Introduction: This article covers both firewall and perimeter security considerations when deploying or enhancing an existing WVD Deployment. It would not be wise to deploy a Windows Virtual Desktop solution with users directly connecting to the public network without some form of security provision. In this article, we will look at the options available and... Continue Reading →
Introduction: Not all of us are able to use a wired internet connection when working from home. This can be for many reasons including location and poor service offerings within the area. This forces Mobile Workers to use mobile hot spots and Mobile Phone data plans to access company resources. This is great for temporary... Continue Reading →
Introduction: This article shows you how to deploy a simple and secure remote access solution using Remote Desktop Gateway. The RD Gateway allows you to connect to desktops and servers in the office using RDP from home Securely. In a nutshell the Remote Desktop Gateway role provides a RDP type of SSL VPN remote access... Continue Reading →
Introduction: The concept of secure browser isolation and Hardware\OS isolation has been raised a few times in relation to Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD). I thought it would be prudent to delve into a bit of detail on the security possibility's and to mention a analogy I came up with to assist with explaining how Reverse... Continue Reading →
Introduction Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) offers two flavours of Load balancing known as Breadth-First and Depth-First. In this article I cover both methods. Please note that load balancing is assigned and configured per Host pool, If you operate multiple host pools, you would need to deploy the load balancing configuration to each host pool required.... Continue Reading →
Introduction: In the latest release of Parallels RAS (17.1), a new feature has been introduced allowing you to provision and deploy Virtual Desktops and RD Session hosts within Azure direct from the Parallels RAS Console. This new feature creates an opportunity for customers wanting to branch out to Cloud Virtual Desktops whilst maintaining a on-premises... Continue Reading →
Introduction One key benefit of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is the ability to spin up Windows 10 instances with Graphics Cards (GPU's) on the fly. Where as traditionally it would take significantly longer to deliver GPU graphics to on-premises VDI solutions, due to procurement, logistics and implementation. You can find out more about the different... Continue Reading →
Introduction: This is a quick post to show you how to configure the RDP feed for WVD. I will also detail how to automate the feed deployment using GPO. Getting Started: 1 - Manual Method Navigate to: Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\RemoteApp and Desktop Connections. Then Click on the Access RemoteApp and desktops. You will... Continue Reading →
Delegated Access overview: A useful component that comes with Windows Virtual Desktop is the WVD delegated access model. This function lets you define and control access at various levels of the WVD Structure. The role assignment has three key components, which include: Security principal, Role definition and Scope. One point to note is that WVD... Continue Reading →
