Enterprise Architecture: Building Organisations That Last Beyond the Project
Most projects are started to solve an immediate problem. A system needs replacing A platform needs migrating A process needs improving A business unit needs a new capability But the real value of a project is not only in what it delivers today. It’s in how well that delivery supports the organisation tomorrow. This is…
AVD Access to SMB shares Part 2: How To configure access
When designing Azure Virtual Desktop environments, authentication is often discussed at the point where the user signs in. But that is only part of the story. Once the user is inside their AVD session, applications still need to access backend services such as file shares, databases, and line-of-business systems. One common example is an application…
Accessing Backend File Shares from AVD Applications
When designing Azure Virtual Desktop, it’s easy to focus on the visible parts of the platform that we’ve discussed in the previous articles. Host pools. Session hosts. Images. Applications. Profiles. Security controls. Scaling plans. But one of the most important design areas often sits behind the application itself: How does the application access the file…
Securing Azure Access for Developers with AVD
Developers need fast, flexible access to Azure services. They need to work with code, infrastructure, databases, APIs, storage, DevOps tooling, and cloud-native platforms without unnecessary friction. But from a security perspective, the challenge is not simply granting access, It’s controlling where that access happens, where credentials live, and how private Azure resources are reached. In…
AVD Application and Profile Strategy: Where User Experience Is Won or Lost
A good AVD environment isn’t just a collection of session hosts. It’s an end-user compute platform. That means applications, profiles, storage, policy, performance, and user experience all need to be designed together. Why Application and Profile Strategy Matters Applications and profiles sit right in the middle of the user experience. They affect: ● Logon times…
Using Endpoint Privilege Management with Azure Virtual Desktop: Secure Elevation Without Local Admin Rights
Azure Virtual Desktop is commonly used to provide secure access to corporate applications, development environments, cloud platforms, support tools, and administrative workspaces. However, one challenge I've see is this: How do we let users perform the tasks they need without giving them permanent local administrator rights? Granting local admin access inside AVD session hosts can…