MOC 20416 Implementing Desktop Application Environments

This five-day course provides students with the skills and knowledge to be able to design, deploy and manage a physical as well as a virtual Windows Server 2012 application management infrastructure. Students will also learn to design, deploy and manage Windows 8 Enterprise applications in a physical and virtual environment as well as in the cloud. Students should have experience with course 20415: Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure, and have their Windows 2012 Server certification (MCSA) or equivalent skills. This course also maps to and supports exam 70-416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments.

This course is intended for IT 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 Infrastructurecertification.

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 Configuration Manager.
• Configure self-service application deployment using Configuration Manager, Service Manager, and Windows 8 Application Store.
• 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.
• 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.

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

Module 1: Designing an Application Distribution 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 with the Application Compatibility Toolkit

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

• Deploying Applications by Using Group Policy
• Deploying Applications by Using Windows Intune

Module 4: Deploying Applications by Using System Center Configuration Manager

• Understanding Application Deployment by Using Configuration Manager 2012
• Deploying Applications by Using Configuration Manager 2012

Module 5: Configuring Self-Service Application Deployment

• Understanding Self-Service Application Deployment
• Configuring Self-Service with Windows Intune
• Self-Service Deployment with Configuration Manager 2012
• Self-Service Deployment with Service Manager 2012

Module 6: Designing and Implementing Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure

• Assessing Presentation Virtualization Requirements
• Planning Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure
• Deploying Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure

Module 7: Preparing, Configuring and Deploying Presentation Virtualization Applications

• Determining Presentation Virtualization Application Strategies
• Deploying Remote Desktop, RemoteApp, and RD 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 With WSUS
• Deploying Application Updates by Using Configuration Manager 2012
• Implementing Application Security

Module 11: Planning and Implementing Application Upgrade and Supersedence

• Planning and Implementing Application Upgrades and Supersedence
• Planning and Implementing Application Coexistence

Module 12: Monitoring Application Deployment, Utilization, and Performance

• Planning and Implementing Application Monitoring Infrastructure
• Application Metering, Inventory and Asset Intelligence
• Monitoring Application Resource Utilization

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