Today’s Tip…
A highly scalable Remote Desktop deployment requires the use of specific patterns and practices. Designing for optimal performance and scale-out is key. Use the scenarios below to help you envision, architect, and continually refine your deployment.
Use the following information to plan and design your deployment:
- VDI vs. session-based
- Personal or pooled desktops
- Build anywhere
- Cater to different kinds of users
- Access from anywhere
- High availability
- MultiFactor Authentication
- Secure data storage
- Persistent or non-persistent sessions
- Enable high-end graphics remoting
- Connect from any device
- Choose how you pay
Be sure to also review the Desktop Hosting Reference Architecture, which provides an overview of the Remote Desktop architecture and helps you plan a hybrid RDS environment that includes Azure infrastructure.
References:
- “Plan and design your Remote Desktop Services environment” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-and-design
- “Remote Desktop Services – VDI or session-based deployment” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-vdi-session
- “Remote Desktop Services – Personal or pooled desktops” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-personal-pooled
- “Remote Desktop Services – Build anywhere” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-build-anywhere
- “Remote Desktop Services – Cater to different kinds of users” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-cater-to-users
- “Remote Desktop Services – Access from anywhere” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-access-from-anywhere
- “Remote Desktop Services – High availability” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-high-availability
- “Remote Desktop Services – Multi-Factor Authentication” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-mfa
- “Remote Desktop Services – Secure data storage” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-secure-data-storage
- “Remote Desktop Services – Persistent or non-persistent sessions” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-persistent-nonpersistent
- “Remote Desktop Services – Enable high-end graphics remoting with GPUs” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-graphics-rendering
- “Remote Desktop Services – Connect from any device” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-connect-from-any-device
- “Remote Desktop Services – Choose how you pay” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/rds-plan-choose-how-you-pay
- “Desktop Hosting Reference Architecture” – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/remote-desktop-services/desktop-hosting-reference-architecture