Highlights
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) enables remote and hybrid workplaces with next-gen virtualization.
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Challenge
Enterprises are embracing cloud and virtualization to enable secure hybrid remote workplaces for employees. The key factors driving this change are workplace flexibility, operational efficiency and a secure and seamless individual experience for business agility. However, leveraging Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) service can be a daunting task for enterprises to decode and swiftly adopt while working with complex legacy systems.
Solution
TCS leverages proven tools and methodologies to implement Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) on a Azure -based virtualization technology, which offers virtualized Windows Desktop, Windows Server and Application services, powered by Microsoft 365 Suite. This solution includes the following stages:
Assess: Existing applications and desktops are assessed for load characterization, automatic modeling selection, and capex and opex considerations
Design: Target state is designed with virtual apps and desktops, focusing on Azure landing zones, monitoring, profile, security, storage, networks, service design and disaster recovery plan
Develop: End-to-end project plan along with design documentation, resource requirements, and change management strategies
Deploy: Azure Infra with dedicated TCS application packaging services line to provide application fitment for AVD and multi-session and hybrid support on legacy infra for leftover applications
Migrate: Apps, files and data migrated to the new environment with required security and disaster recovery controls
Manage and optimize: Continuous monitoring and optimization using TCS Cloud ExponenceTM and TCS CognixTM
Benefits
TCS is a Microsoft Gold Partner, providing focused investments with in-house tools and partner solutions under a single portfolio.
Our services enable:
TCS Advantage
A shared service-based delivery model to assess, transform and manage AVD services which can be scaled up or down to deliver agreed business KPIs and XLAs, track investments and measure business outcomes
Catalog-based pricing with a pay-as-you-go model to help enterprises de-risk from making capex investments
Best-in-class individual experience and adoption analytics to maximize cloud virtualization benefits
TCS has been recognized as a leader in digital workplace by Gartner in their Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services for 2021
Strategic partnership with Microsoft and certified Azure experts with extensive virtualization experience to prepare enterprise infrastructure for cloud adoption
