Introduction

The diagram below illustrates a hybrid deployment of Parallels RAS and Azure Virtual Desktop with the following characteristics:

• Workload hosts are available both on-premises through standard Parallels RAS deployment and on Microsoft Azure through the service.
• Azure Virtual Desktop objects such as workspaces, host pools, desktop and RemoteApp groups are created and configured from the Parallels RAS Console.
• Azure Virtual Desktop hosts (multi-session or single-session) contain both Azure Virtual Desktop Agent and RAS Agent for management and configuration purposes.
• Parallels Client for Windows is connecting to both Parallels RAS Secure Gateway and Azure Virtual Desktop service providing resource availability to end-users from a single interface.

Extended values and capabilities

• Simplify and enhance Azure Virtual Desktop deployment and management.
• Unify administration and user experience – single pane of glass – Parallels Clients and Parallels RAS Console.
• Extend reach with flexibility to use hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.
• Automate and streamline administrative routines, provisioning, and management of Azure Virtual Desktop workloads.
• Built in Auto-scale capability on Microsoft Azure and/or on-premises.
• Management of users, sessions, and processes.
• Utilize RAS Universal Printing and Scanning.
• Utilize AI based session prelaunch for ultra-fast logons.
• Accelerated file redirection with the use of enable drive cache redirection.
• Integrated automatic image optimizations and FSLogix Profile Containers.
• Client management.
• Security policies for clients.
• Leverage RAS Reporting and Monitoring from the RAS Console.