Introducing Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop is a Cloud VDI and offered as a Platform as a Service (PaaS). This means that companies can leverage all the scalability and flexibility that the Microsoft cloud provides. Using Azure Virtual Desktop has additional benefits such as running a multi-session operating system where multiple users can sign in to the same session host at the same time or provide a RemoteApp instance instead of a full desktop. A big advantage compared to the traditional Remote Desktop Services is that Microsoft manages the backend infrastructure, such as gateways and licensing.
The following diagram shows the components that Microsoft manages, and which components in turn need to be managed by the customer.
Figure 1.8 – Components managed by Microsoft and by the customer
The only component that we don’t see in the preceding diagram is security. You can leverage the default security that Microsoft offers...
