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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="23604" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/emc-cipd2" lastchanged="2026-02-23T15:54:04+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Cloud Infrastructure Planning and Design v2</title><productcode>CIPD2</productcode><vendorcode>EM</vendorcode><vendorname>Dell EMC</vendorname><fullproductcode>EM-CIPD2</fullproductcode><version>2</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Apply relevant design processes and techniques when producing an effective cloud infrastructure design.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create a cloud infrastructure design that addresses business requirements and constraints that were identified during an assessment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Communicate the benefits, challenges, and considerations of various cloud-enabling technologies as well as their relevance in meeting a business requirement or constraint.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Develop a cloud infrastructure design that includes components such as cloud management, application platform, consumer resources, hybrid and multicloud capabilities, and disaster recovery.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Students are expected to be technical professionals with three or more years of design experience in storage, operating systems, virtualization, networking, business continuity, or disaster recovery.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Recommended prerequisites include: Dell EMC Information Storage and Management, Dell EMC Cloud Infrastructure and Services, VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This course is intended for architects, designers, and consultants who are involved in the planning and design of cloud infrastructure components.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;p&gt;The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;Module: Introduction to Cloud Design&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Driving digital transformation through cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud infrastructure design approach, goals, and scope&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud solution design project lifecycle&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module: Design Parameters&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cloud reference architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;General design considerations for cloud infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module: Data Collection and Analysis&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Data collection process and metrics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data collection tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Business value analysis&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;TCO and ROI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module: Architecting a Do-It-Yourself Solution&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Selection criteria&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Compute considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module: Architecting a CI/HCI Solution&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CI/HCI selection criteria&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Strategies and design considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module: Cloud Management Platform (CMP)&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CMP reference architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CMP infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Selection criteria for CMP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CMP design considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module: Hybrid and Multicloud&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hybrid and multicloud use cases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Design considerations for hybrid and multicloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Disaster recovery considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module: Application Development and Deployment Platform&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Key requirements for application platform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Options to build an application platform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Design considerations for Do-It-Yourself&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Design considerations for using PaaS solution&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition to lecture, this course includes case studies, exercises and labs designed to allow practical experience for the participant.&lt;/p&gt;</contents><objective_plain>Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:


- Apply relevant design processes and techniques when producing an effective cloud infrastructure design.
- Create a cloud infrastructure design that addresses business requirements and constraints that were identified during an assessment.
- Communicate the benefits, challenges, and considerations of various cloud-enabling technologies as well as their relevance in meeting a business requirement or constraint.
- Develop a cloud infrastructure design that includes components such as cloud management, application platform, consumer resources, hybrid and multicloud capabilities, and disaster recovery.</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Students are expected to be technical professionals with three or more years of design experience in storage, operating systems, virtualization, networking, business continuity, or disaster recovery.

Recommended prerequisites include: Dell EMC Information Storage and Management, Dell EMC Cloud Infrastructure and Services, VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This course is intended for architects, designers, and consultants who are involved in the planning and design of cloud infrastructure components.</audience_plain><contents_plain>The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.

Module: Introduction to Cloud Design


- Driving digital transformation through cloud
- Cloud infrastructure design approach, goals, and scope
- Cloud solution design project lifecycle
Module: Design Parameters


- Cloud reference architecture
- General design considerations for cloud infrastructure
Module: Data Collection and Analysis


- Data collection process and metrics
- Data collection tools
- Business value analysis
- TCO and ROI
Module: Architecting a Do-It-Yourself Solution


- Selection criteria
- Compute considerations
- Storage considerations
- Network considerations
Module: Architecting a CI/HCI Solution


- CI/HCI selection criteria
- Strategies and design considerations
Module: Cloud Management Platform (CMP)


- CMP reference architecture
- CMP infrastructure
- Selection criteria for CMP
- CMP design considerations
Module: Hybrid and Multicloud


- Hybrid and multicloud use cases
- Design considerations for hybrid and multicloud
- Disaster recovery considerations
Module: Application Development and Deployment Platform


- Key requirements for application platform
- Options to build an application platform
- Design considerations for Do-It-Yourself
- Design considerations for using PaaS solution
In addition to lecture, this course includes case studies, exercises and labs designed to allow practical experience for the participant.</contents_plain><duration unit="d" days="5">5 days</duration><pricelist><price country="CH" currency="USD">3000.00</price><price country="AE" currency="USD">3000.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">2824.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">2824.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">2824.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">2824.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>