Horizon 2006 and later versions on the Horizon 8 release line supports both on-premises and Azure VMware Solution deployment.

The following diagram summarizes the key differences at a high level. With Horizon's introduction on Azure VMware Solution, there are now two Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions on the Azure platform. For general information on VMware Horizon, refer to the Horizon production documentation: Here, we focus specifically on deploying Horizon on Azure VMware Solution. Horizon lets you create, and broker connections to Windows and Linux virtual desktops, Remote Desktop Server (RDS) hosted applications, desktops, and physical machines. It delivers virtual desktops and applications on any device, anywhere. VMware Horizon®, a virtual desktop and applications platform, runs in the data center and provides simple and centralized management. Key advantages of the Azure VMware Solution include both a more straightforward sizing method and the integration of VMware Cloud Foundation management into the Azure portal. Horizon is a different solution than Horizon Cloud on Azure, although there are some shared components.

This document focuses on the VMware Horizon product, formerly known as Horizon 7.

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