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Everything about Azure Virtual Desktop
Desktop virtualization service
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), formerly known as Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), is a Microsoft Azure-based system for virtualizing Windows operating systems, providing virtualized desktops and applications securely in the cloud using the Remote Desktop Protocol. It is aimed at enterprise customers rather than at individual users. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Azure Virtual DesktopA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Mastering Azure Virtual DesktopThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Microsoft IntuneA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Hosted desktopA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
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đź“š Books worth reading
Mastering Azure Virtual DesktopRyan Mangan, Jim Moyle · 2022- 📕Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual DesktopDominiek Verham, Johan Vanneuville · 2024
- 📕Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop GuideArun Sabale, Balu N. Ilag · 2022
- 📕Azure Virtual Desktop SuccinctlyMarco Moioli, James McCaffrey · 2022
Azure Virtual Desktop SpecialistShabaz Darr · 2022- 📕Design and Deploy Microsoft Azure Virtual DesktopPuthiyavan Udayakumar · 2021
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