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Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology (updated for Windows Server 2008 R2)
Updated to include coverage of Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), this guide walks the reader through the process of selecting the right virtualization technology for each workload—in five steps or fewer. This enables the reader to quickly move from technology selection to the design process for the virtualization infrastructure, using the most appropriate IPD guide.
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Windows Server Virtualization (updated for Windows Server 2008 R2)
This guide is designed to provide a consistent structure for addressing the decisions and activities most critical to the successful implementation of the infrastructure for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1.
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System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (updated for SCVMM 2008 R2)
The goal of this guide is to help project teams gather information, make decisions, choose options, and complete the tasks required to create and design a Virtual Machine Manager infrastructure.
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Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios
The Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios relate the IT and user business requirements for a flexible, efficient, and managed desktop environment to sets of complementary Microsoft technologies. The guide and supporting tool in this Solution Accelerator use five standard user scenarios such as Office Worker and Mobile Worker to map requirements to technologies.
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Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 (App-V)
This guide describes the latest release of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V). App-V, formerly SoftGrid, enables organizations to respond to the challenge of managing applications by implementing application virtualization. Take advantage of new features in App-V 4.5 such as streaming servers and support for Internet-based clients. This IPD guide takes you step by step through the process of planning your application virtualization infrastructure.
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Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)
This guide outlines the critical infrastructure design elements that are crucial to a successful implementation of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V). It guides the reader through the four-step process of designing components, layout, and connectivity in a logical, sequential order. Identification of the MED-V server instances required is presented in simple, easy-to-follow steps, helping the reader to deliver managed virtual machines to end users.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services NEW!
This guide lays out the key infrastructure design elements that are integral to a successful implementation of Remote Desktop Services. The reader is guided through the nine-step process of designing components, layout, and connectivity in a logical, sequential order. Identification of the RD Session Host farms is presented in a simple, easy-to-follow process, helping the reader to design and plan centralized virtual data centers.
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Terminal Services
This guide leads the reader step by step through the process of planning a Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services infrastructure. Key fundamental decisions and tasks are addressed, such as the identification of which applications are to be delivered, and which resources are needed to employ Terminal Services to serve the selected applications.
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