Getting Started with Windows VDI by Andrew Fryer

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine (VM) running on a centralized server. VDI is a variation on the client/server computing model, sometimes referred to as server-based computing.
VDI is the new technology that gives lots of benefits.
• Efficient use of CPU and memory resources
• Reduced desktop downtime and increased availability
• Patches and upgrades performed in data center
• New users can be up and running quickly
• Data and applications reside in secure data centers
• Centralized management reduces operational expenses
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Additional, VDI can be deployed with Microsoft Windows and suggest to learn What’s New in VDI for Windows Server 2012 R2 and 8.1
Anyway, I explained much more before starting to mention a book that was written by Andrew Fryer. Getting Started with Windows VDI - This book guides readers to build VDI by using Windows Server 2012 R2 and 8.1 quickly and easy to follow each chapter.

What Readers Will Learn:

• Explore the various server roles and features that provide Microsoft's VDI solution
• Virtualize desktops and the other infrastructure servers required for VDI using server virtualization in Windows Server Hyper-V
• Build high availability clusters for VDI with techniques such as failover clustering and load balancing
• Provide secure VDI to remote users over the Internet
• Use Microsoft's Deployment Toolkit and Windows Server Update Services to automate the creation and maintenance of virtual desktops
• Carry out performance tuning and monitoring
• Understand the complexities of VDI licensing irrespective of the VDI solution you have opted for
• Deploy PowerShell to automate all of the above techniques