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Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop

By : Ryan Mangan
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Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop

By: Ryan Mangan

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (29 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction
3
Section 2: Planning an Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture
8
Section 3: Implementing an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
13
Section 4: Managing Access and Security
16
Section 5: Managing User Environments and Apps
21
Section 6: Monitoring and Maintaining an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

How the Getting started feature works

The purpose of the Getting started feature is to address the challenges associated with deploying Azure Virtual Desktop environments.

The Getting started feature removes the multi-step processes and makes deploying Azure Virtual Desktop simple.

Two key benefits of using the Getting started feature are as follows:

  • You can remove complex multi-step processes, including FSLogix profile container setup and configuration, which includes Azure Files and permissions.
  • You can create session hosts and configure Azure Virtual Desktop core components, including host pools, workspaces, application groups, and validation user accounts.

There are two options you can choose from:

  • Existing Setup: This is for organizations who already have an Azure Tenant and Subscription, including Active Directory or Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS).
  • New Subscription (Empty): This is tailored for subscriptions that...