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October 22, 2019Microsoft announced General Availability of Azure Ephemeral OS disks in July of 2019. This unique Azure feature with a fancy sounding name doesn’t get a tremendous amount of attention but holds great promise for those deploying virtual desktops in Azure with Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD). We wrote in detail about ephemeral OS disks and their...
October 16, 2019
Why become a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)? I’ll discuss how to become one and how it benefits you as a Managed Service Provider. 1. Make more money as an MSP by becoming a CSP 2. Take advantage of Azure Reserved Instances 3. Maximize your profits as an MSP
October 12, 2019The Challenge Desktop virtualization holds the promise to simplify infrastructure management of end-user computing environments and Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) delivers on that promise by offering a multi-session version of Windows 10 Enterprise OS. Multiple users can be consolidated onto a single VM instance running in Azure thereby reducing the administration and desktop management burden. ...
October 11, 2019
Learn how to migrate end-of-support Windows Server 2008 to Microsoft Azure in 5 simple steps in a single day. No need for an experienced engineer – anyone can do it! 1. Deploy a new Azure environment for the Server 2008 VM to land in 2. Enable Azure recovery services vault 3. Configure site-to-site VPN from Azure to the network that contains the Windows Server 2008 machine 4. Enable Nerdio Hybrid AD 5. Set up replication and migration of your Server 2008 machine
October 08, 2019At Nerdio, we see thousands of Azure environments running virtual desktops provisioned using our technology. This gives us a high level view into the relative cost breakdown of an average virtual desktop Azure environment. The typical breakdown we see is this: Compute (VMs): 68% Storage (managed disks): 22% Backup: 6% Bandwidth, VPN, IPs and...
On October 1st, Microsoft updated their Partner Incentives for indirect CSP resellers. Indirect CSP means you purchase Office365 or Azure through distributors like Ingram Micro, SherWeb, or Pax8. In order take advantage of these incentives, you need to be a Silver or Gold partner with one of the competencies below: Competency Level Windows and Devices...
October 03, 2019
As of Monday, September 30, 2019, Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) entered General Availability. But what is WVD and what makes it so special? WVD is a set of technologies from Microsoft that allow IT professionals and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to deploy virtual desktop IT environments for their users and customers in Azure. Here are the top four features that set WVD apart from its competition: 1. Windows 10 multi-session 2. FSLogix encapsulation 3. Microsoft’s new automatic WVD Management Service 4. Licensing is drastically simplified with WVD compared to previous desktop virtualization technologies.