Virtualizing Desktops and Apps with Windows Server 2012 R2 Inside Out

by Byron Wright, Brian Svidergol

Overview

Conquer Windows Server 2012 R2 virtualization--from the inside out!

Dive into Windows Server 2012 R2 virtualization--and really put your systems expertise to work. Focusing on both virtual desktop infrastructure and virtualized applications, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds. Discover how the experts tackle Windows virtualization--and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery.

• Use virtualization to prevent business disruption, help improve security, simplify upgrades, and support mobile users
• Plan and deploy User State Virtualization for a consistent experience across locations and devices
• Define users, applications, and scenarios for any virtualization project
• Compare and deploy both session-based and virtual machine-based (VM-based) desktops
• Configure Client Hyper-V and work with VMs in a Client Hyper-V environment
• Install, design, configure, and administer Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) infrastructure and clients
• Sequence applications for efficient and reliable deployment
• Help secure remote access to virtual desktops with Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway)
• Plan and implement pooled and personal desktops
• Monitor virtualized apps and desktops for health and performance

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735697294
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	04/23/2015
Series:	Inside Out
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	640
File size:	36 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Byron Wright, MVP (Microsoft Exchange Server), is a consultant specializing in Windows Server, Exchange Server, and Microsoft Office 365 solutions. He teaches Management Information Systems (MIS) and networking at the University of Manitoba’s Asper School of Business and has coauthored Microsoft official curricula and the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Resource Kit.

Brian Svidergol, MCSE, specializes in infrastructure and cloud solutions built with Windows Server, Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft System Center, virtualization, and Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). He was the MCT Ambassador at TechEd North America 2013 and authored Exam Ref 70-695 Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1     Desktop and application virtualization 
• Chapter 2     Planning and implementing user state virtualization  
• Chapter 3     Configuring Client Hyper-V   
• Chapter 4     Planning and implementing App-V  
• Chapter 5     Planning and deploying App-V clients   
• Chapter 6     Managing and administering Application Virtualization   
• Chapter 7     Application sequencing   
• Chapter 8     Planning and deploying session-based virtual desktops  
• Chapter 9     Configuring RemoteApp programs and client connectivity 
• Chapter 10     Planning and implementing pooled and personal virtual desktops  
• Chapter 11     Implementing Remote Access for VDI 
• Chapter 12     Performance and Health Monitoring of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure