I told a bunch of people about this program in the last couple days.  I went in this morning to make sure all was well and realized that the site no longer has the registration for today’s events.  It already rolled over to next months registration .  So, here is the link to the October 6th registration Register Now!  . If you are reading this message after October 6th, scroll down to the bottom of the message for the links to future events. These events may be scheduled beyond the next couple months but I would take advantage of it soon just in case.

This comes with a testing voucher so for less than the normal cost of an exam, you can get training and an exam

New Jump Start! Microsoft Server Virtualization — Get Certified!

Microsoft Learning is hosting a brand new class in the popular “Jump Start” series. We received rave reviews from the last Microsoft Virtualization Jump Start delivered earlier this year and know this new course will be another smash. Here are the details:

Why get certified in Microsoft Virtualization?

In just three short years, Hyper-V market share has grown over 16% (IDC WW Quarterly Server Virtualization Tracker, March 2011). This shift to Microsoft Virtualization has been clear the past six months as IT Professionals are flocking to the Hyper-V certification and Microsoft Private Cloud solutions. It’s easy to see that organizations who invest in IT Professionals with proven skills in current virtualization and Private Cloud skills will be a step ahead in this ever-changing cloud world.

Why is this Jump Start a good time investment?

This accelerated Jump Start is tailored for experienced IT professionals 2ho are familiar with Microsoft server technologies, Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager and Remote Desktop Role Services. Here are few other unique features of this course:

Skills Covered:

• Module 1: Installing and Configuring Host and Parent Settings
• Module 2: Configuring Child Settings
• Module 3: Managing and Monitoring Virtual Environments
• Module 4: Ensuring High Availability and Recoverability
• Module 5: Performing Migration
• Module 6: Configuring Remote Desktop (RD) Role Services Infrastructure

AFTER October 6th…

New Jump Start! Microsoft Server Virtualization — Get Certified!
Microsoft Learning is hosting a brand new class in the popular “Jump Start” series. We received rave reviews from the last Microsoft Virtualization Jump Start delivered earlier this year and know this new course will be another smash. Here are the details:
• What? “Exam 70-659: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization Jump Start”
• When? Thursday, October 6, 2011 from 8am – 5pm PDT
• How? Live virtual classroom (online)
• How much? $99 (includes an exam voucher valued at $150)

Register Now! We offer two additional dates:    (more may be coming but, you never know for sure.  Take advantage while you can) 

 November 2, 2011, 8am till 4pm Pacific Time (What time is this in my region)
 December 1, 2011, 10pm – 6am Pacific Time (What time is this in my region)
Why get certified in Microsoft Virtualization?
In just three short years, Hyper-V market share has grown over 16% (IDC WW Quarterly Server Virtualization Tracker, March 2011). This shift to Microsoft Virtualization has been clear the past six months as IT Professionals are flocking to the Hyper-V certification and Microsoft Private Cloud solutions. It’s easy to see that organizations who invest in IT Professionals with proven skills in current virtualization and Private Cloud skills will be a step ahead in this ever-changing cloud world.
Why is this Jump Start a good time investment?
This accelerated Jump Start is tailored for experienced IT professionals who are familiar with Microsoft server technologies, Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager and Remote Desktop Role Services. Here are few other unique features of this course:
• Taught by highly-respected technologists, Symon Perriman and Philip Helsel (below)
• A very fast-paced and demo-rich experience ensuring students have the expertise and confidence to become a MCTS: Windows Server 2008, R2, Server Virtualization.
• Students get opportunity to receive a weekly Virtualization coaching newsletter
• Includes an exam voucher with activation instructions during the training
Skills Covered:
• Installing and Configuring Host and Parent Settings
• Configuring Child Settings
• Managing and Monitoring Virtual Environments
• Ensuring High Availability and Recoverability
• Performing Migration
• Configuring Remote Desktop (RD) Role Services Infrastructure
Instructors:

Symon Perriman
If you’ve already watched the 8-hour virtualization JumpStart, you’re familiar with Symon Perriman’s easy-going teaching style. A Microsoft Technical Evangelist covering Virtualization, Windows Server, System Center and Private Cloud technologies, Symon is a recognized expert in high availability, failover clustering, network load balancing, storage solutions, mobile, domain and web services. Symon contributed to several technical books for clustering, virtualization and SQL, wrote technology articles for Business Today, and is the founder of Failover Clustering & Network Load Balancing Blog.

Phil Helsel, MCT, MCITP
A Microsoft Certified Trainer and senior technical instructor with Microsoft FAST University, Philip has a broad range of experience from working at TechNow, Oracle, FAST Search & Transfer, and Sun Microsystems to now teaching IT professional about Windows Virtualization and Enterprise Search. Over the past twenty years, he’s earned a MCT, MCITP: Virtualization Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2, CTT+, CISM, Security+, Network+, CCNA, and A+.

What’s a “Jump Start” Course?
Training specifically designed for experienced developers and technologists whose jobs demand they know how to best leverage new, emerging Microsoft technologies. These advanced courses assume a certain level of expertise and domain knowledge, so they move quickly and cover topics in a fashion that enables teams to effectively map new skills to real-world situations.

Want to know more about this program and other classes and opportunities, see New Jump Start! Microsoft Server Virtualization — Get Certified! Register NOW!