Microsoft Virtual Academy opens

On the Internet there is a lot of information about products and technologies of Microsoft. Most likely, having a specific question, using the search engines, you can easily find the answer. But such an approach may not be suitable if you want, step by step, starting from the beginning, to study the technology you are interested in. About a month ago, the Microsoft Virtual Academy in Russian was opened at www.msftva.ru , allowing you to consistently explore technology products online.

Resources such as TechNet and MSDN are technical references. They help to thoroughly understand the issues of interest. Sometimes the information on these resources is redundant in the study of a specific technology, as it may affect adjacent areas. For those who are just starting to learn, it’s more important to understand what to focus on. That is why MVA was created - a resource that provides materials in the form of a training course.



The courses themselves are divided into consecutive modules containing links to articles and video materials.
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At the end of each module there are tests that make sure that the material studied has been learned.



With the passage of modules and tests gradually accumulate points that affect the place in the overall ranking.



At the moment, the MVA website has published 3 courses on virtualization technologies: “ Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) ”, “ Virtualization Platform ” and “ Virtualization Management ”. In the near future, their number will increase. Plans to publish courses on technologies of public and private clouds, which will introduce students of the academy with products such as Windows Azure, SQL Azure and System Center 2012.