Virtual desktop
assessments
assessmentsA virtual desktop assessment that determines the right platform for your applications and infrastructure.
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The infrastructure deadlines that trigger a virtual desktop assessment
Platform decisions are rarely made at leisure. Support dates, licensing changes and renewal costs usually set the timetable.
Jan 2027
Session hosts on a server losing support
Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2016 on 12 January 2027, with no further security updates or assisted support. Any Remote Desktop Services session host or broker still running it becomes a liability.
Microsoft Learn, Ending Support in 2027. Click Here
Apr 2026
Licensing that changed the architecture
From 15 April 2026 Citrix made cloud based licensing mandatory, and customers left on file based licences face loss of functionality, The Register reported. Licensing now shapes platform design as much as technology does.
The Register, Citrix licensing shift, 2025. Click Here
58%
A platform we're paying too much for
Cost is pushing many organisations to look again. In Parallels’ 2025 survey of 600 IT leaders, 58% were seeking a new VDI or desktop as a service solution, and 42% named cost as the main driver.
Parallels, The State of Cloud Computing in 2025 and Beyond, 2025. Click Here
Each deadline is easier to meet once your applications, dependencies and network have been tested against every realistic platform.
Introduction
Evidenced-based virtual desktop assessments before migration
A Virtual Desktop Assessment evaluates whether desktop virtualisation, application virtualisation or Desktop as a Service (DaaS) can improve flexibility, security and operational efficiency across your organisation. Cybit reviews infrastructure dependencies, business applications, network readiness, user requirements and cloud strategy to determine whether Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), AWS WorkSpaces, Citrix, Remote Desktop Services (RDS) or a hybrid approach is most appropriate. Organisations typically undertake this assessment during cloud migrations, Citrix replacement programmes, acquisitions, divestments or application modernisation initiatives, ensuring the selected platform is aligned to business objectives and technical requirements.
Our Delivery Framework
Why Choose Cybit
Virtual workspace platforms are often selected before organisations fully understand their application dependencies, user requirements or future cloud strategy. Cybit takes a platform-neutral approach, combining expertise across Azure, AWS, Citrix, Windows Server and hybrid infrastructure to identify the most appropriate solution for your environment. The result is an evidence-based recommendation that balances user experience, security, scalability and cost while supporting future business change.
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 applications, infrastructure dependencies, network readiness and licensing to establish whether Azure Virtual Desktop, AWS WorkSpaces, Citrix, Remote Desktop Services or a hybrid approach fits best, before you commit to a migration.
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.
There is no default answer. Application dependencies, existing licences, network performance and your wider cloud strategy decide whether Azure Virtual Desktop, AWS WorkSpaces, Citrix or Remote Desktop Services fits, which is why the assessment stays platform neutral.
Typically two weeks, depending on the size and complexity of the user base.
If your session hosts or connection brokers run Windows Server 2016, yes. Microsoft ends support on 12 January 2027, after which there are no new security updates, so the assessment treats that date as a hard deadline for the platform decision.
They can. Citrix made cloud based licensing mandatory from 15 April 2026, so any Citrix renewal is a natural point to compare it with Azure Virtual Desktop, AWS WorkSpaces and Remote Desktop Services on cost and fit.
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