15. Conclusion

This guide has summarized the critical decisions, activities, and tasks required to enable a successful design of a Terminal Services infrastructure based on Windows Server 2008.

The guide has addressed the fundamental decisions and tasks involved in:

  • Deciding what applications are to be delivered by Terminal Services and whether Terminal Services is the right approach to use.

  • Determining the resources needed to employ Terminal Services to serve the selected applications.

  • Designing the components, layout, security, and connectivity of the Terminal Services infrastructure.

This was done by leading the reader through the ten steps in the decision flow to arrive at a successful design. Where appropriate, the decisions and tasks have ...

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