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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data centre professional who works in and around the data centre and who has the responsibility to achieve and improve the availability and manageability of the data centre. Overview After completion of the course the participant will be able to:? Choose an optimum site for mission-critical data centre based on current and future needs? Describe all components that are important for high availability in a data centre and how to effectively setup the data centre? Name and apply the various industry standards? Describe the various technologies for UPS, fire suppression, cooling, monitoring systems, cabling standards, etc, and to select and apply them effectively to cost-efficiently enhance the high-availability of the data centre.? Review the electrical distribution system to avoid costly downtime? Enhance cooling capabilities and efficiency in the data centre by using existing and new techniques and technologies for the increased cooling requirements of the future? Design a highly reliable and scalable network architecture and learn how to ensure installers apply proper testing techniques? Create effective maintenance contracts with equipment suppliers ensuring the best return on investment? Setup effective data centre monitoring ensuring the right people get the right message? Ensure proper security measures, both procedural and technical, are established to safeguard your company's valuable information in the data centre The course will address how to setup and improve key aspects such as power, cooling, security, cabling, safety, etc., to ensure a high available data centre. It will also address key operations and maintenance aspects. THE DATA CENTRE, IT?S IMPORTANCE AND CAUSES FOR DOWNTIME DATA CENTRE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DATA CENTRE LOCATION, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION * Selecting appropriate sites and buildings and how to avoid pitfalls Various components of an effective data centre and supporting facilities setup RAISED FLOOR/SUSPENDED CEILING * Uniform, concentrated and rolling load definitions Applicable standards Raised Floor guidelines Signal Reference Grid, grounding of racks Disability act and regulations Suspended ceiling usage and requirements LIGHT * Standards Light fixture types and placement Emergency lighting, Emergency Power Supply (EPS) POWER INFRASTRUCTURE * Power infrastructure layout from generation to rack level ATS and STS systems Redundancy levels and techniques Three-phase and single-phase usage Power distribution options within the computer room Power cabling versus bus bar trunking Bonding versus grounding Common Mode Noise and isolation transformers Distribution boards, form factors and IP-protection grades Power quality guidelines Real power versus apparent power How to size and calculate load in the data centre Generators Static and dynamic UPS systems, selection criteria, how they operate and energy efficiency option Battery types, correct selection and testing Thermo-graphics ELECTRO MAGNETIC FIELDS * Electrical fields and magnetic fields definitions and units of measurements Sources of EMF Effects of EMF on human health and equipment (H)EMP Standards EMF shielding solutions EQUIPMENT RACKS * Rack standards, properties and selection criteria Security considerations Power rail/strip options COOLING INFRASTRUCTURE * Temperature and humidity recommendations Cooling measurement units and conversion rates Sensible and latent heat definitions Differences between comfort and precision cooling Overview of different air conditioner technologies Raised floor versus non-raised floor cooling Placement of air conditioner units and limitations to be observed Supplemental cooling options Cold aisle/hot aisle containment WATER SUPPLY * Importance of water supply and application areas Backup water supply techniques DESIGNING A SCALABLE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE * The importance of a Structured Cabling System Planning considerations Copper and Fiber cable technology and standards ANSI/TIA-942 Cabling hierarchy and recommendations Testing and verification SAN storage cabling Network redundancy Building-to-building connectivity Network monitoring system requirements FIRE SUPPRESSION * Standards for fire suppression Detection systems Various total flooding fire suppression techniques and systems, their benefits and disadvantages Handheld extinguishers Signage and safety Regulatory requirements and best practices DATA CENTRE MONITORING * Data centre monitoring requirements EMS versus BMS Water leak detection systems Notification options and considerations OPERATIONAL SECURITY AND SAFETY PRACTICES * Data centre security layers Physical, infrastructure and organisational security Safety measures and essential signage LABELLING * Choosing a labelling scheme Recommended labelling practices Network labelling DOCUMENTATION * How to setup proper documentation Document management policies and procedures CLEANING * Cleaning practices for the data centre MTBF/MTTR * Standards and definitions Calculation models The ?real? value MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS/SLA/OLA EXAM: CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE PROFESSIONAL ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP) 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 Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP) 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 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

This Python Machine Learning online instructor led course is an excellent introduction to popular machine learning algorithms. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Python Machine Learning 2-day Course Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Python coding is a pre-requisite. Who Should Attend? This course is an overview of machine learning and machine learning algorithms in Python SciKitLearn. Practical: * We cover the below listed algorithms, which is only a small collection of what is available. However, it will give you a good understanding, to plan your Machine Learning project * We create, experiment and run machine learning sample code to implement a short selected but representative list of available the algorithms.  Course Outline: Supervised Machine Learning: * Classification Algorithms: Naive Bayes, Decision Tree, Logistic Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors, Support Vector Machine * Regression Algorithms: Linear, Polynomial Unsupervised Machine Learning: * Clustering Algorithms: K-means clustering, Hierarchical Clustering * Dimension Reduction Algorithms: Principal Component Analysis Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) * Association Machine Learning Algorithms: Apriori, Euclat Other machine learning Algorithms: * Ensemble Methods ( Stacking, bagging, boosting ) Algorithms: Random Forest, Gradient Boosting * Reinforcement learning Algorithms: Q-Learning * Neural Networks and Deep Leaning Algorithms: Convolutional Network (CNN) Data Exploration and Preprocessing: * The first part of a Machine Learning project understands the data and the problem at hand. * Data cleaning, data transformation and data pre-processing are covered using Python functions to make data exploration and preprocessing relatively easy. What is included in this Python Machine Learning: * Python Machine Learning Certificate on completion   * Python Machine Learning notes * Practical Python Machine Learning exercises and code examples * After the course, 1 free, online session for questions or revision Python Machine Learning. * Max group size on this Python Machine Learning is 4. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REFUND POLICY No Refunds

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 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for anyone who needs an understanding of IT Service Management to help deliver better value to customers. It is appropriate for all IT staff and management, as well as customers who work closely with IT to support business requirements. This course is also designed for students who are seeking the ITIL© 4 Foundation certification and who want to prepare for ITIL© 4 Foundation exam. Overview By the completion of this course, you will have a deep understanding of the 7 Guiding Principles, 4 Dimensions of Service Management, 34 ITIL© Practices, and the new Service Value Chain that incorporate the core of ITIL© version 4. ITIL© is the world?s leading best practice framework for implementing IT Service Management. ITIL version 4 introduces IT Service Management through the lens of a Service Value System (SVS), which provides a holistic end-to-end view of how to successfully contribute to business value, and also how to leverage concepts from models such as Lean IT, Agile, DevOps and Organizational Change Management. This foundational course immerses you in the guiding principles, dimensions, and practices of ITIL© 4. This course will earn you 21 PDUs. This class includes an exam voucher. 1 - ITIL 4 OVERVIEW * Introduction to ITIL * Key Concepts of ITIL 2 - THE ITIL FRAMEWORK * The Four Dimensions of Service Management * The ITIL Service Value System 3 - THE ITIL GUIDING PRINCIPLES * Focus on Value * Start Where You Are * Progress Iteratively with Feedback * Collaborate and Promote Visibility * Think and Work Holistically * Keep It Simple and Practical * Optimize and Automate 4 - THE ITIL SERVICE VALUE SYSTEM (SVS) * Governance * The Service Value Chain * Continual Improvement 5 - KEY ITIL PRACTICES * Continual Improvement * Service Level Management * Change Control * Incident Management * Service Request Management * Service Desk * Problem Management 6 - OTHER ITIL PRACTICES * General Management Practices * Service Management Practices * Technical Management Practices

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 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for people who are seeking to launch a career in cybersecurity. Overview Assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and recommend and implement appropriate security solutions; Monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile, and IoT; Operate with an awareness of applicable laws and policies, including principles of governance, risk, and compliance; Identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents. CompTIA Security+ is a global certification that validates the baseline skills necessary to perform core security functions and is the first security certification a candidate should earn. CompTIA Security+ establishes the core knowledge required of any cybersecurity role and provides a springboard to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs. LESSON 1: SUMMARIZE FUNDAMENTAL SECURITY CONCEPTS * Security Concepts * Security Controls LESSON 2: COMPARE THREAT TYPES * Threat Actors * Attack Surfaces * Social Engineering LESSON 3: EXPLAIN CRYPTOGRAPHIC SOLUTIONS * Cryptographic Algorithms * Public Key Infrastructure * Cryptographic Solutions LESSON 4: IMPLEMENT IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT * Authentication * Authorization * Identity Management LESSON 5: SECURE ENTERPRISE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE * Enterprise Network Architecture * Network Security Appliances * Secure Communications LESSON 6: SECURE CLOUD NETWORK ARCHITECTURE * Cloud Infrastructure * Embedded Systems and Zero Trust Architecture LESSON 7: EXPLAIN RESILIENCY AND SITE SECURITY CONCEPTS * Asset Management * Redundancy Strategies * Physical Security LESSON 8: EXPLAIN VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT * Device and OS Vulnerabilities * Application and Cloud Vulnerabilities * Vulnerability Identification Methods * Vulnerability Analysis and Remediation LESSON 9: EVALUATE NETWORK SECURITY CAPABILITIES * Network Security Baselines * Network Security Capability Enhancement LESSON 10: ASSESS ENDPOINT SECURITY CAPABILITIES * Implement Endpoint Security * Mobile Device Hardening LESSON 11: ENHANCE APPLICATION SECURITY CAPABILITIES * Application Protocol Security Baselines * Cloud and Web Application Security Concepts LESSON 12: EXPLAIN INCIDENT RESPONSE AND MONITORING CONCEPTS * Incident Response * Digital Forensics * Data Sources * Alerting and Monitoring Tools LESSON 13: ANALYZE INDICATORS OF MALICIOUS ACTIVITY * Malware Attack Indicators * Physical and Network Attack Indicators * Application Attack Indicators LESSON 14: SUMMARIZE SECURITY GOVERNANCE CONCEPTS * Policies, Standards, and Procedures * Change Management * Automation and Orchestration LESSON 15: EXPLAIN RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESSES * Risk Management Processes and Concepts * Vendor Management Concepts * Audits and Assessments LESSON 16: SUMMARIZE DATA PROTECTION AND COMPLIANCE CONCEPTS * Data Classification and Compliance * Personnel Policies ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans CompTIA Security Plus Certification (Exam SY0-601) 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 Security Plus Certification (Exam SY0-601) 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 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. 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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