Cloud desktops, properly orchestrated.
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD, formerly WVD) replaces traditional remote-desktop and most VPN-based remote access. Orchestrated by Nerdio Manager Enterprise so the Azure bill is predictable, scoped by role with Published Apps so each user gets only what they need, and identity-protected by Conditional Access so the perimeter is who you are, not where you are.
Raw AVD is powerful but operationally heavy. Nerdio Manager Enterprise wraps it with auto-scaling (pool grows at 8am, shrinks at 6pm, sleeps weekends), gold-image management, FSLogix profile orchestration, and a one-pane view of session hosts and user activity. The Azure compute bill drops 40-60% against unmanaged pools — and the operational overhead drops further.
Most users sit on pooled multi-session desktops — many users per VM, scoped by role with Conditional Access. CAD, BIM, video editing and other heavy workloads run on personal desktops with NV-series GPU VMs (AutoCAD, Revit, ArcGIS, Adobe Premiere all certified). Published Apps deliver a single application — Excel, a legacy LOB app, an ERP client — without exposing a full desktop.
Design call to map roles to host pools. Gold-image build and patching cycle. Nerdio scaling rules tuned to your working hours. FSLogix profile container design. Conditional Access policies. Multi-region failover host pools if BCDR is in scope. Quarterly review of cost and right-sizing — no separate fee, it is the operating layer that turns AVD into a properly-managed workspace.
AVD use rights included in M365 Business Premium / E3 / E5. The pricing below is the whedo.it management layer on top of your Azure consumption. Typical effective cost (AVD compute + management) lands $55-$120 per user per month depending on workload.
AVD designs depend on the workload mix, peak concurrent users, and the apps you need to publish. A 30-minute scoping call surfaces all of that. No deck, no pitch. Firm quote within a business day for most enquiries.
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No deck, no pitch — walk your environment with a senior Australian practitioner. Confidential by default.
I built this business because I wanted to do Managed services properly — for a small number of clients, at a senior level, with the same person on the end of the phone every time. The work is too important and the stakes are too high for anything less.
Behind the formal qualifications: a Cyber Security degree from the University of the Sunshine Coast, currently working on my Master’s, plus a continuous stack of Microsoft, Acronis and Nerdio certifications — the ones that have to be renewed because the threats don’t stay still.
Behind the certifications: thirty years of doing the work. I cut my teeth in consulting, then went to Cisco on the team building the original iPhone — Cisco’s VoIP handset, the trademark Apple later acquired in the 2007 settlement. At TPG in 1999 I sold frame-relay networks when frame-relay was the cutting edge of business connectivity. I built and sold a Sydney-based MSP called Online IT before relocating to Perth.
Three decades of watching what’s actually changed and what hasn’t. The technology has changed almost beyond recognition. The principles haven’t. Identity first. Backup that has actually been tested. A senior practitioner who knows your environment. Calm in an incident. Honest answers when the answer is “no.”
That’s whedo.it. That’s the brief. That’s why long-tenure clients don’t leave.
— Warren Ephron, Director