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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) 2/1: Register: TechNet Webcast: From Virtualization to Private Cloud with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (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)
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)
2/1: Register: TechNet Webcast: From Virtualization to Private Cloud with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (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:
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..
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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
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
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
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