Free VMware Labs

VMware’s Hands on Labs are a fantastic resource to learn new and existing VMware solutions from the ground up. There are a few different types from Learning Labs which are self-paced with a manual through to challenge labs which are like mini tests that you can use to validate your skills.

Why take a VMware HOL?

• They are free!
• Learn about new solutions which might benefit your business or career in just an hour or less
• Take a challenge lab to validate your skills
• They run the latest versions of the technology you want to learn
• An easy way to study for exams such as VCP or VCAP Deployment exams
• No software needed to run, just a web browser
• No downloads or installations required
• No hardware / compatibility / workarounds or licensing issues

The Lab Links

There are my personal favourite Hands on Labs (in no particular order of course 🙂 )

VMware Cloud on AWS

“Rapidly extend, migrate and protect your VMware environment to the AWS public cloud” Learn more..

VMware Cloud on AWS – Hands on Lab

vSphere 6.5

“vSphere provides a powerful, flexible, and secure foundation for business agility that accelerates your digital transformation to hybrid cloud” Read more..

vSphere 6.5 – Hands on Lab

NSX

“VMware NSX Data Center is the network virtualization platform for the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC)” Read more..

NSX – Hands on Lab

vRealize Suite

“vRealize Suite is a hybrid cloud management platform that helps IT enable developers to quickly build applications in any cloud with secure and consistent operations” 
Learn more..

vRealize Suite – Hands on Lab

Wavefront

“Wavefront offers a real-time metrics monitoring and streaming analytics platform designed for developers to optimize their clouds and modern applications” Read more..

Wavefront – Hands on Lab

vRealize Operations

“Run production operations hands-off and hassle-free with VMware vRealize Operations, delivering continuous performance optimization based on intent, efficient capacity management, proactive planning and intelligent remediation” Read more..

vRealize Operations (vROps) – Hands on Lab

vSAN

“VMware vSAN powers industry-leading hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions with vSphere-native, flash-optimized storage for private and public cloud deployments.” Learn more..

vSAN – Hands on Lab

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Graham is a seasoned expert in VMware and Microsoft solutions, bringing deep expertise from his 20 years' experience and senior engineering work at Tesla and Dell Technologies in the UK. He focuses on cutting-edge virtualization and storage projects. A VMware Certified Implementation Expert, 10x VMware vExpert, and Moderator on the official Broadcom forums, Graham is a trusted community resource. Connect with him on X.com for insights! https://x.com/VirtualG_UK

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