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HDM8 Training for Your Team — Omnissa Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage
VDI never went away — it just became infrastructure people expect to simply work, which is precisely why Horizon estates deserve properly trained operators. Omnissa Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage builds the full operational skill set: instant-clone desktop pools, application publishing, the display-protocol layer that makes remote desktops feel local, and the security and monitoring that keep a session estate healthy.
The vendor context matters in 2026: Horizon now lives under Omnissa, a standalone company after the divestiture from VMware. The technology and skills carry over, but courses and certifications run under the new roof — teams googling “VMware Horizon training” are in fact looking for this course.
We organize delivery through authorized partners — live online in your time zone, on site, or as a private group, with vSphere prerequisites and App Volumes follow-ups sequenced into one plan where needed.
Who this course is for
- VDI administrators running or inheriting a Horizon estate
- Former VMware EUC teams staying current after the move to Omnissa
- Virtualization admins whose scope grew into end-user computing
- Teams sizing a VDI decision between the major platforms
What your team will learn
Topic areas below are grouped in our own words. The full official agenda is available on request — it comes from the authorized partner as part of your quote.
- Horizon architecture: connection servers, pods and how a desktop session comes together
- Building desktop pools with instant clones — capacity that provisions in minutes
- Publishing applications alongside full desktops
- The display protocol layer: delivering a usable desktop over imperfect networks
- Profile and environment management for consistent user experience
- Securing and monitoring the estate — gateways, certificates, session visibility
Key facts
| Duration | 5 days |
|---|---|
| Level | Professional |
| Prerequisites | vSphere administration basics and Windows desktop administration experience |
| Certification | Prepares toward Omnissa Horizon certification |
| Formats | Live online (VILT), On-site at your location, Private group, Seats in scheduled groups |
| Languages | English + local-language instructors on request |
Formats and how we organize it
- Live online (VILT)
- On-site at your location
- Private group
- Seats in scheduled groups
One request → three options
Fill in the form below — it takes a couple of minutes. Within 5 business days you compare 2–3 concrete offers — provider, instructor, dates, price below the public list. We contract and administer the delivery end to end. Details:how we work and vendor training.
HDM8 vs alternatives: which to choose
Factual criteria only — level, duration, audience and certification. The right choice depends on your team's starting point and stack.
Citrix CVAD Administration (CWS-215)
The other major VDI platform. Factual difference: Horizon is deeply vSphere-integrated with instant-clone provisioning; CVAD offers flexible delivery including the Citrix Cloud control plane. Choose by the platform you run — or train the evaluation team on both.
vSphere 8 ICM (VSICM8)
The infrastructure layer Horizon sits on. Admins weak on vSphere fundamentals should take it first — most Horizon performance and capacity questions are ultimately vSphere questions.
A custom intensive
Migrating from Horizon 7 or re-platforming VDI? A custom program can rehearse your migration inventory and image strategy specifically — the work that catalog courses only gesture at.
Need only part of HDM8?
If your team needs a subset of this program — or a mix of topics from several courses — we build a custom 2–4 day intensive on our own materials, shaped by your infrastructure. One custom program typically replaces 2–3 catalog courses.
Explore custom coursesHDM8: frequently asked questions
Horizon is Omnissa now — what does that change for training?
The EUC line (Horizon, App Volumes, DEM) was divested from VMware and now lives under Omnissa as a separate vendor. The platform and skills carry over; courses, certifications and support channels are Omnissa’s. This page reflects the current structure.
Does the course cover App Volumes and DEM?
It covers where they fit in the architecture; deep administration of App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager is separate follow-up training we can add to the same plan.
Our team trained on Horizon 7 years ago — full course or delta?
Horizon 8 changed provisioning enough (instant clones as the standard) that most Horizon 7 teams benefit from the full course. For strong teams we can arrange a compressed private delivery focused on the differences.
What infrastructure knowledge is assumed?
Working vSphere administration basics — Horizon deploys on and is operated with vSphere. Teams missing that layer should schedule VSICM8 first; we sequence both in one plan when needed.
How do we organize Horizon training?
Fill in the request form on this page — team size, format, timing. Within 5 business days you receive 2–3 options from authorized partners with vetted instructors, dates and prices below public lists.
Request 2–3 HDM8 training options — quotes within 5 business days
No commitment — describe the task and we come back with concrete options, dates and prices.
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