What pricing applies to AVD RemoteApp access for external users?

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Short answer

E Providing RemoteApp access to external partner users requires Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access, compute, storage, and networking pricing.

Question

You have a Microsoft Entra tenant named contoso.com and an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment. You have a RemoteApp app group named RemoteApp1. You have a partner company named Fabrikam, Inc. that has 200 users. The users require access to RemoteApp1. You need to identify which type of pricing is associated with providing RemoteApp1 access to the Fabrikam users. What should you identify?

  1. compute only
  2. compute, storage, and networking only
  3. Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access and compute only
  4. Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access only
  5. Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access, compute, storage, and networking Correct Answer

Key Takeaways

AVD pricing for external users requires both the per-user access license and the underlying infrastructure (compute, storage, networking) costs.

External users accessing an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment require per-user access pricing in addition to the underlying Azure infrastructure costs. This page establishes that providing RemoteApp access to partner users incurs Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access, compute, storage, and networking fees.

Common mistake: Choosing 'Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access and compute only' by forgetting that RemoteApp sessions still require storage for the session host disks and networking for connectivity.

Expert Analysis

Why the Answer Is Correct

External users, such as those from a partner company, do not have qualifying Microsoft 365 licenses that include Azure Virtual Desktop access. Therefore, they must be assigned the Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access pricing license. Furthermore, running the session hosts that publish the RemoteApp still requires underlying Azure infrastructure, which incurs standard compute, storage, and networking charges.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Options that exclude per-user access pricing (A and B) are incorrect because external users without included M365 licenses must pay the per-user access fee. Options that exclude storage or networking (C and D) are incorrect because AVD session hosts fundamentally require disk storage and network connectivity to function, regardless of whether they publish RemoteApps or full desktops.

Community Comment Notes

Commenters agree that external users require the per-user access fee on top of infrastructure costs. As ClintC03 noted, "You pay for per-user access pricing... on top of your charges for virtual machines, storage, and other Azure services."

Official Reference

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/licensing

Exam Strategy

For AVD pricing questions, always determine if the users are internal (M365 licensed) or external. External users require the per-user access license, and all users incur the underlying compute, storage, and networking infrastructure costs.

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Discussion 5 contributions

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From public community threads 5

  1. Joelpincol 👍 2 Answered E
    Copilot states: "To provide access to RemoteApp1 for the 200 users from Fabrikam, Inc., you need to consider both the per-user access pricing and the infrastructure costs associated with Azure Virtual Desktop. Therefore, the correct option is: E. Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access, compute, storage, and networking. This includes the per-user access charges for each Fabrikam user and the costs for the compute, storage, and networking resources required to run the Azure Virtual Desktop environment." https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/licensing
  2. jeff1988 👍 2
    E. Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access, compute, storage, and networking This includes the per-user access fee for external users and the costs associated with the Azure infrastructure needed to run the service, such as compute, storage, and networking.
  3. ClintC03 👍 2 Answered E
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/licensing You pay for per-user access pricing through your enrolled Azure subscription or subscriptions on top of your charges for virtual machines, storage, and other Azure services.
  4. jeff1988 👍 1 Answered E
    E. Azure Virtual Desktop per-user access, compute, storage, and networking This includes the per-user access fee for external users and the costs associated with the Azure infrastructure needed to run the service, such as compute, storage, and networking
  5. 697231c 👍 1 Answered E
    Can Exam Topics clear up what the correct answer is for this question?

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