Free Short Course: Virtualisation Jumpstart from IT Masters

Hi Guys,

I've received an email and thought this might come in handy and be useful for some people.

The short course will run over 5 weeks in February and March 2015 with lectures being delivered via weekly after hours Webinars. Recordings of the Webinars will be available for those unable to attend the live events. In-between the Webinars, you will be asked to complete extra study and reading.The short course will run over 5 weeks in February and March 2015 with lectures being delivered via weekly after hours Webinars. Recordings of the Webinars will be available for those unable to attend the live events. In-between the Webinars, you will be asked to complete extra study and reading.

Course Schedule
(Recordings of the Webinars will be available if you are unable to make the live event)

Week 1: 4th-10th February

Introduction to Virtualisation
Jump start to VMware virtualisation
Jump start to Microsoft virtualisation
Microsoft vs VMware
Webinar: 8:00 – 9:30pm, Wednesday 4th February AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC +11)

Week 2: 11th-17th February

Microsoft Virtualisation
Creating virtual machines
Virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
Deploying a virtual machine
Hyper V vs System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Webinar: 8:00 – 9:30pm, Wednesday 11th February AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC +11)

Week 3: 18th-24th Feburary

VMware Virtualisation
Creating virtual machines
Virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
Deploying a virtual machine
Introduction to the virtualised data centre
Components of the virtualised data centre
Webinar: 8:00 – 9:30pm, Wednesday 18th February AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC +11)

Week 4: 25th February-3rd March

Hyper-V or VMware?
Configuring and managing data centres with Microsoft
Configuring and managing data centres with VMware
Why Microsoft virtualisation
Why VMware virtualisation
Exam review
Webinar: 8:00 – 9:30pm, Wednesday 25th February AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC +11)

Week 5: 4th-11th March

Exam Week
A free open-book online test
40 Multiple Choice Questions – Pass Mark 50%
Certificates awarded to those who pass during exam week