Virtualization Administrator Job Role

Job Description

As an IT professional working with IT infrastructure services, your success depends on reducing costs, increasing availability, and improving agility in a dynamically changing business climate. Virtualization solutions allow your organization to consume IT services more rapidly and efficiently. As a virtualization administrator, you will be able to plan, deliver, operate, and manage Microsoft Virtualization solutions, including server virtualization, desktop virtualization, and virtualization management technologies.

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Skills and Experience

Skills

Typical required experience

One to three years

Responsibility scope

Typical Next Positions

Training Resources

Learn more about our comprehensive set of certification paths and training resources that cover the entire Microsoft Virtualization solution. Your learning plan can be modified by selecting instructor-led classes for classroom training, Microsoft E-Learning, or self-paced learning through Microsoft Press products. You can develop the learning methods that work best for you, depending on how you learn best.

If you want to obtain certifications to help validate your key skills in designing and deploying virtualization solutions by using Windows Server 2008 R2, consider the MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2: Virtualization Administrator certification, which covers both server and desktop virtualization. Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications are available on both server and desktop virtualization for those choosing to specialize.

Microsoft Certification Exams

A Microsoft Certification is a validation of your skills and can help differentiate you in today’s IT job market.

Most Microsoft Certification exams are available at special student prices. Microsoft Certification exams that have a "72" prefix (such as Exam 72-640), are available to students at the discounted price. You can take exams that have the "70" prefix; however, these exams are available at retail prices.

Microsoft E-Learning

Learn at your own pace with online courses available anytime, from any location with Internet access.

Microsoft Press books

Find study guides, reference guides, and practical how-to books. Most self-paced training kits can be purchased for as low as US$69.99.

Classroom Training

Learn from an instructor in a classroom environment. Microsoft Learning Partners are the only training providers that meet the Microsoft standards to deliver training by using Official Microsoft Learning Products and Microsoft Certified Trainers. Costs vary depending on the length of the course and the learning solution offered by Microsoft Learning Partners.

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