NetApp Virtual Desktop Service

When a new project lands, your first task is getting people productive fast. With NetApp Virtual Desktop Service, you connect your cloud account and directory, pick a base image, and publish a desktop or app set to the right users—in minutes. Build blueprints that define OS, apps, policies, and network placement, then launch them on any major cloud you’ve authorized. Choose pooled or dedicated desktops, set performance tiers, and map storage. Onboarding and offboarding become repeatable: add a user to a group, and their workspace appears with the correct software and data access; remove them, and the license and capacity are reclaimed automatically.

After launch, keep day‑to‑day tasks simple. Use the web console or the RESTful API to patch images, roll out new applications, and schedule maintenance without interrupting active sessions. Define windows for updates, let the service drain connections, apply changes to the gold image, and roll forward safely with versioning and rollback options. Profile data and settings follow users between sessions, so changes to images don’t wipe preferences. Need to move a workload to another region or cloud? Initiate a policy‑driven shift and the service handles placement, credentials, and data hooks. Build this into your pipeline so new images and capacity changes travel through testing, approval, and production automatically. more