| The staff at HOST Computer Services would like to thank our customers for their past support and look forward to continuing to serve your training needs in 2010.
In this issue:
- Organisation changes at HOST
- CompTIA A+ (2009 objectives)
- VMware vSphere with ESX 4 and vCenter 4
- Designing HP Virtualisation Solutions
Organisation changes at HOST The New Year has seen a major management change at HOST Computer Services Ltd with the appointment of Eddie Mountford as Managing Director. Eddie has spent the last 19 years as Technical Director at HOST and has been preparing for this role over the recent years. Jim Dunkley, who has been the driving force behind the success of HOST since the incorporation in 1991, has stepped aside to ease himself into retirement. We all owe Jim an enormous vote of thanks for his enthusiasm and warm generosity over the years and wish him well for the future.
CompTIA A+ (2009) CompTIA A+ is a foundation level certification and is the Industry Standard for Computer Support Technicians. It is also part of the certification track for the major IT Corporations / Vendors. The main focus is on IT concepts and support of desktop systems. In 2009, the certification was revised and comprises two exams - an Essentials exam and a Practical Application exam.
HOST offer a 5 day instructor led course in support of each exam. S635 for the Essentials and S636 for the Practical Application. Both are competitively priced at £950.00 (ex VAT)
Available dates:
S635 22nd March 2010, 17th May 2010, 13th September 2010
S636 24th May 2010, 20th September 2010
Please click S635 and S636 to view the course descriptions.
VMware vSphere with ESX 4 and vCenter 4 This course is a 4-day intense introduction to virtualisation using VMware's vSphere suite including VMware ESX 4 and vCenter 4. Assuming no prior virtualisation experience, starting with the basics and rapidly progressing to more advanced topics. More than 40% of course time is devoted to hands-on practical exercises - reinforcing concepts and skills. Initial labs focus on installation and configuration of stand-alone ESX servers. As the course progresses, shared storage, networking and centralised management are introduced. The course then continues onto more advanced topics including resource balancing, high availability, back up and recovery and troubleshooting. Disaster recovery, rapid deployment, hot migration and workload consolidation are also covered.
This course is unique in its approach; which is to identify common IT pain points and clearly explain and demonstrate how virtualisation delivers immediate, tangible benefits, for example, reduced capital and operational costs, greater consistency, responsiveness, reduced administration and server consolidation. Each topic is presented from the perspective of delivering key business and economic value and not just the technical or mechanical aspects of the software. By the end of the course, attendees will have learned the benefits, skills, mechanics and best practices of virtualisation and will be able to design, implement, deploy, configure, monitor, manage, troubleshoot and secure VMware vSphere 4.
Course Number: P401
Course Title: VMware vSphere with ESX 4 and vCenter 4
Length: 4 days
Price: £1,495.00 (ex VAT)
Available Dates: 24th May 2010, 28th June 2010, 23rd August 2010
Please click here for the full course description.
Designing HP Virtualisation Solutions New to our portfolio, HOST is now able to announce the availability of the instructor led course Designing HP Virtualisation Solutions. This course explains the fundamentals of virtualisation technology, as realized in the HP portfolio of virtualisation solutions. It also highlights the HP Adaptive Infrastructure strategy and how it relates to cloud computing and virtualisation, and covers the technologies needed for a true comprehensive virtualised solution. The training along with its associated exam and an HP pre-requisite is part of the Accredited Presales Consultant (APC) certification.
Please click here for a detailed list of topics covered.
Course Number: 00117630
Course Name: Designing HP Virtualisation Solutions
Duration: 4 days
Price: £1460.00 (ex VAT)
Available Dates: 12th April 2010, 26th April 2010, 2nd August 2010
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