Using Microsoft VDI to Enable New Workstyles Jump Start

Joey Snow | Senior Technical Evangelist Corey Hynes | Lead Technical Architect

Meet Joey Snow | @joeysnow

• Microsoft Senior Technical Evangelist• Focused on Windows, Windows Server, and Windows Azure • Works closely with relevant Microsoft Product Teams to

evangelize new technology and products to the IT Pro community.

• Passion for sharing knowledge and expertise• Edge Show on Channel 9; frequent speaker• Served over 12 years at a Fortune 500 company –

held variety of IT roles ranging from IT architecture and management to helpdesk.

Meet Corey Hynes | @holsystems

• holSystems | Lead Technical Architect• Helping partners architect enterprise class VDI

implementations using XenDesktop and Hyper-V• Expertise with VMware, Hyper-V and XEN • Online VM hosting engine for training & demo providers• Hosts thousands of VM instances in a custom thin provisioning

engine, available on-demand worldwide

• Over 15 years field experience• Focus on OS virtualization, management and deployment

Setting Expectations

• Target Audience• Experienced IT Professional with Experience in Desktop and

Server configuration and management• No expertise in VDI needed

• Suggested Prerequisites/Supporting Material• Basic knowledge of networking, Windows Server, and Windows

Client technologies• Supporting MVA Courses:• Windows Server 2012: Server Virtualization• Windows 8 for IT Pros Jump Start

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Course TopicsUsing Microsoft VDI to Enable New Workstyles

01 | Introduction to Desktop Virtualization

02 | Optimizing the User Experience

03 | Deploying Virtual Desktops with Windows Server 2012 and RDS

04 | Hyper-V for VDI

05 | Capacity Planning & Architecture

06 | Leveraging Citrix

07 | Microsoft VDI Licensing

Module 1: Introduction to Desktop Virtualization

Module Agenda

• What is desktop virtualization?• What are the components of desktop virtualization?• What are the needs and challenges addressed by desktop

virtualization?

• Explain the types of virtual desktops• Private and pooled VDI and session virtualization• Contextualized benefits of each type of desktop virtualization

• Explain what Microsoft offers for desktop virtualization

Industry trends and challenges

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How do I embrace the cloud?

How do I increase the efficiency in my datacenter?

How do I deliver next-generation applications?

How do I enable modern work styles?

New apps

Device proliferation

Data explosion

Cloud computing

What is a Virtual Desktop?Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Remote Desktop Services session-based desktops are the key technologies that enable virtual desktops, whereby a desktop that runs in the data center can be delivered to the end-user’s device using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). When combined with technologies that enable application and user state virtualization, organizations can achieve a high degree of desktop optimization and security and reduced TCO.

Desktops, Applications, User Data

VDI and session-based desktops are just another deployment model for Windows

Desktop Virtualization Components

Desktop Virtualization Components• Four components to desktop

virtualization• User state• Application• User session• Desktop hardware

• All four are not required• There are no dependencies• Can be implemented in any order• Each has discrete benefits

User State Virtualization

• Reduces footprint of desktop VMs• Reduces disk IO• Reduces storage• Reduces disk size

• Enables shared desktops• Replaceable PC scenario

• Facilitates protection of user files

Application Virtualization

• Simplifies delivery of apps, and allows any user to run any app, regardless of version

• One install for both hosted and local deliveries

• Optimizes storage• Decision point: locally run or hosted

Desktop Virtualization

• Provides data center-hosted virtual machine as a desktop for user

• Support for both private/personal (one VM image per user) and pooled/shared desktops

Session Virtualization

• Not every virtual desktop is or needs to be a virtual machine

• Shared session servers (formerly known as terminal servers) can replace most shared/pooled desktop scenarios

VDI Deployment Options

Virtual Desktop Deployment Choices: Desktop Sessions, Pooled VMs, Personal VMs

FIREWALL

1 platform • 1 experience • 3 deployment choices

Desktop Session

sCorporate Office

Branch Office

Library / Coffee house

Home

Powered by Windows Server 2012

Pooled VMs

Personal VMs

Pooled (Shared) vs. Personal (Private) Collection

Pooled collection Personal collectionSingle, shared master virtual machine Separate virtual machine instance for

each user

OS-level changes discarded at logoff (user profile changes can persist in the user VHD)

Changes retained after logoff

One image to manage Coordinated with Windows Software Updates Services and Configuration Manager to avoid patch storms through excessive disk I/O

Reduced requirements Users can install applications and be administrators on their own VM

Lower deployment cost

Supports user profile disk to persist user changes

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CHALLENGES

Enable user access to corporate applications and data from unmanaged devices and locations

Balance user requirements with corporate compliance

Protect against loss and leaks of sensitive corporate data

Reduce cost and time to deploy new applications and updates

Easily and centrally administer and manage desktops and applications

Reduce consumption of bandwidth by remote users

NEEDS

Virtual Desktops Help Address Customer Needs and Challenges

The Benefits of Desktop VirtualizationCentralized Management Anywhere Access for

Connected Devices

Increased Business ContinuityEnhance Security and

Compliance

• Manage physical and virtual desktops from a single console• Centralized desktop lifecycle

management

• Access desktops from any connected device• Enable rich desktop experiences

on thin clients and older PCs

• Data always locked in the data center• Improved compliance through

centralization

• Data center grade business continuity for the desktop• Quicker resolution of desktop failures

Scenarios for VDI

Provide a Managed Desktop to Unmanaged Devices• Contract workers• Employee-owned PCs and secondary devices.

Desktops that Demand High Levels of Security and Compliance

• Non-mobile desktops in specific industries (i.e. financial services / healthcare / government)

Centralizing Desktop Management for Remote Locations

• Branch offices• Offshore locationsTask Worker Scenarios• Call center workers• Shared terminals, such as factory kiosk / nursing stations