Deliver remote desktops and apps with Azure Virtual Desktop

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Microsoft Learn

Free Online Course

English

5-6 hours worth of material

selfpaced

Overview

Module 1: Learn how to use Azure Virtual Desktop to deliver remote desktop and remote app experiences in Microsoft Azure.

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

Describe Azure Virtual Desktop and how it works
Decide whether Azure Virtual Desktop is a good choice for your organization

Module 2: Learn how to prepare for Azure Virtual Desktop - a cloud-based virtualization solution running on Microsoft Azure. Azure Virtual Desktop is an elastically scalable service to deliver remote desktop and remote app experiences - without having to manage the underlying server infrastructure. Review the prerequisites and tools provided by Microsoft get ready to provision your first Azure Virtual Desktop host pool.

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

Describe the steps involved and resources you need to prepare for Azure Virtual Desktop deployment.

Module 3: Learn how to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop and customize the workspace for your users.

In this module, you will:

Learn about the key components of Azure Virtual Desktop and the deployment options
Deploy a customized workspace with a virtual desktop and remote app

Module 4: Learn the steps to optimize Azure Virtual Desktop, including how to take advantage of new storage, file management, and automated scaling options.

In this module, you will learn how to:

Create separate roaming profiles for users by using FSLogix
Migrate files and user profiles by using Azure File Sync
Configure automatic scaling of session hosts

Module 5: Introduction to Microsoft security capabilities that can help keep your applications and data secure in your Azure Virtual Desktop deployment.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Secure the user identity that can access the Azure Virtual Desktop environment.
Use AppLocker to secure the accessed desktop.

Module 6: Learn how to deliver applications by using MSIX app attach. MSIX app attach is an application delivery technology that separates applications and their state from the operating system and assigns applications to users dynamically.

At the end of this module, you'll be able to:

Transform existing applications by using the MSIX packaging tool.
Deploy MSIX app attach.

Module 7: Learn how to deploy and configure Azure Firewall to protect outbound network traffic for Azure Virtual Desktop.

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

Deploy and configure Azure Firewall to protect outbound network traffic for Azure Virtual Desktop

Module 8: Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop is a cloud service that helps you give users a secure remote desktop that they can use anywhere. With Azure Virtual Desktop, you can plan appropriate business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) strategies to help protect against both unplanned and planned failures and to provide redundancy.

After you've completed this module, you'll know more about:

How to evaluate and identify a redundancy option for Azure Virtual Desktop.
How to plan an appropriate business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) strategy to help protect against both unplanned and planned failures.

Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to Azure Virtual Desktop

Introduction
What is Azure Virtual Desktop?
How does Azure Virtual Desktop work?
When to use Azure Virtual Desktop
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 2: Prepare for Azure Virtual Desktop

Introduction
Provision an Azure Active Directory tenant
Integrate Azure AD with Active Directory Domain Services
Set up Azure resources, assign roles, and licenses
Register Azure Virtual Desktop provider with the subscription
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 3: Deploy Azure Virtual Desktop

Introduction
Azure Virtual Desktop deployment overview
Create and share a desktop with users
Configure apps for users
Customize the Azure Virtual Desktop workspace
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 4: Optimize Azure Virtual Desktop

Introduction
Separate user profiles from virtual machines with FSLogix profiles
Create FSLogix profile for Azure Virtual Desktop users
Migrate files from local file shares into Azure storage by using Azure File Sync
Automate depth and breadth scaling for Azure Virtual Desktop host pools
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 5: Secure an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment

Introduction
Enable security services for an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment
Enable data security
Secure the user identity that accesses the Azure Virtual Desktop environment
Secure session hosts and applications
Secure network access
Exercise - Enable AppLocker in a Windows Server 2016 VM running in Azure
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 6: Deploy applications by using MSIX app attach for Azure Virtual Desktop

Introduction
What is MSIX?
What is MSIX app attach?
Manage MSIX app attach
Exercise - Deploy MSIX app attach
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 7: Protect your Azure Virtual Desktop deployment by using Azure Firewall

Introduction
Use Azure Firewall to protect Azure Virtual Desktop deployments
Exercise - Set up the host pool and register virtual machine host
Plan Azure Firewall deployment
Exercise - Deploy Azure Firewall
Allow outbound network access for Azure Virtual Desktop
Exercise - Route network traffic through Azure Firewall
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 8: Business continuity and disaster recovery for Azure Virtual Desktop

Introduction
Identify the components to protect
Develop a BCDR plan for Azure Virtual Desktop
Identify the correct disaster-recovery scenario
Knowledge check
Summary

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