Introduction to Azure Virtual Desktop

Module 1
 This workshop will provide…

• Readiness for Azure Virtual Desktop

Workshop deployment and management
Overview • Content aligned to the Microsoft best
practices
• A jumpstart for you towards AVD
competency
 Lesson 1: Introduction

Module Lesson 2: Vision

Overview Lesson 3: Overview
Lesson 4: User Experience
 • Understand what RDS is and where it
comes from
Lesson 1: • Learn how virtualization is used today
Introduction
• Distinguish different terminologies and
workloads
Remote Desktop Services
What it is…?

Remote Desktop Services, also known

as Terminal Services in previous
versions, are part of Microsoft’s
Virtualization Technologies. It provides
virtual desktops and applications to
user.
Remote Desktop Services
Where does it come from?
Citrix Multi Terminal Server Edition Windows 2000
Win (1995) Server
Windows Server Windows Server Windows Server
2008/2008 R2 2008 2003

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2016 / 2019
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
(VDI) Deployment • Connection Broker HA (>2 Server)
• Collection • Hybrid Deployment (On-Prem &
• RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) Azure)
• RDVH (RD Virtualization Host) • RDP improvements
integrated in Connection Broker • RemoteFX 3D Acceleration
• Session Shadowing (Deprecated in 2019 due to
• Remote Assistance integration into the native protocol)
• Discrete Device Assignment
• User Profile Disk
Solutions to Meet your Requirements

Session-based Virtual Desktop Session-based Client

computing Infrastructure computing in the desktops in
cloud the cloud

Session-based Access to pooled or Remote Desktop Access to pooled or

desktops personal virtual Session Host deployed personal virtual
and RemoteApp desktops running on cloud infrastructure Windows 10 desktops
Windows client OS services in Azure
Cost-effective,
easy to manage High performance, Customizable with All VDI benefits with
app compatibility minimum CAPEX elasticity with low
CAPEX

On-premises In cloud
Types of environments
‘Personal’ Virtual Desktop
Specific VM instance that the user is always
assigned
Profile and settings may or may not be
roamed/synced
Generally single-session OS
User is often allowed to install software

Non-persistent Virtual Desktop

User may be assigned to any resource in a
‘pool’
Generally multi-session OS
Profile and settings are generally
roamed/synced
Users may not install software

Published Apps environment

No desktop – apps only
Multi-session
Unique profile
Session-based vs. Machine-based

Personal – Single Session Pooled – Single Session Pooled – Multi Session

Static 1:1 Assignment Floating 1:1 usage Multiple User per Machine
n:m usage
Full desktop vs. RemoteApp
Based on what your users need to do

Full desktop RemoteApp

Give your users a full desktop experience with a variety of Individual applications that are hosted/run on a virtualized
applications that you install and manage. machine.

Ideal for users that rely on these computers as their primary Appear as if they're running on the user's desktop like local
workstations or that are connecting from thin clients. applications.

Ideal for deploying and managing key applications in a secure,

remote environment while allowing users to work from and
customize their own desktops.
Questions?
 • Understand the vision of Azure Virtual
Desktop within digital transformation
Lesson 2: Azure
Virtual Desktop • Introduction to the “Windows for
Vision Virtual Desktop” SKU
Digital transformation of IT
Engage Empower Transform
custome employe experienc
rs es es
Deliver Provide a best-in- Deliver
outcomes that class knowledge impactful
inspire trust base, global outcomes while
and loyalty environment, and changing the
while providing skills personal
true development. experience of
transformation every consumer
and ROI. of IT services.

“Modern IT” To constantly enable and deploy the most

current and emerging technical capabilities,
processes, and business models to
the benefit of the end user.
 How and where we work has
changed
73
of workers say they want flexible remote
%
work options

67
of employees want more in-person
%
collaboration

80
of managers expect more flexible work
%
from home policies

Source: “The Work Trend Index” survey was conducted by an independent research firm, Edelman Data x Intelligence,
among 31,092 full-time employed or self-employed workers across 31 markets between January 12, 2021 to January 25,
2021.
Shifting workforce and
organizational needs

Remote and Elastic workforce Organizational

hybrid work expansion
and change

Bring your own High-scale and Security and

PC (BYOPC) specialized compliance
workloads
Hybrid work creates new opportunities, and new challenges

Onboarding and Business continuity Security and regulation

provisioning
Zero-touch approach to getting Responding quickly to changing Securing organizational and
employees, vendors, and workplace situations to mitigate customer data while addressing
contractors up and running negative impact and seize growing complexity in
across a variety of devices and opportunities. compliance, without sacrificing
locations. productivity.
Legacy virtualization approach

Windows Server Windows 10+

Desktop Experience Enterprise

Scalable multi – session legacy Native single – session modern

Windows environment Windows experience

Windows Server Windows 10+

Multiple sessions Single session
Win32 Win32, UWP
Office 365 ProPlus* Office 365 ProPlus
Long-Term Servicing Channel Semi-Annual Channel

*currently supported until 2025:

[Link]
Virtualization hosts of the future

Windows 10+
Windows Server Windows 10+
Enterprise multi-
RD Session Host Enterprise
session
Scalable multi-session
Scalable multi-session
modern Windows user Native single-session modern
legacy
experience with Windows Windows experience
Windows environment
10+ Enterprise security
Windows Server Windows 10+ Windows 10+
Multiple sessions Multiple sessions Single session
Win32 Win32, UWP Win32, UWP
Office 365 ProPlus* Office 365 ProPlus Office 365 ProPlus
Long-Term Servicing Semi-Annual Channel Semi-Annual Channel
Channel
*currently supported until 2025:
[Link]
Azure Virtual Desktop
A solution for today’s hybrid workforce

Your content Compute options

wherever you go for different users

Consistent The apps you

settings across need, when you
devices need them

Scalable storage Blending security

based on your across the
needs Microsoft
ecosystem
Azure Virtual Desktop is
available worldwide
Empower IT to transform the workplace Desktops & Management
remote apps & policies

Image, app, and

Provide your employees full desktop profile
management

and access to remote apps Full Desktop

User density, VM
sizing, and scaling
policies
User
management and
identity
Focus on right policies and controls RemoteApp Networking
rather than managing infrastructure policies

Simplify management, provisioning,

and access to corporate data and apps
Azure Virtual
Desktop

Deploy and scale in minutes

 Azure Virtual Desktop Benefits
Enables a multi-session Windows 10+
experience, optimized for Office 365
ProPlus

Supports Windows Server (2012 R2+)

Most flexible service allowing you to

virtualize both desktops and apps

Windows 7 virtual desktop with free

Extended
Security Updates (through January 2023)

Integrated with the security and

management
of Microsoft 365*

VDI/RDSH management as a service on

Azure
*Not all Windows Editions support all available operating system features being
configured through Microsoft 365.
Protocol improvements

RDP 7.0 (2007) RDP 7.1 (2009) RDP 8 (2012) RDP 8.1 (2014) RDP 10.x (2015-2020)
• RemoteApp • RemoteFX Bitmap remoting • Adaptive graphics support • H.264 desktop remoting support for • H.264/AVC 444 codec
• True Multimonitor • RemoteFX vGPU • Low bandwidth support (UDP) low-powered devices such as • Pen remoting
Windows RT
• Easy Print • RemoteFX USB redirection • RemoteFX Progressive Calista Codec • Clients for MacOS, iOS, Android, and
• Video-optimized remoting using Linux
H.264/AVC • Camera redirection
• Multitouch • 4K remoting improvements
• RD sessions can be load balanced
across multiple GPUs on the server
• Improve graphics encoding
performance when misclassification is
detected
• Display drives redirected over RDP in a
dedicated File Explorer group
• Lift 4 GB limit when copying files via
clipboard redirection
• URCP
• 4K DDS Dynamic Downsampling
• mGPU—E Smart Load Balancing
• RemoteFX vGPU deprecation
• Camera Controls Redirection
• MFT-based codecs
• Toast notifications for RemoteApp
• Performance Improvements on
networks with inherent loss
• GPU-P
• RDPIDD single user
• Teams AV redirection
• Web client—disk redirection
• X1 (UDP support)
• Reverse-connect

12 features in 8 years 24 features in 5 years

Our customers love Azure Virtual Desktop
Healthcare Government Financial services Manufacturing Education Other

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The right technology for all your needs

Cloud VDI – Azure Virtual

Cloud PC – Windows 365
Optimized for simplicity Desktop
Optimized for flexibility

Windows 10+ or Windows Server multi-

Windows 10+ personalized desktop
session desktops

Complete end-to-end Microsoft service Remote app streaming

One-stop administration in Microsoft Full control over configuration and

Endpoint Manager (Enterprise edition) management

Direct self-service model (Business edition) Citrix and VMware support

Predictable per user pricing Flexible consumption-based pricing

 Overview of Microsoft Certified
Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
Exam Certificati
Who is this details on
certification Products
for? AZ-140:
Configuring and Operating Azure Virtual Desktop
Pass certification exam AZ-140
to earn this certification
featured
on Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure
Candidates for this certification are
Microsoft Azure administrators with Skills measured:
subject matter expertise in • Plan a Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture
planning, delivering, and managing • Implement a Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
virtual desktop experiences and
• Manage Access and Security
remote apps, for any device, on Microsoft Certified:
• Manage User Environments and Apps Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtua
Azure. l Desktop Specialty
• Monitor and maintain a Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Responsibilities for this role include Azure administrators for Azure
deploying virtual desktop Knowledge and experience: Virtual Desktop plan, deliver, and
manage virtual desktop experiences
experiences and apps to Azure. Candidates for this exam should have experience in Azure and remote apps, for any device, on
Professionals in this role deliver technologies, including virtualization, networking, identity, Azure.
storage, backups, resilience, and disaster recovery. They
applications on Azure Virtual should understand on-premises virtual desktop
Desktop and optimize them to run infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to
Azure Virtual Desktop. These professionals use the Azure
in multi-session virtual portal and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to
environments. accomplish many of their tasks. They might use PowerShell
and Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) for more efficient
automation.

Candidates for this exam must have expert Azure

administration skills.

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Investments Deploy and Scale
in 2021 Easier onboarding in Azure Portal

Start VM on Connect

MSIX App Attach in Azure portal

Security & end user management

Azure Active Directory Join support

Screen capture protection

MEM support for Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session

End user experience

RDP protocol improvements

ADFS Single Sign-on

Multimedia redirection for Azure Virtual Desktop

Region rollout
Azure Automation integration for scaling VMs
Questions?
 • Understand the components of Azure
Virtual Desktop
Lesson 3: Azure
Virtual Desktop • Explore the Azure Virtual Desktop
Overview Partner Ecosystem
Solution overview

3 BIG PIECES
Clients Azure Virtual Desktop Azure VMs & Services
Customer/Partner- Microsoft-managed Customer/Partner-managed
managed
VMs

FIREWAL Web Access Diagnostics Desktops Apps

FIREWAL
L

L
Gateway Broker Azure & legacy Active Directory

Azure SQL FSLogix User Profile File Server

DB
Clients

Full Clients

Windows 11, HTML5

10, 7

Android macOS & iOS

Thin Clients

Windows 10 IoT Linux SDK

Enterprise
Microsoft-managed Components

Web Access Remote Connection Remote Connection Remote Desktop

Gateway Broker Diagnostics

Publishes user-specific Grants access to Manages user Event-based aggregator

remote apps and virtual remote apps and connections to virtual that marks each user or
desktops desktops from any desktops and remote administrator action on
device that can run an apps the AVD deployment as
Provides access to Azure Virtual Desktop a success or failure
virtual desktops and client Provides load-balancing
remote apps through an and reconnection to Administrators can
HTML5-compatible web existing sessions query the aggregation
browser of events to identify
failing components.
Azure Virtual Desktop Partner ecosystem
Approved
Providers

System
Integrators

Independent
Software
Vendors

Independent
Hardware
Vendors
Questions?
Lesson 4: Azure
Virtual Desktop • Finally see Azure Virtual Desktop in
User action
Experience
 Demonstration

Azure Virtual Desktop Connect

& User Experience
Module Summary

AVD is based on proven RDS technologies

Fits perfectly in Microsoft modern workplace

journey

Integrates with existing infrastructure, enabling

IT to consolidate and simplify solutions.

Simple connection flow and familiar end-user

experience
Knowledge Check

1. Which virtual resources can be published to users with AVD?

2. Which operating systems are being supported by AVD?

3. How much do Windows 7 Extended Security Updates cost in the

AVD environment?
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