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Building Cloud Computing Infrastructure & Virtualization
Virtualization sounds promising? Good. Because after this course, you’ll make it look easy.
- Practice in 27 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
- 11 Interactive Lessons and 88 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
Intermediate Self-paced · 1 year access
27 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
- Real environments
- Auto-graded
- No installation
11Interactive Lessons
88Topics
27LiveLab
50Flashcards
50Glossary of terms
01 / Skills you'll get
What you will be able to do
Our Cloud and Virtualization Infrastructure Course breaks down complex infrastructure concepts into clear, step-by-step lessons.
You’ll explore cloud service models, deployment strategies, and hypervisors. Then, get hands-on with AWS, OpenNebula, and IoT integration. Learn to build private clouds, optimize resource management, and tackle security challenges.
By the end, you’ll also know how to deploy cost-efficient, scalable solutions for real-world businesses.
- Design and deploy private cloud infrastructure.
- Configure virtualization tools like VMware and OpenNebula.
- Implement cloud services on AWS and OpenNebula.
- Manage network, storage, and compute virtualization.
- Understand IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models.
- Compare public, private, hybrid, and community cloud deployments.
- Set up hypervisors (hosted and bare-metal).
- Create and manage virtual machines and data centers.
- Integrate IoT components with cloud platforms.
- Optimize resource management for cost efficiency.
- Apply disaster recovery and backup techniques.
- Secure cloud environments with IAM roles and security standards.
- Launch and configure cloud-based business solutions.
- Troubleshoot common cloud and virtualization challenges.
Course Highlights
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11 Structured Lessons Comprehensive coverage of core course objectives
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27 Hands-On LiveLabs Interactive guided scenarios with instant evaluation
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1 Year Full Access Self-paced learning accessible anytime on all devices
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
11 Interactive Lessons · 88 topics01 Preface +
02 Introduction to Cloud 16 topics +
- Introduction to cloud computing
- Historical perspective
- Statistics of cloud
- Key Drivers Of Cloud Computing
- Definition Of Cloud Computing
- Need For Cloud Computing
- Benefits of cloud computing
- Who can use cloud?
- How to access the cloud?
- Key characteristics of cloud
- Trends in cloud
- Prime uses and examples of cloud computing
- Challenges of Cloud Computing
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
03 Cloud Service Models 8 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Introduction to service models
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Comparison between service models
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Cloud Deployment Models 9 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Public cloud
- Private cloud
- Hybrid cloud
- Community cloud
- Comparison between deployment models
- Cloud deployment implications
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Introduction to Hypervisor 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Hypervisor
- Types of hypervisors
- Choosing the right hypervisor
- Hypervisor Reference Model
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Introduction to Virtualization 8 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Introduction to virtualization
- How does virtualization work
- Virtualization structures/tools and mechanisms
- Types of virtualization
- Virtualization support and disaster recovery
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Virtualization on IT Assets 9 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- Virtualization on compute
- Virtualization on storage
- Virtualization on network
- Virtualization on desktop
- Virtualization on user state
- Virtualization on application
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 Experimental Part - Installation and Configuration 8 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Installation of a Hosted Hypervisor
- Installation of Bare-metal Hypervisor
- Create a Virtual Machine Using VMware vSphere Cl...n ESXi Host-Implementation of Virtual Machine(s)
- Implementation of Virtual Data center (vSphere 6)
- Configuration of Virtual Internetworking Components
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
09 Practical Approach and Experiments 7 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Deployment of VMs in AWS
- Integration of IoT Components in AWS/Azure
- Exercises
- Creation of VM in OpenNebula
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Practical questions
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Resource Management in Cloud 7 topics +
- The resource management strategy
- Controlling the cloud
- Virtual clusters and resource management
- Resource provisioning and resource provisioning methods
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
11 Security in Cloud 9 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Security overview
- Cloud security challenges
- Need for security governance
- Virtual Machine Security
- Identity and access management
- Security standards
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
Hands-On Labs Our edge
27 LiveLabs- Deploying a Web Application on a VM
- Creating an App Service Plan
- Exploring SaaS and Data-Driven Application Deployment with Microsoft Power BI
- Launching an EC2 Instance
- Creating a VPC in AWS
- Creating a VPC Peering Connection
- Installing and Exploring Hyper-V
- Installing Docker
- Creating and Customizing an EFS
- Creating a VPN Connection
- Creating a Network ACL
- Creating an Azure Load Balancer
- Connecting an External Hard Disk
- Connecting Internal Components of a Desktop
- Replacing the SSD in a Laptop
- Replacing the Internal HDD
- Creating a VLAN
- Connecting to a Remote Computer using RDC
- Installing Oracle VirtualBox and Exploring VM Creation
- Installing and Configuring ESXi
- Creating a Virtual Machine
- Installing VCSA
- Creating a Virtual Switch
- Creating an Encrypted EBS Volume
- Creating an IoT Hub in Azure
- Creating a VM in OpenNebula
- Creating a Security Group
Labs run in your browser — nothing to install.
03 / FAQs
Questions before you start
What virtualization does AWS use?+
AWS has its own virtualization which enables you to create VMs in a highly efficient manner.
Do I need prior cloud experience?+
No! The cloud computing and virtualization online course starts with fundamentals and gradually progresses to advanced topics.
Who is this course for? +
Beginners with basic networking knowledge, IT professionals, students, and anyone looking to upskill in cloud and virtualization.
Will I be able to apply this knowledge in real jobs? +
Absolutely! You’ll gain practical skills in AWS, disaster recovery, security, and resource management.
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