VDI & End-User Computing Engineer: Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 & Multi-Platform VDI
A project-based course that takes working IT professionals from VDI fundamentals to production-grade virtual desktop engineering. You'll master the vendor-neutral core every EUC engineer needs — architecture, display protocols, profile management, licensing, and platform selection across Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Citrix DaaS, and Omnissa Horizon — then go deep on Azure Virtual Desktop mapped to all four AZ-140 exam domains: planning and deploying host pools, images, and autoscaling; securing access with Entra ID and Conditional Access; delivering user environments with FSLogix and app attach; and monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting at scale. You finish with portfolio-grade capstones: a full AVD design-and-build and a multi-platform migration assessment hiring managers actually ask for.
34 lessons · 7 modules
VDI & EUC Foundations
The 2026 VDI Platform Landscape
- 01 Azure Virtual Desktop vs. Windows 365: PaaS Flexibility vs. SaaS Simplicity
- 02 Citrix DaaS: Architecture, Components, and Where Citrix Still Wins
- 03 Omnissa Horizon: From VMware EUC to an Independent Platform
- 04 GPU Virtual Desktops and the Rest of the 2026 VDI Field
- 05 Choosing a VDI Platform: A Decision Framework and Scoring Matrix
Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure: Plan, Deploy & Scale
- 01 AVD Architecture and Planning: Control Plane, Host Pools, and App Groups
- 02 AVD Networking: VNets, Required Endpoints, RDP Shortpath, and Private Link
- 03 Session Hosts and Golden Images: Sizing, Building, and Versioning
- 04 Deploying Host Pools: Portal, Bicep, Registration Tokens, and Session Host Update
- 05 Autoscale and Cost Optimization: Scaling Plans, Start VM on Connect, and Hibernation
- 06 BCDR for AVD: Availability Zones, Backup Strategy, and Host Pool DR Patterns
Identity & Security for Virtual Desktops
User Environments & App Delivery
- 01 FSLogix Deep Dive: Profile Containers, Cloud Cache, and Storage
- 02 App Delivery and App Attach
- 03 Teams, Multimedia, and Peripherals on Virtual Desktops
- 04 User Environment Management: Policy, Personalization, and the Image-Bloat Trade-off
- 05 Windows 365 Administration: Provisioning, Networking, and Cloud PC Lifecycle
Monitoring, Operations & Troubleshooting
Capstone Projects & Career Launch
- 01 Capstone 1: Design an Azure Virtual Desktop Environment
- 02 Capstone 2: Build and Document a Scaled-Down AVD Environment
- 03 Capstone 3: Multi-Platform VDI Migration Assessment
- 04 AZ-140 Exam Logistics and Your Multi-Platform Certification Roadmap
- 05 Resume, LinkedIn, and Interview Prep for VDI/EUC Roles