Course Details
In this course, you will cover in-depth the details and considerations for planning, designing, and migrating a traditional data center to Virtualized Data Centers (VDC) and cloud infrastructures. This course uses an open approach, focusing on core concepts, principles, and technologies rather than specific products. To provide context, the course content and certification include EMC and partner specific examples.
Course Prerequisites
- Three or more years of design experience in storage, operating systems, networking, business continuity, and disaster recovery
- Recommended certifications:
- EMC Information Storage and Management (EMCISA)
- EMC Cloud Infrastructure and Services (EMCCIS)
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
- Cisco Certified Design Architect (CCDA)
Course Agenda
1. Virtualized Data Center and Cloud Introduction
2. Application Assessment and Migration Planning
- Assessing Business Requirements and the Application Environment
- Performing an Application Inventory Analysis
- Virtualizing Server-Based Applications
- Virtualizing Desktop and Client Applications
- Developing a Migration Plan
3. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
- Risk, Compliance, and Standards
- Planning and Design
4. Designing a Virtual Compute Environment
- Key Technology
- Evaluating Hypervisor Options
- Designing the Hypervisor Environment
5. Designing Virtualized Storage
- Key Technology
- Evaluating Storage Options
- Designing the Storage Environment
6. Designing Networks in a VDC
- Key Technology
- Evaluating LAN and SAN Options
- Designing the LAN and SAN Environment
- Evaluating WAN Options
- Designing the WAN Environment
7. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
- Services and Service Management
- Business Transformation