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Virtualized Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure

Planning and Design
Course Description
Overview
Course Duration
5 Days

This course material supports the

EMC Proven Professional Program

This course covers in-depth details and considerations for planning, designing
and migrating a traditional data center to Virtualized Data Center (VDC) and
Cloud Infrastructures. This course uses an open approach focusing on core
concepts, principles, and technologies, rather than specific products. To
provide context, the course and certification include EMC and partner specific
examples.

Audience
This course is intended for architects, designers and consultants who are
involved in the planning and design of Virtual Data Center components,
including applications, servers, storage, networks and services.

Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills
To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student
should be a technical professional with three or more years of design
experience in storage, operating systems, networking, business continuity and
disaster recovery.

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Recommended prerequisites include: EMC Information Storage and

Management (EMCISA), EMC Cloud Infrastructure and Services (EMCCIS),
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and/or Cisco Certified Design Architect
(CCDA).

Course Objectives
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Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Differentiate between virtualization and Cloud concepts and capabilities

including core VDC components and Cloud elements

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Virtualized Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure

Planning and Design
Course Description

Course Duration
5 Days

Perform an application inventory and analysis of the existing application

environment
Recommend strategies for migrating applications to a VDC
Examine how key Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) considerations
impact VDC or Cloud planning and design
Evaluate compute, storage and network virtualization technologies
Design a VDC infrastructure to meet established application, business,
technology and GRC requirements
Define Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Evaluate new management techniques to support services and IaaS

This course material supports the

EMC Proven Professional Program

Course Outline
The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives. The
following focus areas are included in this course:

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Hopkinton
Massachusetts
01748-9103
1-508-435-1000
In North Ameri ca
1-866-464-7381

Virtualized Data Center and Cloud Introduction

Application Assessment and Migration Planning
Assessing Business Requirements and the Application
Environment
Performing an Application Inventory Analysis
Virtualizing Server-based Applications
Virtualizing Desktop and Client Applications
Developing a Migration Plan
Governance, Risk and Compliance
GRC Definitions and Introduction
Risk, Compliance and Standards
Planning and Design
Designing a Virtual Compute Environment
Key Technology Review
Evaluating Hypervisor Options
Designing the Hypervisor Environment
Designing Virtualized Storage
Key Technology Review
Evaluating Storage Options
Designing the Storage Environment

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Virtualized Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure

Planning and Design
Course Description

Course Duration
5 Days

Designing Networks in a Virtual Data Center

Key Technology Review
Evaluating LAN and SAN Options
Designing the LAN and SAN Environment
Evaluating WAN Options
Designing the WAN Environment
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
What is IaaS?
Services and Service Management
Business Transformation

This course material supports the

EMC Proven Professional Program

Labs
In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes labs designed
to allow practical experience for the participant. The labs for the course have
small teams analyze a case study and apply the techniques learned in the
course modules. The labs will include collaborative discussion, work sessions,
and debriefs. At the end of the course, teams will present and defend their final
design based on the case study.

Course Delivery Options

This course is currently available in the following formats:
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MR-1CP-NPVICE: Instructor Led - Includes hands-on lab exercises that

reinforce the concepts covered in lectures.
MR-1VP-NPVICE: Video ILT - DVD video provides a recording of an instructor
delivered course along with recorded labs, online quizzes, and additional content.

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Hopkinton
Massachusetts
01748-9103
1-508-435-1000
In North Ameri ca
1-866-464-7381

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