Data Center Virtualization: Foundations and Infrastructure
Completed by Wouter Ros
March 9, 2026
9 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Describe data center fundamentals including servers, storage, networking, and power in traditional and modern IT environments.
Apply virtualization concepts by explaining hypervisors, virtual machines, VM files, and VMware Tools in real-world contexts.
Explain the architecture and components of software-defined data centers and their advantages over traditional data centers.
Identify VMware product suites such as vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Horizon, and Cloud Foundation, and match them to real business use cases."
Skills you will gain
- Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
- Category: Infrastructure Architecture
- Category: VMware vSAN
- Category: vCenter Server
- Category: vSphere DRS & HA
- Category: Software-Defined Networking
- Category: Virtual Machines
- Category: Data Centers
- Category: Virtual Networking
- Category: Virtualization and Virtual Machines
- Category: Network Infrastructure
- Category: Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC)
