The document discusses the VMware IT Academy program which provides virtualization training and certification opportunities to educational institutions. It offers eLearning courses and instructor-led training courses covering topics such as VMware vSphere, vCloud Director, and VMware View. The program aims to increase awareness and competencies around virtualization technologies. It is available to accredited degree-granting institutions and has low costs, with no fees to join and discounted prices on course materials and certification vouchers.

1. The VMware IT Academy: What It Is All About And Advantages To Education
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2. VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5
Audience:
–System administrators
–System operators
–Systems engineers
–Consultants
Professional
Currently a VCP4
*Achieve VCP4 or take vSphere: What’s New [V5]
VCP5
Just starting or VCP2
VCP5
vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5]
VCP5
VCP5
Currently a VCP3
*What’s New: vSphere 5
*No additional requirement
After Feb 29: vSphere: What’s New [V5]
Not a VCP4 but have completed a VCP4 qualifying course
VCP5 Exam
VCP5 Exam
VCP5 Exam
VCP5 Exam
After Feb 29: vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5]

3. Agenda
Introduction
Why Virtualization Is Important
VMware’s Education Programs, Value Proposition & Benefits
VMware IT Academy Program, Offerings & Eligibility
Program Costs
Program Success Metrics
Support
Questions
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4. Why Virtualization Is Important & The VMware IT Academy
Current Economy
Reduces Capital Expenses
Reduces Operational Expenses
Promotes Green IT
Enables “Cloud” Computing
Demand for VMware Certified Professionals
Over 1,500 schools and 10,000 students are using the eLearning part of the IT Academy
Over 400 schools are participating in the Instructor Led part of the IT Academy program and over 3,000 students have been trained and are candidates to become a VMware Certified Professional
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5. Why Virtualization Is Important Part Two
Tom Silver, senior VP and chief marketing officer for the
technology jobs Web site Dice.com, says that the total job
count for his site was down 12 percent from January 2008
through the first week of November. But for those with
virtualization experience, including both VMware and general
skills, available jobs increased by 43 percent and 37 percent,
respectively.
Source: http://virtualizationreview.com/features/print.aspx?editorialsid=2604

6. Virtualization: Transformational Change in IT
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Virtualization…
Decouples software from underlying hardware
Encapsulates Operating Systems and applications into “Virtual Machines”
A Virtual Machine
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7. Virtual Infrastructure: Ten Years in the Making
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Automated Resource Assurance Dynamic Balancing Continuous Optimization
Increased Availability Automated Across Applications
On-Demand Capacity Non-disruptive Scaling Flexible, Reconfigurable
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8. Computing
Architecture
One Platform to Solve a Range of Pressing
Challenges Across a Range of Environments and Users
Server
Consolidation
VMware Infrastructure
Business
Continuity
Rapid
Provisioning
Enterprise
Desktops
Server Storage Network
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9. New Software Platform Required
Hardware Pool
Existing App Loads
Future App Loads
An Elastic, Self-managing, Self-healing SW Substrate
Virtual Datacenter Operating System
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10. Evolving to Virtual Datacenter OS
Linux
Windows
Datacenter Infrastructure
Application vServices
Infrastructure vServices
Virtual Datacenter Operating System
vCompute
vStorage
vNetwork
Availability
Security
Scalability
Future
Future
Future
…
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11. Evolving to Virtual Datacenter OS
Datacenter
Infrastructure
Future
Future
Future
…
Linux
Windows
Application vServices
Infrastructure vServices
vCompute
vStorage
vNetwork
Availability
Security
Scalability
Management vServices
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12. Evolving to Virtual Datacenter OS
Datacenter Infrastructure
Linux
Windows
Management vServices
Future
Future
Future
…
Application vServices
Infrastructure vServices
vCompute
vStorage
vNetwork
Availability
Security
Scalability
Off-Premise Cloud
Cloud vServices
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13. Who is Using Virtualization?
Study by SMB supplier SpiceWorks: 100,000 companies in over 100 countries
•VMware has 80.1% market share
•Microsoft has 15.1% market share
•Citrix XenServer has 4.1% market share
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VMware Global Education & Research Programs
Open & Inclusive Collaborative Programs
VMware Academic Program
VMware Labs
VMware IT Academy Program
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Value Proposition & Goals
Value Proposition
Schools – Use of Industry Leading Intellectual Property
Students – Affordable Access To Training & Professional Certification
VMware – Proliferation Of Virtualization Competencies
Goals & Objectives
Drive Collaboration Between Schools & Between Students With Communities
Maximize Awareness and Competencies on Virtualization Products and Technologies
Supply the IT industry a pool of VMware Certified Professionals (VCP)
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16. VMware IT Academy Program – two levels
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eLearning courses
Instructor Led Training (VMware Certification courses)
College / Institute Capabilities & Competency
Higher level of certification
Entry level
capabilities
Low start up costs / resources
Higher costs / resources
• Academy members do not require any certified trainers
• Low / No ICT hardware requirement
• Can be included into existing courses or used for self study
• Academy members require VMware certified Instructor to teach certified courses
• Specified ICT hardware requirement
• Minimum course content and hours required for student certification
VMware has designed a flexible program to allow colleges to provide Virtualization training in multiple formats, learning styles and levels
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17. VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings
Infrastructure Virtualization VMware vSphere Fundamentals 4.1 VMware vSphere: What's New in vSphere 4 VMware ESXi: Administration Transition to ESXi Essentials Virtualization Management VMware vCenter CapacityIQ Fundamentals VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 Fundamentals VMware vCenter Chargeback Fundamentals VMware vCenter AppSpeed Fundamentals VMware Capacity Planner 2.7
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18. VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings
Security
VMware vShield App Fundamentals
VMware vShield Edge Fundamentals Business Continuity
Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 4.1 Fundamentals
DRBC Design - Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
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19. VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings
End User Computing
VMware Workstation 7: Fundamentals
VMware Workstation 7: Advanced
VMware Workstation 6: Mastery
VMware Fusion 3
VMware View 4.5 Fundamentals
What is New in VMware View 4.5
VMware ThinApp Fundamentals
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VMware IT Academy Instructor Led Offerings
•Instructor Led Courses:
VMware vSphere 4: Overview
VMware vSphere: Skills for Operators
VMware vSphere 4: What's New
VMware vSphere: What's New Japanese
VMware vSphere 4: Manage Availability
VMware vSphere 4: Manage Scalability
VMware vSphere 4: Manage for Performance
VMware vSphere: Design Workshop
VMware vSphere: Design Workshop Chinese
VMware vSphere: Design Workshop Japanese
Using VMware vCenter Lab Manager
VMware vSphere 4: Troubleshooting
VMware vSphere 4: Troubleshooting Chinese
VMware vSphere 4: Troubleshooting Japanese
VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage
VMware vSphere 4.1: Install, Configure, Manage
VMware vSphere 4: Manage and Design for Security

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VMware IT Academy Instructor Led Offerings
•Instructor Led Courses Continued:
VMware vSphere: Transition to ESXi
VMware vSphere 4: Fast Track
VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage Chinese
VMware View: Design Best Practices
VMware vSphere: Automation with vSphere PowerCLI
VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage - Japanese
VMware View: Install, Configure, Manage
Application Virtualization with VMware ThinApp
VMware Infrastructure 3: Overview
VMware Infrastructure 3: Skills for Operators
VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure and Analyze
VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure
VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure - Chinese
VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure - Japanese
VMware Workstation 6.5

22. Spring Source Instructor Led Offerings
Core Spring v3
Rich Web Applications with Spring
Enterprise Integration with Spring
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23. Eligibility for VMware IT Academy Program
 VMware Academy program open to Accredited, degree & diploma granting higher education institutions worldwide offering 2- or 4- year college programs are eligible to participate in the program
 Technical schools offering accredited degrees through distance education programs are also eligible to participate in the program
 No minimum course enrollment commitment (i.e. Academy members can scale classes as the markets and opportunity demand)
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Program Costs
 No cost to Join. A simple registration form submitted for approval.
 Student course kits purchased directly from VMware’s print vendor to leverage VMware’s price point based on quantity & scale. Student kits should cost less than $50 USD including tax & shipping when ordering in quantity 10 or more.
IT Academy partners can purchase certification vouchers directly from VMware’s certification testing delivery partner (Pearson VUE) at a discounted rate of 70% off commercial cost.
 IT Academy partners receive eLearning courses to use at “No Charge” to supplement instructor led courses or for reference for any courses desired.
Note: eLearning courses do not satisfy the prerequisite for the VMware VCP Certification. The cost of printing, shipping and taxes will vary by region as will the cost of certification test delivery.
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25. VMware IT Academy - Support
Administrative Support:
Program Manager
Operations
myLearn LMS for Class, Student, Certification Vouchers & Evaluations
Technical Support - VMware Forum:
http://communities.vmware.com
Mentoring via WebEx with Playback
Course Materials – Gilmore – Dedicated School Storefront
Certification – Pearson VUE – Redeemable Discount Vouchers
Hardware – Recommendations on either physical servers or virtual via NETLAB+ from NDG
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VMware IT Academy Program Success Metrics
 # of students participating over time
 # of students completing certifications over time
 Quality Ratings ≥ Commercial Scores as measured by student feedback scores
 Academy members and student direct program feedback
VMware will measure academy program members success using the metrics above. These inputs will be used to determine further program enhancements and future program direction
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27. NETLAB+ Concept

28. NETLAB+ Deployments
NETLAB+ Location Multiple NETLAB+ Location/City

29. Cisco Networking Academy
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30. Example Topology for Cisco Courses
CCNP
CCNA Security
CCNA Exploration 2
CCNA Exploration 3
CCNA Exploration 4
CCNA Discovery 2
CCNA Discovery 3
CCNA Discovery 4
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31. NDG is Developing Supplemental VoIP Labs
CVOICE - 642-437
CCNA Voice - 640-461
Entry-Level Certification for Cisco Voice Technologies
Professional-Level Certification for Cisco Voice Technologies. Part of CCNP Voice Track
Description
Official Cert
Guide

32. VMware IT Academy - ICM
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33. ICM Student Interface

34. EMC – Feasibility Study

35. Questions
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36. Backup Slides
•Additional Information
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Additional Information - Agenda
ILT Equipment requirements overview
VMware Certified Instructor requirements
Pearson VUE Testing Center Overview
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Overview
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38. Server, Storage & Network Infrastructure
•Server Requirements:
• A VMware certified x86 (Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron) based 64bit server with 2GB RAM or more (4 or 8 GB recommeded), 36GB local disk storage (72GB or more recommended) & DVD ROM & access to Keyboard, mouse & monitor capabilities (see http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_systems_guide.pdf & http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_io_guide.pdf )
• A minimum of 3 x 1Gbit NIC interface cards ( see supported NIC models http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_io_guide.pdf )
• A minimum of 1 VMware supported Fibre Channel adapter per server (http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_san_guide.pdf)
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39. Server, Storage & Network Infrastructure
•Storage Requirements:
• 1 x shared NAS device listed on the VMware SAN compatibility guide (see http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_san_guide.pdf) or use of a customised NFS server
• 1 x Fibre Channel switch & Storage Area Network (on VMware certified device list – see http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_san_guide.pdf) . This array must be capable of having a minimum of 3 dedicated LUNs (10GB each) for each server & 2 shared LUNs 100GB each for use by all servers.
• Sufficient Fibre Channel switches to connect the servers to the storage array.
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40. •Network Requirements:
• All student & server networking components should be 1 Gbps network connected and appropriate network isolation should be in place (i.e. ESX server management & training network separated from academy production network)
• NAS / IP Storage device should be connected to the ESX server management network
• Static IP address allocation scheme for specific components (4 per server recommended) & DHCP addressing capabilities to cater for up to 10 IP addresses per physical ESX host for virtual machines created during the class exercises)
•Virtual Center Server Requirements:
• Sufficient hardware (virtual or physical) to run a Windows 2003 Virtual Machine per ESX server within the classroom environment. VMware recommends these Virtual Center servers be run as VMs on top of a common ESX host within the training environment.
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41. •Classroom Computer Requirements:
• Standard x86 PCs with Intel or AMD processors (500 Mhz or better recommended) capable of running Windows XP Pro or Windows Server 2003 with 512MB RAM or more recommended) with keyboard, mouse & monitor. Computers must be capable of running VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client (with .NET framework 1.1 or higher installed).
• Computers should be setup in as standard a manner as possible and allow access to external websites for students and instructors.
• Access to training environment can be provided by remote capability. For this VMware recommends use of VMware’s secure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure capability through VMware View 3 capability.
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42. Example ILT Infrastructure Requirements - Diagram
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Example Only:
This diagram is a pictorial example of the infrastructure setup required to run the ILT courses. Please refer to the detailed specifications and configurations found in VMware Academy Program agreement.
Example Only: For a class of 16 concurrent students, minimum recommendations are for:
8 – student ESX hosts
1 - infrastructure ESX host
1 – FC shared SAN
1 – NAS shared storage
Appropriate network switches & connectivity
16 – student classroom computers
1 – instructor classroom computer
Academy Members are responsible for design and build of their own training environments and ensuring proper capabilities according to VAP agreement
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43. Virtual Labs via NETLAB+ from NDG
NETLAB+ Support of the VMware IT Academy Program®

44. VMware IT Academy Instructor Requirements
•For each certified course, a VMware IT Academy Instructor needs to:
• Attend and actively participate in the specified course & any pre-requisite courses. This requirement can also be met by attending a Live On Line qualifying course, viewing a recorded Live On Line course and providing screen shots of completed labs either using the schools hardware or NDG’s virtual lab support that they make available for IT Academy instructor candidates for completing the lab requirement.
• Pass the associated VMware authorized exam with an instructor pass mark of 350 on the VCP 4 exam (higher than the standard student pass mark of 300)
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45. World’s Largest Test Center Network
5,000+ test centers in162 countries