Master of Business Technology

Virtualization

MBT: Virtualization Technology

Course Overview

This course is intended to provide a deeper understanding of the concepts and utilization of Virtualization technologies. The theory part will be broadly applicable across platforms, so will apply to Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OSX. The practical portion will be done with Microsoft Windows and Hyper-V.

You will benefit by having practical processes and procedures which will be applicable to your infrastructure and needs.

Virtualization is more than saving money…

Who is this course aimed at?

You will be the owner of a small to medium sized business, or someone who has been given the role of looking after the IT or computing for your business, but don’t have the knowledge you really need to make this a success.

What does the course offer me?

To give you a better understanding of Virtualization as it applies to business. The ability to help you purchase more effectively, to liaise with external providers and to generally improve your understanding and delivery. It will also help you choose if an external cloud provider will be suitable for your needs.

What do I take away?

The practical skills and knowledge necessary to design and build a Virtualized infrastructure and understand the trade-offs made in the process.

Course Outline

The following should give you a good idea as to what the course contains. This is a fast paced course with full days.

Chapter 1 - Types of Virtualization

  • Local - On-Site (Private)
  • Remote - Cloud (Public)
  • Hybrid - On-Site/Cloud (Private & Public)

Chapter 2 - Security

  • Securing the infrastructure
    • Servers
    • Storage
    • Networking
  • Securing the data
    • Internal threats
    • External threats

Chapter 3 - Hardware & Performance

  • Understanding performance bottlenecks
  • Hardware selection
  • Guest OS consideration

Chapter 4 - Performance Practical

  • Demonstration of setup
  • Practical performance of virtual machines
    • Memory considerations
    • Disk considerations

Chapter 5 - Advanced Systems

  • SAN - Storage Area Network
  • NAS - Network Attached Storage
  • System clusters

Chapter 6 - Management & Maintenance Practical

  • Backup & Restore
  • Snapshots
  • Hard drive addition (live)
  • Automating the process

Chapter 7 - Virtualization Planning

  • Requirements gathering
  • Estimating needs
  • Future expansion
  • Making it happen

Throughout the course we will cover the jargon used in the industry and you will have a chance to use it in real world situations, as we discuss your unique questions.

You might know what you want to do, but you might not know how to ask for it. When you are finished, you will!