Defining User Requirements

RDS deployments support a large number of users, with each of these users accessing applications in their own way. The end user experience often dictates the SLAs in place, so it is key to understand user requirements in an RDS farm. Several factors impact the user requirements and in turn the performance of your RDS deployment. These factors include the following:

  • User count
  • User location
  • User software configuration
  • User category
  • User profile and data

In this section, we will discuss these factors so that you can design your RDS farm to provide a satisfactory end-user experience:

User count User count is the obvious factor that will determine the size and performance of your RDS environment. It is common to talk ...

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