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VCP5-DT Official Cert Guide (with DVD): VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 - Desktop

VCP5-DT Official Cert Guide (with DVD): VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 - Desktop

By: Linus Bourque

Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 23-JUL-2013

Insert Date: 09-APR-2013

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This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book. Pass your VCP-DT exam the first time! This is the first and only official guide to VMware's new VMware Certified Professional - Desktop (VCP-DT) exam covering VMware and the fast-growing topic of desktop virtualization. Organized to follow VMware's exam blueprint, it's also designed from the ground up to be engaging and enjoyable. Author and long-time VMware trainer Linus Bourque has helped thousands of VMware professionals master leading-edge virtualization techniques and prepare for certification. Drawing on this experience, he provides...

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VCAP5-DCD Official Cert Guide (with DVD): VMware Certified Advanced Professional in Datacenter Design

VCAP5-DCD Official Cert Guide (with DVD): VMware Certified Advanced Professional in Datacenter Design

By: Paul McSharry

Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 10-JUL-2013

Insert Date: 02-APR-2013

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This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book. Ace your VCAP5-DCD, demonstrate your exceptional knowledge of VMware virtualized datacenter design, and differentiate yourself from thousands of VMware professionals! The Official VCAP5-DCD Cert Guide is the only VMware authorized and approved guide to the new VCAP5-DCD certification exam for datacenter virtualization designers. Authored by top VMware expert Paul McSharry, it thoroughly covers every new exam objective, helping you sharpen your skills in designing and integrating multi-site, large enterprise virtualized environments....

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Virtualizing Microsoft Business Critical Applications on VMware vSphere 5

Virtualizing Microsoft Business Critical Applications on VMware vSphere 5

By: Matt Liebowitz; Alexander Fontana

Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 07-SEP-2013

Insert Date: 15-FEB-2013

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This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book. Many organizations are discovering the immense ROI available by virtualizing business critical applications. Microsoft has recently released new versions of many of its most popular and widely used enterprise applications, including Exchange, SQL Server, and Windows Server itself. Meanwhile, VMware has released a powerful new version of its enterprise virtualization platform, vSphere 5.1. Together, these technologies offer powerful new opportunities for cost-effective virtualization, and for migration towards cost-effective private cloud...

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VCDX Boot Camp: Preparing for the VCDX Panel Defense

VCDX Boot Camp: Preparing for the VCDX Panel Defense

By: John Arrasjid; Ben Lin; Mostafa Khalil

Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 10-MAY-2013

Insert Date: 22-JAN-2013

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Prepare to succeed at your VCDX panel defense and gain world-class knowledge for designing complex VMware environments VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) is the highest level of VMware certification, achieved by dedicated  professionals who have demonstrated exceptional skill in VMware enterprise deployments. To earn a VCDX, professionals must create a complete enterprise VMware design and undergo an arduous defense at the hands of some of the world’s most sophisticated VMware experts. Now, for the first time, there’s a comprehensive guide to VCDX defense: VCDX Boot Camp. Based on...

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VMware vSphere® 5 Building a Virtual Datacenter

VMware vSphere® 5 Building a Virtual Datacenter

By: Eric Maillé; René-François Mennecier

Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 20-AUG-2012

Insert Date: 28-AUG-2012

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Every year, datacenter managers must deliver more services faster, with greater flexibility. They must efficiently handle soaring amounts of data, and unprecedented levels of complexity. And they must do all this with lower budgets and fewer resources. Datacenter virtualization with VMware’s vSphere® 5 is the best way to achieve these goals and to accelerate your transition to cloud services. VMware vSphere® 5: Building a Virtual Datacenter brings together all the practical knowledge you need to evaluate, plan, implement, and manage vSphere 5 in your datacenter environment. Top datacenter...

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Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere® Deployments

Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere® Deployments

By: Sean Crookston; Harley Stagner

Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 24-JUL-2012

Insert Date: 09-APR-2012

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Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere® Deployments The Complete Guide to Planning, Deploying, and Operating  High-Performance VMware vSphere 5 Virtual Infrastructure To make the most of VMware’s vSphere 5, IT professionals need knowledge, tips, and insights they’ll  never find in the manuals–or in any book, until now! In Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere Deployments, two world-class VMware experts offer start-to-finish lessons for vSphere planning, implementation, operation, management, and troubleshooting: expert insights drawn from their unsurpassed  "in-the-trenches" consulting...

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VMware View 5: Building a Successful Virtual Desktop

VMware View 5: Building a Successful Virtual Desktop

By: Paul O’Doherty

Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 03-DEC-2012

Insert Date: 07-FEB-2012

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VMware View 5 for the Desktop   DELIVER HIGH-VALUE VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE AND A SUPERIOR USER EXPERIENCE Companies that have already realized the benefits of VMware server virtualization are now discovering that VMware View 5 offers equally powerful opportunities on the client side. VMware View 5 is a comprehensive enterprise-class solution. But, until now, crucial information about it has been scattered throughout dozens of technical documents. In VMware View 5, leading desktop virtualization expert Paul O’Doherty combines this critical information with deep...

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The Official VCP5 Certification Guide

The Official VCP5 Certification Guide

By: Bill Ferguson

Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 16-AUG-2012

Insert Date: 21-JAN-2012

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Trust the Official Cert Guide series from VMware Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for exam success. They are the only VMware authorized self-study books and are built with the objective of providing assessment, review, and practice to help ensure you are fully prepared for your certification exam. Master VMware certification exam topics Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks Reinforce your learning with complementary VCP5 video training from TrainSignal (3 hours) This is the eBook edition of the...

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Storage Implementation in vSphere® 5.0

Storage Implementation in vSphere® 5.0

By: Mostafa Khalil

Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 24-AUG-2012

Insert Date: 03-JAN-2012

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THE ONLY AUTHORITATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO VSPHERE STORAGE IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT Effective VMware virtualization storage planning and management has become crucial–but it can be extremely complex. Now, the leading VMware expert on storage completely demystifies the "black box" of vSphere storage and provides illustrated, step-by-step procedures for performing every key task associated with it. You’ll gain the deep understanding you need to make better storage decisions, solve problems, and keep problems from occurring in the first place. Mostafa Khalil presents techniques...

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Automating vSphere: With VMware vCenter Orchestrator

Automating vSphere: With VMware vCenter Orchestrator

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Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 02-MAR-2012

Insert Date: 21-SEP-2011

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Unleash the Power of vCenter Orchestrator to Automate Tasks and Improve Efficiency Today, VMware administrators are responsible for far more infrastructure, servers, and services than ever before. To succeed, they must take full advantage of opportunities to automate and orchestrate their vSphere environments. In Automating vSphere with VMware vCenter Orchestrator, three-time vExpert Cody Bunch shows how to utilize VMware vCenter Orchestrator (vCO) 4.2 to achieve far higher levels of operational efficiency and effectiveness. Bunch reveals what vCO can do, walks through each step of...

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Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0

Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0

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Publisher: VMware Press

Publication Date: 28-DEC-2011

Insert Date: 16-AUG-2011

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The Complete, Hands-On Guide to Installing and Configuring VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0 Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0 is the complete, technical, hands-on guide to VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.0 installation and configuration for experienced VMware professionals. VMware forum moderator and vExpert Mike Laverick fully explains SRM 5.0’s failover/failback procedures, walks readers through configuring storage replication with hardware from several leading suppliers, and shows how to efficiently implement fast, automated, centralized disaster recovery. Drawing on...