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Cloud management glossary

Learn about the major concepts and terms for desktop virtualization and cloud management with this in-depth industry glossary.

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Azure Load Balancer

Azure Load Balancer distributes network traffic across multiple resources to ensure application availability, scalability, and performance.

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Azure Virtual Desktop

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is a cloud-based service that securely delivers virtual desktops and apps, enabling flexible and scalable remote work.

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Azure Virtual Desktop pricing

AVD's pricing model is based on consumption, so you only pay for what you use. The cost components are user access rights, compute, storage and networking.

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Azure Virtual Desktop setup

To deploy AVD, you'll create a host pool, workspace, application group, and session host VMs, plus perhaps enable diagnostic settings and assign user access.

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Cloud PC

A Cloud PC is a virtual desktop hosted in the cloud, enabling users to securely access a full Windows environment from any device or location.

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Install Windows 365

The Windows 365 enterprise installation process involves planning, configuration, deployment, and verification.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

How does Microsoft Defender for Endpoint compare to other popular endpoint security solutions for a wide range of cyberthreats?

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