Configure autoscaling for personal AVD host pools automated
Autoscaling for pooled AVD host pools is GA for a while now. Since 18 July 2023 a new autoscale mechanism became in Public Preview for AVD personal host pools.
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Distribute OneDrive with Winget and OneDrive best practices automated
In this article, I explain how to distribute OneDrive with Microsoft Endpoint Managed based on Winget. After deploying OneDrive I configure a settings catalog configuration policy.
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Install Winget applications using Microsoft Intune
In this post, I will show how to install applications with Windows Package Manager (or Winget), within Microsft Endpoint Manager. This is all done by one single executable package which accepts the application name and version.
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AVD Automation Cocktail – Deploy AVD with Terraform Cloud
Welcome (back) to the AVD Automation Cocktail. In the past cocktail series, I showed different AVD deployment strategies and languages. During the time I got some requests about automation with Terraform.
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How to enable AVD scaling plans automated
In this article, I explain how to configure AVD scaling plans automated with the Az.Avd module. This is one of the options to save costs on AVD.
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Manage Windows Updates for AVD using Microsoft Intune
In this article, I explain a way how to manage Windows Updates for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). To achieve this goal I use update rings in Microsoft Intune.
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Manage AVD automated with Microsoft Intune
Welcome to a brand new series called Operation North Star. In the upcoming series, I will show how to manage AVD environments with Microsoft Intune. I talk about how to manage AVD environments and how to deploy these settings automated.
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Using VM templates for AVD sessionhost automation
In automation using templates is key! Using templates makes life easier. No new information I guess. If you run tasks in DevOps, Terraform, or other engines you want to reuse code blocks.
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How to deal with AVD session hosts version management
A Shared Image Gallery is a great way to distribute images over multiple environments. This great feature is also its disadvantage. When using a Shared Image Gallery in combination with several environments with even more host pools you will lose sight fast.
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