20416 Implementing Desktop Application Environments

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities

This course is intended for Information Technology professionals who are interested in specializing in Windows 8 application deployments and managing the application environments for large organizations. People attending this training could be support technicians or currently in deployment roles and are considering taking the next step in their career or enhancing their skills in the areas of planning and deploying Windows 8 desktops.
A secondary audience for this course is IT professionals who are looking to take one or both exams: 70‑415: Implementing an Enterprise Desktop and Device Infrastructure and 70‑416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments as a stand-alone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure certification.

This course requires that you meet the following prerequisites:

• The attendee should have experience administering Windows Server in an environment that typically has the following characteristics:
• 2,500 to 50,000 or more users
• Multiple physical locations and multiple domain controllers
• Network services and resources such as messaging, databases, file and print, firewalls, Internet access, an intranet, and client computer management

The attendee should have:
Experience supporting Windows 8 client desktops and deploying and managing applications, both physical and virtual.

• An MCSA and 20415B or equivalent knowledge.
• In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge, and should:
• Have solid understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts.
• Have a solid understanding of Windows and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), for example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.
• Understand how to use scripts and batch files.
• Have solid understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization.
• Be able to perform a clean installation of Windows 8, upgrade to Windows 8, and migrate user-related data and settings from Windows XP.
• Be able to configure disks, partitions, volumes, and device drivers to enable Windows 8 to function as desired.
• Be able to configure and troubleshoot permissions and other settings to allow access to resources and applications on Windows 8 systems.
• Be able to configure settings to enable network connectivity.
• Be able to configure and troubleshoot a wireless network connection.
• Be able to configure and troubleshoot Windows 8 security.
• Be able to configure mobile computers and devices.
• Understand the client administration capabilities of Windows Server and be familiar with management tools such as the Microsoft System Center suite of products.
• Understand the concepts of deployment, packaging, and imaging.
• Have a familiarity with SQL Server concepts.

Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses, or obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills:

• 20410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
• 20411 Administering Windows Server 2012
• 20412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 services
• 20415 Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure

IT professionals who are looking to take one or both exams: 70‑415: Implementing an Enterprise Desktop and Device Infrastructure and 70‑416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments as a stand-alone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure certification.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Design an application distribution strategy that is appropriate for an organizational environment.
• Diagnose and remediate application compatibility problems for desktop and presentation virtualization-based deployments.
• Use Group Policy and Windows Intune to deploy applications to client devices.
• Deploy applications centrally using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1.
• Configure self-service application deployment using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 Service Manager SP1, and Windows Store apps.
• Design and deploy Windows Server 2012 roles and features to support presentation virtualization.
• Prepare, deploy and manage applications for Remote Desktop, RemoteApp, and Remote Desktop Web Access.
• Design and deploy Windows Server 2012 roles and features to support application virtualization.
• Virtualize and deploy applications by using App-V and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1.
• Plan and configure the appropriate infrastructure to streamline the deployment of software updates to applications, and plan and configure application security.
• Plan and implement application upgrades, supersedence, and application coexistence.
• Monitor the deployment, performance, and utilization of applications and determine whether current application hosting platforms are meeting business needs.

Module 1: Designing an Application Distribution Strategy

Developing an Application Lifecycle Strategy
Determining Business Requirements for Application Distribution
Overview of Application Distribution Strategies

Module 2: Diagnosing and Remediating Application Compatibility

Diagnosing Application Compatibility Issues
Evaluating and Implementing Remediation Solutions
Resolving Compatibility Issues by Using ACT

Module 3: Deploying Software by Using Group Policy and Windows Intune

Deploying Software by Using Group Policy
Sideloading Windows Store Apps
Deploying Software by Using Windows Intune

Module 4: Deploying Applications by Using Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1

Understanding Software Deployment by Using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
Deploying Software by Using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1

Module 5: Configuring Self-Service Application Deployment

Understanding Self-Service Application Deployment
Configuring Self-Service with Windows Intune
Self-Service Deployment by Using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
Self-Service Deployment with Service Manager and Orchestrator

Module 6: Designing and Implementing Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure

Assessing Presentation Virtualization Requirements
Planning Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure
Deploying Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure
Extending the Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure

Module 7: Preparing, Configuring, and Deploying Presentation Virtualization Applications

Determining Presentation Virtualization Application Strategies
Planning and Deploying Remote Desktop, RemoteApp, and Remote Desktop Web Access

Module 8: Designing and Deploying an Application Virtualization Environment

Overview of Application Virtualization Models
Deploying Application Virtualization Infrastructure Components
Configuring Application Virtualization Client Support

Module 9: Preparing, Sequencing, and Deploying Virtual Applications

Sequencing Applications with App-V
Deploying App-V Applications

Module 10: Planning and Implementing Application Updates and Security

Planning Application Updates
Deploying Updates by Using WSUS
Deploying Application Updates by Using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
Implementing Application Security

Module 11: Planning and Implementing Application Upgrades

Overview of Application Upgrades
Overview of Application Concurrency

Module 12: Monitoring Application Deployment, Use, and Performance

Planning Application Monitoring
Planning Software Inventory and Metering
Monitoring Application Resource Utilization

Infero Training Ltd is based in the Lace Market in Nottingham. Training courses take place at the following locations including Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Lincoln, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham, Solihul, Coventry, Nuneaton, Peterborough, Grantham.