Virtualization is sweeping every IT department as companies look to quickly scale their data services while reducing the cost of these services.

As a Virtualization Administrator, you will design and deploy virtualization solutions when using Windows Server 2008 R2 in an enterprise organization, including server virtualization and desktop virtualization.

Designing a Virtualization Strategy

• Recommend a virtualization technology.
• Plan capacity.
• Plan licensing.
• Design solutions for integration with third-party products.

Designing the Physical and Virtual Infrastructure

• Plan hardware and virtual resource requirements.
• Design storage.
• Design networking.
• Plan snapshots and checkpoints.

Designing a Highly Available Virtual Environment

• Design parent for high availability.
• Design child for high availability.
• Design for migration type.

Designing a Deployment Strategy

• Design a virtual machine deployment.
• Plan a virtual machine conversion.
• Design a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployment.
• Design an App-V deployment.

Designing a Management Strategy

• Plan backup and recovery for parent and child partitions.
• Design a monitoring strategy.
• Plan updates and maintenance.
• Design an administrative strategy.

MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator

• Microsoft Exam 70-669 TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization
• Microsoft Exam 70-693 Pro: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator
• Microsoft Exam 70-659 TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization

Total Number of Training Days: 15 days

Course 10324 (5 days)

Implementing and Managing Microsoft Desktop Virtualization

Prep 70-669

Test Prep for Exam 70-669: TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization.

Course 10215 (5 days)

Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization

Prep 70-659

Test Prep for Exam 70-659: TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization.

Course 50273 (5 days)

Planning and Designing Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

Prep 70-693

Test Prep for Exam 70-693: Pro: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator.