AZ-140 Azure Virtual Desktop Course Certification – AVD 2022

Deliver a full AVD remote working solution including designing, scoping, planning, optimizing, sizing, and costing, more

Language: english

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Instructor(s): Mahmoud A. ATALLAH

Last update: 2022-01-12

What you’ll learn

Design a remote work environment solution using AVD
Demonstrate and provide Windows Virtual Desktop POCs for your customers
Understand Azure Virtual Desktop Pricing and Estimate the Cost using Azure calculator
Create a full desktop virtualization environment in your Azure subscription
Deliver Azure Virtual Desktop Projects from A to Z
Golden Image Preparation and Install FSLogix components
Set up a multi-session Windows 10 deployments
Virtualize LOB and Microsoft 365 Apps then optimize it to run in multi-session
Applying FSLogix Best Practice as profile delivery solution
Use conditional access to manage AVD Access risks and Apply MFA
Reduce costs with multi-session pooled resources and automation
Optimize AVD Session Host to boost VM Speed and minimize unused services
Securely store all employee and company data in Azure
Create an Azure Shared Image Gallery (SIG) for Master Image Versioning
Customize the Azure Virtual Desktop Workspace
Enable and Configure Azure Network security and Azure Security
Enable and Configuration log Analytic and Reporting

Requirements

Requirements are optional for Hands-on lab
An Azure subscription (Trial Version would be OK)
Microsoft 365 Business Premium or higher (Trial Version would be OK)
Custom domain name registered with any domain service provider (Optional)
Basic Knowledge of Windows AD and GPOs, Azure AD, and PowerShell.
Knowledge of Azure networking and IaaS servers

Description

Here’s what you will learn in this AZ-140 Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Course

Introduction and Quick Start

What is Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (Introduction)
Highlight business needs and use case scenarios
Explore Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop formerly (Windows Virtual Desktop) benefits
Understand Azure Virtual Desktop Pricing and Estimate the Cost using Azure Pricing Calculator
Understanding Azure Virtual Desktop Licenses requirement and covered by Microsoft 365 License

Infrastructure Preparation and AVD Prerequisites.

Deploy and Configure Azure Infra (Subscription, vNETs, sNETs, and NSGs)
Implement Virtual Network Peering and routing between vNETS
Implement and Configure Azure Storage for AVD
Deploy new Azure VM for Active Directory in Azure
Configure a Custom Domain for Azure AD

Azure Virtual Desktop Creation with different Authentication Methods

Option 1: Create a host pool with Active Directory Domain Services
Option 2: Create a host pool with Azure AD Joined-VM

Azure Virtual Desktop Golden image Customization

Create a Virtual Machine for Master Image
Install Microsoft Teams on AVD
Customize windows Configurations and settings
Configure Windows Defender extension exclusions
Install Line-of-business Applications – Sample

Azure Virtual Desktop Provisioning and Deployment

Provision File Share for Profile Storage
Create an Azure Compute Galleries
Applying FSLogix Best Practice as a profile delivery solution
Perform a Windows Virtual Desktop Deployment
Provision Azure Virtual Desktop Host pool
Provision Azure Virtual Desktop Application Group
Provision Virtual desktops for Windows 10 and 11
Customize Desktop and remote Apps properties
Configure redirection from Custom DNS Name
Assign relevant permissions to users.

Azure Virtual Desktop – Pricing and Cost Estimation

AVD Cost Estimation – Customer Use Case Overview
Deep dive into AVD Cost Estimation – Multi-session vs. Single-session
How to Use Azure Calculator to Estimate Cost for Azure Virtual Desktop

Soon – Azure Virtual Desktop Optimization

Optimize your images with the Virtual Desktop Optimization tool
Create and Configure AVD Auto-scaling using Azure Automation

Soon – Azure Infrastructure tuning and additional services configuration.

Enable and Configure Azure Network security and Azure Security
Enable and Configuration log Analytic and Reporting
Enable and Configure Azure Backup
Set up service alerts

Extra and More Cool Stuff…

WARNING: You may have to go back and watch several of the videos 2, 3, 4, or 5 even times over again. Why? because some of the concepts are quite advanced.

Who this course is for

Students who are interested in learning how to deploy and configure Virtual Desktop and remote working solutions in Microsoft Azure
Complete beginners, This course contains a unique combination of basic level insights, meshed with very advanced tactics.
People that are looking to modernize their infrastructure following the Digital transformation for higher security and a cost-effective approach

Course content

Introduction and Quick Start
- What is Azure Virtual Desktop ?
- Explore Azure Virtual Desktop benefits
- Set the Playback Speed rate to optimal viewing experience
Optional – Azure Virtual Desktop – Business needs and Real-life Use cases
- This section is (optional) to understand how AVD solve some business challenges
- Remote support and System maintenance – Challenge
- Security and Regulation – Business Requirements
- Remote Heavy Workers: like CAD designers and high-powered systems
- Legacy Application: that can’t be re-architected to run natively in the Cloud
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity – Requirements
- Mergers and Acquisitions – Use Case
- Flexible and temporary Workforce – Business needs
- IT Cost-saving – Business Requirements
Plan your Azure Virtual Desktop implementation
- AVD Course – Knowledge Prerequisites
- Azure Virtual Desktop – Technical Prerequisite
- Azure Virtual Desktop – Authentication Methods
- Azure Virtual Desktop – Sample Reference Architecture Diagram
Infrastructure Preparation and AVD Prerequisites
- Overview: Implement Azure Virtual Desktop – Infrastructure – Overview
- Prepare your environment and Create the required Resource Groups
- Implement and Configure Azure Networking for AVD
- Implement and Configure Azure Networking for AVD – Demo
- Implement and Configure Azure Storage for AVD
- Implement and Configure Azure Storage Account for AVD – Demo
- AD Option 1: Configuring VNet Peering for Deploying Active Directory – Optional
- AD Option 1: Deploy new Azure VM for Active Directory in Azure
- AD Option 1: Create OUs, Groups, Users
- AD Option 1: Deploy AD Connect and Sync Active Directory Objects
- Provision Azure File Share for UserProfile Storage – Demo
- Optional – Configure a Custom Domain Using Azure AD
Azure Virtual Desktop Creation with different Authentication Methods
- Option 1: Create a host pool with Active Directory Domain Services
- Option 1: Create a host pool with Active Directory Domain Services – Demo
- Option 2: Create a host pool with Azure AD Joined-VM
- Option 2: Create a host pool with Azure AD Joined-VM – Additional Steps
- Option 2: Create a host pool with Azure AD Joined-VM – Demo
Azure Virtual Desktop Golden image Customization
- Azure Virtual Desktop Golden image Customization – Overview
- Create a Virtual Machine for Master Image
- Install Microsoft Teams on AVD – Overview
- Install Microsoft Teams on AVD – Demo
- Setup FSLogix components and apply profiles settings – Overview
- Setup FSLogix components and apply profiles settings – Demo
- Registry Settings: FSLogix Ready Configuration File
- Customize windows Configurations and settings – Overview
- Registry Settings: Set up time zone redirection – Demo
- Registry Settings: Disable Automatic Windows Updates – Demo
- Registry Settings: Disable Storage Sense
- GPOs Settings: Configure Drive Access and RD Session settings – Demo
- Configure Windows Defender extension exclusions – Demo
- Configure Windows Defender extension exclusions by using PowerShell Script
- Install Line-of-business Applications – Sample – Demo
- SysPrep and Make a disk Snapshot – Demo
- Create Azure Compute Gallery and Create an image version – Demo
Azure Virtual Desktop – Application Groups & End-user Experience
- Azure Virtual Desktop – Host pool readiness
- Azure Virtual Desktop – Application Groups – Overview
- Expand an existing host pool with new session hosts
- Create AVD App group (RemoteApp) and Assign users or groups to this App Group
- Customize Desktop and remote Apps properties
- Testing AVD Solution using different clients – End user experience
- Connect to AVD Remote Apps and Desktop using Browser
- Connect to AVD Remote Apps and Desktop using Desktop Client
- App Group – Module review questions
- AVD RDP Properties – Review questions
Planning and implementing Security for Azure Virtual Desktop
- Plan and implement Security for AVD – Overview
- Plan Conditional Access policies for AVD – Overview
- Plan Conditional Access policies for AVD – Demo
Azure Virtual Desktop – Pricing and Cost Estimation
- AVD Cost Estimation – Customer Use Case Overview
- Deep dive into AVD Cost Estimation – Multi-session vs. Single-session
- How to Use Azure Calculator to Estimate Cost for Azure Virtual Desktop
Wrap-up
- What’s Next?
- Extra – Get Azure Free Credit for your Lab