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Omnissa Horizon® Cloud Service next-gen on Microsoft Azure: Deploy and Manage 2025

Delivered by an Omnissa Certified Instructor, this course teaches IT professionals how to deploy and configure Horizon® Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure, enabling secure access to virtual desktops...

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$4,250 USD
Duration 5 days
Course Code EDU-HCSNGADM
Available Formats Classroom, Virtual

Overview

Delivered by an Omnissa Certified Instructor, this course teaches IT professionals how to deploy and configure Horizon® Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure, enabling secure access to virtual desktops and published applications.

Skills Gained

  • Describe the architecture of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Discuss the initial Microsoft Azure configurations required for the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure deployment
  • Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure networking concepts
  • Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AD) requirements and integration of best practices
  • Discuss the integration of Omnissa Access with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Discuss the requirement for deploying Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Demonstrate how to deploy or upgrade Horizon Cloud Service on
  • Identify the Horizon Cloud Service console controls that are available for administrators
  • Identify Horizon Cloud upgrade features and benefits
  • List the steps and considerations to take when setting up a primary VM to be used as an assignable image
  • List the steps to install the user software on the primary VM
  • Describe pools and pool groups
  • Explain the creation process and configuration options for single and multisession pools and pool groups
  • Create Single-Session and Multi-Session desktop assignments and entitlements
  • Explain power management options in the single and multi-session pool groups
  • Manage assignable images on Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Describe how to use Horizon Image Management Service for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Identify how to access desktops and applications from Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Describe the integration of Dynamic Environment Manager with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Manage user personalization and application configurations using the Dynamic Environment Manager management console and application profiler
  • Discuss the usage of App Volumes for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Interpret scalability considerations for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Apply troubleshooting techniques relevant to Horizon Cloud Service and Microsoft Azure
  • Summarize the analytics and monitoring capabilities in Horizon Cloud Serviceo n Microsoft Azure

Who Can Benefit

  • Systems Administrator
  • Cloud Administrators
  • Solutions Architects
  • Solution Engineers
  • Account Manager
  • Microsoft End-User
  • Computing Specialists

Prerequisites

Recommended:

  • A working knowledge of Horizon 8
  • A background in End-User Computing
  • Completed Horizon 8 Deploy and Manage course

Course Details

Technical requirements

  • Bring a full-size laptop.
  • A secondary device is recommended for reading and lab materials, which are only delivered electronically.
  • Please ensure you have the US keyboard mapping added to your devices.

Course Introduction

  • Introduction and course logistics
  • Course objectives

Introduction to Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • Introduction to Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Architecture of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Initial Configurations

Microsoft Azure networking requirements

  • Horizon Cloud connectivity considerations and tasks
  • Networking concepts for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • The ports required for local connections, remote connections, and endpoint OS firewall rules

Identity management

  • Computer Identity Type and User Identity Type
  • Workspace ONE Access

Deployment and upgrades

  • Horizon Cloud deployment
  • Horizon Edge deployment
  • Unified Access Gateway deployment types
  • Horizon Universal Console

Creating images

  • Creating Images
  • Pools and Pool Groups

Pool Groups

  • Single-Session Pool Groups
  • Multi-session Pool Groups
  • Managing multi-session Pool Groups

Accessing desktops and applications

  • Horizon Client
  • Remote Display Protocol

Managing images

  • Describe images
  • How to manage images

Dynamic Environment Manager on Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • Functional areas of Dynamic Environment Manager and their benefits
  • Using the Dynamic Environment Manager console and application profiler to manage user personalization and application configurations

App Volumes for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • How App Volumes works with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Features and benefits of App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Interface elements of App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • How to configure App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Scalability Considerations

  • Scalability settings for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Troubleshooting Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • Troubleshooting Microsoft Azure
  • Monitoring and Analytics in Horizon Cloud
  • Troubleshooting Horizon Cloud
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The format of the class was concise. I learned new skills to use at my workplace.

Good training. A lot to take in for the short amount of time we have though

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I didn't have any problem navigating Exitcertified website or lab material at all.