Virtualization training (in-company)

This 2-day Virtualization in-company training will qualify you for the vendor-neutral international Virtualization Essentials Professional (VEP) certificate

Mode of study

  • Option 1: Public course – 2 Day Certification Programme
  • Option 2: In-house course – We bring the Certification Programme to you

See also the 2-day in-company training ‘CompTIA Cloud Essentials Professional


New international Virtualization certification!

The ‘Virtualization Essentials Professional (VEP)’ certification demonstrates that you have the skill set and knowledge to operate in a modern IT organization that is utilizing virtualization techniques. Certification allows you to operate effectively in a cloud environment as you speak the appropriate language, and demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts and terminology relevant to virtualization.

The Virtualization certification program is a vendor-neutral foundation level certification program for virtualization. The program has been developed by some of the most significant forces in the industry such as IBM, Cisco, EMC, HP, Virtual Clarity and ING.

In addition, the training complements the CompTIA Cloud Essentials (in-company) training, which you can do either before or after you have taken the Virtualization Essentials training.

Why should you obtain the Virtualization Essentials Professional certification?

  • The Virtualization Essentials Professional certification is the first building block for an IT professional and provides eligibility to any solutions specific training program.
  • Certification adds value to your career development as the Virtualization Essentials Professional certification is a highly desired qualification by IT organizations.
  • Will help you to advance your career in the cloud and virtualization domain.

How to become Virtualization Essentials Professional certified?

The training includes an exam preparation module, preparing participants to take on the Virtualization Essentials Professional exam on the second day of the training. The online exam is in closed-book format, with 40 multiple-choice questions. You will have 1 hour to complete the exam. Passing the exam, you become a Virtualization Essentials Professional (VEP). The exam is also available through professional testing centres worldwide.

Learning objectives of the Virtualization Essentials Professional training

At the end of the Virtualization Essentials Professional training, you will be able to:
  • Specify the technical capabilities and operating model for virtual infrastructures.
  • Discuss how business benefits can be described and measured.
  • Describe the implications for direct costs and cost allocations.
  • Explain relevant barriers to adoption and success with virtualization and appropriate mitigation strategies.
  • Outline the technical approaches, components, capabilities, and techniques of virtualization technologies.
  • Explain the steps that lead to successful adoption of virtualization technologies.
  • Understand the impact and changes of virtualization on IT service management.
  • Identify the issues associated with integrating virtualization into an organization’s existing compliance risk and regulatory framework.

Target audience for the Virtualization Essentials Professional certification

The Virtualization Essentials Professional training is relevant for IT specialists, IT managers, IT technical services specialists (IT, security, infrastructure, services, systems, tests, etc.), IT relationship managers, IT support staff, IT architects, consultants, business and IT managers, business process owners, process managers, developers, analysts and risk management employees.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this Virtualization Foundation training and certification.

With at least 6 persons, an in-company training to become Virtualization Essentials Professional certified could be your best choice. An in-house training has several advantages:
  • It saves time and money;
  • Enables you to train in the comfort of your own working environment;
  • Can be arranged for groups of 6 people or more;
  • Will take place at a time chosen by and convenient for you; and
  • Sensitive issues can be openly discussed because there are no ‘outsiders’.

Are you interested? Please call us at +31 (0)40 - 246 02 20 or send an e-mail to info@imf-online.com to discuss the possibilities.

All trainings and distance learning courses of IMF Academy can be presented in-house.
DAY I
  • Course introduction
  • Introduction to virtualization
  • Business perspective
  • The virtual data centre: server virtualization
  • The virtual data centre: storage, networks en applications

DAY II
  • Workplace virtualization technologies
  • Adopting virtualization
  • Operating virtualization
  • Governing virtualization
  • Exam preparation
  • Exam


Your Virtualization certification trainer is Peter H.J. van Eijk
Your Virtualization certification trainer is Peter H.J. van Eijk. Peter is an independent consultant on the management of cloud computing and other digital infrastructures, as well as a speaker, teacher and writer. Peter is a Cloud Credential Council certified trainer and is a certified CCSK instructor at Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). Peter is Master Global Trainer of the Virtualization Essentials Professional training, the CompTIA Cloud Essentials Professional training and the CCSK Cloud Security training.


Testimonials
“Peter van Eijk is an innovative IT strategist who makes connections between business, people and technology. With wit and confrontation he guides you to new approaches. He is inimitably hard core internet oriented, yet never forgets that communication is between people, not machines.”

“I attended his Virtualization Essentials Professional training and it was one the best training experiences I have encountered. Peter brings his vast knowledge on the subject and makes it easy to understand the various concepts in what can seem a very complicated environment. I highly recommend Peter and his abilities to help organizations improve their virtualization and cloud education and implementation initiatives.”

“Peter made the Cloud Computing and Virtualization course a real learning experience for everyone.”

“Peter was my teacher for the Virtualization Essentials Professional course. His adaptive approach and broad knowledge of the subject made this course valuable to me.”

“Peter is a problem solver in the digital networked world. His scope is enormous, ranging from hardcore technology to organizational processes. Highly recommended if there is something to improve in your organization’s IT dept./infrastructure.”

“Peter is an expert in IT infrastructure and strategy. He also is a real professional.”

“Peter is a brilliant analyst of complex systems with extensive up-to-date knowledge of infrastructural issues and possibilities. He masters out-of-the-box thinking as well as regular solution development.”

About the Cloud Credential Council
The Cloud Credential Council (CCC) is the international industry representation body mandated to drive alignment and develop standards for the cloud computing domain that is important for organizational and individual training and certification. The council is independent and vendor neutral, with membership that include user organizations, vendors, professional associations and international certification bodies from across the world.
Interested in an open classroom-based Virtualization Essentials Professional training?
In the Netherlands, International Management Forum (IMF) organizes several open classroom-based Virtualization Essentials Professional trainings, consisting of 2 days from 09.00 hrs – 17.00 hrs. The training location is situated in Amsterdam. The next 2-day open training will take place on:

  • 27 and 28 January 2014

The fee for the open classroom-based Virtualization Essentials Professional training is € 1,480 (VAT excl.). The fee includes coffee, tea, lunches, training materials and the Virtualization Essentials Professional exam.

For more information please contact us or call us at +31 40 246 0220.

The in-company and open Virtualization Essentials Professional training are available for resale
Al our trainings and distance learning courses are available for resale. Find out how to become a reseller and contact us (+31 40 246 0220).
In-company Virtualization Essentials Professional training
The fee for the in-company Virtualization Essentials Professional training is € 7,980 (VAT excl.) for a maximum of 6 participants. The fee includes all training materials and the Virtualization Essentials Professional exam. Traveling and other expenses of the trainer are not included and depend on the location of the training. For every participant above 6 you pay a fixed fee of € 1,250 (VAT excl.).