Mastering Windows 365 The Ultimate Guide to Designing, Delivering, and Managing Architectures for Windows 365 Cloud PCs

From zero to hero: Navigating windows 365 cloud PC architectures to create, deliver, and manage systems embraced by users and IT professionals Key Features Get unique insights and perspectives from the Microsoft team behind Windows 365 Uncover modern cloud end-user experiences with features like Win...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Brinkhoff, Christiaan, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham : Packt Publishing [2023]
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009766138606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Forewords
  • Product Quotes
  • Contributors
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Part 1: Understanding the Basics of Windows 365
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Windows 365
  • The Windows 365 vision - moving from buying computers to buying computing
  • What is Windows 365 and what is a Cloud PC?
  • Asking ChatGPT to write a poem
  • Windows 365 Business and Enterprise
  • Windows 365 Government
  • Windows 365 Frontline
  • Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop - the differences
  • Windows 365 license requirements
  • Windows 365 Business license pre-requirements
  • Windows 365 Enterprise license pre-requirements
  • Windows 365 Government license requirements
  • Windows 365-supported regions
  • Windows Copilot - bringing the power of AI to Windows 11
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Windows Autopatch
  • Microsoft Dev Box
  • Supported endpoints
  • Summary
  • Questions
  • Further reading
  • Part 2: Implementing and Managing Cloud PCs
  • Chapter 2: Architecture
  • Windows 365 architecture
  • The components that Microsoft manages and the components the customer manages
  • Identity - Azure Active Directory
  • Networking controls - virtual network connection
  • Deployment configuration - Intune app deployment and security
  • User profiles
  • Networking dataflow
  • Connection security
  • Required URLs
  • Bandwidth requirements
  • Optimizing the connection with RDP Shortpath
  • User connection flow
  • Co-management
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery
  • Windows 365 service availability
  • Windows 365 Cloud PC backup and recovery
  • User profile data resiliency
  • User endpoint availability
  • RBAC roles and delegation
  • RBAC roles and structure
  • Scope tags
  • Custom roles
  • Adding an additional security layer with Azure PIM
  • Summary
  • Questions
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 3: Deploying Cloud PCs.
  • The deployment process
  • Geography and region settings
  • Windows 365 and data protection
  • Configuring networking
  • Prerequisites
  • Creating a virtual network in Azure
  • Setting up an AADJ ANC
  • Setting up a HAADJ ANC
  • Automatic health checks
  • Manually triggering a health check
  • Purchasing and assigning Windows 365 licenses
  • Provisioning Cloud PCs
  • Creating custom images
  • Custom image pre-requirements
  • Creating a virtual machine
  • Creating a managed image
  • Uploading a custom image to Windows 365
  • Configuring Windows 365 Boot
  • Migrating to Windows 365 - profiles and data
  • Applications and configurations
  • Security
  • User data
  • Enabling Windows Autopatch
  • Summary
  • Questions
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 4: Managing Cloud PCs
  • Configuring an ESP for a Cloud PC
  • Important ESP settings
  • Assignment of the ESP
  • Configuring an ESP
  • An end user experience
  • Moving Cloud PCs to another region
  • Enabling users to reset their Cloud PCs
  • Resizing Cloud PCs
  • Resizing a Cloud PC provisioned by a direct assigned license
  • Resizing a Cloud PC provisioned by a group-based license
  • Bulk device actions
  • Configuring configuration profiles
  • Structuring assignments with filters
  • Creating a filter for Windows 365
  • Creating a CSP
  • Deploying applications to Cloud PCs
  • Backing up and restoring Cloud PCs
  • How do restore points work?
  • Configuring restore points
  • How to restore a Cloud PC as an admin
  • How can a user restore their Cloud PC?
  • How to bulk-restore multiple Cloud PCs
  • Manually creating a restore point
  • Sharing restore points with an Azure storage account
  • Summary
  • Questions
  • Further reading
  • Part 3: Accessing, Securing, and Analyzing Cloud PCs
  • Chapter 5: Accessing Cloud PCs
  • Accessing Cloud PCs from any device
  • Introducing the Windows 365 app for Windows.
  • Pinning your favorite Cloud PC to the Windows taskbar
  • Connection settings
  • Dark mode support
  • Installing from the Microsoft Store
  • Deploying the Windows 365 app using Microsoft Intune
  • Exploring Windows 365 Boot
  • Diving into Windows 365 Switch
  • Using the Windows 365 web client
  • Location
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Connection details
  • Transferring files to and from a Cloud PC
  • Collecting user logs
  • Dark mode
  • Performing user actions on Windows 365 Cloud PC
  • Knowing about alternate clients
  • Microsoft Remote Desktop client
  • Approved Linux thin clients
  • Connecting from a company website or application
  • Step 1 - getting the user's Cloud PCs
  • Step 2 - launching the connection
  • The Windows client
  • Meeting endpoint requirements
  • Windows
  • Web browsers
  • macOS and iOS
  • Android
  • Linux
  • Delivering a premium experience
  • Implementing protocol enhancements
  • RDP Shortpath
  • Enhancing the end user network
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Utilizing graphics enhancements
  • RDP profiles
  • Setting frame rates
  • Multimedia redirection
  • Summary
  • Questions
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 6: Securing Cloud PCs
  • Configuring Conditional Access - MFA
  • Configuring a CA policy to enforce MFA
  • Configuring the CA policy with FIDO authentication
  • Compliance policies
  • Creating a compliance policy
  • eDiscovery mode
  • Creating an Azure storage account and assigning permissions
  • Placing a Cloud PC under review
  • Removing a Cloud PC under review
  • How to become a local administrator of your Cloud PC
  • Configuring the local admin setting
  • Windows Local Administrator Password Solution
  • Enabling the built-in administrator
  • Screen capture protection
  • Watermarking
  • RDP device redirection
  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Enabling Defender for Endpoint in Intune
  • Security baselines
  • Summary
  • Questions.
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 7: Analyzing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Cloud PCs
  • Endpoint analytics
  • Startup performance
  • Application reliability
  • Work from anywhere
  • Resource performance
  • Remoting connection
  • Windows performance counters
  • Cloud PC device performance dashboard
  • System alerts and email notifications
  • Configuring notifications for the failed provisioning of Cloud PCs
  • Cloud PC utilization dashboard
  • Cloud PC utilization
  • Frontline Cloud PC utilization
  • Troubleshooting
  • Common implementation errors
  • Connectivity
  • Collecting logs and helping users remotely
  • Display and graphics
  • Logon performance
  • Authentication and identity
  • The Windows 365 app
  • Remote Desktop clients
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Multimedia redirection
  • Contacting Microsoft support
  • Screen capture protection
  • Summary
  • Questions
  • Further reading
  • Part 4: Extending Windows 365 with Partner Solutions
  • Chapter 8: Windows 365 Partner Solutions
  • Why are partners important?
  • Protocol-enhanced partners - Citrix and Windows 365
  • What are the requirements?
  • Enabling the Citrix connector in the Intune portal
  • Connecting Windows 365 to Citrix Cloud
  • Protocol-enhanced partners - VMware and Windows 365
  • Enhanced employee experience
  • Hybrid cloud support
  • Solution requirements
  • Configuring Windows 365 with VMware in Intune
  • Signing up for the VMware Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen
  • Configuring your Horizon Cloud Service tenant via the Windows 365 getting started workflow
  • End-user access
  • Client partners - IGEL Technology
  • Configuring the IGEL Windows 365 app
  • Package modernization partners - Rimo3
  • Automating application import from ConfigMgr
  • Post-packaging automated Intelligent Smoke Test
  • Client modernization partners - LG
  • Client modernization partners - Motorola/Lenovo
  • Summary.
  • Questions
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 9: Community Experts Hall of Fame
  • Microsoft MVPs for Windows 365
  • Other community experts
  • Microsoft resources
  • Fun stuff we did for the book
  • Christiaan
  • Morten
  • Sandeep
  • Everything must come to an end
  • Index
  • About Packt
  • Other Books You May Enjoy.