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This specialization offers a complete and structured journey into VMware technologies, starting with the fundamentals of modern data centers and virtualization before progressing into advanced topics such as vSphere management, NSX-T network virtualization, and VMware automation and cloud management. You will explore how virtualization transforms traditional IT environments, understand the architecture of software-defined data centers, and learn to integrate compute, storage, networking, and security into a unified framework.
By the end of this program, learners will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to confidently design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and high-performing virtualized infrastructures, making them well-prepared for careers in IT operations, system administration, virtualization engineering, and cloud management.
Disclaimer: This course is an independent educational resource developed by Board Infinity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with Broadcom or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. This course is not an official preparation material of Broadcom. All trademarks, service marks, and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.
Syllabus
- Course 1: Fundamentals of VMware Data Center Virtualization Concepts
- Course 2: Advanced vSphere Management and Features
- Course 3: Building Network Virtualization with VMware NSX-T
- Course 4: Mastering VMware Automation and Cloud Management Skills
Courses
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Master advanced virtual networking, enterprise storage management, resource allocation, and security in VMware vSphere 8.x—skills essential for managing complex, high-availability virtual infrastructures. Through hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, you’ll gain the practical expertise needed to design, optimize, and secure enterprise-scale environments with confidence. Start by configuring and troubleshooting distributed switches, VLANs, NIC teaming, and advanced network security policies to ensure robust and efficient virtual networking. You’ll implement traffic shaping, private VLANs, and diagnostic tools to maintain performance and security at scale. Next, dive into vSphere storage management—work with SAN, NAS, VMFS, and NFS datastores, planarchitecture for performance and scalability, and perform live migrations with Storage vMotion. You’ll troubleshoot storage issues, optimize I/O performance, and use ESXCLI for in-depth diagnostics. Then, explore resource management and high availability—allocate CPU and memory effectively, set up and fine-tune HA and DRS, leverage capacity planning, and implement EVC for smooth vMotion operations across clusters. The course concludes with performance optimization, upgrade planning, and implementing RBAC to enforce secure, role-based administration. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Configure and secure advanced virtual networking in vSphere. -Design and manage enterprise storage infrastructure. -Implement HA, DRS, and capacity planning for optimized clusters. -Perform performance tuning and plan vSphere upgrades. This course is ideal for VMware administrators, virtualization engineers, network and storage specialists, and IT professionals preparing for the Vmware Data center virtualisation. Whether your goal is exam readiness or production excellence, this course equips you to excel in both. Disclaimer: This course is an independent educational resource developed by Board Infinity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with Broadcom or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. This course is not an official preparation material of Broadcom. All trademarks, service marks, and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.
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Mastering VMware Automation and Cloud Management Skills to modernize operations and improve reliability at scale. This course focuses on automating day-to-day tasks with PowerCLI and VMware APIs, building repeatable workflows with vRealize Orchestrator, and applying cloud management tools to streamline provisioning, monitoring, and governance. Begin with automation fundamentals—what to automate, safe scripting, and best practices. Use PowerCLI to connect to vCenter and ESXi, automate virtual machine lifecycle tasks, and generate reports with practical cmdlets. Then explore REST APIs and orchestration to standardize changes, reduce manual work, and increase consistency. Next, examine VMware’s cloud portfolio: VMware Cloud Foundation for consistent infrastructure, VMware Cloud on AWS for hybrid scenarios, and VMware Aria and vRealize Operations for visibility, optimization, and policy-based control. Monitor clusters, migrations, storage, and performance with alerts, events, and dashboards. Conclude with a recap of key vSphere and NSX-T concepts, troubleshooting patterns, and lifecycle management to operate resilient and secure environments. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Automate vSphere with PowerCLI, REST APIs, and orchestration. -Manage hybrid cloud with Cloud Foundation and VMware Cloud on AWS. -Monitor clusters, migrations, and performance using Aria and vRealize Operations. -Apply troubleshooting and lifecycle management best practices. Disclaimer: This course is an independent educational resource developed by Board Infinity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with Broadcom or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. This course is not an official preparation material of Broadcom. All trademarks, service marks, and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.
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Build your foundational knowledge of VMware data center virtualization with this beginner-level course that introduces the essential concepts of modern data centers, virtualization, and the VMware product suite. Designed for learners with little or no prior VMware experience, it provides the technical background needed to understand and apply virtualization in real-world IT environments. You will start with data center fundamentals, exploring the role of servers, storage, networking, and power in modern IT infrastructure. From there, you will dive into virtualization concepts, including hypervisors, virtual machines, and the architecture of software-defined data centers (SDDC). You will also examine how VMware tools such as vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and VMware Cloud Foundation enable organizations to simplify management, optimize resources, and deliver scalable solutions. By engaging with readings, video lectures, and interactive examples, you will gain the ability to describe core virtualization concepts, manage basic virtual machine workloads, and identify how VMware solutions fit into real-world scenarios. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Explain the fundamentals of modern data centers and virtualization. - Differentiate between hypervisor types and virtual machine components. - Describe the architecture, components, and benefits of the SDDC. - Identify VMware product suites and their use cases in business environments. Disclaimer: This course is an independent educational resource developed by Board Infinity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with Broadcom or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. This course is not an official preparation material of Broadcom. All trademarks, service marks, and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.
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Build expertise in VMware NSX-T, the platform enabling secure, scalable network virtualization in data centers. This course introduces software-defined networking (SDN), explains NSX-T architecture, and provides hands-on practice with logical switching, routing, traffic optimization, and security. You will start with SDN fundamentals, see how NSX-T separates management, control, and data planes, and review components such as transport nodes, edge nodes, and gateways. You will then install and configure NSX-T Manager and learn deployment best practices. Next, work with logical switching and routing. You will configure segments, explore overlays with VXLAN and Geneve, and set up Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways with static and dynamic routing. You will also optimize east-west and north-south flows using load balancing and traffic engineering. The course concludes with zero-trust security and practical NSX-T applications. You will design micro-segmentation policies, implement distributed firewalls, and apply a zero-trust model for secure multi-tenant environments. Hands-on labs will reinforce skills in switch deployment, routing, traffic analysis, and security implementation. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Analyze NSX-T architecture, SDN concepts, and deployment workflows. - Configure logical switches, segments, and routing gateways. - Optimize traffic flows with load balancing and routing strategies. - Implement micro-segmentation and zero-trust security using NSX-T. Disclaimer: This course is an independent educational resource developed by Board Infinity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with CFA Institute or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. This course is not official preparation material of CFA Institute. All trademarks, service marks, and company names mentioned, if any, are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.
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Board Infinity