Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop (WVD – Advanced Training)

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

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

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.

Course Content

• Introduction and Quick Start –> 3 lectures • 6min.
• Optional – Azure Virtual Desktop – Business needs and Real-life Use cases –> 9 lectures • 17min.
• Plan your Azure Virtual Desktop implementation –> 4 lectures • 33min.
• Infrastructure Preparation and AVD Prerequisites –> 12 lectures • 1hr 9min.
• Azure Virtual Desktop Creation with different Authentication Methods –> 5 lectures • 35min.
• Azure Virtual Desktop Golden image Customization –> 17 lectures • 1hr 19min.
• Azure Virtual Desktop – Application Groups & End-user Experience –> 8 lectures • 46min.
• Planning and implementing Security for Azure Virtual Desktop –> 3 lectures • 31min.
• Azure Virtual Desktop – Pricing and Cost Estimation –> 3 lectures • 20min.
• Wrap-up –> 2 lectures • 1min.

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.

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.