Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition oleh Barry Coombs

Key FeaturesBuild better virtualized services for your users with VMware Horizon 7Take full advantage of Horizons range of features for confidence and control in your virtualized solutionsTake responsibility for transforming your organization – this guide will get you started!Book DescriptionDesktop virtualization can be a bit of a headache. But VMware Horizon 7 changes all that. With a rich and adaptive UX, improved security and a range of useful features for storage and networking optimization, theres plenty to love.But to properly fall in love with it, you need to know how to use it. And that means venturing deeper into the software, taking advantage of its extensive range of features, many of which are underused and underpromoted. This guide will take you through everything you need to know to not only successfully virtualize your desktop infrastructure but also to maintain and optimize the infrastructure to keep all your users happy.Well show you how to assess and analyze your infrastructure, and how to use that analysis to design a solution that meets your organizational and user needs. Once youve done that, youll find out how to build your virtualized environment, before deploying your virtualized solution. But more than that, well also make sure you know everything you need to know about the full range of features on offer, including mobile cloud, so you can use them to take full control of your virtualized infrastructure.What you will learnSuccessfully configure Horizon 7 for the needs of your usersFind out how VMware is perfect for end-user computing delivering virtual desktops, session-based desktops, and hosted applications all from the same platformLearn how to develop, and deploy a complete end-to-end solutionDiscover how to optimize desktop OS images for virtual desktopsBuild, optimize, and tune desktop operating systems to deliver a superior end-user experienceExplore the Horizon 7 infrastructure, so you can take full advantage of it!About the AuthorPeter von Oven is an experienced technical consultant and has spent the past 20 years of his IT career working with customers and partners in designing technology solutions aimed at delivering true business value. During his career, Peter has been involved in numerous large-scale enterprise projects and deployments and has presented at key IT events, such as VMworld, IP EXPO, and various VMUGs and CCUG events across the UK. He has also worked in senior presales roles and presales management roles for some of the giants of IT, such as Fujitsu, HP, Citrix, and VMware, and has been awarded VMware vExpert for 2015 and 2016.Over the past 12 years and more, Peter has focused his skills and experience by specializing in the desktop and application virtualization market and today works as toe UK Pre Sales Director for the market-leading desktop transformation specialists, Liquidware Labs.Peter got his first taste for writing when assisting with some of the chapters in the book Building End-User Computing Solutions with VMware View, which then lead to five other Packt titles, VMware Horizon Mirage Essentials, VMware Horizon Workspace Essentials, co-written with Peter Bjork and Joel Lindberg, VMware Horizon View Essentials, Mastering VMware Horizon 6, co-written with Barry Coombs, and Learning VMware App Volumes.Barry Coombs is the Operations and Pre Sales Director for ComputerWorld by day and an avid Blogger following everything to do with the virtualisation, storage and cloud industries.Barrys responsibilities range from identifying new technologies and architecting solutions for customers to speaking and hosting customer focused events surrounding virtualisation, end user computing, storage and cloud computing. Barry blogs at VirtualisedReality.com and DefineTomorrow.co.uk and is co-host of the EUCPodcast.com podcast.Outside of work Barry is a proud father and husband who enjoys spending time with his family, cycling (Although needs to find more time), photography and yet again more tech!Barry enjoys talking about technology and sharing his findings with others in the community. Barry was awarded VMwares vExpert award for contributions to the VMware Community in 2010 through to 2016 Barry can usually be found on twitter (@VirtualisedReal) chatting about virtualisation and technology in general.This is Barrys third book on end-user computing technologies, after previously being a coauthor for Building End-User Computing Solutions with VMware View in 2012, and Mastering VMware Horizon 6 in 2015.Table of ContentsIntroduction to VDI and VMware Horizon 7An Overview of Horizon View Architecture and ComponentsDesign and Deployment ConsiderationsInstalling and Configuring Horizon ViewSecuring Horizon View with SSL Certificates and True SSOBuilding and Optimizing the Virtual Desktop OSManaging and Configuring Desktop PoolsDelivering Remote Applications with View Hosted AppsDelivering Session-Based Desktops with Horizon ViewHorizon View Client OptionsUpgrading to a New Version of Horizon ViewTroubleshooting Tips