Content Series: Build Your Cloud in a Month!

The US IT Pro Evangelism Team has been working on another series of content! This set is designed to help you learn to guild out a cloud computing environment in a one month span. There is already some great content online with more to come!

Week 1 – Build Your Private Cloud Foundation with Windows Server 2012

• What is a Private Cloud? ( Video )
• Why Private Cloud? by Yung Chou
• Build a Private Cloud Foundation - Overview ( Video )
• Build a Private Cloud Foundation – Storage by Matt Hester
• Build a Private Cloud Foundation – Networking
• Build a Private Cloud Foundation – Compute / Virtualization

Week 2 – Building Your Private Cloud Fabric with System Center 2012 SP1

• Understanding Virtual Machine Manager ( VMM 2012 SP1 ) Fabric and Service Templates by Yung Chou
• Deploy & Upgrade System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager ( Video )
• Step-by-Step: Deploy System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager by Tommy Patterson
• Build Private Cloud Storage Fabric ( Video )
• Build Private Cloud Data Center & VM Network Fabric ( Video )
• Intro to Hybrid Cloud for Private Cloud IT Pros by Tom Shinder and Michael Lubanski
• Extend Your Private Cloud Network Fabric with Windows Azure Virtual Networks ( Guided Hands-on Lab )

Week 3 – Configuring and Optimizing Your Private Cloud with System Center 2012 SP1

• Configure Private Cloud VM Compute Fabric ( Video )
• Zero-to-Cloud: From Bare Metal to Private Cloud Fabric by Matt Hester
• Optimize Workload Placement with Dynamic Resource Optimization and Power Optimization ( Guided Hands-on Lab )
• Creating Private Clouds with System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager ( Video )
• Delegating Access to Private Clouds and Deploying Application Services by Yung Chou

Week 4 – Deploying and Servicing Applications in Your Private Cloud with System Center 2012 SP1

• Define VM Hardware Profiles by Kevin Remde
• Define VM Guest OS Profiles by Kevin Remde
• Define Application Profiles by Kevin Remde
• Define and Deploy VM Templates by Tommy Patterson
• Define and Deploy Application Service Templates

Week 5 – Extending and Protecting Your Private Cloud

• Scaling Private Cloud Applications
• Protect Your Private Cloud Workloads with System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager
• Step-by-Step: Enable Business Continuity for Private Clouds with Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager ( Guided Hands-on Lab )
• Manage your Hybrid / Private Cloud Infrastructure with System Center 2012 SP1 App Controller

Get ready to follow along!

Get prepared to follow along with our article series this month by downloading Windows Server 2012, the FREE Hyper-V Server 2012, System Center 2012 SP1, and Windows Azure.  Once you have these components, you’ll be ready to follow along with us as we build your Private Cloud together!

• DO IT: Download Windows Server 2012
• DO IT: Download the FREE Hyper-V Server 2012
• DO IT: Download System Center 2012 SP1
• DO IT: Activate your FREE Windows Azure 90-Day Subscription

Want to get certified on Private Cloud?

Prepare for the MCSE: Private Cloud certification exams with these popular FREE exam study guides:

• DOWNLOAD: Study Guide for Exam 70-246, Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud
• DOWNLOAD: Study Guide for Exam 70-247, Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud

-Cheers!

Comments

• Anonymous
  April 26, 2013
  Thank you , Good article .