Microsoft Virtualization Secrets -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter1: Understanding Virtualization -- What Is Virtualization? -- Understanding the Types of Cloud and Cloud Services -- Shifting Technological Paradigms -- Embracing the Return of the Dumb Terminal -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Understanding Windows 7 and 8 Client OS Key Technologies -- Tracing the Evolution of the Windows Client Operating System -- Key Features Introduced in Windows Vista and Windows 7 -- Exploring the New Features in Windows 8 -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Virtualizing Client Operating Systems -- Virtualizing an Operating System: The "Hello World" of Virtualization -- Examining the Benefits of Virtualizing Locally -- Tracing the Evolution of Client OS Virtualization-from Virtual PC to Client Hyper-V -- Introducing Windows Virtual PC -- Using Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) -- Client Hyper-V in Windows 8 -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Virtualizing Desktop Applications -- Looking at the Application Installation Process -- How Virtualizing Desktop Applications Works -- Understanding the App-V Infrastructure -- Using App-V in Your Organization -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Virtualizing User Data -- Understanding Data Virtualization Technologies at Home -- Understanding Data Virtualization Technologies at Work -- Managing Centralized Data Storage -- Leveraging SharePoint and Office Technologies -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Virtualizing User Profiles and Settings -- Understanding the Fundamentals of User Profiles -- Using Roaming Profiles for Virtualization -- Understanding Windows Live Integration in Windows 8 -- Third-Party User Profile Virtualization Solutions -- User Experience Virtualization: The Evolution of User Virtualization with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Using Session Virtualization.

Embracing Retro Virtualization: Why an Old Form of Virtualization Is Still One of the Best -- Utilizing the Capabilities of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) -- Using Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8 -- Using RDS with Other Virtualization Technologies -- Third-Party Presentation Solutions for Remote Desktop Virtualization -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Working with Hyper-V -- Virtualizing the Datacenter OS -- Understanding the Types of Hypervisor -- Using Hyper-V with Windows Server 2008 R2 -- Using Hyper-V with Windows Server 2012 -- Deciding What and How to Virtualize -- Comparing Hyper-V with VMware's vSphere and Citrix XenServer -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager -- A Brief History of System Center Virtual Machine Manager -- Managing the Fabric -- Creating Virtual Machine Templates and Service Templates -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Implementing a Private Cloud -- What Is a Private Cloud? -- Understanding the Capabilities Needed to Offer a True Private Cloud -- Designing a Private Cloud with Hyper-V and System Center 2012 -- Working with System Center App Controller 2012 -- System Center 2012-Moving Beyond the Virtual Machine Manager and the App Controller -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Architecting a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure -- Understanding Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) -- Architecting a Microsoft VDI Solution -- Enhancing Your VDI with RemoteFX -- Exploring Third-Party VDI Solutions -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Accessing the Desktop and Datacenter from Anywhere and Anything -- Understanding a Changing Workforce-Everyone Is Mobile -- Providing E‑mail Access -- Providing Remote Services -- Ensuring Security and Client Health with Network Access Protection -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Optimizing the Desktop and Datacenter Infrastructure -- Designing the Best User Environment.

Leveraging the Latest Technologies to Design the Optimal Datacenter -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Virtualizing with the Microsoft Public Cloud -- Tracing Microsoft's History as a Public Cloud Provider -- Using Platform as a Service with Windows Azure -- Using Software as a Service with Microsoft Solutions -- Summary -- Chapter 15: The Best of the Rest of Windows Server 2012 -- The Power of Many Servers, the Simplicity of One-the New Tao of Windows Server Management -- Exploring the Core Infrastructure Service Enhancements -- Summary -- Index.