https://www.atlasavd.com/blog Guides, product news and how-tos on Azure Virtual Desktop, MSP operations and the Atlas AVD platform. en-us Atlas AVD Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:50:00 GMT https://www.atlasavd.com/favicon-192.png https://www.atlasavd.com/blog https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-latency-by-region https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-latency-by-region Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:50:00 GMT David Azure Azure Regions Azure Virtual Desktop Networking Microsoft's Azure region-to-region latency statistics, the round-trip time Azure Virtual Desktop users need, and how to measure your users' latency. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-vm-sku-availability-by-region https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-vm-sku-availability-by-region Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:40:00 GMT David Azure Azure Regions Virtual Machines Azure Virtual Desktop How to check which Azure VM sizes are available in a region and zone for your subscription, how quota and capacity differ, and how to fix SkuNotAvailable. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-supported-regions-and-metadata-locations https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-supported-regions-and-metadata-locations Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:30:00 GMT David Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Regions Data Residency Reference Where Azure Virtual Desktop stores host pool metadata, the supported geographies and regions, regional vs geographical host pools, and where session hosts run. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-government-regions https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-government-regions Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:20:00 GMT David Azure Azure Government GCC High Reference The Azure Government regions, who can use them, how Azure Government differs from global Azure, its compliance scope, and Azure Virtual Desktop availability. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-availability-zones-by-region https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-availability-zones-by-region Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:10:00 GMT David Azure Azure Regions High Availability Reference Which Azure regions have availability zones and how many, which don't, how zones work, and how to use them for Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts and FSLogix. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-region-pairs-list https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-region-pairs-list Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT David Azure Azure Regions Disaster Recovery Reference Every Azure region pair, the nonpaired regions, which services use pairs, and what pairing does and doesn't do for disaster recovery and AVD. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-files-premium-sizing-for-fslogix https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-files-premium-sizing-for-fslogix Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:59:00 GMT David AVD Azure FSLogix Sizing Storage How-To Size Premium Azure Files for FSLogix: 30 GB per user, 10 IOPS steady and 50 at sign-in, provisioned v2 formulas, and capacity, IOPS and throughput by pool size. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/gpu-vms-for-avd https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/gpu-vms-for-avd Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:58:00 GMT David AVD Azure Sizing GPU How-To When AVD needs a GPU, which sizes Microsoft supports now NVv3 and NVv4 have retired (NVadsA10 v5, NCasT4_v3), how to size per user and turn acceleration on. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-vm-size-for-avd https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-vm-size-for-avd Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:57:00 GMT David AVD Azure Sizing Cost Optimization How-To The best VM size for Azure Virtual Desktop: why 8 vCPU D-series fits most pools, when E-series pays off per user, and why B-series burstable VMs don't suit AVD. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-users-per-vcpu https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-users-per-vcpu Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:56:00 GMT David AVD Azure Sizing Cost Optimization How-To How many users per vCPU an AVD session host supports: Microsoft's ceilings by workload, practical session limits, and a worked 300-user host count and cost. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-entra-id-joined-kerberos https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-entra-id-joined-kerberos Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:50:00 GMT David FSLogix Azure Virtual Desktop Entra ID Azure Files How to set up FSLogix profile containers on Entra ID-joined AVD session hosts with Azure Files and Microsoft Entra Kerberos, step by step, with troubleshooting. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-black-screen https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-black-screen Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:45:00 GMT David AVD Troubleshooting FSLogix Best Practices Azure Fix a black screen on Azure Virtual Desktop: narrow it down by pattern, then fix slow sign-ins, FSLogix profile failures, shell and AppX problems and clients. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/rdp-shortpath-setup https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/rdp-shortpath-setup Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:40:00 GMT David AVD RDP Shortpath Networking Troubleshooting Azure Set up RDP Shortpath for Azure Virtual Desktop: public and managed networks, the UDP ports and TURN relay range to allow, NAT caveats, and how to confirm UDP. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-avd-management-tools https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-avd-management-tools Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:40:00 GMT David AVD Azure Comparison Management Tools The best AVD management tools by job: Microsoft's native tools, management platforms (Atlas AVD, Nerdio, Hydra), monitoring, delivery platforms and profiles. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-cloud-cache-vs-azure-files-vs-netapp https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-cloud-cache-vs-azure-files-vs-netapp Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:40:00 GMT David FSLogix Azure Virtual Desktop Storage Azure Files Azure Files, Azure NetApp Files or Cloud Cache for FSLogix on AVD: Microsoft's comparison, identity support, Cloud Cache trade-offs and BCDR options. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-it-documentation-software-for-msps https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-it-documentation-software-for-msps Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:40:00 GMT David Documentation MSP Atlas Vault Comparison Password Management The best IT documentation software for MSPs compared: IT Glue, Hudu, ConnectWise Documentation (ITBoost), Passportal and Atlas Vault, and how to choose one. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-session-host-needs-assistance https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-session-host-needs-assistance Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:35:00 GMT David AVD Troubleshooting Session Hosts Best Practices Azure Why an AVD session host shows Needs Assistance, what each health check means, and how to fix UrlsAccessibleCheck, MetaDataServiceCheck and more. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-connection-errors https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-connection-errors Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT David AVD Troubleshooting Networking Best Practices Azure Azure Virtual Desktop connection errors organized by error code: agent events 3277, 3703 and 3019, WVDErrors codes, client messages, and the fix for each. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-exclusions-redirections-xml https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-exclusions-redirections-xml Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT David FSLogix Azure Virtual Desktop Profiles Microsoft Teams How to exclude folders from FSLogix profile containers with redirections.xml: setup, the XML format and Copy values, Teams exclusions, and how to verify them. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/nerdio-alternatives https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/nerdio-alternatives Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT David AVD Azure Comparison Nerdio MSP Nerdio alternatives for AVD compared: Atlas AVD, Hydra, ControlUp, Parallels RAS, Citrix and Microsoft's own tooling, by licensing, scope and who each fits. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-psa-software-for-msps https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-psa-software-for-msps Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT David PSA MSP Atlas Flow Comparison Ticketing The best PSA software for MSPs in 2026 compared: ConnectWise PSA, Autotask, HaloPSA, Syncro, SuperOps and Atlas Flow, with what a PSA must do and how to choose. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/onedrive-on-avd-multi-session https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/onedrive-on-avd-multi-session Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:25:00 GMT David AVD OneDrive FSLogix Troubleshooting Microsoft 365 Set up OneDrive on Azure Virtual Desktop multi-session: per-machine install with /allusers, silent sign-in, known folder move, FSLogix and Files On-Demand. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/outlook-cached-mode-on-avd https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/outlook-cached-mode-on-avd Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:20:00 GMT David AVD Outlook FSLogix Troubleshooting Microsoft 365 Should Outlook use cached mode on Azure Virtual Desktop? Where the OST belongs, Microsoft's sync window settings, FSLogix sizing and slow search fixes. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-profile-size-compaction https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-profile-size-compaction Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:20:00 GMT David FSLogix Azure Virtual Desktop Profiles Storage How FSLogix container size, SizeInMBs and VHDCompactDisk compaction work, why compaction doesn't run, and how to keep profiles small on Azure Virtual Desktop. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/multimedia-redirection-avd https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/multimedia-redirection-avd Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:15:00 GMT David AVD Multimedia Redirection Troubleshooting Best Practices Azure Set up multimedia redirection on Azure Virtual Desktop: the MMR service and browser extension, client requirements, supported sites and the extension icon. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/webex-on-azure-virtual-desktop https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/webex-on-azure-virtual-desktop Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:10:00 GMT David AVD Webex Troubleshooting Best Practices Azure Set up Webex on Azure Virtual Desktop: the Webex App in VDI mode, the Windows VDI plugin, supported clients, the meetings limit and fixes for unoptimized calls. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-event-ids-explained https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-event-ids-explained Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:10:00 GMT David FSLogix Troubleshooting Azure Virtual Desktop Reference Where FSLogix logs live, how to read a sign-in, and every FSLogix Status and Reason code, Windows error code and documented event ID, from Microsoft Learn. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/zoom-on-azure-virtual-desktop https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/zoom-on-azure-virtual-desktop Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:05:00 GMT David AVD Zoom Troubleshooting Best Practices Azure Run Zoom on Azure Virtual Desktop with the Zoom VDI app and AVD plugin: how optimization works, version matching, supported clients and fixes for poor calls. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-profile-locked-temp-profile https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-profile-locked-temp-profile Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT David FSLogix Troubleshooting Azure Virtual Desktop Profiles Why an FSLogix VHDX gets locked on Azure Virtual Desktop, how to find the session or SMB handle holding it, release it safely, and stop it recurring. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/rmm-pricing-compared https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/rmm-pricing-compared Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT David RMM MSP Atlas Reach Comparison Pricing RMM pricing models compared: per device vs per technician vs self-hosted, how NinjaOne, Datto, N-able, Kaseya, Atera and Syncro license, and the terms to check. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/what-is-rmm https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/what-is-rmm Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:10:00 GMT David RMM MSP Atlas Reach Remote Support Patch Management What RMM (remote monitoring and management) software is, how its agent works, how it differs from PSA, MDM and remote desktop tools, and how it's priced. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/datto-rmm-alternatives https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/datto-rmm-alternatives Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT David RMM MSP Atlas Reach Comparison Datto RMM Datto RMM alternatives for MSPs compared on hosting, PSA fit and licensing: NinjaOne, ConnectWise Automate, N-able, Kaseya VSA, Tactical RMM and Atlas Reach. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/ninjaone-alternatives https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/ninjaone-alternatives Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT David RMM MSP Atlas Reach Comparison NinjaOne NinjaOne alternatives for MSPs compared on hosting, PSA fit and licensing: Datto RMM, ConnectWise Automate, N-able, Kaseya VSA, Tactical RMM and Atlas Reach. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-legal-requirements-by-country https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-legal-requirements-by-country Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:40:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Compliance Reference What company details business emails must show in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, the EU and more, with the law behind each rule and the penalties. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/server-side-vs-client-side-email-signatures https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/server-side-vs-client-side-email-signatures Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Microsoft 365 Explainer Server-side vs client-side email signatures: when each is applied, what the sender sees, replies, mobile coverage, encrypted mail and who handles your mail. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signatures-new-outlook-roaming https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signatures-new-outlook-roaming Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:20:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Outlook Microsoft 365 How-To How signatures work in new Outlook: roaming signatures in the mailbox, what moves from classic Outlook, and three ways admins can manage them centrally. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/codetwo-alternatives https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/codetwo-alternatives Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:10:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Comparison CodeTwo Microsoft 365 CodeTwo alternatives for Microsoft 365 signatures, grouped by the reason you're switching: Google Workspace, campaigns, no mail relay, or metered pricing. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/exclaimer-alternatives https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/exclaimer-alternatives Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Comparison Exclaimer Microsoft 365 Exclaimer alternatives compared on how they apply signatures, where mail goes and what they cost to run: CodeTwo, Crossware, Letsignit, Opensense and more. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/convert-hybrid-users-to-entra-id-cloud-only https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/convert-hybrid-users-to-entra-id-cloud-only Mon, 09 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT David Microsoft 365 Azure AVD Governance Security How-To Move synced users' source of authority from Active Directory to Entra ID: what's kept, prerequisites, Graph and PowerShell steps, rollback, and AVD notes. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-gcc-high https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-gcc-high Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT David AVD GCC High Azure Government CMMC Compliance Architecture Running AVD for GCC High in Azure Government: which cloud you're in, feature parity, Gov endpoints and clients, CMMC enclave scoping, and a build checklist. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-rmm-software-for-msps https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-rmm-software-for-msps Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:20:00 GMT David RMM MSP Atlas Reach Comparison Patch Management Remote Support How to choose an RMM in 2026: what it must do, criteria for Azure and Microsoft 365 MSPs, and an honest best-for on NinjaOne, Datto, N-able, Kaseya and more. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/ai-for-azure-virtual-desktop https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/ai-for-azure-virtual-desktop Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:10:00 GMT David AVD Atlas Advisor AI Operations Cost Optimization Security What an AI assistant for Azure Virtual Desktop should answer, why answers must come from live telemetry, where your prompts go, and what it shouldn't do alone. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/windows-desktop-optimization-tool-wdot-avd-session-hosts https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/windows-desktop-optimization-tool-wdot-avd-session-hosts Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT David AVD Session Hosts Performance Imaging Best Practices How Atlas AVD applies the Windows Desktop Optimization Tool to every new session host: reviewed lists, safe defaults, per-pool overrides and a logged result. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/control-avd-spend-autoscale-power-on-connect-disk-warm-up-session-timeouts https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/control-avd-spend-autoscale-power-on-connect-disk-warm-up-session-timeouts Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:00:00 GMT David Cost Optimization AVD Azure Scaling Best Practices How autoscale, Power-On-Connect, business-hours disk warm-up and session timeouts work together in Atlas AVD to cut AVD compute and disk costs. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/neo-agent-vs-rewst-vs-atlas-avd https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/neo-agent-vs-rewst-vs-atlas-avd Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT David MSP Comparison AI Automation Neo Agent Rewst Neo Agent works tickets, the new Rewst builds automations, Atlas AVD runs Azure Virtual Desktop. What each does, what it costs and how they fit together. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/neo-agent-vs-new-rewst https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/neo-agent-vs-new-rewst Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT David MSP Comparison AI Automation Neo Agent Rewst Neo Agent works your tickets. The new Rewst builds automations from plain English. How they differ on approvals, integrations, pricing and fit for MSPs. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/where-are-azure-regions-located https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/where-are-azure-regions-located Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT David Azure Regions AVD User Portal Smart Connect Every Azure region with its code, physical location, geography, paired region and zones, plus where East US really is and how to pick regions for AVD. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-settings-matrix-explained https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-settings-matrix-explained Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT David Settings Matrix Multi-Tenant MSP Governance AVD The Atlas AVD Settings Matrix shows every setting at Global, Tenant and Host Pool level side by side, with the effective value and its source. How it works. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/update-golden-images-to-windows-11-26h2 https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/update-golden-images-to-windows-11-26h2 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT David AVD Imaging Windows 11 Azure Compute Gallery How-To Upgrade an AVD golden image from 24H2 or 25H2 to Windows 11 26H2 with one package (KB5121794) and one restart, plus the known issues and a safe rollout. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-vs-hydra-for-msps https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-vs-hydra-for-msps Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT David AVD MSP Comparison Hydra Multi-Tenant How Atlas AVD and Hydra handle multi-tenant AVD for MSPs: white-label branding, alerting, audit evidence and pricing that tracks customers, not users. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/replace-hosts-vs-staged-rings-avd-image-rollouts https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/replace-hosts-vs-staged-rings-avd-image-rollouts Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT David AVD Golden Image Comparison Hydra Image Management Compare two ways to roll a new AVD golden image to users: Hydra's replace-hosts wizard and Atlas AVD's staged rings with health gates and automatic rollback. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/hydra-per-concurrent-user-vs-atlas-avd-flat-rate-licensing https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/hydra-per-concurrent-user-vs-atlas-avd-flat-rate-licensing Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT David AVD Pricing Licensing Comparison Hydra Per-concurrent-user or flat-rate AVD management licensing? Work out the break-even point for your own estate, and see why flat pricing wins as you grow. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/request-azure-vcpu-quota-increase-atlas-avd https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/request-azure-vcpu-quota-increase-atlas-avd Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT David AVD Azure How-To Scaling See which VM families are close to their Azure vCPU quota, check what's spare in each region, and request and track an increase from Atlas AVD. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-slow-logon https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-slow-logon Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT David AVD Performance Troubleshooting FSLogix Best Practices Find where AVD logon time goes: broker, FSLogix profile, Group Policy, black screen, startup apps, overloaded or cold hosts. Measure it, then fix each cause. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/msp-documentation-best-practices https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/msp-documentation-best-practices Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT David Atlas Vault MSP IT Documentation Best Practices MSP documentation best practices: a per-client checklist, a structure that scales, and how to keep records current with expiry reminders and owners. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/optimize-microsoft-edge-avd-multi-session https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/optimize-microsoft-edge-avd-multi-session Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT David AVD Session Hosts Performance Microsoft Edge Tune Edge on Windows 11 multi-session: startup boost, sleeping tabs, efficiency mode on VMs, per-user memory limits, disk cache and FSLogix, with a baseline. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/pooled-vs-personal-host-pools-avd https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/pooled-vs-personal-host-pools-avd Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:30:00 GMT David AVD Host Pools Architecture Cost Optimization Azure Pooled vs personal host pool in Azure Virtual Desktop: load balancing, decision table by persona, idle cost, Start VM on Connect, hybrid patterns and patching. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/convert-azure-vms-to-v7-sizes https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/convert-azure-vms-to-v7-sizes Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT David Azure AVD VM Sizing Session Hosts Move Azure VMs from v3, v4 or v5 to v7 sizes: Generation 2, Trusted Launch, NVMe and MANA prerequisites, the in-place SCSI to NVMe conversion, and rollback. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-fleet-management https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-fleet-management Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:45:00 GMT David AVD Operations Automation MSP Azure Azure Virtual Desktop fleet management at scale: session host lifecycle, autoscaling, golden images, monitoring, quota and multi-tenant operations for MSPs. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/windows-11-multi-session-vs-windows-server https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/windows-11-multi-session-vs-windows-server Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT David AVD Windows 11 Licensing Azure Architecture Windows 11 multi-session or Windows Server for AVD? Licensing (M365 vs RDS CALs), Office and Teams support, app compatibility, lifecycle and a decision matrix. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-golden-image-management https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-golden-image-management Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:15:00 GMT David AVD Imaging Azure Compute Gallery Azure How-To Build, version and roll out AVD golden images without breaking users: Azure Compute Gallery versioning, drain-first rollback, and a monthly image checklist. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-sizing-guide https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-sizing-guide Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 GMT David AVD Azure Sizing FSLogix Cost Optimization How-To How to size AVD session hosts: users per vCPU by workload, which VM family to pick, FSLogix storage tiers, and a worked 200-user example you can reuse. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/entra-id-memberof-dynamic-group-rule-retirement https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/entra-id-memberof-dynamic-group-rule-retirement Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT David Microsoft 365 Azure AVD Security Governance How-To Entra ID stops processing memberOf dynamic group rules after November 3, 2026. What freezes, how to find every affected group, and what to replace it with. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-app-attach-vs-winget-vs-golden-image https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-app-attach-vs-winget-vs-golden-image Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT David AVD App Attach WinGet Software Deployment Best Practices Azure How to deliver apps to Azure Virtual Desktop: App Attach, WinGet at deploy time, or the golden image. Trade-offs, packaging limits and a decision matrix. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/what-is-azure-virtual-desktop https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/what-is-azure-virtual-desktop Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:45:00 GMT David AVD Azure Architecture Licensing What is Azure Virtual Desktop? How AVD works, its architecture, host pools, licensing, what Microsoft runs vs what you build, and who it suits. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/citrix-to-azure-virtual-desktop-migration https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/citrix-to-azure-virtual-desktop-migration Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT David AVD Migration Citrix Consulting A step-by-step plan to migrate from Citrix to Azure Virtual Desktop: target, inventory, concept map, pilot and waves, user experience, cost, and expert help. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-reserved-instances-vs-savings-plans-avd https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-reserved-instances-vs-savings-plans-avd Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:15:00 GMT David Cost Optimization AVD Azure Scaling Reserved Instances or a savings plan for Azure Virtual Desktop? How each works, why autoscaling changes the math, and how to commit only to your baseline. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-audit-trail-every-action-every-click https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-audit-trail-every-action-every-click Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:15:00 GMT David Security Compliance AVD Atlas Reach CMMC How Atlas AVD records every admin action, sign-in, page view and remote session in one tamper-resistant audit trail, with exports and a NIST 800-171 map. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/msp-password-manager-where-to-store-client-credentials https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/msp-password-manager-where-to-store-client-credentials Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:45:00 GMT David Atlas Vault MSP Security Credentials Best Practices Where should an MSP store client credentials? Password managers, documentation vaults, PAM and your own Azure tenant, compared on isolation, audit and keys. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-troubleshooting https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/fslogix-troubleshooting Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:45:00 GMT David AVD FSLogix Troubleshooting Best Practices Azure Fix the 7 FSLogix errors that break AVD logons: temporary profiles, locked VHDX (error 33), full containers, Azure Files permissions, slow attach and more. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-printing-without-print-server https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-printing-without-print-server Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:45:00 GMT David AVD Printing Atlas Spool Best Practices Architecture Azure Azure Virtual Desktop printing compared: RDP redirection, print servers, Universal Print and direct-IP (RAW, LPR, IPP), and how to print with no print server. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/teams-on-azure-virtual-desktop https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/teams-on-azure-virtual-desktop Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:15:00 GMT David AVD Microsoft Teams Best Practices Networking Azure Set up new Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop: media optimization, SlimCore, client requirements, RDP Shortpath, and fixes for no video, echo and not optimized. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/vmware-horizon-to-azure-virtual-desktop-migration https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/vmware-horizon-to-azure-virtual-desktop-migration Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT David AVD Migration VMware Horizon Azure A phased plan for moving from VMware Horizon to Azure Virtual Desktop: discovery, concept mapping, pilot and waves, rollback, sizing, and the traps to avoid. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/inside-an-atlas-reach-windows-device https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/inside-an-atlas-reach-windows-device Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:45:00 GMT David Atlas Reach Remote Support Endpoint Management Windows MSP Tour one Windows device in Atlas Reach: live performance, installed software, processes and services, then connect to the desktop in one click, without a VPN. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-management-platform-compliance-boundary https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/avd-management-platform-compliance-boundary Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT David Compliance Security Architecture CMMC GCC High AVD Your AVD management platform can add identities, data flows, vendors and trust relationships. What Azure, security and compliance teams should evaluate. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/why-atlas-avd-runs-inside-your-azure-tenant https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/why-atlas-avd-runs-inside-your-azure-tenant Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT David Architecture Security Compliance AVD MSP Azure Why Atlas AVD deploys its management plane into your own Azure subscription, what still runs centrally, and the questions to ask any AVD management vendor. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/how-msps-white-label-atlas-avd https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/how-msps-white-label-atlas-avd Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT David MSP White-Label Atlas Command AVD How MSPs white-label Atlas AVD: your name, logos, colors, custom domain, sign-in page and support details, with a step-by-step walkthrough and screenshots. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/full-vs-shallow-image-replication https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/full-vs-shallow-image-replication Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:45:00 GMT David Imaging Azure Compute Gallery AVD Azure Full vs shallow image replication in Azure Compute Gallery: what each mode does, the trade-offs, and which to pick for AVD test builds and production pools. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-vs-tactical-rmm https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-vs-tactical-rmm Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:45:00 GMT David Atlas Reach RMM Comparison Tactical RMM MSP Remote Support Atlas AVD and Atlas Reach vs Tactical RMM: where each runs, how remote sessions are secured, what each automates and what each costs for an Azure-first MSP. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-languages https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-languages Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:45:00 GMT David Localization User Portal AVD MSP Atlas AVD ships fully translated into 73 languages, 96 with regional variants. Every admin and User Portal user picks their own, with no language packs. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-vs-it-glue https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-vs-it-glue Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT David Atlas Vault IT Documentation Comparison IT Glue MSP Atlas AVD vs IT Glue: a feature-by-feature comparison of hosting, credentials, auditing, relationships, integrations and pricing for MSP documentation. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/what-push-never-intercept-means-for-email-compliance https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/what-push-never-intercept-means-for-email-compliance Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:30:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Compliance Architecture Microsoft 365 What 'push, never intercept' means for email signature compliance: why stamping mail in transit and provisioning mailboxes put different things in audit scope. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/why-azure-native-email-signature-management-matters https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/why-azure-native-email-signature-management-matters Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:45:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Azure Microsoft 365 Why Azure-native email signature management matters: Atlas Ink runs in your own Azure subscription, uses Entra ID and reads the directory through Graph. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/why-customer-owned-infrastructure-matters https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/why-customer-owned-infrastructure-matters Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:30:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Security Architecture Compliance What customer-owned infrastructure means for a signature platform: your App Service, database and Key Vault, and how it changes risk, audits and exit options. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/top-10-email-signature-solutions-compared https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/top-10-email-signature-solutions-compared Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:30:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Comparison Roundup Microsoft 365 Ten ways to manage Microsoft 365 email signatures compared, from PowerShell and transport rules to Atlas Ink, CodeTwo, Exclaimer, Crossware, Letsignit and more. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-email-signature-software-for-microsoft-365 https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/best-email-signature-software-for-microsoft-365 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Roundup Microsoft 365 The best email signature software for Microsoft 365 depends on who owns signatures. A decision guide to Exclaimer, CodeTwo, Crossware and Atlas Ink. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/self-hosted-vs-saas-email-signature-platforms https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/self-hosted-vs-saas-email-signature-platforms Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Architecture Self-Hosted Microsoft 365 Self-hosted vs SaaS email signature platforms, and the third option: customer-owned deployment in your own cloud. What each costs in operations and risk. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-software-for-msps https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-software-for-msps Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:30:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures MSP Microsoft 365 Email signature software for MSPs: per-tenant isolation, metered billing that passes through, no vendor in the client's mail path, and a price that scales. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-software-for-government https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-software-for-government Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Government Compliance Microsoft 365 Email signature software for government: data residency, mail that can't transit third parties, procurement and sovereign clouds, and Atlas Ink's limits. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-software-for-healthcare https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-software-for-healthcare Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Healthcare Compliance Microsoft 365 Email signature software for healthcare: keep every clinician's signature correct and current under HIPAA without adding a vendor to the mail path. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-software-for-financial-services https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signature-software-for-financial-services Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Financial Services Compliance Microsoft 365 Email signature software for financial services: keep disclosures and licensing designations correct without routing supervised mail through another vendor. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signatures-for-cmmc-contractors https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signatures-for-cmmc-contractors Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures CMMC Government Compliance Email signatures for CMMC contractors: why signature tooling should live inside the boundary you already defend. Architecture only, no certification claims. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/how-to-build-a-cmmc-ready-email-signature-solution https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/how-to-build-a-cmmc-ready-email-signature-solution Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures CMMC How-To Compliance How to build a CMMC-ready email signature solution: scope what it touches, fix the directory, deploy inside your boundary and build the evidence trail. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-government-email-signature-management https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/azure-government-email-signature-management Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Azure Government Government Compliance Azure Government email signature management: what sovereign-cloud signatures require, which patterns fail, and where Atlas Ink stands (commercial cloud today). https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/directory-driven-signatures-entra-id-tokens-explained https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/directory-driven-signatures-entra-id-tokens-explained Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:45:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Entra ID How-To Microsoft 365 Directory-driven email signatures explained: how Entra ID tokens hydrate per user at push time, which attributes matter, and how to handle blank attributes. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/signature-drift-enforcement https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/signature-drift-enforcement Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Governance Microsoft 365 Email signature drift: why users break signatures and how to enforce them without a fight, with daily reconciliation and deliberate unmanaged exceptions. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/signature-governance-user-vs-group-vs-tenant-precedence https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/signature-governance-user-vs-group-vs-tenant-precedence Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:45:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Governance Microsoft 365 Email signature governance: a tenant default, group variants and user exceptions, with deterministic precedence that resolves overlaps the same way every time. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/deploying-email-signatures-into-your-own-azure-subscription https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/deploying-email-signatures-into-your-own-azure-subscription Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Deployment How-To Azure Deploying email signatures into your own Azure subscription with Atlas Ink, end to end: from trial signup and a scoped setup link to the first verified push. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/the-true-cost-of-saas-email-signature-tools https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/the-true-cost-of-saas-email-signature-tools Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Pricing Microsoft 365 The true cost of SaaS email signature tools: seat gaps, annual commitments, tier upsells, security reviews and a vendor in your mail path. A TCO framework. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/microsoft-365-email-signature-best-practices https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/microsoft-365-email-signature-best-practices Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Microsoft 365 Best Practices Microsoft 365 email signature best practices: Entra ID as the source of truth, tokens over typed text, scoped assignment, drift enforcement and robust HTML. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signatures-for-gcc-high https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/email-signatures-for-gcc-high Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures GCC High Government Compliance Email signatures for GCC High: what the sovereign-cloud boundary rules out, and where Atlas Ink stands: commercial cloud today, GCC High on the roadmap. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/data-residency-and-email-signatures https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/data-residency-and-email-signatures Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:45:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Data Residency Compliance Microsoft 365 Data residency and email signatures: trace what leaves your tenant with each signature architecture, from mail routing to directory sync and hosted content. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-crossware https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-crossware Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Comparison Crossware Microsoft 365 Atlas Ink vs Crossware: choosing the region where a vendor processes your signatures versus running the whole signature platform in your own subscription. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-exchange-mail-flow-rules https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-exchange-mail-flow-rules Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Comparison Exchange Microsoft 365 Atlas Ink vs Exchange mail flow rules: what free transport-rule signatures cost in sender visibility, reply chains and images, and when mailbox push wins. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/migrating-from-exclaimer-to-atlas-ink https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/migrating-from-exclaimer-to-atlas-ink Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Migration Exclaimer Microsoft 365 Migrating from Exclaimer to Atlas Ink: inventory templates, fix the directory, rebuild with Entra tokens, pilot, cut over, then remove the mail-flow connectors. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-codetwo https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-codetwo Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Comparison CodeTwo Microsoft 365 Atlas Ink vs CodeTwo: stamping signatures onto mail in transit versus writing them into each mailbox, and what that decides for coverage, compliance and cost. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-exclaimer https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-exclaimer Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Comparison Exclaimer Microsoft 365 Atlas Ink vs Exclaimer: a signature marketing platform, or signatures as IT policy pushed from Entra ID for $1 per active user? It depends who owns them. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-letsignit-opensense-wisestamp https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-ink-vs-letsignit-opensense-wisestamp Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:15:00 GMT David Atlas Ink Email Signatures Comparison Microsoft 365 Atlas Ink vs Letsignit, Opensense and WiseStamp: who each email signature platform is built for, and where Atlas Ink's mailbox-provisioning model fits. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-winget-integration https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-winget-integration Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:15:00 GMT David WinGet Software Deployment Automation AVD Azure How Atlas AVD uses WinGet on every session host: install apps at provisioning, update a package on a live VM in one click, and audit what installed or failed. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-pricing-explained https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/atlas-avd-pricing-explained Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT David Pricing Cost Optimization AVD Azure MSP Atlas AVD pricing explained: flat-rate licensing for the management platform, not your user count, and why unlimited AVD users lowers TCO as you grow. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/how-to-reduce-azure-virtual-desktop-costs-by-60-percent https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/how-to-reduce-azure-virtual-desktop-costs-by-60-percent Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT David Cost Optimization AVD Azure Scaling Cut idle Azure Virtual Desktop compute: the strategies that, in our cost model, reduce AVD compute spend by up to 60% for office-hours estates. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/how-to-deploy-avd-in-under-30-minutes https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/how-to-deploy-avd-in-under-30-minutes Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT David AVD Deployment Quick Start Azure How to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop in under 30 minutes: the approach and checklist for a working AVD environment without days of setup. https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/top-10-azure-virtual-desktop-mistakes https://www.atlasavd.com/blog/top-10-azure-virtual-desktop-mistakes Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT David AVD Best Practices Troubleshooting Architecture The ten most common Azure Virtual Desktop mistakes we see in production environments, and how to avoid each one.