VIRTUALIZATION PRODUCT FOCUS 8/18/14 – 8/29/14

INTRODUCTION Our Product Focus for the next two weeks is Virtualization. More than 90% of mid- and large size businesses have implemented virtualization at some level and the overall market for server virtualization hardware and software has already well surpassed $20 billion, according to various research reports. Virtualization is not an IT trend. It is also not new, but it is new in many organizations as companies of all sizes invest in virtualization technologies to reap it’s many benefits: energy savings, server and desktop provisioning, reduction in physical servers, increased uptime and availability, better disaster recovery, and the list goes on. The goal of this Product Focus is to make our customers aware that we have the training solution for whichever virtualization platform they choose.

Social Media  Look for a new post each morning for the next two weeks to push our Virtualization focus. Target Audience  Our target audience for Virtualization training will be experienced members of the IT department who have administrative or supportive roles. PRODUCT FOCUS NOTES

 Apart from providing daily social updates, numerous blog articles to link to, and an external to send to clients, we have also provided you with a variety of supporting documents to use throughout the two week product focus and beyond.  We will be looking at Virtualization solutions from VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix for this Product Focus. The supporting documents include such things as data sheets, white papers, class sheets, case studies, and an external template. There are a total of 28 internal and customer facing documents as well as multiple blog articles included.  The documents are detailed within this presentation. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

 Public Webinar  Title: Virtualization: Are You on Board?  Date: Wednesday, August 20, :30 PM EDT  Description:  More than 90% of mid-and large size businesses have implemented virtualization at some level and the overall market for server virtualization hardware and software has already well surpassed $20 billion, according to various research reports. Why is that? Join us as we discuss exactly how virtualization can save you hard costs, while also boosting the efficiency of your networks. We’ll also uncover why virtualization solutions are not just for large companies, but small and midsize businesses as well. Registration Link: SUPPORTING EVENTS

INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Vmware Case Study – Lakeridge Health  Includes  Company information  IT infrastructure information  Key Challenges  Solution  Business Benefits INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Vmware Case Study – Hamilton County  Includes  Company information  IT infrastructure information  Key Challenges  Solution  Business Benefits INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Vmware Data Sheets – Horizon View and vSphere  Includes  Product Introduction  Key Benefits  How is the Product Used?  Customer Success Stories  What’s included in the product? INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Vmware Technical and Business White Papers  Five separate white papers  Includes  Executive Summary  Detailed Findings  Product information and enhancements  Business Benefits of Virtualization  Organizational issues positively impacted by virtualization INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Microsoft - Why Hyper-V?  Slide deck overview and white paper  Competitive advantages of Windows Server 2012 R2 over Vmware vSphere 5.5  Includes:  Scalability and Performance  Security and Multitenancy  Flexible Infrastructure  High Availability and Resiliency  Virtualization Innovation INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Citrix – White Papers  Three separate white papers  Includes  Product Summary  Challenges  Product information and enhancements INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS

VMware Sell Sheets  Includes:  Course Description, Length, and Price  Who Should Attend  Objectives  Prerequisites  Course Outline  The following sheets are included:  Horizon View: ICM 6.0 and 5.2  vSphere: ICM 5.5  vSphere: Fast Track 5.5  vSphere: Optimize and Scale 5.1  vSphere: What’s New 5.5 EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Microsoft Sell Sheets  Includes:  Course Description, Length, and Price  Objectives  Prerequisites  Course Outline  The following sheets are included:  20409: Server Virtualization with Server Hyper-V and System Center  55021: Configuring and Administering Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Citrix Sell Sheets  Includes:  Course Description, Length, and Price  Who Should Attend  Objectives  Course Outline  The following sheets are included:  CXA-206-1: Citrix XenApp 6.5 Administration  CXA-301-1: Citrix XenApp 6.5 Advanced Administration  CXD-104: Citrix XenDesktop 7 Help Desk  CXD-203: Managing Citrix XenDesktop 7 Solutions  CXD-300: Deploying App and Desktop Solutions with Citrix XenDesktop 7.5 EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Template  Details:  Link and Details on our upcoming webinar EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Please contact your local Marketing Team with any questions pertaining to any of our Product Focus content We also encourage feedback on our Product Focus materials – if there are certain types of content you would like to see more of please communicate that to your local Marketing Team as well. QUESTIONS?