ACME, a fictitious organisation with 500 staff members, is considering the adoption of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) as their remote desktop solution. This document provides a simple comparison of AVD with solutions such as Citrix and VMware Horizon, focusing on business benefits, user benefits, and cost benefits.

OBJECTIVES:

• Evaluate the business, user, and cost benefits of adopting Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Conduct a thorough comparison of Azure Virtual Desktop with solutions (Citrix and Horizon) running on-premises or in Azure.
  
• Calculate a summary for ACME based on specific cost components.