Azure Virtual Desktop Essentials | Intro and Full Tour

This is Microsoft’s cloud VDI solution with centralized security, management, and scalability built-in. It's an efficient and flexible approach to desktop virtualization without compromising control.

Azure Virtual Desktop works across your devices and apps, with full-featured experiences for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. The web client also allows you to access your remote desktops and apps from almost any modern browser.

We'll take you on a tour of the essentials for Azure Virtual Desktop, including what it is, how it works and your options for configuring the service as an administrator to meet your organization's needs.

► QUICK LINKS:

00:00 - What is Azure Virtual Desktop?

01:35 - Admin options to configure the service

03:48 - Steps to provision Azure Virtual Desktop

05:09 - Data access options for files and profile containers

05:36 - Zero trust controls for security

06:31 - Utilization and scaling options

07:11 - Where you can find out more about Azure Virtual Desktop

► Link References:

Azure Virtual Desktop documentation to get started https://aka.ms/AVDDocumentation

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