--- title: Azure Jumpstart --- [Top](https://lp.mwh.ie/azure-jumpstart-0#top) Nerdio Dublin Technical Training Camp 21st June 2022  Presenters | ![Joseph-Office](https://lp.mwh.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Joseph-Office.jpg?width=220&name=Joseph-Office.jpg) Joseph Landes Chief Revenue Officer X Joseph Landes is the Chief Revenue Officer at Nerdio where he empowers MSPs and enterprise IT professionals alike to build successful cloud environments in Microsoft Azure and Azure Virtual Desktop. During his time at Nerdio, Joseph has driven the company to grow its product offerings and expand strategic partnerships, bringing innovative Azure solutions to new global enterprises and partners. Before joining Nerdio in 2018, he worked at Microsoft for 23 years where he held numerous senior leadership positions at the company’s corporate headquarters as well as in Eastern Europe, India, and Brazil. Joseph was recently recognized as a channel industry thought leader and 2022 CRN Channel Chief, and in his free time he enjoys traveling the world, spending time with his family, and reading his way through the New York Times’ Notable Books list. | | --- | | ![Neil-McLoughlin-Office](https://lp.mwh.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Neil-McLoughlin-Office.jpg?width=219&name=Neil-McLoughlin-Office.jpg) Neil McLoughlin Field CTO – UK X Neil McLoughlin is Nerdio's UK Field CTO. Neil has been in the IT Industry for over 20 years and has spent most of that time specialising in Desktop Virtualization. Previously he spent around 10 years of his career as a Citrix Consultant working on various large Citrix deployments throughout the UK. Neil’s role at Nerdio spans many different areas. Neil is responsible for assisting sales activities in the UK, assisting customers with any technical issues, and delivering customer success packages. He also helps on the support side when required, and also contributes to marketing by writing various articles, as well as presenting at various conferences throughout the world on Azure Virtual Desktop and Nerdio. Neil is also big on community and runs the UK AVD User Group and is also a Microsoft MVP. He currently lives in Manchester, England and is married with two children. | | --- | | ![Carl-Long-Office](https://lp.mwh.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Carl-Long-Office.jpg?width=219&name=Carl-Long-Office.jpg) Carl Long Director of Partner Engagement X Carl Long is Nerdio's US Director of Partner Engagement. Carl has been in the IT Industry for over 20 years and has spent most of that time working in or with MSPs and virtualization. Carl’s role at Nerdio spans many different areas and expertise. Carl is responsible for key partner facing programs such as certification, community, and live training events. He also creates how-to videos around the Nerdio platform. Carl lives in Southern California and when he isn’t spending time outdoors, he enjoys building Legos or playing video games.. | | --- |           Agenda: Tuesday 21st June 2022 (One Microsoft Place, Dublin 18) | **Time:** | **Session:** | **Length:** | | --- | --- | --- | | 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | **Introductions and Lesson Review** | 15 Minutes | | 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | Fundamentals of Azure, M365, AVD and W365 Lessons: - Identity and Accounts in NMM - AAD vs AD_DS vs AAD_DS vs AADJ importance of Identity when Adding Accounts in NMM - AVD v W365 v M365 and when to use them Lab: Gaining External Access to NMM - Participants will be invited to access the Nerdio Demo Environment and discuss our fictional client use case | 60 Minutes | | 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Delivering Advanced Automation Strategies Lessons: - Image Creation Strategies and Best Practices - Image Creation and Import - Image Updating and Best Practices - Understanding Sysprep and Images - Image Backup and Restoration - Mastering Consumption with Autoscale - What is Autoscale? - Types of Autoscale - Cost Savings of Autoscale - Consumption Management with Autoscale Labs: - Creating a Host Pool in NMM - Configure Autoscale to deploy desktops automatically - Mastering Host Pool Properties | 105 Minutes | | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch - Bonus Lesson in the main room – RI and AHUB | 60 Minutes | | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Game Changing – Harness the Power of Scripted Actions Lessons: - Scripted Actions - What are Scripted Actions - Delivering OS and Azure scripted actions - Nerdio + Github is a match made in heaven - Automating Scripted Actions - (Bonus) FSLogix - Profile Management - Application Masking Labs: - Applying Scripted Actions to new and existing desktops - Application Masking with FSLogix | 90 Minutes | | 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Planning for Engineering Success Lesson: - Understanding how to go from quote to project Lab: - Nerdio – Estimated vs Deployed reporting | 15 Minutes | | 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | **Second Break** | 15 Minutes | | 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | **AMA and Wrap Up** | 30 Minutes | | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | **Exam (NMM-140)** | 60 Minutes |   VENUE: *Microsoft Ireland HQ, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Dublin, D18 P521* Requirements: Please keep in mind that this is deep technical training and attendees should come prepared with a laptop and an Azure subscription with Global Admin rights to that subscription.  By submitting your registration, you acknowledge that your registration details will be shared with Microsoft Ireland & Nerdio.   ![MWH-Logo-dark-RGB-Medium-2](https://lp.mwh.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/MWH-Logo-dark-RGB-Medium-2.png?width=120&height=40&name=MWH-Logo-dark-RGB-Medium-2.png "MWH-Logo-dark-RGB-Medium-2") ## Home ## Learn ## Partner Program ## Store ## About us ## Contact ## About ## About Us ## Privacy Policy ## Solutions ## Productivity & Collaboration ## Security & Continuity ## Cloud infrastructure ## Data & AI ## Contact ## MicroWarehouse 13 Heaney Avenue Park West, Dublin 12 Ireland, D12 PC83 ## [+ 353 (0)1 616 0400](tel:+353(0)16160400) ## [info@mwh.ie](mailto://info@mwh.ie) ## Social ![Linkedin web icon](https://lp.mwh.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Linkedin%20web%20icon.png?width=21&height=20&name=Linkedin%20web%20icon.png "Linkedin web icon") ![Twitter web icon](https://lp.mwh.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Twitter%20web%20icon.png?width=24&height=20&name=Twitter%20web%20icon.png "Twitter web icon") ![Facebook web icon](https://lp.mwh.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Facebook%20web%20icon.png?width=9&height=20&name=Facebook%20web%20icon.png "Facebook web icon")