Guide to Supporting Microsoft Private Clouds, International Edition

Guide To Supporting Microsoft Private Clouds, International Edition instructs future network administrators how to effectively implement and maintain Microsoft[registered] private clouds with a balance of conceptual expertise and hands-on skills. Ideal for your server administration course, this text prepares students to work with large providers, such as Amazon, Microsoft[registered], and Google, as well as implement smaller scale cloud computing solutions within their own network environments. Guide To Supporting Microsoft Private Clouds, International Edition begins with a conceptual foundation and by the last chapter, students have completed over 75 lab activities as they learn to put in place a high-availability cluster to support a Microsoft[registered] private cloud. Clear learning objectives, review questions, case projects, and complete instructor support further reinforce student understanding of cloud computing. Successive chapters help refine key skills students need to implement private cloud stations using Microsoft[registered] technologies, including Windows[registered] Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V virtualization, Virtual Machine Manager, Self-Service Portal, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Storage Server, Failover Cluster Manager, and Windows[registered] PowerShell. To encourage teamwork, lab activities are designed for three-member teams who share private cloud stations consisting of three networked servers. Rely on Guide To Supporting Microsoft Private Clouds, International Edition to teach your students the private cloud computing skills they will need now and in the future.