Hyper-V Server 2008 /ETC – Summary of Certifications, Training, Courses, Services
October 7th, 2008 | 
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This post is a summary of the Microsoft virtualization training and certification options announced along with the availability of Hyper-V Server 2008 last week. There are several free courses to jump start your Hyper-V training and an exam Second Chance offer when testing for certification. I’m trying to be clever and stick to my site theme with the “/ETC” play on words.
Microsoft Helps Customers Overcome Barriers to Virtualization and Get Virtual Now
The press release recaps how CEO Steve Ballmer announced the general availability of Hyper-V Server 2008 “during a TechNet Server and Tools event keynote address in London”. The release also introduces “a new offering of specialized assessment and implementation services available from the Microsoft Services organization that help customers use server virtualization, and separate new training and certifications from Microsoft Learning for IT Professionals.”
For the new services part of the announcement, Rick Becker, vice president of Software and Solutions at Dell, is quoted explaining how Dell is now offering server, storage, and implementation services around Hyper-V and SCVMM.
The new training and certification portion of the release are summarized in the following quote:
“Building on the strength and valued reputation of the Microsoft Certified Professional program, Microsoft is also delivering a new series of global virtualization training and certification offerings for IT professionals covering desktop, server and management environments. Complete details on these programs are available at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/virtualization and the Microsoft Learning Community blog at http://blogs.technet.com/mslcommunity/archive/tags/virtualization/default.aspx.”
Following the link to the Microsoft Learning Virtualization Portal provides more details on the free virtualization offerings. I’ve also created a cut and pasted summary of the various links to the Microsoft training and certification information in the rest of this post.
Free Second Shot on virtualization exams
Get a free second chance on all four virtualization certification exams when you register for your exam with Second Shot. This offer is available for a limited time only, so sign up today!
| • | Exam 70-403 TS: System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Configuring (available soon) |
| • | Exam 70-643 TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring |
| • | Exam 70-652 TS: Windows Server 2008 Virtualization, Configuring |
| • | Exam 70-656 TS: Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Configuring |
Free virtualization e-learning collection
Take Microsoft E-Learning Collection 6333: Exploring Microsoft Virtualization Technologies for free! Collection 6333 includes the following:
The table below is a screen shot of the certification offerings for Microsoft virtualization and the related training. It’s a screen shot so the links do not work. I’ve provided links to the free Hyper-V Instructor –led training content after the table below. The table with live links is also available at the Microsoft Learning Virtualization Portal as well.
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Free offer!
Clinic 6410B: First Look: Getting Started with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (two hours)
Free offer!
Clinic 6411B: First Look: Getting Started with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Hands-On Lab (two hours)
Course 6422A: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (three days)
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