Throughout this article I will be focusing on virtual machines and data as part of your Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) environment, combined with the Nerdio Manager for WVD deployment – from an architectural point of view. This data may be stored on your VMs, in the form of user profiles, departmental and personal user data.
Continue ReadingWhat you need to know about Azure Reserved Instances, AHB and WVD
I think most of you have probably heard or read about Reserved Instances (RI) and Azure Hybrid Benefit (AHB) before. If so, keep reading anyway because I’ve noticed that it is often unclear how these types of contracts work – and I’m here to help. What are the “rules” exactly? What happens when you want to quit early, what other options do you have? And if you haven’t heard about RI or Azure Hybrid Benefit before, this post is must read.
Continue ReadingHow to: Calculating costs for smaller WVD environments using the Azure Calculator
Not necessarily a new topic, though, I might be able to provide a different angle. I won’t go into the details of what WVD is, how it works and why it is a good fit for a ton of companies world-wide. What I will do is give you an example of how to use the Azure calculator for WVD in a slightly different way.
Continue ReadingLevel up! I will be joining Nerdio
I have some big news to share. As of 01-06-2020 I joined Nerdio in the role of Field CTO for the EMEA region. I am extremely excited and cannot wait to get started. They have an excellent team of highly skilled, motivated and ambitious IT professionals who give it their all every single day, the way I like it best.
Continue ReadingAzure Universal Print service: what is it and should we care?
This is a referral to an article I wrote for brianmadden.com – About a month ago, Microsoft announced the private preview of Universal Print, a new “modern” print solution that organizations can use to manage their print infrastructure through cloud services from Microsoft. The main idea is to simplify printing by moving some of the key Windows Server print functionality to the Microsoft 365 Cloud.
Continue ReadingMy presentation slide-deck on WVD for SBC-Solutions
On June the 19th (2019) I delivered a presentation on the Windows Virtual Desktop for a company named SBC-Solutions, fitting, right? I had around 75 minutes to deliver including questions and discussion. It all turned out very nicely, my session was well received with tons of interaction from the audience. Below are the slides I used. They are in Dutch, though I’m sure most of it will make sense.
Continue ReadingWhat is the Citrix Managed Desktop? Here are 29 bullets to help you on your way
Yesterday, during the Citrix Synergy 2019 Keynote it saw the light of day, although it’s not generally available, yet. Based on the information (publicly) shared, here’s a rundown of what we know so far. Plus a few personal notes.
Continue ReadingA rundown on what we know about MSIX AppAttach
AppAttach is based on, or extends existing MSIX technology. It allows you to take any existing MSIX package, without altering or repackaging and ‘stream’ it to a virtual or physical machine, much like you are used to with existing Application Layering products. It is also been mentioned that Microsoft is slowly moving away from existing solutions like App-V, for example, and thus positioning MSIX as their main technology for application packaging/provisioning purposes going forward.
Continue Reading49 facts listed – What I picked up during a WVD Solution Design Workshop
Last week I drove to Microsoft HQ NL, which takes me about 15 to 20 minutes to attend a Solution Design Workshop specifically aimed at WVD. After a formal kickoff (and coffee, of course), the group was split into a technical and business/sales orientated track. Needles to say I joined the technical track. Here’s what I’ve learned. I’m pretty sure there’s some stuff in here you didn’t know already.
Continue ReadingCombine WVD, IaaS RDS, on-prem RDS to scale, protect & migrate
In this blog post I’d like to focus on various services and solutions regarding WVD as well as ‘plain’ RDS, on-premises, within Azure, and a combination of the two. In short, we’ll look at: On-prem and Azure RDS -> Disaster Recovery & Migrating On-prem RDS to Azure RDS -> Migrate Azure RDS to WVD
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