The document discusses Azure RemoteApp, a service that delivers applications to various mobile platforms and provides access to legacy applications while minimizing infrastructure costs. It outlines deployment options, including cloud and hybrid models, and details features like customizable apps, automatic updates, and user authentication via Azure Active Directory. Additionally, it breaks down pricing tiers based on user types and application needs, making it accessible for both task and information workers.

1. Delivering applications
with Azure RemoteApp
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2. • Deliver applications to multiple mobile platforms (BYOD)
• Provide access to legacy applications
• Respond to the dynamic business requirements for IT:
• Seasonal/temporary workers
• Vendors
• New employees (mergers and acquisitions)
• Reduce infrastructure costs (move CAPEX to OPEX)
• Protect corporate resources and ensure compliance
Today’s challenges

3. On-premises In cloud
Remote Desktop Session
Host deployed on cloud
infrastructure services
Customizable with minimum
capital expenditure
RDS
on IaaS
Session-based desktops
and RemoteApp
Cost-effective, easy to
manage
Session-based
computing
Access to pooled or personal
Virtual Desktops running
Windows Client OS
High performance, app
compatibility
Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure
User
Windows Server session-
based applications delivered
from the Azure Cloud
Turnkey solution, scale
without large CAPEX
Azure
RemoteApp

4. Azure RemoteApp
combines Windows
application experience
and powerful RDS
capabilities
on Azure’s reliable
platform and helps IT
to bring, scale, agility
and global access to
corporate applications.

5. Demo #1
User experience
-Windows
-IOS
-Android

6. Remote applications
delivered from the
reliable Azure platform
Delivered via Microsoft
Remote Desktop
Protocol and
RemoteFX
Scale without large
capital expense
Access from Windows,
iOS, Mac OS X, and
Android devices
Flexible hybrid
or cloud deployment
options

7. Demo #2
Publishing apps

8. RemoteApp
cloud deployment
• Image available with Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013
preinstalled
• Rapid provisioning: apps quickly available
• Automatic maintenance of platform image: OS and apps
always up-to-date, Microsoft antimalware
• User logon with Microsoft account or corporate credentials
federated with Azure Active Directory
RemoteApp
hybrid deployment
• Fully customizable apps, OS, and settings
• IT can manage template images and apply
updates via Azure Portal
• Full access to on-premises network
• User logon with corporate credentials federated
with Azure Active Directory
Windows Server
2012 R2 session
virtualization
Dynamic
scalability
Global
presence
High fidelity
with RDP
Secure,
WAN-ready
connectivity
Clients for
Windows, Mac,
iOS, Android

9. RemoteApp Service
Published apps
Microsoft
account
Identity options
RDP
Elastic runtime
…
DirSync/Federation
(optional)
Persistent user data
(50GB per user)
Custom template image or
prebuilt with Office
On-premises network
Windows Server
Active Directory
Azure Active
Directory
Authentication
User

10. Demo #3
Cloud Deployment

11. • Core technology:
Azure Virtual
Networking with
Site-to-Site VPN
• RemoteApp Virtual
Networks built on
Azure to seamlessly
access on-premises
resources
• Core technology:
Azure Active
Directory with
DirSync
• RemoteApp
leverages Azure AD
to control user
access and enable
Single Sign-On
• Core technology:
Windows Server
Active Directory
on-premises
• RemoteApp hybrid
session hosts are
domain-joined and
conform to on-
premises policies

12. RemoteApp Service
Identity options
Authentication
RDP
Domain
Joined
On-premises network
Subject to IT policy via GP,
System Center, or other
enterprise management
tools
DirSync
User
Persistent user data
(50GB per user)
Elastic runtime
…
Azure VPN
Custom template image
Maintained via Azure Portal
Corporate Apps
Corporate apps
Azure Active
Directory

13. Demo #4
Hybrid Deployment

14. Cloud
deployment
(platform image)
Latest OS and
application
updates rolled
out on an
ongoing basis
Hybrid
deployment
Ongoing updates:
Update running
RDSH VMs with
GP, WSUS, SC, and
other management
tools from on-
premises
Image-based updates:
Upload a new
template image and
apply it to a
RemoteApp service
instance
Updates rolled out
automatically
Automatically
maintained
Updates under
IT control

15. Feature RemoteApp
Window Server version Windows Server 2012 R2
Office Existing Office 365 ProPlus customer are allowed to use one of your installs at no extra cost.
Bring your own applications 
Device/OS support
Windows 8.x, Windows 7, Windows RT, Windows Phone 8.1, iOS, Android, Mac OS X, ; Windows
Embedded Standard 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows Embedded POSReady7, Windows Embedded
Thin PC, Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry.
Microsoft account support 
Active Directory, virtual network (optional) 
Storage (per user) 50 GB
Regions
Central US, East US, East US 2, North Central US, South Central US, North Europe, West Europe, East
Asia, Southeast Asia, Japan East, Japan West, Brazil South

16. Priced per user/per month
No additional Windows
Server or RDS licenses
needed
Compute, IngressEgress
and storage costs
included
• Differentiated based on performance
• Plan types for users can be changed any point in time
Two tiers: Basic and Standard
Designed for light weight applications
(e.g. data entry, expense reporting)
Basic
Designed for knowledge workers or
information workers to use
Productivity applications such as
Microsoft Office
Standard

17. Basic Standard
Target user Task worker Information worker
Application types
Lightweight LOB / data entry
applications
Productivity applications
Starting price (user/month) $10 $15
Hours included in starting price
(month)
40 40
Hourly overage rate (Hour) $0.175 $0.20
Cap price (user/month)* $17 $23
Office
Existing Office 365 ProPlus customers can use one of their installs with
Azure RemoteApp at no extra cost.
• Prices listed above are for each user accessing one App Collection.
• Rounded off to nearest integer; might vary depending on the currency.
What is an App
Collection?
RemoteApp template
image that contains the
applications or programs
shared by a set of users.

18. Hours of use
Low starting price at $10 per user per month, pay no more than $17
Price($)
Hourly overage charge from
40 hours to 80 hours.
80
$0.175/hour
Above 80 hours, pay no
more than $17
$17
Starting price includes
40 hours/month
400
$10
Basic
$10
$17
$10 + (80hrs-40hrs) * $0.175 $10 + (80hrs-40hrs) * $0.175
$17

19. Hours of use
Price($)
Hourly overage charge from
40 hours to 80 hours.
80
$0.20/hour $23
Starting price includes
40 hours/month
400
$15
Standard
$15
$23
$15 + (80hrs-40hrs) * $0.20
$15 + ((80hrs-40hrs) * 0.20 = Fixed
Capped Price
Above 80 hours, pay no
more than $23
Low starting price at $15 per user per month, pay no more than $23
$23

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