Learn all about designing, installing, configuring, and managing VMware Horizon, with a core focus on how to deliver virtual desktops using Horizon. This book allows you to follow the complete process for deploying VMware Horizon and covers the design, deployment, and management of solutions.

You'll start by reviewing remote solutions, from virtual desktops to published applications, including the benefits and what the different solutions deliver. Once through the high-level technology you'll then look at the VMware Horizon solution focusing on the architecture and the components that make up the solution and how to design a production-ready environment. Other VMware EUC technologies that complement the core Horizon solution will also be incorporate into it.

Armed with the knowledge of how to design a solution, you'll move onto the installation phase and start to build a test lab environment. Once your lab is installed, you'll move onto the configuration stage where you will understand how to build, configure, and optimize virtual desktops, and desktop pools ready for end-users to use. As part of this you will also look at delivering published applications with Horizon Apps.

With resources built and configured you can optimize the end-user experience with Horizon clients. The final sections of the book will focus on the other complementary solutions introducing you to VMware App Volumes and VMware Dynamic Environment Manager before finishing with how to manage the solution where we will look at some advanced configuration options and troubleshooting techniques.

What You Will Learn

• See the core components of VMware Horizon and their functionality
• Design and install a Horizon environment
• Deliver the best end-user experience
• Manage the deployed solution
• Use VMware reference architectures to create real-life scenario examples
• Review the minimum requirements for designing a solution

Who This Book Is For

VMware professionals, system integrators, IT professionals, and consultants.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Remote Desktop Solutions

Chapter 2: Getting Started with VMware Horizon

Chapter 3: Architecting Horizon for Deployment

Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring Your Horizon Environment

Chapter 5: Creating Virtual Desktop Images for Deployment

Chapter 6: Building and Configuring Desktop Pools

Chapter 7: Managing Horizon with Active Directory GPOs

Chapter 8: Horizon Computer GPO Settings

Chapter 9: Horizon User GPO Settings

Chapter 10: Managing the End-User Environment

Chapter 11: Horizon Apps

Chapter 12: Horizon Published Desktops

Chapter 13: Connecting End Users

Chapter 14: Horizon Enterprise Edition

Chapter 15: Upgrading Horizon

Chapter 16: Running Horizon in the Cloud

Chapter 17: Horizon Troubleshooting

About the Author

Peter von Oven is an experienced technical consultant working closely with customers and partners designing technology solutions, to meet business needs. During his career, Peter has presented at key IT events such as VMworld, IP EXPO, and various VMUGs and CCUG events. He has also worked in senior presales roles and presales management roles for Fujitsu, HP, Citrix, and VMware, and has been awarded VMware vExpert for the last six years in a row. In 2016, Peter founded his own company, Droplet Computing, where he works today as the founder and chief executive officer, helping redefine the way applications are delivered today. He is also an avid author, having now written 13 books and made videos about VMware end-user computing solutions. In his spare time, Peter volunteers as a STEM Ambassador, helping the next generation develop the skills and confidence in building careers in technology.