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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for network administrators, operators, and engineers responsible for managing the normal day-to-day operation and administration of a BIG-IP application delivery network. This course presents the prerequisite knowledge for many other of F5's BIG-IP instructor-led training courses. Overview Getting started with the BIG-IP system Traffic processing with BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) Using the TMSH (TMOS Shell) command line interface Using NATs and SNATs Monitoring application health and managing object status Modifying traffic behavior with profiles, including SSL offload and re-encryption Modifying traffic behavior with persistence, including source address affinity and cookie persistence Troubleshooting the BIG-IP system, including logging (local, high-speed, and legacy remote logging), and using tcpdump User roles and administrative partitions vCMP concepts Customizing application delivery with iRules This course gives network administrators, network operators, and network engineers a functional understanding of the BIG-IP system as it is commonly deployed in an application delivery network. The course introduces students to the BIG-IP system, its configuration objects, how it processes traffic, and how typical administrative and operational activities are performed. The course includes lecture, hands-on labs, interactive demonstrations, and discussions. Setting Up the BIG-IP System Introducing the BIG-IP System Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System Configuring the Management Interface Activating the Software License Provisioning Modules and Resources Importing a Device Certificate Specifying BIG-IP Platform Properties Configuring the Network Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP) Servers Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) Settings Configuring High Availability Options Archiving the BIG-IP Configuration Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools Traffic Processing Building Blocks Identifying BIG-IP Traffic Processing Objects Configuring Virtual Servers and Pools Load Balancing Traffic Viewing Module Statistics and Logs Using the Traffic Management Shell (TMSH) Understanding the TMSH Hierarchical Structure Navigating the TMSH Hierarchy Managing BIG-IP Configuration State and Files BIG-IP System Configuration State Loading and Saving the System Configuration Shutting Down and Restarting the BIG-IP System Saving and Replicating Configuration Data (UCS and SCF) Using NATs and SNATs Address Translation on the BIG-IP System Mapping IP Addresses with NATs Solving Routing Issues with SNATs Configuring SNAT Auto Map on a Virtual Server Monitoring for and Mitigating Port Exhaustion Monitoring Application Health Introducing Monitors Types of Monitors Monitor Interval and Timeout Settings Configuring Monitors Assigning Monitors to Resources Managing Pool, Pool Member, and Node Status Using the Network Map Modifying Traffic Behavior with Profiles Introducing Profiles Understanding Profile Types and Dependencies Configuring and Assigning Profiles Introducing SSL Offload and SSL Re-Encryption Managing Object State Modifying Traffic Behavior with Persistence Understanding the Need for Persistence Introducing Source Address Affinity Persistence Managing Object State Administering the BIG-IP System Configuring Logging Legacy Remote Logging Introducing High Speed Logging (HSL) High-Speed Logging Filters HSL Configuration Objects Configuring High Speed Logging Using TCPDUMP on the BIG-IP System Leveraging the BIG-IP iHealth System Viewing BIG-IP System Statistics Defining User Roles and Administrative Partitions Leveraging vCMP Configuring High Availability Introducing Device Service Clustering (DSC) Preparing to Deploy a DSC Configuration Configuring DSC Communication Settings Establishing Device Trust Establishing a Sync-Failover Device Group Synchronizing Configuration Data Exploring Traffic Group Behavior Understanding Failover Managers and Triggers Achieving Stateful Failover with Mirroring

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for There is no specific prerequisite for the CDRP© course. However, participants who have at least three years' experience in a data centre and/or IT infrastructures will be best suited. Overview After completion of the course, the participant will be able to: 1. Understand the different standards and methodologies for risk management and assessment 2. Establish the required project team for risk management 3. Perform the risk assessment, identifying current threats, vulnerabilities and the potential impact based on customised threat catalogues 4. Report on the current risk level of the data centre both quantitative and qualitative 5. Anticipate and minimise potential financial impacts 6. Understand the options for handling risk 7. Continuously monitor and review the status of risk present in the data centre 8. Reduce the frequency and magnitude of incidents 9. Detect and respond to events when they occur 10. Meet regulatory and compliance requirements 11. Support certification processes such as ISO/IEC 27001 12. Support overall corporate and IT governance Introduction to Risk Management Risk management concepts Senior management and risk Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Benefits of risk management Data Centre Risk and Impact Risk in facility, power, cooling, fire suppression, infrastructure and IT services Impact of data centre downtime Main causes of downtime Cost factors in downtime Standards, Guidelines and Methodologies ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO/IEC 27005:2011, ISO/IEC 27002:2013 NIST SP 800-30 ISO/IEC 31000:2009 SS507:2008 ANSI/TIA-942 Other methodologies (CRAMM, EBIOS, OCTAVE, etc.) Risk Management Definitions Asset Availability/Confidentiality/Integrity Control Information processing facility Information security Policy Risk Risk analysis/Risk assessment/Risk evaluation/ Risk treatment Threat/Vulnerability Types of risk Risk Assessment Software The need for software Automation Considerations Risk Management Process The risk management process Establishing the context Identification Analysis Evaluation Treatment Communication and consultation Monitoring and review Project Approach Project management principles Project management methods Scope Time Cost Cost estimate methods Context Establishment General considerations Risk evaluation, impact and acceptance criteria Severity rating of impact Occurrence rating of probability Scope and boundaries Scope constraints Roles & responsibilities Training, awareness and competence Risk Assessment - Identification The risk assessment process Identification of assets Identification of threats Identification of existing controls Identification of vulnerabilities Identification of consequences Hands-on exercise: Identification of assets, threats, existing controls, vulnerabilities and consequences Risk Assessment - Analysis and Evaluation Risk estimation Risk estimation methodologies Assessment of consequences Assessment of incident likelihood Level of risk estimation Risk evaluation Hands-on exercise: Assessment of consequences, probability and estimating level of risk Risk Treatment The risk treatment process steps Risk Treatment Plan (RTP) Risk modification Risk retention Risk avoidance Risk sharing Constraints in risk modification Control categories Control examples Cost-benefit analysis Control implementation Residual risk Communication Effective communication of risk management activities Benefits and concerns of communication Risk Monitoring and Review Ongoing monitoring and review Criteria for review Risk scenarios Risk assessment approach Data centre site selection Data centre facility Cloud computing UPS scenarios Force majeure Organisational shortcomings Human failure Technical failure Deliberate acts Exam: Certified Data Centre Risk Professional Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for administrators in a Microsoft-centric environment who want to build reusable units of automation, automate business processes, and enable less-technical colleagues to accomplish administrative tasks. Overview Describe the correct patterns for building modularized tools in Windows PowerShell Build highly modularized functions that comply with native PowerShell patterns Build controller scripts that expose user interfaces and automate business processes Manage data in a variety of formats Write automated tests for tools Debug tools This course covers advanced Windows PowerShell topics, with an emphasis on building reusable tools. Students are introduced to workflow, engage in best practices, and learn a variety of script development and toolmaking techniques. Tool Design Tools do one thing Tools are flexible Tools look native Start with a Command Why start with a command? Discovery and experimentation Build a Basic Function and Module Start with a basic function Create a script module Check prerequisites Run the new command Adding CmdletBinding and Parameterizing About CmdletBinding and common parameters Accepting pipeline input Mandatory-ness Parameter validation Parmeter aliases Emitting Objects as Output Assembling information Constructing and emitting output Quick tests An Interlude: Changing Your Approach Examining a script Critiquing a script Revising the script Using Verbose, Warning, and Informational Output Knowing the six channels Adding verbose and warning output Doing more with verbose output Informational output Comment-Based Help Where to put your help Getting started Going further with comment-based help Broken help Handling Errors Understanding errors and exceptions Bad handling Two reasons for exception handling Handling exceptions in our tool Capturing the actual exception Handling exceptions for non-commands Going further with exception handling Deprecated exception handling Basic Debugging Two kinds of bugs The ultimate goal of debugging Developing assumptions Write-Debug Set-PSBreakpoint The PowerShell ISE Going Deeper with Parameters Parameter positions Validation Multiple parameter sets Value from remaining arguments Help messages Aliases More CmdletBinding Writing Full Help External help Using PlatyPs Supporting online help ?About? topics Making your help updatable Unit Testing Your Code Sketching out the test Making something to test Expanding the test Going further with Pester Extending Output Types Understanding types The Extensible Type System Extending an object Using Update-TypeData Analyzing Your Script Performing a basic analysis Analyzing the analysis Publishing Your Tools Begin with a manifest Publishing to PowerShell Gallery Publishing to private repositories Basic Controllers: Automation Scripts and Menus Building a menu Using UIChoice Writing a process controller Proxy Functions A proxy example Creating the proxy base Modifying the proxy Adding or removing parameters Working with XML Data Simple: CliXML Importing native XML ConvertTo-XML Creating native XML from scratch Working with JSON Data Converting to JSON Converting from JSON Working with SQL Server Data SQL Server terminology and facts Connecting to the server and database Writing a query Running a query Invoke-SqlCmd Thinking about tool design patterns Design tools that use SQL Server for data storage Final Exam Lab problem Break down the problem Do the design Test the commands Code the tool

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Security architects System designers Network administrators Operations engineers Network managers, network or security technicians, and security engineers and managers responsible for web security Cisco integrators and partners Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Describe Cisco WSA Deploy proxy services Utilize authentication Describe decryption policies to control HTTPS traffic Understand differentiated traffic access policies and identification profiles Enforce acceptable use control settings Defend against malware Describe data security and data loss prevention Perform administration and troubleshooting This course shows you how to implement, use, and maintain Cisco© Web Security Appliance (WSA), powered by Cisco Talos, to provide advanced protection for business email and control against web security threats. Through a combination of expert instruction and hands-on practice, you?ll learn how to deploy proxy services, use authentication, implement policies to control HTTPS traffic and access, implement use control settings and policies, use the solution?s anti-malware features, implement data security and data loss prevention, perform administration of Cisco WSA solution, and more.This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance (300-725 SWSA). Describing Cisco WSA Technology Use Case Cisco WSA Solution Cisco WSA Features Cisco WSA Architecture Proxy Service Integrated Layer 4 Traffic Monitor Data Loss Prevention Cisco Cognitive Intelligence Management Tools Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting (AWSR) and Third-Party Integration Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) Deploying Proxy Services Explicit Forward Mode vs. Transparent Mode Transparent Mode Traffic Redirection Web Cache Control Protocol Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) Upstream and Downstream Flow Proxy Bypass Proxy Caching Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) Files FTP Proxy Socket Secure (SOCKS) Proxy Proxy Access Log and HTTP Headers Customizing Error Notifications with End User Notification (EUN) Pages Utilizing Authentication Authentication Protocols Authentication Realms Tracking User Credentials Explicit (Forward) and Transparent Proxy Mode Bypassing Authentication with Problematic Agents Reporting and Authentication Re-Authentication FTP Proxy Authentication Troubleshooting Joining Domains and Test Authentication Integration with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Creating Decryption Policies to Control HTTPS Traffic Transport Layer Security (TLS)/Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Inspection Overview Certificate Overview Overview of HTTPS Decryption Policies Activating HTTPS Proxy Function Access Control List (ACL) Tags for HTTPS Inspection Access Log Examples Understanding Differentiated Traffic Access Policies and Identification Profiles Overview of Access Policies Access Policy Groups Overview of Identification Profiles Identification Profiles and Authentication Access Policy and Identification Profiles Processing Order Other Policy Types Access Log Examples ACL Decision Tags and Policy Groups Enforcing Time-Based and Traffic Volume Acceptable Use Policies, and End User Notifications Defending Against Malware Web Reputation Filters Anti-Malware Scanning Scanning Outbound Traffic Anti-Malware and Reputation in Policies File Reputation Filtering and File Analysis Cisco Advanced Malware Protection File Reputation and Analysis Features Integration with Cisco Cognitive Intelligence Enforcing Acceptable Use Control Settings Controlling Web Usage URL Filtering URL Category Solutions Dynamic Content Analysis Engine Web Application Visibility and Control Enforcing Media Bandwidth Limits Software as a Service (SaaS) Access Control Filtering Adult Content Data Security and Data Loss Prevention Data Security Cisco Data Security Solution Data Security Policy Definitions Data Security Logs Performing Administration and Troubleshooting Monitor the Cisco Web Security Appliance Cisco WSA Reports Monitoring System Activity Through Logs System Administration Tasks Troubleshooting Command Line Interface

Developing the high performing team takes time and effort. But above all, it requires an understanding of the dynamics of high performing teams. This programme helps managers and leaders understand what high performing teams do and how they do it. It focuses on enabling managers to see their teams from different perspectives, allowing them to adapt their styles to maximise team outputs. A core theme is the need for managers of teams to 'hold up the mirror' to themselves and to see themselves as a leader of people, to reflect on how others see them and to modify their style accordingly. This programme will help managers / team leaders: Analyse the constituents of a 'high performing' team Apply essential influencing techniques Use a range of communication techniques to support effective teamwork Create and articulate team vision Generate common values Assess team effectiveness and take/recommend the appropriate actions Make more efficient use of team time Understand and agree on techniques to manage conflict Define and implement team meeting protocols that will facilitate team effectiveness Use the Prime Focus model to create the environment and framework for a high performing team Draft your team strategy to take them to the next level Day 1 1 Welcome and introduction Participants are welcomed to the programme and invited to share their personal objectives and people challenges Participants are given an action plan template to complete throughout the workshop 2 Your team The concept of 'positive intention' The difference between a team and a high performing team Assess your team effectiveness What is your 'interference'? 3 The team environment Setting the scene Building rapport Active listening Team goals and role profiling 4 Your style Tuckman model of team stages - how do you manage each stage? Team standards and goals Your team vision 5 Effective team meetings Influencing in team meetings How to make them interesting and relevant The pure role of the chair Day 2 1 Effective communication techniques Giving and receiving feedback Your communication style How to adapt, pace and lead to build rapport The Mehrabian theory of communication 2 How to manage conflict What is conflict? What is your default conflict approach? Tools and tips for managing conflict Practice sessions 3 Team skills Undertake a team skills analysis Types of team member Motivating team members Reframing situations 4 Setting your strategy Seeing the bigger picture The Prime Focus Model Your strategy for success Articulating your strategy Action plans revisited

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Developed for experienced IT Professionals working with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.1x. Potential students include administrators, engineers, and architects responsible for the end user workspace, provisioning services environment, and overall health and performance of the solution. Overview How to configure Workspace Environment Management to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumption Understand Zones in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.1x and how to account for user and desktop locations and optimal connection and registration How to build and manage App Layers to minimize image sprawl with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.1x Understand and configure HDX channels and protocols for improved performance delivering multimedia and data over network connections Get more value out of your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.1x investment through the use of Workspace Environment Management, Provisioning Services, Application Layering, and advanced features. Students leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage more complex solutions such as multizone environments spanning multiple locations with configurations around StoreFront, the Delivery Controllers, and HDX. Students will gain the skills to improve logon times, user personalization, and resource performance through Workspace Environment Management. Also, learn to optimize management of your app and desktop images by building and combining App Layers. End the course by learning to install, configure, and manage Provisioning Services in accordance with leading practices.This course includes a voucher to take the related exam (1Y0-311 Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 Advanced Administration) and earn your Citrix Certified Professional - Virtualization (CCP-V) certification. Implementing Redundancy and Scalability StoreFront and Citrix Gateway Site Infrastructure Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent Managing a Virtual Apps and Desktops Environment with Multiple Locations Zones VDA Registration in a Multi-Zone Environment Zone Preference Optimal Gateway Routing and Zones Managing StoreFront Store Subscriptions in a Multi- Location Environment StoreFront and Citrix ADC Branding Implementing Backups and Disaster Recovery Backups Disaster Recovery Considerations Disaster Recovery Process Implementing Advanced Authentication Methods Multi-factor Authentication - RADIUS & OTP Multi-factor Authentication - Smart Card Authentication Federated Authentication - ADFS, SAML, and FAS Improving App and Data Security Introduction to Application Security Preventing Jailbreak Attacks Minimizing the Impact of Attacks Securing Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent TLS to VDA Encryption GPOs and Citrix Policies Image Management Introduction to Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Methodology Process (Standard Slide) Resource Tools and Utilities Introduction to PowerShell Troubleshooting Access Issues Troubleshooting StoreFront Troubleshooting Citrix Gateway Troubleshooting Delivery Controller Issues Validating FMA Services Troubleshooting VDA Registration Issues Troubleshooting VDA Registration Troubleshooting HDX Connection Issues Troubleshooting HDX Connections Introduction to App Layering App Layering Introduction Architecture and How it Works Creating an OS Layer The OS Layer Creating a Platform Layer The Platform Layer Creating App Layers The App Layers Creating Elastic App and User Layers Elastic App Layering User Layers Deploying a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Using Templates in App Layering Using Layered Images in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site Exploring Layer Priority Layer Priority Maintaining an App Layering Environment Updating Layers Maintaining and Updating the App Layering Environment Common App Layering Considerations and Additional Resources Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Introduction WEM Administration Using WEM to Centralize Managing User Resources with WEM Managing Profiles with WEM Managing Endpoints with the WEM Transformer Feature Using WEM for Performance Optimization Optimizing Machine Performance with WEM Optimizing User Experience with WEM Using WEM to Secure Environments WEM Environments Migrating and Upgrading WEM Migrating to WEM Upgrading a WEM Deployment WEM Multi-Location Considerations

The principles of effective time management are applicable to all aspects of life. When successfully applied in a sales environment they can lead to improved performance, higher sales and increased customer satisfaction. All salespeople would benefit from learning the tools and techniques to introduce impactful time management to their working lives. We have developed this programme to be practical, fun and interactive. Participants will better understand how to increase the amount of time spent on high-value sales activities, be able to improve their self-motivation and ability to get more done, and be better able to plan, delegate and speed up routine tasks. This course will help participants: Learn key principles of managing sales priorities, meeting targets and getting 'everything' done! Learn proven techniques for structuring your day, week and normal routine Develop effective sales time management at the office and on the road Learn a seven-step process for setting goals and objectives in your work and personal life Understand how to make time for sales prospecting, designated call days Understand practical ways to improve your time management 1 Key principles of sales time management Course objectives and review of time log Essential principles of sales time management How do you use your time now? Reviewing your working day (from pre-course survey) Beliefs and feelings about time 2 Managing sales priorities and planning systems Managing priorities and planning systems Use organised persistence to plan your sales activity Planning your territory and prospecting activity How to use priority ratings not urgency to react to tasks 3 Dealing with distractions and communication skills Know your time 'bandits' and creating more positive habits to overcome them Making time by saying 'no' assertively and managing expectations Assertiveness techniques for handling colleagues and clients Making meetings worthwhile - preparation and planning 4 Sales goal setting and action planning Set clear, concise, and motivating sales goals and action plans How to set and use goal setting as way of managing your time and increasing results The principles of linking SMART objectives to action plans and daily activities 5 Creating results focus - every day, week, and month Batch sales tasks together, starting with emails Planning your day and week and protecting sales 'prime' time Apply the 80/20 to your sales contacts, clients, and prospects 6 Overcoming procrastination and structuring your day Understanding procrastination, what it is and how to recognise it in yourself and others How to stop procrastinating and start making progressing Build a power prospecting hour into every day Smart stuff to make more sales time: five automated tools Live the $64,000 dollar question

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is aimed at anyone who wants to harness the power of data analytics in their organization including: Business Analysts, Data Analysts, Reporting and BI professionals Analytics professionals and Data Scientists who would like to learn Python Overview This course teaches delegates with no prior programming or data analytics experience how to perform data manipulation, data analysis and data visualization in Python. Mastery of these techniques and how to apply them to business problems will allow delegates to immediately add value in their workplace by extracting valuable insight from company data to allow better, data-driven decisions. Outcome: After attending this course, delegates will: Be able to write effective Python code Know how to access their data from a variety of sources using Python Know how to identify and fix data quality using Python Know how to manipulate data to create analysis ready data Know how to analyze and visualize data to drive data driven decisioning across your organization Becoming a world class data analytics practitioner requires mastery of the most sophisticated data analytics tools. These programming languages are some of the most powerful and flexible tools in the data analytics toolkit. From business questions to data analytics, and beyond For data analytics tasks to affect business decisions they must be driven by a business question. This section will formally outline how to move an analytics project through key phases of development from business question to business solution. Delegates will be able: to describe and understand the general analytics process. to describe and understand the different types of analytics can be used to derive data driven solutions to business to apply that knowledge to their business context Basic Python Programming Conventions This section will cover the basics of writing R programs. Topics covered will include: What is Python? Using Anaconda Writing Python programs Expressions and objects Functions and arguments Basic Python programming conventions Data Structures in Python This section will look at the basic data structures that Python uses and accessing data in Python. Topics covered will include: Vectors Arrays and matrices Factors Lists Data frames Loading .csv files into Python Connecting to External Data This section will look at loading data from other sources into Python. Topics covered will include: Loading .csv files into a pandas data frame Connecting to and loading data from a database into a panda data frame Data Manipulation in Python This section will look at how Python can be used to perform data manipulation operations to prepare datasets for analytics projects. Topics covered will include: Filtering data Deriving new fields Aggregating data Joining data sources Connecting to external data sources Descriptive Analytics and Basic Reporting in Python This section will explain how Python can be used to perform basic descriptive. Topics covered will include: Summary statistics Grouped summary statistics Using descriptive analytics to assess data quality Using descriptive analytics to created business report Using descriptive analytics to conduct exploratory analysis Statistical Analysis in Python This section will explain how Python can be used to created more interesting statistical analysis. Topics covered will include: Significance tests Correlation Linear regressions Using statistical output to create better business decisions. Data Visualisation in Python This section will explain how Python can be used to create effective charts and visualizations. Topics covered will include: Creating different chart types such as bar charts, box plots, histograms and line plots Formatting charts Best Practices Hints and Tips This section will go through some best practice considerations that should be adopted of you are applying Python in a business context.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced system administrators System engineers System integrators Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Introduce troubleshooting principles and procedures Practice Linux commands that aid in the troubleshooting process Use command-line interfaces, log files, and the vSphere Client to diagnose and resolve problems in the vSphere environment Explain the purpose of key vSphere log files Monitor and optimize compute, network, and storage performance on ESXi hosts Monitor and optimize vCenter Server performance Identify networking problems based on reported symptoms, validate and troubleshoot the reported problem, identify the root cause and implement the appropriate resolution Analyze storage failure scenarios using a logical troubleshooting methodology, identify the root cause, and apply the appropriate resolution to resolve the problem Troubleshoot vSphere cluster failure scenarios and analyze possible causes Diagnose common VMware vSphere High Availability problems and provide solutions Identify and validate VMware ESXi™ host and VMware vCenter Server problems, analyze failure scenarios, and select the correct resolution Troubleshoot virtual machine problems, including migration problems, snapshot problems, and connection problems Troubleshoot performance problems with vSphere components This five-day, accelerated, hands-on training course is a blend of the VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale and VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting courses. This Fast Track course includes topics from each of these advanced courses to equip experienced VMware administrators with the knowledge and skills to effectively optimize and troubleshoot vSphere at an expert level. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to Troubleshooting Define the scope of troubleshooting Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems Apply a troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and improve troubleshooting efficiency Troubleshooting Tools Use command-line tools (such as Linux commands, vSphere CLI, ESXCLI) to identify and troubleshoot vSphere problems Identify important vSphere log files and interpret the log file contents Network Optimization Explain performance features of network adapters Explain the performance features of vSphere networking Use esxtop to monitor key network performance metrics Troubleshooting Virtual Networking Analyze and resolve standard switch and distributed switch problems Analyze virtual machine connectivity problems and fix them Examine common management network connectivity problems and restore configurations Storage Optimization Describe storage queue types and other factors that affect storage performance Use esxtop to monitor key storage performance metrics Troubleshooting Storage Troubleshoot and resolve storage (iSCSI, NFS, and VMware vSphere© VMFS) connectivity and configuration problems Analyze and resolve common VM snapshot problems Identify multipathing-related problems, including common causes of permanent device loss (PDL) and all paths down (APD) events and resolve these problems CPU Optimization Explain the CPU scheduler operation and other features that affect CPU performance Explain NUMA and vNUMA support Use esxtop to monitor key CPU performance metrics Memory Optimization Explain ballooning, memory compression, and host-swapping techniques for memory reclamation when memory is overcommitted Use esxtop to monitor key memory performance metrics Troubleshooting vSphere Clusters Identify and recover from problems related to vSphere HA Analyze and resolve VMware vSphere© vMotion© configuration and operational problems Analyze and resolve common VMware vSphere© Distributed Resource Scheduler? problems Troubleshooting Virtual Machines Identify possible causes and resolve virtual machine power-on problems Troubleshoot virtual machine connection state problems Resolve problems seen during VMware Tools? installations vCenter Server Performance Optimization Describe the factors that influence vCenter Server performance Use VMware vCenter© Server Appliance? tools to monitor resource use Troubleshooting vCenter Server and ESXi Analyze and fix problems with vCenter Server services Analyze and fix vCenter Server database problems Examine ESXi host and vCenter Server failure scenarios and resolve the problems

The often-used phrase, 'just the receptionist', completely misrepresents the role. An excellent receptionist is a most valuable resource for any organisation. This programme has been designed specifically to deal with the essential skills necessary to represent the organisation to the best possible effect. It will also help you get the most out of your working day. There are six key reasons to take part in this workshop. It will help you: See your role in a new light Develop your communication skills Deal with different types of customer and situation Boost your confidence Cope in a pressurised environment Get more satisfaction from your working day 1 Introduction Workshop objectives and personal objectives The challenges of 21st century communication What makes an excellent point of Reception? And why is it so important? Who and where are our customers? As a customer, how do you like to be treated? What makes people feel valued? Objective and subjective aspects of customer service 'Micro moments' that shape the relationship 2 Communication on reception Definition of communication Barriers to good communication The 'recipe' of verbal, vocal and visual aspects of communication Differences between communicating face-to-face and on the telephone Communication 'leaks' The primitive human response The impact of visual communication - body language, gesture and facial expression Voice - tone, speed, volume, pitch, clarity, inflection, pacing Words - positive words and phrases compared with negative terminology Professional greetings face-to-face Steering the conversation with effective questioning 3 Telephone excellence How we use the telephone Qualities of the telephone Non-verbal communication on the telephone - what aspects can be 'seen' by the other person? Professional telephone etiquette Taking and leaving messages - key points that can help customers, colleagues and the organisation Clarifying information 4 Listening skills for accuracy and relationship building How accurate are your listening skills? What are the challenges for accurate listening? Active / empathetic listening 5 Creating a rapport by 'style flexing' Understanding how different people communicate Shaping our message to the other person so that they feel understood How changing situations can alter communication needs 6 Confidence and assertiveness Recognising different styles of behaviour - aggressive, passive and assertive Qualities of assertive communication - verbal, vocal and visual Assertive techniques - basic, persistence, negotiation / empathetic Demonstrating confidence 7 Coping in a pressurised environment Words - the most useful ones to use with stressed people and identifying the 'red rag' words Challenging situations - what do you find difficult and how do you respond? Dealing with outbursts of anger Bringing non-stop talkers back from their tangent Constructive ways to say 'no' 8 Pulling it all together Action plans Summary of key learning points