The latest technology news week 26–2023

Here’s the latest weekly technology news from Microsoft, including updates on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365, VMware, and HashiCorp Terraform.

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Microsoft Azure

  • m365maps.com June 2023 update. Link
  • Azure Landing Zones Public Roadmap. Link
  • Azure AD Security Config Analyzer (AADSCA). Link
  • How to reset multi-factor authentication (MFA). Link
  • Announcing Trusted Launch as default in Azure Portal. Link
  • Using Resource Locks To Prevent Accidental Changes In Azure. Link

Microsoft AVD

  • Session hosts are not available in Azure Virtual Desktop, but VMs are running. Link
  • Test Azure Virtual Desktop on-prem? Link
  • Want To Accelerate Azure Virtual Desktop? Link
  • STOP Copying Files in AVD! DO This Instead. Link
  • Microsoft VDI Bill of Materials - AVD/Citrix on Azure/VMware Horizon on Azure. Link
  • Move on-premises Remote Desktop Services to Azure Virtual Desktop scenario. Link
  • It is not supported to roam the OneDrive registry hive as part of a non-persistent VDI environment. Link

Windows 365

  • Application Deployment in Windows 365 – Recommended Practices. Link

IaC

  • Azure access from GitHub and GitLab pipelines - without secrets. Link
  • The Awesome Azure DevOps repository contains a list of Azure DevOps content created by Microsoft and the community! Link

Terraform

  • Terraform Best Practices: The 20 Practices You Should Adopt. Link

VMware

  • Evaluation Guide for VMware Horizon 8. Link
  • Lessons Learned with UAG Deployments for Workspace ONE. Link

Other

  • PowerShell Client-Checker security script. Link
  • How to Send Emails Using Microsoft Graph PowerShell. Link