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The VMware IT Academy
Storage, Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Dave Nelson - VMware IT Academy Program Director
20 August 2014
Agenda
The Federation And Why Is So Important
The Importance of Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Role Based Certification Paths
VMware Certified Associate:
• VCA Transforms Careers and Companies…
• VCA Program Goals
• VCA Positioning
• VCA Tracks
• Training for VCA Certification
• VCA Exams and the Certification Process
Learning Paths
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The Federation
Drawing on the strengths of each of the four companies, VMware customers can benefit from a single, focused vision to move to becoming a Software-Defined Enterprise.
EMC Academic Alliance
EMC Academic Alliance Program – Program Information
http://education.emc.com/academicalliance/ – Storage Technologist Track (EMCST)
https://education.emc.com/cust/certification/framework/st/stor_tech.aspx – Find Participating Institutions
http://education.emc.com/academicalliance/institutes.aspx
Research Links– Managing Information Storage: Trends, Challenges & Options
http://education.emc.com/content/_common/docs/articles/Managing_Information_Storage_Trends_Challenges_%20and_Options_2009_2010.pdf
– IDC – The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe http://www.emc.com/collateral/analyst-reports/diverse-exploding-digital-universe.pdf
– As the Economy Contracts, the Digital Universe Expands http://www.emc.com/collateral/demos/microsites/idc-digital-universe/iview.htm
– Certification Magazine – Salary Survey Dec 08 http://www.certmag.com/read.php?start=0&in=3656
– ESG – Eliminating the Storage Skills Gap https://education.emc.com/content/_common/docs/articles/ESG_WP_EMC_Education_Services_FINAL.pdf
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Why Virtualization Is Important & The VMware IT Academy
• Current Economy
• Reduces Capital Expenses
• Reduces Operational Expenses
• Promotes Green IT
• Demand for VMware Certified Professionals
• Enables Cloud Computing!
Ben Fried (Google CIO)Source: CIO Journal - Tuesday, April 10, 2012
“The economics of cloud computing are driving down the cost structure of business so far and so fast that it’s scary”.
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The Next 10 Years in ICT
• Will virtualization, multicore, and cloud computing trends send x86 architecture server and processor volumes down for the next decade?
• It certainly is a realistic scenario – and perhaps the most likely, but….– Mobile devices and traffic will
more than double every year
– Storage requirements will increase 50x
– ICT Professional Growth will increase by only 1.5x
Source: blogs.gartner.com/thomas_bittman/2011/.../the-end-of-server-growth and Cisco
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Majority of Companies Expanding Cloud Computing Skills
Types of skills/roles companies have added to IT departments
Percentage Increase %
Skills to build private clouds 69
Departmental liaisons 864
Integration specialists 63
Cloud architect 61
Compliance specialist 44
Source: CompTIA
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Sunshine in the Clouds
Cloud Computing Statistic Value
1New jobs in this sector by 2015 14 million
1Revenue per year in this sector by 2015 $1.1 trillion
2Global market for equipment by 2018 $79.1 billion
3Global spend in cloud computing by 2020 $241 billion
4Cloud services revenues by 2016 $40.8 billion
5Global digital content stored in the cloud by 2016 36%
6Amount of new workloads going directly to the cloud 33%
Sources: 1IDC, 2 Forbes, 3Forrester, 4 Wikibon.org, 5Gartner, 6VMware
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Report Cites 13% Savings For IT In 2012 From Cloud Adoption
• User demand for cloud services is driving adoption in the enterprise
• “Cloud systems delivered 13% savings for IT budgets last year”1
• “Organizations' adoption of cloud computing has steadily increased, which comes as no surprise given the growth of mobility and the consumerization of IT“2
1Source: “State of the Cloud” report, CDW 2013.
2 Source: Stephen Braat, General Manager, CDW.
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The World’s Fastest Growing Infrastructure Software Company
• Proven Market Leader – $5.59 billion revenue (2014)
– >$6.64 billion cash (2014)
– ~14,300 employees (2013)
• Proven in the Trenches– 500,000+ VMware customers
– 100% of Fortune 100
– 100% of Fortune Global 100
– 99% of Fortune 1000
– 97% of Fortune Global 500
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This Is What The New Hybrid Cloud Looks LikeHybrid cloud management is really about managing the old and the new IT worlds.
Experts say hybrid cloud is necessary progression of IT
Source: By Brandon Butler NetworkWorld | Jul 8, 2014
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Their Cloud, Their Business: NYSE Euronext
• “We chose VMware because of their advanced technology record and their advanced thinking in cloud computing. They’re the obvious choice to work with us.” - Steve Rubinow, SVP/CIO, NYSE Euronext
• NYSE private cloud manages nearly 1/3 of the world’s wealth
• Complex trading operations went from days to minutes
• Now offering the world’s first public cloud for the financial services industry
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Their Cloud, Their Business: SAP
• “We have a very good strategic relationship with VMware – and with operational support, that’s necessary with challenges often more complex than in traditional settings.” - Dr. Wolfgang Krips, SVP Global IT, SAP
• SAP’s global infrastructure is 80% virtualized, running 25,000 VMs
• Private cloud houses all critical app servers; and supports its entire training business and development systems
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Their Cloud, Their Business: Revlon• “VMware is our core; it is the
core of our Cloud. It allows us to be very fast…simplicity equals speed, speed equals competitive advantage.” - David Giambruno, P/CIO, Revlon
• Revlon private cloud:– 98% of global infrastructure
virtualized
– 531 applications across the globe
– 15,000 automated vMotion moves a month
• 300% increase in project throughput, with zero downtime
• Savings of more than $70.4M in 2 years
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Their Cloud, Their Business: Ducati Motor Holdings
• “VMware has never failed us. We have grown in terms of demands and requirements, and VMware has grown in capabilities and ability to support us.” - Daniel Bellini, CIO, Ducati
• Zero-to-98% virtualized in less than 2 years, all with no down time and supporting a 3x increase in production
• Ducati’s IT infrastructure supports the production of 40K bikes per year, and helps them outrace competitors significantly larger
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Their Cloud, Their Business: Southwest Airlines
• “Our goal is similar to that of VMware - to have the cloud seamless and transparent, so our customers, employees and IT team don’t have to care about
the technology underlying delivery of the service.” - Bob Young, VP of Tech/CIO, SWA
• Zero-to-40% globally virtualized in less than two years, reducing provisioning time from six days to one hour
• Leverages GemFire to run critical applications accounting for 85% of total business
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Our FocusEnabling IT as a Service
IT as a Service leverages:
highly virtualized infrastructure
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modern development approaches
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anywhere, anytime access by end users
…to enable a more efficient and business-focused model for IT
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Virtualization is Key to This Shift in Focus
• Virtualized applications, by 2015:– Of existing VMware users, ~97%
expect to virtualize mission critical applications.
– In Test/Dev, EndUser, Web Apps, Collaboration and BI applications, VMware used in +50% more sites
• Datacenters: – 69% server virtualization
increasing to 84% by 2015
– 24% growth expected in servers running VMware
– 76% installed hypervisors are VMware. “All workload types are migrating to VMware, including mission critical and databases”.
Source: Wikibon.org
VMware Certified Associate Transforms…Y
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As a VMware Certified Associate you benefit from:
• Extra recognition – of your knowledge, initiative and commitment to stay current
• Faster career progression – certified skills to take advantage of the best IT opportunities
• Greater confidence – discussing virtualization with customers, peers and management
• A real-world approach – so you learn what you need for your role
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ny Employers and managers value VCA certification as way to:
• Reflect the competence of staff
• Fast-track learning means less time away from job
• Ensure their people have the right skills for the job
• Confirm their staff are up-to-date with innovative virtualization and cloud technologies
VCA Program Goals As a VCA, you can:
• Demonstrate knowledge of virtualization products, capabilities, trends and best practices
• Have credibility in discussions with potential employers
• Prove your understanding of the business challenges virtualization can address
• Identify business needs and map those drivers to products from VMware
• Propose VMware solutions that suit the business
Not a replacement for VCP!
• Good introduction to technologies for transition preparation
− e.g. first step for Cloud, Workforce Mobility, Network Virtualization
• A springboard to VCP, VCAP, VCDX
• Low-cost way to explore possibilities
• Tool to help make intelligent choices about learning paths
VCA Positioning
• Core Product Knowledge
• Business Drivers• Use Cases
VSP
• Solution Selling• Sales Motions
• Technical Sales• Consulting
(Pre-Sales)• Solution Design
(Pre-Sales)
VTSP
• Sys Admin • Install• Configure• Manage
VCAP
VCP
VCA
VCDX
• Sys Engineer• Optimize• Scale• Troubleshoot• Design
ArchitectPre/Post-Sales• Consulting• Solution Design• Solution Delivery
Customer/End-User Domain VMware Partner Domain
VCA Tracks VCA – DCVVMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization
• Benefits of server virtualization across the data center
• How vSphere meets business challenges
VCA – CloudVMware Certified Associate - Cloud
• How to take advantage of public and private clouds
• Business challenges that cloud computing addresses
VCA – WMVMware Certified Associate – Workforce Mobility
• How workforce mobility delivers freedom and manageability while connecting people to their data, applications and desktop
VCA – NVVMware Certified Associate – Network Virtualization
• How to enhance the benefits of virtualization across your network
• Coming soon
Training for VCA Certification Free 2.5 and 3 hour elearning online course available
• English and Japanese now
• French, German and Spanish language modules will be live in October at VMworld Barcelona
Self-study at your convenience
Module-based with topic reviews, text notes and quizzes. Focus on:
• Products and technologies
• Capabilities and use-cases
• Trends and best practices
No prerequisite courses required
VCA not a prerequisite for ICMs or VCPs
Streamline ICMs, e.g. vSphere ICM will have VCA-DCV material removed
VCA Exams – On Demand, Online Online through Pearson VUE – no test center required.
• Test when and where you want, at your convenience
Exam is open book
50 question multiple-choice of the format:
• Select one correct answer
• Select two of the following
75 minutes to complete
Checking facility:
• Allows candidate to review questions
• Highlights if only one answer given when two required
Immediate result given /500. Pass mark is 300
Exam tests information in elearning but also extended knowledge.
• Use additional resources listed in the exam blueprint and other people!
VCA Certification Process – The Training Go to www.vmware.com/education :
• Go to Trending Now > Top Free
Register for the elearning course in MyLearn
• Registration expires after 4 months
Take course when and where you want - at your convenience
Course is not a pre-requisite for VCA exam
• Search vca for DCV and Cloud.
• Search workforce mobility View-based elearning
Before You Take the Exam - Additional Resources Access documentation
from the exam blueprint:
Use our free library of instructional videos to help you prepare:
• http://vmwarelearning.com/
VCA Certification Process – The Exam From Certification page,
click through to [create account and] register in MyLearn
Receive VMware authorization with unique candidate ID
Create Pearson Vue account with candidate ID, supply name and address
Authorized exams are displayed:
• Schedule (2-day slot) and complete exam in Pearson Vue
Receive confirmation email from MyLearn:
• Follow instructions to ‘manage plan’ in MyLearn
Certificate is posted to the address given in Pearson Vue, MyLearn transcript is updated.
Learning Paths
http://vmwarelearningpaths.com/
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Value Proposition & Goals
• Value Proposition:– Academic institutions have use of industry leading intellectual property
– Students have affordable access to training & professional certification
– VMware benefits from proliferation of virtualization competencies
• Goals & Objectives:– Drive collaboration between institutions & between students with
communities
– Maximize awareness and competencies on virtualization products and technologies
– Supply the IT industry with a pool of VMware Certified Professionals (VCP)
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VMware IT Academy Program – Two LevelsVMware has designed a flexible program to enable virtualization training in multiple formats, learning styles and levels
Instructor Led Training(certification courses)
eLearning courses
Institute Capabilities and Competency
Higher costs / resources
Low start up costs/resources
Entry level capabilities
Higher level certification
No certified trainers required
Low/no ICT hardware requirement
Include in existing courses or used for self-study
May require VMware certified instructor to teach
Specific ICT hardware requirement
Minimum course content and hours required for student certification
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VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings (1)
VCA Certification Courses
• VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals
• VMware Cloud Fundamentals
• VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals
• VMware Workforce Mobility Fundamentals
Infrastructure Virtualization
• VMware vSphere: What’s New Fundamentals [V5.5]
• vSphere Data Protection Advanced Fundamentals [V5.5]
• vSphere Data Protection and Recovery Fundamentals [V5.1]
• VMware vSphere: What’s New [V 5.1]
• VMware vSphere: Transition to ESXi Essentials[v4.1]
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VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings (2)
Cloud
• VMware vCloud Connector Fundamentals V2.5
• VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals [V5.1]
• VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals [V1.5]
• vCloud Networking and Security Fundamentals [V5.X]
• vCloud Automation Center: Fundamentals [v5.1]
Workforce Mobility
• VMware Horizon Workspace Fundamentals [V1.5]
• What's New in VMware Horizon View 5.2
• VMware View: Fundamentals [V5.0]
• VMware View: Fundamentals [V5.X]
• VMware View Design Best Practices - What's New [V5.X]
• VMware Horizon Mirage Fundamentals [V4.0]
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VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings (3)
Virtualization Management
• VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Fundamentals [V5.X]
• VMware vCenter Infrastructure Navigator Fundamentals [V2.X]
• VMware vCenter Operations Manager Fundamentals [v5.x]
• VMware vCenter Operations Manager for View Fundamentals [V5.X]
• VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Fundamentals [5.1]
• VMware vCenter Chargeback Manager Fundamentals [V2.5]
• VMware vCenter Operations Manager Fundamentals [V5.6]
Cloud Application Platform
• vFabric GemFire Fundamentals
• vFabric Hyperic Fundamentals
• vFabric tc Server Fundamentals
• vFabric Rabbit MQ Fundamentals
• VMware vFabric SQLFire
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VMware IT Academy Instructor Led Courses (1)*vSphere
• VMware vSphere with Operations Management: Fast Track [V5.1]
• VMware vSphere: Overview [V5.1]
• VMware vSphere: What’s New [V4.x to V5.5]
• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5]
• VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V5.1]
• VMware vSphere: Skills for Operators [V5.1]
• VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V5.1]
• VMware vSphere: Design Workshop [V5.x]
• VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting Workshop [V5.1]
vCloud
• VMware vCloud Networking and Security
• for vSphere Professionals [V5.5]
• VMware vCloud Automation Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.2]
• VMware vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5]
• VMware vCloud Director: Organization Administration [V5.5]
*Only the most recent versions are listed. The vITA Program also offers previous versions
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VMware IT Academy Instructor Led Courses (2)*
vCenter
• VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.1]
• VMware vCenter Operations Manager: Analyze & Predict [V5.x]
• VMware vCenter Operations Manager:
• Advanced Usage & Dashboard Design [V5.x]
• VMware vCenter Configuration Manager for Virtual Infrastructure Management [V5.x]
• VMware vCenter Configuration Manager for Virtual Infrastructure and OS Management [V5.x]
• VMware vCenter Orchestrator: Develop Workflows [V5.1]
Workforce Mobility
• VMware Horizon View: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.2]
• VMware View: Design Best Practices [V5.x]
• VMware View: Desktop Fast Track [V5.1]
• VMware Horizon Mirage: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.0]
*Only the most recent versions are listed. The vITA Program also offers previous versions
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VMware IT Academy Instructor Led Courses (3)*
Spring Developer
• Core Spring 4
• Enterprise Integration with Spring 4
• Spring Web 4
• Groovy and Grails [V2.0] 4
• Hibernate with Spring 3
• Pivotal RabbitMQ 2
• Pivotal GemFire for Developers
Course Catalogs
*Only the most recent versions are listed. The vITA Program also offers previous versions
https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=39824&ui=www_edu
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Program Costs
• No cost to Join. A simple registration form submitted for approval.
• Student course kits purchased directly from VMware’s print vendor to leverage VMware’s price point based on quantity & scale. – eBooks = $16
– Hardcopy < $50 including tax & shipping when ordering 10 or more.
• IT Academy partners can purchase certification vouchers directly from VMware’s certification testing delivery partner (Pearson VUE) at a discounted rate of 70% off commercial cost.
• IT Academy partners receive eLearning courses to use at “No Charge” to supplement ILT courses or for reference for any courses desired.
Summary Role-based certification from associate to expert level in the DCV,
Cloud, WM and NV areas.
Objectives of the VCA; benefits, goals, positioning
Content and format of the eLearning
Exam format and process of registration and completion
Introduced Learning Path Tool