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Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty (AZ-140)

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What you'll learn

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On this accelerated Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty course, you’ll learn how to plan, implement and manage an Azure Virtual Desktop architecture into your business.

In just 3 days, you’ll learn to manage access and security, manage user environments and apps, and monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure. You’ll also build knowledge on:

  • Implementing and managing storage for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Creating and configuring host pools and automate Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks
  • Configuring storage for FSLogix components 

At the end of this course, you’ll sit Exam AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, and achieve your Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty certification.

At Firebrand, we are proud to be one of the few companies in the world designated a Microsoft Cloud Partner. By studying with us, you’ll access the Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC), learn from Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs), and train in a distraction-free environment, according to our time-tested Lecture | Lab | Review method.

Please note: This course was previously known as Microsoft Certified: Windows Virtual Desktop Specialty | Exam AZ140 (Course AZ-140T00).

Audience

The AZ-140: Configure and Operate Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop course is aimed at professionals interested in delivering applications on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimising them to run in multi-session virtual environments.

As an Azure Virtual Desktop Administrator, you will closely with the Azure Administrators and Architects, along with Microsoft 365 Administrators.

Azure Virtual Desktop Administrator responsibilities include planning, deploying, packaging, updating, and maintaining the Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure. Admins also create session host images, implement and manage FSLogix, monitor Azure Virtual Desktop performance, and automate Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks.

Curriculum

14 modules

Learning Path 1: Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation

  • Module 1: Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture
  • Module 2: Design the Azure Virtual Desktop architecture
  • Module 3: Design for user identities and profiles

Learning Path 2: Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

  • Module 1: Implement and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Module 2: Implement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Module 3: Create and configure host pools and session hosts for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Module 4: Create and manage session host image for Azure Virtual Desktop

Learning Path 3: Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktop

  • Module 1: Manage access for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Module 2: Manage security for Azure Virtual Desktop

Learning Path 4: Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktop

  • Module 1: Implement and manage FSLogix
  • Module 2: Configure user experience settings
  • Module 3: Install and configure apps on a session host

Learning Path 5: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

  • Module 1: Monitor and manage performance and health
  • Module 2: Plan and implement updates, backups, and disaster recovery

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have previous experience deploying or administering Azure resources and conceptual knowledge of:

  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Azure compute technologies such as VMs, containers and serverless solutions
  • Virtual desktop concepts and technologies
  • Azure virtual networking to include load balancers
  • Azure Storage technologies (unstructured and databases)

Exam info

As part of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by our Certification Guarantee:

Exam AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

  • Exam code: AZ-140
  • Languages: English
  • Domains:
    • Plan and implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (40–45%)
    • Plan and implement identity and security (15–20%)
    • Plan and implement user environments and apps (20–25%)
    • Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%)

Course Dates

Sorry, there are currently no dates available for this course. Please submit an enquiry and one of our team will contact you about potential future dates or alternative options.

FAQs

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Yes, we do provide courses suitable for beginners. However, Firebrand's accelerated courses aren't easy and it's essential that you are interested and actively pursuing a career in IT.

Traditional training providers usually run their courses from 9am to 5pm. At Firebrand Training we maximise the number of learning hours to minimise the number of training days, so you’ll be back to your job as quickly as possible. You don’t waste time travelling to several courses and finding an exam centre after that.

Firebrand's accelerated courses are constantly reviewed. We ask our delegates for feedback after every course. We are official partners with leading vendors and therefore, we're provided with certification changes and updates, which we can then implement in our course delivery at a very early stage. This feedback is then analysed in view of changes or discrepancies. We will then address the topics mentioned and have a panel of subject matter experts provide us with valuable suggestions for improvement and solutions.

If you need to learn new skills and you want to be able to put them into practice quickly, then Firebrand is the right training company for you.

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