Project Leadership Skills (Virtual) To be effective within an organization, project managers need to have a wide variety of skills and abilities. Included among these are: creating and executing on a vision; motivating others; influencing without authority; networking; communicating up, down and laterally; negotiating; managing stakeholders; and managing conflict. This highly interactive workshop focuses on building the soft skills that are critical to leading a team and creating sustainable business change. Participants will gain insight into the social science as well as the brain science behind motivating and empowering others. They will learn and experiment with a variety of influencing strategies and tactics. Working in pairs as well as small groups, they will collaborate with others to brainstorm, share experiences, and apply concepts to everyday challenges. Participants will also discover their personal communication preferences, strengths, and blind spots and will gain insight into how best to communicate with others they find 'difficult.' They will gain insight into managing the people side of change, learning strategies for dealing with each step in the process. Hands-on negotiation and conflict management activities enhance the theoretical learning, grounding it in real life and making it actionable. Interweaving role play with experiential learning and group activities, this course will help participants refine a skill set that is invaluable to their organization, and one that transfers easily across their professional and personal lives. What you will Learn At the end of this course, you will be able to: Explain the importance of vision in driving motivation and engagement Apply science-based research to better motivate those around you Strategically leverage both personal and positional power to achieve positive project results Determine influencing and networking strategies needed for personal growth Identify ways to problem solve communication challenges when others have different personality styles Connect stakeholder expectations to project success criteria Assess key stakeholders across various dimensions of complexity Apply the four rules of principled negotiation to a real-life conflict situation Recognize key aspects of a physiological response to conflict Utilize selected tools and techniques to 'defuse' an emotional situation Leverage various strategies and tactics to successfully deal with ambiguity at work Getting Started / Foundation Concepts Introductions Course structure, goals, and objectives Beginning a personal action plan Managing Vision and Purpose / Motivating Others Communicating and aligning around vision Tying the present to the future The importance of purpose The art and science of motivation Networking and Influencing Positive politics and project success Types of power within organizations Power and influence Networking best practices Communication The medium and the message Personality and communication styles Communication challenges Stakeholder Management and Negotiation Identifying stakeholders Analyzing stakeholders Negotiation basics Principled negotiation Conflict Management Dynamics of conflict The anatomy of conflict Conflict management approaches and tools Dealing with ambiguity
Project Leadership Skills: Virtual In-House Training To be effective within an organization, project managers need to have a wide variety of skills and abilities. Included among these are: creating and executing on a vision; motivating others; influencing without authority; networking; communicating up, down and laterally; negotiating; managing stakeholders; and managing conflict. This highly interactive workshop focuses on building the soft skills that are critical to leading a team and creating sustainable business change. Participants will gain insight into the social science as well as the brain science behind motivating and empowering others. They will learn and experiment with a variety of influencing strategies and tactics. Working in pairs as well as small groups, they will collaborate with others to brainstorm, share experiences, and apply concepts to everyday challenges. Participants will also discover their personal communication preferences, strengths, and blind spots and will gain insight into how best to communicate with others they find 'difficult.' They will gain insight into managing the people side of change, learning strategies for dealing with each step in the process. Hands-on negotiation and conflict management activities enhance the theoretical learning, grounding it in real life and making it actionable. Interweaving role play with experiential learning and group activities, this course will help participants refine a skill set that is invaluable to their organization, and one that transfers easily across their professional and personal lives. What You Will Learn At the end of this course, you will be able to: Explain the importance of vision in driving motivation and engagement Apply science-based research to better motivate those around you Strategically leverage both personal and positional power to achieve positive project results Determine influencing and networking strategies needed for personal growth Identify ways to problem solve communication challenges when others have different personality styles Connect stakeholder expectations to project success criteria Assess key stakeholders across various dimensions of complexity Apply the four rules of principled negotiation to a real-life conflict situation Recognize key aspects of a physiological response to conflict Utilize selected tools and techniques to 'defuse' an emotional situation Leverage various strategies and tactics to successfully deal with ambiguity at work Getting Started / Foundation Concepts Introductions Course structure, goals, and objectives Beginning a personal action plan Managing Vision and Purpose / Motivating Others Communicating and aligning around vision Tying the present to the future The importance of purpose The art and science of motivation Networking and Influencing Positive politics and project success Types of power within organizations Power and influence Networking best practices Communication The medium and the message Personality and communication styles Communication challenges Stakeholder Management and Negotiation Identifying stakeholders Analyzing stakeholders Negotiation basics Principled negotiation Conflict Management Dynamics of conflict The anatomy of conflict Conflict management approaches and tools Dealing with ambiguity Summary and Next Steps Key concepts review Creating your personal action plan
Project Leadership Skills: In-House Training To be effective within an organization, project managers need to have a wide variety of skills and abilities. Included among these are: creating and executing on a vision; motivating others; influencing without authority; networking; communicating up, down and laterally; negotiating; managing stakeholders; and managing conflict. This highly interactive workshop focuses on building the soft skills that are critical to leading a team and creating sustainable business change. Participants will gain insight into the social science as well as the brain science behind motivating and empowering others. They will learn and experiment with a variety of influencing strategies and tactics. Working in pairs as well as small groups, they will collaborate with others to brainstorm, share experiences, and apply concepts to everyday challenges. Participants will also discover their personal communication preferences, strengths, and blind spots and will gain insight into how best to communicate with others they find 'difficult.' They will gain insight into managing the people side of change, learning strategies for dealing with each step in the process. Hands-on negotiation and conflict management activities enhance the theoretical learning, grounding it in real life and making it actionable. Interweaving role play with experiential learning and group activities, this course will help participants refine a skill set that is invaluable to their organization, and one that transfers easily across their professional and personal lives. What You Will Learn At the end of this course, you will be able to: Explain the importance of vision in driving motivation and engagement Apply science-based research to better motivate those around you Strategically leverage both personal and positional power to achieve positive project results Determine influencing and networking strategies needed for personal growth Identify ways to problem solve communication challenges when others have different personality styles Connect stakeholder expectations to project success criteria Assess key stakeholders across various dimensions of complexity Apply the four rules of principled negotiation to a real-life conflict situation Recognize key aspects of a physiological response to conflict Utilize selected tools and techniques to 'defuse' an emotional situation Leverage various strategies and tactics to successfully deal with ambiguity at work Getting Started / Foundation Concepts Introductions Course structure, goals, and objectives Beginning a personal action plan Managing Vision and Purpose / Motivating Others Communicating and aligning around vision Tying the present to the future The importance of purpose The art and science of motivation Networking and Influencing Positive politics and project success Types of power within organizations Power and influence Networking best practices Communication The medium and the message Personality and communication styles Communication challenges Stakeholder Management and Negotiation Identifying stakeholders Analyzing stakeholders Negotiation basics Principled negotiation Conflict Management Dynamics of conflict The anatomy of conflict Conflict management approaches and tools Dealing with ambiguity Summary and Next Steps Key concepts review Creating your personal action plan
Description This Cisco CCNA Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2) Training is the exam associated with the Cisco Certified Network Associate certification. This course will prepare you for this exam. This exam stands to test your knowledge and skills required to successfully install, operate, and troubleshoot a small branch office network. The exam covers topics on extending switched networks with VLANs; VLSM and IPv6 addressing; the VTP, RSTP, OSPF and EIGRP protocols; determining IP routes; configuring, verifying and troubleshooting VLANs; managing IP traffic with access lists; NAT and DHCP; establishing point-to-point connections and establishing Frame Relay connections. This course is designed for Entry-level Network Engineer, Network Administrator, Network Support Technician, Help Desk Technician, or who are seeking the Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching certification. So, if you are one of them you are welcome to this course. Assessment & Certification To achieve a formal qualification, you are required to book an official exam separately with the relevant awarding bodies. However, you will be able to order a course completion CPD Certificate by paying an additional fee. Hardcopy Certificate by post - £19 Soft copy PDF via email - £10 Requirements Our Cisco CCNA Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2) Training is fully compatible with any kind of device. Whether you are using Windows computer, Mac, smartphones or tablets, you will get the same experience while learning. Besides that, you will be able to access the course with any kind of internet connection from anywhere at any time without any kind of limitation. Career Path After completing this course you will be able to build up accurate knowledge and skills with proper confidence to enrich yourself and brighten up your career in the relevant job market. Implementing Scalable Medium-Sized Networks Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity FREE 00:25:00 Building Redundant Switched Topologies 00:40:00 Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChan 00:17:00 Understanding Layer 3 Redundancy 00:50:00 Initial Lab Setup - Part 1 00:17:00 Initial Lab Setup - Part 2 00:14:00 Optimizing STP 00:15:00 PortFast and BPDU Guard 00:04:00 Configuring EtherChannel 00:11:00 VTP 00:13:00 HSRP 00:18:00 QoS 00:11:00 Troubleshooting Basic Connectivity Troubleshooting IPv4 Network Connectivity 00:41:00 Troubleshooting IPv6 Network Connectivity 00:20:00 Troubleshooting an ACL 00:15:00 Implementing an EIGRP-Based Solution Implementing EIGRP 00:34:00 Troubleshooting EIGRP 00:13:00 Implementing EIGRP for IPv6 00:09:00 EIGRP 00:12:00 Troubleshooting EIGRP 00:06:00 Routing Table Issues 00:04:00 EIGRP with IPv6 00:14:00 Implementing a Scalable, Multiarea Network, OSPF-Based Solution OSPF Overview 00:32:00 Multiarea OSPF Implementation 00:12:00 Troubleshooting Multiarea OSPF 00:20:00 Examining OSPFv3 00:09:00 Multiarea OSPF 00:28:00 Troubleshooting OSPF 00:17:00 Configuring OSPF for IPv6 00:23:00 Wide-Area Networks Understanding WAN Technologies 00:22:00 Configuring Serial Encapsulation 00:34:00 Establishing a WAN Connection Using Frame Relay 00:36:00 Introducing VPN Solutions 00:14:00 Configuring GRE Tunnels 00:09:00 Enabling HDLC 00:13:00 Troubleshooting 00:08:00 Frame Relay 00:28:00 External BGP 00:13:00 GRE Tunnel 00:18:00 Dialer Interface 00:12:00 Network Device Management Configuring Network Devices to Support Network 00:25:00 Managing Cisco Devices 00:41:00 ICND Part 2 Licensing 00:24:00 Managing Files 00:06:00 Logging 00:07:00 Syslog 00:09:00 Password Recovery 00:10:00 Superlab Initial Setup 00:04:00 Superlab - Part 1 00:18:00 Superlab - Part 2 00:15:00 Superlab - Part 3 00:19:00 Superlab - Part 4 00:08:00 Superlab - Part 5 00:17:00 Superlab - Part 6 00:17:00 Superlab - Part 7 00:16:00 Superlab - Part 8 00:13:00 Superlab - Part 9 00:03:00 Mock Exam Mock Exam- Cisco CCNA Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2) Training 00:20:00 Final Exam Final Exam- Cisco CCNA Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2) Training 00:20:00 Order Your Certificate and Transcript Order Your Certificates and Transcripts 00:00:00
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Built for IT Professionals with extensive networking and Citrix ADC experience. This course is built for IT Professionals who are responsible for defining the overall structure or architecture of a Citrix networking environment. This course encompasses advanced Citrix networking configurations and leading Citrix design principles. Overview How to identify and prioritize business drivers, constraints, and requirements using the Citrix Consulting methodology Assess environment requirements and learn to apply leading design principles to address them in a multi-site Citrix ADC deployment Apply advanced authentication and load balancing principles In this expert level 5-day training course you will be exposed to advanced networking and Citrix ADC concepts and configurations. Through lecture, lab exercises, and real-world case studies, you will learn to look critically at environment requirements, constraints, and business drivers to create a complex Citrix networking solution. Topics to be covered in this course include multi-site and multitenant deployments, advanced authentication and load balancing, and automation and orchestration and advanced troubleshooting. This training will also prepare you for the Citrix Certified Expert in Networking (CCE-N) exam. Module 1: Networking Methodology and Assessment Understanding the Citrix methodology Business Drivers and Requirementrs User Segmentation Application Assessment Capabilities Assessment Module 2: Citrix Networking Deployment Architecture and Topology Multi-Site Deployments Multi Tennant Infrastructure Cloud Deployments High Availability Citrix ADC Double-Hop Scenarios Secure Web Gateway Module 3: Advanced Authentication and Authorization Authorization Policies Access Policies Advanced Authentication Options Multi-Factor Authentication nFactor Authentication AAA Session Management Module 4: Citrix ADC Security Authorization Pre-authentication and Endpoint Analysis Scans Protection against Layer 4-7 Attacks Web App Firewall Module 5: Citrix Gateway Configuration Considerations ICA Proxy Configuration VPN Access Clientless Access Split Tunneling RDP Proxy Deployment and Configuration Module 6: Advanced Load Distribution and Link Load balancing Advanced Load Balancing Advanced Load Balancing Link Load Balancing Firewall Load Balancing Microsoft Exchange Load Balancing Advanced Global Server Load Balancing Global Server Load Balancing Persistence DNS, Policies, Expressions, Actions, and Views GSLB Monitoring and Considerations Module 7: Application Delivery Management Automation and Orchestration Application Delivery Management Outbound Traffic Dashboard Automation Orchestration Configuration Jobs Configuration Audit NITRO API StyleBooks (Net-new)
Docker for engineers training course description Docker is the container platform of choice. This course covers how to use Docker to package your applications with all of their dependencies and then test, deploy, scale and support your containers. Hands on sessions follow all the major sessions. What will you learn Work with Docker images, containers and command line tools. Deploy and test Docker containers. Debug Docker containers. Describe Docker networking, deployment tools, orchestration and security. Docker for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with Docker. Prerequisites: Introduction to virtualization. Duration 2 days Docker for engineers training course contents Introduction The birth of Docker, the promise of Docker, what Docker isn't. Docker at a glance Process simplification, broad support and adoption, architecture, getting the most from Docker, the Docker workflow. Installing Docker Important terminology, Docker client, Docker server, test the setup. Working with Docker images Anatomy of a Dockerfile, building an image, running your image, custom base images, storing images. Working with Docker containers What are containers? creating a container, starting a container, auto-restarting a container, stopping a container, killing a container, pausing and unpausing a container, cleaning up containers and images, next steps. Exploring Docker Printing the Docker version, server information, downloading image updates, inspecting a container, getting inside a running container, exploring the shell, returning a result, docker logs, monitoring Docker, exploration. The path to production containers Deploying, testing containers. Debugging containers Process output, process inspection, controlling processes, network inspection, image history, inspecting a container, filesystem inspection, moving along. Docker at scale Docker swarm, centurion, amazon EC2 container service. Advanced topics Pluggable backends, containers in detail, security, networking. Designing your production container platform The twelve-factor app, the reactive manifesto. Conclusion The challenges, the Docker workflow, minimizing deployment artifacts, optimizing storage and retrieval, the payoff, the final word.
The IT Network Support Engineer Program: A Career Launchpad for the Future The IT industry is one of the fastest-growing and most in-demand fields in the world. With the ever-increasing reliance on technology, businesses are constantly looking for qualified IT professionals to help them stay ahead of the curve. If you're looking for a career in IT, the ENTRY LEVEL- IT Network Support Engineer Program is the perfect place to start. This program will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to become a successful IT Network Support Engineer. In addition to the technical training, you'll also receive career mentoring and support. Our experienced career counsellors will help you develop your resume, write cover letters, and practice your interviewing skills. They'll also connect you with potential employers and help you land your dream job. The ENTRY LEVEL- IT Network Support Engineer Program is the perfect way to launch your career in IT. 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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Networking and security professionals involved in the design, implementation, and administration of a network infrastructure using FortiGate appliances. Overview Analyze a FortiGate's route table. Route packets using policy-based and static routes for multi-path and load balanced deployments. Configure SD-WAN to load balance traffic between multiple WAN links effectively. Inspect traffic transparently, forwarding as a Layer 2 device. Divide FortiGate into two or more virtual devices, each operating as an independent FortiGate, by configuring virtual domains (VDOMs). Establish an IPsec VPN tunnel between two FortiGate appliances. Compare policy-based to route-based IPsec VPN. Implement a meshed or partially redundant VPN. Diagnose failed IKE exchanges. Offer Fortinet Single Sign On (FSSO) access to network services, integrated with Microsoft Active Directory. Deploy FortiGate devices as an HA cluster for fault tolerance and high performance. Deploy implicit and explicit proxy with firewall policies, authentication, and caching. Diagnose and correct common problems. In this two-day course, you will learn how to use advanced FortiGate networking and security. Course Outline Module 1. Routing Module 2. Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Module 3. Layer 2 Switching Module 4. Virtual Domains Module 5. Site-to-Site IPsec VPN Module 6. Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) Module 7. High Availability (HA) Module 8. Web Proxy Module 9. Diagnostics
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiGate devices used to secure their organizations' networks. Overview In interactive labs, you will explore firewall policies, user authentication, basic VPNs, explicit proxy, virus detection, web filtering, application control and more. These administrative fundamentals will provide you with a solid understanding of how to integrate and maintain basic network security. In the last three days you will review topics including features commonly used in complex or larger enterprise/MSSP networks, such as advanced routing, transparent mode, redundant infrastructure, security-as-a-service (SaaS), advanced IPsec VPN, IPS, SSO, certificates, data leak prevention, diagnostics, and fine-tuning performance. The Fortinet NSE 4 Bundle is a 5-day event that provides the basic configuration and administration of the most commonly used features of FortiGate appliances and a selection of advanced FortiGate networking and security features. The Fortinet NSE 4 Bundle is a 5-day event that provides the basic configuration and administration of the most commonly used features of FortiGate appliances and a selection of advanced FortiGate networking and security features. Additional course details: Nexus Humans NSE 4 Bundle 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 NSE 4 Bundle 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.
Network automation course description This course is not a soft skills course covering the concepts of DevOps but instead concentrates on the technical side of tools and languages for network DevOps. Particular technologies focussed on are ansible, git and Python enabling delegates to leave the course ready to starting automating their network. Hands on sessions follow all major sections. More detailed courses on individual aspects of this course are available. What will you learn Evaluate network automation tools. Automate tasks with ansible. Use git for version control. Use Python to manage network devices. Use Python libraries for network devices. Network automation course details Who will benefit: Network engineers. Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers. Duration 5 days Network automation course contents What is DevOps Programming and automating networks, networks and clouds, AWS, OpenStack, SDN, DevOps for network operations. Initial configuration Configuring SSH, ZTP, POAP. Hands on Initial lab configuration. Getting started with ansible The language, the engine, the framework. Uses of ansible, orchestration. The architecture, Controlling machines, nodes, Agentless, SSH, modules. Configuration management, inventories, playbooks, modules, roles. Hands on Installing ansible, running ad hoc commands. Ansible playbooks ansible-playbook, YAML, plays, tasks, handlers, modules. Playbook variables. Register module, debug module. Hands on Running playbooks. Ansible Inventories /etc/ansible/hosts, hosts, groups, static inventories, dynamic inventories. Inventory variables, external variables. Limiting hosts. Hands on Static inventories, variables in inventory files. Ansible modules for networking Built in modules, custom modules, return values. Core modules for network operations. Cisco and/ or Juniper modules. ansible_connection. Ansible 2.6 CLI. Hands on Using modules. Ansible templating and roles Configuration management, full configurations, partial configurations. The template module, the assemble module, connection: local, Jinja2 templates, variables, if, for, roles. Hands on Generating multiple configurations from a template. Network programming and modules Why use Python? Why use ansible? alternatives, ansible tower, Linux network devices. Programming with Python Scripting versus application development, Python interactive mode, Python scripts, Python 2.7 vs Python 3. A simple Python script. Variables, loops, control statements, operators. PEP style guide. Python IDEs. Hands on Simple Python programs. More Python programming Functions. Classes, objects and instances, modules, libraries, packages. Python strings, Python file handling, pip list, pip install, Hands on Python programming with pyping. Git Distributed version control, repositories, Git and GitHub, Alternatives to GitHub, Installing git, git workflows, creating repositories, adding and editing files, branching and merging, merge conflicts. Hands on working with Git. Python and networking APIs, Sockets, Telnetlib, pysnmp, ncclient, ciscoconfparse. Paramiko SSH and Netmiko Integrating Python and network devices using SSH. Netmiko, Netmiko methods. Hands on Netmiko. PyEZ Juniper, NETCONF, installing PyEZ, a first pyEZ script, pyEZ configuration management. Hands on Juniper configuration management with pyEZ. NAPALM What is NAPALM, NAPALM operations, getters, Replace, merge, compare, commit, discard. Hands on Configuration with NAPALM. Integrating ansible and NAPALM. Python and REST REST APIs, enabling the REST API. Accessing the REST API with a browser, cURL, Python and REST, the request library. Hands on Using a REST API with network devices.