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• 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

There are no formal prerequisites; it is recommended that participants have experience in the IT domain.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• 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.

• The course includes an Exam Preparation module, preparing participants to take on the Virtualization Foundation exam on the second day of the course.

• The online exam is in closed-book format, with 40 multiple-choice questions. The pass score is 65% (26 out of 40 questions). The exam lasts for 60 minutes.

1. Course Introduction

2. Introduction to Virtualization

3. Business Perspective

4. The Virtual Data Center: Server Virtualization

5. The Virtual Data Center: Storage, Networks, and Applications

6. Workplace Virtualization Technologies

7. Adopting Virtualization

8. Operating Virtualization

9. Governing Virtualization

10. Exam Preparation