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Creation, Configuration, and Management of Virtual Machines

Virtual machines provide flexible, scalable computing across IT environments. This course will teach you how to create, configure, manage and optimize virtual machines for reliable, efficient performance.

Beginner
1h 44m

Created by Jean Francois Landry

Last Updated Sep 22, 2026

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Creation, Configuration, and Management of Virtual Machines

Virtual machines provide flexible, scalable computing across IT environments. This course will teach you how to create, configure, manage and optimize virtual machines for reliable, efficient performance.

Beginner
1h 44m

Created by Jean Francois Landry

Last Updated Sep 22, 2026

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What you'll learn

Managing virtual machines efficiently can be challenging, especially when balancing performance, scalability and resource utilization across dynamic workloads. In this course, Creation, Configuration, and Management of Virtual Machines, you’ll gain the ability to build, manage and optimize virtual machines for real-world environments.

First, you’ll explore how to create and configure virtual machines with the appropriate hardware settings, including CPU, memory, storage and networking. Next, you’ll discover how to manage the VM lifecycle using snapshots, clones and templates to streamline deployment and maintain consistency. Finally, you’ll learn how to apply performance optimization techniques, including right-sizing resources, selecting appropriate storage provisioning methods and prioritizing workloads effectively.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of virtual machine management needed to design, deploy and optimize VMs in enterprise environments.

Creation, Configuration, and Management of Virtual Machines
Beginner
1h 44m
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Jean Francois Landry - Pluralsight course - Creation, Configuration, and Management of Virtual Machines
Jean Francois Landry
9 courses 3.9 author rating 232 ratings

Working in the IT field for the last 15 years, Jean-Francois has been exchanging roles. From Systems Administrator to teaching Microsoft Official Curriculum courses as a MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) as well as a consultant providing solutions to challenging IT projects.

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