AVD Deployment & Optimisation

Design, deploy, and optimise Azure Virtual Desktop so users get a reliable Windows experience with predictable performance, controlled costs, and secure access.

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) enables organisations to deliver virtualised Windows desktops and applications from Azure. The outcome can be excellent, but the delivery has to be engineered correctly. Common pitfalls include unclear sizing, weak profile management, brittle networking and identity integration, and an operating model that does not cover patching, monitoring, and cost control. These issues translate into poor user experience, unpredictable spend, and service desk load.

LW IT Solutions delivers AVD Deployment and Optimisation as a structured implementation and improvement service. We design the AVD architecture around your user profiles and workload needs, implement host pools and application delivery patterns, and align networking, identity, and security controls to your wider Azure and Microsoft 365 environment. We also focus on operational readiness, ensuring you can monitor performance, manage updates, and scale capacity predictably. Where profile containers are required, we cross‑reference FSLogix design as a dedicated service to keep ownership clear.

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Service Overview

Highlights

AVD host pool and application delivery design based on real usage patterns
Session host image approach aligned to application and update needs
Integration with Azure networking, identity, and access controls
Scaling and monitoring configured to support day-to-day operations
Clear handover and ownership model for ongoing management

Business Benefits

Predictable desktop and application performance through right-sized host pools and images
Improved user experience by aligning profiles, session hosts, and workloads correctly
Controlled Azure spend using scaling plans and capacity visibility
Reduced operational risk with defined monitoring, patching, and support processes
Secure access aligned to identity, networking, and conditional access requirements

Typical use cases

Replacing legacy RDS or on-prem virtual desktop platforms
Supporting remote or hybrid users with secure Windows access
Delivering specific applications to contractors or third parties
Addressing poor performance or high costs in an existing AVD environment
Creating a controlled desktop environment for regulated or sensitive workloads

Objectives & deliverables

What Success Looks Like

Deliver reliable virtual desktops and/or published applications with predictable performance
Align AVD networking, identity, and access controls to your security posture
Implement an operating model for monitoring, patching, and scaling
Improve user experience by designing session hosts, images, and profiles correctly
Control and optimise cost through sizing, scaling plans, and consumption visibility

What You Get

AVD design pack: architecture, assumptions, and operating model recommendations
Deployed AVD environment aligned to agreed scope (host pools, app groups, access controls)
Session host build guidance and image approach aligned to your application estate
Monitoring and operational baseline guidance (alerts, dashboards, runbooks)
Handover pack and optimisation backlog for ongoing improvement

How It Works

Discovery to confirm user profiles, application needs, performance expectations, and constraints
Design of AVD architecture including host pools, images, networking, and identity integration
Deployment of AVD resources within agreed scope, including access and app delivery configuration
Configuration of scaling, monitoring, and baseline operational controls
Validation of user experience, performance, and access paths
Handover with runbooks, optimisation actions, and next-step recommendations

Engagement Options

Initial Deployment - Design and build of a new AVD environment for defined users or workloads
Optimisation - Review and improve an existing AVD setup for performance, stability, or cost
Pilot to Scale - Limited AVD pilot with a clear path to wider rollout
Operational Support - Ongoing tuning, change support, and capacity management

Common Bundles

Customers who use this service often bundle with these services

FSLogix Design & Optimisation
Design and optimise FSLogix profiles for Azure Virtual Desktop, improving logon performance, storage resilience, and operational supportability outcomes.

Azure Network Architecture (Hub/Spoke, DNS, Private Link)
Azure network architecture services covering hub and spoke design, DNS, routing and Private Link to support secure, scalable connectivity.

Azure Cost Optimisation Assessment
FinOps-aligned Azure cost assessment identifies waste, rightsizing opportunities, reservations, and guardrails so teams regain control of cloud spend.

Endpoint Role Segmentation
Define endpoint roles and apply policy tiers so apps, security controls and updates deploy predictably across Intune-managed estates.

Intune Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM)
Implement Intune Endpoint Privilege Management to reduce standing local admin rights using controlled elevation, auditing, pilot rollout, and governance.

Intune Add-ons & Trials Management
Assess, trial, and operationalise Microsoft Intune add-ons with clear pilots, licensing alignment, and governance mapped to real endpoint scenarios.