Welcome to the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Community Newsletter (16th March 2023)
We are delighted to bring you the third edition of our community newsletter on 16th March 2023. Our goal is to provide you with insightful updates, tips and strategies to help you get the most out of Azure Virtual Desktop.
Our community is constantly growing, and we welcome all new members. Whether you are an experienced IT professional or new to the world of virtual desktop infrastructure, we encourage you to join the conversation and share your insights and experiences.
Community Blog Contributions
Azure Virtual Desktop – You Can Now Use URI Schemes To Connect To AVD (Preview)
Benoit Hamet has released a blog post describing how to use the new URI Schemes feature to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop resources. The URI feature allows you to use a custom URL and launch resources directly without having to use the Azure Virtual Desktop Client. You can read his post here – https://blog.hametbenoit.info/2023/03/14/azure-virtual-desktop-you-can-now-use-uri-schemes-to-connect-to-avd-preview/#.ZBLCW3bP1Q_
RDP-Shortpath greatly enhances user experience in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) using IGEL OS
Fredrik Brattstig has made a blog post on RDP ShortPath guidance within the IDEL OS here RDP-Shortpath greatly enhances user experience in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) using IGEL OS – VirtualBrat
If you want a great user experience then RDP Shortpath is definetly the way to go! It greatly increases the bandwith available for the session and decreases the latency of the session as there is direct connection over UDP between the client and the session host.
Basic Azure Virtual Desktop Setup For Beginners – Part 2
Roy Kim has written a blog post series on how to get setup with Azure Virtual Desktop. In Part 2 of his post he discusses how to add users to a host pool and connect to the host pool. You can see his post here – https://roykim.ca/2023/03/05/basic-azure-virtual-desktop-setup-for-beginners-part-2/
Community Event
Swedish Azure Virtual Desktop Meetup
SEAVDUG – Virtuell Meetup Nr 9
“There are a lot of things happening in the Cloud VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) field and Microsoft is strengthening its position. We have heard that there is some uncertainty around Microsoft and Citrix, so Adam will try to clarify things. We have also managed to invite Christiaan Brinkhoff from Microsoft, who will reveal some future plans for both AVD (Azure Virtual Desktop) and Windows 365.
So don’t miss this packed evening and take the opportunity to load up with questions and start some discussions!”
View the full agenda and join the meetup here: SEAVDUG – Virtuell Meetup Nr 9
Vendor News
Nerdio
Nerdio have announced that v4.7 of their Nerdio Manager for Enterprise product has gone GA. Their 4.7 release includes AVD Modeler which enables you to estimate the cost of your AVD Host pools, Re-sizing desktops enhancements, encryption at host support and much more. You can read the full release notes here – https://nmw.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045731614-Release-Notes
ControlUp
Yoni from ControlUp has announced new enhnacements to their Real-Time DX 8.8 technology which includes advanced monitoring of Azure Virtual Desktop Session Hosts. These new monitoring metrics show information like the host state, the avd agent version, number of active user sessions and much more.
AppCure
AppCure have announced that their latest release includes direct integration with Nerdio. This new direct integration will allow you to publish applications directly into Nerdio from the AppCure console. Check out more info here – https://www.appcure.io/appcure-announces-integration-between-nerdio-manager-for-enterprise-and-appcure-studio/
Microsoft Links
Skilling Snack: Windows 365 or Azure Virtual Desktop
Christian Montoya has released a skilling snack where he has created some links to some resources to help you decide whether Windows 365 or Azure Virtual Desktop is the right choice for you. Check it out here –
Announcing the public preview of Uniform Resource Identifier schemes with the Remote Desktop client
What is new in Azure Virtual Desktop for February 2023
What is new in Azure Virtual Desktop for February 2023 – Microsoft Community Hub
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