Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Estimator
How to use the Estimator
Azure IaaS Details
- Region: Select the Azure region where your desktop pool will be hosted.
- VM Configuration: Choose the configuration for your desktop.
- License Type: Choose the license type based on your use case.
- Disk Size: Choose the GB per VM. Standard knowledge worker is ~128GB.
- Monthly Hours: Enter the expected number of hours per month per VM (typical "work month" is 160 hours).
- Total VMs: Total count of virtual desktops that you want to create in this pool.
Customer IaaS Discounts
- Compute PAYG: The percentage discount provided by your partner for on-demand compute.
- 1yr/3yr RI: The percentage discount you receive for Reserved Instances on compute resources.
- Storage SSD: The percentage discount you receive for Storage SSDs.
Monthly Cost Comparison
All prices in USD
| PAYG | 1yr RI | 3yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute Resources | - | - | - |
| Cloud Storage | - | - | - |
| Disk Operations | - | - | - |
| Networking* | - | - | - |
| Total Monthly Cost | - | - | - |
| Cost per Desktop / month | - | - | - |
Note: Estimate does not include Windows license costs
* Networking includes bandwidth cost estimates
Resources listed below are for Standard VMs
Detailed Configuration
| Category | Azure Resources | Azure SKU | Quantity | Storage | Estimated $/Desktop/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compute | Compute | - | |||
| Storage | Storage | - | |||
| Disk Operations | Read / Write | - | |||
| Networking | Gateways | - | |||
| Gateway Storage | |||||
| Enterprise Connector | - | ||||
| Enterprise Connector Storage |