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Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop

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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28. Other Books You May Enjoy

Appendix

Summary

This chapter looked at Azure roles and the specific RBAC for AVD resources. Hopefully, I refreshed your memory of Active Directory and then discussed some useful tips for managing local roles, groups, and rights assignments. We finished by looking at the requirements for Entra ID Domain Services to be able to use group policies.

In the next chapter, we will look at security and compliance.

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Authors (3)

Ryan Mangan

Ryan Mangan

Ryan Mangan, with over 17 years in the tech industry, specializes in cloud and end-user computing. His deep understanding of end-user computing, virtual desktop products, applications, networks, and virtualization has earned him recognition as a Microsoft MVP and Parallels VIPP, and previously a VMware vExpert, a title held for over a decade. As a Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society and other industry titles, Ryan's professional dedication is evident. An author and speaker, he shares his knowledge, fostering growth in the community. In 2023, he established Efficient Ether, concentrating on cloud optimization, sustainability, and generative AI, demonstrating his commitment to advancing sustainable technology software solutions.

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Marcel Meurer

Marcel Meurer

Marcel Meurer is responsible for the professional IT services business unit at sepago GmbH – a Proact comapny – in Cologne. His technical focus is Microsoft Azure platform services, and he has been a Microsoft Azure MVP since 2016. Since 2021, he has also been running ITProCloud, a Germany-based company that builds solutions to manage Microsoft Azure services. ITProCloud shares knowledge and tools like WVDAdmin and Hydra with customers and the community. In 1995, he started studying electrical engineering. Machine learning and neural networks were some of his favorite topics during his studies. He graduated as an electrical engineer from the University of Applied Science Aachen.

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Neil McLoughlin

Neil McLoughlin

Neil McLoughlin boasts over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, with a dedicated focus on VDI, DaaS and end-user computing spanning the last decade. His commitment extends beyond professional realms, as he actively engages with the community, sharing insights and best practices in VDI and DaaS. Currently recognized as a Microsoft MVP, he plays a pivotal role in leading the EUC Forum User Group in the UK, organizing four in-person events annually. He also contributes significantly to the AVD Community newsletter, enriching its content on a weekly basis. Presently, Neil serves as a Principal Technical Account Manager at Nerdio, where he leverages his expertise to address intricate challenges within AVD and Windows 365 deployments.

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