Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Community Tour 2011 Infrastrutture in evoluzione

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Who Am I ? Nicola Ferrini Trainer Technical Writer Systems Engineer Server & Application Virtualization Technology Specialist Most Valuable Porfessiona (MVP) Technet Speaker Microsoft System Center Influencer STEP Program Member More on:

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Agenda Application Virtualization: Package and Deploy Virtual Applications Planning, Deploying and Managing a Microsoft VDI Infrastructure Few slides, a lot of demos! These sessions are 100% Cloud-free

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Application Virtualization: Package and Deploy Virtual Applications Introduction to Application Virtualization Managed Deployment Application Virtualization Deployment Update Plug-in and Add-on Deployment Customization Syde by Syde Dynamic Suite Composition Presentation Virtualization App-V & RDS: Better together! Group Policy Customization Q&A!

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Planning, Deploying and Managing a Microsoft VDI Infrastructure Desktop virtualization solutions Local Desktop Virtualization Centralized Desktop Virtualization Session Virtualization Remote Desktop Session Host Remote Desktop Virtualization Host VDI Virtual Desktop Models Personal Virtual Desktop Pooled Virtual Desktops VDI Design Considerations Challenges Q&A!

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Management Virtualization Solutions Profile Virtualization Document redirection Offline files Presentation Virtualization Desktop Virtualization Application Virtualization Server Virtualization Cloud Computing

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione What Is Desktop Virtualization? Desktop virtualization provides options for virtualizing client operating systems Desktop virtualization option Description Client-Hosted Virtual machines run on the user desktop to provide an alternate computing environment Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Client virtual machines are hosted in the data center and accessed through remote desktop Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization Provides the tools to build and deploy client virtual machines to user desktops

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione What Is Application Virtualization? Application virtualization provides virtual environments for applications running on user desktops Benefits include: Enables potentially incompatible applications to run on one computer Application preparation is easier Virtual application use is transparent to users  Virtual applications are easy to deploy

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione What Is Presentation Virtualization? Presentation virtualization runs applications on centralized servers Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services replaces Terminal Services Presentation virtualization runs applications on centralized servers Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services replaces Terminal Services Benefits include: Centralized data Simplified application management Integration with application virtualization  Potentially improved performance

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione What Is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing enables access to IT services through the Internet A cloud computing infrastructure includes: Data center with virtualization hosts Virtual servers, storage and network resources Highly available and high bandwidth network Automated tools for managing virtual machines Tools for managing online and local integration Benefits include: Flexible deployment options Scalability Decreased cost Improved service availability

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Managing a Virtual Environment Managing a virtual environment is different than managing a physical environment: Virtualized environments are dynamic Virtualized environments may be centralized on heavily utilized physical servers Virtual and physical computers may need to be managed with different tools  Virtual environments may have increased management complexity  Virtual environments may require additional monitoring

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Managing Desktop Virtualization Backup and restore virtual and physical computers Host backups that backup individual or all virtual machines Virtual machine backups for either VSS-aware or non-VSS aware virtual machines With desktop virtualization, you may need to: Update and maintain multiple desktops per user Ensure a consistent user experience across multiple desktops Automate the deployment of virtual desktops Backup and restore virtual and physical computers Host backups that backup individual or all virtual machines Virtual machine backups for either VSS-aware or non-VSS aware virtual machines To manage virtual desktops: Use Configuration Manager to update all desktops Implement user state virtualization to provide a consistent work environment Use MED-V to deploy virtual desktops Use VDI to deploy virtual desktops with Remote Desktop Services

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Managing Application Virtualization Backup and restore virtual and physical computers Host backups that backup individual or all virtual machines Virtual machine backups for either VSS-aware or non-VSS aware virtual machines With application virtualization, you may need to: Enable users to run applications in many different desktop configurations Distribute virtual applications in multiple scenarios Update and maintain virtual applications Prepare virtual applications Backup and restore virtual and physical computers Host backups that backup individual or all virtual machines Virtual machine backups for either VSS-aware or non-VSS aware virtual machines To manage virtual applications: Use an App-V Management server to manage and distribute all virtual applications in your organization Use multiple protocols and distribution options to deploy virtual applications Use App-V to update and redistribute virtual applications Use App-V sequencer to prepare virtual applications

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Managing Presentation Virtualization Backup and restore virtual and physical computers Host backups that backup individual or all virtual machines Virtual machine backups for either VSS-aware or non-VSS aware virtual machines With presentation virtualization: Users may be concerned about running applications hosted on a remote server Users may need to connect to remote applications from a variety of locations Servers may need to run multiple, potentially incompatible applications Backup and restore virtual and physical computers Host backups that backup individual or all virtual machines Virtual machine backups for either VSS-aware or non-VSS aware virtual machines To manage presentation virtualization: Use RemoteApp to publish application shortcuts Use RD Web Access to provide access to applications on a Web site Use RD Gateway to enable secure access to remote applications from the Internet Use RemoteApp and Desktop Connection to simplify access to applications for Windows 7 clients Integrate App-V with RDS

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione Choosing a Desktop and Application Virtualization Solution Virtualization Option Application Compatibility Mobile Users Standard Users External Users Desktop Virtualization Application Virtualization Presentation Virtualization User State Virtualization

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