You're reading from Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop A practical guide to designing, implementing, and managing Azure Virtual Desktop environments

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835884140

Length 718 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (3):

Ryan Mangan

Neil McLoughlin

Marcel Meurer

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Table of Contents (30) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Introduction FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Azure Virtual Desktop

3. Part 2:Planning an Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture

4. Chapter 2: Designing the Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture

5. Chapter 3: Designing for User Identities and Profiles

6. Chapter 4: Implementing and Managing Networking for Azure Virtual Desktop

7. Chapter 5: Implementing and Managing Storage for Azure Virtual Desktop

8. Part 3:Implementing an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

9. Chapter 6: Creating Host Pools and Session Hosts

10. Chapter 7: Configuring Azure Virtual Desktop Host Pools

11. Chapter 8: Entra ID Join for Azure Virtual Desktop

12. Chapter 9: Creating and Managing Session Host Images

13. Part 4:Managing Access and Security

14. Chapter 10: Managing Access

15. Chapter 11: Managing Security

16. Part 5:Managing User Environments and Apps

17. Chapter 12: Implementing and Managing FSLogix

18. Chapter 13: Configuring User Experience Settings

19. Chapter 14: MSIX App Attach

20. Chapter 15: Configuring Apps on a Session Host

21. Part 6:Monitoring and Maintaining an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

22. Chapter 16: Planning and Implementing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

23. Chapter 17: Automating Azure Virtual Desktop Management Tasks

24. Chapter 18: Monitoring and Managing Performance and Health

25. Chapter 19: Azure Virtual Desktop’s Quickstart Feature

26. Final Assessment

27. Index

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Appendix

Azure Virtual Desktop Stack HCI

At the time of writing, Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI (AVD HCI) is in preview. It offers a versatile solution for deploying session hosts onpremises or as an extension of Azure Virtual Desktop deployments in the Azure cloud. This service is particularly beneficial for enhancing performance in regions with limited Azure public cloud connectivity and for meeting specific data locality requirements, as it allows for the keeping of app and user data on-premises.

Some of the key benefits of AVD HCI include improved performance and connectivity and cost-effective multi-session options with Windows 10 and Windows 11 Enterprise. It also offers simplified deployment and management via the Azure portal. It also supports RDP Shortpath for low-latency access and allows the use of Azure Marketplace images for deploying up-to-date, fully patched virtual machines.

However, it is important to note that this service is not Azure Arc-enabled and is not...