System Center 2012 Jump Start: Free Private Cloud Training Event

The event is happening February 21 and 22, 2012. It's free and open to the public.

According to a posting on the Microsoft Server and Cloud Blog, the Creating & Managing a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Jump Start event is tailored for IT professionals familiar with Windows Server technologies, Hyper-V virtualization, and the System Center management solutions. It's designed to provide a fast-paced and technical understanding of how and why Microsoft's approach to the private cloud delivers scalability, security, flexibility and control. 

Here's the agenda:

Day 1: Deployment & Configuration (February 21)

Part 1: Understanding the Microsoft Private Cloud

Part 2: Deploying the Infrastructure Components

Part 3: Deploying the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Part 4: Deploying the Service Layer

Part 5: Deploying the Applications & VMs

Day 2: Management & Operations (February 22)

Part 6: Managing the Infrastructure Components

Part 7: Managing the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Part 8: Managing the Service Layer

Part 9: Managing the Applications & VMs

You can sign up for Creating & Managing a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Jump Start event on the Microsoft Certified Community Connection web site.