The skills measured include designing and preparing the application environment; designing an application distribution strategy; planning and implementing application compatibility; updating applications in desktop images; configuring online servicing; applying patches offline; configuring offline virtual machine(VM) servicing; updating Microsoft development toolkit (MDT) task sequences; designing and implementing a presentation virtualization environment; planning and implementing presentation virtualization servers; creating and configuring remote applications; deploying and managing remote applications; designing and implementing an application virtualization environment; installing and configuring application virtualization environments; preparing virtual applications; managing application virtualization environments; configuring App-V; managing application cache; configuring System Tray/SFTTray.exe switches; configuring application extensions with virtualized applications; configuring application settings using group policies; deploying, managing, and maintaining the application environment; deploying applications to the desktop; planning and implementing application updates; planning and implementing application upgrades; implementing applications security; monitoring applications; designing business continuity for the desktop and application environment; designing and implementing a resilient remote desktop infrastructure; designing and implementing business continuity for virtual desktops; and designing and implementing a resilient virtual application delivery infrastructure.