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Introduction to Virtualization - 90 Minute Crash Course (Udemy.com)

Learn key virtualization concepts that apply to VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and AWS in this beginner course!

4.5
20,731 reviews

Created by: Rick Crisci

Last updated May 2026

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What you will learn

  • Understand what VMs, Hosts, and Hypervisors are.
  • Learn how the resources of a host are shared by multiple VMs.
  • Learn how to convert a physical server to a virtual machine.

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Course Description

"It helped a lot to understand the basics of virtualization, which help me to learn SAN better."  - Muktesh

"Awesome and overall concept of Virtualization in very short time."  - Sushant


Are you brand new to virtualization? Have you found that many of the training resources out there use complex technical jargon that make it difficult to understand the basic concepts behind virtualization? If you need to learn virtualization quickly and clearly, this is the course for you.

I have taught thousands of hours of live training directly for VMware. Most lectures in this course are 5 - 10 minutes long. This course gives you an understanding of general virtualization concepts. You'll learn how to convert a physical server to a VM. You'll see how the hypervisor provides access to CPU, memory, and storage resources.

If you need to learn VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware Workstation, AWS EC2, or any other virtualization technology, this course is the ideal starting point.

This course includes the following:

  • Basic concepts of VMs, Hosts, and Hypervisors

  • Type-1 and Type-2 Hypervisors

  • Understand the files that make up a VM and what the Live State of a VM means

  • Learn how CPU, Memory, Network, and Storage resources are provided to VMs

  • Understand mobility, efficiency, availability, and other benefits of running VMs

  • Create VMs on your computer using VMware Workstation Player

  • Sign up for the AWS Free Tier and easily create a VM in the Cloud
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Instructor Details

Rick Crisci

I am the owner of TrainerTests and have delivered thousands of hours of official live training to my students, and I love teaching people new skills.

I provide video training unlike any other organization. I believe in using high quality illustrations and animations to simplify complex concepts. In my courses you will get the technical depth that you need, with a focus on making sure that you completely understand the underlying concepts.

Please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn, I always enjoy making new contacts with my students!

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By Alex Schuen on 7/15/2026

The course does a great job of explaining and breaking down what a hypervisor is, and how it works with virtual machines. It also provides excellent visual aids, and very appropriate analogies to real servers.

By Gnanasundaram Sampath on 7/7/2026

I have learned lot of things about virtualization and instructor teach brief and clearly thanks once again for this opportunities

By Katri Keränen on 7/1/2026

Good course and clear explanations of virtualization! I found it disruptive to have a four-question quiz after every video, since the videos themselves were short. Creating VMs section also didn't really matter for me since I only need to understand the theory and learn to apply the understanding in business context.

By Suleyma Avendano Del Carmen on 5/22/2026

Excelente curso

By Aliyu Dayyibu Abubakar on 5/5/2026

It is indeed a good match for me, considering the fact that I am currently working in the data center. Therefore, I believed it would be a good fit for me.

By Alexi Marcolino on 4/30/2026

Bring to life old desktops (i have i5 7500/16GB RAM/4 Core/1TB), build your home lab then get on this course. This is the best way to learn. Thank you

By Abhinav T V on 3/24/2026

The course was highly informative and well‑structured. It delivered clear, relevant content and offered practical insights that enhanced my understanding of the subject matter. Overall, it was a valuable learning experience that significantly contributed to my professional development.

By Anonymized User on 1/15/2026

The course is great, exactlly what needed. Anybody with decent computer knowledge will grasp the virtualization very easy. Why 4.5? Because at the last step, the whole AWS creation was interrupted in a way that we didn't see the final effect: the operating system running, and how to access it.

By Neha Manjunath on 11/13/2025

I'm glad I came across this course. I'm so thankful as this course really put together the Virtualization concepts from scratch and neatly explained.

By Gwenelle on 11/9/2025

J’ai bien assimilé les concepts essentiels du cloud computing et des services AWS. Les quizz ont mis en évidence des aspects que je dois encore travailler, notamment les détails des modèles de service et certaines options avancées. Je vais revoir ces points pour progresser davantage.

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Introduction to Virtualization - 90 Minute Crash Course
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  • Video Duration: icon 1.7h
  • Price: Free
  • Provider: icon Udemy
  • Updated: icon May 2026
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
  • Language: icon English
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