Assessment MS VDI

Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365? Data-driven decision instead of guesswork. Assessment, cost comparison, and migration roadmap.

Your VDI Infrastructure Is Under Pressure

VMware is getting more expensive through Broadcom, RDS servers are aging, and remote employees need flexible workspaces. Microsoft offers two alternatives: Azure Virtual Desktop (flexible, variable cost) and Windows 365 (simple, predictable cost). But which solution fits your user profiles, IT capabilities, and budget?

Without a structured assessment, IT teams make the wrong choice: over-provisioned, wrong solution for the user group, or hidden costs from parallel operations. Traditional consultancies sell VDI assessments as multi-week projects starting at EUR 8,000.

With the right approach, you have a solid decision basis in 2 weeks — with cost comparison, target architecture, and migration roadmap.

ACTIVITIES IN DETAIL

DELIVERABLES

User persona analysis: task workers, knowledge workers, power users — requirement profiles per group
Application compatibility: multi-session capability, LOB app dependencies
Identity and directory assessment: Entra-only vs. hybrid, Conditional Access compatibility
Network readiness: latency measurement to Azure regions (Germany West Central), bandwidth, firewall
Cost modeling: AVD (variable) vs. Windows 365 (fixed) vs. hybrid — 3-year TCO comparison
Decision matrix across 7 dimensions and target architecture with migration roadmap

3 steps. From start to finished project

How a typical Microsoft project runs with DAMALO

STEP 1

Choose a blueprint and analyze your environment

Select a proven blueprint. AI agents pull your licenses, current config, and compliance needs into the plan. No generic advice.

STEP 2

Receive your plan and start implementation

Review the plan. AI agents draft architecture, sequence tasks, and map dependencies to Microsoft best practices. Tailored to your tenant.

STEP 3

Guided implementation through to completion

Execute step by step. AI agents provide PowerShell scripts, admin center deep-links, and walkthroughs. Every change auto-documented.

The result: A completed Microsoft project in 1-2 weeks. Documented. Audit-ready. Understood by your team. Adjustable at any time. No change requests. No follow-up engagements.

See How It Works

3 steps. From start to finished project

How a typical Microsoft project runs with DAMALO

STEP 1

Choose a blueprint and analyze your environment

Select a proven blueprint. AI agents pull your licenses, current config, and compliance needs into the plan. No generic advice.

STEP 2

Receive your plan and start implementation

Review the plan. AI agents draft architecture, sequence tasks, and map dependencies to Microsoft best practices. Tailored to your tenant.

STEP 3

Guided implementation through to completion

Execute step by step. AI agents provide PowerShell scripts, admin center deep-links, and walkthroughs. Every change auto-documented.

The result: A completed Microsoft project in 1-2 weeks. Documented. Audit-ready. Understood by your team. Adjustable at any time. No change requests. No follow-up engagements.

See How It Works in Detail

Next steps after Assessment MS VDI

A cleanly configured tenant is the foundation. These blueprints build directly on it

Intune Device Enrollment

Microsoft 365

Problem: Without central device management, compliance control and enforceable security policies are missing.

Scope: Existing Windows devices into Intune via Hybrid Join or Entra Join — Public DNS CNAMEs for auto-discovery — Compliance baseline (BitLocker, firewall, Defender, Secure Boot, minimum OS) — Automatic MDM enrollment GPO — Proof-of-value: one software deployment + one configuration profile — Staged wave rollout with compliance monitoring

Result: Existing Windows devices enrolled, compliance baseline active, proof-of-value scenarios deployed — ready for device-based Conditional Access.

Activate Intune

Intune Device Enrollment

Microsoft 365

Problem: Without central device management, compliance control and enforceable security policies are missing.

Result: Existing Windows devices enrolled, compliance baseline active, proof-of-value scenarios deployed — ready for device-based Conditional Access.

Activate Intune

Azure Landing Zone Setup

Azure

Security

Problem: Without a structured landing zone, Azure environments grow wild: uncontrolled subscriptions, missing governance, no network isolation. Every subsequent Azure project suffers from the missing foundation.

Scope: Management group hierarchy and dedicated subscriptions - Hub-and-spoke networking with firewall and VPN - Azure Policy initiatives for governance and compliance - IaC deployment with Bicep/Terraform

Result: Structured Azure environment following Cloud Adoption Framework — secure, scalable, and ready for workload migrations.

Build landing zone

Azure Landing Zone Setup

Azure

Security

Result: Structured Azure environment following Cloud Adoption Framework — secure, scalable, and ready for workload migrations.

Build landing zone

Intune Autopilot

Microsoft 365

Problem: Manual provisioning ties up resources, delays productive starts, and is error-prone.

Scope: Configure Windows Autopilot (user-driven/self-deployment) - Set up Enrollment Status Page and Entra Join - Deploy standard apps, set compliance and configuration policies - End-to-end tests with pilot devices

Result: Halved setup time, employees productive faster, and measurably reduced IT effort.

Start Autopilot

Intune Autopilot

Microsoft 365

Problem: Manual provisioning ties up resources, delays productive starts, and is error-prone.

Result: Halved setup time, employees productive faster, and measurably reduced IT effort.

Start Autopilot

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In 30 minutes we will show you the blueprint for your specific use case.

Start a Blueprint.

Talk to the founder

DAMALO | Agentic AI Platform for Microsoft Consulting & Implementation. Making IT expertise accessible and affordable for mid-market companies.

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Product

Blueprints

Customers

Team

Blog

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Imprint

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info@damalo.ai