Large Deployment (100+ users)

This page outlines a common deployment of Parallels Desktop as a Service (DaaS) for large environments with +100 users in a multi-session configuration. It includes licensing and infrastructure requirements. This setup is scalable to larger teams as needed.

We recommend pairing Parallels DaaS with the Microsoft E3 license for its strong feature set the E3 license includes the desktop versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook as wel as 1TB of OneDrive storage space.

For cost saving you can leverage the Microsoft F3 (Frontline) license for its strong feature set and affordability, a combination with OneDrive is recommended as the F3 license does not include the desktop versions of Microsoft Office.

Licensing Requirements

Each user requires the following:

• Parallels DaaS License (Per named user)

• Microsoft E3 or F3 License Includes:

  • Microsoft Office Online (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote)

  • Microsoft Teams (optional without Teams available)

  • Microsoft Windows OS

  • Microsoft Bookings

  • Microsoft 365 Groups

  • Windows Autopilot

  • Windows Universal Print

  • Power Automate for Microsoft 365

  • Microsoft To Do

  • Windows Hello

  • Microsoft Defender + Application Guard

  • BitLocker & BitLocker To Go

  • OneDrive

  • Microsoft Entra ID P1 (Conditional Access

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Infrastructure Overview

Virtual machine (VM) sizing impacts cost and performance. Parallels DaaS automatically scales resources based on user demand. Typical VMs run ~200 hours/month using scaling.

Common VM Options

VM Type	Specs	Approx. Users	200 Hrs (PAYG)	24/7 (PAYG)	1 Yr Reserved	3 Yr Reserved
D8s_v5 (Recommended)	8 vCPU / 32 GB RAM	~32 users	$119	$430	$257	$161

User density depends on workload. Heavy multitasking or conferencing video usage may reduce capacity.

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Persistent Desktop Experience (Optional)

For saving desktop items, user preferences, favorites, and files persistently across sessions, add:

• Azure Storage Account + Azure File Share Used to store roaming user profiles.

Any of these licence sizes are required to unlock multi-session functionality:

• Microsoft 365 E3, E5, A3, A5, F3, Business Premium, Student Use Benefit

• Windows Enterprise E3, E5

• Windows Education A3, A5

• Windows VDA per user