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Difficulty: MediumAzure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Desktop

A digital media agency is designing a cloud infrastructure on Azure and has two main requirements:

* A proprietary video rendering engine must be deployed on a platform where the agency's administrators have full control to install custom kernel-level drivers and manage the operating system configuration.
* Multiple graphic designers must be able to concurrently sign in to remote Windows 11 environments running on the same underlying virtual host to collaborate on design tools while minimizing compute costs.

Which two of the following Azure services or configurations should the agency select to meet these requirements?

  1. Azure Virtual Machines to host the video rendering engineAnswer
  2. Azure Virtual Desktop to host the remote workspacesAnswer
  3. C
    Standard Azure Virtual Machines running Windows 11 Pro to host the remote workspaces
  4. D
    Azure Virtual Machines where Microsoft manages the custom operating system drivers and rendering software

Answer

The agency should select Azure Virtual Machines to host the video rendering engine and Azure Virtual Desktop to host the remote workspaces.
To support the custom rendering engine that requires administrative access and custom kernel drivers, the agency must use Azure Virtual Machines, which offer full guest operating system control. To support multiple concurrent users sharing a single Windows 11 environment to minimize cost, the agency must use Azure Virtual Desktop, which supports multi-session Windows 11 virtual machines.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the service required to support administrative-level OS tasks and custom kernel driver installation.
Azure Virtual Machines provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), offering the administrative access required to install custom drivers.
Since the rendering engine requires kernel-level drivers and direct OS access, standard virtual machines are appropriate.
2
Identify the service required to support multi-session Windows 11 remote environments for cost optimization.
Azure Virtual Desktop provides multi-session Windows 11 desktop hosting capabilities.
Standard client operating systems on virtual machines do not support concurrent multi-session connectivity; Azure Virtual Desktop is specifically designed to allow multiple users to share a single host.

Key Concept

Azure Virtual Machines provide full OS administrative access, while Azure Virtual Desktop is a managed service that supports cost-effective multi-session Windows 11 remote environments.
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Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Desktop

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