Mastering Windows 365: Deploy and Manage Cloud PCs and Windows 365 Link devices, Copilot with Intune, and Intune Suite - Softcover

Brinkhoff, Christiaan; Patnaik, Sandeep; Pedholt, Morten

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1836206712 ISBN 13: 9781836206712

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

Unlock advanced IT Pro skills for Windows 365, Intune, Intune Suite, Microsoft Copilot, AI PCs, and more—build expertise from the ground up!

Key Features

• Practical guide to deploying and managing Windows 365 cloud PCs with real-world scenarios
• Detailed coverage of advanced features, including Microsoft Intune, Graph API, and Security Copilot
• Insights from Microsoft experts who played a key role in shaping Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop

Book Description

Windows 365 Cloud PC continues to evolve, integrating AI-driven management, enhanced security, and expanded capabilities to provide a seamless cloud-based Windows experience. This second edition builds on the foundation of the first, incorporating new content on Intune Suite, Copilot+ AI PCs, Windows App, and advanced security with Security Copilot to help IT professionals deploy, manage, and optimize Windows 365 Cloud PCs effectively.

This edition expands beyond the basics, covering Intune Suite’s role in optimizing and securing deployments, new methods for application management and delivery, and insights into Windows 365 Link for hybrid cloud environments. You’ll also explore AI-powered administration with Security Copilot, providing intelligent security management and automation.

Written by experts from the Windows 365 product team and a Microsoft MVP, this book provides practical guidance, best practices, and real-world insights to help you master modern Windows cloud management. Whether you’re working with Windows 365, Intune Suite, or AI-powered administration, this guide equips you with the latest tools and strategies to stay ahead in cloud computing.

What you will learn

• Deploy and configure Windows 365 cloud PCs for a seamless cloud experience
• Manage and secure cloud PCs using Microsoft Intune
• Automate workflows with Microsoft Graph to improve efficiency
• Strengthen security with Copilot in Intune and Microsoft security protocols
• Optimize performance, diagnose issues, and troubleshoot cloud environments
• Explore future advancements in cloud computing and Windows 365
• Secure Windows 365 Cloud PC connections using best practices

Who this book is for

This book is for IT administrators, architects, consultants, and CIOs looking to leverage and design Windows 365 cloud PCs effectively and train for the Modern Desktop MD-102 Administrator certification. This book is also for anyone seeking to move their virtualization or Windows endpoints to the cloud with ease. Basic understanding of modern management based on Microsoft Intune and Microsoft 365 is required.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Architecture
3. Deploying Cloud PCs
4. Managing Cloud PCs
5. Intune Suite: Optimize and Secure Your Cloud PC Deployment
6. Application Management and Delivery to Cloud PCs
7. Managing Cloud PCs with Security Copilot
8. Accessing Cloud PCs
9. Securing Cloud PCs
10. Windows 365 Link
11. Analyzing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Cloud PCs
12. Windows 365 Partner Solutions
13. Community Experts Hall of Fame

About this title

About the Author

Christiaan Brinkhoff works as a Principal Program Manager and Community Director for Windows 365 and AVD at Microsoft, in his role at Microsoft, he works on features such as Windows 11, Windows 365 app, Switch and Boot. Christiaan is also an Author (3 books) and Inventor (3 patents). His mission is to drive innovation while bringing Windows 365, Windows, and Microsoft Intune closer together, drive community efforts around virtualization to empower Microsoft customers in leveraging new cloud virtualization scenarios. Christiaan joined Microsoft in 2018 as part of the FSLogix acquisition. He has also been rewarded with the Microsoft MVP, Citrix CTP, and VMware vExpert community achievements - for his continued support in the EUC community.

Sandeep is a virtualization veteran with nearly two decades of experience in the industry. He has shipped multiple billion-dollar products and cloud services for Microsoft to a global user base including Windows, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Windows 365. His contributions have earned him multiple patents in this field. Currently, he leads a stellar team that is responsible for building the product strategy for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop services and shaping the future of end-user experiences for these services.

Morten works as a Cloud Architect for a consultant company in Denmark where he advises and implements Microsoft virtual desktop solutions to customers around the world, Morten started his journey as a consultant over 8 years ago where he started with managing client devices but quickly found a passion for virtual device management. Today Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop are the main areas that are being focused on alongside Microsoft Intune. Based on all the community activities Morten has done in the past years, he got rewarded with the Microsoft MVP award in the category of Windows 365 in March 2022.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1836206712
• ISBN 13: 9781836206712
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 664