CXD-251 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service on Microsoft Azure

Summary

Learn to deploy and manage your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops apps and desktops in Microsoft Azure. Gain the skills to plan your machine catalog and virtual machine design based in Microsoft’s public cloud and get hands-on practice deploying those machines using Machine Creation Services. You will also learn about additional Azure considerations including maintenance and power management which are critical in a cloud environment. For remote access, you will learn to configure Citrix StoreFront and Citrix Gateway on the Azure platform. This course focuses on Microsoft Azure as a Citrix Cloud resource location however concepts are relevant to both Citrix Cloud and fully managed Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops sites. This course covers Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.13 components and Citrix Cloud.

Prerequisites

Experience deploying and managing Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.x in on-premises environment. Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Azure platform including:

• Virtual machine management
• Storage
• Azure Resource Manager portals
• Networking

Duration

2 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience

This course is built for experienced IT Professionals familiar with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.x in an on-premises environment. Potential students include administrators, engineers, and architects designing or deploying Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops workloads on Microsoft Azure.

Topics

• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on Azure Overview
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Integration with Azure Active Directory
• Connecting to Microsoft Azure
• Deploying Apps and Desktops using Machine Creation Services
• Providing Access to End Users
• Maintaining Infrastructure and VDAs in Microsoft Azure
• Plan for a Successful POC

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