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Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

You're reading from   Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop Start implementing and optimizing security for Windows 365 and AVD infrastructure

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835460252
Length 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dominiek Verham Dominiek Verham
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Johan Vanneuville Johan Vanneuville
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: An Introduction to Microsoft Virtual Desktops FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Introducing Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop 3. Part 2: Why Is Endpoint Security Important?
4. Chapter 2: Importance of Securing Your Desktops 5. Chapter 3: Modern Security Risks 6. Part 3: Security Controls for W365 and AVD
7. Chapter 4: Securing User Sessions 8. Chapter 5: Preventing Data Leakage from Desktops 9. Chapter 6: Update Management Strategies 10. Chapter 7: Threat Detection and Prevention 11. Chapter 8: Configuring Access Control 12. Part 4: Additional Security Controls per Solution
13. Chapter 9: Securing Windows 365 14. Chapter 10: Securing Azure Virtual Desktop 15. Chapter 11: Securing Azure Infrastructure 16. Part 5: Use Cases
17. Chapter 12: Windows 365 Use Cases 18. Chapter 13: Azure Virtual Desktop Use Cases 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Windows 365 Frontline versus Windows 365 Enterprise

We introduced Windows 365 Frontline in Chapter 1, Introducing Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop. Let’s take a look at why companies might prefer Frontline Cloud PCs over Enterprise Cloud PCs.

Why should companies prefer Frontline Cloud PCs?

Frontline Cloud PCs have most of the features that Windows 365 Enterprise has. Both provide a PC in the cloud and are managed using Microsoft Intune. So, why would companies consider using Frontline Cloud PCs? The main reason is pretty simple – Windows 365 Frontline should be used if licensing for concurrency makes more sense when compared to using a license for each individual user, to save costs.

The best way to explain this is by looking at a couple of examples. I made the following assumptions for these examples:

  • A Windows 365 Frontline license provides three Cloud PCs and one connection.
  • We will use a 4vCPU/16 GB/128 GB SKU to compare Enterprise to Frontline...
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