At Microsoft, virtualization means helping IT departments maximize cost savings and improve business continuity. Our solutions address both physical and virtual infrastructures, and they can be easily managed through a single console. Microsoft provides an end-to-end suite of virtualization products and technologies, including server virtualization, virtualization management, application virtualization, and desktop virtualization. Microsoft Learning offers a comprehensive set of certification paths and training resources that cover the entire Microsoft virtualization solution.
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Learn about the latest Microsoft virtualization technologies, including Hyper-V and Windows Azure. Download Understanding Microsoft Virtualization R2 Solutions, written by industry expert Mitch Tulloch along with the Microsoft virtualization team.
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A Learning Plan is a collection of training resources that are organized into an interactive path that focuses on your specific learning needs. Created by Microsoft experts, Learning Plans help save you time by organizing the most relevant training content into a self-guided path. Resources include online courses, instructor-led classes, books, and articles.
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Microsoft Certification is an ideal way to display your skills in a technology. Earn a certification to help demonstrate your understanding of virtualization technologies, and help inspire confidence in hiring managers.
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If you learn best independently, explore Official Microsoft E-Learning courses, which provide a simple and effective way to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Use e-learning courses to help improve your skills, prepare for a project or an exam, or earn certifications on virtualization technologies. Most e-learning courses include hands-on virtual labs.
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The concept of virtualization can be applied to machines, enterprise storage, networks, applications, and desktops. In any scenario, virtualization benefits the IT organization most when it is applied within a comprehensive virtualization strategy. The diverse scenarios shown in the following table provide a complete toolset for the administrator.
Microsoft Learning product
Server virtualization
Virtualization management
Application virtualization
Desktop virtualization
Virtualization strategy
Certification exams
Exam 70-652: TS: Windows Server 2008 Virtualization, Configuring
Exam 70-403: TS: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring
Exam 70-656: TS: Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Configuring
Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring*
Instructor-led training
Course 6422: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Course 6331: Deploying and Managing Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Course 7197: Managing Enterprise Desktops Using the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
Course 6428: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
E-Learning
Collection 6319: Configuring Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008
Collection 6896: Configuring Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Clinic 6335: Exploring Microsoft Application Virtualization
Collection 6428: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
Collection 6333: Exploring Microsoft Virtualization Technologies
Books from Microsoft Press
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit(ISBN: 9780735625174)
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-652): Configuring Windows Server Virtualization (ISBN: 9780735626799)
Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit (ISBN: 9780735625853)
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-643): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure (ISBN: 9780735625112)
Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions – from the Desktop to the Datacenter (ISBN: 9780735693371)
*A portion of this exam validates Terminal Services skills.
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