What pricing applies to AVD RemoteApp access for external users?
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?
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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.
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.
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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
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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