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 1 START 2 TYPES OF AZURE-BASED VDIs
AZURE IDENTITY Multi-Session AVD ($$) - Most common type of VDI, users gets a
pooled desktop
Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) - Does not support kerberos and GPOs, relies on
Single Session AVD ($$$) - VIP users get personal desktop that
Intune for management
can auto-scale
Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) - Typical VM DC, full domain
RemoteApps ($) - If you want an app published, not give someone
capability, kerberos, GPO support, requires patching and maintenance of Azure
full desktop
Entra Domain Services (AADDS) – PaaS Domain bolt-on to Entra ID; similar to
Windows 365 ($$$$) - Easy deployment, fixed cost, personal desktop
ADDS expect no maintenance required for VIP users

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BREAKDOWN OF AN AZURE VM SKU EXAMPLES:
[VM Family] + [ # of Cores] + [ Attributes] + [Gen Ver.] E8ads_v4 - Memory Optimized 8 vCPU 64GB RAM AMD /w Temp Disk,
ATTRIBUTES LEGEND Premium Storage compatible, version 4
d - Has a temp disk, used for EOSD, Page File, SQL Logs, etc D2s_v5 - Standard 2 vCPU 8GB RAM Intel Premium Storage compatible,
version 5
a - AMD CPU; AMD’s have higher ACU than Intel
E8-4ads_v5 - Memory Optimized 4 vCPU 64GB RAM AMD /w Temp Disk,
s - Compatible with Premium SSDs
Premium Storage compatible, version 5
-# - CPU constraint VM; ideal for SQL workloads where CPU is not needed but
NV16as_v4 - Radeon GPU 16 vCPU 56GB RAM AMD /w Temp Disk,
high memory is required. Avoid paying high SQL licensing cost based on lower
Premium Storage compatible, version 4
number of vCPUs
*TIP: Upgrade VMs to v6 for best performance (if available). Make sure to swap out RI’s after making the switch.

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COMMON VM SKUS (INTEL BASED) - AMD VM’S ARE TYPICALLY LOWER COST AND MORE POWERFUL
B series - Light weight workloads - DC’s, small IIS, utility servers; burstable DI series - CPU workloads - App, CPU crunching; double CPU
B2ls_v2 | 2vCPU | 4GB RAM | 3750IOPS/85MB/s | 10000IOPS/960MB/s max burst D2ls_v5 | 2vCPU | 4GB RAM | 3750IOPS/85MB/s | 10000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst
B2s_v2 | 2vCPU | 8GB RAM | 3750IOPS/85MB/s | 10000IOPS/960MB/s max burst D4ls_v5 | 4vCPU | 8GB RAM | 6400IOPS/145MB/s | 20000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst
D8ls_v5 | 8vCPU | 16GB RAM | 12800IOPS/290MB/s | 20000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst
D series - Standard workloads - File, App, Light SQL servers; balanced CPU/RAM
d2s_v5 | 2vCPU | 8GB RAM | 3750IOPS/85MB/s | 10000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst NVv4 series - Radeon GPU workloads - CAD/CAM, AutoDesk, Solidworks; AMD GPUs
d4s_v5 | 4vCPU | 16GB RAM | 6400IOPS/145MB/s | 20000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst NV8as_v4 | 8vCPU | 28GB RAM | 4GB Radeon Instinct MI25| 176GB Temp Disk
d8s_v5 | 8vCPU | 32GB RAM | 12800IOPS/290MB/s | 20000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst NV16as_v4 | 16vCPU | 56GB RAM | 8GB Radeon Instinct MI25| 352GB Temp Disk
d16s_v5 | 16vCPU | 64GB RAM | 256000IOPS/600MB/s | 400000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst N32as_v4 | 32vCPU | 112GB RAM | 16GB Radeon Instinct MI25| 704GB Temp Disk
E series - Memory workloads - SQL Servers*, App, AVD Hosts; double RAM NVv5 series - nVidia GPU workloads - CAD/CAM, AutoDesk, Solidworks; nVidia GPUs
e2s_v5 | 2vCPU | 16GB RAM | 3750IOPS/85MB/s | 10000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst NV6ads_A10_v5 | 6vCPU | 55GB RAM | 4GB nVidia A10 GPU| 180GB Temp Disk
e4s_v5 | 4vCPU | 32GB RAM | 6400IOPS/145MB/s | 20000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst NV12ads_A10_v5 | 12vCPU | 110GB RAM | 8GB nVidia A10 GPU| 360GB Temp Disk
e8s_v5 | 8vCPU | 64GB RAM | 12800IOPS/290MB/s | 20000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst NV18ads_A10_v5 | 18vCPU | 220GB RAM | 12GB nVidia A10 GPU| 720GB Temp Disk
e16s_v5 | 16vCPU | 128GB RAM | 256000IOPS/600MB/s | 40000IOPS/1200MB/s max burst NV36ads_A10_v5 | 36vCPU | 440GB RAM | 24GB nVidia A10 GPU| 720GB Temp Disk

*Consider CPU Constraint E Series for Extreme High-end SQL Performance Workloads or Ebds VMs for large databases

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PREMIUM SSD PERFORMANCE & PRICING STANDARD SSD PERFORMANCE & PRICING
DISK SIZE IOPS (BURST) THROUGHOUT (BURST) PRICE DISK SIZE IOPS (BURST) THROUGHOUT (BURST) PRICE
P10 128 GB 500 (3,500) 100 MBps (170 MBps) $19.71 E10 128 GB 500 (600) 60 MBps (150 MBps) $9.60
P15 256 GB 1100 (3,500) 125 MBps (170 MBps) $38.02 E15 256 GB 500 (600) 60 MBps (150 MBps) $19.20
P20 512 GB 2300 (3,500) 150 MBps (170 MBps) $73.22 E20 512 GB 500 (1000) 60 MBps (250 MBps) $35.40
P30 1 TB 5000 (30,000) 200 MBps (1000 MBps) $135.17 E30 1 TB 500 (1000) 60 MBps (250 MBps) $76.80
P40 2 TB 7500 (30,000) 250 MBps (1000 MBps) $259.05 E40 2 TB 500 (1000) 60 MBps (N/A) $153.60
P50 4 TB 7500 (30,000) 250 MBps (1000 MBps) $495.57 E50 4 TB 500 (N/A) 60 MBps (N/A) $307.20
Azure charges a burst enablement fee of $24.576 and transaction fee of $0.005 per 10,000 Azure charges $0.002 per 10,000 transaction units for Standard SSDs. Any type of operation against
transaction units for P30 disks and larger with bursting enabled. Any type of operation the storage is counted as a transaction, including reads, writes and deletes. We use IO unit size of
against the storage is counted as a transaction, including reads, writes, and deletes. 256 KiB for counting the billable.

STANDARD HDD PERFORMANCE & PRICING

6 WINDOWS 365 SKUS AND PRICING
DISK SIZE IOPS (BURST) THROUGHOUT (BURST) PRICE BUSINESS WITH WHB
S10 128 GB 500 (N/A) 60 MBps (N/A) $5.89 CLOUDPC SIZE SSD BUSINESS OR ENTERPRISE
S15 256 GB 500 (N/A) 60 MBps (N/A $11.33 2vCPU 4GB RAM 64GB SSD $32.00 $28.00
S20 512 GB 500 (N/A) 60 MBps (N/A $21.76 2vCPU 4GB RAM 128GB SSD $35.00 $31.00
S30 1 TB 500 (N/A) 60 MBps (N/A $40.96 2vCPU 4GB RAM 256B SSD $44.00 $40.00
S40 2 TB 500 (N/A) 60 MBps (N/A) $77.83 2vCPU 8GB RAM 128GB SSD $45.00 $41.00
S50 4 TB 500 (N/A) 60 MBps (N/A) $143.36 2vCPU 8GB RAM 256GB SSD $54.00 $50.00
4vCPU 16GB RAM 128GB SSD $70.00 $66.00
Azure charges $0.0005 per 10,000 transactions for Standard HDDs. Any type of operation
against the storage is counted as a transaction, including reads, writes and deletes. 4vCPU 16GB RAM 256GB SSD $79.00 $75.00
4vCPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD $105.00 $101.00
8vCPU 32GB RAM 128GB SSD $127.00 $123.00
7 8vCPU 32GB RAM 256GB SSD $136.00 $132.00
CSP SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION LICENSES FOR AHB 8vCPU 32GB RAM 512GB SSD $162.00 $158.00

VENDOR SKU SKU TITLE DISTI PRICE MSRP WHB - Windows Hybrid Benefit pricing for users accessing Windows 365 Business using a Windows
10/11 Pro machine only. Windows 365 Business only gets internet access, cannot access servers
DG7GMGF0DWBM:0003 SQL Server Standard - 2 Core License Pack - 1 year $1,695.30 $1,863.00 Windows 356 Enterprise can talk to Azure Networking & access servers. GPU W365 machines are
in Preview.
DG7GMGF0DWBM:000 SQL Server Standard - 2 Core License Pack - 3 year $4,257.90 $4,679.00

DG7GMGF0DVT9:000B Windows Server 2022 Standard - 8 Core - 1 year $291.20 $320.00

VPN/NAT GATEWAY SKUS AND PRICING

DG7GMGF0DVT9:000 Windows Server 2022 Standard - 8 Core - 3 year $582.40 $640.00
Licensing AVD: Windows 10/11 E3/A3, VDA license or M365 Business Premium, E3, E5, A3, A5, F3.
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Basic 100Mbps Bandwidth 10 S2S VPN Tunnels - $26.28
VM’s running on-prem or on other hyperscalers can benefit from using Azure Arc to extend Security
Updates at a cost for Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012. CSP SQL PAYG licensing can now VPNGW1 650Mbps Bandwidth 30 S2S VPN Tunnels - $138.70
extended to license on-prem SQL servers.
VPNGW2 1 Gbps Bandwidth 30 S2S VPN Tunnels - $357.70
NAT Gateway + 1 Static IP - $38.48 | Data Processed - $.045/GB
Need more Tunnels? Deploy a UTM Virtual Firewall
*FOR MORE HELPFUL INFO GO TO BACK Inbound traffic to Azure is Free. Outbound egress traffic First 100GB is free.
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POST DEPLOYMENT CHECKLIST NERDIO'S COST ESTIMATOR INPUTS
1. Match deployed environment with quote 1. About how many users overall will use virtual desktops
(refers to the total amount of users that will use AVD/W365)?
2. Configure auto-scaling properly
3. Turn on Azure Hybrid Benefits for qualified servers
2. Will any of those users need dedicated personal desktops?
How many users need their own separate VM (think VIP users
HELPFUL TOOLS
4. Purchase 3-year reservations or users that need local admin to install software)?
5. Purchase CSP software subscription licenses 3. How many users have GPU pooled desktop needs (refers to GET ACCURATE &
6. Track/document your Reserved Instances and AHB
users that need GPU desktops for CAD, Adobe CS, etc.)? COMPLETE
4. Ideal VM sizes to use for Host Pools: E8s_v5 or E16s_v5 AZURE PRICING
RESERVATION RULES 5. Enter server specs (always take advantage of RI and AHB for
(RESERVE ALL VMs RUNNING GREATER THAN 280 HRS) 3 years)
1. VM RI SKU must match running VM 6. Consider what your plans for current DC are - moving to Azure?
2. Reservation must match deployed region 7. FSLogix Profile (averages 20GBs per person)

3. VM reservations can be canceled without penalty 8. Bandwidth, storage operations, log analytics (can be the default)
9. Optionally, enter desired margins and save the quote!
4. Always reserve a VM for 3 years for MAX savings
5. Microsoft is currently not enforcing cancellation penalties on RIs.
*Even if they did, purchasing RIs would provide you ROI after only three months of use AZURE FILES PRICING/PERFORMANCE
1. Azure Files Standard - Pay for what you use, for flat file storage,
AZURE ACCURATE QUOTING QUESTIONNAIRE pay for I/O. Comes in Hot, Cool, Transaction-optimized.
1. Do you currently have Microsoft 365? If yes, what edition 2. Azure Files Premium - Pay for quota amount – performance-
(Business Standard, Business Premium, E3, etc.)? oriented storage for user profiles and other high perf REGISTER FOR A
demanding storage needs.
2. Is your email hosted or on-prem? If hosted, is it through NERDIO TRAINING
Microsoft 365 or some other provider? Azure Files storage can join a domain and get NTFS permissions CAMP NEAR YOU!
3. Are you using Azure Active Directory (AD), onsite AD, or no AD? without needing a VM file server; no maintenance is required for
4. How many computer users do you have? PaaS File Server. Azure Files can now be used with Entra ID joined
AVD machines.
5. About how many concurrent users do you have?
6. How many servers do you have?
7. Can you provide a server list with details including role, RAM,
AZURE BACKUP OPTIONS
CPU, and USED storage on all volumes? LRS - 3 copies of your data stored within the same region
8. How many remote users and locations?
GRS – 3 copies of data stored within local and 2nd region
9. What are main applications used to run your business (Office,
QuickBooks, etc.)? Inbound traffic to Azure is free. Outbound egress traffic: first 100GB is
free, after that, the next 10TB is $0.08 per GB. GRS is ~2x the cost of LRS.
10. What is your internet speed in the office?
11. What operating systems do you currently have on your
computers (Win7, 8, 10)? AZURE VPN/NAT GATEWAY OPTIONS
12. How much data do you have currently? Basic 100Mbps Bandwidth 10 S2S VPN Tunnels - $26.28
PARTNERD PARTNER
13. Do you have a current backup system and how frequently PROGRAM INFO
VPNGW1 650Mbps Bandwidth 30 S2S VPN Tunnels - $138.70
are backups being performed?
14. Do you do a lot of printing or scanning? VPNGW2 1 Gbps Bandwidth 30 S2S VPN Tunnels - $357.70
15. What peripheral devices are used? NAT Gateway + 1 Static IP - $38.48 | Data Processed - $.045/GB
16. How many hours is an average work week for your staff?
Need more Tunnels? Deploy a UTM virtual firewall instead - VPN
17. Are you using any graphic intensive programs for design, 3D not required to login to AVD/W365. Typically used for heavy
modeling, video creation/editing, etc.? What specs are GPU printing/scanning or connecting on-prem resources.
Machine? Specify GPU model and GPU RAM.
18. Can you provide information on your users’ web browsing NAT Gateways will be required by Microsoft for all customers
habits (lots of open tabs, casual, watching videos, streaming on by Sep, 2025.
music, etc.)?
19. What are your biggest challenges today regarding IT?
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