Microsoft Teams has become an indispensable tool for collaboration, and its integration with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) has brought even greater flexibility for remote work. Recently, in June 2024, Microsoft introduced some exciting changes in the preview for Teams, including the new SlimCore architecture. This blog will explore these changes, their benefits, and how to
In today’s digital landscape, cost efficiency is a crucial aspect of managing cloud resources. Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) provides a flexible and scalable solution for virtual desktop infrastructure, but it can also incur significant costs if not managed properly. One effective strategy to optimize costs is through VM hibernation. This blog will guide you through
If you not opted for the 3 years contract with Microsoft for the reserved instances for your AVD Hostpool and you are using the dedicated session hosts, VM start on connect is an excellent way to save the cost. Today I will show you how you can automate that. This was first announced in MS
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
Today I will discuss a beginner’s guide for Azure Virtual Desktop. Overview Azure Virtual Desktop is a desktop and app virtualization service that runs on the cloud. Here’s what you can do when you run Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure: Set up a multi-session Windows 10 or Windows 11 deployment that delivers a full Windows
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
As you are aware that Microsoft has recently rebranded its Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service as “Azure Virtual Desktop.” At the same time, the company has announced the new price for its external user access. Let’s quickly understand how the new licensing will be. Azure Virtual Desktop pricing includes two parts. 1. User access rights:
It’s great pleasure to announce that today, I have passed the AZ-140 exam (Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop) specialty certification, this is a brand new exam to judge your Azure Virtual Desktop skills and this exam has been released in India yesterday, it was in beta stage in many countries outside India, regardless
In any VDI technology, App delivery is an important part of the VDI Lifecycle process. Typically, in any enterprise when you will plan for the App Delivery, you can’t stick to a single method. It is unlikely that a single application delivery method will meet all the requirements of the various applications that must be
Hello All, as you know post-VDI deployment, during the resource optimization stage we need to make few critical changes in the Azure Environment based on the current resource utilization report. One of the important parameters of disk Utilization is the Disk IOPS. If the IOPS requirement is much less than the provisioned disk, it’s always
