Introduction to Azure RemoteApp Preview

EM-B212Thomas Willingham

Technical Product ManagerTristan Scott

Senior Program Manager

Today’s challenges• Deliver applications to mobile platforms

(BYOD)

• Respond to dynamic business requirements

for IT:

• Seasonal/temporary workers

• Vendors

• New employees (mergers and

acquisitions)

• Reduce infrastructure costs (move CAPEX to

OPEX)

• Provide access to legacy applications

• Protect corporate resources and ensure

compliance

Azure RemoteApp

Azure RemoteApp

combines Windows

application

experience and

powerful RDS

capabilities

on Azure’s reliable

platform and helps IT

to bring, scale, agility

and global access to

corporate applications.

Introducing Azure RemoteApp Preview

Remote applications delivered from the reliable Azure platform

Delivered via Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol and RemoteFX

Scale without large capital expense

Flexible hybrid or cloud deployment options

Access from Windows, iOS, Mac OS X, and Android devices

User

Windows Server 2012 R2 session

virtualization

Dynamic scalability

Global presence

High fidelity with RDP

Secure, WAN-ready connectivity

Clients for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android

Two deployment choicesRemoteApp cloud deploymentImage available with Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 preinstalled

Rapid provisioning: apps quickly available

Automatic maintenance of platform image: OS and apps always up-to-date, Microsoft antimalware

User logon with Microsoft account or corporate credentials federated with Azure Active Directory

RemoteApp hybrid deployment

Fully customizable apps, OS, and settings

IT can manage template images and apply updates via Azure Portal

Full access to on-premises network

User logon with corporate credentials federated with Azure Active Directory

Cloud deployment in detail

RemoteApp Service

Published apps

Microsoft account

Identity options

RDP

Elastic runtime

Session hosts …

DirSync/Federation (optional)

Persistent user data(50GB per user)

Custom template image or prebuilt with Office

On-premises network

Windows Server Active Directory

Azure Active Directory

Authentication

User

Demo:

Cloud Deployment

Microsoft Azure RemoteApp PREVIEW

Hybrid DeploymentHybrid

ManagementHybrid NetworkingHybrid Identity

• Core technology: Azure Virtual Networking with Site-to-Site VPN

• RemoteApp Virtual Networks built on Azure to seamlessly access on-premises resources

• Core technology: Azure Active Directory with DirSync

• RemoteApp leverages Azure AD to control user access and enable Single Sign-On

• Core technology: Windows Server Active Directory on-premises

• RemoteApp hybrid session hosts are domain-joined and conform to on-premises policies

Hybrid deployment in detail

RemoteApp Service

Identity options

Authentication

RDP

Domain Joined

On-premises network

Subject to IT policy via GP, System Center, or other enterprise management tools

DirSync

User

Persistent user data(50GB per user)

Elastic runtime

Session hosts …

Azure VPN

Custom template imageMaintained via Azure Portal

Corporate Apps

Corporate apps

Azure Active Directory

Demo:

Hybrid Deployment

Microsoft Azure RemoteApp PREVIEW

Selecting a deploymentRemoteApp cloud deployment

• Image with Office 2013 ProPlus pre-installed

• Identity flexibility

• Rapid provisioning

• Automatic maintenance, turn-key

• Integrating with back-end infrastructure is not required

RemoteApp hybrid deployment

• Secure access to data or resources on-premises

• Corporate Active Directory-based identity required

• Servers domain-joined and conforming to on-premises IT policy

Patching and updatesTemplate ImageCloud deployment

Automatically maintained

Latest OS and application updates rolled out on an ongoing basis

Custom ImageCloud deploymentHybrid Deployment

Updates under IT control

Always the latest version of Microsoft Office Professional Plus

Hybrid deployment OnlyOngoing updates: Update running RDSH VMs with GP, WSUS, SC, and other management tools from on-premises

Image-based updates: Upload a new template image and apply it to a RemoteApp instance

Updates rolled out automatically

FeaturesFeature RemoteApp Preview

Price (per user) Free preview

Window Server version Windows Server 2012 R2

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013

Bring your own applications

Planned device/OS supportWindows 8.x, Windows 7, Windows RT, Windows Phone 8.1, iOS, Android, Mac OS X

Microsoft account support

Active Directory, virtual network (optional)

Storage (per user) 50 GB

RegionsU.S. East, U.S. West, Europe North, Europe West, Asia Pacific East, Asia Pacific Southeast

• Multiple release updates for Remote Desktop clients• Multiple iterations on Azure RemoteApp template image

Available Now:• Clients connecting exclusively over https (standard port

443)• Custom template image for Cloud deployment

Coming Soon:• Create template images within Azure IaaS• Deploy to existing Azure VNET

Innovating using your feedback

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Resources:RDS Team blogRDS TechNet Wiki

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