Liquidware launches AVD and Windows 365 platform guide with interactive assessment

Liquidware has introduced a free online guide to help IT leaders choose between Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, or a hybrid approach. The nine-question assessment gives organizations a quick platform recommendation and readiness score based on their migration goals, workloads and users.

Why it matters: - Enterprises moving to cloud-hosted desktops often get stuck choosing between Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. - Liquidware’s new guide is built to give IT leaders a faster, more defensible decision before they commit to a migration path. - The tool is designed to reduce the need for a sales-led engagement just to get a basic platform recommendation.

What happened: - Liquidware launched its Azure Virtual Desktop & Windows 365 Platform Guide, a free online resource built around the Cloud Desktop Challenge. - The assessment is available now at the platform guide. - The interactive tool asks nine questions and returns a written recommendation for AVD, Windows 365, or both. - The launch was announced Aug. 13, 2026.

The details: - The assessment covers a customer’s current environment, migration drivers, applications and users. - The output includes a platform recommendation, the reasoning behind it and a readiness score. - Liquidware says the tool recommends the simpler option when that is the better fit. - The assessment is meant to reflect the judgment of a senior architect reviewing an environment. - Liquidware says the logic behind the tool is based on its engineers’ experience helping large enterprises move from physical desktops to VDI and then to DaaS. - The company says AVD is a common choice for enterprises moving off Citrix, Omnissa and RDS. - The assessment also identifies cases where Windows 365 is the better fit.

Between the lines: - Liquidware is positioning the guide as both a decision aid and a lead-generation tool, but the company is emphasizing neutrality to make the advice more credible. - The launch also reinforces Liquidware’s broader pitch: Microsoft can provide the cloud desktop foundation, while Liquidware tools fill gaps around app delivery, profile management, observability and support. - FlexApp is presented as a complement to Microsoft Intune for application delivery, with apps attached rather than installed. - ProfileUnity is positioned to work alongside Microsoft FSLogix for profile and persona management. - Stratusphere UX is aimed at right-sizing environments, building application inventories and diagnosing login times after cutover. - CommandCTRL is described as a real-time remediation and remote support tool.

What's next: - Organizations can use the assessment immediately at no cost. - Liquidware is directing customers planning an AVD or Windows 365 migration to its broader site for additional guidance. - The company’s platform guide is likely to serve as an entry point for cloud desktop planning discussions.

The bottom line: - Liquidware is betting that a quick, architect-style recommendation will help enterprises move past AVD-versus-Windows-365 indecision and into deployment planning.