Migrating to VMware Horizon Cloud on Azure allows organizations to leverage the economics of Azure Virtual Desktop, reducing hardware and infrastructure costs while enhancing security and management capabilities. It supports a flexible deployment model, enabling companies to shift from capital expenditures to operational expenditures. Additionally, it provides a familiar user experience and integrates advanced features like Power Management and AD integration, simplifying management across on-premises and cloud environments.

Before deploying Horizon Cloud on Azure, organizations need an Azure subscription linked to the appropriate Azure AD tenant, and a Windows Server AD instance synchronized with Azure AD. Users must have the required licenses for the operating systems they will access, and the virtual desktops must be Standard domain-joined or Hybrid AD-joined. Additionally, the infrastructure must support the necessary networking and domain services.

To assess your current desktop virtualization environment, follow these steps: First, set up Azure Migrate to evaluate your existing infrastructure. Then, discover your virtual machines (VMs) and gather data on resource consumption and user personas. Finally, review the assessment data to determine the best migration path, considering factors like user needs and application performance. Tools like Lakeside SysTrack can provide deeper insights into your workload for a more informed migration strategy.