vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades

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Overview

This course will teach you how to optimize your vSphere environment from hosting to guest level.

When implementing vSphere in your data center, you'll notice that you need to fine tune its capabilities to match the needs of your workloads. In this course, vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades, you’ll learn how to optimize your current vSphere configuration and keep the components updated. First, you’ll explore tools for resource management. Next, you’ll discover how to monitor the usage and efficiency of your vSphere environment. Finally, you’ll learn how to update the different components. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of performance-tuning and optimization needed to run workloads on a healthy and efficient environment.

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vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades

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vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades

Brought by: Pluralsight

Pluralsight
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intermediate
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