ATC-CVE - Cloud and Virtualization Essentials

Overview

Duration: 4.0 days

Learn the business and technical perspectives of both virtualization and cloud computing.

In this course, a back-to-back combination of our two-day Virtualization Essentials and two-day Cloud Essentials courses, you will learn how to adopt, operate, and govern the various technologies and business models related to virtualization and cloud computing. You will prepare to successfully complete two associated exams.

Through scenario-driven learning, you will apply the principles in a realistic setting. Role-play activities present a real world connection using situations that can occur in your day-to-day life.

The course materials are accredited by the Cloud Credential Council, marked as CompTIA approved quality content and registered with the Project Management Institute.

For classroom sessions, the web-based Virtualization Essentials exam will be offered on the second day of class and the web-based Cloud Essentials exam will be offered on the last day of class. For virtual sessions, you will receive exam vouchers for the web-based exams.

Objectives

• Common terms and definitions of virtualization and cloud computing 
• Business benefits and business considerations of virtualization and cloud computing 
• Cloud computing from a technical perspective and the various techniques, methods, challenges, and types of clouds 
• Approaches to server virtualization, its relevance to the modern data center, available platforms, and important features 
• Implications of virtualization on storage, networks, and applications 
• Issues, challenges, and opportunities 
• Implications of virtualization on the modern workplace and managing this 
• Impact and changes of virtualization and cloud computing on IT service management 
• Steps that lead to the successful adoption of virtualization techniques and cloud computing 
• Implications of virtualization and cloud computing for organizations 
• Compliance, risk, and regulatory consequences of virtualization and cloud computing 
• Financial and strategic impact of virtualization and cloud computing

Content

Cloud Computing

• Definitions and Concepts
• Cloud Computing and Virtualization in Context
• Suitability to Organizations
• Cloud Service Models
• Cloud Deployment Models Business

Perspectives of Cloud Computing

• Cloud and Computing Outsourcing
• Business Value

Technical Perspectives of Cloud Computing

• Deeper Dive Taxonomy
• Techniques and Methods
• Challenges and Risks
• Implications for Applications

Adopting Cloud Computing

• Roadmaps
• Vendor Relations
• Cloud Readiness
• Migrating Applications

Operating Cloud Computing

• Impact on Service Management Processes
• Cloud Computing and Service Management

Governing the Cloud

• Risk Management
• Financial Management
• Strategic Supplier Management

Virtualization

• Definitions and Concepts
• Virtualization in Context
• Virtualization in Readiness
• Virtualization Landscape

Business Perspectives of Virtualization

• Business Value
• Inhibitors and Challenges

Virtual Data Center: Server Virtualization

• Server Virtualization
• Types of Server Virtualization
• Leading Platforms
• Unique Features

Virtual Data Center: Storage, Networks, and Applications

• Virtualization and Storage
• Virtualization and the Network
• Systems Management
• Opportunities for Application Developers

Workplace Virtualization Technologies

• Challenges and Solutions

Adopting Virtualization

• Roadmaps
• Service
• Migration Technologies

Operating Virtualization

• Impact on Service Management Processes
• Virtualization and Service Management

Governing Virtualization

• Risk Management 
• Financial Management 
• Sharing Policy and IT Management

Audience

• IT management, support staff, and consultants 
• Business managers and analysts 
• Small and midsized business owners 
• Specialists (IT, security, infrastructure, services, systems, and test) 
• Business process owners 
• IT developers 
• Service providers 
• System integrators 
• Architects

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.