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Microsoft Certified Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty

Professionals with competent skills in designing, implementing, and managing Azure Desktop infrastructure and apps can go for this certification. Administrators must be skilled in configuration of the Virtual Desktop infra, adding security features, monitoring the system and more.

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About the Certification

As a candidate for the Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty certification, you should be a server or desktop administrator with subject matter expertise in designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop experiences and remote apps for any device.

To deliver these experiences, you should work closely with:

  • Azure administrators
  • Azure architects
  • Microsoft 365 administrators
  • Azure security engineers

You should have experience with Azure technologies, including:

  • Virtualization
  • Networking
  • Identity
  • Storage
  • Resiliency

You should be able to manage end-user desktop environments, including delivering applications and configuring user settings. You should use the Azure portal, templates, scripting, and command-line tools to manage an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment.

Skills Measured:

  • Plan and implement an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (40–45%)
  • Plan and implement identity and security (15–20%)
  • Plan and implement user environments and apps (20–25%)
  • Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (10–15%)

Passing Criteria: 

  • A passing score is 700 or greater.

Exam Duration:

  • 120 Minutes

Recertification:

  • Previously, Microsoft role-based and specialty certifications were valid for two years.
  • Starting June 2021, certifications are valid for one year, but they can be renewed online for free at Microsoft Learn.
  • The renewal window begins six months before the certification expires. During this window before the cert expires, you can take a free online assessment and get the certification extended by one additional year from the current expiration date.
  • Want the best of both worlds old and new? Certifications earned before June 2021 will be valid for two years and eligible for the new renewal process.

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Great instructor. He kept the class engaging and we really understood the material well. He did not simply just read the slide that were there but also gave actual real world scenarios which helped us a lot in understanding the topic. He promoted interaction and welcomed any and all questions.

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