AVD Planning - Why it needs to be properly considered
AVD is often described as a way to deliver desktops and applications from Azure. Technically, that’s true. But treating AVD as simply “deploying some session hosts and publish a few apps” is where many projects start to go wrong. AVD is not just a collection of virtual machines. It’s a full end-user compute platform that…
Azure Disaster Recovery: Why Replicating VMs to Another Region Is Not a DR Plan
When organisations migrate workloads to Azure, disaster recovery is often discussed as part of the technical migration plan. However, one of the biggest mistakes businesses can make is assuming that simply replicating virtual machines to another Azure region means they now have a complete disaster recovery capability. Spoiler: It doesn't Replication is only one part…
Making the move from Citrix to AVD
Moving from Citrix to AVD isn’t just a “lift-and-shift”—it’s a chance to simplify your architecture, optimize costs, and modernize how users access apps. The trick is doing the groundwork properly which requires comprehensive planning and attention to key pre-reqs so you don’t recreate old problems in a new platform. The principles for deploying and managing…
Thinking small with Enterprise Architecture
Applying EA frameworks and principles to smaller projects Introduction Enterprise Architecture (EA) is often associated with large, complex organisations and vast IT landscapes. However, its core principles are equally valuable when applied to smaller projects, helping to achieve a greater level of efficiency when designing and delivering the desired outcome. I have been updating some…