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Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for anyone seeking CCNA certification. The course also provides foundational knowledge for all support technicians involved in the basic installation, operation, and verification of Cisco networks. The job roles best suited to the material in this course are: Entry-level network engineer Network administrator Network support technician Help desk technician Overview This course will help you: Learn the knowledge and skills to install, configure, and operate a small- to medium-sized network Gain a foundation in the essentials of networking, security, and automation Earn 30 CE credits toward recertification The Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v2.0 course gives you a broad range of fundamental knowledge for all IT careers. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on labs, and self-study, you will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify basic IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The course covers configuring network components such as switches, routers, and wireless LAN controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. The course also gives you a foundation in network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking. This course helps you prepare to take the 200-301 Cisco© Certified Network Associate (CCNA©) exam. By passing this one exam, you earn the CCNA certification. This course also earns you 30 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification. COURSE OUTLINE * Exploring the Functions of Networking ? Lecture * Introducing the Host-to-Host Communications Model ? Lecture * Operating Cisco IOS Software ? Lecture * Introducing LANs ? Lecture * Exploring the TCP/IP Link Layer ? Lecture * Starting a Switch ? Lecture * Introducing the TCP/IP Internet Layer, IPv4 Addressing, and Subnets ? Lecture * Explaining the TCP/IP Transport Layer and Application Layer ? Lecture * Exploring the Functions of Routing ? Lecture * Configuring a Cisco Router ? Lecture * Exploring the Packet Delivery Process ? Lecture * Troubleshooting a Simple Network ? Lecture * Introducing Basic IPv6 ? Lecture * Configuring Static Routing ? Lecture * Implementing VLANs and Trunks ? Lecture * Routing Between VLANs ? Lecture * Introducing OSPF ? Lecture * Building Redundant Switched Topologies ? Self-study * Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel ? Lecture * Exploring Layer 3 Redundancy ? Self-study * Introducing WAN Technologies ? Self-study * Explaining Basics of ACL ? Lecture * Enabling Internet Connectivity ? Lecture * Introducing QoS ? Self-study * Explaining Wireless Fundamentals ? Self-study * Introducing Architectures and Virtualization ? Self-study * Explaining the Evolution of Intelligent Networks ? Lecture * Introducing System Monitoring ? Lecture * Managing Cisco Devices ? Lecture * Examining the Security Threat Landscape ? Self-study ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Cisco Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions v2.0 (CCNA) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Cisco Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions v2.0 (CCNA) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for IT professionals such as PC, desktop, and help desk technicians who have experience supporting PC hardware who wish to make the transition to become server hardware and support specialists. This course is also designed for existing server managers who are preparing to take the CompTIA Server+ Exam SKO-005. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to perform the duties of a server administrator. In this course, you will: - Manage server hardware. - Install server hardware and operating systems. - Configure networking hardware and protocols. - Perform basic server configuration tasks. - Create a virtual server environment. - Administer servers. - Implement server storage solutions. - Secure the server. - Plan and test disaster recovery. - Troubleshoot server issues. This course can also benefit you if you are preparing to take the CompTIA Server+ examination (Exam SK0-004). This course builds on existing professional experience with personal computer hardware support to present the next tier of skills & concepts students will use on the job when administering any type of network server. 1 - OUTLINE * Lesson 1: Understanding Server Administration Concepts * Lesson 2: Understanding Virtualization and Cloud Computing * Lesson 3: Understanding Physical and Network Security Concepts * Lesson 4: Managing Physical Assets * Lesson 5: Managing Server Hardware * Lesson 6: Configuring Storage Management * Lesson 7: Installing and Configuring an Operating System * Lesson 8: Troubleshooting OS, Application, and Network Configurations * Lesson 9: Managing Post-Installation Administrative Tasks * Lesson 10: Managing Data Security * Lesson 11: Managing Service and Data Availability * Lesson 12: Decommissioning Servers ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans CompTIA Server Plus Certification (Exam SKO-005) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the CompTIA Server Plus Certification (Exam SKO-005) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for entry-level computer support professionals with a basic knowledge of computer hardware, software, and operating systems who wish to increase their knowledge and understanding of networking concepts and acquire the required skills to prepare for a career in network support or administration, or who wish to prepare for the CompTIA Network+ certification. CompTIA Network+ is the first certification IT professionals specializing in network administration and support should earn. Network+ is aimed at IT professionals with job roles such as network administrator, network technician, network installer, help desk technician, and IT cable installer. This course is also designed for students who are seeking the CompTIA Network+ certification and who want to prepare for the CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Certification Exam. Overview In this course, you will describe the major networking technologies and systems of modern networks and configure, manage, and troubleshoot modern networks. Explain the OSI and TCP/IP Models. Explain properties of network traffic. Install and configure switched networks. Configure IP networks. Install and configure routed networks. Configure and monitor ports and protocols. Explain network application and storage issues. Monitor and troubleshoot networks. Explain network attacks and mitigations. Install and configure security devices. Explain authentication and access controls. Deploy and troubleshoot cabling solutions. Implement and troubleshoot wireless technologies. Compare and contrast WAN technologies. Use remote access methods. Identify site policies and best practices. CompTIA's Network+ certification is a foundation-level certification designed for IT professionals with around one year of experience, whose job role is focused on network administration. The CompTIA Network+ exam will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to troubleshoot, configure, and manage common network devices; establish basic network connectivity; understand and maintain network documentation; identify network limitations and weaknesses; and implement network security, standards, and protocols. The candidate will have a basic understanding of enterprise technologies, including cloud and virtualization technologies. The Official CompTIA© Network+© (Exam N10-008): will teach you the fundamental principles of installing, configuring, and troubleshooting network technologies and help you to progress a career in network administration. In this course, you will build on your existing user-level knowledge and experience with personal computer operating systems and networks to master the fundamental skills and concepts that you will need to use on the job in any type of networking career. Prerequisites * CompTIA A+ Certification (Exams 220-1001 and 220-1002) 1 - EXPLAINING THE OSI AND TCP/IP MODELS * Topic A: Explain OSI Model Layers * Topic B: Explain the TCP/IP Suite 2 - EXPLAINING PROPERTIES OF NETWORK TRAFFIC * Topic A: Explain Media Types and Access Methods * Topic B: Deploy Ethernet Standards * Topic C: Configure and Monitor Network Interfaces 3 - INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING SWITCHED NETWORKS * Topic A: Install and Configure Hubs and Bridges * Topic B: Install and Configure Switches * Topic C: Compare and Contrast Network Topologies * Topic D: Compare and Contrast Network Types 4 - CONFIGURING IP NETWORKS * Topic A: Configure IPv4 Addressing Components * Topic B: Test IP Interfaces with Command Line Tools * Topic C: Configure IPv4 Subnets * Topic D: Configure Private and Public IPv4 Addressing Schemes * Topic E: Configure IPv6 Addressing Components * Topic F: Configure DHCP Services 5 - INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING ROUTED NETWORKS * Topic A: Explain Characteristics of Routing * Topic B: Install and Configure Routers 6 - CONFIGURING AND MONITORING PORTS AND PROTOCOLS * Topic A: Explain the Uses of Ports and Protocols * Topic B: Use Port Scanners and Protocol Analyzers * Topic C: Explain the Use of Name Resolution Services * Topic D: Configure DNS and IPAM Services 7 - EXPLAINING NETWORK APPLICATION AND STORAGE SERVICES * Topic A: Explain the Uses of Network Applications * Topic B: Explain the Uses of Voice Services and Advanced Networking Devices * Topic C: Explain the Uses of Virtualization and Network Storage Services * Topic D: Summarize the Concepts of Cloud Services 8 - MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORKS * Topic A: Monitor Network Interfaces and Logs * Topic B: Explain Network Troubleshooting Methodology * Topic C: Troubleshoot Common Network Services Issues 9 - EXPLAINING NETWORKING ATTACKS AND MITIGATIONS * Topic A: Summarize Common Networking Attacks * Topic B: Explain the Characteristics of VLANs * Topic C: Explain the Characteristics of NAT and Port Forwarding 10 - INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING SECURITY DEVICES * Topic A: Install and Configure Firewalls and Proxies * Topic B: Explain the Uses of IDS/IPS and UTM 11 - EXPLAINING AUTHENTICATION AND ACCESS CONTROLS * Topic A: Explain Authentication Controls and Attacks * Topic B: Explain the Uses of Authentication Protocols and Directory Services * Topic C: Explain the Uses of Port Security and NAC * Topic D: Implement Network Device Hardening * Topic E: Explain Patch Management and Vulnerability Scanning Processes 12 - DEPLOYING AND TROUBLESHOOTING CABLING SOLUTIONS * Topic A: Deploy Structured Cabling Systems * Topic B: Deploy Twisted Pair Cabling Solutions * Topic C: Test and Troubleshoot Twisted Pair Cabling Solutions * Topic D: Deploy Fiber Optic Cabling Solutions 13 - IMPLEMENTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES * Topic A: Install and Configure Wireless Technologies * Topic B: Troubleshoot Wireless Performance Issues * Topic C: Secure and Troubleshoot Wireless Connectivity 14 - COMPARING AND CONTRASTING WAN TECHNOLOGIES * Topic A: Compare and Contrast WAN Core Service Types * Topic B: Compare and Contrast WAN Subscriber Service Types * Topic C: Compare and Contrast WAN Framing Service Types * Topic D: Compae and Contrast Wireless and IoT WAN Technologies 15 - USING REMOTE ACCESS METHODS * Topic A: Use Remote Access VPNs * Topic B: Use Remote Access Management Methods 16 - IDENTIFYING SITE POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES * Topic A: Manage Networks with Documentation and Diagrams * Topic B: Summarize the Purposes of Physical Security Devices * Topic C: Compare and Contrast Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Concepts * Topic D: Identify Policies and Best Practices

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Students in this course are interested in designing and implementing DevOps processes or in passing the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certification exam. This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices. Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms Prerequisites Successful learners will have prior knowledge and understanding of: * Cloud computing concepts, including an understanding of PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS implementations. * Both Azure administration and Azure development with proven expertise in at least one of these areas. * Version control, Agile software development, and core software development principles. It would be helpful to have experience in an organization that delivers software. * AZ-104T00 - Microsoft Azure Administrator * AZ-204T00: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure 1 - INTRODUCTION TO DEVOPS * What is DevOps? * Explore the DevOps journey * Identify transformation teams * Explore shared goals and define timelines 2 - CHOOSE THE RIGHT PROJECT * Explore greenfield and brownfield projects * Decide when to use greenfield and brownfield projects * Decide when to use systems of record versus systems of engagement * Identify groups to minimize initial resistance * Identify project metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) 3 - DESCRIBE TEAM STRUCTURES * Explore agile development practices * Explore principles of agile development * Define organization structure for agile practices * Explore ideal DevOps team members * Enable in-team and cross-team collaboration * Select tools and processes for agile practices 4 - CHOOSE THE DEVOPS TOOLS * What is Azure DevOps? * What is GitHub? * Explore an authorization and access strategy * Migrate or integrate existing work management tools * Migrate or integrate existing test management tools * Design a license management strategy 5 - PLAN AGILE WITH GITHUB PROJECTS AND AZURE BOARDS * Link GitHub to Azure Boards * Configure GitHub Projects * Manage work with GitHub Project boards * Customize Project views * Collaborate using team discussions * Agile Plan and Portfolio Management with Azure Boards 6 - INTRODUCTION TO SOURCE CONTROL * Explore DevOps foundational practices * What is source control? * Explore benefits of source control * Explore best practices for source control 7 - DESCRIBE TYPES OF SOURCE CONTROL SYSTEMS * Understand centralized source control * Understand distributed source control * Explore Git and Team Foundation Version Control * Examine and choose Git * Understand objections to using Git * Describe working with Git locally 8 - WORK WITH AZURE REPOS AND GITHUB * Migrate from TFVC to Git * Use GIT-TFS * Develop online with GitHub Codespaces 9 - STRUCTURE YOUR GIT REPO * Explore monorepo versus multiple repos * Implement a change log 10 - MANAGE GIT BRANCHES AND WORKFLOWS * Explore branch workflow types * Explore feature branch workflow * Explore Git branch model for continuous delivery * Explore GitHub flow * Explore fork workflow * Version Control with Git in Azure Repos 11 - COLLABORATE WITH PULL REQUESTS IN AZURE REPOS * Collaborate with pull requests * Examine GitHub mobile for pull request approvals 12 - IDENTIFY TECHNICAL DEBT * Examine code quality * Examine complexity and quality metrics * Measure and manage technical debt * Integrate other code quality tools * Plan effective code reviews 13 - EXPLORE GIT HOOKS * Implement Git hooks 14 - PLAN FOSTER INNER SOURCE * Explore foster inner source * Implement the fork workflow * Describe inner source with forks 15 - MANAGE GIT REPOSITORIES * Work with large repositories * Purge repository data * Manage releases with GitHub Repos * Automate release notes with GitHub 16 - EXPLORE AZURE PIPELINES * Explore the concept of pipelines in DevOps * Describe Azure Pipelines * Understand Azure Pipelines key terms 17 - MANAGE AZURE PIPELINE AGENTS AND POOLS * Choose between Microsoft-hosted versus self-hosted agents * Explore job types * Explore predefined agent pool * Understand typical situations for agent pools * Communicate with Azure Pipelines * Communicate to deploy to target servers * Examine other considerations * Describe security of agent pools * Configure agent pools and understanding pipeline styles 18 - DESCRIBE PIPELINES AND CONCURRENCY * Understand parallel jobs * Estimate parallel jobs * Describe Azure Pipelines and open-source projects * Explore Azure Pipelines and Visual Designer * Describe Azure Pipelines and YAML 19 - EXPLORE CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION * Learn the four pillars of continuous integration * Explore benefits of continuous integration * Describe build properties * Enable Continuous Integration with Azure Pipelines 20 - IMPLEMENT A PIPELINE STRATEGY * Configure agent demands * Implement multi-agent builds * Explore source control types supported by Azure Pipelines 21 - INTEGRATE WITH AZURE PIPELINES * Describe the anatomy of a pipeline * Understand the pipeline structure * Detail templates * Explore YAML resources * Use multiple repositories in your pipeline 22 - INTRODUCTION TO GITHUB ACTIONS * What are Actions? * Explore Actions flow * Understand workflows * Describe standard workflow syntax elements * Explore events * Explore jobs * Explore runners * Examine release and test an action 23 - LEARN CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION WITH GITHUB ACTIONS * Describe continuous integration with actions * Examine environment variables * Share artifacts between jobs * Examine Workflow badges * Describe best practices for creating actions * Mark releases with Git tags * Create encrypted secrets * Use secrets in a workflow * Implement GitHub Actions for CI/CD 24 - DESIGN A CONTAINER BUILD STRATEGY * Examine structure of containers * Work with Docker containers * Understand Dockerfile core concepts * Examine multi-stage dockerfiles * Examine considerations for multiple stage builds * Explore Azure container-related services * Deploy Docker containers to Azure App Service web apps 25 - INTRODUCTION TO CONTINUOUS DELIVERY * Explore traditional IT development cycle * What is continuous delivery? * Move to continuous delivery * Understand releases and deployments * Understand release process versus release 26 - CREATE A RELEASE PIPELINE * Describe Azure DevOps release pipeline capabilities * Explore release pipelines * Explore artifact sources * Choose the appropriate artifact source * Examine considerations for deployment to stages * Explore build and release tasks * Explore custom build and release tasks * Explore release jobs * Configure Pipelines as Code with YAML 27 - EXPLORE RELEASE RECOMMENDATIONS * Understand the delivery cadence and three types of triggers * Explore release approvals * Explore release gates * Use release gates to protect quality * Control Deployments using Release Gates 28 - PROVISION AND TEST ENVIRONMENTS * Provision and configure target environments * Configure automated integration and functional test automation * Understand Shift-left * Set up and run availability tests * Explore Azure Load Testing * Set up and run functional tests 29 - MANAGE AND MODULARIZE TASKS AND TEMPLATES * Examine task groups * Explore variables in release pipelines * Understand variable groups 30 - AUTOMATE INSPECTION OF HEALTH * Automate inspection of health * Explore events and notifications * Explore service hooks * Configure Azure DevOps notifications * Configure GitHub notifications * Explore how to measure quality of your release process * Examine release notes and documentation * Examine considerations for choosing release management tools * Explore common release management tools 31 - INTRODUCTION TO DEPLOYMENT PATTERNS * Explore microservices architecture * Examine classical deployment patterns * Understand modern deployment patterns 32 - IMPLEMENT BLUE-GREEN DEPLOYMENT AND FEATURE TOGGLES * What is blue-green deployment? * Explore deployment slots * Describe feature toggle maintenance 33 - IMPLEMENT CANARY RELEASES AND DARK LAUNCHING * Explore canary releases * Examine Traffic Manager * Understand dark launching 34 - IMPLEMENT A/B TESTING AND PROGRESSIVE EXPOSURE DEPLOYMENT * What is A/B testing? * Explore CI-CD with deployment rings 35 - INTEGRATE WITH IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS * Integrate GitHub with single sign-on (SSO) * Explore service principals * Explore Managed Identity 36 - MANAGE APPLICATION CONFIGURATION DATA * Rethink application configuration data * Explore separation of concerns * Understand external configuration store patterns * Examine Key-value pairs * Examine App configuration feature management * Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure Pipelines * Manage secrets, tokens and certificates * Examine DevOps inner and outer loop * Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure DevOps * Enable Dynamic Configuration and Feature Flags 37 - EXPLORE INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT * Explore environment deployment * Examine environment configuration * Understand imperative versus declarative configuration * Understand idempotent configuration 38 - CREATE AZURE RESOURCES USING AZURE RESOURCE MANAGER TEMPLATES * Why use Azure Resource Manager templates? * Explore template components * Manage dependencies * Modularize templates * Manage secrets in templates * Deployments using Azure Bicep templates 39 - CREATE AZURE RESOURCES BY USING AZURE CLI * What is Azure CLI? * Work with Azure CLI 40 - EXPLORE AZURE AUTOMATION WITH DEVOPS * Create automation accounts * What is a runbook? * Understand automation shared resources * Explore runbook gallery * Examine webhooks * Explore source control integration * Explore PowerShell workflows * Create a workflow * Examine checkpoint and parallel processing 41 - IMPLEMENT DESIRED STATE CONFIGURATION (DSC) * Understand configuration drift * Explore Desired State Configuration (DSC) * Explore Azure Automation State configuration (DSC) * Examine DSC configuration file * Explore hybrid management * Implement DSC and Linux Automation on Azure 42 - IMPLEMENT BICEP * What is Bicep? * Install Bicep * Understand Bicep file structure and syntax 43 - INTRODUCTION TO SECURE DEVOPS * Describe SQL injection attack * Understand DevSecOps * Explore Secure DevOps Pipeline * Explore key validation points * Explore continuous security validation * Understand threat modeling 44 - IMPLEMENT OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE * Explore how software is built * What is open-source software * Explore corporate concerns with open-source software components * Explore common open-source licenses * Examine license implications and ratings 45 - SOFTWARE COMPOSITION ANALYSIS * Inspect and validate code bases for compliance * Explore software composition analysis (SCA) * Integrate Mend with Azure Pipelines * Implement GitHub Dependabot alerts and security updates * Integrate software composition analysis checks into pipelines * Examine tools for assess package security and license rate * Interpret alerts from scanner tools * Implement security and compliance in an Azure Pipeline 46 - STATIC ANALYZERS * Explore SonarCloud * Explore CodeQL in GitHub * Manage technical debt with SonarCloud and Azure DevOps 47 - OWASP AND DYNAMIC ANALYZERS * Plan Implement OWASP Secure Coding Practices * Explore OWASP ZAP penetration test * Explore OWASP ZAP results and bugs 48 - SECURITY MONITORING AND GOVERNANCE * Implement pipeline security * Explore Microsoft Defender for Cloud * Examine Microsoft Defender for Cloud usage scenarios * Explore Azure Policy * Understand policies * Explore initiatives * Explore resource locks * Explore Azure Blueprints * Understand Microsoft Defender for Identity 49 - EXPLORE PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES * What is dependency management? * Describe elements of a dependency management strategy * Identify dependencies * Understand source and package componentization * Decompose your system * Scan your codebase for dependencies 50 - UNDERSTAND PACKAGE MANAGEMENT * Explore packages * Understand package feeds * Explore package feed managers * Explore common public package sources * Explore self-hosted and SaaS based package sources * Consume packages * Publish packages * Package management with Azure Artifacts 51 - MIGRATE CONSOLIDATING AND SECURE ARTIFACTS * Identify existing artifact repositories * Migrate and integrating artifact repositories * Secure access to package feeds * Examine roles * Examine permissions * Examine authentication 52 - IMPLEMENT A VERSIONING STRATEGY * Understand versioning of artifacts * Explore semantic versioning * Examine release views * Promote packages * Explore best practices for versioning 53 - INTRODUCTION TO GITHUB PACKAGES * Publish packages * Install a package * Delete and restore a package * Explore package access control and visibility 54 - IMPLEMENT TOOLS TO TRACK USAGE AND FLOW * Understand the inner loop * Explore Azure Monitor and Log Analytics * Examine Kusto Query Language (KQL) * Explore Application Insights * Implement Application Insights * Monitor application performance with Application Insights 55 - DEVELOP MONITOR AND STATUS DASHBOARDS * Explore Azure Dashboards * Examine view designer in Azure Monitor * Explore Azure Monitor workbooks * Explore Power BI * Build your own custom application 56 - SHARE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN TEAMS * Share acquired knowledge within development teams * Integrate with Azure Boards * Share team knowledge using Azure Project Wiki 57 - DESIGN PROCESSES TO AUTOMATE APPLICATION ANALYTICS * Explore rapid responses and augmented search * Integrate telemetry * Examine monitoring tools and technologies 58 - MANAGE ALERTS, BLAMELESS RETROSPECTIVES AND A JUST CULTURE * Examine when get a notification * Explore how to fix it * Explore smart detection notifications * Improve performance * Understand server response time degradation * Reduce meaningless and non-actionable alerts * Examine blameless retrospective * Develop a just culture

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for System administrators System engineers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Install and configure ESXi hosts Deploy and configure vCenter Use the vSphere Client to create the vCenter inventory and assign roles to vCenter users Create virtual networks using vSphere standard switches and distributed switches Create and configure datastores using storage technologies supported by vSphere Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots Create content libraries for managing templates and deploying virtual machines Manage virtual machine resource allocation Migrate virtual machines with vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion Create and configure a vSphere cluster that is enabled with vSphere High Availability (HA) and vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler Manage the life cycle of vSphere to keep vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines up to date This five-day course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi 8 and VMware vCenter 8. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size. This course is the foundation for most VMware technologies in the software-defined data center. COURSE INTRODUCTION * Introductions and course logistics * Course objectives VSPHERE AND VIRTUALIZATION OVERVIEW * Explain basic virtualization concepts * Describe how vSphere fits in the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure * Recognize the user interfaces for accessing vSphere * Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, storage, and GPUs INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING ESXI * Install an ESXi host * Recognize ESXi user account best practices * Configure the ESXi host settings using the DCUI and VMware Host Client DEPLOYING AND CONFIGURING VCENTER * Recognize ESXi hosts communication with vCenter * Deploy vCenter Server Appliance * Configure vCenter settings * Use the vSphere Client to add and manage license keys * Create and organize vCenter inventory objects * Recognize the rules for applying vCenter permissions * View vCenter logs and events CONFIGURING VSPHERE NETWORKING * Configure and view standard switch configurations * Configure and view distributed switch configurations * Recognize the difference between standard switches and distributed switches * Explain how to set networking policies on standard and distributed switches CONFIGURING VSPHERE STORAGE * Recognize vSphere storage technologies * Identify types of vSphere datastores * Describe Fibre Channel components and addressing * Describe iSCSI components and addressing * Configure iSCSI storage on ESXi * Create and manage VMFS datastores * Configure and manage NFS datastores DEPLOYING VIRTUAL MACHINES * Create and provision VMs * Explain the importance of VMware Tools * Identify the files that make up a VM * Recognize the components of a VM * Navigate the vSphere Client and examine VM settings and options * Modify VMs by dynamically increasing resources * Create VM templates and deploy VMs from them * Clone VMs * Create customization specifications for guest operating systems * Create local, published, and subscribed content libraries * Deploy VMs from content libraries * Manage multiple versions of VM templates in content libraries MANAGING VIRTUAL MACHINES * Recognize the types of VM migrations that you can perform within a vCenter instance and across vCenter instances * Migrate VMs using vSphere vMotion * Describe the role of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility in migrations * Migrate VMs using vSphere Storage vMotion * Take a snapshot of a VM * Manage, consolidate, and delete snapshots * Describe CPU and memory concepts in relation to a virtualized environment * Describe how VMs compete for resources * Define CPU and memory shares, reservations, and limits DEPLOYING AND CONFIGURING VSPHERE CLUSTERS * Create a vSphere cluster enabled for vSphere DRS and vSphere HA * View information about a vSphere cluster * Explain how vSphere DRS determines VM placement on hosts in the cluster * Recognize use cases for vSphere DRS settings * Monitor a vSphere DRS cluster * Describe how vSphere HA responds to various types of failures * Identify options for configuring network redundancy in a vSphere HA cluster * Recognize vSphere HA design considerations * Recognize the use cases for various vSphere HA settings * Configure a vSphere HA cluster * Recognize when to use vSphere Fault Tolerance MANAGING THE VSPHERE LIFECYCLE * Enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager in a vSphere cluster * Describe features of the vCenter Update Planner * Run vCenter upgrade prechecks and interoperability reports * Recognize features of vSphere Lifecycle Manager * Distinguish between managing hosts using baselines and managing hosts using images * Describe how to update hosts using baselines * Describe ESXi images * Validate ESXi host compliance against a cluster image and update ESXi hosts * Update ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager * Describe vSphere Lifecycle Manager automatic recommendations * Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is for experienced information technology (IT) professionals, typically described as Enterprise Desktop Administrators (EDAs). These EDAs deploy, manage, and maintain PCs, devices, and applications across medium, large, and enterprise organizations. A significant portion of this audience uses, or intends to use, the latest release of Configuration Manager to manage and deploy PCs, devices, and applications. Overview Describe the features Configuration Manager and Intune include, and explain how you can use these features to manage PCs and mobile devices in an enterprise environment. Analyze data by using queries and reports. Prepare a management infrastructure, including configuring boundaries, boundary groups, and resource discovery, and integrating mobile-device management with Intune. Deploy and manage the Configuration Manager client. Configure, manage, and monitor hardware and software inventory, and use Asset Intelligence and software metering. Identify and configure the most appropriate method to distribute and manage content used for deployments. Distribute, deploy, and monitor applications for managed users and systems. Maintain software updates for PCs that Configuration Manager manages. Implement Endpoint Protection for managed PCs. Configure an operating-system deployment strategy by using Configuration Manager. Manage and maintain a Configuration Manager site. This five-day course describes how to use Configuration Manager and its associated site systems to efficiently manage network resources. In this five-day course, you will learn day-to-day management tasks, including how to manage applications, client health, hardware and software inventory, operating system deployment, and software updates by using Configuration Manager. You also will learn how to optimize Endpoint Protection, manage compliance, and create management queries and reports. Although this course and the associated labs are written for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and Windows 11, the skills taught will also be backwards compatible with previous editions of System Center Configuration Manager and Windows 10. Prerequisites Networking fundamentals, including common networking protocols, topologies, hardware, media, routing, switching, and addressing. Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles and fundamentals of AD DS management. Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers. Basic concepts of public key infrastructure (PKI) security. Basic understanding of scripting and Windows PowerShell syntax. Basic understanding of Windows Server roles and services. Basic understanding of the configuration options for iOS and Android Mobile device platforms. 1 - MANAGING COMPUTERS AND MOBILE DEVICES IN THE ENTERPRISE * Overview of systems management by using enterprise management solutions * Overview of the Configuration Manager architecture * Overview of the Configuration Manager administrative tools * Tools for monitoring and troubleshooting a Configuration Manager site 2 - ANALYZING DATA USING QUERIES, REPORTS, AND CMPIVOT * Introduction to queries * Configuring SQL Server Reporting Services * Analyzing the real-time state of a device by using CMPivot 3 - PREPARING THE CONFIGURATION MANAGER MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE * Configuring site boundaries and boundary groups * Configuring resource discovery * Organizing resources using device and user collections 4 - DEPLOYING AND MANAGING THE CONFIGURATION MANAGER CLIENT * Overview of the Configuration Manager client * Deploying the Configuration Manager client * Configuring and monitoring client status * Managing client settings and performing management operations 5 - MANAGING INVENTORY FOR PCS AND APPLICATIONS * Overview of inventory collection * Configuring hardware and software inventory * Managing inventory collection * Configuring software metering * Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence 6 - DISTRIBUTING AND MANAGING CONTENT USED FOR DEPLOYMENTS * Preparing the infrastructure for content management * Distributing and managing content on distribution points 7 - DEPLOYING AND MANAGING APPLICATIONS * Overview of application management * Creating applications * Deploying applications * Managing applications * Deploying and managing Windows apps 8 - MAINTAINING SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR MANAGED PCS * The software updates process * Preparing a Configuration Manager site for software updates * Managing software updates * Configuring automatic deployment rules * Monitoring and troubleshooting software updates * Enabling third-party updates 9 - IMPLEMENTING DEFENDER PROTECTION FOR MANAGED PCS * Overview of Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager * Configuring, deploying, and monitoring Endpoint Protection policies * Configuring and deploying advanced threat policies 10 - MANAGING COMPLIANCE AND SECURE DATA ACCESS * Overview of Compliance Settings * Configuring compliance settings * Viewing compliance results * Managing resource and data access 11 - MANAGING OPERATING SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT * An overview of operating system deployment * Preparing a site for operating system deployment * Deploying an operating system * Managing Windows as a service 12 - MANAGING AND MAINTAINING A CONFIGURATION MANAGER SITE * Configuring role-based administration * Configuring Remote Tools * Overview of Configuration Manager site maintenance and Management Insights * Backing up and recovering a Configuration Manager site * Updating the Configuration Manager infrastructure 13 - WHAT?S NEW IN MICROSOFT ENDPOINT CONFIGURATION MANAGER * Whats new in Microsoft Endpoint Manager covering each semi annual release ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans 55348: Administering Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the 55348: Administering Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This four-day course is intended for Windows Server Hybrid Administrators who have experience working with Windows Server and want to extend the capabilities of their on-premises environments by combining on-premises and hybrid technologies. Windows Server Hybrid Administrators implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions such as identity, management, compute, networking, and storage in a Windows Server hybrid environment. This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage core Windows Server workloads and services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT Professionals how to implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions such as identity, management, compute, networking, and storage in a Windows Server hybrid environment. Prerequisites Experience with managing Windows Server operating system and Windows Server workloads in on-premises scenarios, including AD DS, DNS, DFS, Hyper-V, and File and Storage Services Experience with common Windows Server management tools (implied in the first prerequisite). Basic knowledge of core Microsoft compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies (implied in the first prerequisite). Experience and an understanding of core networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Experience working with and an understanding of Microsoft Hyper-V and basic server virtualization concepts Basic experience with implementing and managing IaaS services in Microsoft Azure Basic knowledge of Azure Active Directory Experience working hands-on with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10 or Windows 11 Basic experience with Windows PowerShell 1 - INTRODUCTION TO AD DS * Define AD DS * Define users, groups, and computers * Define AD DS forests and domains * Define OUs * Manage objects and their properties in AD DS 2 - MANAGE AD DS DOMAIN CONTROLLERS AND FSMO ROLES * Deploy AD DS domain controllers * Maintain AD DS domain controllers * Manage the AD DS Global Catalog role * Manage AD DS operations masters * Manage AD DS schema 3 - IMPLEMENT GROUP POLICY OBJECTS * Define GPOs * Implement GPO scope and inheritance * Define domain-based GPOs * Create and configure a domain-based GPO * Define GPO storage * Define administrative templates 4 - MANAGE ADVANCED FEATURES OF AD DS * Create trust relationships * Implement ESAE forests * Monitor and troubleshoot AD DS * Create custom AD DS partitions 5 - IMPLEMENT HYBRID IDENTITY WITH WINDOWS SERVER * Select a Microsoft Entra integration model * Plan for Microsoft Entra integration * Prepare on-premises Active Directory for directory synchronization * Install and configure directory synchronization with Microsoft Entra Connect * Implement Seamless Single Sign-On * Enable Microsoft Entra login in for Windows VM in Azure * Describe Microsoft Entra Domain Services * Implement and configure Microsoft Entra Domain Services * Manage Windows Server 2019 in a Microsoft Entra Domain Services environment * Create and configure a Microsoft Entra Domain Services instance * Join a Windows Server VM to a managed domain 6 - DEPLOY AND MANAGE AZURE IAAS ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOMAIN CONTROLLERS IN AZURE * Select an option to implement directory and identity services using Active Directory Domain Services in Azure * Deploy and configure Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers in Azure VMs * Install a replica Active Directory domain controller in an Azure VM * Install a new Active Directory forest on an Azure VNet 7 - PERFORM WINDOWS SERVER SECURE ADMINISTRATION * Define least privilege administration * Implement delegated privileges * Use privileged access workstations * Use jump servers 8 - DESCRIBE WINDOWS SERVER ADMINISTRATION TOOLS * Explore Windows Admin Center * Use Server Manager * List Remote Server Administration Tools * Use Windows PowerShell * Use Windows PowerShell to remotely administer a server 9 - PERFORM POST-INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION OF WINDOWS SERVER * List the available post-installation configuration tools * Configure Server Core using Sconfig * Use DSC to configure Windows Server * Perform post-installation configuration with Windows Admin Center * Configure a server with answer files 10 - JUST ENOUGH ADMINISTRATION IN WINDOWS SERVER * Explain the concept of Just Enough Administration (JEA) * Define role capabilities for a JEA endpoint * Create a session configuration file to register a JEA endpoint * Describe how JEA endpoints work to limit access to a PowerShell session * Create and connect to a JEA endpoint * Demonstration: Connect to a JEA endpoint 11 - ADMINISTER AND MANAGE WINDOWS SERVER IAAS VIRTUAL MACHINE REMOTELY * Select the appropriate remote administration tool * Manage Windows Virtual Machines with Azure Bastion * Create an Azure Bastion host * Configure just-in-time administration 12 - MANAGE HYBRID WORKLOADS WITH AZURE ARC * Describe Azure Arc * Onboard Windows Server instances * Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal * Use Azure Arc to manage Windows Server instances * Restrict access with RBAC 13 - CONFIGURE AND MANAGE HYPER-V * Define Hyper-V * Define Hyper-V Manager * Configure Hyper-V hosts using best practices * Configure Hyper-V networking * Assess advanced Hyper-V networking features * Define nested virtualization 14 - CONFIGURE AND MANAGE HYPER-V VIRTUAL MACHINES * List the virtual machine configuration versions * List the virtual machine generation versions * List available VHD formats and types * Create and configure VMs * Determine storage options for VMs * Define shared VHDs and VHD Sets * Implement guest clusters using shared VHDX 15 - SECURE HYPER-V WORKLOADS * Define guarded fabric * Define the Host Guardian Service * Explore TPM-trusted attestation * Define KPS * Determine key features of shielded VMs * Compare encryption-supported and shielded VMs in a guarded fabric * Implement a shielded VM 16 - RUN CONTAINERS ON WINDOWS SERVER * Define containers * List the differences between containers and VMs * Define Windows Server and Hyper-V containers and isolation modes * Explore Docker * Prepare a Windows Server 2019 host for container deployment * Security, Storage, and Networking with Windows containers 17 - ORCHESTRATE CONTAINERS ON WINDOWS SERVER USING KUBERNETES * Define orchestration * Define Kubernetes * Deploy Kubernetes resources * Create a Kubernetes cluster on Windows * Define Azure Arc * Connect an Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster to Azure Arc 18 - PLAN AND DEPLOY WINDOWS SERVER IAAS VIRTUAL MACHINES * Describe Azure compute * Describe Virtual Machine storage * Deploy Azure Virtual Machines * Create a windows Virtual Machine using the portal * Create a windows Virtual Machine using Azure CLI * Deploy Azure Virtual Machines using templates * Describe additional management optimization options 19 - CUSTOMIZE WINDOWS SERVER IAAS VIRTUAL MACHINE IMAGES * Create a generalized image * Create a new Virtual Machine from a managed image * Create a managed image of a generalized virtual machine in Azure * Create a Virtual Machine from a managed image * Implement Azure Image Builder * Create a windows Virtual Machine using Azure Image Builder template * Create a Windows Virtual Machine with Azure Image Builder using PowerShell 20 - AUTOMATE THE CONFIGURATION OF WINDOWS SERVER IAAS VIRTUAL MACHINES * Describe Azure Automation * Implement Azure Automation with DSC * Remediate noncompliant servers * Describe Custom Script Extensions * Configure a Virtual Machine by using DSC 21 - DEPLOY AND MANAGE DHCP * Use DHCP to simplify IP configuration * Install and configure the DHCP role * Configure DHCP options * Configure DHCP scopes * Select DHCP high availability options * Implement DHCP Failover 22 - IMPLEMENT WINDOWS SERVER DNS * Explore the DNS architecture * Work with DNS zones and records * Install and configure the DNS role * Implement DNS forwarding 23 - IMPLEMENT IP ADDRESS MANAGEMENT * Define IP Address Management * Deploy IP Address Management * Administer IP Address Management * Configure IP Address Management options * Manage DNS zones with IP Address Management * Manage DHCP servers with IP Address Management * Use IP Address Management to manage IP addressing 24 - IMPLEMENT REMOTE ACCESS * Examine the remote access options in Windows Server * Select and set up VPNs * Use NPS to create and enforce network access policies * Plan and implement NPS * Deploy a PKI for remote access * Use WAP as a reverse web proxy 25 - IMPLEMENT HYBRID NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE * Describe Azure network topologies * Implement Azure VPN options * Create a route-based VPN gateway using the Azure portal * Implement Azure ExpressRoute * Configure Azure Virtual WAN * Implement DNS in hybrid environments 26 - IMPLEMENT DNS FOR WINDOWS SERVER IAAS VMS * Understand Azure DNS * Implement Azure DNS * Create an Azure DNS zone and record using the Azure portal * Implement DNS with Azure IaaS virtual machines * Implement split-horizon DNS in Azure * Troubleshoot DNS 27 - IMPLEMENT WINDOWS SERVER IAAS VM IP ADDRESSING AND ROUTING * Implement a virtual network * Implement IaaS VM IP addressing * Assign and manage IP addresses * Configure a private IP address for a virtual machine using the Azure portal * Create a virtual machine with a static public IP address using the Azure portal * Implement IaaS virtual machine IP routing * Implement IPv6 for Windows Server IaaS virtual machines 28 - MANAGE WINDOWS SERVER FILE SERVERS * Define the Windows Server file system * List the benefits and uses of File Server Resource Manager * Define SMB and its security considerations * Configure SMB protocol * Define Volume Shadow Copy Service 29 - IMPLEMENT STORAGE SPACES AND STORAGE SPACES DIRECT * Define the Storage Spaces architecture and its components * List the functionalities, benefits, and use cases of Storage Spaces * Implement Storage Spaces * List the functionalities, components, benefits, and use cases of Storage Spaces Direct * Implement Storage Spaces Direct 30 - IMPLEMENT WINDOWS SERVER DATA DEDUPLICATION * Define the architecture, components, and functionality of Data Deduplication * Define the use cases and interoperability of Data Deduplication * Implement Data Deduplication * Manage and maintain Data Deduplication 31 - IMPLEMENT WINDOWS SERVER ISCSI * List the functionalities, components, and use cases of iSCSI * List the considerations for implementing iSCSI * Implement iSCSI * Configure high availability for iSCSI 32 - IMPLEMENT WINDOWS SERVER STORAGE REPLICA * List the functionalities and components of Storage Replica * Examine the prerequisites for implementing Storage Replica * Implement Storage Replica by using Windows Admin Center * Implement Storage Replica by using Windows PowerShell 33 - IMPLEMENT A HYBRID FILE SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE * Describe Azure File services * Configure Azure Files * Configure connectivity to Azure Files * Describe Azure File Sync * Implement Azure File Sync * Deploy Azure File Sync * Deploy Azure File Sync 2 * Manage cloud tiering * Migrate from DFSR to Azure File Sync

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The target audience for the DevOps Foundation course includes Management, Operations, Developers, QA and Testing professionals such as: Individuals involved in IT development IT operations or IT service management. Individuals who require an understanding of DevOps principles. IT professionals working within, or about to enter, an Agile Service Design Environment The following IT roles: Automation Architects, Application Developers, Business Analysts, Business Managers, Business Stakeholders, Change Agents, Consultants, DevOps Consultants, DevOps Engineers, Infrastructure Architect, Integration Specialists, IT Directors, IT Managers, IT Operations, IT Team Leaders, Lean Coaches, Network Administrators, Operations Managers, Project Managers, Release Engineers, Software Developers, Software Tester/QA, System Administrators, Systems Engineers, System Integrators, Tool Providers. Overview The learning objectives for DevOps Foundation include an understanding of: DevOps objectives and vocabulary Benefits to the business and IT Principles and practices including Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, testing, security and the Three Ways DevOps relationship to Agile, Lean and ITSM Improved workflows, communication and feedback loops Automation practices including deployment pipelines and DevOps toolchains Scaling DevOps for the enterprise Critical success factors and key performance indicators Real-life examples and results The DevOps Foundation course provides a baseline understanding of key DevOps terminology to ensure everyone is talking the same language and highlights the benefits of DevOps to support organizational success. Learners will gain an understanding of DevOps, the cultural and professional movement that stresses communication, collaboration, integration, and automation to improve the flow of work between software developers and IT operations professionals. This course prepares you for the DevOps Foundation (DOFD) certification. EXPLORING DEVOPS * Defining DevOps * Why Does DevOps Matter? * CORE DEVOPS PRINCIPLES * The Three Ways * The First Way * The Theory of Constraints * The Second Way * The Third Way * Chaos Engineering * Learning Organizations KEY DEVOPS PRACTICES * Continuous Testing, Integration, Delivery, Deployment * Site Reliability & Resilience Engineering * DevSecOps * ChatOps * Kanban BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY FRAMEWORKS * Agile * ITSM * Lean * Safety Culture * Learning Organizations * Continuous Funding CULTURE, BEHAVIORS & OPERATING MODELS * Defining Culture * Cultural Debt * Behavioral Models * Organizational maturity models AUTOMATION & ARCHITECTING DEVOPS TOOLCHAINS * CI/CD * Cloud, Containers, and Microservices * AI and Machine Learning * Automation * DevOps Toolchains MEASUREMENT, METRICS, AND REPORTING * The Importance of Measurement * DevOps Metrics - Speed, Quality, Stability, Culture * Change lead/cycle time * Value Driven Metrics SHARING, SHADOWING AND EVOLVING * DevOps in the Enterprise * Roles * DevOps Leadership * Organizational Considerations * Getting Started * Challenges, Risks, and Critical Success Factors ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans DevOps Foundation (DevOps Institute) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the DevOps Foundation (DevOps Institute) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for The Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator is responsible for deploying, configuring, securing, managing, and monitoring devices and client applications in a corporate setting. Their duties include managing identity, access, policies, updates, and apps. They work alongside the M365 Enterprise Administrator to develop and execute a device strategy that aligns with the requirements of a modern organization. Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrators should be well-versed in M365 workloads and possess extensive skills and experience in deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows 11 and later, as well as non-Windows devices. Their role emphasizes cloud services over on-premises management technologies. In this course, students will learn to plan and execute an endpoint deployment strategy using contemporary deployment techniques and implementing update strategies. The course introduces essential elements of modern management, co-management approaches, and Microsoft Intune integration. It covers app deployment, management of browser-based applications, and key security concepts such as authentication, identities, access, and compliance policies. Technologies like Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Information Protection, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint are explored to protect devices and data. Prerequisites The Modern Desktop Administrator must be familiar with M365 workloads and must have strong skills and experience of deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows 11 and later, and non-Windows devices. 1 - EXPLORE THE ENTERPRISE DESKTOP * Examine benefits of modern management * Examine the enterprise desktop life-cycle model * Examine planning and purchasing * Examine desktop deployment * Plan an application deployment * Plan for upgrades and retirement 2 - EXPLORE WINDOWS EDITIONS * Examine Windows client editions and capabilities * Select client edition * Examine hardware requirements 3 - UNDERSTAND MICROSOFT ENTRA ID * Examine Microsoft Entra ID * Compare Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory Domain Services * Examine Microsoft Entra ID as a directory service for cloud apps * Compare Microsoft Entra ID P1 and P2 plans * Examine Microsoft Entra Domain Services 4 - MANAGE MICROSOFT ENTRA IDENTITIES * Examine RBAC and user roles in Microsoft Entra ID * Create and manage users in Microsoft Entra ID * Create and manage groups in Microsoft Entra ID * Manage Microsoft Entra objects with PowerShell * Synchronize objects from AD DS to Microsoft Entra ID 5 - MANAGE DEVICE AUTHENTICATION * Describe Microsoft Entra join * Examine Microsoft Entra join prerequisites limitations and benefits * Join devices to Microsoft Entra ID * Manage devices joined to Microsoft Entra ID 6 - ENROLL DEVICES USING MICROSOFT CONFIGURATION MANAGER * Deploy the Microsoft Configuration Manager client * Monitor the Microsoft Configuration Manager client * Manage the Microsoft Configuration Manager client 7 - ENROLL DEVICES USING MICROSOFT INTUNE * Manage mobile devices with Intune * Enable mobile device management * Explain considerations for device enrollment * Manage corporate enrollment policy * Enroll Windows devices in Intune * Enroll Android devices in Intune * Enroll iOS devices in Intune * Explore device enrollment manager * Monitor device enrollment * Manage devices remotely 8 - EXECUTE DEVICE PROFILES * Explore Intune device profiles * Create device profiles * Create a custom device profile 9 - OVERSEE DEVICE PROFILES * Monitor device profiles in Intune * Manage device sync in Intune * Manage devices in Intune using scripts 10 - MAINTAIN USER PROFILES * Examine user profile * Explore user profile types * Examine options for minimizing user profile size * Deploy and configure folder redirection * Sync user state with Enterprise State Roaming * Configure Enterprise State Roaming in Azure 11 - EXECUTE MOBILE APPLICATION MANAGEMENT * Examine mobile application management * Examine considerations for mobile application management * Prepare line-of-business apps for app protection policies * Implement mobile application management policies in Intune * Manage mobile application management policies in Intune 12 - DEPLOY AND UPDATE APPLICATIONS * Deploy applications with Intune * Add apps to Intune * Manage Win32 apps with Intune * Deploy applications with Configuration Manager * Deploying applications with Group Policy * Assign and publish software * Explore Microsoft Store for Business * Implement Microsoft Store Apps * Update Microsoft Store Apps with Intune * Assign apps to company employees 13 - ADMINISTER ENDPOINT APPLICATIONS * Manage apps with Intune * Manage Apps on non-enrolled devices * Deploy Microsoft 365 Apps with Intune * Additional Microsoft 365 Apps Deployment Tools * Configure Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer mode * App Inventory Review 14 - PROTECT IDENTITIES IN MICROSOFT ENTRA ID * Explore Windows Hello for Business * Deploy Windows Hello * Manage Windows Hello for Business * Explore Microsoft Entra ID Protection * Manage self-service password reset in Microsoft Entra ID * Implement multi-factor authentication 15 - ENABLE ORGANIZATIONAL ACCESS * Enable access to organization resources * Explore VPN types and configuration * Explore Always On VPN * Deploy Always On VPN 16 - IMPLEMENT DEVICE COMPLIANCE * Protect access to resources using Intune * Explore device compliance policy * Deploy a device compliance policy * Explore conditional access * Create conditional access policies 17 - GENERATE INVENTORY AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS * Report enrolled devices inventory in Intune * Monitor and report device compliance * Build custom Intune inventory reports * Access Intune using Microsoft Graph API 18 - DEPLOY DEVICE DATA PROTECTION * Explore Windows Information Protection * Plan Windows Information Protection * Implement and use Windows Information Protection * Explore Encrypting File System in Windows client * Explore BitLocker 19 - MANAGE MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT * Explore Microsoft Defender for Endpoint * Examine key capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint * Explore Windows Defender Application Control and Device Guard * Explore Microsoft Defender Application Guard * Examine Windows Defender Exploit Guard * Explore Windows Defender System Guard 20 - MANAGE MICROSOFT DEFENDER IN WINDOWS CLIENT * Explore Windows Security Center * Explore Windows Defender Credential Guard * Manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus * Manage Windows Defender Firewall * Explore Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security 21 - MANAGE MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR CLOUD APPS * Explore Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps * Planning Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps * Implement Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps 22 - ASSESS DEPLOYMENT READINESS * Examine deployment guidelines * Explore readiness tools * Assess application compatibility * Explore tools for application compatibility mitigation * Prepare network and directory for deployment * Plan a pilot 23 - DEPLOY USING THE MICROSOFT DEPLOYMENT TOOLKIT * Evaluate traditional deployment methods * Set up the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit for client deployment * Manage and deploy images using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 24 - DEPLOY USING MICROSOFT CONFIGURATION MANAGER * Explore client deployment using Configuration Manager * Examine deployment components of Configuration Manager * Manage client deployment using Configuration Manager * Plan in-place upgrades using Configuration Manager 25 - DEPLOY DEVICES USING WINDOWS AUTOPILOT * Use Autopilot for modern deployment * Examine requirements for Windows Autopilot * Prepare device IDs for Autopilot * Implement device registration and out-of-the-box customization * Examine Autopilot scenarios * Troubleshoot Windows Autopilot 26 - IMPLEMENT DYNAMIC DEPLOYMENT METHODS * Examine subscription activation * Deploy using provisioning packages * Use Windows Configuration Designer * Use Microsoft Entra join with automatic MDM enrollment 27 - PLAN A TRANSITION TO MODERN ENDPOINT MANAGEMENT * Explore using co-management to transition to modern endpoint management * Examine prerequisites for co-management * Evaluate modern management considerations * Evaluate upgrades and migrations in modern transitioning * Migrate data when modern transitioning * Migrate workloads when modern transitioning 28 - MANAGE WINDOWS 365 * Explore Windows 365 * Configure Windows 365 * Administer Windows 365 29 - MANAGE AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP * Examine Azure Virtual Desktop * Explore Azure Virtual Desktop * Configure Azure Virtual Desktop * Administer Azure Virtual Desktop ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans MD-102T00 : Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the MD-102T00 : Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is suitable for IT personnel who are just beginning to work with Azure. This audience wants to learn about our offerings and get hands-on experience with the product. This course primarily uses the Azure portal and command line interface to create resources and does not require scripting skills. Students in this course will gain confidence to take other role-based courses and certifications, such as Azure Administrator. This course combines lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on labs. This course will also help prepare someone for the AZ-900 exam. This course will provide foundational level knowledge on cloud concepts; core Azure services; and Azure management and governance features and tools. Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for taking this course. Familiarity with cloud computing is helpful, but isn't necessary. 1 - DESCRIBE CLOUD COMPUTING * What is cloud computing * Describe the shared responsibility model * Define cloud models * Describe the consumption-based model 2 - DESCRIBE THE BENEFITS OF USING CLOUD SERVICES * Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud * Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud * Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud * Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud 3 - DESCRIBE CLOUD SERVICE TYPES * Describe Infrastructure as a Service * Describe Platform as a Service * Describe Software as a Service 4 - DESCRIBE THE CORE ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS OF AZURE * What is Microsoft Azure * Get started with Azure accounts * Describe Azure physical infrastructure * Describe Azure management infrastructure 5 - DESCRIBE AZURE COMPUTE AND NETWORKING SERVICES * Describe Azure Virtual Machines * Describe Azure Virtual Desktop * Describe Azure Containers * Describe Azure Functions * Describe application hosting options * Describe Azure Virtual Networking * Describe Azure Virtual Private Networks * Describe Azure ExpressRoute * Describe Azure DNS 6 - DESCRIBE AZURE STORAGE SERVICES * Describe Azure storage accounts * Describe Azure storage redundancy * Describe Azure storage services * Identify Azure data migration options * Identify Azure file movement options 7 - DESCRIBE AZURE IDENTITY, ACCESS, AND SECURITY * Describe Azure directory services * Describe Azure authentication methods * Describe Azure external identities * Describe Azure conditional access * Describe Azure role-based access control * Describe zero trust model * Describe defense-in-depth * Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud 8 - DESCRIBE COST MANAGEMENT IN AZURE * Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure * Compare the Pricing and Total Cost of Ownership calculators * Describe the Microsoft Cost Management tool * Describe the purpose of tags 9 - DESCRIBE FEATURES AND TOOLS IN AZURE FOR GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE * Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview * Describe the purpose of Azure Policy * Describe the purpose of resource locks * Describe the purpose of the Service Trust portal 10 - DESCRIBE FEATURES AND TOOLS FOR MANAGING AND DEPLOYING AZURE RESOURCES * Describe tools for interacting with Azure * Describe the purpose of Azure Arc * Describe Azure Resource Manager and Azure ARM templates 11 - DESCRIBE MONITORING TOOLS IN AZURE * Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor * Describe Azure Service Health * Describe Azure Monitor ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans AZ-900T00 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AZ-900T00 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.