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The latest technology news week 32-2023

The latest weekly technology news from Microsoft, VMware, and other partners with a focus on End User Computing (EUC).

Microsoft Azure

  • Generally available: Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier. Link
  • Public preview: Azure Storage Mover support for SMB and Azure Files. Link
  • Subscribe to the Azure Stack HCI Newsletter. Link
  • Azure managed disk types overview. Link
  • Azure Bastion. One does (still) not simply walk into my VNet!. Link

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / VDI

  • Configure autoscaling for personal AVD host pools automated. Link
  • Onboard and configure Defender for Endpoint for non-persistent VDI environments. Link
  • The Az.Avd #powershell module is updated to version 3.1.0. Added personal Avd scaling plan commands. Link

Windows 365

  • Windows 365 Switch now available in public preview. Link
  • Join the EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, and Africa) Windows 365 User Group. Link
  • Join the USA / United States and Latin Americas Windows 365 User Group. Link

Windows

  • Microsoft August 2023 Patch Tuesday warns of 2 zero-days, 87 flaws. Links
  • Windows 11 KB5029263 cumulative update released with 27 fixes. Link

Intune

  • Intune 2307 adds the capability to uninstall apps. Link

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Updating your PowerShell modules to the latest version plus cleaning up older versions. Link
  • What’s New in vSphere Automation: Infrastructure as Code. Link
  • What’s New in vSphere Automation: Power Actions. Link
  • Automate Nvidia vGPU Driver Upgrade using Powershell for VMware Horizon. Link
  • PowerCLI Community Repository. Link
  • GO-EUC Lab files. Link
  • TFTUI – The Terraform textual UI. Link
  • Streamlining Software Deployments with Intune Win32 Apps, Winget & PowerShell!. Link

VMware

  • See the IaC section for updates.

Other

  • None

The latest technology news week 28-31 2023

After a great holiday an overview of the latest weekly technology news from Microsoft, VMware, and other partners with a focus on End User Computing (EUC).

Microsoft Azure

  • Hot patching is now available for Windows Server VMs on Azure with Desktop Experience! Link
  • Windows Server end-of-support (EOS): Upgrade seamlessly with Azure Migrate (Public preview). Link
  • Cost optimization workbook available on Advisor. Link
  • MS Defender for Endpoint (MDE) Onboarding Method Overview. Link
  • Azure Migrate Execution Guide. Link
  • Readying your landing zone for migration. Link
  • Getting to Green with Azure Policy, by Sven Aelterman (Nashville MS Azure Users Group, July 2023). Link

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

  • Announcing the General Availability of Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop. Link
  • Announcing Public Preview of Personal Desktop Autoscale on Azure Virtual Desktop. Link
  • Announcement: General Availability of Watermarking Support in Azure Virtual Desktop. Link
  • Announcing General Availability of Confidential VMs in Azure Virtual Desktop. Link
  • AVD Client 1.2.4487 update. Link
  • Azure Virtual Desktop | Automated scaling, imaging & monitoring. Link
  • Microsoft’s Zero Trust guidance for Azure Virtual Desktop deployments now includes guidance for private endpoints! Link
  • Design Decision: The Economics of Delivering Citrix DaaS in Azure on AMD Compute. Link
  • AVD Tech Fest 2023, 14 September Edinburgh. Link

Windows 365

  • What’s new in Windows 365 Enterprise? Link

Windows

  • The Windows IT Pro news is available to follow on LinkedIn. Link
  • Windows client roadmap update: July 2023. Link
  • TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 soon to be disabled in Windows. Link
  • Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2) – v3.0. Link

Intune

  • What’s new in Microsoft Intune 2307 (July) edition? Link
  • IntuneMaps, A Microsoft Intune click-friendly Infographic created for the Windows Platform. Link

IaC

  • Empowering Disaster Recovery for Azure VMs with Azure Site Recovery and Terraform. Link
  • Empowering AI: Building and Deploying Azure AI Landing Zones with Terraform. Link
  • Automate Your PowerShell Scripts from a Pipeline – April Edwards – PSConfEU 2023. Link

VMware

  • vSphere Virtual TPM (vTPM) Questions & Answers. Link
  • What is vSphere Diagnostic Tool and how to use it? Link
  • VMware Horizon 2212.1. Link
  • VMware Horizon 2111.2 ESB. Link.
  • VMware Horizon Server contains a HTTP request smuggling vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 5.3. Link
  • VMware vSphere 8 Performance Is in the “Goldilocks Zone” for AI/ML Training whitepaper. Link

Other

  • Microsoft Edge for Business FAQ. Link
  • Creating cool, glowing architecture diagrams? Link
  • Dynamically install Chocolatey packages with AASC and Azure Artifacts. Link

The latest technology news week 27–2023

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

Microsoft Azure

  • Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (June 2023). Discover the latest innovations in core infrastructure & security!  Link
  • What is Azure Virtual Network encryption (Preview)? Link
  • Microsoft Events and where to find them (v1.1). Link
  • How to protect Azure storage accounts (Blob) using Defender for Storage. Link
  • May 2023 Cumulative Update Explained. Link
  • What is Azure AD Connect cloud sync? Link
  • Network Design Guide for Azure VMware Solution. Link
  • How to use Managed Identities with Microsoft Graph PowerShell. Link
  • Azure AD Assessment Guide. Link
  • Become a Microsoft Defender for Cloud Ninja. Link

Azure Virtual Desktop

  • New client v1.2.4419 released. Link
  • Compare Cloud-Based Workspaces: Windows 365 vs. Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). Link

Windows 365

  • Windows 365 Enterprise – What’s new?  Link
  • Windows 365 Frontline is now generally available. Link
  • Windows 365 & NextGen Windows Experiences Partner Virtual Technical Bootcamp. Link

Intune

  • Request and Deploy SCEP Certificates with the Intune NDES Connector. Link
  • Intune Training Course 2023. Link

Microsoft 365

  • Security Baseline for M365 Apps for Enterprise v2306. Link
  • Microsoft Cranks Up Deployment Schedule for Teams 2.1. Link
  • Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise/Office LTSC 2021/Office 2019/Office 2016 updated July. Link

IaC

  • Jake Walsh  EUC Forum July 2023 Meeting – Resources and Slides. Link
  • Here are 5 nifty Azure Bicep tips and tricks to speed up your Azure deployments. Link
  • De Nederlandse Kubernetes Podcast – Afl 19: GitHub of Azure DevOps? Link
  • Terraform azurerm provider v3.64.0 supports Privileged Identity Management (PIM). Link 

VMware

  • VMware Explore Barcelona Registration Is Open (6-9 November 2023). Link
  • VMware Horizon 8 2306 released.
  • VMware Horizon Client for Windows 2306 released. Link
  • VMware Unified Access Gateway 2306 released. Link

Other

  • NVIDIA vGPU v16.0 Long-Term Support. With VMware vSphere 8.1 support. This makes it possible to run mixed GPU profiles in a single cluster including DRS support! Link