Azure Virtual Desktop on HCI - The Dell Sizing Guide & How to read it /w Jaromir

Key Topics: Guide: Flo and Kaspar agreed that the guide for AVD on Azure Stack HCI is useful but outdated and needs to be updated with the latest versions and features. 1 GPU: Flo and Kaspar discussed the challenges and trade-offs of using GPU for AVD workloads, such as live migration, slicing, user profiles, and maintenance windows. 2 Storage: Flo and Kaspar explored the options and benefits of using local or remote storage for user profiles, such as performance, latency, scalability, and RDMA. 3 User behavior: Flo and Kaspar emphasized the importance of understanding the user behavior and workload for AVD sizing, as different users may have different memory, CPU, and GPU requirements. 4 Action Items: POC: Set up a POC environment with the latest AVD and Azure Stack HCI versions and test the performance and user experience with real users. (Kaspar) 5 Monitoring: Install and configure Azure Monitoring Agent or Microsoft Monitoring Agent on the session hosts and collect the performance metrics and user data. (Kaspar) 6 FSLogix: Configure FSLogix for user profile disks and set up a file share on a virtual machine or an external storage. (Kaspar) 7 Windows Server 2025: Watch the sessions by Kaspar on testing Windows Server 2025 with VM fleet and MS Lab and learn about the performance improvements and methodology. (Flo) 8 AI-generated content may be incorrect ----------------------------------- 00:00:03 Discussing Hybrid Cloud Deployment and Guide Understanding with Jarim from Dell 00:02:38 Discussing the Implications and Challenges of Resource Management and User Behavior in Virtual Desktop Systems 00:06:32 Discussing Computer Architecture and GPU Allocation in Multi-Tasking Clusters 00:09:51 Discussing GPU and Storage Management in Virtual Computing Environments 00:16:03 Discussing System Performance Estimation and Deployment Strategies 00:22:22 Discussing Performance and Future of Windows Server and Azure Services 00:26:57 Discussing Virtual Desktop System (VD) Performance and Optimization 00:29:55 Discussing Performance Testing, Deployment, and Management of High-Performance Computing 00:34:07 Discussion on Windows Server 2025 Testing and Troubleshooting Sessions ----------------------------------- Dell Apex Platform https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/apex/in... Dell GEOs https://github.com/DellGEOS/ VDI Implementation Guide—Azure Virtual Desktop on Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI https://infohub.delltechnologies.com/... Deploying Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Stack HCI Cluster https://github.com/DellGEOS/AzureStac... Testing Windows Server 2025 Insider Preview https://github.com/DellGEOS/AzureStac... Deploy Azure Stack HCI Cluster 23H2 using Cloud Based Deployment https://github.com/DellGEOS/AzureStac... ----------------------------------- Flo Fox Twitter:   / floklaffenbach   LinkedIn:   / florianklaffenbach   Jaromir Kaspar LinkedIn:   / jaromir-kaspar-1bb7887   ----------------------------------- Design Partner Stefanie Kuehne Design -   / stefaniekue.  . Editing and Intro by: Ahmed Aboulmagd -   / ahmed-aboulmagd-abdelhamid   Partner for this video TechSmith - https://bit.ly/3oikuXL Altaro Software & Hornet Security - https://bit.ly/3APLTDD