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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