Virtualization Foundation

Course details

The Virtualization Foundation course is a 2-day, interactive, classroom-based learning experience. The course provides a balanced curriculum and addresses the business  perspective, the technical organization, and operating and governing virtualization. The course enables participants to successfully complete the associated Foundation exam. In addition, this course complements the Cloud Computing Foundation course. The participants can do the Cloud Computing Foundation course either before or after they’ve taken the Virtualization Foundation course.

Target Audience

• IT Support Staff

• IT Consultants

• Business Managers

• Business Analysts

• Small and Midsized Business Owners

• Specialist (IT, security, infrastructure, services, systems, test, and so on)

• Business Process Owners

• IT Developers

• Service Providers

• System Integrators

• Architects

• Consultants

• IT Management

Objectives

• Understand the common terms and definitions of virtualization.
• Comprehend the business benefits and business considerations of virtualization
• Understand various approaches to server virtualization, its relevance to the modern data center, available platforms, and important features.
• Understand the implications of virtualization on storage, networks, and applications, and recognize issues, challenges, and opportunities for managing this.
• Comprehend the implications of virtualization on the modern workplace, and recognize challenges and opportunities for managing this.
• Understand the impact and changes of virtualization on IT service management.
• Explain typical steps that lead to the successful adoption of virtualization techniques, and understand the implications for an organization.
• Recognize the compliance, risk, and regulatory consequences of virtualization and its financial and strategic impact on an organization.
• Prerequisites
• The are no formal prerequisites; it is recommended that participants have experience in the IT domain.