This course provides an overview of virtualization and a guide to understanding virtualization with VMware.

Virtualization relies on software to simulate hardware functionality and create a virtual computer system. This enables IT organizations to run more than one virtual system - and multiple operating systems and applications - on a single server. The resulting benefits include economies of scale and greater efficiency.

This course gives you an overview of virtualization and learn how to leverage the various products offered by VMware, a leader in virtualization management software.

You will learn about skills needed to be an effective system administrator in a virtual environment. We will also explore VMware products, how they work, core concepts, and why virtualization is so advantageous for IT professionals in today’s hybridized, technological landscape.

We will also get into the different components of the VMware vSphere environment, testing your new virtual management skills along the way in your very own vSphere lab.

By the end of this course you will have a solid understanding of virtualization understand virtualization with VMware. Upon completion of this course, students will be aware of the basics of virtualization and the data center. You will be able to set up and manage a virtual machine