≤ Course Introduction

≤ What Is a Cloud? Defining the VMware cloud and virtualization

��  Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

��  Platform as a Service (PaaS)

��  Software as a Service (SaaS)

��  Attributes of cloud computing

��  Cloud computing considerations

≤ VMware vCloud Director

��  vCloud Director prerequisites

��  Components of VMware cloud infrastructure

��  Logical constructs in vCloud Director

��  Cloud architecture fundamentals

≤ Cloud Architecture Models

��  Service provider (public cloud) model

��  Enterprise (private cloud) model

��  Hybrid model

��  Considerations when upgrading a vSphere environment

��  Load balancing

��  vCloud API use cases

��  Management cluster

��  vCloud resource groups

≤ Designing Networks

��  DNS architecture

��  Types of vCloud Director networks

��  Network management

��  Network mapping

≤ Designing Storage

��  Segmenting storage based on speed

��  Combining iSCSI and NFS

��  Organizational quotas

��  Thin provisioning

��  Limitations and considerations

≤ Designing Providers

��  Consumable resources

��  Provider virtual datacenters

��  Resource pools

��  Storage

��  VLANs

≤ Designing Organizations

��  Organization creation and resource pools in the provider virtual datacenters

��  Accessing multiple provider virtual datacenters from one organization

��  Organization administrator rights and responsibilities

��  vApps

��  Catalogs

��  Organization networks and external networks

≤ Designing Security

��  Authentication and authorization

��  Role-based access controls

��  Creating providers and organizations

��  Organization administrators

��  vApp owner

��  Custom roles

≤ Designing Chargeback

��  Modules of consumption

��  vCenter Chargeback metrics

��  vCenter Chargeback server configuration