Learn how to navigate the move from

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

on-premises to Citrix Cloud. Get handson

as the course guides you through

the architecture, communications,

management, installation, and

configuration of Citrix Cloud and the

Cloud Connector. Learn about the

services available in Citrix Cloud with

a focus on the Citrix Virtual Apps and

Desktops Service. If you are planning

a move to Citrix Cloud or starting out

anew, this course is a necessary step

in enabling you with the right training

and skills to understand, manage, and

deliver successfully. In this course you

will not only learn how to migrate from

an on-premises solution to using the

Citrix Cloud management plane, but also

considerations for moving workloads to

public clouds

• Understand the differences

between Citrix Virtual Apps and

Desktops on-premises and the

Virtual Apps and Desktops Service

• How to install, configure, and

manage Citrix Cloud Connectors

• How to deliver app and desktop

resources to on-premises locations

• How to migrate existing onpremises

Citrix Virtual Apps and

Desktops infrastructure to the

Citrix Cloud

Built for experienced IT Professionals

familiar with Citrix Virtual Apps

and Desktops 7 in an on-premises

environment moving to the Citrix

Cloud and deploying their Citrix Virtual

Apps and Desktops workloads on

Microsoft Azure.

Foundational knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Module 1: Introduction to Citrix Cloud

• What is Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Cloud Services

• Citrix Cloud Operation and Architecture

• Citrix Cloud Administration

Module 2: Citrix Cloud Connectors

• Cloud Connector Architecture

• Installing and configuring Citrix Cloud Connectors

• Securing Citrix Cloud Connectors

• Citrix Cloud with Multiple Domains

Module 3: Introduction to the Citrix Virtual

Apps and Desktops Service

• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Deployment Models

• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service with

On-Premises Resources

• Configuring the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service

• Delivering Apps and Desktop to End-Users Using

On-Premises Resources with MCS

Module 4: Managing the Citrix Virtual Apps and

Desktops Service

• Citrix Studio and Director

• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Remote PowerShell SDK

• Managing Multiple Resource Locations

• Using PVS with the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Services

Module 5: Providing Access in Citrix Cloud

• Selecting Between Workspace Experience and

On-premises StoreFront

• Consideration for Citrix Gateway Locations

• User Authentication

Module 6: Operations and Support in

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Smart Tools

• Cloud Connector Operations

• Monitoring your Environment

Module 7: Public Cloud Considerations

• General Public Cloud Considerations

• Microsoft Azure as a Citrix Cloud Resource Location

(Lecture only)

• Amazon Web Services as a Citrix Cloud Resource Location

(Lecture only)

Module 8: On-Premises Migration to the Citrix

Virtual Apps and Desktops Service

• Citrix Cloud Migration Options and Considerations

• Migrating Machine Catalogs and Delivery Groups

• Migrating Policies and Settings

• Considerations for Migrating to a Public Cloud

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