System Center 2012

Certification and
Training
May 2012

Certification and Training

Overview
80%
42
%
Private Cloud Solution
Days of training for
System Center
2012 is increasing
by 80% from the
previous System
Center wave.

System Center
represented at the
MCSE level of
certification.

Over 55,000
customers
trained in the
classroom on
System Center
Configuration
Manager 2007 and
Virtual Machine
Manager
2007/2008

System Center 2012

Configuration Manager

System Center 2012

Configuration Manager
Certification Requirements
EXA
M

24
35

Prepare
Prepare in
in the
the
classroom

10747
A System
Administering
Administering System

Center
Center 2012
2012 Configuration
Configuration
Manager

MOC

MOC

Get
Get certified
certified

MCTS:
MCTS: System
System Center
Center
2012
Configuration
2012 Configuration
Manager
Manager

Administering
Administering and
and Deploying
Deploying System
System Center
Center 2012
2012
Configuration Manager

10748
A
Deploying System Center
Deploying System Center
2012
2012 Configuration
Configuration
Manager
Manager

Find
Find a
a Learning
Learning Partner
Partner

Private Cloud Target Audience

Primary Responsibilities
Application Management
Service Delivery and Automation
Application and Service Infrastructure
Management

Key Tasks
Designing Applications Infrastructure
Implement and Manage Self-service and
Automation
Monitoring Application Infrastructure
Resources
Implement Effective Service
Management
Configure and Maintain the Fabric

All About the App

Cloud on Your
Terms

Cross Platform
from the Metal
Up

Foundation for
the Future

Private Cloud Certification

Requirements
EXA
M

24 + 24 =
6
7

MOC

Monitoring and
Operating
Operating a
a Private
Private
Cloud
with
Cloud with System
System
Center 2012

10750
A and
Monitoring
Monitoring and
Prepare in the
classroom
classroom

Operating
Operating a
a Private
Private
Cloud
Cloud with
with System
System
Center 2012

Configuring
Configuring and
and
Deploying a Private
Cloud
Cloud with
with System
System
Center
Center 2012
2012

MOC

EXA
M

10751
A and
Configuring
Configuring and

Deploying
Deploying a
a Private
Private
Cloud
Cloud with
with System
System
Center 2012

Find
Find a
a Learning
Learning Partner
Partner

Note: Exam 70-659 counts as credit towards the private cloud certification until January 31, 2013. After January
31, 2013, you will be required to pass Exam 70-247 to achieve the private cloud certification.

Private Cloud Course Hardware

Requirements Based on New
HWL7

* At least one of the two host computers recommended to have dual monitors.

Two Host
Computers

16GB RAM

Dual 500GB
Striped Hard
Drive

Dual Monitor*
supporting
1440X900

 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a
commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS
PRESENTATION.

Appendix
System Center 2012 Exam and Course
Details

Exam 243: Administering and

Deploying System Center 2012
Configuration
Manager
13
%

Design and
Plan System
Center
Configuration
Manager
Infrastructure

12
%

Manage
Operating
System
Deployment

42
%14
%
Deploy
Applications
and Software
Updates

11
%
Manage
Compliance
Settings

Exam 243, cont.

12
%

Manage Sites

14
%

Manage
Clients

12
%

Manage
Inventory

12
%

Manage
Reports and
Queries

System Center 2012

Configuration Manager Courses
Course 10747A: Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Managing the Configuration Manager Client
Managing Inventory and Software Metering

Managing Application Deployment

Deploying and Managing Software Updates

Administering
Administering and
and Deploying
Deploying System
System Center
Center 2012
2012
Configuration
Configuration Manager
Manager

Managing Compliance Settings

Managing Mobile Devices
Configuring Wake On LAN, Power Management, and Remote Control

Course 10748A: Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Overview of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Planning and Deploying a Single-Site Environment
Planning and Configuring Role-Based Administration
Planning and Deploying a Multiple-Site Hierarchy
Data Replication and Content Management
Planning and Completing System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Client

Deployment
Maintaining and Monitoring System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Migrating from System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to System Center

2012 Configuration Manager

MOC

Implementing Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager 2012

Managing Operating System Deployment

10747
A System
Administering
Administering System

Center
Center 2012
2012
Configuration
Configuration Manager
Manager

MOC

Querying and Reporting Data

Managing Software Deployments by Using Packages and Programs
Creating and Deploying Applications

24
3
5

EXA
M

Overview of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Discovering and Organizing Resources

Exam
Exam available
available now
now

Beta
Beta MOC
MOC available
available
now
now
Final
Final MOC
MOC available
available
June/July
June/July 2012
2012

10748
A System
Deploying
Deploying System

Center
Center 2012
2012
Configuration
Configuration Manager
Manager

Market Opportunity with Private

Cloud
Enormous Growth
HW Refresh Cycle

43

Percentage the private cloud

market is expected to grow
between 2010-2015

Source: Worldwide Enterprise Server Cloud Computing 20102014

Forecast IDC, May 2010

Expanding Reach
Percentage of businesses
either currently using,
planning to use, or
considering private clouds

73

Source: Cloud Computing Attitudes IDC, April 2010

5.9

The expected total revenuein BILLIONS - of the private

cloud HW market by 2015
3.6 B- Public

Source: WW Enterprise Server Cloud Computing, 2011-2015 IDC

2011

Enterprise-Driven

79

The expected total revenuein BILLIONS - of the

enterprise private cloud
market by 2015
Source: Cloud Sizing by Delivery Model and Geography
Oliver Wyman, Sep 2010

Cloud Computing Attributes

Cloud
Computing

Pooled
Resources

Self Service

Elastic

Plus with
Private
Cloud

Usage Based

Its cloud
dedicated to
you.
Control

Customizable

The Microsoft Private Cloud

All About
the App

Cross-Platform
From the Metal Up

Foundation For
the Future

Cloud On
Your Terms

Self Service

App Controller

App
Owner

Service Delivery and Automation

System Center Helps Deliver IT as a

Service
Orchestrator

Service
Model

Service Manager

Configure
Deploy
Public Cloud
Virtual Machine Manager
Operations Manager
Configuration Manager
Data Protection
Manager
Virtual

Service Manager

Monitor
Operate

Application Management

Service Delivery and

Automation

Private
Cloud

Physica
l

Infrastructure Management

DC
Admin

Windows Server 2008 Skills

Active Directory (70-640)

Windows Server 2008 Administration (70-646)

Planning for server deployment
Planning for server management
Monitoring and maintaining servers
Planning application and data provisioning
Planning for business continuity and high availability

6425C
6426C

EXA
M

EXA
M

EXA
M

Windows Server 2008

Active
Active Directory,
Directory,
Configuring
Configuring

64
6

Windows Server 2008

Network
Network Infrastructure,
Infrastructure,
Configuring
Configuring

Windows
Windows Server
Server 2008,
2008,
Server
Server Administrator
Administrator

6421B

Configuring
Configuring and
and
Troubleshooting a
Windows
Windows Server
Server 2008
2008
Network
Network Infrastructure
Infrastructure

MOC

Configuring addressing and services

Configuring names resolution
Configuring network access
Configuring file and print services
Monitoring and managing a network infrastructure

64
2

MOC

Network Infrastructure (70-642)

64
0

MOC

Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) for Active

Directory
Configuring the Active Directory infrastructure
Configuring Active Directory roles and services
Creating and maintaining Active Directory objects
Maintaining the Active Directory environment
Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services

6433A

Planning
Planning and
and
Implementing Windows
Server
Server 2008
2008

Exam 246: Monitoring and

Operating a Private Cloud with
System
Center
2012
18
%

20
%

42
23%
%

Configure
Data Center
Process
Automation

Deploy
Resource
Monitoring

Monitor
Resources

18
%

Configure and
Maintain
Service
Management

22
%

Manage
Configuration
and
Protection

Exam 247: Configuring and

Deploying a Private Cloud with
System
Center
2012
19
%

Design and
Deploy
System Center

21
%

Configure
System
Center
Infrastructure

42
27 %
%

Configure the
Private Cloud
Infrastructure

16
%

Configure
System
Center
Integration

18
%

Configure and
Deploy Virtual
Machines and
Services

Private Cloud Courses

Course 10750A: Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System
Center 2012

Private cloud protection and recovery

Configuring compliance in the cloud
Configuring SLAs, dashboards and widgets
Optimizing cloud resources

Course 10751A: Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System

Center 2012Planning for the private cloud
Configuring and deploying the private cloud infrastructure
Extending and maintaining the private cloud infrastructure
Configuring virtual application delivery
Creating the private cloud building blocks
Deploying and accessing the first business unit private cloud
Monitoring the private cloud infrastructure
Extending and customizing monitoring of the private cloud

infrastructure
Implementing service management for the private cloud

EXA
M

24
7

Monitoring
Monitoring and
and
Operating a Private
Cloud
Cloud with
with System
System
Center 2012

Configuring
Configuring and
and
Deploying
Deploying a
a Private
Private
Cloud
Cloud with
with System
System
Center
Center 2012
2012

10750
A and
Monitoring
Monitoring and
Operating
Operating a
a Private
Private
Cloud
with
Cloud with System
System
Center
Center 2012
2012

MOC

Automatic incident creation, remediation and change requests

Automating self service provisioning

24
6

EXA
M

Monitoring private cloud services

Configuring application performance monitoring
Operating and extending service management in the cloud
Problem management in the cloud

MOC

Introduction to the private cloud

Configuring and optimizing business unit clouds
Deploying cloud services

Final
Final exams
exams
available
available June
June 2012
2012

Beta
Beta MOC
MOC available
available
now
now
Final
Final MOC
MOC available
available
August
August 2012
2012

10751
A and
Configuring
Configuring and
Deploying
Deploying a
a Private
Private
Cloud
with
Cloud with System
System
Center
Center 2012
2012

 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a
commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS
PRESENTATION.