12.2. Deploying a Server-Based Desktop

Two options are available for deploying application resources in an RDS environment. One is on a per-application basis called RemoteApp, and the other is to deploy a full desktop to the user that contains and provides all of the applications the user requires. We will first discuss the deployment of a full server-based desktop to the users, and then later in this chapter we'll discuss deploying single applications via RemoteApp.

Isn't This VDI?

Don't confuse a server-based full desktop in a Remote Desktop Session Host environment with a remote desktop in a Remote Desktop Virtualization Host environment. It's easy to do, as there are many similarities, so let's clarify the one main difference. One desktop ...

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