{"id":2578,"date":"2013-08-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otava.test\/two-day-essential-vmware-boot-camp-on-virtualization\/"},"modified":"2013-08-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T00:00:00","slug":"two-day-essential-vmware-boot-camp-on-virtualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/two-day-essential-vmware-boot-camp-on-virtualization\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Day Essential VMware Boot Camp on Virtualization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In partnership with the Motor City Chapter of the ISSA (Information Systems Security Association), Online Tech will be presenting a special two-day\u00a0<em><strong>Essential VMware BootCamp<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>event with technical classes led by Steve Aiello, Virtualization Engineering and Systems Support Manager. This course counts for 12 CPE (Continuing Professional Education) credits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, September 21 from 9:30-4PM and Saturday, October 5 from 9:30-4PM (Lunch will be provided)<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/operations\/locations\/michigan-cloud-and-data-centers\/\/locations\/2nd-ann-arbor-michigan-data-center\">Online Tech&#8217;s Ann Arbor 2 Data Center<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>RSVP:\u00a0<\/strong>Email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:secretary@issa-motorcity.org\">secretary@issa-motorcity.org<\/a>\u00a0by Friday, September 13; indicate if you will be an active participant or observer<br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0(For participants and observers)<br \/>\n<em>ISSA Members<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Free with advance RSVP; $25 at the door<br \/>\n<em>Non-ISSA Members<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; $55 with advance RSVP; $75 at the door<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participant Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A laptop with at least 4 Gb of memory (6Gb or memory or more preferred)*<\/li>\n<li>CPU virtualization should be available and enabled in your BIOS**<\/li>\n<li>VMware Player already installed (free download\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.vmware.com\/web\/vmware\/free#desktop_end_user_computing\/vmware_player\/5_0\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Mastering vSphere 5 by Scott Low (not required but highly recommended)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>High-Level Overview of Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day 1:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>How Virtualization Helps Your Business<\/li>\n<li>Virtualization is a Hard Drive Partition on Steroids<\/li>\n<li>Critical Components of the VMware Architecture<\/li>\n<li>Tour of the vCenter Interface<\/li>\n<li>Understanding Storage Types and Limitations<\/li>\n<li>Installing VMware<\/li>\n<li>Standard Virtual Switches &amp; Distributed Virtual Switches<\/li>\n<li>Creating Clusters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Day 2:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Preventative Maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Availability Protections<\/li>\n<li>Performance Optimization<\/li>\n<li>Virtualization and DR (<a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/solutions\/data-protection\/disaster-recovery-as-a-service\">Disaster Recovery<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Steve Aiello, Systems Support Manager, Online Tech<\/strong><br \/>\nSteven Aiello is a Systems Support Manager with Online Tech, the Midwest\u2019s premier managed data center operator. 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