The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the Enhancing Your Business and Career with the Private Cloud course.

This course contains 3 modules which focuses on how the private cloud can help your business and your IT Pro career.

The first module starts by covering the cloud business drivers and business processes. The subsequent modules will be discuss cloud computing at the business level and then show you how to extend that knowledge to the technical level.

The final module will cover how to extend your private cloud to the outside world and how the resulting hybrid cloud will benefit both your organization and you as an IT Pro.

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The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the Microsoft Virtualization for the VMware Professional - VDI course.

Centralizing desktops and client computers is an increasing important consideration for all IT departments as they begin to evaluate Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Using VDI to consolidate maintenance activities reduces the time which end-users must spend on OS and application deployment, configuration, patching and compliance, while decreasing hardware costs through virtualized resource pooling and sharing.

The VDI course provides a deep-dive into VDI planning and solutions as the final section in the three track program covering Microsoft Virtualization. Learn about:-

• When to use VDI.
• Planning considerations.
• Desktop models.
• Windows 7 integration.
• Application delivery.
• User state virtualization
• Comparisons to other technologies.

Also in this course you will explore how Microsoft’s v-Alliance partnership with Citrix strengthens and broadens the VDI offerings.

Upon completing this course you will be able to understand, plan and deploy the appropriate VDI solution for your business and also gain 47 MVA points towards your next level.

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