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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is for IT Professionals with expertise in designing and implementing solutions running on Microsoft Azure. They should have broad knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance. Azure Solution Architects use the Azure Portal and as they become more adept they use the Command Line Interface. Candidates must have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure development processes and DevOps processes. Overview Recommend solutions to minimize costs Recommend a solution for Conditional Access, including multi-factor authentication Recommend a solution for a hybrid identity including Azure AD Connect and Azure AD Connect Recommend a solution for using Azure Policy Recommend a solution that includes KeyVault Recommend a solution that includes Azure AD Managed Identities Recommend a storage access solution Design an Azure Site Recovery solution Recommend a solution for autoscaling Recommend a solution for containers Recommend a solution for network security Recommend a solution for migrating applications and VMs Recommend a solution for migration of databases This course teaches Solutions Architects how to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Lessons include design considerations related to logging, cost analysis, authentication and authorization, governance, security, storage, high availability, and migration. This role requires decisions in multiple areas that affect an overall design solution. Design a Compute Solution Recommend a Solution for Compute Provisioning Determine Appropriate Compute Technologies Recommend a Solution for Containers Recommend a Solution for Automating Compute Management Design a Network Solution Recommend a Solution for Network Addressing and Name Resolution Recommend a Solution for Network Provisioning Recommend a Solution for Network Security Recommend a Solution for iInternete Connectivity and On-Premises Networks Recommend a Solution for Automating Network Management Recommend a Solution for Load Balancing and Rraffic Routing Design for Migration Assess and On-Premises Servers and Applications for Migration Recommend a Solution for Migrating Applications and VMs Recommend a Solution for Migration of Databases Design Authentication and Authorization Tips for Identity and Access Management Recommend a Solution for Multi-Factor Authentication Five Steps for Securing Identity Infrastructure Recommend a Solution for Single-Sign On (SSO) Recommend a Solution for a Hybrid Identity Recommend a Solution for B2B Integration Recommend a Hierarchical Structure for Management Groups Design Governance Recommend a Solution for using Azure Policy Recommend a Solution for using Azure Blueprint Design a Solution for Databases Select an Appropriate Data Platform Based on Requirements Overview of Azure Data Storage Recommend Database Service Tier Sizing Dynamically Scale Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances Recommend a Solution for Encrypting Data at Rest, Transmission, and In Use Select an Appropriate Storage Account Understanding Storage Tiers Recommend a Storage Access Solution Recommend Storage Management Tools Design Data Integration Recommend a Data Flow Recommend a Solution for Data Integration Design a Solution for Logging and Monitoring Azure Monitoring Services Azure Monitor Design a Solution for Backup and Recovery Recommend a Recovery Solution for Hybrid and On-Premises Workloads Design and Azure Site Recovery Solution Recommend a Solution for Recovery in Different Regions Recommend a Solution for Azure Backup Management Design a Solution for Data Archiving and Retention Design for High Availability Recommend a Solution for Application and Workload Redundancy Recommend a Solution for Autoscaling Identify Resources that Require High Availability Identify Storage Tpes for High Availability Recommend a Solution for Geo-Redundancy of Workloads Design for Cost Optimization Recommend Solutions for Cost Management Recommended Viewpoints for Minimizing Costs Design an Application Architecture Recommend a Microservices Architecture Recommend an Orchestration Solution for Deployment of Applications Recommend a Solution for API Integration Design Security for Applications Security for Applications and Services Recommend a Solution using Key Vault Recommend Solutions using Azure AD Managed Identities

ITIL® 4 Foundation: Virtual In-House Training ITIL® 4 is built on the established core of best practice in the ITIL® guidance. ITIL® 4 provides a practical and flexible approach to move to the new world of digital transformation and embrace an end-to-end operating model for the delivery and operation of products and services. ITIL® 4 also provides a holistic end-to-end picture that integrates frameworks such as Lean IT, Agile, and DevOps. The ITIL® 4 Foundation is based on the exam specifications specified by AXELOS for the ITIL® 4 Foundation certification. The fundamental objective of this course is to help the participants understand the key concepts of service management and the ITIL® 4 service management framework and prepare for the ITIL® 4 Foundation exam. In addition, this course offers a rich learning experience that helps the participants relate ITIL® to their own work environment. The course includes a case study (based on a fictitious organization, 'Axle Car Hire') that will help the participants understand and experience the ITIL® guiding principles, service value, practices through real-world challenges and opportunities. The rich learning experience is supported by additional learning tools such as pre-course reading materials, post-course reading material, and a set of quick reference cards. What You Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Understand the key concepts of ITIL® service management Understand how ITIL® guiding principles can help an organization to adopt and adapt ITIL® service management Understand the four dimensions of ITIL® service management Understand the purpose and components of the ITIL® service value system, and activities of the service value chain, and how they interconnect Understand the key concepts of continual improvement Learn the various ITIL® practices and how they contribute to value chain activities Course Introduction Let's Get to Know Each Other Course Overview Course Learning Objectives Course Structure Course Agenda Introduction to IT Service Management in the Modern World Introduction to ITIL® 4 Structure and Benefits of ITIL® 4 Case Study: Axle Car Hire Case Study: Meet the Key People at Axle Case Study: The CIOs Vision for Axle Exam Details ITIL® 4 Certification Scheme Service Management - Key Concepts Intent and Context Key Terms Covered in the Module Module Learning Objectives Value and Value Co-Creation Value: Service, Products, and Resources Service Relationships Value: Outcomes, Costs, and Risks Exercise: Multiple-Choice Questions The Guiding Principles Intent and Context Identifying Guiding Principles Key Terms Covered in the Module Module Learning Objectives The Seven Guiding Principles Applying the Guiding Principles Exercise: Multiple-Choice Questions The Four Dimensions of Service Management Intent and Context The Four Dimensions Key Terms Covered in the Module The Four Dimensions and Service Value System Module Learning Objectives Organizations and People Information and Technology Partners and Suppliers Value Streams and Processes External Factors and Pestle Model Exercise: Multiple-Choice Questions Service Value System Intent and Context Service Value System and Service Value Chain Module Learning Objectives Overview of Service Value System Overview of the Service Value Chain Exercise: Multiple-Choice Questions Continual Improvement Intent and Context Key Terms Covered in the Module Introduction to Continual Improvement Module Learning Objectives The Continual Improvement Model Relationship between Continual Improvement and Guiding Principles Exercise: Multiple-Choice Questions The ITIL® Practices Intent and Context ITIL® Management Practices Key Terms Covered in the Module Module Learning Objectives The Continual Improvement Practice The Change Control Practice The Incident Management Practice The Problem Management Practice The Service Request Management Practice The Service Desk Practice The Service Level Management Practice Purpose of ITIL® Practices Exercise: Crossword Puzzle

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is for IT Professionals with expertise in designing and implementing solutions running on Microsoft Azure. They should have broad knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance. Azure Solution Architects use the Azure Portal and as they become more adept they use the Command Line Interface. Candidates must have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure development processes and DevOps processes. Overview Secure identities with Azure Active Directory and users and groups. Implement identity solutions spanning on-premises and cloud-based capabilities Apply monitoring solutions for collecting, combining, and analyzing data from different sources. Manage subscriptions, accounts, Azure policies, and Role-Based Access Control. Administer Azure using the Resource Manager, Azure portal, Cloud Shell, and CLI. Configure intersite connectivity solutions like VNet Peering, and virtual network gateways. Administer Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes. This course teaches Solutions Architects how to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Lessons include virtualization, automation, networking, storage, identity, security, data platform, and application infrastructure. This course outlines how decisions in each theses area affects an overall solution. Implement Azure Active Directory Overview of Azure Active Directory Users and Groups Domains and Custom Domains Azure AD Identity Protection Implement Conditional Access Configure Fraud Alerts for MFA Implement Bypass Options Configure Guest Users in Azure AD Configure Trusted IPs Manage Multiple Directories Implement and Manage Hybrid Identities Install and Configure Azure AD Connect Configure Password Sync and Password Writeback Configure Azure AD Connect Health Implement Virtual Networking Virtual Network Peering Implement VNet Peering Implement VMs for Windows and Linux Select Virtual Machine Size Configure High Availability Implement Azure Dedicated Hosts Deploy and Configure Scale Sets Configure Azure Disk Encryption Implement Load Balancing and Network Security Implement Azure Load Balancer Implement an Application Gateway Understand Web Application Firewall Implement Azure Firewall Implement Azure Front Door Implementing Azure Traffic Manager Implement Storage Accounts Storage Accounts Blob Storage Storage Security Managing Storage Accessing Blobs and Queues using AAD Implement NoSQL Databases Configure Storage Account Tables Select Appropriate CosmosDB APIs Implement Azure SQL Databases Configure Azure SQL Database Settings Implement Azure SQL Database Managed Instances High-Availability and Azure SQL Database In this module, you will learn how to Create an Azure SQL Database (single database) Create an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance Recommend high-availability architectural models used in Azure SQL Database Automate Deployment and Configuration of Resources Azure Resource Manager Templates Save a Template for a VM Evaluate Location of New Resources Configure a Virtual Hard Disk Template Deploy from a template Create and Execute an Automation Runbook Implement and Manage Azure Governance Create Management Groups, Subscriptions, and Resource Groups Overview of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Roles Azure AD Access Reviews Implement and Configure an Azure Policy Azure Blueprints Manage Security for Applications Azure Key Vault Azure Managed Identity Manage Workloads in Azure Migrate Workloads using Azure Migrate VMware - Agentless Migration VMware - Agent-Based Migration Implement Azure Backup Azure to Azure Site Recovery Implement Azure Update Management Implement Container-Based Applications Azure Container Instances Configure Azure Kubernetes Service Implement an Application Infrastructure Create and Configure Azure App Service Create an App Service Web App for Containers Create and Configure an App Service Plan Configure Networking for an App Service Create and Manage Deployment Slots Implement Logic Apps Implement Azure Functions Implement Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring Azure Infrastructure Security Monitoring Azure Monitor Azure Workbooks Azure Alerts Log Analytics Network Watcher Azure Service Health Monitor Azure Costs Azure Application Insights Unified Monitoring in Azure

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is ideal for developers and engineers including: Cloud administrators Cloud solution architects Customer sales engineers DevOps engineers Sales engineers Systems engineers Technical solutions architects Overview After completing the course, you should be able to: Explain business and technical challenges of going to the cloud Understand benefits of an application-centric hybrid cloud multicloud management platform Navigate Cisco CloudCenter Suite architecture Understand Cisco CloudCenter Suite administrative capabilities including cloud management, multitenancy, governance, and policy enforcement Describe application lifecycle management and provisioning in cloud Describe how to use Cisco CloudCenter Suite to manage the workloads in multicloud The course, Mulitcloud Management with Cisco© CloudCenter Suite (CLDCCS) v1.0 is an intensive training course that teaches you to securely design, automate, and deploy applications across multiple clouds while optimizing cost and compliance with comprehensive reporting, visibility, and policy-enforcement. Through a combination of lessons with hands-on lab exercises, you will learn to simplify the lifecycle management of multicloud applications, workflows, and their infrastructure Understanding Cloud Transitions Overview of Traditional IT Introducing Cisco CloudCenter Suite Cisco CloudCenter Suite Definition Setting Up Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Artifact Repository Overview and Configuration Understanding User Administration and Multitenancy in Cisco CloudCenter Suite Cisco CloudCenter Suite User Roles Grasping Application Modeling in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Model an Application Identifying Resource Placement Callouts and Lifecycle Actions in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Resource Placement and Validation Callout Understanding Application Deployment Framework in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Workload Manager Application Parameters Exploring Application Services in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Application Services Framework Integrating Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager with Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure Configure CloudCenter Workload Manager for Cisco ACI Introducing Application Management in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Actions Library Exploring Advanced Features in CloudCenter Workload Manager Scheduling an Application in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Comprehending Policies and Tagless Governance in CloudCenter Workload Manager Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Policies Introducing Action Orchestrator and Cost Optimizer in Cisco CloudCenter Suite Action Orchestrator in Cisco CloudCenter Suite Lab outline Explore Cisco CloudCenter Suite Admin GUI Discover Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager GUI Create Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Repository Design Deployment Environments in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Create Images in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Form Cost Bundles and Usage Plans in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Explore Multitenancy in Cisco CloudCenter Suite Model and Deploy Two-Tier Application Model and Deploy Multitier Application Perfect and Arrange Multitier Application on Docker Model and Deploy Application on Kubernetes Cloud Deploy Application in Hybrid Cloud Arrange Application Using Automated Resource Placement Perform Lifecycle Actions on Deployed Applications Create User-Defined Parameters and Explore Macros Understand Application Services in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manage Benchmark, Schedule, and Share Applications in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Project Board Manage Policies in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Manage System Tags and Governance in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Explore Action Orchestrator Explore Cost Optimizer Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cisco Multicloud Management with Cisco CloudCenter Suite (CLDCCS) v1.0 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 Cisco Multicloud Management with Cisco CloudCenter Suite (CLDCCS) v1.0 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 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is as follows: Network Administrators Administrators interested in Automation Individuals interested in devops, specifically for networking Overview This course teaches students to blend Python skillsets with Ansible through the lens of automating networks. Automation techniques for the most popular vendor (incl. Cisco, Juniper, Arista) will be subjects of study, however, students may request examples from vendors within their own environments. Topics begin with a focus on automating networks with Python; this skill set is then folded into a broadening understanding of automating with Ansible. Students will have programmatic experience automating enterprise class networks by the conclusion of this course (includes writing custom Ansible modules with Python). Class is a combination of lecture, demonstration, and hands-on labs. Students are invited to share their own relevant Python and Ansible scripts with the instructor to ensure class subjects are as relevant as possible. All notes and scripts will be made available to students by the end of each day via a cloud-share or email. Lab time will be given reinforce that day's topics and demonstrations. No two networks are the same! Learn to automate your network with a Python and Ansible skillset. Course can be taught across all major (and most minor) network vendors. Course demonstrations can be adapted to best-fit the customer?s network to ensure all lessons have maximum relevance. Day 1 ? Critical Python Catchup & Review Overview of Python and Ansible Python white space rules & best practices Printing and more Printing Date types and Variables Packing and Unpacking Variables f Strings Conditional expressions Relational and Boolean operators Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries Indexing and slicing Built-in functions Iterating with Loops (for and while) Working with files Software Control Management (SCM) (Git, Github, Bitbucket, Cloudshare, etc.) Using Python to access REST interfaces Working with JSON Python, Ansible and Paramiko Using Paramiko to SSH with keys and passwords RESTful API review API keys Paramiko Review Using Paramiko to SFTP with keys and passwords Day 02 ? Python and Network Automation Introduction to Netmiko (automating routers and switches) Using Netmiko to send commands to / from network devices Working with YAML Converting JSON to YAML with Python Ansible keywords YAML and JSON for data exchange Ansible and YAML Ansible Playbook components Tying together Python and Ansible ? Using Python within Ansible Ansible Network Modules What is new in Ansible (most current updates / release notes) Network Agnostic modules Writing network playbooks Reviewing the construction of network playbooks Writing Ansible playbooks that respond to network failures Day 03 ? Blending Python and Ansible Skillsets Review how to use Python within Ansible Calling Python scripts with Ansible Jinja2 Templating Engine for Python (and Ansible) Using Templates in Ansible playbooks Jinja2 filters, looping, and other useful tricks for automating with Ansible Playbook tagging for selective runs When to use Python and when to use Ansible ?Big Picture? options for using Python & Ansible within your Network Ansible Roles Day 04 ? Customizing Ansible with Python Review ? Running Scripts with Ansible Prompting for Ansible user input Ansible Galaxy & Getting at Roles Writing a custom Ansible Module with Python Ansible ?Engine? vs Ansible ?Tower? ? marketing hype, capabilities, costs, etc. Case Study: Automate your Enterprise Network When to use Python and when to use Ansible Writing your own Ansible modules in Python ?Big Picture? options for using Python & Ansible within your Network Overview ? NETCONF / YANG and what they mean for Python and Ansible Molecule ? Testing your roles Additional course details: Nexus Humans Network Automation with Python and Ansible 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 Network Automation with Python and Ansible 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 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is appropriate for advanced users, system administrators and web site administrators who want to use Python to support their server installations, as well as anyone else who wants to automate or simplify common tasks with the use of Python scripts. Students can apply the course skills to use Python in basic web development projects or automate or simplify common tasks with the use of Python scripts. Overview This skills-focused course is about 50% hands-on lab to lecture ratio, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert instructor, you'll learn how to: Create working Python scripts following best practices Use python data types appropriately Read and write files with both text and binary data Search and replace text with regular expressions Work with with the standard library and its work-saving modules Create 'real-world', professional Python applications Know when to use collections such as lists, dictionaries, and sets Work with Pythonic features such as comprehensions and iterators Write robust code using exception handling Introduction to Python Programming Basics is a hands-on Python programming course that teaches you the key skills you?ll need to get started with programming in Python to a solid foundational level. The start of the course will lead you through writing and running basic Python scripts, and then guide you through how to use more advanced features such as file operations, regular expressions, working with binary data, and using the extensive functionality of Python modules. Extra emphasis is placed on features unique to Python, such as tuples, array slices, and output formatting. This course provides you with an excellent kick start for users new to Python and scripting, enabling you to quickly use basic Python skills on the job in a variety of ways. You?ll be able use Python in basic web development projects, or use it to automate or simplify common tasks with the use of Python scripts. The course also serves as a solid primer course / foundation for continued Python study in support for next level web development with Python, using Python in DevOps, Python for data science / machine learning or Python for systems admin or networking support. Python Quick View What is Python? Python timeline Advantages/disadvantages Installing Python Getting help The Python Environment Starting Python Using the interpreter Running a Python script Editors and IDEs Getting Started with Python Using variables Builtin functions String data Numberic data Converting types Console input/output Command line parameters Flow Control About flow control The if statement Relational and Boolean operators while loops Exiting from loops Array Types About array types Lists and list methods Tuples Indexing and slicing Iterating through a sequence Sequence functions, keywords, and operators List comprehensions and generators Working with Files File overview Opening a text file Reading a text file Writing to a text file Dictionaries and Sets About dictionaries Creating dictionaries Iterating through a dictionary About sets Creating sets Working with sets Functions Defining functions Returning values Parameters and arguments Variable scope Sorting The sorted() function Custom sort keys Lambda functions Sorting in reverse Using min() and max() Errors and Exception Handling Exceptions Using try/catch/else/finally Handling multiple exceptions Ignoring exceptions Modules and Packages Creating Modules The import statement Module search path Using packages Function and module aliases Getting Started with Object Oriented Programming and Classes About object-oriented programming Defining classes Constructors Understanding self Properties Instance Methods and data Class methods and data Inheritance Additional course details: Nexus Humans Introduction to Python Programming Basics (TTPS4800) 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 Introduction to Python Programming Basics (TTPS4800) 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 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This class is primarily intended for the following participants: Technical employees using GCP, including customer companies, partners and system integrators deployment engineers, cloud architects, cloud administrators, system engineers , and SysOps/DevOps engineers. Individuals using GCP to create, integrate, or modernize solutions using secure, scalable microservices architectures in hybrid environments. Overview Connect and manage Anthos GKE clusters from GCP Console whether clusters are part of Anthos on Google Cloud or Anthos deployed on VMware. Understand how service mesh proxies are installed, configured and managed. Configure centralized logging, monitoring, tracing, and service visualizations wherever the Anthos GKE clusters are hosted. Understand and configure fine-grained traffic management. Use service mesh security features for service-service authentication, user authentication, and policy-based service authorization. Install a multi-service application spanning multiple clusters in a hybrid environment. Understand how services communicate across clusters. Migrate services between clusters. Install Anthos Config Management, use it to enforce policies, and explain how it can be used across multiple clusters. This two-day instructor-led course prepares students to modernize, manage, and observe their applications using Kubernetes whether the application is deployed on-premises or on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Through presentations, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy using Kubernetes Engine (GKE), GKE Connect, Istio service mesh and Anthos Config Management capabilities that enable operators to work with modern applications even when split among multiple clusters hosted by multiple providers, or on-premises. Anthos Overview Describe challenges of hybrid cloud Discuss modern solutions Describe the Anthos Technology Stack Managing Hybrid Clusters using Kubernetes Engine Understand Anthos GKE hybrid environments, with Admin and User clusters Register and authenticate remote Anthos GKE clusters in GKE Hub View and manage registered clusters, in cloud and on-premises, using GKE Hub View workloads in all clusters from GKE Hub Lab: Managing Hybrid Clusters using Kubernetes Engine Introduction to Service Mesh Understand service mesh, and problems it solves Understand Istio architecture and components Explain Istio on GKE add on and it's lifecycle, vs OSS Istio Understand request network traffic flow in a service mesh Create a GKE cluster, with a service mesh Configure a multi-service application with service mesh Enable external access using an ingress gateway Explain the multi-service example applications: Hipster Shop, and Bookinfo Lab: Installing Open Source Istio on Kubernetes Engine Lab: Installing the Istio on GKE Add-On with Kubernetes Engine Observing Services using Service Mesh Adapters Understand service mesh flexible adapter model Understand service mesh telemetry processing Explain Stackdriver configurations for logging and monitoring Compare telemetry defaults for cloud and on-premises environments Configure and view custom metrics using service mesh View cluster and service metrics with pre-configured dashboards Trace microservice calls with timing data using service mesh adapters Visualize and discover service attributes with service mesh Lab: Telemetry and Observability with Istio Managing Traffic Routing with Service Mesh Understand the service mesh abstract model for traffic management Understand service mesh service discovery and load balancing Review and compare traffic management use cases and configurations Understand ingress configuration using service mesh Visualize traffic routing with live generated requests Configure a service mesh gateway to allow access to services from outside the mesh Apply virtual services and destination rules for version-specific routing Route traffic based on application-layer configuration Shift traffic from one service version to another, with fine-grained control, like a canary deployment Lab: Managing Traffic Routing with Istio and Envoy Managing Policies and Security with Service Mesh Understand authentication and authorization in service mesh Explain mTLS flow for service to service communication Adopt mutual TLS authentication across the service mesh incrementally Enable end-user authentication for the frontend service Use service mesh access control policies to secure access to the frontend service Lab: Managing Policies and Security with Service Mesh Managing Policies using Anthos Config Management Understand the challenge of managing resources across multiple clusters Understand how a Git repository is as a configuration source of truth Explain the Anthos Config Management components, and object lifecycle Install and configure Anthos Config Management, operators, tools, and related Git repository Verify cluster configuration compliance and drift management Update workload configuration using repo changes Lab: Managing Policies in Kubernetes Engine using Anthos Config Configuring Anthos GKE for Multi-Cluster Operation Understand how multiple clusters work together using DNS, root CA, and service discovery Explain service mesh control-plane architectures for multi-cluster Configure a multi-service application using service mesh across multiple clusters with multiple control-planes Configure a multi-service application using service mesh across multiple clusters with a shared control-plane Configure service naming/discovery between clusters Review ServiceEntries for cross-cluster service discovery Migrate workload from a remote cluster to an Anthos GKE cluster Lab: Configuring GKE for Multi-Cluster Operation with Istio Lab: Configuring GKE for Shared Control Plane Multi-Cluster Operation

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced system administrators or network administrators, software and DevOps engineers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture Describe VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer components and main functions Explain VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer key features and benefits Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer SDKs with extended focus on Python SDK Leverage REST API and SDK features and functions to provision application delivery components Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible and Terraform integrations Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Github, Docker (avinetworks/avitools), Ansible Galaxy and other open source resources to accelerate the automation planning and implementation Leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible and Terraform integrations to provision infrastructure components Leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible and Terraform integrations to automate and streamline application delivery services provisioning This three-day, fast-paced course provides comprehensive training on how to automate infrastructure and application components of VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) solution. This course covers key application delivery features of NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) features and functionality offered in VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer 18.2 release and focuses on how to plan and implement automation of infrastructure and application components leveraging REST API, SDK or automation solutions such as Ansible, Terraform or similar. Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to NSX Advanced Load Balancer Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer use cases, and benefits Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and functions Virtual Services Configuration Concepts Explain Virtual Service components Explain Virtual Service types Explain and configure basic virtual services components such as Application Profiles, Network Profiles,Pools and Health Monitors Pools Configuration Concepts Explain and deep dive on Pool configuration options Describe multiple load balancing algorithms Explain multiple Health Monitor types Explain multiple Persistent profiles Explain and configure Pool Groups Leveraging NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer automation vision Explain and introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API methods and capabilities Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API session handling properties such authentication, API versioning and tenancy model Deep dive on NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Object Model Explain and investigate NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API leveraging browser and command line utilities Explain and interact with NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API leveraging browser, Postman and Curl Explain Swagger-based API Documentation Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer Inventory API Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer methods such as GET, PUT, POST and PATCH and associated queries, filters and parameters Deep dive on NSX Advanced Load Balancer PATCH method Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer Analytics API Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer MACRO API NSX Advanced Load Balancer Software-Defined Kits (SDKs) and ControlScripts Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer SDKs Describe, install and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer Python SDK Deep dive on NSX Advanced Load Balancer Python SDK Describe and leverage Golang SDK Leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer open source resources such as Github, etc to accelerate SDKs adoption Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer Events and Alerts framework Introduce ControlScripts foundations Leverage ControlScripts to automate configuration changes and alerts remediation Automating NSX Advanced Load Balancer Application Delivery Services with Ansible and Terraform Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer Configuration Orchestration and Management vision Introduce and explain Ansible foundations Describe Ansible and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible capabilities Deep dive and implement NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible Core configuration modules (avinetworks/avisdk) Deep dive and implement Ansible NSX Advanced Load Balancer Declarative configuration role (avinetworks/aviconfig) Leverage Swagger NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API models to develop and implement Ansible playbooks Explain application delivery configuration automation approach and models Apply configuration automation models with Ansible Introduce and explain Terraform foundations Describe Terraform and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Terraform capabilities Deep dive and implement NSX Advanced Load Balancer Terraform Provider Leverage Swagger NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API models to develop and implement Terraform plans Apply configuration automation models with Terraform Automating NSX Advanced Load Balancer Infrastructure with Ansible and Terraform Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer infrastructure Automation vision Describe infrastructure deployment approach and capabilities Describe Ansible and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible Infrastructure deployment approach and capabilities Describe Terraform and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Terraform deployment approach and capabilities Leverage Terraform to deploy Controllers and perform system configuration, including control plane cluster setup Leverage Terraform to provision Cloud, Service Engine Groups and Service Engine components Describe and leverage Ansible roles to deploy Controllers and perform initial system configuration, including control plane cluster setup Leverage Ansible declarative and core roles to provision Cloud, Service Engine Groups and Service Engine components Describe and implement combined Terraform + Ansible model to streamline NSX Advanced Load Balancer solution deployment

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Those who will provide container orchestration management in the AWS Cloud including: DevOps engineers Systems administrators Overview In this course, you will learn to: Review and examine containers, Kubernetes and Amazon EKS fundamentals and the impact of containers on workflows. Build an Amazon EKS cluster by selecting the correct compute resources to support worker nodes. Secure your environment with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication by creating an Amazon EKS service role for your cluster Deploy an application on the cluster. Publish container images to ECR and secure access via IAM policy. Automate and deploy applications, examine automation tools and pipelines. Create a GitOps pipeline using WeaveFlux. Collect monitoring data through metrics, logs, tracing with AWS X-Ray and identify metrics for performance tuning. Review scenarios where bottlenecks require the best scaling approach using horizontal or vertical scaling. Assess the tradeoffs between efficiency, resiliency, and cost and impact for tuning one over the other. Describe and outline a holistic, iterative approach to optimizing your environment. Design for cost, efficiency, and resiliency. Configure the AWS networking services to support the cluster. Describe how EKS/Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) functions and simplifies inter-node communications. Describe the function of VPC Container Network Interface (CNI). Review the benefits of a service mesh. Upgrade your Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, and third party tools Amazon EKS makes it easy for you to run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install, operate, and maintain your own Kubernetes control plane. In this course, you will learn container management and orchestration for Kubernetes using Amazon EKS. You will build an Amazon EKS cluster, configure the environment, deploy the cluster, and then add applications to your cluster. You will manage container images using Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) and learn how to automate application deployment. You will deploy applications using CI/CD tools. You will learn how to monitor and scale your environment by using metrics, logging, tracing, and horizontal/vertical scaling. You will learn how to design and manage a large container environment by designing for efficiency, cost, and resiliency. You will configure AWS networking services to support the cluster and learn how to secure your Amazon EKS environment. Module 0: Course Introduction Course preparation activities and agenda Module 1: Container Fundamentals Best practices for building applications Container fundamentals Components of a container Module 2: Kubernetes Fundamentals Container orchestration Kubernetes objects Kubernetes internals Preparing for Lab 1: Deploying Kubernetes Pods Module 3: Amazon EKS Fundamentals Introduction to Amazon EKS Amazon EKS control plane Amazon EKS data plane Fundamentals of Amazon EKS security Amazon EKS API Module 4: Building an Amazon EKS Cluster Configuring your environment Creating an Amazon EKS cluster Demo: Configuring and deploying clusters in the AWS Management Console Working with eksctl Preparing for Lab 2: Building an Amazon EKS Cluster Module 5: Deploying Applications to Your Amazon EKS Cluster Configuring Amazon Elastic Container Registry (Amazon ECR) Demo: Configuring Amazon ECR Deploying applications with Helm Demo: Deploying applications with Helm Continuous deployment in Amazon EKS GitOps and Amazon EKS Preparing for Lab 3: Deploying App Module 6: Configuring Observability in Amazon EKS Configuring observability in an Amazon EKS cluster Collecting metrics Using metrics for automatic scaling Managing logs Application tracing in Amazon EKS Gaining and applying insight from observability Preparing for Lab 4: Monitoring Amazon EKS Module 7: Balancing Efficiency, Resilience, and Cost Optimization in Amazon EKS The high level overview Designing for resilience Designing for cost optimization Designing for efficiency Module 8: Managing Networking in Amazon EKS Review: Networking in AWS Communicating in Amazon EKS Managing your IP space Deploying a service mesh Preparing for Lab 5: Exploring Amazon EKS Communication Module 9: Managing Authentication and Authorization in Amazon EKS Understanding the AWS shared responsibility model Authentication and authorization Managing IAM and RBAC Demo: Customizing RBAC roles Managing pod permissions using RBAC service accounts Module 10: Implementing Secure Workflows Securing cluster endpoint access Improving the security of your workflows Improving host and network security Managing secrets Preparing for Lab 6: Securing Amazon EKS Module 11: Managing Upgrades in Amazon EKS Planning for an upgrade Upgrading your Kubernetes version Amazon EKS platform versions Additional course details: Nexus Humans Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) 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 Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) 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 Software Engineers Senior Software Engineers Java Developers DevOps Engineers Software Developers .NET Developers Systems Engineers Full Stack Developers Full Stack Java Developers Data Scientists Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the software-defined data center (SDDC) Explain the vSphere components and their function in the infrastructure Install and configure VMware ESXi™ hosts Deploy and configure VMware vCenter Server Appliance™ Use VMware vSphere Client™ to manage the vCenter Server inventory and the vCenter Server configuration Manage, monitor, back up, and protect vCenter Server Appliance Create virtual networks with vSphere standard switches Describe the storage technologies supported by vSphere Configure virtual storage using iSCSI and NFS storage Create and manage VMware vSphere VMFS datastores Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library Manage virtual machine resource use Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere vMotion and VMware vSphere Storage vMotion Create and manage a vSphere cluster that is enabled with VMware vSphere High Availability and VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler™ Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle Use VMware vSphere Update Manager™ to apply patches and perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and virtual machines This five-day course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere© 7, which includes VMware ESXi? 7 and VMware vCenter Server© 7. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size. This course is the foundation for most of the other VMware technologies in the software-defined data center Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to vSphere and the Software-Defined Data Center Explain basic virtualization concept Describe how vSphere fits into the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, and storage Recognize the user interfaces for accessing the vCenter Server system and ESXi hosts Use VMware Host Client? to access and manage ESXi host Virtual Machines Create and remove a virtual machine Provision a virtual machine with virtual devices Identify the files that make up a virtual machine Explain the importance of VMware Tools vCenter Server Describe the vCenter Server architecture Discuss how ESXi hosts communicate with vCenter Server Deploy and configure vCenter Server Appliance Use the vSphere Client to manage the vCenter Server inventory Add data center, organizational objects, and hosts to vCenter Server Use roles and permissions to enable users to access objects in the vCenter Server inventory Back up vCenter Server Appliance Monitor vCenter Server tasks, events, and appliance health Use vCenter Server High Availability to protect a vCenter Server Appliance Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks Create and manage standard switches Describe the virtual switch connection types Configure virtual switch security, traffic-shaping and load-balancing policies Compare vSphere distributed switches and standard switches Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage Identify storage protocols and storage device types Discuss ESXi hosts using iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage Create and manage VMFS and NFS datastores Explain how multipathing works with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage Deploy virtual machines on a VMware vSAN? datastore Virtual Machine Management Use templates and cloning to deploy new virtual machines Modify and manage virtual machines Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library Dynamically increase the size of a virtual disk Use customization specification files to customize a new virtual machine Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations Create and manage virtual machine snapshots Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere© Replication? Resource Management and Monitoring Discuss CPU and memory concepts in a virtualized environment Describe what overcommitment of a resource means Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage Use various tools to monitor resource use Create and use alarms to report certain conditions or events vSphere Clusters Describe options for making a vSphere environment highly available Explain the vSphere HA architecture Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere© Fault Tolerance Configure a vSphere cluster using ESXi Cluster Quickstart Describe the functions of a vSphere DRS cluster Create a vSphere DRS cluster vSphere Lifecycle Management Describe how VMware vSphere© Lifecycle Manager? works Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to update ESXi hosts in a cluster Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [v7.0] 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 VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [v7.0] 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.