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Become a VMware Technical Associate: Training Path Specialization

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Become a VMware Technical Associate: Training Path Specialization

VMware Virtualization and Cloud Management Mastery. Build skills in VMware virtualization, networking, automation, and cloud management

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4 weeks to complete
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Configure virtual machines, storage, and networking using VMware vSphere

  • Implement advanced network virtualization with NSX-T

  • Automate IT infrastructure tasks with PowerCLI and VMware tools

  • Optimize performance and manage resources in cloud environments

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll 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'll gain

Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Infrastructure Architecture
Category: Virtualization
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Data Centers
Category: Software-Defined Networking
Category: Servers
Category: VMware ESX Servers
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Data Storage
Category: IT Infrastructure

What you'll learn

  • Configure distributed switches, VLANs, NIC teaming, and apply security policies with RBAC to build scalable and secure vSphere networks.

  • Manage storage protocols, design datastore strategies, use Storage vMotion, and troubleshoot performance issues using ESXCLI and best practices.

  • Allocate and optimize CPU, memory, and I/O resources with resource pools, HA clusters, Admission Control, and DRS scoring for availability.

  • Apply performance tuning, plan upgrades, configure rollback strategies, and implement RBAC-based security to strengthen VMware environments.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Hardening
Category: Capacity Management
Category: Infrastructure Security
Category: Network Security
Category: Network Architecture
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Network Switches
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Data Storage
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Virtualization
Category: VMware ESX Servers
Category: Network Performance Management
Category: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

What you'll learn

  • Deploy and configure NSX-T architecture by setting up managers, transport nodes, and gateways to enable software-defined networking.

  • Implement logical switching and routing with segments, Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways, and apply dynamic and static routing protocols.

  • Apply zero-trust security by building micro-segmentation policies, enforcing distributed firewalls, and isolating workloads effectively.

  • Optimize network performance through load balancing, traffic engineering, and monitoring east–west and north–south traffic flows.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Security Controls
Category: Scalability
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Software-Defined Networking
Category: Network Switches
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Firewall
Category: Network Security
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Network Routing
Category: Virtualization
Category: Network Architecture

What you'll learn

  • Automate vSphere environments using PowerCLI scripts, cmdlets, and APIs to reduce manual work and improve operational efficiency.

  • Integrate VMware Cloud Foundation and hybrid cloud platforms, including VMware Cloud on AWS, for seamless multi-cloud management.

  • Monitor clusters, workloads, and migrations with vRealize Operations, predictive analytics, alarms, and performance dashboards.

  • Apply advanced VMware strategies, including lifecycle management, troubleshooting, and best practices for secure cloud operations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Management
Category: Scripting
Category: VMware ESX Servers
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Automation
Category: Capacity Management
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Windows PowerShell
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Application Performance Management
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Virtualization and Virtual Machines

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