This course covers imaging in Azure to show you how you can build Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts as well as prepare for the AVD Specialty exam. This is going to cover a lot of information on the Windows OS, imaging tools, and how we work with images in Azure. Then we'll look at how to manage, maintain, and update those images. Finally, we'll cover how you can automate the whole process so you can scale as well as generate a new image each month or when a zero-day patch comes out, so you can stay secure.

Learning Objectives

Create a custom image
Deploy a session host with a custom image
Modify a session host image
Install language packs
Plan for image update and management
Create and use Azure Compute Gallery image
Automate custom images with Azure Image Builder

Intended Audience

Azure administrators with subject matter expertise in planning, delivering, and managing virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure
Anyone looking to learn more about Azure Virtual Desktop

Prerequisites

Windows operating system
Imaging a Windows OS
Azure Virtual Machines
VM snapshots
Azure Compute Gallery
Azure Image Builder