Free TechNet Webcast Series – Private Cloud kicks off today!
Click the individual sessions below to register. Notice times are listed in PST time zone! You will NOT want to miss this…
1/18 : Register: TechNet Webcast: Career Progression: Getting Ready for the Cloud (Level 200) on 1/18/2012 1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM PST. You will NOT want to miss this…
1/25: Register: TechNet Webcast: IT Pro’s Heaven: The Private Cloud (Level 200)
2/8: Register: TechNet Webcast: Becoming the Next Private Cloud Expert Now (Level 300)
2/16: Register: TechNet Webcast: You’ve Got a Cloud: Familiar Tools to Manage It (Level 300)
About This TechNet Webcast Series:
1/18 : TechNet Webcast: Career Progression: Getting Ready for the Cloud (Level 200)
To be successful with the business and IT challenges of today and tomorrow, you need to move beyond virtualization to private cloud computing. For those that do not have virtualization experience, this webcast describes the fundamentals of the foundation of “Private Cloud” while giving you a jump start to your cloud career. Then, we dive deep into the Microsoft hypervisor-based server virtualization technology. Professional Hyper-V and VMware administrators will learn how their existing virtualization knowledge can be leveraged to quickly gain expertise in the next level of datacenter management, the private cloud. So, have your cup of caffeine, and buckle up to take a very fast and eventful ride from where you are now to where you need to be to advance your career.
Some of the things we will discuss..
- Private Cloud Overview
- Hyper-V
- –Private Cloud Foundation
- –“Enabling” Hyper-V Role
- –Inside Hyper-V Manager
- Overview of Hyper-V Manager
- Inside Hyper-V Networking
- Hyper-V Disks
- Dynamic Memory In Action!!!
- Inside Storage
- Hot Add Storage
- Live Migration / High Availability
- Lots of Demo’s (mostly demo)
- What’s Next for your Career
- Q&A
Session Presentation: http://itproguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Career-Progression-Getting-Ready-For-The-Private-Cloud-TechNet-Webcast.pptx
Video’s
- http://itproguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/70-659-Cert-Add-Hyper-V-Role.mp4
- http://itproguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Enable-Hyper-V-Virtualization-Settings-in-Bios.mp4
Will post the embed of the webcast as soon as possible
1/25: TechNet Webcast: IT Pro’s Heaven: The Private Cloud (Level 200)
The term private cloud is becoming ubiquitous in the IT arena and
industry magazines. This session will walk you through the essentials , showing
you what the industry trends are in private cloud and how this new addition to
your solution arsenal is the next logical step to transition from virtualization
into cloud computing. A private cloud represents significant opportunities for
IT Pros to modernize and convert what has been deployed, as well as establish a
strategic baseline for the next generation computing environment. Knowledge of
private clouds is an absolute must for anyone working in IT going forward. This
session will get you started on your journey to the cloud success!
Session Presentation: http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/danstolts/resources/2011/fy12h1/Session_2-The_IT_Pros_Heaven-The_Private_Cloud-Customer_Ready.pptx
2/1: TechNet Webcast: From Virtualization to Private Cloud with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (Level 200)
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012, a management solution for the virtualized
datacenter, enables a system administrator to manage virtualization hosts,
networking, and storage resources. With VMM 2012 you can optimize your
existing investments by managing multi-hypervisor environments such as Windows
Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and VMware vSphere 4.1 in a single
pane of glass.
In this session we will demonstrate how a system administrator can use VMM 2012 to
create and deploy virtual machines and private clouds. We will see how you can
pool and dynamically allocate virtualized datacenter resources enabling
self-service infrastructure experience for your business, with flexible
role-based delegation and access control. You’ll walk away from the session with
a clear understanding of how this versatile tool can help you manage you virtual
environment and private cloud. System Center skills are not going to be optional
in the IT department of the future, now is the time to start learning
about them!
Session Presentation: http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/danstolts/resources/2011/fy12h1/Session_3-From-Virtualization_Management_To_Private_Cloud_with_SCVMM_2012.pptx
2/8: TechNet Webcast: Becoming the Next Private Cloud Expert Now (Level 300)
In this session, by building on your understanding of VMM 2012, we
will do an architectural review and highlight the requirements, steps, and
operations to construct a private cloud from a service standpoint including:
· Constructing fabric
· Deploying a private cloud with a service template
By attending this session, you will have all the information and
skills needed for constructing a simple, yet realistic private cloud for
self-training and evaluation and becoming the next private cloud expert in your
company.
Session Presentation: http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/danstolts/resources/2011/fy12h1/Session_4-Be_The_Next_Private_Cloud_Expert_Now-DanStolts.pptx
2/16: TechNet Webcast: You’ve Got a Cloud: Familiar Tools to Manage It (Level 300)
With a private cloud in place, how do you maintain it? How do you
integrate the processes and operations with those on-going routines? Put your
hands around the tools that will help you keep your sanity. Learn how to
maintain and service a private cloud with enterprise infrastructure. We will
review the tools available, many of which you are familiar with, and designed to
help you streamline IT operations to better maintain your private cloud with
legacy infrastructure without compromising enterprise security and ultimately
reduce costs.
Session Presentation: http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/danstolts/resources/2011/fy12h1/Session_5-Youve_Got_a_Cloud-Familiar_Tools_to_Manage_it-Customer_Ready.pptx
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