What are the RBAC roles required for access to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)?

In today’s post, I will discuss how Azure Virtual Desktop utilizes Azure role-based access controls (RBAC) to assign roles to both users and administrators, granting specific permissions for designated tasks. Picture Credit: Pexel.com The standard built-in roles in Azure include Owner, Contributor, and Reader. However, Azure Virtual Desktop introduces additional roles to segregate management responsibilities

How to securely connect to Azure MySQL Database from Laravel Application on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

If you attempt to establish a connection between your Laravel application, running in an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) VM, and the Azure database for the MySQL server, you may encounter the following error unless certain configuration adjustments are made in your application. Typically, you won’t be able to connect directly to the Azure MySQL Flexible

Deploy a DevOps CI/CD platform for Citrix and AVD Automation with Jenkins in Ubuntu Server 22.04

Dear everyone, Today, I will guide you through the process of deploying the Jenkins platform on an Ubuntu server. Jenkins is a versatile automation and orchestration platform designed to facilitate the execution of automation pipelines, particularly useful for deploying Citrix or AVD infrastructure in the Azure Cloud. In this tutorial, I am utilizing Ubuntu Server

What new features are there in Azure Virtual Desktop Insights at Scale?

There are a lot of new reporting capabilities coming with some of the best VDI monitoring tools like Control-Up, Systrack and eG-Innovation, however, Microsoft is also continuously trying to improve its AVD monitoring capabilities. In today’s article, I will mention the new feature of AVD insight at scale. Azure Virtual Desktop Insights at Scale is

What is new in the redesigned connection bar for the Windows Desktop client which is used for AVD and W365?

Microsoft has updated the Windows Remote Desktop Client, the latest client can be downloaded from here. The redesigned connection bar for the Windows Desktop client which is used for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Cloud PC includes the following: A new, modern design that aligns with the rest of Windows 11. Support for both

Top 5 most Popular CI/CD platforms for large-scale VDI Deployment.

If you are managing a large-scale VDI infrastructure, it is advisable to employ comprehensive DevOps-based automation using the latest CI/CD toolset. This article aims to provide valuable insights for IT enterprises planning to introduce CI/CD tools into their daily VDI operations. Lately, I have received numerous inquiries regarding the best CI/CD platform for deploying VDI

Windows 365 will soon be part of the Microsoft Frontline productivity tools

Frontline workers are employees whose primary function is to work directly with customers or the general public, providing services, support, and selling products, or employees directly involved in the manufacturing and distribution of products or services. Microsoft has already released the Microsoft 365 plans for the frontline workers, and they are as follows: Microsoft 365