AVD Tech Fest, 10-11 Sep 2025, Berlin, Germany

AVD Tech Fest brings together those customers, partners and the community involved in the virtual desktop community - from hands-on engineers to strategic masterminds. Expect real-world use cases, expert moves, and bold strategies that will shape the future of digital workspaces.

Mastering Windows Performance Counters for AVD and Cloud PCs

Stay in control by collecting the relevant virtual desktop metrics. In this session you will learn everything you need to know about the Windows Performance Counter system. What are the right counters for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 Cloud PCs, and how can they help you to detect bottlenecks? Get insights into how to use the built-in Windows system data consumers, such as Task Manager, Resource Monitor, Performance Monitor, and TypePerf. Understand how performance counter data can be collected using the performance API, PowerShell, Azure Monitor, and free community tools.

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Turbocharge Your Cloud Desktops: The Many Shades of VDI User Experience

When VDI users complain about insufficient performance or user experience, identifying the reason can be challenging. The trick is to replace user anecdotes with reproducible facts and performance tests. Join Benny Tritsch in his session where he investigates and visualizes the influence of common VM types, varying network conditions, different remoting protocols, and optional GPU acceleration on perceived digital user experience. He shows you some of the most spectacular test results from community and customer projects. You will learn about best and worst practices to make VDI users either happy or unhappy.

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