Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Microsoft Official Training Classes in Phoenix Arizona

More control, greater flexibility, increased protection.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 lets you increase the flexibility of your server infrastructure to save time and reduce costs. Powerful new management tools and security enhancements give you more control so that you can spend more time adding value to your business.

As a Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions, we work with Microsoft to offer you top level training on the latest technology, direct from the experts. You'll learn the powerful new management tools and security enhancements of Windows Server 2008 and come away with the skills you need to configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows Server 2008.

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Title	Dates	Time	Buy Now	Price
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration - Exam 70-640
MS 6425	7/20-7/24	8am-5pm		$2250
MS 6426	7/27-7/29	8am-5pm		$1350
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration - Exam 70-642
MS 6420	7/20-7/24	8am-5pm		$2250
MS 6421	7/27-7/31	8am-5pm		$2250
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration - Exam 70-643
MS 6418	7/20-7/22	8am-5pm		$1350
MS 6427	7/23-7/25	8am-5pm		$1350
MS 6428	7/28-7/29	8am-5pm		$900
MCITP: Enterprise Administrator - Exam 70-647
MS 6435	7/20-7/24	8am-5pm		$2250
MS 6436	7/27-7/31	8am-5pm		$2250
MS 6437	8/3-8/5	8am-5pm		$1350
MCITP: Server Administrator - Exam 70-646
MS 6430	7/20-7/24	8am-5pm		$2250

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 is the most advanced Windows Server operating system yet, designed to power the next-generation of networks, applications, and Web services. With Windows Server 2008 you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications, provide a highly secure network infrastructure, and increase technological efficiency and value within your organization.

Visit Microsoft to learn more about Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Realize the benefits of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with training.

Prepare yourself for a seamless transition to Windows Server 2008. Whether you’re just getting started or simply updating your skills, this first-look series of highly focused Microsoft Official Courseware gives you the tools you need. And this is just the beginning—exciting new courseware will be added for the official launch of Windows Server 2008. Look for these official courses from Training to YOU, Inc, Microsoft Certified Gold Partner for Learning Solutions—the best way to learn!

With Microsoft Windows Server 2008, you can:

• Gain more control over your server and network infrastructure—and spend less time on everyday tasks.
• Create an agile, dynamic datacenter that helps you meet changing business needs.
• Provide a secure foundation on which to run and build your business.
• Deploy a next-generation server operating system that is designed for growth.
• Protect all systems against failure and intrusion, including servers, networks, data, and user accounts.

Get the skills and knowledge you need to be successful with Windows Server 2008: 

Windows Server 2008 Webcasts and Podcasts

Watch 90-minute Windows Server 2008 webcasts and learn how your organization can leverage the enhancements in Windows Server 2008. Tune in for live webcasts and stream or download webcasts for on-demand viewing.  Also Stream or download TechNet audio podcasts onto your favorite podcast software or mobile device. These podcasts are free and do not require registration—just click, listen, and learn about Windows Server 2008.

Windows Server 2008 Certification Programs

Become certified on Windows Server 2008 and help your organization take advantage of advanced server technology with the power to increase the flexibility of your server infrastructure, save time, and reduce costs. Transition certifications are available today for Windows Server 2003 certified professionals, while full certification paths will be available soon after the Windows Server 2008 product release.

Learn about the plans for Windows Server 2008 certification, including new certification names, timelines, and transition paths from Windows Server 2003 certification:

Windows Server 2008 is generating demand all over the world for skilled IT professionals who can support this new Windows Server operating system. IDC, a global analyst firm, estimates that there will be more than 3.5 million deployments of Windows Server 2008 in its first year (IDC, 2007).

Make sure that hiring managers and project leads notice you—with a Microsoft Certification. Combined with hands-on experience, certification is an excellent way to demonstrate your understanding of new features—new Web tools, virtualization technologies, security enhancements, and management utilities—and inspire confidence in your readiness to evaluate, design, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Server 2008.

In response to accelerating technology lifecycles, changing roles in IT, and your feedback, we are pleased to introduce a new suite of Windows Server certifications. These new certifications differentiate technology skills and job-role skills; reflect industry skills relevant to today's real-world IT functions; and conserve resources with simplified, specific exam roadmaps.

Demonstrating in-depth technology skills: MCTS

The building blocks of Windows Server 2008 certification are three Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications designed to validate your skills on the features and functionality of key technology areas in Windows Server 2008.

You can show your depth of knowledge in one specific Windows Server 2008 technology, earn multiple MCTS certifications to show breadth across different products, or build on the MCTS to earn a Professional Series credential. The three MCTS certifications on Windows Server 2008 are:

MCTS: Windows Server 2008

Demonstrate your custom skill set and in-depth technical understanding of Windows Server 2008 by earning an MCTS certification.

How to earn your MCTS certification on Windows Server 2008

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• Windows Server 2008 Certifications on Microsoft Learning

  • Transitioning Your MCSE Skills to Windows Server 2008

  • Transitioning Your MCSA Skills to Windows Server 2008

Train for your MCSA or MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to get closer to Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2003-certified professionals will have the most efficient path to the Windows Server 2008 certifications.

Learn about the New Generation of Microsoft Certifications.

Distinguish yourself. Earn your Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Certification.

With Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC) training, you can obtain highly marketable knowledge and skills that will help you advance in your profession. With Microsoft Certification, you have the credential to prove it. Microsoft Certification is the single most compelling way to demonstrate your expertise with Windows Server Longhorn to colleagues, your company, and potential employers.

If you currently have your Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), you can prepare for the official launch of Windows Server Longhorn by earning one of these Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications.

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Virtualization and Consolidation with Hyper-V

Hyper-V, a key feature of Windows Server 2008, has now released to manufacturing (RTM) and is available for deployment into production environments. A beta of Hyper-V was included with Windows Server 2008 and this update provides the final release. 

Server virtualization, also known as hardware virtualization, is a hot topic in the IT world because of the potential for serious economic benefits. Server virtualization enables multiple operating systems to run on a single physical machine as virtual machines (VMs). With server virtualization, you can consolidate workloads of underutilized server machines onto a smaller number of fully utilized machines. Fewer physical machines can lead to reduced costs through lower hardware, energy, and management overhead, plus the creation of a more dynamic IT infrastructure. To learn more about Microsoft and virtualization, please visit the Virtualization Web site, or the Virtualization TechCenter.

With Windows Server 2008, everything needed to support server virtualization is available as an integral feature of the operating system as Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. With Hyper-V as a role, plus flexible licensing policies, it's now easier than ever to take advantage of the cost savings of virtualization through Windows Server 2008:

Microsoft has now released the final version of Hyper-V, which is now available for download. You can download the update for Hyper-V RTM here and experience the improved stability, usability and performance.

Introducing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, allows you to make the best use of your server hardware investments by consolidating multiple server roles as separate virtual machines (VMs) running on a single physical machine. With Hyper-V, you can also efficiently run multiple different operating systems—Windows, Linux, and others—in parallel, on a single server, and fully leverage the power of x64 computing.

Core Scenarios for Hyper-V

Hyper-V provides a dynamic, reliable, and scalable virtualization platform combined with a single set of integrated management tools to manage both physical and virtual resources, enabling you to create an agile and dynamic data center. Hyper-V enables:

Server Consolidation

Businesses are under pressure to ease management and reduce costs while retaining and enhancing competitive advantages, such as flexibility, reliability, scalability, and security. The fundamental use of virtualization to help consolidate many servers on a single system while maintaining isolation helps address these demands. One of the main benefits of server consolidation is a lower total cost of ownership (TCO), not just from lowering hardware requirements but also from lower power, cooling, and management costs.

Businesses also benefit from server virtualization through infrastructure optimization, both from an asset utilization standpoint as well as the ability to balance workloads across different resources. Improved flexibility of the overall environment and the ability to freely integrate 32-bit and 64-bit workloads in the same environment is another benefit

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Business continuity is the ability to minimize both scheduled and unscheduled downtime. That includes time lost to routine functions, such as maintenance and backup, as well as unanticipated outages. Hyper-V includes powerful business continuity features, such as live backup and quick migration, enabling businesses to meet stringent uptime and response metrics.

Disaster recovery is a key component of business continuity. Natural disasters, malicious attacks, and even simple configuration problems like software conflicts can cripple services and applications until administrators resolve the problems and restore any backed up data. Leveraging the clustering capabilities of Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V now provides support for disaster recovery (DR) within IT environments and across data centers, using geographically dispersed clustering capabilities. Rapid and reliable disaster and business recovery helps ensure minimal data loss and powerful remote management capabilities.

Testing and Development

Testing and development are frequently the first business functions to take advantage of virtualization technology. Using virtual machines, development staffs can create and test a wide variety of scenarios in a safe, self-contained environment that accurately approximates the operation of physical servers and clients. Hyper-V maximizes utilization of test hardware which can help reduce costs, improve life cycle management, and improve test coverage. With extensive guest OS support and checkpoint features, Hyper-V provides a great platform for your test and development environments.

Dynamic Data Center

Hyper-V, together with your existing system management solutions, such as Microsoft System Center, can help you realize the dynamic data center vision of providing self-managing dynamic systems and operational agility. With features like automated virtual machine reconfiguration, flexible resource control, and quick migration, you can create a dynamic IT environment that uses virtualization to not only respond to problems, but also to anticipate increased demands.

Key Features of Hyper-V:

New and Improved Architecture

New 64-bit micro-kernelized hypervisor architecture enables Hyper-V to provide a broad array of device support methods and improved performance and security.  

Broad OS Support

Broad support for simultaneously running different types of operating systems, including 32-bit and 64-bit systems across different server platforms, such as Windows, Linux, and others

Symmetric Multiprocessors (SMP) Support

Ability to support up to four multiple processors in a virtual machine environment enables you to take full advantage of multi-threaded applications in a virtual machine.   

Network Load Balancing

Hyper-V includes new virtual switch capabilities. This means virtual machines can be easily configured to run with Windows Network Load Balancing (NLB) Service to balance load across virtual machines on different servers.   

New Hardware Sharing Architecture

With the new virtual service provider/virtual service client (VSP/VSC) architecture, Hyper-V provides improved access and utilization of core resources, such as disk, networking, and video. 

Quick Migration

Hyper-V enables you to rapidly migrate a running virtual machine from one physical host system to another with minimal downtime, leveraging familiar high-availability capabilities of Windows Server and System Center management tools. 

Virtual Machine Snapshot

Hyper-V provides the ability to take snapshots of a running virtual machine so you can easily revert to a previous state, and improve the overall backup and recoverability solution. 

Scalability

With support for multiple processors and cores at the host level and improved memory access within virtual machines, you can now vertically scale your virtualization environment to support a large number of virtual machines within a given host and continue to leverage quick migration for scalability across multiple hosts. 

Extensible

Standards-based Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) interfaces and APIs in Hyper-V enable independent software vendors and developers to quickly build custom tools, utilities, and enhancements for the virtualization platform.

Note: Microsoft believes that most customers now expect virtualization capabilities in their server OS. However, based on customer demand, Windows Server 2008 will be able to be licensed without Hyper-V. To learn more, please visit the Licensing without Hyper-V page.

System Center Virtual Machine Manager

System Center Virtual Machine Manager is a comprehensive heterogeneous management solution for the virtualized data center. Virtual Machine Manager enables increased physical server utilization, centralized management of virtual machine infrastructure and rapid provisioning of new virtual machines by the administrator and authorized end users. Virtual Machine Manager provides the best solution for leveraging existing IT administrative skills and processes for managing the virtual and physical environment.

 To learn more, please visit the System Center Virtual Machine Manager Web site.

Microsoft Certifications

Windows Server 2008 is the most advanced Windows Server operating system yet, designed to power the next-generation of networks, applications, and Web services. With Windows Server 2008 you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications, provide a highly secure network infrastructure, and increase technological efficiency and value within your organization.

Visit Microsoft to learn more about Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Realize the benefits of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with training.

Prepare yourself for a seamless transition to Windows Server 2008. Whether you’re just getting started or simply updating your skills, this first-look series of highly focused Microsoft Official Courseware gives you the tools you need. And this is just the beginning—exciting new courseware will be added for the official launch of Windows Server 2008. Look for these official courses from Training to YOU, Inc, Microsoft Certified Gold Partner for Learning Solutions—the best way to learn!

With Microsoft Windows Server 2008, you can:

• Gain more control over your server and network infrastructure—and spend less time on everyday tasks.
• Create an agile, dynamic datacenter that helps you meet changing business needs.
• Provide a secure foundation on which to run and build your business.
• Deploy a next-generation server operating system that is designed for growth.
• Protect all systems against failure and intrusion, including servers, networks, data, and user accounts.

Distinguish yourself. Earn your Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Certification.

With Microsoft Official Courseware training, you can obtain highly marketable knowledge and skills that will help you advance in your profession. With Microsoft Certification, you have the credential to prove it. Microsoft Certification is the single most compelling way to demonstrate your expertise with Windows Server Longhorn to colleagues, your company, and potential employers.

If you currently have your Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), you can prepare for the official launch of Windows Server Longhorn by earning one of these Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications.

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