Using Microsoft VDI to Enable New Workstyles (Audio) - Channel 9

Licensing a product is always tricky. This session covers how to license components of a VDI Solution and what kind of licensing options are available.[06:58] - VDI licensing components [09:50] - Licensing a virtual Windows Client [14:20] - Software Assurance VDI benefits [20:15] - BYO companion devices Full course outline:Mod 01: Introduction to Desktop Virtualization Mod 02: Optimizing the User Experience Mod 03: Deploying Virtual Desktops with Windows Server 2012 and RDS Mod 04: Hyper-V for VDI Mod 05: Capacity Planning and Architecture Mod 06: Leveraging Citrix Mod 07: Microsoft VDI Licensing

This session portrays how powerful virtualization is when Microsoft and Citrix are combined. Corey provides a detailed overview and scenarios on jointly integrated unified management, the key value adds of Citrix and how it enables you to put a windows desktop on any device.[04:00] - Microsoft and Citrix better together [18:50] - Extending security and management capabilities [21:47] - Enhancing end-user experience Full course outline:Mod 01: Introduction to Desktop Virtualization Mod 02: Optimizing the User Experience Mod 03: Deploying Virtual Desktops with Windows Server 2012 and RDS Mod 04: Hyper-V for VDI Mod 05: Capacity Planning and Architecture Mod 06: Leveraging Citrix Mod 07: Microsoft VDI Licensing

Designing a large scale VDI architecture can be a challenge. In this section more details are provided on how to scale and analyze performance across different types of storage.[11:13] - Design a large scale MS VDI deployment [19:18] - 5000 seat pooled-VMs using Local Storage [29:40] - 5000 seat pooled-VMs on SMB [35:45] - 5000 seat mixed deployment Full course outline:Mod 01: Introduction to Desktop Virtualization Mod 02: Optimizing the User Experience Mod 03: Deploying Virtual Desktops with Windows Server 2012 and RDS Mod 04: Hyper-V for VDI Mod 05: Capacity Planning and Architecture Mod 06: Leveraging Citrix Mod 07: Microsoft VDI Licensing

This module is an introduction to Hyper-V, its technical requirements and architecture. It will also cover Hyper-V for VDI components and the various storage types and spaces.[08:59] - Hyper-V architecture [20:00] - Windows Server 2012 Storage [38:18] - SMB 3.0 [48:35] - CSV caching Full course outline:Mod 01: Introduction to Desktop Virtualization Mod 02: Optimizing the User Experience Mod 03: Deploying Virtual Desktops with Windows Server 2012 and RDS Mod 04: Hyper-V for VDI Mod 05: Capacity Planning and Architecture Mod 06: Leveraging Citrix Mod 07: Microsoft VDI Licensing

This session goes into remote desktop services components and configuration and the benefits. In addition Joey and Corey will be covering how to configure custom VDI with Server Manager, how to implement high availability and patching/updating pooled and personal collections.[01:12] - Personalization with User Profile Disk [06:36] - RDS components and configuration [17:04] - RDS architecture [24:40] - Connect to a session [37:42] - Implementing high availability [45:27] - Patching and updating pooled and personal collections Full course outline:Mod 01: Introduction to Desktop Virtualization Mod 02: Optimizing the User Experience Mod 03: Deploying Virtual Desktops with Windows Server 2012 and RDS Mod 04: Hyper-V for VDI Mod 05: Capacity Planning and Architecture Mod 06: Leveraging Citrix Mod 07: Microsoft VDI Licensing

This section covers improvements for enhanced user experience via improvements in RemoteFX, intelligent transports (support for both UDP and TCP), touch / multi touch, USB redirection and Fairshare. It will also cover personalization of virtual desktops and user state virtualization and how to implement user state virtualization.[08:10] - Improved user experience [15:24] - RemoteFX over LAN or WAN [27:20] - Fair Share [39:10] - User state virtualization Full course outline:Mod 01: Introduction to Desktop Virtualization Mod 02: Optimizing the User Experience Mod 03: Deploying Virtual Desktops with Windows Server 2012 and RDS Mod 04: Hyper-V for VDI Mod 05: Capacity Planning and Architecture Mod 06: Leveraging Citrix Mod 07: Microsoft VDI Licensing

This module provides an overview of what desktop virtualization is and what components, needs and challenges are addressed by desktop virtualization. Additionally this session explains the types of virtual desktops and what Microsoft offers for desktop virtualization.[13:05] - What is desktop virtualization? [20:50] - Desktop virtualization components [36:30] - VDI deployment options Full course outline:Mod 01: Introduction to Desktop Virtualization Mod 02: Optimizing the User Experience Mod 03: Deploying Virtual Desktops with Windows Server 2012 and RDS Mod 04: Hyper-V for VDI Mod 05: Capacity Planning and Architecture Mod 06: Leveraging Citrix Mod 07: Microsoft VDI Licensing