Greetings from the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Community Newsletter (March 28th, 2024)
We are delighted to present the 57th edition of our community newsletter, released on March 28th, 2024. Our primary objective is to provide you with indispensable insights, tactics, and guidance to enhance your experience with Azure Virtual Desktop.
As our community thrives and grows, we greet all our new members with a heartfelt greeting. Whether you’re an experienced IT professional or just starting your journey in virtual desktop infrastructure, we encourage you to actively participate in discussions, share your expertise, and provide valuable feedback. Your input is precious to us as it allows us to improve our services and foster a supportive environment for everyone involved. Welcome aboard!
Community Contributions
Roll your own AVD on HCI deployment – Part 1: The Gear
Lee Cox has written a blog post that showcases how you can use a HP Server and deploy Azure Stack HCI to further use it for Azure Virtual Desktop. You can read it here – Roll your own AVD on HCI deployment – Part 1: The Gear – Azure Advanced Migration Topics for Government (azurewebsites.us)
Shabaz Darr is continuing his AZ-140 Series. In Episode 15 he covers Part 2 of the Monitoring and Managing Performance! You can see his video here –
Events
Socials Contributions
Microsoft Links
Welcome to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Session Host Replacer
This tool automates the deployment and replacement of session hosts in an Azure Virtual Desktop host pool. The best practice for AVD recommends replacing the session hosts instead of maintaining them, the AVD Session Host Replacer helps you manage the task of replacing old session hosts with new ones automatically. You can read the announcement here – Azure/AVDSessionHostReplacer (github.com)
Vendors
Uncover the Performance Impact of Microsoft Teams 2.0
Join Login VSI Wednesday for the Microsoft Teams 2.0 Performance Webinar. Classic Teams will soon be unavailable for use. Vendors strongly advise validating your infrastructure’s readiness to avoid disruptions. Join our live webinar Wednesday at 1 PM ET | 6 PM CET, where we’ll provide essential insights into preparing your infrastructure for the new Teams platform.
Uncover the Performance Impact of Microsoft Teams 2.0 (brighttalk.com)
