Nerdio announced
significant new backup and disaster recovery features within its Nerdio Manager
products that improve the resiliency of AVD and ensure data protection and
continuity from a variety of data loss scenarios.
"As usage of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) continues
to grow, it has become a mission critical component in
allowing continuous and safe access to corporate applications and data," said
Vadim Vladimirskiy, CEO and co-founder of Nerdio. "The new added powerful
backup and disaster recovery capabilities in Nerdio Manager related to major
areas of AVD operation, such as the management of desktop images and session
hosts, improve the service's resiliency, ensure business continuity and allow
us to help IT teams when they need it most."
Key backup and
disaster recovery features now available in Nerdio Manager for Enterprise
include:
- Active/Active Host Pool Disaster
Recovery - When enabled, Nerdio Manager will
automatically distribute session host virtual machines (VMs) across two
Azure regions. Users will be distributed across VMs in both regions as
they log in and FSLogix profiles will be automatically replicated. In case
of an Azure region failure, users will continue accessing VMs in the
available region, ensuring continuity of data and operations. This feature
will be available in Nerdio Manager for MSP in Q1 2022.
- Desktop Image Backup and Geographic Replication - Nerdio Manager's built-in
desktop image backup functionality allows users to backup images
automatically. Users can geo-replicate desktop
images through Nerdio's integration with Azure Compute Gallery to keep
desktop images in sync across multiple Azure regions.
- Support for FSLogix Cloud Cache -
Nerdio Manager automatically enables and configures FSLogix Cloud Cache on
disaster recovery-enabled host pools. Users' profiles are asynchronously
replicated across multiple storage locations making them available during
regional outages. This provides a resilient disaster recovery
configuration because if one location becomes unavailable, Cloud Cache
will automatically fail over to a secondary location where profiles are
accessible.
- Auto-healing Capabilities - Session host VMs are responsible
for the delivery of users' desktops and apps and must be
available for users to be able to connect. Nerdio Manager's Auto-Heal
functionality automatically
detects and repairs broken session hosts.
"As
enterprises increase adoption of virtual workplace technologies like VDI,
ensuring the resilience and recoverability of end user data is a paramount
priority," said Mark Bowker, Senior Analyst, ESG. "From cybersecurity events to
natural disasters, data outages can harm productivity, company trust and
overall profits. By supporting active/active replication and adding in features
such as built-in desktop image backups, Nerdio is furthering business
availability and making AVD virtual desktops a resilient choice for digital
workforces everywhere."
Nerdio Manager
extends the native AVD service rather than replacing it like other proprietary
VDI management solutions on the market. Through separate products tailored to
meeting the needs of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and enterprises, it
delivers over 200 features that the native service lacks to simplify
management, ensure efficient operations through automation, and lower compute
and storage costs on average between 50-75%.
Additional new features and
functionality for both Nerdio Manager products will be unveiled at
NerdioCon.