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VMware Courses at GBdirect

VMware™ is the world’s leading provider of virtualisation solutions for x86-based servers and desktops. Through a pioneering approach to virtualisation, VMware™ technology works to separate the software from the underlying hardware. This allows a single computer to run multiple operating systems and applications, delivering significant improvements in efficiency, availability, flexibility and manageability.

GBdirect offer both basic and advanced level hands-on training course that explore VMware™ ESX Server™ installation, configuration, administration, operations, security, networking and resource-governing features. Practical labs give participants real-world experience.

Courses offered in this topic are as indicated (* Open Public Course * Closed In-House Course)

VMware Certification Tracks

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) on vSphere

If you are NEW to VMware

If you are currently a VCP3

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) on VI3

Please Note: The VCP 310 exam is only available until the 31st March 2010.

VMWare Infrastructure is the core VMWare virtualisation product aimed at the datacenter or enterprise enviroment. It features a number of technologies for hosting virtual servers, service as well as providing all the tools needed for the configuration and management of virtual machines.

VMWare View lets IT run virtual desktops in the datacenter while giving end users a single view of all their applications and data in a familiar, personalised environment on any device at any location.

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VMware public courses schedule

VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure, four days (course outline)

London — £2010 (+VAT)

  • 27–30 Apr 2010
  • 29 Jun–2 Jul 2010

Leeds — £2010 (+VAT)

  • 23–26 Mar 2010

Manchester — £2010 (+VAT)

  • 17–20 May 2010

Birmingham — £2010 (+VAT)

  • 4–7 May 2010

VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure and Analyze, four days (course outline)

London — £2010 (+VAT)

  • 6–9 Apr 2010

Reading — £2010 (+VAT)

  • 6–9 Jul 2010
  • 5–8 Oct 2010

VMware Infrastructure 3: Design, four days (course outline)

London — £1695 (+VAT)

  • 1–4 Jun 2010

Leeds — £1695 (+VAT)

  • 8–11 Jun 2010

Reading — £1695 (+VAT)

  • 13–16 Apr 2010
  • 22–25 Jun 2010

VMware Infrastructure 3: Fast Track, five days (course outline)

London — £2950 (+VAT)

  • 10–14 May 2010

VMware Site Recovery Manager, two days (course outline)

London — £1050 (+VAT)

  • 29–30 Mar 2010
  • 7–8 Apr 2010
  • 5–6 May 2010
  • 6–7 May 2010
  • 28–29 Jun 2010
  • 12–13 Oct 2010

Reading — £1050 (+VAT)

  • 1–2 Jul 2010

Manchester — £1050 (+VAT)

  • 17–18 Jun 2010

Leeds — £1050 (+VAT)

  • 13–14 Jul 2010

Edinburgh — £1050 (+VAT)

  • 24–25 Jun 2010

VMware vSphere: What's New, two days (course outline)

London — £695 (+VAT)

  • 29–30 Mar 2010
  • 30–31 Mar 2010
  • 31 Mar–1 Apr 2010
  • 13–14 Apr 2010
  • 6–7 May 2010
  • 24–25 May 2010
  • 14–15 Jun 2010
  • 24–25 Jun 2010
  • 5–6 Jul 2010
  • 8–9 Jul 2010
  • 22–23 Jul 2010
  • 12–13 Aug 2010
  • 26–27 Aug 2010
  • 2–3 Sep 2010
  • 13–14 Sep 2010
  • 27–28 Sep 2010
  • 11–12 Oct 2010
  • 28–29 Oct 2010
  • 4–5 Nov 2010
  • 15–16 Nov 2010
  • 29–30 Nov 2010
  • 9–10 Dec 2010

Exeter — £695 (+VAT)

  • 8–9 Apr 2010

Leeds — £695 (+VAT)

  • 8–9 Apr 2010
  • 22–23 Apr 2010
  • 1–2 Jun 2010
  • 15–16 Jul 2010
  • 9–10 Aug 2010
  • 4–5 Oct 2010
  • 7–8 Oct 2010

Manchester — £695 (+VAT)

  • 31 Mar–1 Apr 2010
  • 14–15 Jun 2010
  • 23–24 Sep 2010
  • 2–3 Dec 2010

Coventry — £695 (+VAT)

  • 6–7 Apr 2010
  • 3–4 Jun 2010
  • 12–13 Aug 2010
  • 7–8 Oct 2010

Wokingham — £695 (+VAT)

  • 29–30 Mar 2010
  • 4–5 May 2010
  • 5–6 Jul 2010
  • 31 Aug–1 Sep 2010
  • 1–2 Nov 2010
  • 6–7 Dec 2010

Reading — £695 (+VAT)

  • 20–21 May 2010
  • 9–10 Aug 2010
  • 2–3 Dec 2010

Harrogate — £695 (+VAT)

  • 2–3 Jun 2010

Edinburgh — £695 (+VAT)

  • 29–30 Mar 2010

Aberdeen — £695 (+VAT)

  • 27–28 May 2010

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage, four days (course outline)

London — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 15–18 Mar 2010
  • 22–25 Mar 2010
  • 23–26 Mar 2010
  • 29 Mar–1 Apr 2010
  • 6–9 Apr 2010
  • 13–16 Apr 2010
  • 19–22 Apr 2010
  • 26–29 Apr 2010
  • 3–6 May 2010
  • 10–13 May 2010
  • 11–14 May 2010
  • 17–20 May 2010
  • 18–21 May 2010
  • 25–28 May 2010
  • 31 May–3 Jun 2010
  • 8–11 Jun 2010
  • 14–17 Jun 2010
  • 22–25 Jun 2010
  • 28 Jun–1 Jul 2010
  • 29 Jun–2 Jul 2010
  • 12–15 Jul 2010
  • 13–16 Jul 2010
  • 20–23 Jul 2010
  • 26–29 Jul 2010
  • 27–30 Jul 2010
  • 9–12 Aug 2010
  • 17–20 Aug 2010
  • 23–26 Aug 2010
  • 24–27 Aug 2010
  • 6–9 Sep 2010
  • 7–10 Sep 2010
  • 14–17 Sep 2010
  • 20–23 Sep 2010
  • 21–24 Sep 2010
  • 4–7 Oct 2010
  • 5–8 Oct 2010
  • 12–15 Oct 2010
  • 18–21 Oct 2010
  • 19–22 Oct 2010
  • 1–4 Nov 2010
  • 2–5 Nov 2010
  • 9–12 Nov 2010
  • 15–18 Nov 2010
  • 23–26 Nov 2010
  • 29 Nov–2 Dec 2010
  • 7–10 Dec 2010
  • 13–16 Dec 2010
  • 14–17 Dec 2010

Leeds — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 29 Mar–1 Apr 2010
  • 26–29 Apr 2010
  • 11–14 May 2010
  • 29 Jun–2 Jul 2010
  • 19–22 Jul 2010
  • 16–19 Aug 2010
  • 5–8 Oct 2010
  • 8–11 Nov 2010
  • 23–26 Nov 2010

Manchester — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 22–25 Mar 2010
  • 29 Mar–1 Apr 2010
  • 13–16 Apr 2010
  • 4–7 May 2010
  • 24–27 May 2010
  • 1–4 Jun 2010
  • 8–11 Jun 2010
  • 6–9 Jul 2010
  • 16–19 Aug 2010
  • 31 Aug–3 Sep 2010
  • 21–24 Sep 2010
  • 12–15 Oct 2010
  • 23–26 Nov 2010
  • 6–9 Dec 2010

Coventry — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 21–24 Jun 2010
  • 13–16 Sep 2010

Leicester — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 4–7 May 2010
  • 3–6 Aug 2010
  • 9–12 Nov 2010

Milton Keynes — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 6–9 Apr 2010
  • 1–4 Jun 2010
  • 14–17 Sep 2010
  • 7–10 Dec 2010

Birmingham — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 23–26 Mar 2010
  • 27–30 Apr 2010
  • 17–20 May 2010
  • 27–30 Jul 2010
  • 26–29 Oct 2010

Wokingham — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 19–22 Apr 2010
  • 19–22 Jul 2010
  • 11–14 Oct 2010

Swindon — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 23–26 Mar 2010
  • 15–18 Jun 2010
  • 21–24 Sep 2010
  • 14–17 Dec 2010

Bracknell — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 15–18 Mar 2010
  • 29 Mar–1 Apr 2010
  • 6–9 Apr 2010
  • 12–15 Apr 2010
  • 26–29 Apr 2010
  • 10–13 May 2010
  • 24–27 May 2010
  • 7–10 Jun 2010
  • 21–24 Jun 2010

Exeter — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 11–14 May 2010

Reading — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 16–19 Mar 2010
  • 27–30 Apr 2010
  • 25–28 May 2010
  • 17–20 Aug 2010
  • 16–19 Nov 2010

Bristol — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 20–23 Apr 2010
  • 20–23 Jul 2010
  • 19–22 Oct 2010

Harrogate — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 23–26 Mar 2010
  • 20–23 Apr 2010
  • 6–9 Jul 2010

Sunderland — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 6–9 Apr 2010
  • 22–25 Jun 2010
  • 24–27 Aug 2010
  • 19–22 Oct 2010
  • 30 Nov–3 Dec 2010

Edinburgh — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 4–7 May 2010
  • 3–6 Aug 2010
  • 14–17 Dec 2010

Glasgow — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 1–4 Jun 2010
  • 31 Aug–3 Sep 2010
  • 30 Nov–3 Dec 2010

Aberdeen — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 22–25 Jun 2010
  • 14–17 Sep 2010
  • 7–10 Dec 2010

VMware vSphere: Fast Track, five days (course outline)

London — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 15–19 Mar 2010
  • 22–26 Mar 2010
  • 12–16 Apr 2010
  • 26–30 Apr 2010
  • 10–14 May 2010
  • 17–21 May 2010
  • 24–28 May 2010
  • 7–11 Jun 2010
  • 14–18 Jun 2010
  • 21–25 Jun 2010

Leeds — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 12–16 Apr 2010
  • 19–23 Apr 2010
  • 7–11 Jun 2010
  • 28 Jun–2 Jul 2010
  • 9–13 Aug 2010
  • 11–15 Oct 2010
  • 6–10 Dec 2010

Manchester — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 26–30 Apr 2010
  • 10–14 May 2010
  • 17–21 May 2010
  • 5–9 Jul 2010
  • 6–10 Sep 2010
  • 1–5 Nov 2010

Reading — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 26–30 Apr 2010
  • 21–25 Jun 2010
  • 28 Jun–2 Jul 2010
  • 23–27 Aug 2010
  • 18–22 Oct 2010
  • 20–24 Dec 2010

Bracknell — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 22–26 Mar 2010
  • 19–23 Apr 2010
  • 3–7 May 2010
  • 17–21 May 2010
  • 31 May–4 Jun 2010
  • 14–18 Jun 2010
  • 28 Jun–2 Jul 2010

Wokingham — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 17–21 May 2010

Birmingham — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 15–19 Mar 2010
  • 3–7 May 2010
  • 28 Jun–2 Jul 2010

Coventry — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 17–21 May 2010

Swindon — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 21–25 Jun 2010

Harrogate — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 10–14 May 2010

Sunderland — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 26–30 Apr 2010
  • 14–18 Jun 2010
  • 1–5 Nov 2010

Edinburgh — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 9–13 Aug 2010

Glasgow — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 10–14 May 2010
  • 1–5 Nov 2010

Aberdeen — £2995 (+VAT)

  • 19–23 Apr 2010
  • 12–16 Jul 2010
  • 4–8 Oct 2010

VMware vSphere: Design Best Practices, two days (course outline)

London — £995 (+VAT)

  • 31 Mar–1 Apr 2010

Reading — £995 (+VAT)

  • 9–10 Jun 2010

VMware vSphere: Design Workshop, three days (course outline)

London — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 12–14 Apr 2010

Manchester — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 19–21 Apr 2010

VMware vSphere: Design Workshop, two days (course outline)

London — £1095 (+VAT)

  • 15–16 Apr 2010
  • 4–5 May 2010
  • 3–4 Jun 2010

Reading — £1095 (+VAT)

  • 12–13 Jul 2010
  • 14–15 Oct 2010

Manchester — £1095 (+VAT)

  • 27–28 May 2010
  • 16–17 Sep 2010

Leeds — £1095 (+VAT)

  • 19–20 Jul 2010
  • 8–9 Nov 2010

Sunderland — £1095 (+VAT)

  • 1–2 Jun 2010

VMware View 4: Install, Configure, Manage, three days (course outline)

London — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 23–25 Mar 2010
  • 24–26 Mar 2010
  • 19–21 May 2010
  • 21–23 Jul 2010
  • 13–15 Sep 2010
  • 15–17 Sep 2010
  • 10–12 Nov 2010

Leeds — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 4–6 May 2010

Manchester — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 7–9 Jul 2010

Reading — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 11–13 May 2010
  • 14–16 Jul 2010
  • 11–13 Oct 2010

Wokingham — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 26–28 Jul 2010

Coventry — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 8–10 Nov 2010

VMware View: Design Best Practices, one day (course outline)

London — £395 (+VAT)

  • 26 Mar 2010
  • 16 Sep 2010

Leeds — £395 (+VAT)

  • 7 May 2010

Reading — £395 (+VAT)

  • 14 May 2010

Wokingham — £395 (+VAT)

  • 29 Jul 2010

Coventry — £395 (+VAT)

  • 11 Nov 2010

VMware Capacity Planner, one day (course outline)

London — £1050 (+VAT)

  • 30–31 Mar 2010
  • 31 Mar–1 Apr 2010
  • 9–10 Jun 2010

Leeds — £1050 (+VAT)

  • 6–7 Dec 2010

Reading — £1050 (+VAT)

  • 8–9 Jun 2010

Wokingham — £1050 (+VAT)

  • 6–7 Sep 2010

VMware vSphere: Manage Availability, one day (course outline)

London — £495 (+VAT)

  • 5 May 2010

Reading — £495 (+VAT)

  • 30 Jun 2010

Leeds — £495 (+VAT)

  • 20 Aug 2010

VMware: VCP Certification Day, one day (course outline)

Bracknell — £270 (+VAT)

  • 19 Mar 2010
  • 16 Apr 2010
  • 30 Apr 2010
  • 14 May 2010
  • 28 May 2010
  • 11 Jun 2010
  • 25 Jun 2010

VMware vSphere 4: Troubleshooting, four days (course outline)

London — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 29 Mar–1 Apr 2010
  • 12–15 Apr 2010
  • 10–13 May 2010
  • 11–14 May 2010
  • 7–10 Jun 2010
  • 19–22 Jul 2010
  • 25–28 Oct 2010

Leeds — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 12–15 Apr 2010
  • 31 Aug–3 Sep 2010
  • 22–25 Nov 2010

Wokingham — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 14–17 Jun 2010
  • 27–30 Sep 2010
  • 20–23 Dec 2010

Bracknell — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 10–13 May 2010

Birmingham — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 27–30 Apr 2010
  • 15–18 Jun 2010

Manchester — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 16–19 Mar 2010
  • 11–14 May 2010

Edinburgh — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 13–16 Apr 2010

VMware vSphere 4: Manage and Design for Performance, three days (course outline)

London — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 12–14 Apr 2010
  • 21–23 Jun 2010
  • 23–25 Aug 2010
  • 20–22 Sep 2010
  • 18–20 Oct 2010
  • 15–17 Nov 2010
  • 13–15 Dec 2010

Wokingham — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 17–19 May 2010
  • 12–14 Jul 2010

Coventry — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 6–8 Sep 2010

Manchester — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 1–3 Nov 2010

Leeds — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 28–30 Jun 2010

VMware vSphere 4: Managing Scalability, one day (course outline)

London — £395 (+VAT)

  • 17 Jun 2010

Wokingham — £395 (+VAT)

  • 16 Dec 2010

Leeds — £395 (+VAT)

  • 7 Oct 2010