Target Audience for VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage

The VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage course is designed for IT professionals seeking to deploy virtual desktops and applications using VMware Horizon 8.

• System Administrators and System Integrators responsible for deploying the VMware Horizon environment

  
  

• IT Managers overseeing virtual desktop infrastructure operations

  
  

• Network Engineers involved in managing and supporting the virtual desktop infrastructure

  
  

• Desktop and Application Virtualization Consultants designing Horizon solutions

  
  

• VMware Certified Professionals (VCPs) looking to specialize in desktop and mobility

  
  

• Technical Support Engineers providing tier 2/3 support for Horizon environments

  
  

• Security Specialists focused on securing virtual desktop and application deployments

  
  

• Solutions Architects planning and designing virtual desktop and application infrastructure

  
  

• Technical Sales Professionals involved in client solutioning for desktop virtualization

  
  

• VDI Administrators managing and maintaining Horizon environments

  
  

• Infrastructure Analysts assessing performance and scalability of Horizon deployments

  
  

• Cloud Infrastructure Engineers working with Horizon Cloud on VMware infrastructure

  
  

• IT Decision Makers evaluating virtual desktop and application solutions for their organization

  
  

• IT Generalists looking to gain knowledge in VMware Horizon for potential career advancement.

  
  

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage?

Introduction to VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage Course Learning Outcomes:

This course provides comprehensive training on deploying and managing VMware Horizon 8 environments, focusing on key features, architecture, and the creation of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Understand VMware Horizon's features and benefits, including its architecture and how it integrates with the virtual desktop and application infrastructure.
• Utilize VMware vSphere® Client™ to manage vCenter Server systems and VMware ESXi™ hosts, and perform virtual machine operations.
• Optimize and prepare Windows and Linux virtual machines for deployment as Horizon desktop VMs.
• Install Horizon Agent and configure virtual machines to create a standardized gold master image for Windows Horizon desktops.
• Set up and manage Horizon desktop pools, including automated pool creation, user entitlement, and policy configurations at global, pool-level, and user-level.
• Access Horizon desktops through various clients, configure integrated printing, USB redirection, shared folders, and media optimization for Microsoft Teams.
• Create and manage instant-clone desktop pools, including updating images and leveraging instant clone technology for provisioning.
• Build, configure, and manage RDS desktop and application pools, including RDSH farms with load-balancing.
• Monitor Horizon environments using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard and HelpDesk tool for desktop session management.
• Identify the roles of Horizon Connection Server, configure event databases, and understand the importance of the ADAM database.
• Compare authentication options supported by Horizon Connection Server, manage certificates, and configure True SSO.
• Recognize Workspace ONE Access features, manage identity and access, integrate directories, and deploy virtual applications.
• Enhance Horizon performance and scalability through replica connection servers, graphics cards configuration, and Cloud Pod Architecture.
• Manage security within a Horizon environment, understanding secure connection concepts, Unified Access Gateway deployment, and authentication methods.