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Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for
Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide Series provides concise planning guidance for Microsoft infrastructure products, helping to streamline and clarify design processes for unique infrastructure technologies and scenarios.

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The Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios relate the business requirements (IT and user) for a flexible, efficient, and managed desktop environment to sets of complementary Microsoft technologies by defining and using five standard user scenarios that map business requirements to technology solutions. These core scenarios are: Office Worker, Mobile Worker, Task Worker, Contract/Offshore Worker, and workers who need to Access from Home.

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Get started with IPD guides for Windows 7 and Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios

  • DirectAccess
  • Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)  (Updated for App-V 4.6)
  • Windows Optimized Desktop Scenario Assessment Guide
  • Windows Optimized Desktop Scenario Selection Tool
  • Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)

What’s New

Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows 7 and Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios

New IPD Guide for System Center 2012 - Service Manager!
This guide can help your organization more quickly benefit from this platform for automating and adapting IT Service Management best practices such as those found in Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL). This guide takes you through an easy-to-follow process for successfully designing the servers and components of a Service Manager implementation.
NEW! Service Management for the Private Cloud
This white paper from our sister team, MOF, will help you take advantage of service management principles to maximize the benefits of the private cloud. Apply service management to get several benefits out of the private cloud, such as elasticity, scalability, automation, and reduced time to market.

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