ELEVATE Data Center & Virtualization – Expert

What you’ll learn in Expert

• High-availability architecture & clustering — Design high-availability server and storage architectures with vSphere HA and DRS, Windows Server Failover Clustering, storage replication and active-active load balancing.
• Enterprise DR strategy & BCP planning — Develop comprehensive disaster recovery strategies with defined RTOs and RPOs, test DR runbooks, design recovery environments and integrate DR with business continuity planning.
• Infrastructure automation & IaC (Ansible/Terraform) — Automate data centre infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Ansible playbooks and Terraform IaC scripts, with integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Data center migration & consolidation projects — Plan and execute data centre migration and consolidation projects: assessment, wave planning, dependency mapping, execution runbooks and post-migration validation.

Who should attend

The Expert level is for infrastructure architects, data centre leads and senior engineers who design highly available data centre environments, lead DR programmes and drive infrastructure automation initiatives.

• Infrastructure architects and data centre leads
• Senior virtualisation and storage engineers
• IT managers responsible for data centre strategy
• Engineers leading DR and business continuity programmes

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Expert cover?

Expert covers high-availability architecture and clustering, enterprise DR strategy and BCP planning, infrastructure automation with Ansible and Terraform, and data centre migration and consolidation project methodology.

How long is the Expert training?

The Expert workshop runs for 2 to 3 days with a strong emphasis on architecture design and planning exercises.

How is Expert delivered?

Delivered onsite or virtually. Expert engagements often incorporate review of the client's existing infrastructure and customised design workshops.

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