 My name is Jeff Weiss. I've held a variety of positions within the IT field for the last 37 years or so. I have certifications from CompTIA, Cisco, CIW, Microsoft, and VMware. I've owned and operated my own IT consulting business, installing and supporting networks, and data centers at almost every level of the IT sphere. I've authored both courseware and certification exams from Microsoft, as well as this curriculum, the labs, and the certification exam that goes with it. For the past 20 years, I've worked as a consultant and trainer with a focus on the design of enterprise architecture for both VMware and Microsoft virtualization migrations and projects. In this course, we're going to cover several different topics, and we do it with a style called learn it, do it, know it. Basically, learn it is going to be the explanations that we're going to have. Do it is the ability for us to show you some of the things on the screen that you can do in the real world. There's also, sold separately, an option for you to do the labs. We have that coming up on the next topic. Also, we have know it. At the end of each of these sections, there's going to be questions and answers to reinforce everything you've learned within the chapter. And finally, sprinkle throughout the class our expert tips. Keep your eye out for the green icon. Earlier, we talked about the ability to access labs. We do have the ability for you to purchase separate online lab learning. It gives you complete access to a virtual environment with all the hosts and all of the software you need to perform all the tasks discussed in this class. If you send an email to careeracademylabs.vmtraining.net, you can purchase this for $1,000. Access is provided through a remote desktop, so you can do it from just about anywhere, as long as you have a decent broadband connection. Once your payment is received, VM training's operations will provide all the necessary information. In addition to online lab access, you can also purchase separately from the course the ability to take and pass the CVE, or Certified Virtualization Expert Certification. This class will prepare you for that. If you're interested in taking the exam, send an email to cveatvmtraining.net, the purchase price is $195 per attempt, and you can go directly to the link listed on the screen if you want to go there and purchase the exam. It is 80 multiple choice questions. We provide two hours for you to complete the exam, and you do need a 75% to pass. If you do use English as a second language, let the person know that you're purchasing the exam from, and you can get a three-hour exam.