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Smackdown: Desktop as a

Service solutions on

Microsoft Azure

Christiaan Brinkhoff - @Brinkhoff_C

Ruben Spruijt - @rspruijt

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Cloud Architect and Tech Evangelist

@Brinkhoff_C

Since 2019

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Advisor2008-2017

TechnologistWorkspace, Cloud

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ruben@rspruijt.com

2008-2019

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Agenda

• Past and future Workspace

• VDI vs DaaS

• Smackdown DaaS solutions

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The past…

The future (now)

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Work is no longer a place

Digital Workspace

Active Directory

Web Portal

System Center

VDI

FAT Clients

Local\Win32 Apps

Azure AD

Unified Portal

Modern Management

DaaS

Mobile Devices

SaaS

Digital Transformation

VDI > DaaS

Entitlement

Brokering

Image Management

Licensing

Maintenance

Network

Servers/Storage

Hosting

Entitlement

Brokering

Image Management

Licensing

Maintenance

Network

Servers/Storage

Hosting

Traditional VDI Desktop-As-a-Service

Managed by customer/partner

Managed by Microsoft Azure

The difference between traditional VDI and DaaS

Simplified

Platform Service(Lowest TCO)

Worldwide Desktop as a Service Market is growing – 50% of new VDI users will be deployed on DaaS

platforms by 2019 (IDC, Gartner)

*IDC Worldwide Desktop-as-a-Service Software Forecast, 2017-2021, Robert Young, June 2017, IDC

**Gartner, Inc., When Midsize Organizations Should Select Desktop as a Service, Nathan Hill, Refreshed: July 19, 2018

Disruption

DaaS is Hot!

Does this mean the year of VDI will happen?

Year of VDI

Q: Is 2019 the year of VDI/DaaS?

47.7

26.1

23.3

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Stop it

No

Yes

Is 2019 the year of VDI/DaaS?200 independent people from the community say…

“When we ask respondents about their plans for “desktop” projects in 2019,

31% said that they’re planning to do a VDI project.

This was the third-highest desktop priority; and the top project was Windows 10 migration projects.

We’ve been asking this question for years, and this is the highest it’s ever been.

In 2018, only 19% were considering VDI or desktop virtualization, putting it in fifth place.Going back even further, in 2017, VDI and desktop virtualization came in at 22%; in 2016, it was

21%; and back in 2014, it was 25%.

(N = 2,068, with geo-balancing applied)Source: https://www.brianmadden.com/opinion/Is-it-the-year-of-vdi

2020 = Year of VDI! ;-)

Is Windows relevant?

Who cares about Windows in a Cloud and Mobile 1st world?

Cloud Adoption Rate and the “Long Tail”

100%

50%

15%

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Time

Acceptance of Web / mobile Platforms

“Long Tail”

Mobile apps and web apps cannot replace all conventional Windows apps so easily…

What percentage of applications in your complete environment (including VDI/SBC) are native Windows applications?

29.68

33.23

17.74

8.06

3.55

2.26

0.97

4.52

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

100% - All apps are Windows applications

80 – 99% of all the apps are Windows applications

60 – 79% of all the apps are Windows applications

40 – 59% of all the apps are Windows applications

20 – 39% of all the apps are Windows applications

1 – 19% of all the apps are Windows applications

0% - No windows applications are used

Not sure

.

Windows10

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• Past and future Workspace

• VDI vs DaaS• Smackdown DaaS solutions

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VDI vs DaaS

As applications and data used by virtual desktops increasingly move to cloud models,

virtual apps/desktops will be compelled to follow.

VDI made simple …

Enterprise VDI Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS)

On-premises/co-location Multi-cloud, Hybrid-cloud

Local region Multi-region

Fixed capacity Pay for use

Tried and tested/mature Agile

CAPEX intensive OPEX driven

Well defined usage Flexible usage

Longer time to market Fast time to market

Longer time to innovate Highly innovative

Fixed stability High availability and agility

Low elasticity Elastic by design

What are the biggest challenges in

adopting public Cloud

What are the biggest challenges in adopting public Cloud (VDI,- and Remote Application services)?

3.51

9.40

18.30

5.89

5.14

5.89

3.13

15.04

1.75

10.53

9.77

5.51

4.26

4.19

11.11

23.50

5.65

6.38

7.10

1.46

10.56

1.46

11.11

11.84

3.46

1.09

0 5 10 15 20 25

Availability of the solution in my region

Creating a positive business-case

Cost associated with the service

Company vision for Public Cloud usage is lacking

Functionality doesn't meet our requirements

Knowledge of Cloud Services

No use-case for Desktop as a Service, Remote Application as a Service

Legal and regulation

Job protection

Performance of the solution

Trust in public cloud services

Not sure, I don't know yet

No challenges, we are already use Public Cloud Services

2018

2019

CostPositive business case

TrustPerformance

Please, don’t be a lemming

Cloud 1st

doesn’t mean Cloud Only

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Enterprise VDI <> Desktop as a Service

Future Reality is Hybrid

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• Past and future Workspace

• VDI vs DaaS

• Smackdown DaaS solutions

Competition makes us better... it drives innovation. ...

Players in the field…

Virtual Apps and Desktops options w/ Citrix

Citrix Managed Desktop

Virtual Desktops on any Cloud and/or on-premises

(including Windows Virtual Desktop and Citrix Managed Desktop)

Published Apps Modern/SaaS and Micro Apps

Citrix Workspace

Control Plane

Multi-Cloud support?

Born in the Cloud

Not many APIs available

Admin Experience

• Not born in Cloud, aka not many REST APIs available

• Still catching up on Cloud features adoption from on-premises

• Requires 25 users at minimum

✓ Market leader on-premises, in enterprise VDI market

✓ ‘Modern Workspace vendor’, unified portal, modern management etc.

✓ Strong Remote Display Protocol✓ Azure, AWS, GCP, on-prem support✓ Rich end-point clients w/ Unified

Communication for Skype and Teams✓ Windows 10 Multi-User support*

Pros Cons

VMware HorizonVMware Horizon on VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Horizon on VMware Cloud on IBM CloudVMware Horizon Cloud Hosted

VMware Horizon Cloud on Azure

DeploymentEngine

(short lived)

Public IP

Unified Access Gateway

DMZ

Unified Access Gateway

Azure Load Balancer

Base Image(s)Active Directory

RDS License Server(s)

Node

Marketplace

VDI

RDS Farm(s)

Jump box(short lived)

System Admin

Express Route orVPN / MPLS etc.

Active Directory

End Users

On-Premises (optional)

Cloud-Infrastructure Cloud-Capacity

VDI

Horizon Cloud on Azure Architecture

Born in the Cloud – Multi Cloud

Control Plane

Control Plane

Control Plane

• Not born in Cloud• Not true multi-cloud• GCP support• Cloud Storage integration• Azure Marketplace• AppVolumes support w/ Azure

✓ Modern Workspace vendor – wide portfolio✓ Deep integration with VMware stack✓ Strong partnerships in EUC space (CTX/MS)✓ Offers extensive use cases along with

multiple options (Azure, AWS, on-premises)✓ Protocol has good multimedia & peripheral

support✓ Rich eco system (e.g. zeroclients)✓ Windows 10 Multi-User support*

Pros Cons

+

+

+

The best virtual desktop experience, delivered on Azure

Enable optimizations for

Office 365 ProPlus

Control Plane - Managed-Service

Deliver the only multi-sessionWindows 10 experience

Windows Virtual Desktop

+ Deploy and scale in minutes

Windows 10+

Office 365

Windows

Server

Different possibilities w/ WVD

HTML5 Web Browser Start Menu shortcuts Mobile Devices, iOS, Android,

Samsung DeX etc

Deploy Win32 apps, line-of-business (LOB) apps, and Microsoft store apps from the cloud

Application compatibility assurance using desktop analytics

Intune leverages Windows 10 cloud management capabilities

Management console

Multi-Cloud support?

Born in the Cloud

VDI / RDS business is growing.

Third-party apps can use PowerShell or REST API to extend Windows Virtual Desktop platform

Examples: Deployment automation, VM scaling & provisioning, Web UI to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot, etc.

User Experience

Licensing

Windows Virtual Desktop requires:

To run Windows 10 multi-session, Windows 10 or Windows 7

Microsoft 365 F1, E3, E5, A3, A5, Business

Windows 10 Enterprise E3, E5

Windows 10 Education A3, A5

Windows 10 VDA per user

To run Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019

Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Client Access License (CAL) with active Software Assurance (SA)

Access

• Azure only offering• Microsoft Teams Offloading not available• Control Plane in USA (expands quickly to

West Europe 2 months after GA)• No support for on-premises and/or Azure

Stack is not supported • Azure Government is not supported as of

now

✓ ‘Modern Workspace vendor’, unified portal, modern management etc.

✓ Offers Windows 10 multi-user✓ VDI made simple!✓ Born in the Cloud, rich API platform

(automation).✓ No minimum user requirement✓ Full native support for Office 365

ProPlus and Azure platform and FSLogix products.

✓ WVD is included in Microsoft 365 E3, E5, F1 – Win10 VDA and RDS CALs

Pros Cons

Born in the Cloud

1. Pick infrastructure(Compute, Graphics, Network)

5. Deliver to users (Any location, any device)

2. Authorize users(Plug in to your domain)

AD/ADFS

Custom

Xi Frame

3. Bring your apps(.exe, packages, licenses...)

4. Connect files (storage)

Shared drives SMB

“VDI made simple with Xi Frame”

VM type A

VM type B

“Sandbox”(Gold Master)

“Utility” Server(s)“Production” Pool- Min- Max- Buffer

- License server- Database- File Server- Other

Launchpad(s)

VNET

VPN Gateway On-prem

Network

Cloud VNETVNET Peer

Identity Provider

SAML2

Multi-tenancy w/ RBAC

CustomerHas Relationship with Nutanix

OrganizationInternal department or client of Customer

AccountApplications, desktops in a specific cloud region

Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 4

Engineering Sales Client

…

Customer 3

RBAC support at all levels!

User Experience

Admin Experience

• Unified Communications (webcam)• Generic USB support and good multi-

monitor support – No Native Client• Windows 10 Multi user• Azure Marketplace• Google Compute Platform*

✓ VDI made simple!✓ Very rich user experience with

HTML5/browser access✓ Designed for Multi-Cloud

(Nutanix AHV, Azure, AWS, GCP*), Multi-tenancy, RBAC

✓ Strong enterprise features e.g. identity providers, native cloud storage integration, enterprise profiles

✓ Apps & Desktops, persistent & non-persistent, Windows (10)

✓ APIs (Automation & Portal integration)

Pros Cons

Cheatsheet

Citrix Cloud VMware Horizon Windows Virtual Desktop Nutanix Xi Frame

Protocol / User Experience ICA PCoIP and Blast RDP Frame Remoting Protocol (FRP)

WAN AcceleratorsEnlightened Data Transport Protocol (EDT) Blast Protocol RDP Yes, auto alignment FRP

Control Plane location On Azure, USA, Europe, APJ On Amazon, USA, Australia or Germany On every Azure region (2 – 6 months after GA) On Amazon, USA

Multi-Cloud supportAzure, Amazon, Google, Oracle, Nutanix, IBM

Azure, (IBM, Amazon separate via Horizon with Hosted infrastructure)

Azure only Nutanix AHV, Azure, Amazon

Azure region supportAzure Global, China, Government, Germany Azure Global, China, Government, Germany Azure Global Azure Global, Government

Power and scaling Management Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hosted Desktop – DaaS offeringYes, Azure only Yes, IBM Cloud only No Yes, Azure, Amazon

BYO Azure subscription or vendor managedBYO and Citrix managed

BYOBYO BYO and Frame managed

On-premises desktop support Yes Yes No Yes

Supported Identity Providers Classic Active Directory, AzureAD and Domain Services, MyCitrix Identity, Okta, Ping

Classic Active Directory, AzureAD and Domain Services, TrueOkta, Ping, TrueSSO

Classic Active Directory, AzureAD and Domain Services, SAMLv2

Classic Active Directory, Google, Ping, Okta, AzureAD and Domain Services, SAMLv2, Oathv2

Remote Access-As-a-Service Yes No, additional Gateway required Yes Yes

Secondary authentication supportYes, Azure MFA, OTP

Yes, Azure MFA, (for RADIUS – additional Gateway required)

Yes, Azure MFA Yes, Azure MFA

HTML5 web portal Yes Yes Yes Yes

Advanced Unified Workspace Portal Workspace App Workspace ONE No No

MDM/MAM - Endpoint ManagementYes, Citrix Endpoint Management (additional license)

Yes, Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (additional license)

Yes, Intune (included in Microsoft 365 license) No

Born in Cloud No No Yes Yes

Azure Marketplace offering Yes No Yes No

Profile Solution UPM, WEM, FSLogix VMware UEM, AppVolumes, FSLogix FSLogix, UPD

Yes, with Cloud support to Google, DropBox, Box, Onedrive, FSLogix

Image management Yes Yes Yes Yes

Support and monitoring console Yes Yes No Yes

Minimum amount users25 users minimum 50 users minimum No minimum 5 users

Monthly price p/userVirtual Apps and Desktops Service

$ 16.32 - User/Device

Horizon Apps $ 8 - Named

$13 - Concurrent

Microsoft 365 - E3, E5 – F1Or Windows E3, E5, F1 or Windows 10 VDA

$ 12 - Named$ 24 - Concurrent

Citrix Managed Desktop$ 27 - User/Device (starting price)

Horizon Apps and Desktops $ 16,5 - Named

$ 26,70 - Concurrent

WhatMatrix.com

WVD will be added… soon

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Remember we asked you to wait?

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What Windows version Released was announced here?

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Win a

Parrot

Drone!

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Windows 95

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• Past and future Workspace

• VDI vs DaaS

• Smackdown DaaS solutions

Windows is here to stay

Cloud is disrupting the norm

Future of VDI = DaaS

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Thank you!

Christiaan Brinkhoff - @Brinkhoff_C

Ruben Spruijt - @rspruijt