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Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop
Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop

Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop: The ultimate guide to the implementation and management of Azure Virtual Desktop

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Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop

Chapter 1: Introduction to Azure Virtual Desktop

In today's post-COVID 19 world, it has become crucial for businesses to enable remote work strategies for their teams while enhancing security, reducing infrastructure costs, and simplifying overall IT management. Azure Virtual Desktop allows users to continue to work in any location using Microsoft's latest desktop and application virtualization cloud technology, enabling companies to provide a secure, productive experience in this ever-changing world.

This book provides a complete guide to Azure Virtual Desktop. We will start with the essentials for understanding desktop virtualization, as well as planning, designing, implementing, and supporting an Azure Virtual Desktop environment.

Desktop virtualization

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), also known as Desktop Virtualization, refers to virtualization and virtual machines that provide and manage virtual desktops. Users access these virtual machines remotely from any supported device, including remote locations, and the compute processing is completed on the host server. Users connect to their virtual desktop sessions through a connection broker. This broker is essentially a software layer that acts as the intermediary between the user and server, enabling the orchestration of user sessions to virtual desktops or published applications.

VDI is usually deployed in an organization's data center and managed by its IT department. Typical on-premises providers include Citrix, VMware, and Remote Desktop Services. VDI can be hosted on-premises or in the cloud. Some organizations use the cloud to scale virtual desktop environments, enabling a hybrid capability that allows IT admins to meet changing organizational demands quickly.

Azure Virtual Desktop – what is it?

Azure Virtual Desktop is a desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Microsoft Azure. Azure Virtual Desktop works across devices, including Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Linux, with apps that you can use to access remote desktops and apps. You can also use modern browsers to access Azure Virtual Desktop.

Providing the best user experience

Users have the freedom to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop from any capable device over the internet. You can use an Azure Virtual Desktop client to connect to published Windows desktops and applications. There are three flavors of client that you can use to connect: a native application on the device, a mobile app, or the Azure Virtual Desktop HTML5 web client.

You can improve application performance on session host virtual machines (VMs) by running apps near services by connecting to your data center or the cloud. This will reduce the risk of long loading times and keep your users productive.

User sign-in to Azure Virtual Desktop is much faster because user profiles are containerized using FSLogix profile containers. The user profile container is dynamically attached to the session host or VM in question at user sign-in. The user profile is made available and appears in the system exactly as a local user profile would.

You can provide individual ownership to session desktops using personal (persistent) desktops for those specific use cases. For example, you may want to offer personal remote desktops for members of a web development team. They would be able to add or remove programs without impacting other users on that virtual desktop.

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  • Learn everything about designing and deploying an Azure Virtual Desktop environment
  • Gain in-depth insights into Azure Virtual Desktop and prepare successfully for the AZ-140 exam
  • Explore best practices and expert tips on how to set up Azure Virtual Desktop

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Azure Virtual Desktop is a cloud desktop virtualization platform that securely delivers virtual desktops and remote apps. Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop will guide you through designing, implementing, configuring, and maintaining an Azure Virtual Desktop environment effectively. This book can also be used as an exam preparation guide to help you sit the Microsoft AZ-140 exam. You’ll start with an introduction to the essentials of Azure Virtual Desktop. Next, you’ll get to grips with planning an Azure Virtual Desktop architecture before learning how to implement an Azure Virtual Desktop environment. Moving ahead, you’ll learn how to manage and control access as well as configure security controls on your Azure Virtual Desktop environment. As you progress, you’ll understand how to manage user environments and configure MSIX app attach and other Azure Virtual Desktop features to enhance the user experience. You’ll also learn about the Azure Active Directory (AD) join and getting started feature. Finally, you’ll discover how to monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop environment to help you support your users and diagnose issues when they occur. By the end of this Microsoft Azure book, you’ll have covered all the essential topics you need to know to design and manage Azure Virtual Desktop and prepare for the AZ-140 exam.

Who is this book for?

If you are an IT professional, workspace administrator, architect, or consultant looking to learn about designing, implementing, and managing Azure Virtual Desktop, this book is for you. You’ll also find this book helpful if you’re preparing for the Microsoft AZ-140 exam.

What you will learn

  • Design Azure Virtual Desktop and user identities and profiles
  • Implement networking and storage for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Create and configure session host images and host pools
  • Manage access and security for MS Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Implement FSLogix Profile Containers and FSLogix Cloud Cache
  • Configure user experience and Azure Virtual Desktop features
  • Plan and implement business continuity and disaster recovery
  • Automate Azure Virtual Desktop tasks

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Table of Contents

27 Chapters
Section 1: Introduction Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Introduction to Azure Virtual Desktop Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 2: Planning an Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Designing the Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Designing for User Identities and Profiles Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Implementing and Managing Networking for Azure Virtual Desktop Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Implementing and Managing Storage for Azure Virtual Desktop Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 3: Implementing an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Creating Host Pools and Session Hosts Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Configure Azure Virtual Desktop Host Pools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Azure AD Join for Azure Virtual Desktop Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Creating and Managing Session Host Images Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 4: Managing Access and Security Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Managing Access Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Managing Security Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 5: Managing User Environments and Apps Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: Implementing and Managing FSLogix Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: Configuring User Experience Settings Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 14: MSIX App Attach Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 15: Configuring Apps on a Session Host Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 6: Monitoring and Maintaining an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 16: Planning and Implementing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 17: Automate Azure Virtual Desktop Management Tasks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 18: Monitoring and Managing Performance and Health Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 19: Azure Virtual Desktop's Getting Started Feature Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Final Assessment Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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From zero to hero, teaches you the basics and the important stuff about AVD.
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leee jeffries Mar 16, 2022
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The book finds a way to simplify working with Azure Virtual Desktop from scratch; all concepts required to publish a Virtual Desktop/Applications are covered, including surrounding technology. If you are a beginner or an advanced user of Azure Virtual Desktop, there is something in this book for you to learn. The book even has practice exam questions. It's the complete package! Buy it!
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Comprehensive guide with handy tips and exam questions, recommended.
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Dwayne Natwick Aug 22, 2022
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I have done some workshops and small deployments of Azure Virtual Desktop previously. I have relied on Microsoft Docs for guidance and content in this area. Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop is one of the more comprehensive books that I have seen in this area. Each chapter is well written with tips and notes throughout and helpful screenshots covering each process in detail. The chapter on FSLogix is particularly helpful. Thank you, Ryan Mangan for this great contribution to learning and mastering Azure Virtual Desktop.
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I was part of the product team at Microsoft that built Azure Virtual Desktop. I am impressed with the level of product details and care for the reader that Ryan has put into the book. In addition to these, the things that stood out for me are the chapters on automation, monitoring and troubleshooting - super important. The Q&A and Further reading sections at the end of each chapter are a nice add on.
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