enterprise organizations to model and cost-predict virtual desktop environments in Microsoft Azure without any Nerdio commitment or licensing required. With AVD Modeler, IT teams can: 

  • Quickly understand the costs of a new or extended virtual desktop environment
  • Gain awareness of the resources required for an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment and potential incompatibilities prior to deployment
  • Generate accurate cost estimates for initial discovery conversations or in business case scenarios to justify migration or adoption
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Accelerate Your AVD Migration Timeline

3 - 8 Weeks
Prepare Environment
Phase 1
Prepare Identities

Phase 2
Azure Subscriptions

Factors to Consider
• Is Entra ID configured?
• Is Windows AD in use and synchronized with Entra ID?
• Are Azure Subscriptions and/or Landing Zones in place?
3 - 8 Weeks
1 - 4 Months
Create AVD Resources
Phase 1
Applications

Phase 2
AVD Host Pool Options Applications

Phase 3
OS Image Applications

Phase 4
Storage

Phase 5
Test Host Pools

Phase 6
Client Configuration

Factors to Consider
• What is the number of applications and are they cataloged?
• Will applications be converted to MSIX App Attach?
• How many images will be created?
1 - 4 Months
3 - 8 Weeks
Pilot Group
Phase 1
Change Management

Phase 2
Create Pilot Resources

Phase 3
Run Pilot

Factors to Consider
• How many host pools in the pilot?
• Does the organization have a change management and training process in place?
3 - 8 Weeks
3 - 8 Weeks
Migrate Users
Phase 1
Create Host Pools

Phase 2
Change Management

Phase 3
Move Users to AVD

Phase 4
Decommission Legacy VDI

Factors to Consider
• What is the number of host pools and user count?
• What is the migration plan, phased or cut-over?
• How many images will be created?
3 - 8 Weeks

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