Introduction Parallels RAS has been an evolving contender in the End User Computing space over the last couple of years. Year on year Parallels RAS raises the bar. Version 18 public preview offers a number of new features and enhancements including the integration of FSLogix Profile Containers and an Integration to Windows Virtual Desktop. It's... Continue Reading →
Introduction On the 15th of October 2020, I was kindly invited to be interviewed and present on the WVD Community Podcast. For all those who watched, you will note that I spoke about MSIX App Attach and the proposed new file system CimFS. If you missed it, you can find it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Qt2lk69S4&t=2247s As I... Continue Reading →
Check out the eBook I collaborated on with Microsoft. Published: 10/2/2020 Learn how to set up a secure, remote desktop experience from anywhere using Windows Virtual Desktop. Plan, deploy, and optimize your virtual desktop environment to deliver Windows 10 desktops on any device—and reduce infrastructure costs. Read this e-book to: Plan for a successful deployment... Continue Reading →
Introduction This is a short post to show you a simple tool I created that helps size a Azure file share for FSLogix. You can access this calculator here: https://github.com/RMITBLOG/FSLogix Essentially, you enter the number of users in the green box labelled "total Number of concurrent Users" and select one of the three options "Low,... Continue Reading →
Check out the podcast I did with DABSCC Radio: Douglas Brown interviews EUC industry experts Ryan Mangan & Steve Horne. Together they discuss the EUC space, where we are today, where we are going, the problems companies face moving to the cloud, WVD vs. on-premises and much more. This is a fun conversation we think... Continue Reading →
Introduction This article provides a introduction into MSIX & a deep dive / walk through on MSIX App Attach, Microsoft's layering solution for delivering Applications to a modern workspace. The three main components of a End-user compute environment are typically the operating system, applications and User profile. Un stitching or separating these components enables you... Continue Reading →
Introduction In this article, we will take a look at Azure Virtual Machine benchmarks to better understand which Virtual Machines are better suited to deploy with Windows Virtual Desktop. One of the most common question's I'm regularly asked, is , "How do I get the most value for money ($/£) in terms of performance and... Continue Reading →
Introduction This article details the process of deploying a configuring a GPU WVD Session Host. I will cover the resize of a VM to a NV6 Series Azure VM Size and the use of pre-build custom script extensions to simplify the driver install to Windows Virtual Desktop. Getting Started: Resize the VM or choose the... Continue Reading →
