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An organization needs to deploy a remote work environment for a team of data analysts. The environment must allow multiple users to log in simultaneously to run data analysis tools on a shared Windows 11 interface, while minimizing overall compute costs. The solution must also leverage a managed service for the connection broker and gateway infrastructure. Which Azure service should the organization use?

  1. A
    Azure Virtual Machines running Windows 11 Enterprise
  2. B
    Azure Virtual Machines with manually configured Remote Desktop Services
  3. Azure Virtual DesktopAnswer
  4. D
    Azure App Service

Answer

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop is the correct choice because it provides a fully managed desktop virtualization service where Microsoft operates the gateway, connection broker, and load balancing, while natively supporting Windows 11 Multi-session to run multiple user workloads on a single virtual machine to reduce costs.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the requirement for multiple users to log in concurrently to a Windows 11 client environment.
Recognize that a multi-session client configuration is needed.
Standard client operating systems only support single concurrent sessions unless a multi-session-enabled service is used.
2
Identify the requirement for a Microsoft-managed connection broker and gateway infrastructure.
Filter out Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) virtual machines where the customer must manually set up and manage these roles.
Azure Virtual Desktop provides these components as a managed platform service, simplifying administration.
3
Select the service that supports both Windows 11 Multi-session and a managed control plane.
Azure Virtual Desktop meets both criteria.
Azure Virtual Desktop is the only service that provides managed desktop infrastructure along with multi-session Windows client capabilities.

Key Concept

Understanding the differences in management responsibilities and multi-session capabilities between Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Desktop.
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Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Desktop

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