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Ansible for engineers training course description An introduction to automation using ansible. Ansible is a general purpose IT automation platform that can be use for a number of purposes. The course covers configuration management, cloud provisioning and application deployment with ansible. Hands on sessions follow all major sections. What will you learn Install ansible. Automate tasks with ansible. Write ansible playbooks. Ansible for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Administrators and developers automating tasks. Prerequisites: Linux administration skills Duration 3 days Ansible for engineers training course contents What is ansible? The language, the engine, the framework. Uses of ansible, orchestration. Hands on Installing ansible. Ansible architecture ible architecture Controlling machines, nodes, Agentless, SSH, modules, JSON protocol. Configuration management, inventories, playbooks, modules, roles. Hands on Getting started, running ad hoc commands. Ansible and Vagrant Prototyping and testing. Hands on Using ansible with Vagrant. Ad hoc commands Parallelism, shell commands, managing files and directories, file transfer, package management, manage user and groups, deploying applications, service management, background jobs, checking log files, managing cron jobs. Hands on Using ansible with Vagrant. Playbooks ansible-playbook, users, sudo, YAML, plays, tasks, handlers, modules. Hands on Running playbooks. More playbooks Handlers, variables, environmental variables, playbook variables, inventory variables, variable scope and precedence, accessing variables, facts, ansible vault. Conditionals, wait_for. Hands on Using variables and conditions in playbooks. Roles and includes Dynamic includes, Handler includes, playbook includes. Roles, role parts: handlers, files, templates, cross platform roles, ansible galaxy. Hands on includes example, building roles. Inventories /etc/ansible/hosts, inventory variables, static inventories, dynamic inventories. Hands on Inventories and variables. Miscellanea Individual server cookbooks, Main playbook for configuring all servers. Hands onPlaybooks.

REXX training course description A hands on training course covering the Restructured EXtended eXecutor (REXX) language. A large number of exercises are used to reinforce and emphasise lecture sessions. What will you learn Write REXX programs. Debug REXX programs. Examine existing code and determine its function. REXX training course details Who will benefit: Anyone wishing to learn REXX. Prerequisites: None although experience in another high level language would be useful. Duration 3 days REXX training course contents Introduction to REXX What is REXX? REXX environments, invoking a REXX exec, a sample REXX exec, REXX clause types. REXX variables and data Literal data, variable data, assignment, simple variables, compound variables, stem variables, constant data, numeric data, arithmetic operations, character manipulation, hexadecimal data. The parse instruction Parse format, Parse examples, Parse arg, Parse pull, Parse value, special templates, place holders, literal templates, numeric templates, variable templates. Control structures Relational conditions, logical operators, simple selection, looping: uncontrolled and controlled loops, infinite loops, conditional loops, controlling loops, leave, iterate, multiple selection, instructions for subroutines, exit. Sub routines and functions Internal and external subroutines, call, ARG(), ARG(n)return, exit, scope of variables, procedure, functions, built in functions, overriding built in functions. Performing I/O Command conventions, preparing to read a file, execio, limitations, execio for reading, DISKR, DISKRU, DISKW, return codes. External functions listdsi, msg, outtrap, prompt, sysdsn, sysvar, storage Tracing Immediate commands, the trace facility, signal and call statements. Built in functions Text handling functions, string handling, word handling, arithmetic, data conversion, bit manipulation, environment. The data stack Data stack structure, REXX instructions for the data stack, REXX functions for the data stack, TSO/E commands for the data stack. REXX in batch TSO/E foreground. TSO/E background.

Docker for engineers training course description Docker is the container platform of choice. This course covers how to use Docker to package your applications with all of their dependencies and then test, deploy, scale and support your containers. Hands on sessions follow all the major sessions. What will you learn Work with Docker images, containers and command line tools. Deploy and test Docker containers. Debug Docker containers. Describe Docker networking, deployment tools, orchestration and security. Docker for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with Docker. Prerequisites: Introduction to virtualization. Duration 2 days Docker for engineers training course contents Introduction The birth of Docker, the promise of Docker, what Docker isn't. Docker at a glance Process simplification, broad support and adoption, architecture, getting the most from Docker, the Docker workflow. Installing Docker Important terminology, Docker client, Docker server, test the setup. Working with Docker images Anatomy of a Dockerfile, building an image, running your image, custom base images, storing images. Working with Docker containers What are containers? creating a container, starting a container, auto-restarting a container, stopping a container, killing a container, pausing and unpausing a container, cleaning up containers and images, next steps. Exploring Docker Printing the Docker version, server information, downloading image updates, inspecting a container, getting inside a running container, exploring the shell, returning a result, docker logs, monitoring Docker, exploration. The path to production containers Deploying, testing containers. Debugging containers Process output, process inspection, controlling processes, network inspection, image history, inspecting a container, filesystem inspection, moving along. Docker at scale Docker swarm, centurion, amazon EC2 container service. Advanced topics Pluggable backends, containers in detail, security, networking. Designing your production container platform The twelve-factor app, the reactive manifesto. Conclusion The challenges, the Docker workflow, minimizing deployment artifacts, optimizing storage and retrieval, the payoff, the final word.

Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant (DAVSC) Training Workshop The Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant workshop teaches you how to use value stream management to create a tailored approach for any organization to accelerate delivery of value to their customers. It provides a combination of Lean, Flow, Theory of Constraints and Organizational Development theories and practices. The workshop integrates with the Disciplined Agile tool kit to provide those practices that will be most effective for where it is applied, whether it be a new Agile transition or continuing a stagnated SAFe® or Spotify one. What You Will Learn After the completion of this course, you will be able to: Learn to determine the best place for an organization to start - portfolio management, product management or development area Be equipped to tailor an organization's improvement plan based on their unique needs, while also attending to the culture of the organization to evolve at their proper pace Be able to train an organization to continue to improve on their own Know how to accelerate value delivery at scale Be prepared to take the Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant (DAVSC) exam and earn valuable, credible certification. Your exam fee is included in tuition. The course is comprised of an introduction and 14 lessons and supplemental materials provided electronically: Introduction: The Disciplined Agile Mindset Lesson 1: Value Stream Consultant: Role and Work Lesson 2: The Idealized Value Stream Lesson 3: Removing Delays in the Workflow Lesson 4: The Minimum Business Increment Lesson 5: The Discovery Workflow and the Development Intake Process Lesson 6: Value Flow Planning and Coordination Lesson 7: Working with a Common Cadence and Synchronization Lesson 8: End of Increment Activities and Reducing, Not Accommodating Dependencies Lesson 9: Factors for Effective Value Streams Lesson 10: Value Creation Structure Lesson 11: Agile Budgeting and Lean Funding Lesson 12: Creating Visibility Across the Organization Lesson 13: Key Roles Lesson 14: The Disciplined Agile Playbook

Portfolio, Programme, and Project Offices (P3O®) Foundation P3O® is the AXELOS standard for the design of decision-making processes regarding changes in organizations. P3O provides a guideline for the design of portfolio, programme, and project offices in organizations. The P3O Foundation course is an interactive learning experience. The P3O Foundation-level content provides you with sufficient knowledge and understanding of the P3O guidance to interact effectively with, or act as an informed member of, an office within a P3O model. It enables you to successfully complete the associated P30 Foundation exam and achieve the qualification. In this course, you will be prepared to successfully attempt the P3O Foundation exam and learn how to implement or re-energize a P3O model in their own organization. What you will Learn Individuals certified at the P3O Foundation level will be able to: Define a high-level P3O model and its component offices List the component offices in a P3O model Differentiate between Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management List the key functions and services of a P3O List the reasons for establishing a P3O model Compare different types of P3O models List the factors that influence selection of the most appropriate P3O model for an organization Define the processes to implement or re-energize a P3O Benefits: Fast-track programme for those who want to achieve P3O Foundation qualification Practical case study and scenarios Attractive slides and course book Introduction to P3O What is the purpose of P3O? Definitions What are P3Os? Portfolio, programme, and project lifecycles Governance and the P3O Designing a P3O Model Factors that affect the design Design considerations What functions and services should the P3O offer? Roles and responsibilities Sizing and tailoring of the P3O model Introduction to P3O What is the purpose of P3O? Definitions What are P3Os? Portfolio, programme, and project lifecycles Governance and the P3O Designing a P3O Model Factors that affect the design Design considerations What functions and services should the P3O offer? Roles and responsibilities Sizing and tailoring of the P3O model Why Have a P3O? How a P3O adds value Maximizing that value Getting investment for the P3O Overcoming common barriers Timescales How to Implement or Re-Energize a P3O Implementation lifecycle for a permanent P3O Identify Define Deliver Close Implementation lifecycle for a temporary programme or project office Organizational context Definition and implementation Running Closing Recycling How to Operate a P3O Overview of tools and techniques Benefits of using standard tools and techniques Critical success factors P3O tools P3O techniques

Management of Risk (M_o_R®) Practitioner The M_o_R® Practitioner course has been designed to provide learners with the opportunity to practice the practical application of the M_o_R method and covers the twelve M_o_R principles: Approach, Process and the basic techniques essential to managing risks using the M_o_R guidance. The purpose of the M_o_R Practitioner qualification is to confirm that the learner has achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor M_o_R in a scenario situation. What you will Learn At the end of the M_o_R Practitioner course, learners will gain competencies in: M_o_R framework (principles, approach based on risk documentation, process steps, and embedding and reviewing M_o_R principles Outline of M_o_R approach documents (including policy, process guide, and risk communications plan) Risk identification, assessment, and control Embedding and reviewing M_o_R M_o_R organizational perspectives (strategic, program, project, operational) Benefits The M_o_R Practitioner course offers a wide-ranging set of guidelines that will help in the management of risk in a project or program environment. It will help prepare learners for the M_o_R Practitioner Exam. They will feel more confident in approaching risk management after attending the course and will be aware of the use of different techniques that can assist in this task, including: Improved basis for effective strategy formation Reduced time spent fire-fighting and fewer unwelcome surprises Increased likelihood of successful change initiative outcomes Closer internal focus on doing the right things properly Increase in efficient use of resources waste and fraud Better management of contingency resources M_o_R roles and responsibilities M_o_R health check M_o_R maturity model Risk specialisms (including business continuity management) Introduction Introduction to the course What is a risk? What is risk management? Why is risk management so important? Basic risk definitions The development of knowledge about risk management Corporate governance and internal control Where and when should risk management be applied? M_o_R Principles The purpose of M_o_R principles Aligns with objectives Fits the context Engages stakeholders Provides clear guidance Informs decision-making Facilitates continual improvement Creates a supportive culture Achieves measurable value Risk management maturity models M_o_R Approach Relationship between the documents Risk management policy Risk management process guide Risk management strategy Risk register Issue register Risk response plan Risk improvement plan Risk communications plan M_o_R Process Common process barriers Identify - contexts Identify - the risks Assess - estimate Assess - evaluate Plan Implement Communication throughout the process M_o_R Perspectives Strategic perspective Programme perspective Project perspective Operational perspective Risk Specialisms Business continuity management Incident and crisis management Health and Safety management Financial risk management Environmental risk management Reputational risk management Contract risk management

Supporting Microsoft SQL server course description A concise hands on course enabling delegates to manage and administer a Microsoft SQL server database. What will you learn Install SQL server. Backup SQL server databases. Recover SQL server databases. Secure SQL server databases. Perform routine maintenance. Automate tasks. Supporting Microsoft SQL server course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with Microsoft SQL server Prerequisites: Supporting Windows server. Duration 3 days Supporting Microsoft SQL server course contents SQL server introduction Platform, Tools, services. Installation. Creating databases. Backups Back up types, transaction logging, restoring from a backup: Full database, individual files. Security Users, server roles, database roles. Permissions. Monitoring Routine database maintenance. Performance data. Jobs and alerts The SQL server agent, database mail, alerts, jobs.

OpenStack for NFV and SDN course description OpenStack is predominately a cloud management technology. This course looks at how OpenStack can be used in a NFV and SDN environment. What will you learn Describe the architecture of NFV. Explain the relationship between NFV and SDN. Implement NFV VIM using OpenStack. Explain how OpenStack as VNFM and orchestrator works. OpenStack for NFV and SDN course details Who will benefit: Anyone wishing to implement NFV using OpenStack. Prerequisites: Introduction to Virtualization Duration 3 day OpenStack for NFV and SDN course content What is NFV? What is NFV? What are network Functions? NFV benefits, NFV market drivers. ETSI NFV framework. ETSI documents, Architecture overview, compute domain, hypervisor domain, infrastructure network domain. What is OpenStack? Virtual machines, clouds, management. OpenStack architecture, OpenStack modules. Why OpenStack for NFV? Hands on OpenStack installation. OpenStack Virtualization and NFV Server, storage and network virtualization and NFV. Where OpenStack fits in the ETSI framework. Virtual machines, containers and docker. Data centres, clouds, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS. Hands on OpenStack Iaas, OpenStack Nova. The virtualization layer VM centric model, containers versus hypervisors, FD.io. Hands on OpenStack as the VIM. OpenStack Neutron VXLAN, Networks, subnets, ports. Security groups. Routers. Service and component hierarchy. Hands on Implementing a virtual network with OpenStack Neutron. Virtualization of Network Functions Network virtualization versus Network Function virtualization. NFV MANO Management and Orchestration. Where OpenStack fits. MANO descriptors, Open orchestration. OpenStack Tacker, Open MANO, OpenBaton, other orchestrators. OpenStack Tacker Installation, getting started, configuration. SFC and OpenStack. Hands on Deploying a VNF. OPNFV What is OPNFV, Where OpenStack fits into OPNFV. SDN What is SDN? Control and data planes. SDN controllers. Classic SDN versus real SDN. Hybrid SDN, network automation, SDN with overlays. Northbound, southbound, SDN protocols, OpenFlow, OpenDaylight, ONOS, SDN with NFV. SDN and OpenStack. Summary Deploying NFV, performance, testing. Futures

MySQL server admins training course description This MySQL Server administration course is designed for MySQL Server administrators who have a basic understanding of a MySQL database and a good working knowledge of SQL commands. The course provides an understanding of MySQL Architecture and practical experience in setting up, configuring and maintaining a MySQL server, backing up and recovering data and optimising query performance. This MySQL Server administration course also covers MySQL replication and its role in high availability and scalability. What will you learn Use MySQL Workbench. Install and configure a MySQL Server . Administer and tune a MySQL server. Configure log files and interpret error messages.. Secure the Server. Administer a replication topology. MySQL server admin training course details Who will benefit: Database administrators, Database developers and Technical consultants. Prerequisites: Introduction to MySQL Duration 5 days MySQL server admin training course contents Introduction to Oracle Application Express APEX concepts APEX main components Workspaces, database applications and websheet applications Creating a workspace The Workspace Administrator Upgrading APEX Logging into APEX Running an application SWL Workshop Use APEX to browse, create and modify objects Process ad hoc SQL statements Manage scripts in APEX Create, run and save SQL queries Build a database application Application components Create an application Create an application from a spreadsheet Create reports Create reports using wizards Edit report attributes Add links to reports Create a link to a printer-friendly version of a report Save and print reports in different formats Using files Uploading images Creating cascading stylesheet files Uploading static files Adding an Image as an application logo Adding a reference to a Javascript file Pages and regions Web form behaviour in APEX Create a form based on a table Create a form based on a procedure Create a form with a report Create a tabular form Format a form Locking in APEX forms Creating lists of values Overview of application express shared Components Dynamic and static lists of values Create a dynamic list of values Create a static list of values Use a list of values to control data in a report Create a cascading list of values Items and buttons Understand the different Types of items Create items Understand and edit item attributes Use Javascript with item Manipulate items in tabular forms Add dynamic items to a report Create and edit buttons Page Processing Page rendering and page processing Create computations Validate input data Process Data Understand application branching Create conditional branches Shared components Overview of application express navigation components Manage parent and standard tabs Create navigation bar entries Create and use lists and list items Manage breadcrumbs Create shortcuts Shared component subscription User interface defaults Display dynamic content Filter reports with dynamic queries Create charts with a wizard Format charts Create calendars Add links to calendars Create hierarchical trees State and debugging Understand session state Set a session state value Clear the session state Review the session state Review the messages in debug mode Enabling feedback Managing feedback and team development Themes and templates Switch to a different theme View existing templates Understand and manage templates Create a new template Add references to cascading stylesheet and Javascript files Dynamic actions and plug-in components Identify plug-in components and their types Plug In a component Create dynamic actions Use a plug-in in a dynamic action Building website applications Websheet applications and their components Create a websheet application Enable SQL and PL/SQL in a websheet application Add sections and pages to a websheet application Add links on a websheet page Add a data grid to a websheet application Create SQL reports ion websheet applications Add annotations to a websheet application Implementing security Authentication and authorization Provide an authentication scheme Create an authorization scheme using access control Enable and configure session state protection Deploy an appliction Define supporting objects Package an application Export an application Import an application Install supporting objects Administer Apex workspaces Manage workspaces and users Request a schema or storage Purge session state Monitor developer activity log Monitor workspace activity View activity reports Import a workspace Utility programs Import and export data Generate DDL statements View objects reports