1-Day Instructor Led Technology Briefing
Available in either Web Based delivery or On-Site Delivery

Course Description:

The 1-day (2x4hr sessions if Web Delivery) Technology Overview/Briefing on Virtualization Technologies, as part of the Technology Briefings/Emerging Technologies presentations, will provide the attendee insight into some basic operation and terminology of Virtualization.  Then a focus and examination on the current Virtualization products and offerings in a real world service provider will follow.

Further, the trend of Data Center virtualization will be discussed, along with the need for virtualization in the networking environment. The overall objective of this one day briefing is to provide sufficient insight to the main subject and thus provide a baseline for creating the next generation solutions for products and services. The attendee will be provided access to ongoing Q&A and discussion for the subject. We will deliver this briefing via web meeting tools in two 4-hour sessions. This briefing is designed to meet the needs of anyone that requires insight into these emerging technologies from managers to designers.

Course Objectives:

To develop a focused technology view targeted at Virtualization with a focus on Computing and Networking virtualization in the following key areas:

• Computing Virtualization tools, applications and techniques
• Network Virtualization
• Virtualization and Cloud Computing

Audience:

The target audience for this course is anyone in Engineering, Test, Customer Support, Technical Marketing, or even Sales and Marketing that requires an understanding of the fundamental operations of network and computing virtualization and seeks to comprehend the challenges of virtualization that can be applied to their job function.

Ideal candidates are:

• Operations individuals that will provide virtualization configuration and support services
• Network Design Engineers that need to understand virtualization concepts and practices
• Network Management individuals that are providing element and network management tools
• Technical sales individuals that must be able to correlate features with functionality
• Technical marketing individuals that want more than just a basic understanding of virtualization
• Certification Track individuals that need to expand their knowledge and studies
• Network Administrators

Course Prerequisites:

This course is designed to appeal to anyone needing the skills and knowledge of virtualization emerging technology. The ideal student will have some experience in networking and operations, however no prior knowledge is necessary.

Course Materials:

Students will be provided with a Course Student Guide via the CellStream Online School as well as many course reference materials.

Related Content:

Other similar technical Overview/Briefings such as IPv6, 4G, and 802.11 can be found at the Course Listing page.

Course Outline:

Part 1 – Overview of Virtualization

1. What is virtualization
2. What are the various types of virtualization?
3. Why organizations virtualize various parts of their IT infrastructure

1. VT / V hardware technologies
2. ccNUMA memory architecture

1. The cloud
2. Types of clouds: public / private / hybrid
3. IAAS
4. PAAS
5. SAAS

1. Server
2. Desktop
3. App
4. Storage
5. Networking

1. Costs
2. Networking
3. Security
4. Performance
5. Planning

1. Strengths, opportunities, threats

Course Availability:

Contact us for schedule dates and times.

Purchase Course Book

You can now only purchase a course book directly from us.  They ship within 1 business week.  These books are printed in the same format as the student would receive in the classroom.  The cost of the course books is $145 per set (plus shipping) and includes a Student Guide.