Introduction to VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC)

Pluralsight
Course Summary
This course covers the basics of vCloud Automation Center, including features and functions, components, use cases, and architecture. This course applies to the VMware product that is now named vRealize Automation. Although the name has been updated, the product and material in this course is still the same.
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Course Description
This course is an introduction to VMware's vCloud Automation Center, which is an automation and self-service platform for enterprise infrastructures. It helps to provide ITaaS, federate workloads, and enable the orchestration of common tasks and delivery items. This course will go through the individual components that make up vCAC and the purposes they serve. It will also look at interactions between the components as well as external integrations for provisioning, resource management, and reporting. Additionally, we will look at how vCAC fits into overall enterprise vSphere deployments and some common use cases. Finally, an architecture and deployment overview will serve as a lead into the upcoming Part 2 of this topic which will be an install/configure course. This course applies to the VMware product that is now named vRealize Automation. Although the name has been updated, the product and material in this course is still the same.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction to VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC)- 4m 11s
—Introduction 0m 44s
—Course Prerequisites 0m 37s
—Course Outline 2m 50svCAC Overview- 30m 6s
—Introduction 1m 26s
—What Is vCAC? 0m 57s
—What Is vCAC? (continued) 5m 54s
—What vCAC Isn't 3m 2s
—Features and Benefits 4m 34s
—Versions 0m 40s
—Versions (continued) 2m 40s
—Typical Use Cases 4m 38s
—Integration With the vSphere Ecosystem 2m 0s
—Integration With External Products 2m 51s
—Wrap-Up 1m 20svCloud Automation Center Identity Service- 29m 13svCloud Automation Center Server Service- 18m 59svCloud Automation Center IaaS- 25m 23svSphere and Other Required Infrastructure Components- 25m 46sArchitecture Overview and Deployment Options- 24m 13s