Microsoft Certified: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AZ-140)

Distributed work and contractor access can make desktop delivery harder to standardize, secure, and recover. This AZ-140 course gives IT Directors a structured path for teams responsible for Azure Virtual Desktop design, deployment, operations, and maintenance. It is best suited for systems admins, Azure admins, desktop virtualization engineers, and Team Leads with working Azure experience; smaller teams can cross-train one or two admins, while larger teams can split ownership across networking, identity/domain services, storage, image management, and operations.

The video curriculum is about 16.5 hours per learner, so Training Managers should plan additional time for internal lab work, change review, and environment-specific documentation. The course supports change management by moving from PowerShell and ARM templates into host pools, IPsec tunnels, RDP Shortpath, FSLogix, golden images, app publishing, disaster recovery, monitoring, and security. CBT Nuggets can support rollout with Playlists for role-based assignment, Practice Exams for AZ-140 readiness, Team Reporting for completion visibility, and Virtual Labs where available for safer practice before production changes.

IT teams complete this training to turn Azure Virtual Desktop from a one-off deployment into an operational service with repeatable build, access, profile, app, and recovery processes.

• Standardize deployment: Admins practice infrastructure approaches using ARM templates and PowerShell, reducing manual configuration drift across host pools.
• Improve remote access performance and reliability: Teams plan VDI networking, IPsec tunnels, and RDP Shortpath so remote sessions are designed with connectivity and user experience in mind.
• Reduce profile and image-related support tickets: FSLogix profile containers, advanced FSLogix settings, golden images, and Image Builder help teams manage consistent desktops and application baselines.
• Prepare for operational risk: Disaster recovery, monitoring, and security coverage helps Team Leads build runbooks for outage response, service health review, and safer ongoing maintenance.

Knowledge

• Core Azure Virtual Desktop planning considerations for infrastructure, networking, storage, host pools, and user experience.
• How PowerShell and ARM templates fit into repeatable Azure VDI deployment workflows.
• Design considerations for IPsec tunnels, domain-based host pools, and RDP Shortpath.
• How FSLogix profile containers support persistent user profiles in virtual desktop environments.
• Image, application, monitoring, security, and disaster recovery concepts relevant to Azure Virtual Desktop operations.

Ability

• Deploy a basic Azure Virtual Desktop environment and expand it with domain-based host pools.
• Build and support VDI networking components, including IPsec connectivity and RDP Shortpath planning.
• Configure storage resources and FSLogix profile containers for user profile management.
• Create golden images in Azure and install applications into images with Image Builder.
• Publish remote apps to end users, customize the user experience, and apply monitoring, security, and recovery practices.