Exploring Real World IT
Microsoft has recently introduced the new V6 SKUs into Azure, bringing a shift in performance standards. In today’s blog post, we’ll give an overview of how the V6 compares to its predecessor, the V5. We will cover both performance and cost. We’ll also discuss whether the upgrade is worthwhile for your end users. Exploring the …
Introduction to Confidential VMs in Azure Virtual Desktop The landscape of cloud computing is evolving rapidly, with a strong emphasis on security and privacy. One of the groundbreaking features in this domain is the introduction of Confidential Virtual Machines (VMs) for Azure Virtual Desktop. This technology is designed to enhance the security of data and …
In my day job, I am lucky to get the chance to do a deep dive into many different customers’ Azure Virtual Desktop environments. For those environments which have been around for a while, and even the more recently deployed ones, I always see people deploying v3 VMs instead of the latest generation v5 SKU’s. …
With most Azure Virtual Desktop environments I work with, people default to Premium SSD as their default managed disk for their session hosts. Most of the time, this is the correct solution to go for, especially for multi-session workloads. If using single-session workloads, I normally recommend Standard SSD Disks. However, most people are actually unaware, …
Kasper Johansen recently asked a question on the WVD Community slack channel to see if CP Fair Sharing was supporting on Windows 10 Multi-Session. I wasn’t quite sure so I thought I would do a bit of testing and it doe indeed seem to be supported. What is CPU Fair Share?? So what is CPU …
Introduction Nerdio recently released two very very powerful features which integrate together to enable complete automation capability for Windows Virtual Desktop with the click of a few buttons. These two features are Scripted Actions, and GitHub Integration. The GitHub integration capacity enables us to link our existing GitHub repositories which may contain all of your …
This week Microsoft announced the AZ-140 exam which will be released in March. In this page I will include links so help you study to pass this exam!! Microsoft generally builds their exams from the docs pages so I will try and include any links that I find, as well as external links. The description …
Introduction Hello everyone!! I recently accepted a position with Nerdio to become their UK Field CTO. I was not really looking for a new position but I have followed Nerdio’s journey since they released Nerdio Manager for WVD and I was extremely impressed with the product, the people and the passion that they all have. …
Every year I try to write an end of year review, mostly I find it a good way to reflect on the previous year, and it’s also good to write down in words so you can look back at it. It is also a chance to think and reflect, and what we can set out …
Introduction During the COVID19 pandemic we have seen a large proportion of the workforce working from home, which has lead to a huge increase of video conferencing, instead of face to face meetings. Zoom and Microsoft Teams are two of the most popular clients used. Zoom has gone from 10 million daily users in December …