Microsoft Cloud Computing Certification Package

Achieve certification in Microsoft virtualisation technologies with this cost effective multi-course bundle. Helping students to master System Center 2012 and VMware 5, the Microsoft Cloud Computing Certification Package contains everything needed to fully understand each platform in an enterprise environment.

This package is best suited to:

• IT managers and systems administrators tasked with building a virtualised computing environment.
• Systems administrators who need to earn industry-recognised Microsoft qualifications as proof of their skills and knowledge.
• Systems administrators and engineers who need to improve their skills in order to deliver a better service to users.
• Individuals who would like to learn the skills and techniques required to make a career change into Cloud IT.

Using instructor led videos and an extensive collection of Microsoft-approved courseware, students are taken through all three courses that make up the Microsoft Cloud Computing Certification package. Participants can test their knowledge and understanding of each concept using flash cards and educational games. And end of unit tests and quizzes ensure that key concepts are properly understood before moving on to the next session. Each course finishes with a mock test to assess preparedness for the actual Microsoft certification exams.

The course platform also provides social networking tools allowing students to share their knowledge and experience of Microsoft technologies helping them to acquire additional practical skills by learning from the successes and failures of their peers. Once the package has been completed, students will not only have mastered the theories behind Microsoft System Center 2012 and VMware 5, but they will also have learned the skills required to sit and pass the associated certification exams.

Key Learning Points

The three bundled courses included in the Microsoft Cloud Computing Certification Package will help students acquire the skills they need to build their own private Cloud solution. Upon completion, students will also be ready and able to sit the related MCP/MCSE exams.

The first course included in the package helps participants work towards the Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager exam, learning:

• How to plan and deploy a single primary site administered by System Center 2012.
• Planning and configuring the administrative roles for engineers who need to use the system.
• How to describe replication and data types and to monitor the replication of data as it passes down the hierarchy.
• Completing routine maintenance and site monitoring tasks that keep systems running in peak condition.
• How to migrate objects from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012 as part of a system upgrade.
• Using Configuration Manager 2012 to discover and organise resources.
• Managing inventory and software packaging, deployment and metering using the supplied tools.
• Implementing System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection to improve network security.
• Managing the ever expanding mobile workforce.
• Configuring Wake On LAN, power management and Remote Control to assist with general technical support duties.

The second bundled course covers Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012, helping learners to understand the concept of a private Cloud before moving on to:

• Configure and optimising Cloud deployments for specific business units and uses.
• Deploying services and applications that are to be used in the Cloud.
• How to implement SLAs, dashboards and widgets to assist with service management, and compliance to maintain standards.
• Protect any resources stored in the private Cloud by using Data Protection Manager.
• Automating self-service provisioning to simplify management of Cloud resources.
• Building a problem management system to provide a framework for support, and automating incident creation, remediation, and change requests.
• How to operate and extend service management.
• Configure application performance monitoring to assist with resource allocation.

The final course included in the bundle – VMware vSphere 5 – shows students how to build and manage a virtualised server environment:

• Installing configuring and updating VMware ESXi.
• Deploying, managing and migrating virtual machines to meet business computing requirements.
• Using vCenter Server to manage resources and scalability according to changing business needs.
• Configuring networking and storage resources using ESXi.
• Using Image Builder to create an ESXi image and to template virtual machines to speed deployment.
• Improving system security by restricting user access to the VMware virtual infrastructure.
• Using profile-driven storage and Storage DRS to scale storage as corporate data needs grow.

Advantages of this course

By completing each of the courses bundled in the Microsoft Cloud Computing Certification Package students will have a complete understanding of Microsoft’s virtualisation technologies. The practical exercises included with each module will also ensure that they have the necessary hands-on abilities to back up this knowledge.

Delegates will also benefit from:

• Hands on skills and experience that will allow systems administrators and network managers to properly deploy and manage virtualised computing infrastructures using Microsoft technologies.
• The ability to configure and deploy enterprise-class private Cloud solutions.
• Improved on-the-job performance, delivering new operational efficiencies.
• A collection of highly-valued technical skills that will increase employment opportunities for learners.

The Microsoft Cloud Computing Certification package is an essential step towards mastering virtualised technologies in Microsoft operating environments. The courses are also an important step towards achieving Microsoft MCP and MCSE qualifications.

• Units of study

Microsoft 70-243: Administering and Deploying SCCM 2012

• Planning Configuration Manager Infrastructure
• Migrating To Configuration Manager 2012
• Installatiosn and Site Role Configuration
• Cloud Integration
• Installing The Client
• Client Health
• Application Deployment
• Software Updates
• Operating System Deployment
• Inventory and Software Metering
• Asset Intelligence
• Reporting
• Compliance Settings
• Endpoint Protection
• Mobile Device Management
• Role-Based Administration
• Disaster Recovery
• Troubleshooting

Microsoft 70-246: Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud 2012

• Introducing The Cloud Model
• Configuring The Private Cloud Environment
• Deploying Services For The Private Cloud
• Monitoring Cloud Based Applications
• Service Management For The New Cloud
• High Availability And Disaster Recovery For The Private Cloud
• Optimizing The Private Cloud Infrastructure
• Configuring Multi­Tenant Self­Service Using Windows Azure Pack
• Configuring And Monitoring The Private Cloud Review

Microsoft 70-247: Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud 2012

• Designing For The Cloud
• Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2
• Deploying And Maintaining Fabric Resources
• Building The Private Cloud
• Monitoring And Optimizing The Private Cloud
• Planning And Deploying Service Management
• Automating And Standardizing The Private Cloud
• Disaster Recovery And High Availability For The Private Cloud
• Implementing Self­Service Multi­Tenant Private Clouds

VMware vSphere VCP 5.5

• VM And VMWARE
• Working With ESX And ESXI
• Configuring Virtual Machines
• Vcenter Server
• VM Storage Option
• Managing A Virtual World
• Migrations, High Availability And VM Utilities