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HOWTO Testing VDI

VDI vendors provide testing / demo environments. Below are some notes on how to access these environments.

IGEL Community UCC Guide

Microsoft AVD and Windows 365 Cloud PC

Windows 365 Cloud PC and Azure Virtual Desktop are both cloud-based solutions that deliver Windows desktops to users, but they have different features, pricing, and management models. Windows 365 Cloud PC is a fully managed SaaS solution that offers easy and predictable per-user pricing and a turn-key deployment, but does not support virtual desktop pools or automatic scalability. Azure Virtual Desktop is a cloud VDI that allows users to fully customize their infrastructure and manage the resources that work within the virtualized infrastructure, but requires more IT skills and has a more complex pricing method based on resource consumption.

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Windows 365 Cloud PC

Azure Virtual Desktop

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IGEL KB: AVD Session

IGEL KB: AVD Global

IGEL KB: AVD Articles

VMware Horizon (TestDrive)

What is VMware TestDrive?

VMware TestDrive is a self-service, cloud-hosted product demonstration platform available to VMware Employees, Partners and their customers which provides instant access to a fully featured, globally available, and integrated suite of VMware products.

TestDrive Benefits

  • Maintained by VMware thus it saves time and expenses of building your own demo environment.
  • Fully configured demos where users can gain hands-on experience.
  • Accelerates sales by inviting customers to experience VMware solutions in action, on-demand.

VMware TestDrive KB

Getting Started with TestDrive

IGEL KB: VMware Horizon Session

IGEL KB: VMware Horizon Articles

  • OS 11: Sessions > Horizon Client > Horizon Client Sessions > Connection settings > Server URL > horizon.discovery.vmware.com

Citrix - Cloud Service Trials

Trials for individual Citrix Cloud services are delivered through the Citrix Cloud management console. The functionality in a service trial is the same as the purchased service, so they’re suitable for a proof-of-concept (POC) or pilot deployment.

When you’re ready to buy Citrix Cloud services, your trial is converted to a production service. There’s no need to reconfigure anything or create a separate production account.

IGEL KB: Citrix Sessions

IGEL KB: Citrix Articles

For Citrix Partners

Once your account is created, you will receive email with your login details.

Frame (Dizzion) Test Drive

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OS 11 - Create Custom Partition for Frame

OS 12 - IGEL App Portal

Microsoft Licensing Notes