Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced system administrators, system integrators, and consultants responsible for implementing and managing VMware Cloud Foundation Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe design implications of VMware Cloud Foundation standard or consolidated architecture List requirements for VMware Cloud Foundation deployment Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up process and the VMware Cloud Foundation architecture Perform VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up Describe physical and virtual networking considerations Outline VMware Cloud Foundation storage options Use the VMware Imaging Appliance to image ESXi hosts Describe VMware Cloud Foundation multi-instance federation Use VMware Cloud Foundation⢠SDDC Manager⢠to perform operational tasks Describe user roles in VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vSphere Manage users and passwords using VMware Cloud Foundation Manage certificate rotation for VMware Cloud Foundation components Use Active Directory integration to automate certificate generation and rotation Describe workload domains Manage workload domains in VMware Cloud Foundation Manage VMware NSX-T⢠for VMware Cloud Foundation Describe use cases for Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) Meet vSphere with VMware Tanzu⢠requirements Deploy a vSphere with Tanzu enabled workload domain Manage VMware vSAN⢠storage in a workload domain Create vSAN storage policies Describe Cloud Native storage Describe the importance of business continuity measures in VMware Cloud Foundation Plan appropriate backup and restore workflows for VMware Cloud Foundation components Implement stretched clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation workload domains This five-day course includes instruction on the capabilities of VMware Cloud Foundation? and how to successfully plan, deploy, manage, and operate hybrid and cloud infrastructures, including customization. The course explains the architecture of VMware Cloud Foundation and explains licensing, certificates, and storage and network management. The course also covers workload domains, availability, life cycle management, and troubleshooting. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives VMware Cloud Foundation Overview Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation solution Describe VMware Cloud Foundation architecture Identify VMware Cloud Foundation components Describe VMware Cloud Foundation topology Define VMware Cloud Foundation terminology Day Zero Tasks Identify the requirements for deploying VMware Cloud Foundation Identify management domain sizing considerations Identify workload domain sizing considerations Detail design considerations for ESXi in management and VI workload domains Detail design considerations for vCenter in management and VI workload domains Detail the VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up process Identify information required for the Planning and Preparation Workbook Identify information required for the Deployment Parameter Workbook Describe how VMware Cloud Builder automates the deployment process Explain how the Deployment Parameter Workbook is imported into VMware Cloud Builder Recognize the configuration validation process performed by VMware Cloud Builder Detail the deployment of the management domain Recognize the options to image a host Identify the key capabilities of VIA Recognize how to use VIA for imaging the ESXi Nodes Post Deployment Operations Understand VMware Cloud Foundation integration with VMware Single Sign-On Configure user access to VMware Cloud Foundation Describe the importance of user roles in vSphere Configure identity sources in vSphere to use with VMware Cloud Foundation Manage passwords in VMware Cloud Foundation Explain the importance of using VMware Cloud Foundation to manage passwords for vSphere components Detail the best practices for password management for VMware Cloud Foundation Retrieve and secure the password list Describe the process for rotating passwords not managed by VMware Cloud Foundation VMware Cloud Foundation License Management Describe how to add license keys to the VMware Cloud Foundation inventory Describe how to view license keys in SDDC Manager Describe how to assign license keys Describe how to remove license keys Describe how to replace expiring licenses VMware Cloud Foundation Networking with NSX-T Describe NSX Management plane and Control planes Detail design considerations for workload domains with shared NSX Manager instances Detail design considerations for workload domains with dedicated NSX Manager instances Describe the spine-and-leaf design Describe the addressing scheme for the underlay Recognize possible variations of the spine-and-leaf design Describe the multi-NIC design Describe NSX Edge node design and BGP peering with the physical network Describe cluster design and rack design Explain dynamic routing with BGP Explain virtual IP addressing Describe logical switching Detail NSX Edge functions Define application virtual networks Describe management domain rack options List NSX Edge cluster requirements for vSphere with Tanzu Discuss NSX Edge cluster placement considerations Describe NSX-T Data Center deployment in VMware Cloud Foundation Explain how logical routing works in NSX-T Data Center Identify NSX Edge functions Describe data plane preparation for NSX-T Data Center Edge nodes in a workload domain Recognize Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateway topologies Recognize features of NSX distributed firewalls Describe the benefits of NSX Federation in VMware Cloud Foundation Identify NSX Federation Use Cases Explain NSX Federation Components and Architecture Discuss NSX Federation configuration basics Managing Workload Domains Define workload domains Detail design considerations for vSphere networking in management and VI workload domains Detail design considerations for storage in management and VI workload domains Recognize design choices for a consolidated design or standard design List the types of workload domains State scale limits for workload domains Identify use cases for multiple clusters in a workload domain List workload domain prerequisites Explain how to create a workload domain Describe how to scale a workload domain Explain how to delete a workload domain Describe host decommissioning vSphere with Tanzu in VMware Could Foundation Discuss the vSphere with Tanzu solution Define the role of Spherelet Describe the supervisor cluster control plane Define vSphere with Tanzu namespaces Describe the role of NSX-T networking components Discuss vSphere with Tanzu networking topology Describe VMware Container Networking with Antrea Describe control plane VM management networking requirements Plan appropriate IP address CIDR ranges for pod, ingress, and egress networking Describe prerequisites for vSphere with Tanzu cluster compatibility Deploy vSphere with Kubernetes Create a vSphere namespace Configure limits and permissions for a vSphere namespace Enabling Harbor Image Registry VMware Cloud Foundation Storage Management Identify vSAN architecture and components Recognize storage options for VMware Cloud Foundation Recognize the connectivity options for supplemental storage Explain why vSAN is the best option for VMware Cloud Foundation storage Recognize vSAN design considerations Identify sizing and performance considerations that impact the storage design Describe vSAN requirements for the management and workload domains Define deduplication and compression Discuss how to scale vSAN clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation Explain how storage policies work with VMware Cloud Foundation vSAN clusters Explain storage policy failure tolerance rules Identify a VM storage policy compliance status Relate storage policies to Kubernetes storage classes Describe persistent volumes Monitor Cloud Native Storage in the vSphere Client Availability and Business Continuity Identify steps in the SDDC Manager backup and restore process Recognize the importance of external service availability Describe native vSphere availability options Identify steps in the NSX backup and restore process Identify stretched cluster use cases Identify stretched cluster components Recognize stretched cluster requirements in VMware Cloud Foundation Prepare and deploy a vSAN stretched cluster using APIs VMware Cloud Foundation Certificate Management Describe public key infrastructure (PKI) Explain the purpose of certificate signing requests (CSRs) List the available CA options in SDDC Manager Describe how to view certificates Explain how to generate a CSR Describe how to replace and install certificates for VMware Cloud Foundation components List the available CA options in SDDC Manager Explain how to configure the Microsoft CA server Describe how to install certificates issued by the Microsoft CA server Explain how to add OpenSSL CA in SDDC Manager Describe how to install certificates issued by OpenSSL CA Explain how to install certificates issued by third-party CAs
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is suitable for anyone responsible for configuring, managing or supporting a Veeam Availability Suite v11 environment. This includes Senior Engineers and Architects responsible for creating architectures for Veeam environments. Overview After completing this course, attendees should be able to: Describe Veeam Availability Suite components usage scenarios and relevance to your environment. Effectively manage data availability in on-site, off-site, cloud and hybrid environments. Ensure both Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) are met. Configure Veeam Availability Suite to ensure data is protected effectively. Adapt with an organization's evolving technical and business data protection needs. Ensure recovery is possible, effective, efficient, secure and compliant with business requirements. Provide visibility of the business data assets, reports and dashboards to monitor performance and risks. Design and architect a Veeam solution in a real-world environment Describe best practices, review an existing infrastructure and assess business/project requirements Identify relevant infrastructure metrics and perform component (storage, CPU, memory) quantity sizing Provide implementation and testing guidelines in line with designs Innovatively address design challenges and pain points, matching appropriate Veeam Backup & Replication features with requirements Veeam Certified Architect is the highest level of Veeam technical certifications. Engineers who complete both Veeam Availability Suite v11: Configuration and Management and Veeam Backup & Replication V11: Architecture and Design programs (courses + exams) will be granted with the 'Veeam Certified Architect' (VMCA) title by Veeam. Introduction Veeam Availability Suite v11: Configuration and Management Describe RTOs and RPOs, what they mean for your business, how to manage and monitor performance against them The 3-2-1 Rule and its importance in formulating a successful backup strategy Identify key Veeam Availability Suite components and describe their usage scenarios and deployment types Building backup capabilities Backup methods, the appropriate use cases and impact on underlying file systems Create, modify, optimize and delete backup jobs, including Agents and NAS Backup jobs. Explore different tools and methods to maximize environment performance Ensure efficiency by being able to select appropriate transport modes while being aware of the impact of various backup functions on the infrastructure Building replication capabilities Identify and describe the options available for replication and impacts of using them Create and modify replication jobs, outline considerations to ensure success Introduce the new Continuous Data Protection (CDP) policy Secondary backups Simple vs. advanced backup copy jobs, how to create and modify them using best practices to ensure efficient recovery Discuss using tapes for backups Advanced repository capabilities Ensure repository scalability using a capability such as SOBR on-premises and off-site including integration with cloud storage Ensure compatibility with existing deduplication appliances Introduce the new hardened repository Protecting data in the cloud Review how Veeam can protect the data of a cloud native application Review how Veeam Cloud Connect enables you to take advantage of cloud services built on Veeam Review how Veeam can be used to protect your Office 365 data Restoring from backup Ensure you have the confidence to use the correct restore tool at the right time for restoring VMs, bare metal and individual content such as files and folders Utilize Secure Restore to prevent the restoration of malware Describe how to use Staged Restore to comply with things like General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) before releasing restores to production Identify, describe and utilize the different explores and instant recovery tools and features Recovery from replica Identify and describe in detail, failover features and the appropriate usage Develop, prepare and test failover plans to ensure recovery Disaster recovery from replica to meet a variety of real-world recovery needs Testing backup and replication Testing backups and replicas to ensure you can recover, what you need, when you need to Configure and setup virtual sandbox environments based on backup, replicas and storage snapshots Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager and Veeam ONE Introduce the concept of monitoring your virtual, physical and cloud environments with Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager and Veeam ONE? Configuration backup Locate, migrate or restore backup configuration Introduction Veeam Backup & Replication v11: Architecture and Design Review the architecture principles Explore what a successful architecture looks like Review Veeam?s architecture methodology Discovery Analyze the existing environment Uncover relevant infrastructure metrics Uncover assumptions and risks Identify complexity in the environment Conceptual design Review scenario and data from discovery phase Identify logical groups of objects that will share resources based on requirements Create a set of detailed tables of business and technical requirements, constraints, assumptions and risks Review infrastructure data with each product component in mind Create high level design and data flow Logical design Match critical components and features of VBR with requirements Create logical groupings Determine location of components and relationship to logical grouping Aggregate totals of component resources needed per logical grouping Calculate component (storage, CPU, memory) quantity sizing Physical/tangible design Convert the logical design into a physical design Physical hardware sizing Create a list of physical Veeam backup components Implementation and Governance Review physical design and implantation plan Review Veeam deployment hardening Describe the architect?s obligations to the implementation team Provide guidance on implementation specifics that relate to the design Validation and Iteration Provide framework for how to test the design Further develop the design according to a modification scenario
Duration 4.5 Days 27 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for individuals who have basic knowledge on cloud computing; on-premise system administrators; IT specialists, interested in AWS and Cloud Technologies. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will know how to design and deploy scalable, highly accessible and fault-tolerant systems in AWS. In this course, students will learn the main 'Managed Service' offered by AWS; How to design and deploy scalable, highly accessible and fault-tolerant systems in AWS; How to choose the most appropriate AWS service. Introduction Course overview Exam Blue Print Public clouds & cloud economics AWS Overview & Whitepapers Setting up AWS Account Identity and Access Management (IAM) Local users, groups & roles SAML providers Policies Cross Account Access Best practices & Examples Lab Exam highlights Sample questions Simple Storage Service (S3) & Glacier Buckets Objects Lifecycle Configurations and permissions Custom bucket policies Best Practices & Examples Lab Exam highlights Sample questions Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) VPC Internet gateway vs NAT Gateway Elastic IPs Subnets & Routing tables Security Groups & Network Access Lists VPC Peering & Endpoints Managed VPN Connections Best Practices & Examples Lab Exam highlights Sample questions Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Instances Amazon Machine Images(AMIs) Elastic Block Store (EBS) Network & Security Load Balancers (ELB) Auto Scaling Groups (ASG) Instance Management Best Practices & Examples Lab Exam highlights Sample questions Route 53 Hosted Zones Health checks Traffic flow Best Practices & Examples Lab Exam highlights Sample questions Relational Database Service (RDS) Engine types Performance & Resilience Subnet groups Best Practices & Examples Lab Exam highlights Sample questions CloudWatch Dashboard and Metrics CloudWatch logs CloudWatch rules Best Practices & Examples Lab Exam highlights Sample questions Other AWS Services Simple Overview CloudFront DynamoDB Elasticache Redshift SQS SWF SNS Elastic Transcoder API Gateway Kenesis CloudFormation Exam highlights Sample questions Multiple AWS Services exercise Lab 1 - Architecting multi-tier environment Lab 2 - Configure backup and monitoring Practice Exam Additional course details: Nexus Humans AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Solutions architects, Software engineers, Operations leads, and IT project managers. Overview Recognize the common business and technical drivers for migrating to the cloud Summarize the three phases of a migration and associated objectives, tasks, and stakeholders for each Describe AWS architecture, tools, and migration best practices Distinguish between the various cloud migration strategies and when each is most appropriate Determine an organization?s application migration readiness Discover a portfolio and gather data necessary for migration Plan and design an application migration strategy Perform and validate application migration to the cloud Optimize applications and operations after migrating to the cloud This course is for individuals who seek an understanding of how to plan and migrate existing workloads to the AWS Cloud. You will learn about various cloud migration strategies and how to apply each step of the migration process, including portfolio discovery, application migration planning and design, conducting a migration, and post-migration validation and application optimization. Hands-on labs reinforce learning, and each lab is designed to provide you with the understanding and foundation necessary to complete migration tasks in your organization. Prerequisites We recommend that attendees of this course have: Familiarity with enterprise IT infrastructure (hardware and software) Completed the AWS Technical Essentials or Architecting on AWS training 1 - What Is a Cloud Migration? Summarize the drivers and desired outcomes of a cloud migration Identify the elements of a successful migration journey Describe the three-phase AWS migration process 2 - Assessing Migration Readiness Summarize the activities and goals of the assess phase Evaluate tools for assessing your organization?s cloud readiness Describe Migration Readiness Assessments (MRAs) and their importance 3 - Preparing for a Migration and Understanding Related Workstreams Summarize the mobilize phase of the process Discuss the eight unique migration-related workstreams 4 - Discovering Landing Zones and Their Benefits Explain the function of a landing zone Discuss best practices for creating a custom landing zone Describe how you would use AWS Control Tower to create a landing zone 5 - Building a Landing Zone Summarize the process of building a landing zone Determine the best multi-account structure, governance policies, and connectivity plan for a landing zone 6 - Discovering the Portfolio and Understanding Migration Strategies Explain the activities of the detailed portfolio discovery workstream Describe how to assess an application?s migration readiness Summarize the seven migration strategies 7 - Understanding and Choosing Portfolio Discovery Tools Summarize the various discovery tools available Distinguish which tools are best to use based on scenario 8 - Planning and Designing a Migration Describe the planning and design process Summarize how to set up a migration factory Choose and finalize an application migration strategy 9 - Performing the Migration to AWS Explain the server migration process Discuss the various migration automation and governance tools available Evaluate server migration tools for compatibility with your environment 10 - Understanding Database and Data Migration Services Summarize the significance of database and data migration Discuss the various data migration tools available 11 - Understanding Additional Migration Support Options Discuss additional migration support options Summarize AWS Managed Services and AWS Marketplace Describe SAP on AWS and services offered for Windows 12 - Integrating, Validating, and Cutting Over Applications Discuss the process and benefits of integrating, validating, and cutting over applications 13 - Modernizing and Optimizing an Application Migration Identify post-migration opportunities for modernization and optimization Understand cost and security optimization processes Explore tools available to support these processes 14 - Understanding Operations Tools, Integration Testing, and Automation Summarize operations in the cloud Discuss four functions of operations and their domains Review operations automation and relevant support tools 15 - Migration Best Practices Course review and key takeaways Summarize and reinforce AWS best practices for migrating Additional course details: Nexus Humans Migrating to AWS training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Migrating to AWS course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced system administrators, system engineers, and system integrators Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Configure and manage a VMware Tools Repository Configure vSphere Replication and recover replicated VMs Manage VM resource usage with resource pools Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise Configure vCenter High Availability Use host profiles to manage VMware ESXi host compliance Use the vSphere Client to manage certificates Monitor the vCenter, ESXi, and VMs performance in the vSphere client Secure vCenter, ESXi, and VMs in your vSphere environment Use VMware vSphere Trust Authority to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs Use Identity Federation to configure the vCenter to use external identity sources This five-day course teaches you advanced skills for configuring and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you configure and optimize the VMware vSphere 8 features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure. You also discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. Attend this course to deepen your understanding of vSphere and learn how its advanced features and controls can benefit your organization. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Virtual Machine Operations Recognize the role of a VMware Tools Repository Configure a VMware Tools Repository Recognize the backup and restore solution for VMs Identify the components in the vSphere Replication architecture Deploy and configure vSphere Replication Recover replicated VMs vSphere Cluster Operations Create and manage resource pools in a cluster Describe how scalable shares work Describe the function of the vCLS Recognize operations that might disrupt the healthy functioning of vCLS VMs Network Operations Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches Describe how VMware vSphere Network I/O Control enhances performance Explain distributed switch features such as port mirroring and NetFlow Define vSphere Distributed Services Engine Describe the use cases and benefits of vSphere Distributed Services Engine Storage Operations Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies Describe the architecture and requirements of vSAN configuration Describe storage policy-based management Recognize components in the vSphere Virtual Volumes architecture Configure Storage I/O Control vCenter and ESXi Operations Create a vCenter backup schedule Recognize the importance of vCenter High Availability Explain how vCenter High Availability works Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance Use the vSphere client to manage vSphere certificates vSphere Monitoring Monitor the key factors that can affect a virtual machine's performance Describe the factors that influence vCenter performance Use vCenter tools to monitor resource use Create custom alarms in vCenter Describe the benefits and capabilities of VMware Skyline Recognize uses for Skyline Advisor Pro vSphere Security and Access Control Recognize strategies for securing vSphere components, such as vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines Describe vSphere support for security standards and protocols Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases Configure identity federation to allow vCenter to use an external identity provider vSphere Trusted Environments and VM Encryption Configure ESXi Host Access and Authentication Describe virtual machine security features Describe the components of a VM encryption architecture Create, manage, and migrate encrypted VMs List VM encryption events and alarms Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority Configure vSphere Trust Authority
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for System administrators System engineer Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Configure and manage complex storage solutions in a vSphere environment (including NFS, iSCSI, and so on) Configure and manage complex, scalable vSphere networking operations (vSphere Standard Switch and Distributed Switches) Deploy, manage, and optimize virtual machines (advanced configuration, content library, latency-sensitive workloads, and more) Manage business continuity and operations in your vSphere environment (VMware vCenter Server Appliance⢠file-based backup, VMware vCenter Server profiles, host profiles, and so on) Plan and implement increased vSphere security (use a Key Provider, VM Encryption, CPU scheduler remediations, and so on) Troubleshoot the vSphere environment Use VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager⢠to upgrade to VMware ESXi⢠hosts and virtual machines (VUM, image-based clusters, and so on) Implement vSphere cluster solutions (Cluster QuickStart wizard, VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Schedulerâ¢, VMware vSphere High Availability, VMware vSANâ¢, and so on) Implement resource optimizations to streamline vSphere deployments Create an advanced configuration of vCenter Server (including an identity source) This five-day course provides hands-on training to equip students with a range of skills, from performing routine VMware vSphere© 7 administrative tasks to complex vSphere operations and configurations. Through lab-based activities, students are immersed in real-life situations faced by VMBeans, a fictitious company. These situations expose students to real-life scenarios faced by companies that are building and scaling their virtual infrastructure. Approximately 90% of the class is application-focused and taught through labs. The course aligns fully with the VMware Certified Advanced Professional ? Data Center Virtualization Deploy exam objectives. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to fictitious company: VMBeans Configure and Manage Your vSphere Environment Perform various vCenter Server configurations Configure an external identity source Configure virtual networking with advanced options Configure and manage advanced storage configurations Configure vSphere clusters (also using Cluster QuickStart) Management and Operations in Your Data Center Collect vSphere log files Configure vCenter Server file-based backup Working with vCenter Server profiles Configure and manage advanced cluster settings Create and configure advanced host options Create and manage host profiles Manage and remediate clusters using vSphere Lifecycle Manager Create and configure a Content Library Update a managed virtual machine template Configure a central VMware ToolsTM installation repository Manage vSphere roles and permissions Troubleshoot Your Data Center Environment Troubleshoot vSphere configuration issues Troubleshoot resource pool configuration issues Troubleshoot network and storage issues Troubleshoot ESXi host issues Troubleshoot vCenter Server resource issues Increasing Security in Your Data Center Create and manage a Key Management solution Create an encrypted virtual machine Configure CPU scheduler options to achieve security remediations Performance and Optimization in Your Data Center Manage advanced virtual machine configurations Identify and implement vSphere resource optimization opportunities Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vSphere: Advanced Administration Workshop [v7] training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the VMware vSphere: Advanced Administration Workshop [v7] course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Solutions architects Developers Cost-optimization leads System administrators Overview In this course, you will learn to: Explain the cost of core AWS services Determine and predict costs associated with current and future cloud workloads Use strategies and best practices to reduce AWS costs Use AWS tools to manage, monitor, alert, and optimize your AWS spend Apply strategies to monitor service costs and usage Implement governance standards, including resource tagging, account structure, provisioning,permissions, and access This course is for individuals who seek an understanding of how to manage, optimize, and predict costs as you run workloads on AWS. You learn how to implement architectural best practices, explore cost optimization strategies, and design patterns to help you architect cost-efficient solutions on AWS. Module 0: Couse Overview Course introduction Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Financial Management Introduction to Cloud Financial Management Four pillars of Cloud Financial Management Module 2: Resource Tagging Tagging resources Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Control Resource Consumption Using Tagging and AWS Config Module 3: Pricing and Cost Fundamentals of pricing AWS Free Tier Volume discounts Savings plans and Reserved Instances Demonstration: AWS Pricing Calculator Module 4: AWS Billing, Reporting, and Monitoring Understanding AWS invoices Reporting and planning AWS Cost Explorer AWS Budgets Demonstration: AWS Billing Console Demonstration: AWS Cost Explorer Demonstration: Trusted Advisor Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Deploy Ephemeral Environments Using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Module 5: Architecting for Cost: Compute Evolution of compute efficiency Amazon EC2 right-sizing Purchasing options Architect for Amazon EC2 Spot Instance Impact of software licensing Demonstration: Compute Optimizer Demonstration: Spot Instance Advisor Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Right Size Amazon EC2 Instances Using Amazon CloudWatch Metrics Module 6: Architecting for Cost: Networking Data transfer costs Understand data costs for different services How to triage network costs Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Reduce Data Transfer Costs Using Amazon CloudFront and Endpoints Module 7: Architecting for Cost: Storage Amazon EBS cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon S3 cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon EFS cost, pricing, and best practices Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Reduce Storage Costs Using Amazon S3 Lifecycle Management Module 8: Architecting for Cost: Databases Amazon RDS cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon Aurora cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon DynamoDB cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon ElastiCache cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon Redshift cost, pricing, and best practices Module 9: Cost Governance Setting up AWS Organizations AWS Systems Manager Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Reduce Compute Costs Using AWS Instance Scheduler Module 10: Course Summary Course review
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Technical professionals involved in architecting, building, and operating AWS solutions. Overview In this course, you will learn to: Identify the Well-Architected Framework features, design principles, design pillars, and common uses Apply the design principles, key services, and best practices for each pillar of the WellArchitected Framework Use the Well-Architected Tool to conduct Well-Architected Reviews The Well-Architected Framework enables you to make informed decisions about your customers architectures in a cloud-native way and understand the impact of design decisions that are made. By using the Well-Architected Framework, you will understand the risks in your architecture and ways to mitigate them.This course is designed to provide a deep dive into the AWS Well-Architected Framework and its 5 pillars.This course also covers the Well-Architected Review process, and using the AWS Well-Architected Tool to complete reviews. Module 1: Well-Architected Introduction History of Well-Architected Goals of Well-Architected What is the AWS Well-Architected Framework? The AWS Well-Architected Tool Module 2: Design Principles Operational Excellence
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Solutions Architects and Engineers who perform cloud migrations IT Project Managers who are involved in projects related to migrating existing workloads to the AWS Cloud Overview This course is designed to teach you how to: Explain the various cloud migration strategies Assess cloud migration readiness Discover your portfolio and plan for migration Plan and design your application migration strategy Perform and validate application migration to the cloud Optimize your applications and operations after migrating to the cloud Migrating to AWS focuses on planning and migrating existing workloads to the AWS Cloud. The course covers various cloud migration strategies with a detailed discussion on each phase of the migration process, including portfolio discovery, application migration planning and design, migration execution, and post-migration validation and application optimization. This course is designed for Solutions Architects and Engineers who perform cloud migrations, have an understanding of core AWS services and design patterns covered in Architecting on AWS. This course is also available to IT project managers involved in the planning of those migrations who have completed AWS Technical Essentials Module 1: Migrating to AWS ? Overview Migration process 'Mental Model' Cloud Migration Strategies Comparing Cloud Migration Strategies Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) Cloud Migration Readiness Assessment AWS Cloud Migration Process Group activity: Creating a high-level migration plan Module 2: Discovery and analysis Migration Process Roadmap AWS Migration Methodology AWS Application Discovery Service Portfolio Analysis Hands-on lab 1: Performing discovery Module 3: Migration planning and design (part I) AWS Migration Hub Pricing and Availability Process Group activity: Creating a detailed migration plan Module 3: Migration planning and design (continued) Application migration ordering Application prioritization criteria Defining success criteria Migration methodology Designing for migration Module 4: Migration, integration, and validation Migration considerations Data migration AWS Snow Services AWS Data Migration Service (DMS) Server migration Demonstration: Server migration service Hands-on lab 2 : Migrating databases to AWS EC2 Hands-on lab 3 : Migrating databases to Amazon Aurora Module 5: Operations and optimization On premises vs. cloud IT operations Optimizing in the AWS Cloud Case study: Optimizing an application
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is recommended for IT Professionals and Consultants. Overview Identify risks and areas for improvement in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment by assessing relevant information in an existing deployment. Determine core Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops design decisions and align them to business requirements to achieve a practical solution. Design a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops disaster recovery plan and understand different disaster recovery considerations. This advanced 5-day training course teaches the design principles for creating a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops virtualization solution. In this training, you will also learn how to assess existing environments, explore different scenarios, and make design decisions based on business requirements. This course covers the Citrix Consulting approach to design and covers the key design decisions through lectures, lab exercises, and interactive discussions. You will also learn about additional considerations and advanced configurations for multi-location solutions and disaster recovery planning. This training will help you prepare for the Citrix Certified Expert in Virtualization (CCE-V) exam. Module 1: Methodology & Assessment The Citrix Consulting Methodology Citrix Consulting Methodology Use Business Drivers Prioritize Business Drivers User Segmentation User Segmentation Process App Assessment Introduction App Assessment Analysis Why Perform a Capabilities Assessment? Common Capabilities Assessment Risks Module 2: User Layer Endpoint Considerations Peripherals Considerations Citrix Workspace App Version Considerations Citrix Workspace App Multiple Version Considerations Network Connectivity and the User Experience Bandwidth and Latency Considerations Graphics Mode Design Considerations HDX Transport Protocols Considerations Media Content Redirection Considerations Session Interruption Management Session Reliability Feature Considerations Session Interruption Management Auto-Client Reconnect Feature Considerations Session Interruption Management ICA Keep-Alive Feature Considerations Module 3: Access Layer Access Matrix Access Layer Access Layer Communications Double-Hop Access Layer Considerations Citrix Cloud Access Layer Considerations Use Cases for Multiple Stores Define Access Paths per User Group Define Number of URLs Configuration and Prerequisites for Access Paths Citrix Gateway Scalability Citrix Gateway High Availability StoreFront Server Scalability StoreFront Server High Availability Module 4: Resource Layer - Images Flexcast Models VDA Machine Scalability VDA Machine Sizing with NUMA VDA Machine Sizing VDA Machine Scalability Cloud Considerations Scalability Testing and Monitoring Secure VDA Machines Network Traffic Secure VDA Machines Prevent Breakouts Secure VDA Machines Implement Hardening Secure VDA Machines Anti-Virus Review of Image Methods Citrix Provisioning Overall Benefits and Considerations Citrix Provisioning Target Device Boot Methods Citrix Provisioning Read Cache and Sizing Citrix Provisioning Write Cache Type Citrix Provisioning vDisk Store Location Citrix Provisioning Network Design Citrix Provisioning Scalability Considerations Citrix Machine Creation Services Overall Benefits and Considerations Citrix Machine Creation Services Cloning Types Citrix Machine Creation Services Storage Locations & Sizing Citrix Machine Services Read and Write Cache App Layering Considerations Image Management Methods Module 5: Resource Layer - Applications and Personalization Application Delivery Option Determine the Optimal Deployment Method for an App General Application Concerns Profile Strategy Profile Types Review Citrix Profile Management Design Considerations Citrix Profile Management Scaling Citrix Profile Management Permissions Policies Review Optimize Logon Performance with Policies Printing Considerations Module 6: Control Layer Pod Architecture Introduction Pod Architecture Considerations Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service Design Considerations Implement User Acceptance Testing Load Balancing the Machine Running the VDA Citrix Director Design Considerations Management Console Considerations Change Control Delivery Controller Scalability and High Availability Control Layer Security Configuration Logging Considerations Session Recording Module 7: Hardware/Compute Layer Hypervisor Host Hardware Considerations Separating Workloads Considerations Workload Considerations VMs Per Host and Hosts Per Pool Citrix Hypervisor Scalability VM Considerations in Azure and Amazon Web Services Storage Tier Considerations Storage I/O Considerations Storage Architecture Storage RAID & Disk Type Storage Sizing LUNs Storage Bandwidth Storage in Public Cloud Datacenter Networking Considerations Securing Hypervisor Administrative Access Secure the Physical Datacenter Secure the Virtual Datacenter Module 8: Module 8: High Availability and Multiple Location Environments Redundancy vs. Fault Tolerance vs. High Availability Multi-Location Architecture Considerations Multi-Site Architecture Considerations Global Server Load Balancing Optimal Gateway Routing Zone Preference and Failover StoreFront Resource Aggregation StoreFront Subscription Sync Hybrid Environment Options Citrix Provisioning Across Site Site Database Scalability and High Availability Citrix Provisioning Across Sites Considerations Citrix Machine Creation Across Sites App Layering Across Sites Managing Roaming Profiles and Citrix Workspace App Configurations Across Devices Profile Management Multi-Site Replication Considerations Folder Redirections and Other User Data in a Multi-Location Environment Application Data Considerations Cloud-Based Storage Replication Options Multi-Location Printing Considerations Zone Considerations Active Directory Considerations Module 9: Disaster Recovery Tiers of Disaster Recovery Disaster Recovery Considerations Business Continuity Planning and Testing Citrix Standard of Business Continuity