Previous versions were more geared towards greenfield implementations.īefore selecting a solution for a proof of concept, Gotham highly recommends using Lakeside SysTrack to evaluate the on-premises physical/virtual desktops to find out what types of Azure machine classes would be required along with the best candidates for WVD. Recent product releases have made both NetApp VDS and Nerdio integrate much easier in existing customer AD environments and Azure tenants. Both NetApp VDS and Nerdio require AD Connect and Office 365 licenses. While both solutions offer features such as Autoscale and integration of FSLogix, the solutions are not as customizable as Citrix's or VMware's. NetApp VDS and Nerdio use the RDP protocol. Both NetApp VDS and Nerdio have been in the Azure RDSH world for years and have adapted their solutions to work with WVD. NetApp acquired CloudJumper in April and changed the name to NetApp Virtual Desktop Service (VDS). VMware does not require AD Connect or Office 365 licenses and does not automate the installation of FSLogix. VMware provides granularity with policy control, hybrid configurations, support for many different types of end-points, image management, monitoring, etc. VMware uses the Blast or PCoIP protocols. VMware recently announced support for hybrid (on-premises/cloud) and traditional (Windows 10, Windows 2016, etc.) WVD workloads on Horizon Cloud on Azure. Citrix does not require AD Connect or Office 365 licenses, and does not automate the installation/integration of FSLogix for profile management. Citrix supports a variety of features with the use of WVD, specifically the HDX protocol, integration with other targets outside of WVD (on-premises, hosted shared desktop, published applications), granular policies, etc. Microsoft Azure really doesn’t offer native management of WVD, and that is where Citrix, VMware, NetApp VDS (formerly CloudJumper), and Nerdio come in.Īnyone familiar with Citrix Cloud can easily create WVD desktops as it is just another target. Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), was released in September 2019, and is seen as the next step in the evolution of Microsoft’s OS.
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