• Special Training Discount: Capacitas Seventh Anniversary Discount
• New Whitepaper: Challenges of Capacity Management using Virtualisation
• New Whitepaper: Low Cost Accurate Batch Modelling - A Case Study
• Recent Presentation: Low Cost Accurate Batch Modelling
• Recent Presentation: Experiences in Agile Performance Testing
• Recent Presentation: SOA, Agile Development and Service Management
• Recent Presentation: Ensuring End-to-End Service Performance
• Capacity & Performance Management Certification
• Forthcoming training courses

To celebrate our seventh anniversary Capacitas is announcing a 10% discount on all training formally booked and confirmed with us in February 2009. This discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount and only applies to training courses and workshops. It does not apply to other events such as seminars, tutorials or examinations. Please ensure that you ask for this discount when booking training via phone or email. The discount cannot be used via our On-line Shop. To use the discount with credit card bookings please call us on +44 (0) 20 7841 9950 to make payment over the telephone. Please note that to qualify the booking must be confirmed (paid or invoiced) by 28th February 2009.

Meeting the Challenges of Capacity Management in Virtualised Environments

In recent years, the increased popularity of server virtualisation has introduced considerable complexity into the Capacity Management process. This paper describes possible solutions to some of the challenges that may be encountered when conducting capacity management of services based on server virtualisation technologies. The paper also reveals a number of important areas where virtualisation is not able to deliver the magnitude of cost savings that many organisations initially expect.

Low Cost Accurate Batch Modelling - A Case Study

Although most organisations run regular batch suites, which are business critical to the enterprise, it is relatively unusual to hear of concerted attempts to model these applications. This paper describes the possible reasons behind this issue and proposes an approach to modelling that can predict accurately the batch run times using readily available tools and very simple techniques. This is demonstrated with an easy-to-use model.

Please see our Research section for a selection of white papers, presentations and articles on various areas of performance assurance and capacity management.

CMG Annual Conference, 7th-12th December 2008

The 34th CMG Annual Conference took place on the 7th-12th December 2008 at the Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Neil McMenemy of Capacitas presented on the following topic:

• Low Cost Accurate Batch Modelling - A Case Study

TestExpo™, 11th December 2008

Capacitas presented and exhibited at TestExpo™, which was on the 11th of December 2008 at the Plaisterers Hall in London. Paul Seaton-Smith of Capacitas presented on the following topic:

• Experiences in Agile Performance Testing.

UKCMG North West Regional Meeting, 3rd December 2008

At the UKCMG North West Regional Meeting Andy Bolton presented on the following topic:

• Service Management, Service-Oriented Architecture and Agile Development: A Governance Framework

itSMF Annual Conference, 10th-12th November 2008

At the itSMF UK Annual Conference Danny Quilton presented on the following topic:

• Ensuring End-to-End Service Performance A Practical Approach

The Capacitas Accreditation Programme is a unique offering that enables ICT capacity and performance management professionals to gain a recognised qualification. The programme is based around Capacitas's leading suite of training courses with accompanying examinations. Examinations are sat at the Capacitas Training Centre in Farringdon, London and are multiple-choice based. The Accreditation comprises four levels:

• Foundation Certificate
• Practitioner Certificate
• Advanced Practitioner Certificate
• Management Certificate

Capacity and Performance Management Foundation Tutorial

This half day tutorial prepares students for the Capacity and Performance Management Foundation exam. The syllabus for this certificate is based on the Capacity & Performance Management: Tools & Methods course, which is a pre-requisite. The tutorial covers the key learning points from the Capacity & Performance Management: Tools and Methods course and also includes mock examination questions for the students to complete. This half day tutorial is ideal for those planning to sit the Foundation exam. The tutorial occurs in the morning and the examination occurs after lunch. The tutorial fee of £250+VAT also includes the exam fee.

IBM Mainframe Practitioner Certificate in Capacity & Performance Management Tutorial

This half day tutorial prepares students for the IBM Mainframe Practitioner Certificate in Capacity & Performance Management. The syllabus for this certificate is based on the IBM Mainframe Capacity and Performance Management course. The tutorial addresses the key learning points from the IBM Mainframe Capacity and Performance Management course and also includes a mock examination. The tutorial occurs in the morning and the exam occurs after lunch. The tutorial fee of £250+VAT also includes the exam fee.

Solaris/Linux Practitioner Certificate in Capacity & Performance Tutorial

This half day tutorial prepares students for the Solaris/Linux Practitioner Certificate in Capacity & Performance Examination. The syllabus for this certificate is based on the Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning of Solaris/Linux course. The tutorial addresses the key learning points from the Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning of Solaris/Linux course and also includes a mock examination. The tutorial occurs in the morning and the exam occurs after lunch. The tutorial fee of £250+VAT also includes the exam fee.

Server Virtualisation Practitioner Certificate in Capacity & Performance Management Tutorial

This half day tutorial prepares students for the Server Virtualisation Practitioner Certificate in Capacity & Performance Management Examination. The syllabus for this certificate is based on the Capacity Planning and Performance Management using Server Virtualisation course. The tutorial addresses the key learning points from the Capacity Planning and Performance Management using Server Virtualisation course and also includes a mock examination. The tutorial occurs in the morning and the exam occurs after lunch. The tutorial fee of £250+VAT also includes the exam fee.

All public training below is held at our new Training Centre. This is located at our head office in London, UK.

Please click on the above links to review the course descriptions or email us at Capacitas Training. More details...

Please note that the courses above do not include the associated examination. The examination and a study tutorial are purchased separately. More details...

Recent customers of Capacitas include: easyJet, Nokia, BSkyB, Capita, Carphone Warehouse, HBOS, Metronet, and Orange. For more details on what some of our customers have to say about us please have a look at our testimonials and training feedback pages.

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