VMware Training and Virtualization

This week we’re focusing on VMware and Virtualization.  Our VMware courses are all guaranteed to run when scheduled.  So sign up as soon as possible to take advantage of this great training. 

Why should you virtualize your environment?  Glad you asked.

Improve the efficiency and availability of IT resources and applications through virtualization. Start by eliminating the old “one server, one application” model and run multiple virtual machines on each physical machine. Free your IT admins from spending so much time managing servers rather than innovating. About 70% of a typical IT budget in a non-virtualized datacenter goes towards just maintaining the existing infrastructure, with little left for innovation.

An automated datacenter built on the production-proven VMware virtualization platform lets you respond to market dynamics faster and more efficiently than ever before. VMware vSphere delivers resources, applications—even servers—when and where they’re needed. VMware customers typically save 50-70% on overall IT costs by consolidating their resource pools and delivering highly available machines with VMware vSphere.

Below are a couple of examples of what we can offer.  All of our VMware authorized training will prepare you to take the VCP 5 Exam.

VMw-1300 VMware vSphere 5.0: Install, Configure and Manage

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere®, which consists of VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter Server™. Completion of this course satisfies as a prerequisite to take the VMware Certified Professional 5 exam (voucher not included). Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more-advanced vSphere courses.

07/16/2012 – 07/20/2012
08/13/2012 – 08/17/2012
09/17/2012 – 09/21/2012
10/15/2012 – 10/19/2012
11/12/2012 – 11/16/2012
12/17/2012 – 12/21/2012

VMware-1400 VMware vSphere 5.0: Fast Track

In this intensive, extended-hours course, you will focus on installing, configuring, and managing VMware©_ vSphere©_ 5. You will explore the topics covered in VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage in greater detail and expand upon them by learning advanced tasks and gaining expert skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.

You will gain hands-on experience installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere, which consists of VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware vCenter Server 5.0, and you will learn about all the new features found in vSphere 5. Topics unique to this course include Fault Tolerance, vSphere Management Assistant (vMA), Storage vMotion, and Distributed Power Management (DPM). Approximately 40% of your class time will be devoted to 32 hands-on labs.

This fast-track course aligns to the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 5 exam objectives more closely than any other VMware training course, and it satisfies the coursework requirements for certification.

7/23/12-7/27/12

-Matt

Short on time? Our boot camp courses are just what you need.

In today’s world everyone is trying to save time.   We all try to cram in as much as we can in a short amount of time so we can sleep longer, golf longer, etc.  If this sounds like you, then check out our various boot camp style courses.  Why take a subject for two weeks when we can cover it in one?

MCITPEXCH: Exchange 2010 boot camp Design, Configure, and Manage (10135 10233)

This is a combination of courses 10135 Configuring, Managing and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and 10233 Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. This intensive five-day, instructor-led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to design, deploy, configure and manage an Exchange Server 2010 messaging environment. This course does not require previous Exchange Server experience, but does require that students have significant experience in managing Windows Server and Active Directory directory services or Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). This course discusses how to design various features of Mailbox, Hub Transport, and Client Access server roles. Some features that are discussed include message transport, security, high availability, disaster recovery, upgrades. In addition, this course will teach you how to configure Exchange Server 2010, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you optimize your Exchange Server deployment.

MCITPWIN7: Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician Boot Camp

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully install, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows 7 computers. Through practical labs, you’ll get invaluable experience with installation and upgrades, remote access, and the new desktop environment. You will learn how Windows 7 allows for vast improvements to security, overall system performance, and deployment-a robust combination unparalleled in the market.

BAB-520: A Guide to Preparing for the PMP Exam

The Project Management Professional (PMP^®) certification has become a highly sought-after indication of professionalism in project management. Preparing for the PMP^® examination, however, can be a daunting and time-consuming experience.
In order to meet the needs of busy professionals, Babbage Simmel, one of the nation’s leading project management training firms, has created PMP^® 1-2-3: A Guide to Preparing for the PMP Exam, which forms the base of this intense, five-day workshop. PMP^® 1-2-3 brings together the materials covered on the PMP^® exam into one easy to use, step-by-step method for efficient and effective exam preparation.

CCNAX: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Accelerated

Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices: Accelerated (CCNAX) v1.1 is a 60-hour instructor-led course that provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small to medium-sized network, including connecting to a WAN and implementing network security.

This course is the equivalent of Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 1 v1.1 and Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 2 v1.1 together.

BSP-575: Agile In-Depth Experience

Agile methodologies are quickly becoming the most practical way to create outstanding software. We’ll explore the leading methodologies. You’ll learn the basic premises and techniques behind Agility so that you can apply them to your projects.
Agile development totally changes your methods for:
•Requirements Gathering
•Project Estimation & Planning
•Team Leadership
•Producing High Quality Software
•Working with your Stakeholders & Customers
•Focus on Team Development

-Matt

PowerShell, SharePoint and Oracle filling up fast!

This week I wanted to quickly let everyone know about some of our upcoming popular courses that only have a couple seats left.  Now is your chance to sign up and secure that last spot before they’re all gone.  There are some top notch trainers from all over the country coming to Babsim over the next few weeks, and I know you don’t want to miss out on that experience.   Take a look below!

M-10325 Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell 2.0

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to utilize Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows based servers.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
•Explain how Windows PowerShell works.
•Use Windows PowerShell as an interactive, command-line shell.
•Use Core Windows PowerShell cmdlets for everyday purpose.
•Customize the output using Windows PowerShell Formatting Subsystem.
•Explain what Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is and how it can be used from Windows PowerShell.
•Manage Active Directory objects using Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
•Write basic Windows PowerShell scripts that execute batches of commands.
•Work with Windows PowerShell’s background jobs and remote administration functionality.
•Master the scripting language of Windows PowerShell.
•Use advanced techniques related to structured programming within Windows PowerShell.
•Automate Windows Server 2008 R2 Administration using Windows PowerShell.
•Identify the best practices for working with Windows PowerShell.

6/18/12

Oracle Database 11g R2: Administration II

The overall objective of this course is to bring database administrators beyond a basic understanding of their environment and to focus attention on more advanced skills needed to effectively configure, administer, monitor and tune the database within a large-scale enterprise.
At Course Completion
Specific subject areas to be explored and objectives to be reached are:
•Automatic database management, monitoring and tuning facilities. Included is automatic management of storage space and memory resources within the database.
•Using Oracle flashback technology to recover from user errors and from database failures, including flashback data archive and flashback transaction backout along with the Total Recall capability.
•Controlling resource utilization on database servers whose resource demand exceeds its capacity.
•Automating launching routine maintenance tasks and even application functions using the database Scheduler.
•Handling database corruption.
•Utilizing diagnostic sources in troubleshooting database problems and employing the Fault Diagnosability Infrastructure to capture fault data.
•Automatic resumption of database operations even in the face of failures and errors.
•User-managed and automatically managed backup strategies and database recovery operations.
•Use advanced Enterprise Manager wizards and tools, including the integrated LogMiner, Flashback Transaction Backout wizard, database Recovery Wizard, and others.
•Automatic Storage Management (ASM) of some or all database files, providing a database-centric and optimized storage subsystem and volume manager.

6/25/12

M-10264 Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

In this course, students will learn to develop advanced ASP.NET MVC and Web Forms applications using .NET Framework 4 tools and technologies. The focus will be on coding activities that enhance the performance and scalability of the Web site application. ASP.NET MVC will be introduced and compared with Web Forms so that students know when each should/could be used. This will also prepare the student for exam 70-515.

6/25/12

M10175 Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development

This course provides existing .NET developers with practical information and labs that enables them to build solutions on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 platform.
After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Use development tools that are integrated with the SharePoint 2010 development platform, such as Visual Studio 2010 and SharePoint Designer 2010.
• Develop Web Parts for SharePoint 2010 solutions.
• Develop code that uses the server-side objects provided by the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
• Develop event receivers and manipulate application settings for SharePoint 2010 solutions.
• Develop solutions that access external data by using Business Connectivity Services.
• Develop workflows as part of SharePoint 2010 solutions.
• Develop code that uses the client-side objects provided by the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
• Develop server ribbon controls and client dialogs for the new user interface platform of SharePoint 2010.
• Develop Microsoft Silverlight applications that are integrated with SharePoint 2010 data and solutions.
• Develop sandboxed solutions for SharePoint 2010.
• Develop code that uses the taxonomic and user profile services of the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
• Develop code that uses the content management services of the SharePoint 2010 development platform.

6/25/12

-Matt