Virtual desktop
assessments
assessmentsA cloud PC and virtual desktop assessment that identifies the right workspace strategy.
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The pressures that lead to a virtual desktop assessment
Most requests start with three pressures on a traditional device estate, and each one carries a cost if left alone.
$61
Ageing devices and the cost of standing still
Windows 10 support ended on 14 October 2025. Microsoft charges $61 per device for the first year of Extended Security Updates, doubling each year, while Windows 10 virtual machines in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop get them free.
Microsoft Learn, Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10. Click Here
28%
Hybrid staff who need the same desktop everywhere
Hybrid working is now routine. The ONS found 28% of working adults in Great Britain hybrid worked between January and March 2025, and each needs secure, consistent access to the same applications wherever they log in.
ONS, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain?, 2025. Click Here
24%
Virtual desktops that cost more than planned
When a 2022 Gartner Peer Community survey asked 200 IT leaders about desktop as a service, cost was the most dissatisfying aspect (24%) and 17% reported poor end user experience. Both risks need testing before budget is committed.
Gartner Peer Community, One-Minute Insights: Desktop as a Service, 2022. Click Here
A good assessment puts real numbers against each of these before you choose a direction.
Introduction
Assessing Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop for better user experience, security & management
A Modern Workplace Virtual Desktop Assessment evaluates whether cloud-delivered desktops are the right fit for your users, devices and working practices. Rather than assuming every employee needs the same solution, Cybit analyses user personas, device requirements, application usage, security needs and hybrid working patterns to determine where Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or traditional endpoint management is most appropriate. Organisations typically use this assessment when planning a device refresh, supporting hybrid working, improving security or simplifying endpoint management. The outcome is a clear recommendation based on business requirements, user experience and cost, rather than technology trends or vendor assumptions.
Our Delivery Framework
Why Choose Cybit
Many virtual desktop projects fail because they are designed around technology rather than how employees actually work. Cybit starts with the user experience, understanding different working styles, application requirements and security expectations before recommending a solution. We help organisations avoid unnecessary complexity and ensure that virtual desktop platforms are deployed where they genuinely improve productivity, flexibility and user experience.
Our Process
Assess
Understand where you are today, identify opportunities for improvement and build a clear picture of your technology landscape
Advise
Turn insight into action with expert guidance and recommendations based on your business goals
Deliver
Implement solutions that create measurable impact and lasting value
Support
Our proactive management, ongoing optimisation and expert support keeps your tech performing at its best
Data
What the Analysts Say
Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a Service forecasts that virtual desktops will be cost effective for 95% of the workforce by 2027, up from 40% in 2019. Cost effective in general is not the same as cost effective for your user base, which is what an assessment establishes.
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a Service, August 2025. Click Here
What's Included
User persona analysis based on actual usage, not assumptions
Application compatibility and licensing review
Network readiness and bandwidth modelling
Cost comparison against continued physical device refresh
Sizing and architecture recommendation
A clear go or no go recommendation with the reasoning shown
Helpful Information
Frequently Asked Questions
It reviews your user personas, applications, devices and working patterns to establish where Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop or traditional endpoint management fits best, compared with continuing to refresh physical devices.
If that is the answer, yes. A virtual desktop project sized wrong costs more than it saves, and that is a more common outcome than vendor material suggests.
It depends on the role. Some users suit a dedicated Cloud PC, some a shared Azure Virtual Desktop session, and some are best left on a well managed physical device. The assessment maps each user group to the option that fits.
Typically two weeks, depending on the size and complexity of the user base.
It can. Microsoft provides Extended Security Updates at no additional cost for Windows 10 virtual machines in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, whereas physical devices cost $61 each for the first year, doubling each year. Whether that saving outweighs the cost of the cloud desktop is one of the questions the assessment answers.
Solutions
Related Solutions We Can Help With
Virtual Desktop Solutions
Provide secure, scalable access to applications and desktops through virtual computing environments designed around user needs.
Device Management & Procurement
Source, standardise, configure and manage workplace devices with better visibility and less administrative overhead.
Modern Workplace & Design
Design a practical modern workplace strategy around your people, applications, devices and ways of working.
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