Ansible training course description The course focusses on the use of ansible for network devices instead of its usual server use case. The course progresses from the basics of ansible and playbooks onto using network specific modules including NAPALM. The use Jinja2 templating with ansible is also studied. Hands on sessions with ansible configuring routers and switches follow all major sections. What will you learn Automate tasks with ansible. Write ansible playbooks. Configure network devices with ansible. Troubleshoot network devices with ansible. Use ansible network modules. Use jinja2 templates with ansible. Ansible training course details Who will benefit: Network engineers. Prerequisites: TCP/IP Foundation Duration 2 days Ansible training course contents What is ansible? The language, the engine, the framework. Uses of ansible, orchestration. Hands on Installing ansible, enabling SSH on network devices. Ansible architecture How ansible 'normally' works, Agentless, SSH, ansible and Python, modules, how ansible work on network devices, Configuration management, inventories, playbooks, modules, ansible.cfg. Hands on Getting started, running ad hoc commands. Playbooks ansible-playbook, users, YAML, plays, tasks, modules. ansible-vault. 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. Inventories /etc/ansible/hosts, inventory variables, static inventories, dynamic inventories. Hands on Inventories and variables. Ansible network modules Built in modules, custom modules, return values. ansible-doc -l. connection: local, Cisco modules, Juniper module, Hands on Using modules for your network devices. Ansible templatings The template module, the assemble module, jinja2 templates, for, if else. Hands on Configuring network devices from templates. 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. Ansible and NAPALM Installation, napalm-ansible, NAPALM modules: napalm_diff-yang, napalm_get_facts, napalm_install_config, napalm_parse_yang, napalm_ping, napalm_translate_yang, napalm_validate. Hands on Using NAPALM modules in ansible.
Advanced Asterisk training course description This 2 day hands-on Asterisk training course covers advanced Asterisk configuration including fault tolerant clusters, upgrading and patching Asterisk servers, firewall and NAT transversal, using databases to store Asterisk data. Practical sessions follow each major section to reinforce the theory. What will you learn Configure advanced Asterisk features. Utilise databases from Asterisk Integrate Asterisk with SIP servers. Build High Availability Asterisk clusters. Maintain and secure Asterisk servers. Advanced Asterisk training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff working with or evaluating Asterisk. Prerequisites: Definitive Asterisk for engineers Duration 2 days Advanced Asterisk training course contents Best Practice Review of basics, Channel best practice, dial plan best practise. Call Centre Features GUI, Asterisk Manager Interface, billing, CDR, advanced IVR, ACD, Vici Dial. Hands on Install Vici-Dial Asterisk and Databases MySQL, LDAP, ODBC, dial plan from a Database, storing CDR in a Database, Hands on Dial plan in MySQL, CDR in MySQL. TDM over Ethernet What is TDMoE, Asterisk to Asterisk TDMoE, Phone Bridge. Hands on * 2 * via TDMoE. High Availability Asterisk HA Linux - Virtual Servers, Fail-over steps, setting up HA Linux, configuring Asterisk for fail-over on HA Linux, Hands on Configure Asterisk HA. Advanced Dial plans Asterisk Gateway Interface, AGI IVR applications, Multiple switches sharing Dial plans, ENUM, DUNDI. Hands on Configure DUNDI. Integration Legacy PBX, SIP Proxys, OpenSER. Hands on Configure SER to work with Asterisk. Asterisk Maintenance Asterisk upgrades, implementing patches, advanced debugging, Security Firewalls, NAT, Asterisk security issues. Hands on Configure Asterisk to work through a Firewall and NAT.
Mobile IP training course description A detailed examination of the protocols and architecture of Mobile IP. What will you learn Recognise the benefits of ADSL. Configure and troubleshoot IS-IS. Explain how IS-IS works. Describe the use of Level 1 and Level 2. Design IS-IS networks. Mobile IP course details Who will benefit: Technical staff wanting to learn DNS.Network Administrators. Support personnel. Prerequisites: TCP/IP Foundation Duration 2 days Mobile IP course contents Introduction Quick review of IP, What is Mobile IP? What Mobile IP provides, Mobility requirements, Where Mobile IP is required, where mobile IP is not required, DHCP as an alternative, Proxy ARP as an alternative. Architecture Mobile node, home network, home agent, Foreign agent, Fixed home address, Care of address, Correspondent node, Tunnelling. How Mobile IP works Using two addresses, issues with TCP, discovering the care of address, registering care of address, tunnelling the care of address. The protocols involved. Issues with Mobile IP Routing inefficiencies, Security and firewalls, ingress filtering, QoS. MIP and IPv6 Stateless address configuration, Neighbour discovery, miscellaneous.
XSLT training course description This course has been designed as a follow on course for the XML primer course. The course looks at the use of XSLT in the transforming and styling XML documents. What will you learn Transform and style XML documents using XSLT. XSLT training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with XSLT. Prerequisites: XML primer Duration 2 days XSLT training course contents Introduction Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL), transforming and formatting XML. XML refresher The basic rules for building an XML document. An introduction to XSLT The basic concepts of XSLT, xsl:output, xsl:template, xsl:value-of. XML documents as trees How the original XML is transformed into a set of nodes, the general terms for manipulating node trees. Paths (XPath) Use of path matching to select required nodes for transformation. Using templates xsl:apply-templates, xsl:template match, nested templates, xsl:copy , <comment> and <element> , default templates, parameters. Control xsl:if, xsl:choose, xsl:for-each, xsl:sort. Constructing the result tree xsl:output, xsl:attribute, xsl:attribute-set, xsl:comment, xsl:processing-instruction, xsl:text, xsl:value-of, xsl:variable. Combining templates xsl:include, xsl:import, xsl:apply-imports. Transforming to text
ADO.NET training course description This ADO.net training course is designed to enable developers to use the toolset provided with.NET for data access including ADO.net objects, data controls, designers and interoperability with earlier ADO objects. The course is applicable for those using C# or VB.NET with ADO.NET What will you learn Retrieve and manipulate data using Microsoft's ADO.NET library. Work with the ADO.NET object model. Update data, including handling stored procedures, parameters, and return value. Search, sort and filter data. Leverage the power of XML. ADO.NET training course details Who will benefit: Programmers working with ADO.Net. Prerequisites: Effective programming with VB.NET or Concise introduction to C# Duration 2 days ADO.NET training course contents Introducing ADO.Net Traditional Data Access Architecture. ADO.Net Disconnected Data Access Architecture. Different components of ADO.Net. A review of basic SQL queries SQL SELECT Statement. SQL INSERT Statement. SQL UPDATE Statement. SQL DELETE Statement. Common data access tasks with ADO.Net Accessing Data using ADO.Net. Defining the connection string. Defining a Connection. Defining the command or command string. Defining the Data Adapter. Creating and filling the DataSet. A Demonstration Application The Interface. Loading the table. Filling the controls on the Form. Navigating through the records. Updating Data Steps for updating the table. Building the Application. Loading the table and displaying data in the form's controls. Initialising Commands. Adding Parameters to the commands. The ToggleControls() method of our application. Editing (or Updating) Records. Event Handler for the Save Button. Event Handler for the Cancel Button. Inserting Records. Deleting a Record. Using Stored Procedures Sample Stored Procedures. UPDATE Stored Procedure. INSERT Stored Procedure. DELETE Stored Procedure. SELECT Stored Procedure. Using Stored Procedures with ADO.Net.
OpenSSL for engineers training course description A hands on course covering OpenSSL. The course focusses on the use of OpenSSL from the command line as opposed to using its extensive libraries. Certificate authorities are configured along with key generation, HTTPS and a SSL VPN. What will you learn Describe OpenSSL. Use OpenSSL. Describe and implement: Explain how the various technologies involved in an OpenSSL work. OpenSSL for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Network personnel. Prerequisites: IP security foundation for engineers Duration 2 days OpenSSL for engineers training course contents What is OpenSSL? What is SSL? SSL versions, TLS, TLS negotiation, TLS authentication, What is OpenSSL, Command line tool, SSL library. OpenSSH, OpenVPN. Hands on TLS packet analysis. Getting started with OpenSSL Downloading, source code, packages, installing, versions, configuration, openssl command. Cipher suite selection. Hands on Encrypting a file with openssl. Public and private keys Algorithms, creating keys, public keys, private keys, encrypting the private key. Hands on Encrypting a file with keys. Digital signatures Creating signatures, checking validity of signatures, Self signing SSL certificates. Viewing certificates. Certificate files. Converting between formats. Hands on Securing a web server with HTTPS. Simple PKI with OpenSSL Root CA, signing CA, configuration files, Certificate signing requests. Email certificates, TLS server certificates. Hands on Implementing a simple PKI with OpenSSL.
Kerberos for engineers training course description This hands on course covers the details of Kerberos, from installation and administration through to how it all works including the protocols. What will you learn Describe what Kerberos is. Explain how Kerberos works. Install Kerberos. Configure Kerberos. Troubleshoot Kerberos. Kerberos for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Engineers interested in security. Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers Duration 2 days Kerberos for engineers training course contents What is Kerberos? Single Sign On, The protocol, the standard, history, v4, v5, RFCs, Linux, Windows. Kerberos concepts and technology AAA, Authentication, Authorization, Accounting. Kerberos vs LDAP and directories. Privacy, integrity. Kerberos realms, principles, instances. Keys, salts, passwords. Key Distribution Centre, Authentication server, ticket granting server. Tickets. Installation and administration of Kerberos Installing Kerberos, creating realms, testing. DNS and Kerberos, Kerberos clients. Hands on Windows and Linux Kerberos. Kerberos protocols The Needham-Schroeder protocol, Kerberos v4. Authentication server, ticket granting server, Kerberos v5, encryption options, ticket options, other protocol features and extensions. Related protocols: GSSAPI, SPNEGO. Hands on Using Wireshark to 'see' Kerberos. Troubleshooting Kerberos Approach, debugging tools, errors and solutions. Hands on Kerberos troubleshooting. Kerberos security concerns Kerberos attacks, protocol security issues. Dictionary attacks, brute force attacks, replay attacks, MITM attacks, security solutions, protecting the KDC, firewalls, NAT and Kerberos. Hands on Kerberos logging. Software which uses Kerberos Kerberos logins, Kerberos and web based applications, Directory services. Advanced Kerberos issues Cross realm authentication, Windows issues, Windows and UNIX interoperability, Hands on Using a Windows DC for UNIX clients.
2 year evening course (1 evening a week online). New intake every October.
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Participants must possess a valid data centre training certificate such as CDCP or any other approved equivalent. Please submit a copy of your certificate for verification upon registration for the CTDC course. Overview After completion of the course the participant will be able to:1. Learn to properly comprehend and apply the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard requirements and guidelines2. Understand the proper intent of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard to avoid both over- and/or under-investment3. Align the selection of redundancy levels and infrastructure investments to the business requirements.4. Understand the criteria and requirements for a high-availability data centre design and how to effectively establish the data centre from the perspective of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard5. Understand how the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard relates to various worldwide standards This course, the participant will learn how to design an ANSI/TIA-942 compliant data centre. It will provide a clear understanding of the requirements of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard and possible implementation variations. Introduction to Data Centre Facilities About the ANSI/TIA-942 Life of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard Relation to other standards Architectural Electrical Mechanical Telecommunication Areas under scope High level redundancy definitions Redundancy options (N, N+1 etc.) Fault tolerant Concurrent maintainability Compartmentalisation Examples of redundancy levels Data Centre Space PlanningData Centre TopologiesRecommendations for Energy EfficiencyArchitectural Site selection Parking Multi-tenant building Building construction Vapor barrier Roofing Floor loading Raised flooring Suspended/drop ceiling Hanging load Seismic Building Security & Safety Security CCTV Staffing Bullet/ballistic proofing Lighting Safety - Signage Building and Room Access Security checkpoints Entry lobby Doors and windows Exit corridors Shipping and receiving areas Room/Area Design Requirements Administrative offices Security offce Operations centre Restroom and break room UPS/Battery rooms Generator and fuel storage area Computer room Electrical Utility power - Substation - Feed requirements - Self-generation HT/HV switch gear Generator and fuel supply LT/LV switch gear - ATS - Alternatives to ATS UPS and batteries PDU STS Grounding Surge protection EPO Central power monitoring Load banks Testing Equipment maintenance - Preventive maintenance - Facility training programs Mechanical Environmental design - Temperature and humidity requirements - Contamination - Sources - Clean air - Pressurisation - Radio sources - Vibration - Water ingress Water cooled systems - Heat rejection - Chilled water system - Condenser water? - Make up water Air cooled systems HVAC control systems Plumbing - Pipe routing Fire suppression Water leak detection Telecommunications Network topology Redundancy level design Media and connectors Cabling pathways Detailed cabling design considerations Administration and labeling Cable testing Data centre fabrics Exam: Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for The App Maker builds solutions to simplify, automate, and transform tasks and processes for themselves and their team where they have deep expertise in the solution business domain. They have basic data modeling, user experience design, requirements analysis, and process analysis skills. The App Maker creates and enforces business processes, structures digital collection of information, improves efficiency of repeatable tasks, and automates business processes. The App Maker uses the Maker tools of Power Platform to solve business problems. They may use advanced features of Microsoft apps and third-party productivity tools. The App Maker is aware of the capabilities and limitations of available tools and understands how to apply them. The App Maker is self-directed, and solution focused. They may not have formal IT training but are comfortable using technology to solve business problems with a personal growth mindset. They understand the operational need and have a vision of the desired outcome. They approach problems with phased and iterative strategies. This course will teach you how to build apps with low-code techniques to simplify, automate, and transform business tasks and processes using Microsoft Power Platform. This course contains a 1-day Applied Workshop. This workshop will allow you to practice your App Maker skills by creating an end-to-end solution to solve a problem for a fictitious company. The solution will include a Microsoft Dataverse database, Power Apps canvas app, and Power Automate flows. 1 - Get started with Microsoft Power Platform for app makers Identify components Create apps Get started with Microsoft Dataverse Work with Copilot in Microsoft Power Platform 2 - Create tables in Dataverse Table characteristics Table relationships Dataverse logic and security Dataverse auditing Dual-write vs. virtual tables 3 - Create and manage columns within a table in Dataverse Define columns in Microsoft Dataverse Column types in Microsoft Dataverse Add a column to a table Primary name column Restrictions that apply to columns in a table Create an auto numbering column Create an alternate key 4 - Load/export data and create data views in Dataverse View data in a table Create or edit views of data in a table Dataverse data import options Load data into a table Dataverse data export options Export Add, update, or delete data in a table by using Excel Import data using Power Query 5 - Export data from Dataverse and use Microsoft Excel to edit records Export data to Excel Edit and update data in Excel 6 - Get started with Microsoft Dataverse for Teams Dataverse for Teams vs Dataverse Provision your first Dataverse environment Create your first table to store data 7 - Build your first app with Power Apps and Dataverse for Teams Create your first app with the hero template Customize your app with Power Apps Studio Publish your app Install template apps 8 - Build your first workflow with Power Automate and Dataverse for Teams Types of workflows that Power Automate can build in Dataverse Schedule a flow 9 - Create reports with Power BI and Dataverse for Teams Connect to and transform Dataverse for Teams data from Power BI Create a Power BI report Publish the report Share the data 10 - Get started building with Power BI Use Power BI Building blocks of Power BI Tour and use the Power BI service 11 - Explore what Power BI can do for you What can I do with the Power BI service as a consumer? View content in the Power BI service Collaborate and share in Power BI Find and view dashboards and reports 12 - Create and manage workspaces in Power BI Distribute a report or dashboard Monitor usage and performance Recommend a development life cycle strategy Troubleshoot data by viewing its lineage Configure data protection 13 - Manage semantic models in Power BI Use a Power BI gateway to connect to on-premises data sources Configure a semantic model scheduled refresh Configure incremental refresh settings Manage and promote semantic models Troubleshoot service connectivity Boost performance with query caching (Premium) 14 - Create dashboards in Power BI Configure data alerts Explore data by asking questions Review Quick insights Add a dashboard theme Pin a live report page to a dashboard Configure a real-time dashboard Set mobile view 15 - Implement row-level security Configure row-level security with the static method Configure row-level security with the dynamic method 16 - Create dashboards in Power BI Configure data alerts Explore data by asking questions Review Quick insights Add a dashboard theme Pin a live report page to a dashboard Configure a real-time dashboard Set mobile view 17 - Secure, publish, and share data in Power BI Share and use reports in Power BI Row-level security Publish a report to a Power BI workspace Share reports and user experience Protect data in Power BI Data refresh and alerts 18 - Embed Power BI content Embed Power BI reports Embed other Power BI content types Optimize the embedding experience 19 - How to build your first model-driven app with Dataverse Model-driven apps, powered by Microsoft Dataverse Explore sample apps 20 - Get started with model-driven apps in Power Apps Introducing model-driven apps Components of model-driven apps Design model-driven apps Incorporate business process flows 21 - Configure forms, charts, and dashboards in model-driven apps Forms overview Form elements Configure multiple forms Use specialized form components Configure views overview Configure grids Create and edit views Configure charts overview Dashboards overview Use interactive streams and tiles 22 - Manage Dynamics 365 model-driven app settings and security Configure role-based security Manage teams and business units Explore settings and customizations 23 - Use specialized components in a model-driven form Create business process flows Embed a canvas app in a model-driven form Add a timeline in a model-driven form Create a report in a model-driven form 24 - Get started with Power Apps canvas apps Start Power Apps Power Apps data sources Use Power Apps with Power Automate and Power BI Designing a Power Apps app 25 - Customize a canvas app in Power Apps Improve your app by making basic customizations Explore controls and screens in canvas apps 26 - How to build the User Interface in a canvas app in Power Apps Use themes to quickly change the appearance of your app Brand a control Icons Images Personalization Build for phones or tablets 27 - Navigation in a canvas app in Power Apps Understanding navigation The Navigate and Back functions More ways to use the Navigate function 28 - Manage apps in Power Apps Power Apps review 29 - Build a mobile-optimized app from Power Apps Learn about mobile-optimized apps Identify components to make a canvas app mobile-optimized Create a mobile-optimized app that uses responsive designs Identify performance considerations for a mobile-optimized canvas app 30 - Use and understand Controls in a canvas app in Power Apps Core properties of controls Entering and displaying data with text controls Additional controls for enhancing your app's usability Media Modern controls Work with component libraries 31 - Create formulas to change properties in a Power Apps canvas app Formulas overview Use a formula to modify the format of controls Use formulas to perform calculations Use a control to modify the property of other controls Conditional formatting Functions for validating data 32 - Use imperative development techniques for canvas apps in Power Apps Imperative versus declarative development The three types of variables in Power Apps Global variables Contextual variables Collections Additional variable concepts 33 - Manage apps in Power Apps Power Apps review 34 - Create formulas to change properties in a Power Apps canvas app Formulas overview Use a formula to modify the format of controls Use formulas to perform calculations Use a control to modify the property of other controls Conditional formatting Functions for validating data 35 - Create formulas to change behaviors in a Power Apps canvas app Formulas and functionality Understanding true and false Understanding control behaviors and actions Performing multiple actions in a formula Control the display mode through a formula Use controls and functions to create a dynamic formula 36 - Author a basic formula that uses tables and records in a Power Apps canvas app Records and tables Using the Table function Store a table Filter your table Use the lookup function to return a record Additional table functions 37 - Build a canvas app for a real estate solution with Copilot in Power Apps 38 - Get started with Power Automate Introducing Power Automate Create your first flow Troubleshoot flows 39 - Build approval flows with Power Automate Provide solutions to real-world scenarios. 40 - Build flows to manage user information 41 - Power Automate's deep integration across multiple data sources 42 - Use the Admin center to manage environments and data policies in Power Automate Administer flows Export and import flows Learn how to distribute button flows 43 - Use AI Builder in Power Automate AI Builder in Power Automate saves time Advanced usage of AI Builder in Power Automate 44 - Optimize your business process with process advisor Get familiar with process advisor Create your first recording Edit recordings and group actions Analyze recordings and interpret results Automation recommendations 45 - Optimize your business process with process advisor Get familiar with process advisor Create your first recording Edit recordings and group actions Analyze recordings and interpret results Automation recommendations 46 - Build flows for a real estate solution using Copilot in Power Automate When to use Copilot in Power Automate 47 - Use Dataverse triggers and actions in Power Automate Dataverse triggers Query data Create, update, delete, and relate actions 48 - Create tables in Dataverse Table characteristics Table relationships Dataverse logic and security Dataverse auditing Dual-write vs. virtual tables 49 - Create and manage columns within a table in Dataverse Define columns in Microsoft Dataverse Column types in Microsoft Dataverse Add a column to a table Primary name column Restrictions that apply to columns in a table Create an auto numbering column Create an alternate key 50 - Get started with Power Apps canvas apps Start Power Apps Power Apps data sources Use Power Apps with Power Automate and Power BI Designing a Power Apps app 51 - How to build the User Interface in a canvas app in Power Apps Use themes to quickly change the appearance of your app Brand a control Icons Images Personalization Build for phones or tablets 52 - Get started with Power Automate Introducing Power Automate Create your first flow Troubleshoot flows 53 - Challenge Project - Build a booking requests app with Power Apps and Power Automate Prepare