The latest technology news - September 2024

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a deep dive into these cutting-edge platforms’ latest technological advancements, news, and trends.

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In today’s fast-paced tech landscape, staying informed is key! That’s why we’re here to make it easy for you. Each month, we’ll handpick the most insightful and informative articles that covers:

  • DAAS, VDI, End User Computing (EUC), Endpoint Management and Apps
  • Cloud
  • Virtualization
  • Infrastructure As Code (IaC)/DevOps

So let’s dive again into this months top tech insights.

DAAS / VDI / EUC / ENDPOINT / APPS MANAGEMENT

General

  • New VDI solution for Teams. Learn more
  • New VDI solution for Teams on AVD/Windows 365 environments now generally available. Learn more
  • What’s new in Windows App, users can get the app from the Microsoft store, Administrators can download the MSIX. Learn more
  • DAAS like a pro, the End user Computing state of the Union 2024 - 2025. Learn more
  • VDI Admins: This Changes Everything. Learn more

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

  • AVD Community newsLetters. Learn more
  • AVD agent reports an issue and brings the hosts into “Need Assistance”. Learn more
  • OneDrive support for RemoteApp in Azure Virtual Desktop now available. Learn more
  • Use Microsoft OneDrive with a RemoteApp in Azure Virtual Desktop. Learn more
  • How to Configure Session Lock Behavior in Azure Virtual Desktop using Intune or GPO. Learn more
  • Azure Image Builder Job Fails With TCP 60000, 5986 or 22 Errors. Learn more
  • Prevent sign-in consent prompt on AVD or Windows 365 Single Sign On (SSO). Learn more
  • Relayed RDP Shortpath for public networks now available. Learn more

Windows 365 (W365) / CloudPC

  • The latest weekly W365 newsletter. Learn more
  • What’s new in Windows 365 Enterprise. Learn more
  • What is Windows 365 Frontline? Learn more
  • Unveiling the True Cost: Single-User Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop vs. Windows 365. Learn more

VMware EUC / Horizon / Omnissa

  • Weekly VMware Enduser Computing Updates by Julius Lienemann. Learn more
  • Omnissa weekly EUC newsletter. Learn more
  • EUC Experts are now, the Omnissa Tech Insiders. Learn more
  • End of Availability (EOA) and End of Life (EOL) Announcement of the Horizon Cloud Service (HCS) first-gen Control Plane (92424). Learn more

Intune

  • Weekly Intune newsletter by Andrew Taylor. Learn more
  • What’s new in Microsoft Intune September 2024. Learn more
  • Set Host(s) File via Intune. Learn more
  • Using LGPO.exe to apply GPOs to test clients easily OnDemand via Intune. Learn more
  • Configuration as Code for Microsoft Intune. Learn more
  • Uninstalling an Intune app? Here’s what to assign. Learn more
  • Importing a device hash directly into Intune. Learn more

MSIX App Attach / WinGet

  • Control Microsoft Teams MSIX Startup Launch with the Windows Registry. Learn more

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft 365 / Entra / AD

  • Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra. Learn more
  • Automate Employee Onboarding in Microsoft 365 | Full Tutorial. Learn more
  • Automate User Onboarding with HaloPSA and Microsoft 365 | Full Tutorial. Learn more
  • Yubikey Provisioning with Microsoft Entra ID - Jan Bakker. Learn more
  • Register Yubikeys on behalf of your users with Microsoft Entra ID FIDO2 provisioning APIs. Learn more
  • Reactivate deleted Microsoft 365 Development Tenant. Learn more
  • Best practice for emergency access accounts in Microsoft Entra. Learn more
  • Global Secure Access client for Windows version release notes. Learn more

Microsoft Azure

  • John Savill’s Weekly Update. Learn more
  • Mastering Azure FinOps: #2 – Create an Inventory of Azure Resource Tagging with Resource Graph Explorer. Learn more
  • How to pull from ACR with Managed Identity using Windows containers. Learn more
  • Microsoft Certification exam prices effective November 1, 2024. Learn more
  • Estimate the cost of using Azure Blob Storage. Learn more
  • Azure Stack HCI Hands-on-lab guides. Learn more

Windows

  • Release notes: September 2024 - Windows 11, version 23H2. Learn more
  • Windows news you can use: September 2024. Learn more
  • Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) deprecation. Learn more
  • Now in preview: Hotpatch for Windows Server 2025. Learn more
  • Announcing Windows Server 2025 Security Baseline Preview. Learn more
  • Windows Sandbox automation scripts. . Learn more
  • Active Directory – Group Policy Report. Learn more

VMware by Broadcom

  • VMware Explore Barcelona content catalog. Learn more
  • Scaling vCenter Server Connections for Improved Resiliency. Learn more
  • How much Virtual Machine memory is using NVMe Tiering? Learn more
  • Quick Tip - NVMe Tiering configured but not working? Learn more
  • Simple HomeLAB - VCF 5.2 with single nested ESXi host on VMware Workstation. Learn more
  • vSphere Client becomes unresponsive after upgrading the vCenter Server 8.0 Update 3b (8.0.3.00200). Learn more

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) / DevOps

General

  • Getting into Boundary. . Learn more
  • What You Need to Know - Microsoft 365 Developer Program Changes in 2024. Learn more

Azure DevOps

  • Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.1.0. . Learn more

GitHub

  • GitHub Well-Architected. Learn more
  • A checklist and guide to get your repository collaboration-ready. Learn more

Hashicorp Terraform

  • Terraform Basics: Meta-arguments. Learn more
  • Unity Catalog with Terraform in Azure! Learn more
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003) study guide. Learn more
  • Multi region support for Platform landing zones in the Azure Landing Zones Accelerator with Terraform and Bicep. Learn more
  • Azure Terraform Community Call - September 2024. Learn more
  • Deploying to Azure with Terraform and GitHub Actions. Learn more
  • How to structure Terraform code. Learn more
  • Upgrading to Azure Terraform v4.0 – How to Handle Deprecated Resources. Learn more
  • Terraform: Automated Deployment Experience. Learn more

PowerShell / Azure Cloud Shell / Bicep

  • Deploying Azure Bicep via Azure DevOps pipelines. Learn more
  • Pester Framework & Azure Bicep! Learn more
  • My PowerShell for Visual Studio Code extension settings. Learn more
  • Generate Azure Bicep documentation with PSDocs! Learn more

Upcomming Events

  • AppManagEvent 11 October 2024, Utrecht NL. Learn more
  • EUC World: independence, bought to you by World of EUC, 22 & 23 October. Learn more
  • GitHub Universe 24, 29-30 October San Francisco, CA. . Learn more
  • VMware Explore Europe, 4-7 November 2024, Barcelona. Learn more
  • Microsoft Ignite, 19-21 November 2024, Chicago or Online. Learn more