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Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for The audience for this course is looking to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services. The content for this course aligns to the SC-900 exam objective domain. Candidates should be familiar with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 and understand how Microsoft security, compliance, and identity solutions can span across these solution areas to provide a holistic and end-to-end solution. Before attending this course, students must have: General understanding of networking and cloud computing concepts. General IT knowledge or any general experience working in an IT environment. General understanding of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. This course provides foundational level knowledge on security, compliance, and identity concepts and related cloud-based Microsoft solutions. Prerequisites General understanding of networking and cloud computing concepts. General IT knowledge or any general experience working in an IT environment. General understanding of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. 1 - Describe security and compliance concepts Describe the shared responsibility model Describe defense in depth Describe the Zero Trust model Describe governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) concepts 2 - Describe identity concepts Define authentication and authorization Define identity as the primary security perimeter Describe the role of the identity provider Describe the concept of directory services and Active Directory Describe the concept of federation 3 - Describe the function and identity types of Microsoft Entra ID Describe Microsoft Entra ID Describe types of identities Describe hybrid identity Describe external identities 4 - Describe the authentication capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID Describe authentication methods Describe multifactor authentication Describe self-service password reset Describe password protection and management capabilities 5 - Describe access management capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID Describe Conditional Access Describe Microsoft Entra roles and role-based access control (RBAC) 6 - Describe the identity protection and governance capabilities of Azure AD Describe Microsoft Entra ID Governance Describe access reviews Describe entitlement management Describe the capabilities of Privileged identity Management Describe Microsoft Entra ID Protection Describe Microsoft Entra Permissions Management Describe Microsoft Entra Verified ID 7 - Describe core infrastructure security services in Azure Describe Azure DDoS protection Describe Azure Firewall Describe Web Application Firewall Describe network segmentation in Azure Describe Azure Network Security Groups Describe Azure Bastion Describe Azure Key Vault 8 - Describe the security management capabilities in Azure Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud Describe how security policies and initiatives improve cloud security posture Describe Cloud security posture management Describe the enhanced security of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Describe DevOps security management 9 - Describe security capabilities of Microsoft Sentinel Describe threat detection and mitigation capabilities in Microsoft Sentinel Describe Microsoft Security Copilot 10 - Describe threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR Describe Microsoft Defender XDR services Describe Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Describe Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Describe Microsoft Defender for Identity Describe Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Describe Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence Describe the Microsoft Defender portal 11 - Describe Microsoft?s Service Trust portal and privacy capabilities Describe the offerings of the Service Trust portal Describe Microsoft's privacy principles Describe Microsoft Priva 12 - Describe the compliance management capabilities in Microsoft Purview Describe the Microsoft Purview compliance portal Describe Compliance Manager Describe use and benefits of compliance score 13 - Describe information protection, data lifecycle management, and data governance capabilities in Microsoft Purview Know your data, protect your data, and govern your data Describe the data classification capabilities of the compliance portal Describe sensitivity labels and policies Describe data loss prevention Describe retention policies and retention labels Describe records management Describe the Microsoft Purview unified data governance solution 14 - Describe the insider risk capabilities in Microsoft Purview Describe insider risk management Describe communication compliance 15 - Describe the eDiscovery and Audit capabilities in Microsoft Purview Describe the eDiscovery solutions in Microsoft Purview Describe the audit solutions in Microsoft Purview

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for candidates looking to demonstrate foundational-level knowledge of cloud-based solutions to facilitate productivity and collaboration on-site, at home, or a combination of both.ÿCandidates may have knowledge of cloud-based solutions or may be new to Microsoft 365. Overview After completing this course, students will be able to: Describe cloud concepts Describe core Microsoft 365 services and concepts Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365 Describe Microsoft 365 pricing and support This course introduces Microsoft 365, an integrated cloud platform that delivers industry-leading productivity apps along with intelligent cloud services, and world-class security. You?ll learn foundational knowledge on the considerations and benefits of adopting cloud services and the Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud model, with a specific focus on Microsoft 365 cloud service offerings. You will begin by learning about cloud fundamentals, including an overview of cloud computing. You will be introduced to Microsoft 365 and learn how Microsoft 365 solutions improve productivity, facilitate collaboration, and optimize communications. The course then analyzes how security, compliance, privacy, and trust are handled in Microsoft 365, and it concludes with a review of Microsoft 365 subscriptions, licenses, billing, and support. 1 - Describe cloud computing What is cloud computing Describe the shared responsibility model Define cloud models Describe the consumption-based model 2 - Describe the benefits of using cloud services Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud 3 - Describe cloud service types Describe Infrastructure as a Service Describe Platform as a Service Describe Software as a Service 4 - What is Microsoft 365? Describe the differences between Office 365 and Microsoft 365 Describe Windows 365 Describe how Microsoft 365 empowers workers in this hybrid world of work Explore Microsoft 365 tenant 5 - Describe productivity solutions of Microsoft 365 Describe the productivity capabilities and benefits of Microsoft 365 Describe Microsoft 365 Apps Describe work management tools in Microsoft 365 Describe additional Microsoft 365 productivity apps 6 - Describe collaboration solutions of Microsoft 365 Describe the collaboration capabilities and benefits of Microsoft 365 Describe how Microsoft Teams promotes collaboration and enhances teamwork Describe the Microsoft Viva apps Describe how Yammer helps communities connect and grow 7 - Describe endpoint modernization, management concepts, and deployment options in Microsoft 365 Describe the endpoint management capabilities of Microsoft 365 Compare the differences of Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop Describe the deployment and release models for Windows-as-a-Service (WaaS) Identify deployment methods and update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps 8 - Describe analytics capabilities of Microsoft 365 Describe the capabilities of Viva Insights Describe the capabilities of the Microsoft 365 admin center and Microsoft 365 user portal Describe the reports available in the Microsoft 365 admin center and other admin centers 9 - Describe the services and identity types of Azure AD Describe Azure Active Directory Describe the available Azure AD editions Describe Azure AD identity types Describe the types of external identities Describe the concept of hybrid identity 10 - Describe the access management capabilities of Azure AD Describe Conditional Access in Azure AD Describe the benefits of Azure AD roles and role-based access control 11 - Describe threat protection with Microsoft 365 Defender Describe Microsoft 365 Defender services Describe Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Describe Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Describe Microsoft Defender for Identity Describe the Microsoft 365 Defender portal 12 - Describe security capabilities of Microsoft Sentinel Describe how Microsoft Sentinel provides integrated threat management Understand Sentinel costs 13 - Describe the compliance management capabilities in Microsoft Purview Describe the Microsoft Purview compliance portal Describe Compliance Manager Describe use and benefits of compliance score 14 - Describe the Service Trust Portal and privacy at Microsoft Describe the Service Trust Portal Describe Microsoft's privacy principles Describe Microsoft Priva 15 - Describe Microsoft 365 pricing, licensing, and billing options Explore pricing models for Microsoft cloud services Explore the billing and bill management options Explore the available licensing and management options 16 - Describe support offerings for Microsoft 365 services Explore support options for Microsoft 365 services Explain service level agreement (SLAs) concepts Identify how to track the service health status Explore how organizations can share feedback on Microsoft 365 services

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Successful students have experience and knowledge in IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. Students also have experience designing and architecting solutions. Before attending this course, students must have previous experience deploying or administering Azure resources and strong conceptual knowledge of: Azure compute technologies such as VMs, containers and serverless solutions Azure virtual networking to include load balancers Azure Storage technologies (unstructured and databases) General application design concepts such as messaging and high availability This course teaches Azure Solution Architects how to design infrastructure solutions. Course topics cover governance, compute, application architecture, storage, data integration, authentication, networks, business continuity, and migrations. The course combines lecture with case studies to demonstrate basic architect design principles. Prerequisites Before attending this course, students must have previous experience deploying or administering Azure resources and conceptual knowledge of: Azure Active Directory Azure compute technologies such as VMs, containers and serverless solutions Azure virtual networking to include load balancers Azure Storage technologies (unstructured and databases) General application design concepts such as messaging and high availability AZ-104T00 - Microsoft Azure Administrator 1 - Design governance Design for governance Design for management groups Design for subscriptions Design for resource groups Design for resource tags Design for Azure Policy Design for role-based access control (RBAC) Design for Azure landing zones 2 - Design an Azure compute solution Choose an Azure compute service Design for Azure Virtual Machines solutions Design for Azure Batch solutions Design for Azure App Service solutions Design for Azure Container Instances solutions Design for Azure Kubernetes Service solutions Design for Azure Functions solutions Design for Azure Logic Apps solutions 3 - Design a data storage solution for non-relational data Design for data storage Design for Azure storage accounts Design for data redundancy Design for Azure Blob Storage Design for Azure Files Design for Azure managed disks Design for storage security 4 - Design a data storage solution for relational data Design for Azure SQL Database Design for Azure SQL Managed Instance Design for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Recommend a solution for database scalability Recommend a solution for database availability Design security for data at rest, data in motion, and data in use Design for Azure SQL Edge Design for Azure Cosmos DB and Table Storage 5 - Design data integration Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Factory Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Lake Design a data integration and analytic solution with Azure Databricks Design a data integration and analytic solution with Azure Synapse Analytics Design strategies for hot, warm, and cold data paths Design an Azure Stream Analytics solution for data analysis 6 - Design an application architecture Describe message and event scenarios Design a messaging solution Design an Azure Event Hubs messaging solution Design an event-driven solution Design a caching solution Design API integration Design an automated app deployment solution Design an app configuration management solution 7 - Design authentication and authorization solutions Design for identity and access management (IAM) Design for Microsoft Entra ID Design for Microsoft Entra business-to-business (B2B) Design for Azure Active Directory B2C (business-to-customer) Design for conditional access Design for identity protection Design for access reviews Design service principals for applications Design managed identities Design for Azure Key Vault 8 - Design a solution to log and monitor Azure resources Design for Azure Monitor data sources Design for Azure Monitor Logs (Log Analytics) workspaces Design for Azure Workbooks and Azure insights Design for Azure Data Explorer 9 - Design network solutions Recommend a network architecture solution based on workload requirements Design patterns for Azure network connectivity services Design outbound connectivity and routing Design for on-premises connectivity to Azure Virtual Network Choose an application delivery service Design for application delivery services Design for application protection services 10 - Design a solution for backup and disaster recovery Design for backup and recovery Design for Azure Backup Design for Azure blob backup and recovery Design for Azure files backup and recovery Design for Azure virtual machine backup and recovery Design for Azure SQL backup and recovery Design for Azure Site Recovery 11 - Design migrations Evaluate migration with the Cloud Adoption Framework Describe the Azure migration framework Assess your on-premises workloads Select a migration tool Migrate your structured data in databases Select an online storage migration tool for unstructured data Migrate offline data 12 - Introduction to the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework Azure Well-Architected Framework pillars Cost optimization Operational excellence Performance efficiency Reliability Security 13 - Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Cost Optimization Develop cost-management discipline Design with a cost-efficiency mindset Design for usage optimization Design for rate optimization Monitor and optimize over time 14 - Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Operational excellence Embrace DevOps culture Establish development standards Evolve operations with observability Deploy with confidence Automate for efficiency Adopt safe deployment practices 15 - Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Performance efficiency Negotiate realistic performance targets Design to meet capacity requirements Achieve and sustain performance Improve efficiency through optimization 16 - Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Reliability Design for business requirements Design for resilience Design for recovery Design for operations Keep it simple 17 - Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Security Plan your security readiness Design to protect confidentiality Design to protect integrity Design to protect availability Sustain and evolve your security posture 18 - Getting started with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure Customer narrative Common blockers 19 - Prepare for successful cloud adoption with a well-defined strategy Customer narrative Capture strategic motivation Define objectives and key results Evaluate financial considerations Understand technical considerations Create a business case 20 - Prepare for cloud adoption with a data-driven plan Customer narrative 21 - Choose the best Azure landing zone to support your requirements for cloud operations Customer narrative Common operating models Design areas for Azure landing zones Design principles for Azure landing zones Journey to the target architecture Choose an Azure landing zone option Deploy the Azure landing zone accelerator Enhance your landing zone 22 - Migrate to Azure through repeatable processes and common tools Customer narrative Migration process Migration tools Common tech platforms 23 - Address tangible risks with the Govern methodology of the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure Customer narrative Govern methodology Corporate policies Governance disciplines Deploy a cloud governance foundation The Cost Management discipline 24 - Ensure stable operations and optimization across all supported workloads deployed to the cloud Establish business commitments Deploy an operations baseline Protect and recover Enhance an operations baseline Manage platform and workload specialization 25 - Innovate applications by using Azure cloud technologies Follow the innovation lifecycle Azure technologies for the build process Infuse your applications with AI Azure technologies for measuring business impact Azure technologies for the learn process 26 - Prepare for cloud security by using the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure Customer narrative Methodology Security roles and responsibilities Simplify compliance and security Simplify security implementation Security tools and policies Additional course details: Nexus Humans AZ-305T00: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AZ-305T00: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions 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 Security administrators Security consultants Network administrators System engineers Technical support personnel Cisco integrators and partners Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Describe key concepts of NGIPS and NGFW technology and the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense system, and identify deployment scenarios Perform initial Cisco Firepower Threat Defense device configuration and setup tasks Describe how to manage traffic and implement Quality of Service (QoS) using Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Describe how to implement NAT by using Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Perform an initial network discovery, using Cisco Firepower to identify hosts, applications, and services Describe the behavior, usage, and implementation procedure for access control policies Describe the concepts and procedures for implementing security intelligence features This course gives you knowledge and skills to use and configure Cisco© Firepower Threat Defense technology, beginning with initial device setup and configuration and including routing, high availability, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) to Cisco Firepower Threat Defense migration, traffic control, and Network Address Translation (NAT). You will learn how to implement advanced Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) features, including network intelligence, file type detection, network-based malware detection, and deep packet inspection. You will also learn how to configure site-to-site VPN, remote-access VPN, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) decryption before moving on to detailed analysis, system administration, and troubleshooting. Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Overview Examining Firewall and IPS Technology Firepower Threat Defense Features and Components Examining Firepower Platforms Examining Firepower Threat Defense Licensing Cisco Firepower Implementation Use Cases Cisco Firepower NGFW Device Configuration Firepower Threat Defense Device Registration FXOS and Firepower Device Manager Initial Device Setup Managing NGFW Devices Examining Firepower Management Center Policies Examining Objects Examining System Configuration and Health Monitoring Device Management Examining Firepower High Availability Configuring High Availability Cisco ASA to Firepower Migration Migrating from Cisco ASA to Firepower Threat Defense Cisco Firepower NGFW Traffic Control Firepower Threat Defense Packet Processing Implementing QoS Bypassing Traffic Cisco Firepower NGFW Address Translation NAT Basics Implementing NAT NAT Rule Examples Implementing NAT Cisco Firepower Discovery Examining Network Discovery Configuring Network Discovery Implementing Access Control Policies Examining Access Control Policies Examining Access Control Policy Rules and Default Action Implementing Further Inspection Examining Connection Events Access Control Policy Advanced Settings Access Control Policy Considerations Implementing an Access Control Policy Security Intelligence Examining Security Intelligence Examining Security Intelligence Objects Security Intelligence Deployment and Logging Implementing Security Intelligence File Control and Advanced Malware Protection Examining Malware and File Policy Examining Advanced Malware Protection Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems Examining Intrusion Prevention and Snort Rules Examining Variables and Variable Sets Examining Intrusion Policies Site-to-Site VPN Examining IPsec Site-to-Site VPN Configuration Site-to-Site VPN Troubleshooting Implementing Site-to-Site VPN Remote-Access VPN Examining Remote-Access VPN Examining Public-Key Cryptography and Certificates Examining Certificate Enrollment Remote-Access VPN Configuration Implementing Remote-Access VPN SSL Decryption Examining SSL Decryption Configuring SSL Policies SSL Decryption Best Practices and Monitoring Detailed Analysis Techniques Examining Event Analysis Examining Event Types Examining Contextual Data Examining Analysis Tools Threat Analysis System Administration Managing Updates Examining User Account Management Features Configuring User Accounts System Administration Cisco Firepower Troubleshooting Examining Common Misconfigurations Examining Troubleshooting Commands Firepower Troubleshooting

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Students in this course are interested in designing and implementing DevOps processes or in passing the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certification exam. This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices. Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms Prerequisites Successful learners will have prior knowledge and understanding of: Cloud computing concepts, including an understanding of PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS implementations. Both Azure administration and Azure development with proven expertise in at least one of these areas. Version control, Agile software development, and core software development principles. It would be helpful to have experience in an organization that delivers software. AZ-104T00 - Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-204T00: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure 1 - Introduction to DevOps What is DevOps? Explore the DevOps journey Identify transformation teams Explore shared goals and define timelines 2 - Choose the right project Explore greenfield and brownfield projects Decide when to use greenfield and brownfield projects Decide when to use systems of record versus systems of engagement Identify groups to minimize initial resistance Identify project metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) 3 - Describe team structures Explore agile development practices Explore principles of agile development Define organization structure for agile practices Explore ideal DevOps team members Enable in-team and cross-team collaboration Select tools and processes for agile practices 4 - Choose the DevOps tools What is Azure DevOps? What is GitHub? Explore an authorization and access strategy Migrate or integrate existing work management tools Migrate or integrate existing test management tools Design a license management strategy 5 - Plan Agile with GitHub Projects and Azure Boards Link GitHub to Azure Boards Configure GitHub Projects Manage work with GitHub Project boards Customize Project views Collaborate using team discussions Agile Plan and Portfolio Management with Azure Boards 6 - Introduction to source control Explore DevOps foundational practices What is source control? Explore benefits of source control Explore best practices for source control 7 - Describe types of source control systems Understand centralized source control Understand distributed source control Explore Git and Team Foundation Version Control Examine and choose Git Understand objections to using Git Describe working with Git locally 8 - Work with Azure Repos and GitHub Migrate from TFVC to Git Use GIT-TFS Develop online with GitHub Codespaces 9 - Structure your Git Repo Explore monorepo versus multiple repos Implement a change log 10 - Manage Git branches and workflows Explore branch workflow types Explore feature branch workflow Explore Git branch model for continuous delivery Explore GitHub flow Explore fork workflow Version Control with Git in Azure Repos 11 - Collaborate with pull requests in Azure Repos Collaborate with pull requests Examine GitHub mobile for pull request approvals 12 - Identify technical debt Examine code quality Examine complexity and quality metrics Measure and manage technical debt Integrate other code quality tools Plan effective code reviews 13 - Explore Git hooks Implement Git hooks 14 - Plan foster inner source Explore foster inner source Implement the fork workflow Describe inner source with forks 15 - Manage Git repositories Work with large repositories Purge repository data Manage releases with GitHub Repos Automate release notes with GitHub 16 - Explore Azure Pipelines Explore the concept of pipelines in DevOps Describe Azure Pipelines Understand Azure Pipelines key terms 17 - Manage Azure Pipeline agents and pools Choose between Microsoft-hosted versus self-hosted agents Explore job types Explore predefined agent pool Understand typical situations for agent pools Communicate with Azure Pipelines Communicate to deploy to target servers Examine other considerations Describe security of agent pools Configure agent pools and understanding pipeline styles 18 - Describe pipelines and concurrency Understand parallel jobs Estimate parallel jobs Describe Azure Pipelines and open-source projects Explore Azure Pipelines and Visual Designer Describe Azure Pipelines and YAML 19 - Explore continuous integration Learn the four pillars of continuous integration Explore benefits of continuous integration Describe build properties Enable Continuous Integration with Azure Pipelines 20 - Implement a pipeline strategy Configure agent demands Implement multi-agent builds Explore source control types supported by Azure Pipelines 21 - Integrate with Azure Pipelines Describe the anatomy of a pipeline Understand the pipeline structure Detail templates Explore YAML resources Use multiple repositories in your pipeline 22 - Introduction to GitHub Actions What are Actions? Explore Actions flow Understand workflows Describe standard workflow syntax elements Explore events Explore jobs Explore runners Examine release and test an action 23 - Learn continuous integration with GitHub Actions Describe continuous integration with actions Examine environment variables Share artifacts between jobs Examine Workflow badges Describe best practices for creating actions Mark releases with Git tags Create encrypted secrets Use secrets in a workflow Implement GitHub Actions for CI/CD 24 - Design a container build strategy Examine structure of containers Work with Docker containers Understand Dockerfile core concepts Examine multi-stage dockerfiles Examine considerations for multiple stage builds Explore Azure container-related services Deploy Docker containers to Azure App Service web apps 25 - Introduction to continuous delivery Explore traditional IT development cycle What is continuous delivery? Move to continuous delivery Understand releases and deployments Understand release process versus release 26 - Create a release pipeline Describe Azure DevOps release pipeline capabilities Explore release pipelines Explore artifact sources Choose the appropriate artifact source Examine considerations for deployment to stages Explore build and release tasks Explore custom build and release tasks Explore release jobs Configure Pipelines as Code with YAML 27 - Explore release recommendations Understand the delivery cadence and three types of triggers Explore release approvals Explore release gates Use release gates to protect quality Control Deployments using Release Gates 28 - Provision and test environments Provision and configure target environments Configure automated integration and functional test automation Understand Shift-left Set up and run availability tests Explore Azure Load Testing Set up and run functional tests 29 - Manage and modularize tasks and templates Examine task groups Explore variables in release pipelines Understand variable groups 30 - Automate inspection of health Automate inspection of health Explore events and notifications Explore service hooks Configure Azure DevOps notifications Configure GitHub notifications Explore how to measure quality of your release process Examine release notes and documentation Examine considerations for choosing release management tools Explore common release management tools 31 - Introduction to deployment patterns Explore microservices architecture Examine classical deployment patterns Understand modern deployment patterns 32 - Implement blue-green deployment and feature toggles What is blue-green deployment? Explore deployment slots Describe feature toggle maintenance 33 - Implement canary releases and dark launching Explore canary releases Examine Traffic Manager Understand dark launching 34 - Implement A/B testing and progressive exposure deployment What is A/B testing? Explore CI-CD with deployment rings 35 - Integrate with identity management systems Integrate GitHub with single sign-on (SSO) Explore service principals Explore Managed Identity 36 - Manage application configuration data Rethink application configuration data Explore separation of concerns Understand external configuration store patterns Examine Key-value pairs Examine App configuration feature management Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure Pipelines Manage secrets, tokens and certificates Examine DevOps inner and outer loop Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure DevOps Enable Dynamic Configuration and Feature Flags 37 - Explore infrastructure as code and configuration management Explore environment deployment Examine environment configuration Understand imperative versus declarative configuration Understand idempotent configuration 38 - Create Azure resources using Azure Resource Manager templates Why use Azure Resource Manager templates? Explore template components Manage dependencies Modularize templates Manage secrets in templates Deployments using Azure Bicep templates 39 - Create Azure resources by using Azure CLI What is Azure CLI? Work with Azure CLI 40 - Explore Azure Automation with DevOps Create automation accounts What is a runbook? Understand automation shared resources Explore runbook gallery Examine webhooks Explore source control integration Explore PowerShell workflows Create a workflow Examine checkpoint and parallel processing 41 - Implement Desired State Configuration (DSC) Understand configuration drift Explore Desired State Configuration (DSC) Explore Azure Automation State configuration (DSC) Examine DSC configuration file Explore hybrid management Implement DSC and Linux Automation on Azure 42 - Implement Bicep What is Bicep? Install Bicep Understand Bicep file structure and syntax 43 - Introduction to Secure DevOps Describe SQL injection attack Understand DevSecOps Explore Secure DevOps Pipeline Explore key validation points Explore continuous security validation Understand threat modeling 44 - Implement open-source software Explore how software is built What is open-source software Explore corporate concerns with open-source software components Explore common open-source licenses Examine license implications and ratings 45 - Software Composition Analysis Inspect and validate code bases for compliance Explore software composition analysis (SCA) Integrate Mend with Azure Pipelines Implement GitHub Dependabot alerts and security updates Integrate software composition analysis checks into pipelines Examine tools for assess package security and license rate Interpret alerts from scanner tools Implement security and compliance in an Azure Pipeline 46 - Static analyzers Explore SonarCloud Explore CodeQL in GitHub Manage technical debt with SonarCloud and Azure DevOps 47 - OWASP and Dynamic Analyzers Plan Implement OWASP Secure Coding Practices Explore OWASP ZAP penetration test Explore OWASP ZAP results and bugs 48 - Security Monitoring and Governance Implement pipeline security Explore Microsoft Defender for Cloud Examine Microsoft Defender for Cloud usage scenarios Explore Azure Policy Understand policies Explore initiatives Explore resource locks Explore Azure Blueprints Understand Microsoft Defender for Identity 49 - Explore package dependencies What is dependency management? Describe elements of a dependency management strategy Identify dependencies Understand source and package componentization Decompose your system Scan your codebase for dependencies 50 - Understand package management Explore packages Understand package feeds Explore package feed managers Explore common public package sources Explore self-hosted and SaaS based package sources Consume packages Publish packages Package management with Azure Artifacts 51 - Migrate consolidating and secure artifacts Identify existing artifact repositories Migrate and integrating artifact repositories Secure access to package feeds Examine roles Examine permissions Examine authentication 52 - Implement a versioning strategy Understand versioning of artifacts Explore semantic versioning Examine release views Promote packages Explore best practices for versioning 53 - Introduction to GitHub Packages Publish packages Install a package Delete and restore a package Explore package access control and visibility 54 - Implement tools to track usage and flow Understand the inner loop Explore Azure Monitor and Log Analytics Examine Kusto Query Language (KQL) Explore Application Insights Implement Application Insights Monitor application performance with Application Insights 55 - Develop monitor and status dashboards Explore Azure Dashboards Examine view designer in Azure Monitor Explore Azure Monitor workbooks Explore Power BI Build your own custom application 56 - Share knowledge within teams Share acquired knowledge within development teams Integrate with Azure Boards Share team knowledge using Azure Project Wiki 57 - Design processes to automate application analytics Explore rapid responses and augmented search Integrate telemetry Examine monitoring tools and technologies 58 - Manage alerts, blameless retrospectives and a just culture Examine when get a notification Explore how to fix it Explore smart detection notifications Improve performance Understand server response time degradation Reduce meaningless and non-actionable alerts Examine blameless retrospective Develop a just culture

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Cloud Solutions Architects  DevOps Engineers  Individuals using Google Cloud Platform who deploy applications, monitor operations, and manage enterprise solutions Overview At course completion, you will have attained knowledge of: Fundamentals of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Google Cloud Storage Google Compute Engine Google Cloud SQL Load Balancing (LB) Google Cloud Monitoring Auto-Scaling Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Network Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) Cloud CDN and DNS Cloud VPN Google Cloud Deployment Manager Google Container Engine Cloud Run Cloud Bigtable Cloud Datastore Cloud BigQuery Cloud DataFlow Cloud DataProc Cloud Pub/Sub In this course you will attain a deep knowledge of Google Cloud Platform infrastructure and design patterns on developing applications on GCP. This course will prepare you for the Google Cloud Architect Associate Certification Exam. Fundamentals of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Overview Regions and Zones Review of major GCP services Google Cloud Storage Fundamental APIs Consistency Cloud Storage Namespace Buckets and Objects Bucket and Object Naming Guidelines Encryption Object Versioning Object Lifecycle Management Access Control Access Control Lists Signed URL Multipart upload Resumable upload Understanding Pricing for Cloud Storage Offline Media Import/Export Architecture case study of common Use Cases of Google Cloud Storage Hands-on: Cloud Storage Lab; Creating Buckets, objects, and managing access control Google Compute Engine Compute Engine Architecture VM Instances types Persistence Disks Images Generating Custom Images IP Addresses Static IPs Ephemeral Access Control Options IAM Service Account Monitoring Instances with Google Cloud Monitoring Compute Engine Networks and Firewalls Hands-on: Hosting an Application on Compute Engine Google Cloud SQL Core advantages of Cloud SQL Cloud SQL database instance types Access Control High availability options Failover Read replica Backup options On Demand Automated Understanding Pricing of Cloud SQL Load Balancing (LB) Fundamentals of a Load Balancer Network Load balancing HTTPS Load balancing Cross region Load balancing Content Load balancing Target proxies SSL Load Balancing Internal Load Balancing Network Load Balancing Understanding Pricing for Load Balancer Google Cloud Monitoring Architecture of Cloud Monitoring Supported metrics Stackdriver Monitoring APIs Auto-Scaling Overview of Autoscaling Auto-scaling Fundamentals Instance groups Templates Policies Decisions Hands-on: Deploying a scale application on GCP using Autoscaling, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Load Balancers. Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Network Salient features of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Network Infrastructure Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Networking Fundamentals Subnetworks Firewall Internal DNS Network Routes Hands-on: Hosting Secure Applications in Google Cloud VPC Networks Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) Introduction User and Service Accounts IAM Roles Policy Hands-on: Managing Users, Policies and Granting Roles using Service Accounts Cloud CDN and DNS What is CDN Google Cloud CDN Cloud CDN Concepts Some of the Cloud CDN Edge locations Cloud DNS Cloud DNS Terminologies Supported Record Types Hands-on: Moving an Existing Domain Name to Cloud DNS Cloud VPN Cloud VPN overview Types of Cloud VPN Specifications Maintenance and Availability Google Cloud Deployment Manager Deployment Manager Deployment Manager Fundamentals Runtime Configurator Quotas Hands-on: Generating and Creating Cloud Deployment Manager Template Google Container Engine Google Container Engine Overview Docker Overview Kubernetes Terminologies Replication Controller Deployment Price and Quotas Hands-on: Deploying WordPress Cluster using Container Engine Cloud Run Overview of Cloud Run Deploy a Prebuilt Sample container Cloud Bigtable Overview of Cloud Bigtable Access Control Performance Locations Cloud Datastore Overview of Cloud Datastore Limits Storage Size Multitenancy Benefits of Multitenancy Encryption Locations Cloud BigQuery BigQuery Overview Interacting with BigQuery Datasets, Tables, and Views Partitioned Tables Query Plan Explanation Hands-on: Getting Started with BigQuery Cloud DataFlow Overview Programming Model DataFlow SDK 1.x for java Cloud Dataflow SDK 2.x Security and Permissions Advanced Access Control Cloud DataProc Overview Clusters Versioning Cloud Pub/Sub Overview of Cloud Pub/Sub Pub/Sub Concepts and Message Flow Data Model Cleanup of All Services Hands-on: Cloud Pub/Sub Lab with Background Cloud Function Additional course details: Nexus Humans Google Cloud Engineer Associate Certification Bootcamp 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 Google Cloud Engineer Associate Certification Bootcamp 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 Network EngineersSystems EngineersNetwork OperatorsNetwork Administrators Overview Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:Successfully configure and deploy ClearPass for policy management, AAA, network access control and reporting.Using the ClearPass GUI, you should become familiar with how to setup authentication services, add users and devices and perform administration tasks. The ClearPass Essentials course provides you with a foundation in Network Access Control using ClearPass product portfolio. This course covers in depth configuration of ClearPass policy manager with a focus on Enforcement and Device Profiling. Intro to ClearPassClearPass for AAAExternal AuthenticationGuestOnboardEndpoint AnalysisPostureOperations & Admin UsersClustering & RedundancyLicensingClearPass ExchangeFinal Case Study

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for DevOps engineers Integration engineers Network and software architects Network engineers Software engineers System administrators Overview After completing this course, you should be able to: Describe network and IT convergence Describe Cisco NSO architecture Describe Linux Configure Cisco NSO Set up access control to Cisco NSO system Describe Cisco NSO Integration Options Explain version control systems and basic git concepts Describe the purpose of continuous integration and continuous delivery Implement Cisco NSO high availability Describe scalable system management Describe software development methodologies Describe service maintenance Perform NED upgrades Use Cisco NSO for managing services and their associated device configurations Describe Cisco NSO change management Explain service problem management Use Cisco NSO for service monitoring and compliance reporting Describe Cisco NSO inventory management Describe Cisco NSO use cases The Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Administration and DevOps (NSO303) v4.0 course continues the learning journey of the NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects (NSO201) v4.0 and NSO Advanced for Python Programmers (NSO300) v4.0 courses by introducing you to the system administration and DevOps focusing on NSO; the robust bridge linking network automation and orchestration tools, examining the development, operation, and administration task functions. You will learn how to set up, configure, deploy, and maintain a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator solution, and learn best practices for using DevOps. The examples shown in this course demonstrate real-world scenarios to prepare you for deployment and management of new or existing NSO instances. The course guides you through the setup of a production ready NSO instances using system installation with access control settings, the deployment of NSO in Docker containers, and introduces modern DevOps concepts and tools such as Git and Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). You will learn how to migrate CDM devices, how to build NETCONF NEDs from the NSO CLI, how to handle NSO Alarms, and many more features that benefit you in your journey with Cisco NSO. Course Outline Introducing Network and IT Convergence Introducing Cisco NSO Architecture Introducing Linux Explaining Cisco NSO Setup Exploring Access Control Describing Integration Options Explaining Version Control System Describing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Introducing Scalability and High Availability Describing Scalable System Management Describing Software Development Methodologies Introducing Service Maintenance Performing Network Element Driver (NED) Upgrades Introducing Configuration Management Describing Change Management Explaining Service Problem Management Explaining Service Monitoring and Compliance Reporting Introducing Inventory Management Describing Cisco NSO Use Cases

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy and manage a Cisco Firepower NGIPS in their network environment. Security administrators Security consultants Network administrators System engineers Technical support personnel Channel partners and resellers Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Describe the components of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense and the managed device registration process Detail Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) traffic control and configure the Cisco Firepower system for network discovery Implement access control policies and describe access control policy advanced features Configure security intelligences features and the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Networks implementation procedure for file control and advanced malware protection Implement and manage intrusion and network analysis policies for NGIPS inspection Describe and demonstrate the detailed analysis techniques and reporting features provided by the Cisco Firepower Management Center Integrate the Cisco Firepower Management Center with an external logging destination Describe and demonstrate the external alerting options available to Cisco Firepower Management Center and configure a correlation policy Describe key Cisco Firepower Management Center software update and user account management features Identify commonly misconfigured settings within the Cisco Firepower Management Center and use basic commands to troubleshoot a Cisco Firepower Threat Defense device This course shows you how to deploy and use Cisco Firepower© Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS). This hands-on course gives you the knowledge and skills to use the platform features and includes firewall security concepts, platform architecture and key features; in-depth event analysis including detection of network-based malware and file type, NGIPS tuning and configuration including application control, security intelligence, firewall, and network-based malware and file controls; Snort© rules language; file and malware inspection, security intelligence, and network analysis policy configuration designed to detect traffic patterns; configuration and deployment of correlation policies to take action based on events detected; troubleshooting; system and user administration tasks, and more. This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (300-710 SNCF), which leads to CCNP Security and Cisco Certified Specialist ? Network Security Firepower certifications. The 300-710 SNCF exam has a second preparation course as well, Cisco© Securing Networks with Cisco© Firepower Next Generation Firewall (SSNGFW). You can take these courses in any order. Course Outline Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Overview Cisco Firepower NGFW Device Configuration Cisco Firepower NGFW Traffic Control Cisco Firepower Discovery Implementing Access Control Policies Security Intelligence File Control and Advanced Malware Protection Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems Network Analysis Policies Detailed Analysis Techniques Cisco Firepower Platform Integration Alerting and Correlation Policies Performing System Administration Troubleshooting Cisco Firepower