Publisher's Synopsis
This is the definitive guide to VMware virtualization infrastructure design for experienced IT architects. Three of the world's most admired VMware experts bring together comprehensive reference, cookbook, and tutorial information for all phases of infrastructure design, helping you develop and defend even the most complex designs, whether you're serving a customer or facing a brutally tough VCDX panel.
Lead author John S. Arrasjid - the world's first VCDX and the program's co-creator -- is joined by two elite VMware architects with unsurpassed experience in enterprise and data center virtualization. Together, they cover the entire design lifecycle, address all relevant tools and design outputs, and walk through a best-practice workflow used by top architecture teams worldwide. Coverage includes:
- Launching the design discovery phase
- Reviewing existing design documentation sets
- Building out design considerations
- Applying high-value infrastructure design patterns
- Developing full design documentation sets, including architecture, implementation, validation, and operations
- Presenting your design, defending it, and gaining buy-in from technical decision-makers
