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Course Overview This comprehensive course on "Complete After Effects for Graphic Design" is designed to equip learners with the skills necessary to use After Effects effectively in graphic design. Covering everything from creating visual effects and patterns to generating artwork from scratch, this course helps learners develop a deep understanding of After Effects tools and techniques. Learners will gain the confidence to create sophisticated animations and special effects that enhance their design projects. With practical lessons and a focus on industry-relevant skills, this course provides invaluable value to anyone looking to strengthen their graphic design capabilities using After Effects. Course Description In this course, learners will dive deep into the essential features of After Effects, including creating special effects, working with patterns and textures, and generating artwork from minimal input. The course takes a structured approach, starting with a solid introduction to After Effects, followed by advanced techniques for creating visually engaging content. By the end of the course, learners will be able to produce impressive animations and effects for use in graphic design projects. Throughout the course, learners will refine their understanding of animation principles and the software's advanced features, equipping them with the skills to implement creative ideas in a professional context. Course Modules Module 01: Introduction Introduction to After Effects interface Understanding key concepts in animation and motion design Navigating the timeline and workspace Module 02: Creating Special Effects Using effects and presets Creating cinematic effects for design Layering techniques and animation adjustments Module 03: Creating Patterns and Textures Working with textures and patterns Developing seamless loops and animated backgrounds Customising effects to suit design projects Module 04: Generating Artwork from (Almost) Nothing Techniques for generating artwork using basic shapes Exploring fractal animations and procedural design Using plugins to expand creative possibilities Module 05: Where to Go from Here Understanding next steps in advancing your After Effects skills Recommended resources for further learning Tips for building a professional portfolio (See full curriculum) Who is this course for? Individuals seeking to enhance their graphic design expertise. Professionals aiming to integrate animation and effects into their design projects. Beginners with an interest in digital design and animation. Designers wishing to improve their proficiency with After Effects. Career Path Graphic Designer Motion Graphics Designer Visual Effects Artist Animation Artist Digital Content Creator

In this Advanced Diploma in User Experience UI/UX Design course, you will learn everything you need to know to become an expert UI/UX designer. We will start by teaching you the basics of UX and UI design and then move on to more advanced topics like wireframing prototyping, and usability testing. We will also teach you how to use Adobe XD, a powerful design tool professionals use worldwide. UI/UX design is the process of creating products that are user-centred. It is all about understanding user demands and building goods to fulfil those goals. This User Experience Design course will begin with an overview of the web industry, with an emphasis on essential concepts and trends. You will then learn about the fundamentals of graphic design, understanding the principles and techniques that underpin visually appealing designs. You will explore the exciting world of UX design with a solid foundation, concentrating on building user-centred experiences that meet users' requirements and aspirations. The course will also teach you how to integrate your UX design thoughts into aesthetically appealing user interfaces. To bring your ideas to life, you will use Adobe XD, a sophisticated design tool. You will find optimisation tactics along the way to improve the performance and usability of your designs. Furthermore, this course offers useful insights on how to begin a career in UI/UX design, as well as resources and support to help you excel in the sector. Practical assignments will allow you to put your newly learned abilities to use and receive feedback, ensuring that you obtain experience throughout your learning journey. Join us in the User Experience Design from A-Z: Adobe XD UI/UX Design course to realise your full potential as a UI/UX designer. Begin by developing memorable and user-friendly digital experiences that engage users and create a lasting impression. Enrol now and start your path to a successful career in UI/UX design! Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the User Experience Design course, you will be able to: Understand the main concepts and trends in the web industry. Apply the principles of graphic design to create visually appealing designs. Properly design user-centred experiences that meet users' needs and goals. Translate UX design concepts into visually engaging user interfaces. Utilise Adobe XD to bring your designs to life with interactive prototypes. Optimise designs for improved performance and usability. Gain valuable insights and resources for starting a career in UX/UI design. Who is this course for? This User Experience Design course is ideal for: Beginners interested in entering the UX/UI design field. Graphic designers looking to expand their skill set into UX/UI design. Web designers seeking to enhance their understanding of user experience. Product managers and developers aiming to collaborate effectively with designers. Individuals passionate about creating intuitive and impactful digital experiences. Career Path  Our course will prepare you for a range of careers, including: Junior UX/UI Designer: £25,000 - £40,000 per year. UX/UI Designer: £35,000 - £70,000 per year. Senior UX/UI Designer: £50,000 - £100,000 per year. UX/UI Design Lead: £80,000 - £90,000 per year. UX/UI Design Manager: £95,000 - £120,000 per year. UX/UI Design Director: £120,000+ per year. Certification After studying the course materials of the Advanced Diploma in User Experience UI/UX Design there will be a written assignment test which you can take either during or at the end of the course. After successfully passing the test you will be able to claim the pdf certificate for £5.99. Original Hard Copy certificates need to be ordered at an additional cost of £9.60. Prerequisites This Advanced Diploma in User Experience UI/UX Design does not require you to have any prior qualifications or experience. You can just enrol and start learning.This Advanced Diploma in User Experience UI/UX Design was made by professionals and it is compatible with all PC's, Mac's, tablets and smartphones. You will be able to access the course from anywhere at any time as long as you have a good enough internet connection. Course Curriculum UX/UI Course Introduction Learn UX/UI Course Overview 00:05:00 Section Overview 00:04:00 UX vs UI 00:04:00 UX/UI Designer Marketplace 00:05:00 Overview of UX Roles 00:06:00 Introduction To The Web Industry Web Industry Section Overview 00:03:00 The Phases of Web Development 00:13:00 Designer Responsibilities (working in a team) 00:09:00 Roles & Descriptions (working in a team) 00:05:00 Agile Approach To Project Management 00:12:00 Scrum - Flexible Framework 00:06:00 Project Management Apps 00:13:00 XD Lesson - Introduction 00:13:00 Foundations of Graphic Design Graphic Design Section Overview 00:02:00 The Psychology of Color 00:13:00 Color Wheel & Color Schemes 00:06:00 Working with Fonts 00:10:00 Working With Icons 00:04:00 XD Lesson - Tools, Object Manipulation and Components 00:13:00 XD Lesson - Font Styles and Artboard Settings 00:07:00 Graphic Design Software Tools 00:03:00 Adobe XD lesson 4 - Icons & Vector Graphics 00:14:00 UX Design (User Experience Design) UX Design Section Overview 00:04:00 What is User Experience Design? (UX) 00:09:00 UX Design Process 00:03:00 The UX Analysis Process 00:08:00 Working with User Profiles 00:03:00 Understanding User Pain Points 00:03:00 XD Lesson 5 Class Project: Сompetitive Analysis 00:10:00 Developing a Persona Part 1 00:05:00 Developing a Persona Part 2 00:05:00 Customer Journey 00:04:00 Customer Journey vs Sales Funnel 00:04:00 3 Phases of a Sales Funnel 00:07:00 4 Stages of a Sales Funnel 00:06:00 Macro/Micro Conversions 00:05:00 Stages of Market Sophistication 00:06:00 Lead Generation Funnel 00:06:00 Digital Product Sales Funnel 00:05:00 7 Principles of Influence 00:12:00 Age Based Influence Triggers 00:06:00 Gender Influence Triggers 00:06:00 Interest Based Marketing 00:04:00 Understanding User Flow 00:08:00 XD Lesson 6 Class Project: Userflow - Your first UX deliverable 00:07:00 Working with Story Boards 00:05:00 XD Lesson 7 Class Project: Crafting a Story board 00:09:00 Working with Moodboards 00:04:00 XD Lesson 8 Class Project: Creating Moodboard 00:11:00 Sitemap & Information Architecture 00:07:00 XD Lesson - Class Project: App Architecture 00:09:00 Low and Hi Fidelity Wireframes 00:03:00 XD Lesson - Class Project: Login Screen Wireframe Using Material Design 00:08:00 Working with Prototypes 00:04:00 XD Lesson - Class Project: Home Screen Wireframe and Linking 00:07:00 XD Lesson - Class Project: Adding Interaction to Wireframes 00:10:00 Testing and Evaluating 00:11:00 UX Deliverables 00:03:00 UX Design Conclusion 00:01:00 UI Design (User Interface Design) UI Design Section Overview 00:03:00 UI Design Overview 00:03:00 Types of Interfaces 00:10:00 Landing Pages Overview 00:10:00 XD Lesson - Using Grids in XD 00:08:00 XD Lesson - Single Card design 00:13:00 UI Controls 00:07:00 UI Navigational Components 00:12:00 Header Design Overview 00:07:00 XD Lesson - Mobile & Desktop: Header Design 00:10:00 XD Lesson - Mobile & Desktop: Dropdown Design 00:06:00 Common Layouts Overview 00:08:00 XD Lesson - Common Layouts 00:07:00 Mobile & Desktop Footer Design Overview 00:07:00 XD Lesson - Mobile & Desktop: Footer Design 00:06:00 Mobile & Desktop Button Design Overview 00:05:00 XD Lesson - Mobile & Desktop: Button Design 00:10:00 XD Lesson - Mobile & Desktop: Input Design 00:07:00 Mobile & Desktop Filter Search Bar Design Overview 00:06:00 Adobe XD Lesson - Mobile & Desktop: Filter Design 00:07:00 Adobe XD Lesson - Mobile & Desktop: Search Design 00:03:00 UI Kit Overview 00:05:00 Adobe XD Lesson - Desktop and Mobile: UI Kit 00:06:00 Microinteractions Overview 00:05:00 Adobe XD lesson - Microinteractions 00:07:00 Optimization Optimization Section Overview 00:02:00 Feedback Review & Getting Referrals 00:04:00 'Above the Fold' Rule 00:04:00 Adobe XD lesson - Designing a Powerful Above the Fold 00:08:00 Using Analytics For Optimization 00:05:00 Heat Maps & Element Placements 00:04:00 Crafting A Usability Report Overview 00:08:00 Adobe XD lesson - Crafting Reports in XD 00:20:00 Starting a Career in UX/UI Design Careers in UX/UI Section Overview 00:06:00 Your Daily Productivity Hub 00:14:00 How To Start Freelancing 00:08:00 Client Consulting 00:04:00 Building a Brand 00:10:00 Personal Branding 00:06:00 The Importance of Having a Website 00:08:00 Creating a Logo 00:05:00 Step by Step Website Setup 00:17:00 UI Templates 00:06:00 Logo Templates 00:04:00 Creating a Business Email 00:06:00 Networking Do's and Don'ts 00:04:00 Top Freelance Websites 00:10:00 UX/UI Project Scope Questions 00:10:00 Laser Focus & Productivity Tools 00:06:00 The Places to Find UX Jobs 00:05:00 Resources Resources - Advanced Diploma in User Experience UI/UX Design 00:00:00 Assignment Assignment - Advanced Diploma in User Experience UI/UX Design 00:00:00

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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid fits in the VMware Tanzu portfolio Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid architecture Deploy and manage Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management and supervisor clusters Deploy and manage Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters Deploy, configure, and manage Tanzu Kubernetes Grid packages Perform basic troubleshooting During this four-day course, you focus on installing VMware Tanzu© Kubernetes Grid? in a VMware vSphere© environment and provisioning and managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters. The course covers how to install Tanzu Kubernetes Grid packages for image registry, authentication, logging, ingress, multipod network interfaces, service discovery, and monitoring. The concepts learned in this course are transferable for users who must install Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on other supported clouds. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introducing VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Identify the VMware Tanzu products responsible for Kubernetes life cycle management and describe the main differences between them Explain the core concepts of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, including bootstrap, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management, supervisor, and workload clusters List the components of a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid instance VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid CLI and API Illustrate how to use the Tanzu CLI Define the Carvel Tool set Define Cluster API Identify the infrastructure providers List the Cluster API controllers Identify the Cluster API custom resource definitions Authentication Explain how Kubernetes manages authentication with Management clusters Explain how Kubernetes manages authentication with supervisor clusters Define Pinniped Define Dex Describe the Pinniped authentication workflow Load Balancers Illustrate how load balancing works for the Kubernetes control plane Illustrate how load balancing works for application workload Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid integrates with VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer List load balancing options available on public clouds VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on vSphere List the requirements for deploying a supervisor cluster List the steps to install a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid supervisor cluster Summarize the events of a supervisor cluster creation List the requirements for deploying a management cluster List the steps to install a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management cluster Summarize the events of a management cluster creation Demonstrate how to use commands when working with management clusters VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on Public Clouds List the requirements for deploying a management cluster on AWS and Microsoft Azure List the configuration options to install a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid a management cluster on AWS and Azure Tanzu Kubernetes Workload Clusters List the steps to build a custom image Describe the available customizations Identify the options for deploying Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters Explain the difference between the v1alpha3 and v1beta1 APIs Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters are created Discuss which VMs compose a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid cluster List the pods that run on a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid cluster Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid core add-ons that are installed on a cluster Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Packages Define the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid packages Explain the difference between Auto-Managed and CLI-Managed packages Define packages repositories Configuring and Managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Operation and Analytics Packages Describe Cert-Manager Describe the Harbor Image Registry Describe Fluent Bit Identify the logs that Fluent Bit collects Explain basic Fluent Bit configuration Describe Prometheus and Grafana Configuring and Managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Networking Packages Describe the Contour ingress controller Demonstrate how to install Contour on a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid cluster Describe ExternalDNS Demonstrate how to install Service Discovery with ExternalDNS Describe Multus CNI Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Day 2 Operations List the load balancer configuration options in vSphere to load balance applications Demonstrate how to configure Ingress with the NodePortLocal Mode Explain how to install VMware Tanzu Application Platform Describe life cycle management in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Explain how backup and restore are implemented in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Describe Velero and Restic List the steps to back up a Workload cluster using Velero and Restic Troubleshooting Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Discuss the various Tanzu Kubernetes Grid logs Identify the location of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid logs Explain the purpose of crash diagnostics Demonstrate how to check the health of a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid cluster Explain packages cleanup procedures Explain management recovery procedures Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid: Install, Configure, Manage [V2.0] 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 Tanzu Kubernetes Grid: Install, Configure, Manage [V2.0] 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 Experienced system administrators or network administrators, software and DevOps engineers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture Describe VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer components and main functions Explain VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer key features and benefits Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer SDKs with extended focus on Python SDK Leverage REST API and SDK features and functions to provision application delivery components Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible and Terraform integrations Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Github, Docker (avinetworks/avitools), Ansible Galaxy and other open source resources to accelerate the automation planning and implementation Leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible and Terraform integrations to provision infrastructure components Leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible and Terraform integrations to automate and streamline application delivery services provisioning This three-day, fast-paced course provides comprehensive training on how to automate infrastructure and application components of VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) solution. This course covers key application delivery features of NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) features and functionality offered in VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer 18.2 release and focuses on how to plan and implement automation of infrastructure and application components leveraging REST API, SDK or automation solutions such as Ansible, Terraform or similar. Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to NSX Advanced Load Balancer Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer use cases, and benefits Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and functions Virtual Services Configuration Concepts Explain Virtual Service components Explain Virtual Service types Explain and configure basic virtual services components such as Application Profiles, Network Profiles,Pools and Health Monitors Pools Configuration Concepts Explain and deep dive on Pool configuration options Describe multiple load balancing algorithms Explain multiple Health Monitor types Explain multiple Persistent profiles Explain and configure Pool Groups Leveraging NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer automation vision Explain and introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API methods and capabilities Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API session handling properties such authentication, API versioning and tenancy model Deep dive on NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Object Model Explain and investigate NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API leveraging browser and command line utilities Explain and interact with NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API leveraging browser, Postman and Curl Explain Swagger-based API Documentation Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer Inventory API Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer methods such as GET, PUT, POST and PATCH and associated queries, filters and parameters Deep dive on NSX Advanced Load Balancer PATCH method Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer Analytics API Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer MACRO API NSX Advanced Load Balancer Software-Defined Kits (SDKs) and ControlScripts Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer SDKs Describe, install and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer Python SDK Deep dive on NSX Advanced Load Balancer Python SDK Describe and leverage Golang SDK Leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer open source resources such as Github, etc to accelerate SDKs adoption Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer Events and Alerts framework Introduce ControlScripts foundations Leverage ControlScripts to automate configuration changes and alerts remediation Automating NSX Advanced Load Balancer Application Delivery Services with Ansible and Terraform Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer Configuration Orchestration and Management vision Introduce and explain Ansible foundations Describe Ansible and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible capabilities Deep dive and implement NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible Core configuration modules (avinetworks/avisdk) Deep dive and implement Ansible NSX Advanced Load Balancer Declarative configuration role (avinetworks/aviconfig) Leverage Swagger NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API models to develop and implement Ansible playbooks Explain application delivery configuration automation approach and models Apply configuration automation models with Ansible Introduce and explain Terraform foundations Describe Terraform and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Terraform capabilities Deep dive and implement NSX Advanced Load Balancer Terraform Provider Leverage Swagger NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API models to develop and implement Terraform plans Apply configuration automation models with Terraform Automating NSX Advanced Load Balancer Infrastructure with Ansible and Terraform Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer infrastructure Automation vision Describe infrastructure deployment approach and capabilities Describe Ansible and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible Infrastructure deployment approach and capabilities Describe Terraform and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Terraform deployment approach and capabilities Leverage Terraform to deploy Controllers and perform system configuration, including control plane cluster setup Leverage Terraform to provision Cloud, Service Engine Groups and Service Engine components Describe and leverage Ansible roles to deploy Controllers and perform initial system configuration, including control plane cluster setup Leverage Ansible declarative and core roles to provision Cloud, Service Engine Groups and Service Engine components Describe and implement combined Terraform + Ansible model to streamline NSX Advanced Load Balancer solution deployment

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Deploy VMware Cloud Director Manage VMware Cloud Director to meet the service provider needs Create and manage VMware Cloud Director organizations and vApps to fulfill business needs Create and manage VMware Cloud Director catalogs Configure networking for organizations and vApps with the help of NSX-T Data Center Manage resources from the VMWare Cloud Director console Enable VM and Named Disk Create VM sizing and placement policies Create vApps and perform VM operations and actions Manage vGPU resources with VMware Cloud Director Discuss how VMware Cloud Director can be integrated with other solutions In this five-day course, you focus on installing, configuring, and managing on-premises VMware Cloud Director? 10.4. You will learn about workload provisioning, the creation of organizations, virtual data centers (VDCs), catalog services that include predefined virtual machines, and on-demand VMware NSX-T? Data Center networks. You will learn about different networks that a system administrator and an organization administrator can configure and use with virtual machines (VMs).This course also covers the UI enhancements of VMware Cloud Director, the new licensing model and UI enhancements with NSX Advanced Load Balancer?, and the L2 and L3 VPN enhancements in VMware Cloud Director. You will learn about defining segment profile templates to organization VDC networks and vApp networks and configuring DHCP, static routes, and no distributed routing in VMware Cloud Director. This course explains how to integrate and implement vGPU in VMware Cloud Director as well as how to use API access tokens and service accounts for programmatic access to VMware Cloud Director. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Software-Defined Data Center and VMware Validated Solution Define software-defined data center (SDDC) Discuss VMware offerings for cloud-based services Discuss the deployment options for VMware Cloud Director Discuss VMware Validated Solution Recognize the design considerations when creating a cloud environment on the SDDC using VMware Cloud Foundation? VMware Cloud Director Deployment and Configuration Discuss the deployment options for VMware Cloud Director Explain the two-stage deployment of VMware Cloud Director cells Discuss failover mechanisms (automatic and manual) with VMware Cloud Director cells Define the switchover, promote, and fencing options of the VMware Cloud Director appliance Understand the VMware Cloud Director appliance enhancements VMware Cloud Director Provider Configuration Describe how the compute resources are provided to VMware Cloud Director Describe how storage is provided to VMware Cloud Director Configure and manage storage for Virtual Data Centers (VDCs) Discuss network pools, external networks, and Tier-0 gateways Showcase VMware Cloud Director integration with VMware vCenter Server© and NSX-T Data Center Describe VMware Cloud Director organizations Understand organization policies Explain how to access an organization using various portals Understand organization VDC Discuss Linked Clone and Fast Provisioning Understand the use cases of Allocation Models VMware Cloud Director User, Roles, and Quota Management Discuss user bundle Describe role-based access Explain custom roles and rights Describe and configure LDAP integration with Active Directory Discuss OIDC authentication methods Describe SAML identity provider Discuss API Access Token and Service Accounts Explain Quota Management and its use cases VMware Cloud Director Virtual Machines and vApps Understand standalone VMs Discuss the VM managing operations Explain VM properties Discuss deployment methods of vApps Discuss the vApp managing operations Discuss the vApp lease policies Understand the vApps and VM actions Explain vApp and VM badges VMware Cloud Director Content Libraries Explain the purpose of catalogs and how to create a catalog organization Define catalog management and sharing catalogs inside and between organizations Explain media in VMware Cloud Director and its usage Discuss vApp templates Understand vApp template operations Describe the purpose and usage of Open Virtualization Format (OVF) Discuss organization VDC templates Discuss Fast Cross vCenter Server vApp Instantiation Utilizing Shared Storage VMware Cloud Director Networking Discuss organization VDC networks List the types of organization VDC networks Describe the edge gateway services Explore the services offered by the edge gateway Discuss the sub-allocation IP pool and its use cases Discuss DHCP, NAT, load balancer, and firewall services on the edge gateway Discuss SNAT, DNAT, NO SNAT, and NO DNAT use cases Explain routing and distributed firewall services Discuss vApp networks List the various types of vApp networks VMware Cloud Director Storage and Compute Describe named disks and shared named disks Demonstrate how to attach and detach a named disk and a shared named disk Describe methods of sharing the named disk Discuss the implications of deleting VMs that have an attached named disk Discuss how VMware Cloud Director VMs and disks are encrypted Explain the storage policy capabilities Demonstrate how VM sizing and placement policies are published Discuss vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Director IOPS storage policies usage Discuss how to enable and use the storage IOPS limitation in VMware Cloud Director Describe the storage policy-supported entities Discuss vGPU in VMware Cloud Director Additional UI Features and Integrated Solutions Explain custom advisories, global search, guided tours, keyboard shortcuts, and quick search Demonstrate the new branding and theming experience Briefly discuss how VMware Cloud Director can be integrated with other solutions