Introductions
 Ernie Friend, FSCJ, Director of Academic Systems
 Kim Yohannan, EMC Academic Alliance Manager
 Dave Nelson, VMware IT Academy Program Manager
 Dan Myers, Citrix Academic Programs Manager
 Rich Weeks, President, NDG
What is Virtualization
 What is Virtualization
Why Create a Virtualization Program?
 Job market in our area- Limited Search 958 Jobs
 Storage (EMC)- 493 Jobs in Florida (Monster.com)
 VMware- 124 Jobs in Florida (Monster.com)
 Citrix- 164 Jobs in Florida (Monster.com)
 Virtualization- 177 Jobs in Florida (Monster.com)
Overview of Networking AS Program
Networking Services Technology (Network Support) (2156) (A.S.)
 Common Core of 5 courses A+(hardware/software), Security+, Linux, Tech Support
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Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (CCNA)
Advanced Network Support Technician CCNP)
Info Tech Management (Systems Administration) (Server/Linux)
Computer Forensics Technician/Network Security
Voice Over IP
Network Virtualization
Overview of Virtualization Track
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CTS 1334 - Server Configuration (MS Server)
CTS 2302 - Directory Services Configuration (MS Active Directory)
CTS 2330 - Microsoft E-mail Administration (MS Exchange)
CTS 2411 - Information Storage Management (EMC Storage)
CTS 2370 - Virtual Infrastructure: Install and Configure (VMware 1)
CTS 2371 - Virtual Infrastructure: Deploy/Secure (VMware 2)
CTS 2372 - Virtualized Server Implementation I (Citrix 1)
CTS 2373 - Virtualized Server Implementation II (Citrix 2)
Enrollment in our Convergence Program
 Enrollments About 300 duplicated enrollments in converged courses
 About 2000 students in the program
 Job market in our area- Limited Search 958 Jobs
 Storage (EMC)- 493 Jobs in Florida (Monster.com)
 VMware- 124 Jobs in Florida (Monster.com)
 Citrix- 164 Jobs in Florida (Monster.com)
 Virtualization- 177 Jobs in Florida (Monster.com)
Partners that can Help
 EMC
 VMware
 Citrix
 NDG- Netlab
 Convergence Technology Center (NSF Grant)
EMC Academic Alliance
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Partnering with over 600 institutions of
Higher Education in over 40+ countries
Offering a unique ‘open’ course on
Information Storage and Management
•Focuses on concepts and
principles, not products
Providing EMC, Customers and
Partners with source to hire storage
educated graduates
Opportunity for EMC to give back as
the industry leader
http://education.emc.com/academicalliance
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Information Storage & Management
(ISM)
Modules
Section 1: Storage System
Intro to ISM
Storage System Environment
Data Protection: RAID
Intelligent Storage System
Section 2: Storage Networking
Technologies & Virtualization
DAS and Intro to SCSI
Storage Area Networks
Network Attached Storage
IP SAN
Content Addressed Storage
Storage Virtualization
Section 3: Business Continuity Section 4: Storage Security &
Introduction to Business Continuity
Management
Backup and Recovery
Local Replication
Securing the Storage Infrastructure
Managing the Storage Infrastructure
Remote Replication
http://education.EMC.com/ismbook
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Challenges Identified by IT and Storage Managers
Managing growth and the IT transformation
Classic
Environment
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Virtualized
Environment
Cloud
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Challenge
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Managing storage growth
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Designing, deploying & managing Backup, Recovery, & Archive solutions
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Designing, deploying & managing storage in a virtualized server environment
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Storage Consolidation
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Designing, deploying & managing disaster recovery solutions
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Making informed strategic/ big-picture decisions
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Lack of skilled storage professionals
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Designing, deploying & managing storage in Cloud computing environment
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Convincing higher management to adopt Cloud
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Managing external Cloud service providers
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Becoming an Academic Partner Steps . . .
1. Institution enrolls via the EAA online application.
http://info.emc.com/mk/get/EAA_APPL_form?src=&HBX_Account_Number=emc-emccom
2. Institution identifies faculty to teach course and administer the
program.
3. Institution identifies faculty to attend the 5 day ISM Faculty
Readiness Seminar (FRS).
4. Institution accesses secure Faculty website to download teaching
aids such as chapter PowerPoints, quizzes, simulators, etc.
5. Institution promotes ISM course to students.
6. Institution schedules and begins teaching the ISM course.
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Dave Nelson
davenelson@vmware.com
The VMware IT Academy: What It Is All About
And Advantages To Education
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VMware IT Academy Program – two levels
VMware has designed a flexible program to allow colleges to
provide Virtualization training in multiple formats, learning
styles and levels
Higher costs /
resources
Instructor Led Training
• Academy members do not
require any certified trainers
(VMware Certification courses)
• Low / No ICT hardware
requirement
• Can be included into existing
courses or used for self study
• Academy members require VMware certified
Instructor to teach certified courses
• Specified ICT hardware requirement
eLearning courses
• Minimum course content and hours required
for student certification
Low start up
costs / resources
Entry level
capabilities
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College / Institute Capabilities &
Competency
Higher level of
certification
VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings
Infrastructure Virtualization
VMware vSphere Fundamentals 4.1
VMware vSphere: What's New in vSphere 4
VMware ESXi: Administration
Transition to ESXi Essentials
Virtualization Management
VMware vCenter CapacityIQ Fundamentals
VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals
VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 Fundamentals
VMware vCenter Chargeback Fundamentals
VMware vCenter AppSpeed Fundamentals
VMware Capacity Planner 2.7
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Confidential
VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings
Security
VMware vShield App Fundamentals
VMware vShield Edge Fundamentals
Business Continuity
Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 4.1 Fundamentals
DRBC Design - Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
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Confidential
VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings
End User Computing
VMware Workstation 7: Fundamentals
VMware Workstation 7: Advanced
VMware Workstation 6: Mastery
VMware Fusion 3
VMware View 4.5 Fundamentals
What is New in VMware View 4.5
VMware ThinApp Fundamentals
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Confidential
Eligibility for VMware IT Academy Program
 VMware Academy program open to Accredited, degree & diploma granting
higher education institutions worldwide offering 2- or 4- year college programs are
eligible to participate in the program
 Technical schools offering accredited degrees through distance education
programs are also eligible to participate in the program
 No minimum course enrollment commitment (i.e. Academy members can scale
classes as the markets and opportunity demand)
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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. Student kits should cost less than
$50 USD including tax & shipping when ordering in quantity 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 instructor led courses or for reference for any courses desired.
Note: eLearning courses do not satisfy the prerequisite for the VMware
VCP Certification.
The cost of printing, shipping and taxes will vary by region as will the cost
of certification test delivery.
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VMware IT Academy - Support
Administrative Support:
Program Manager
Operations
myLearn LMS for Class, Student, Certification Vouchers & Evaluations
Technical Support - VMware Forum:
http://communities.vmware.com
Mentoring via WebEx with Playback
Course Materials – Gilmore – Dedicated School Storefront
Certification – Pearson VUE – Redeemable Discount Vouchers
Hardware – Recommendations on either physical servers or virtual via
NETLAB+ from NDG
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NETLAB+ Concept
Network Development Group Inc.
NETLAB+ Deployments
NETLAB+ Location
Multiple NETLAB+ Location/City
Network Development Group Inc.
Example Topology for Cisco Courses
CCNP
CCNA Security
CCNA Exploration 2
CCNA Exploration 3
CCNA Exploration 4
CCNA Discovery 2
CCNA Discovery 3
CCNA Discovery 4
Network Development Group Inc.
NDG is Developing Supplemental VoIP Labs
CCNA Voice - 640-461
Entry-Level Certification
for Cisco Voice
Technologies
CVOICE - 642-437
Professional-Level
Description Certification for Cisco
Voice Technologies. Part
of CCNP Voice Track
Official Cert
Guide
ICM Student Interface
Network Development Group Inc.
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