Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Those who need to understand the financial implications of their day-to-day decisions to increase the profitability and performance of their business. This course is suitable for managers with little or no financial knowledge. Overview Understanding of financial accounts and reports The ability to use and understanding of financial concepts Analytical skills to interpret financial results using ratios Ability to manage budgets more effectively This course shows how to interpret key financial statements highlighting the questions and areas that matter. It identifies warning signals that managers need to be aware of and shows how to understand key performance indicators to drive profitability. The course will also cover the essentials of budgeting and forecasting as well as addressing key financial terms such as goodwill and accruals & prepayments. Delegates will learn how to appraise capital projects with confidence, allowing them to make the best decisions for their business. Course Outline The basics of finance: How companies are financially structured Accrual v cash accounting The Business Cycle: understand how money flows in a business How businesses are financed: debt and equity Business objectives: using financial data to achieve business targets Key Financial Statements: Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement Key Financial Analysis Ratios Profitability: profit margins, EBIT & EBITDA, operational gearing Return on Investment: ROCE, ROA Leverage: financial gearing & interest cover Liquidity: current & quick ratios Cash Flow: working capital requirement Working capital management Cash flow management Key financial terms ? goodwill, accruals & prepayments, depreciation and amortization Cost analysis, control and reduction Capex v Opex Effective Budgeting and Forecasting to control the business Management Accounts and undertaking variance analysis Improving margins and sales in your business Break even analysis Capital Investment techniques ? NPV, IRR and discounted cash flows Asset Valuation Additional course details: Nexus Humans Finance for Non-Finance Managers (2 Day) 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 Finance for Non-Finance Managers (2 Day) 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 IS Security Officers IS Managers Risk Managers Auditors Information Systems Owners IS Control Assessors System Managers Government Employees Overview The person who carries this certification should be able to acquire necessary resources, advise senior leadership, collaborate with stakeholders, evaluate effectiveness, identify cybersecurity problems, manage threats, oversee information security awareness programs, participate in risk assessments, support compliance activities, and define or implement policies and procedures to ensure protection of critical infrastructure within an information security environment. If you are looking for the ?gotta have it? cybersecurity course, then the Certified Information Systems Security Officer is for you.ÿ The C)ISSO will prepare you for multiple managerial roles inside the INFOSEC community by covering a broad range of topics. You will learn theories in security concepts, practices, monitoring and compliance in IS management. An Information Systems Security Officer is able to implement and maintain cost-effective security controls that are closely aligned with business and industry standards. The C)ISSO certification course is an idealÿway to increaseÿknowledge, expertise, and skill for managers, auditors, and INFOSEC professionals.ÿ At Mile2 we consider the C)ISSO to be one of our flagship courses.The things you learn in this course can be applied to management, prevention teams, and recovery professionals. Material learned in the Live Class or Self-Study options will apply directly to the certification exam. Course Outline Risk Management Security Management Identification and Authentication Access Control Security Models and Evaluation Operations Security Vulnerability Assessments Symmetric Cryptography and Hashing Network Connections Network Protocols and Devices Telephony, VPNs, and Wireless Security Architecture and Attacks Software Development Security Database Security Malware and Software Attacks Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Incident Management, Law, and Ethics Physical Security Additional course details: Nexus Humans C)ISSO - Certified Information Security Systems Officer Mile 2 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 C)ISSO - Certified Information Security Systems Officer Mile 2 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 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Developers responsible for developing Deep Learning applications Developers who want to understand concepts behind Deep Learning and how to implement a Deep Learning solution on AWS Overview This course is designed to teach you how to: Define machine learning (ML) and deep learning Identify the concepts in a deep learning ecosystem Use Amazon SageMaker and the MXNet programming framework for deep learning workloads Fit AWS solutions for deep learning deployments In this course, you?ll learn about AWS?s deep learning solutions, including scenarios where deep learning makes sense and how deep learning works. You?ll learn how to run deep learning models on the cloud using Amazon SageMaker and the MXNet framework. You?ll also learn to deploy your deep learning models using services like AWS Lambda while designing intelligent systems on AWS. Module 1: Machine learning overview A brief history of AI, ML, and DL The business importance of ML Common challenges in ML Different types of ML problems and tasks AI on AWS Module 2: Introduction to deep learning Introduction to DL The DL concepts A summary of how to train DL models on AWS Introduction to Amazon SageMaker Hands-on lab: Spinning up an Amazon SageMaker notebook instance and running a multi-layer perceptron neural network model Module 3: Introduction to Apache MXNet The motivation for and benefits of using MXNet and Gluon Important terms and APIs used in MXNet Convolutional neural networks (CNN) architecture Hands-on lab: Training a CNN on a CIFAR-10 dataset Module 4: ML and DL architectures on AWS AWS services for deploying DL models (AWS Lambda, AWS IoT Greengrass, Amazon ECS, AWS Elastic Beanstalk) Introduction to AWS AI services that are based on DL (Amazon Polly, Amazon Lex, Amazon Rekognition) Hands-on lab: Deploying a trained model for prediction on AWS Lambda Additional course details: Nexus Humans Deep Learning on AWS 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 Deep Learning on AWS 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: System Installers System Integrators System Administrators Network Administrators Solutions Designers Overview Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives: Describe the Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit software architecture and Linux system fundamentals Describe the major differences between classic Cisco IOS XR software and Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit software on the ASR 9000 Series routers Migrate an ASR 9000 Series router from classic IOS XR software to Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit software Perform and explain Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit software installations Configure and describe Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit software features The Cisco ASR 9000 Series IOS XR 64-Bit Software Migration and Operational Enhancements (IOSXR211) course covers the migration from classic 32-bit Cisco IOS© XR software to Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit software on the Cisco© ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. This course will also examine the software architecture, boot process, and auto-provisioning of the Cisco IOS XR 64-bit software, as well as showing you how to install Cisco IOS XR and third-party software packages. In addition, it will investigate data models and show you how to implement telemetry, model-driven programmability, and application hosting services. Software Architecture and Linux Fundamentals Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Fundamentals Cisco ASR 9000 Series IOS XR 64-Bit Software vs. Classic 32-Bit Software Exploring Linux Fundamentals Creating User Profiles Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Installation Examining Resource Allocations and Media Mappings Migrating to Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Examining the Boot Process Performing Disaster Recovery Installing Software Packages Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Features Investigating Data Models Implementing Telemetry Exploring Model-Driven Programmability Employing Application Hosting Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cisco ASR9000 Series 64-bit Software Migration (IOSXR211) 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 ASR9000 Series 64-bit Software Migration (IOSXR211) 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 This course is designed for business professionals who leverage data to address business issues. The typical student in this course will have several years of experience with computing technology, including some aptitude in computer programming. However, there is not necessarily a single organizational role that this course targets. A prospective student might be a programmer looking to expand their knowledge of how to guide business decisions by collecting, wrangling, analyzing, and manipulating data through code; or a data analyst with a background in applied math and statistics who wants to take their skills to the next level; or any number of other data-driven situations. Ultimately, the target student is someone who wants to learn how to more effectively extract insights from their work and leverage that insight in addressing business issues, thereby bringing greater value to the business. Overview In this course, you will learn to: Use data science principles to address business issues. Apply the extract, transform, and load (ETL) process to prepare datasets. Use multiple techniques to analyze data and extract valuable insights. Design a machine learning approach to address business issues. Train, tune, and evaluate classification models. Train, tune, and evaluate regression and forecasting models. Train, tune, and evaluate clustering models. Finalize a data science project by presenting models to an audience, putting models into production, and monitoring model performance. For a business to thrive in our data-driven world, it must treat data as one of its most important assets. Data is crucial for understanding where the business is and where it's headed. Not only can data reveal insights, it can also inform?by guiding decisions and influencing day-to-day operations. This calls for a robust workforce of professionals who can analyze, understand, manipulate, and present data within an effective and repeatable process framework. In other words, the business world needs data science practitioners. This course will enable you to bring value to the business by putting data science concepts into practice Addressing Business Issues with Data Science Topic A: Initiate a Data Science Project Topic B: Formulate a Data Science Problem Extracting, Transforming, and Loading Data Topic A: Extract Data Topic B: Transform Data Topic C: Load Data Analyzing Data Topic A: Examine Data Topic B: Explore the Underlying Distribution of Data Topic C: Use Visualizations to Analyze Data Topic D: Preprocess Data Designing a Machine Learning Approach Topic A: Identify Machine Learning Concepts Topic B: Test a Hypothesis Developing Classification Models Topic A: Train and Tune Classification Models Topic B: Evaluate Classification Models Developing Regression Models Topic A: Train and Tune Regression Models Topic B: Evaluate Regression Models Developing Clustering Models Topic A: Train and Tune Clustering Models Topic B: Evaluate Clustering Models Finalizing a Data Science Project Topic A: Communicate Results to Stakeholders Topic B: Demonstrate Models in a Web App Topic C: Implement and Test Production Pipelines
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for A Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Functional Consultant is responsible for performing discovery, capturing requirements, engaging subject matter experts and stakeholders, translating requirements, and configuring the solution and applications. The Functional Consultant implements a solution using out of the box capabilities, codeless extensibility, application and service integrations. Overview This course provides the practical knowledge to Navigate and efficiently use search, filtering and queries Use operational workspaces Work with Business Document Management Work with record templates Integrate Power BI with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations apps Personalize workspaces Run and analyze security reports Create and use workflow for approval Work with Organization Hierarchy and its purposes. How to use personalization feature Use Data Management workspace Create and use and entity templates Import and export data and manage data by using Office Integration Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations apps include, but are not limited to, Dynamics 365 Finance, Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, and Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing. This foundational course provides students with the important first steps in automating and modernizing both global financial and supply chain operations. USE COMMON FUNCTIONALITY AND IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS Introduction Identify and use common Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations apps features and functionality Describe use cases for Power Platform apps and services Module Summary CONFIGURE SECURITY, PROCESSES, AND OPTIONS Introduction Implement security Design and create workflows Configure Organization administration features Configure System administration features Module Summary MANAGE DYNAMICS 365 FINANCE AND OPERATION DATA Introduction Manage data in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations apps Plan a migration strategy Prepare data for migration and migrate data Module Summary VALIDATE AND SUPPORT THE SOLUTION Introduction Test solutions in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations apps Implement Lifecycle Services tools Module Summary Additional course details: Nexus Humans MB-300T00 Microsoft Dynamics 365: Core Finance and Operations 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 MB-300T00 Microsoft Dynamics 365: Core Finance and Operations 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 Application Consultant Business Process Owner / Team Lead / Power User Overview This course will prepare you to: Provide an overview of basic customizing settings in the main components of Financial Accounting with SAP S/4HANA Configure the Master Data Settings (G/L Accounts, Customer and Vendor Accounts) of Financial Accounting with SAP S/4HANA Configure the Document Control and Posting Control Settings of Financial Accounting with SAP S/4HANA Configure the Settings for Financial Document Clearing of Financial Accounting with SAP S/4HANA The course provides an overview of how to implement Financial Accounting capabilities of SAP S/4HANA in order to cover the related business requirements. You will gain the mandatory foundation knowledge required in order to understand and configure business processes for the SAP S/4HANA financials module in the areas of general ledger, accounts payable, and accounts receivable accounting. For the Master Data, the Document Control/Posting Control and Financial Document Clearing you will practice some configurations and verify the result by using the application. Course Outline Short Overview of SAP S/4HANA Core Financial Accounting (FI) Configuration Managing Organizational Units in Financial Accounting (FI) Checking the Basic Settings in New General Ledger (G/L) Accounting Outlining the Variant Principle Managing Fiscal Year Variants Master Data Maintaining General Ledger (G/L) Accounts Managing Customer and Vendor Accounts Document Control Configuring the Header and Line Items of Financial Accounting (FI) Documents Managing Posting Periods Managing Posting Authorizations Posting Control Analyzing Document Splitting Maintaining Default Values Configuring Change Control Configuring Document Reversal Configuring Payment Terms and Cash Discounts Maintaining Taxes and Tax Codes Posting Cross-Company Code Transactions Financial Document Clearing Performing Open Item Clearing Managing Payment Differences Additional course details: Nexus Humans S4F12 SAP Basics of Customizing for Financial Accounting: GL, AP, AR in SAP S/4HANA 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 S4F12 SAP Basics of Customizing for Financial Accounting: GL, AP, AR in SAP S/4HANA 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 This course is geared toward Windows system administrators, network administrators, and other system administrators who are interested in supplementing current skills or backstopping other team members, in addition to Linux system administrators who are responsible for these tasks: Configuring, installing, upgrading, and maintaining Linux systems using established standards and procedures Providing operational support Managing systems for monitoring system performance and availability Writing and deploying scripts for task automation and system administration Successful completion of Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is recommended. Experienced Linux administrators seeking to accelerate their path toward becoming a Red Hat Certified System Administrator should start with the RHCSA Rapid Track course (RH199). Overview You should be able to demonstrate these skills: - Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux using Kickstart - Manage file systems and logical volumes - Manage scheduled jobs - Access network file systems - Manage SELinux - Control firewalls - Perform troubleshooting tasks Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) is designed as the second part of the Red Hat© Certified System Administrator (RHCSA©) training track for IT professionals who have taken Red Hat System Administration I (RH124). The course goes deeper into core Linux© system administration skills, including storage configuration, security feature management, task control, and installation and deployment of Red Hat© Enterprise Linux. Prerequisites Successful completion of Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is recommended. 1 - Automate installation with Kickstart Automate the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems with Kickstart. 2 - Use regular expressions with grep Write regular expressions that, when partnered with grep, will allow you to quickly isolate or locate content within text files. 3 - Create and Edit text files with vim Introduce the vim text editor, with which you can open, edit, and save text files. 4 - Schedule future Linux tasks Schedule tasks to automatically execute in the future. 5 - Manage priority of Linux processes Influence the relative priorities at which Linux processes run. 6 - Control access to files with access control lists (ACL) Manage file security using POSIX access control lists. 7 - Manage SELinux security Manage the Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) behavior of a system to keep it secure in case of a network service compromise. 8 - Connect to network-defined users and groups Configure systems to use central identity management services. 9 - Add disks, partitions, and file systems to a Linux system Manage simple partitions and file systems. 10 - Manage logical volume management (LVM) storage Manage logical volumes from the command line. 11 - Access networked attached storage with network file system (NFS) Access (secure) NFS shares. 12 - Access networked storage with SMB Use autofs and the command line to mount and unmount SMB file systems. 13 - Control and troubleshoot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot process 14 - Limit network communication with firewall Configure a basic firewall. 15 - Comprehensive review Practice and demonstrate knowledge and skills learned in this course.
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for network and software engineers interested in automation and programmability and who hold job roles such as: Account manager Consulting systems engineer Network administrator Network engineer Network manager Sales engineer Systems engineer Technical solutions architect Wireless design engineer Wireless engineer Overview This course will help you: Gain the high-demand knowledge and skills to implement automation, streamline container orchestration, and enhance scalability Learn the skills to maximize the lightweight design of containers to scale more quickly and allow more responsiveness to website traffic load Prepare for the 300-910 DEVOPS exam What to expect in the exam The 300-910 DEVOPS exam certifies your knowledge and skills with DevOps. Key DevOps practices include deployment automation that enables configuration, management, and scalability of cloud microservices and infrastructure processes on Cisco platforms. This course teaches you how to automate application deployment, enable automated configuration, enhance management, and improve scalability of cloud microservices and infrastructure processes on Cisco© platforms. You will also learn how to integrate Docker and Kubernetes to create advanced capabilities and flexibility in application deployment. This course prepares you for the 300-910 Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices Using Cisco Platforms (DEVOPS) certification exam. Course Outlines ITRODUCING THE DEVOPS MODEL INTRODUCING CONTAINERS PACKAGING AN APPLICATION USING DOCKER DEPLOYING A MULTITIER APPLICATION INTRODUCING CI/CD BUILDING THE DEVOPS FLOW VALIDATING THE APPLICATION BUILD PROCESS BUILDING AN IMPROVED DEPLOYMENT FLOW EXTENDING DEVOPS PRACTICES TO THE ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTING ON-DEMAND TEST ENVIRONMENTS AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE LEVEL MONITORING IN NETDEVOPS ENGINEERING FOR VISIBILITY AND STABILITY SECURING DEVOPS WORKFLOWS EXPLORING MULTICLOUD STRATEGIES EXAMINING APPLICATION AND DEPLOYMENT ARCHITECTURES DESCRIBING KUBERNETES INTEGRATING MULTIPLE DATA CENTER DEPLOYMENTS WITH KUBERNETES MONITORING AND LOGGING IN KUBERNETES Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cisco Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices Using Cisco Platforms (DevOps) 1.0 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 Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices Using Cisco Platforms (DevOps) 1.0 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 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for The course provides an intensive hands-on experience for key system administration tasks with the goal of making the system administrator job-ready. Overview Administer the Oracle Solaris 11 Host on an Existing Network Administer Oracle Solaris Zones Control Access to Systems and Files Install Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System Administer User Accounts Administer System Processes and Schedule System Tasks Manage Data by Using ZFS Manage Boot and Shutdown of a System Administer Services by Using SMF Administer Software Packages by Using IPS and Manage Boot Environments Describe the use of IPS in packaging the Oracle Solaris OS Manage boot environments Updating the OS by using IPS The Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration training covers the full range of introductory system administration tasks on Oracle Solaris 11.3 OS. The topics covered range from installing the operating system on a single system, to monitoring and basic troubleshooting. The Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration course is designed to provide new system administrators, as well as enterprise system administrators who are new to the Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System, with the skills they need to perform their job tasks successfully and efficiently. Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System Introduction to Oracle Solaris 11 OS Planning for Oracle Solaris 11 OS installation Installing Oracle Solaris 11 OS by Using the Live Media Installer Installing Oracle Solaris 11 OS Using the Text Installer Verifying the OS Installation Managing Boot and Shutdown of Systems Analyze the boot design and boot process Boot a SPARC-based system Boot an x86-based system Shut down a system Administering Services by Using SMF Describing SMF and its components Administering SMF Services Administering Software Packages by Using IPS and Managing Boot Environments Describing IPS, its components, and interfaces Configuring an IPS Client to Access the Local IPS Repository Managing Package Publishers Managing Software Packages Managing Signed Packages and Package Properties Describe the use of IPS in packaging the Oracle Solaris OS Manage boot environments Updating the OS by using IPS Managing Data by Using ZFS Introducing ZFS Administering ZFS Storage Pools Administering ZFS File Systems Administering ZFS Properties Administering ZFS Snapshots and Clones Administering the Network Reviewing Networking Fundamentals Administering Datalink Configuration Administering a Network Interface Administering Profile-Based Network Configuration Configuring a Virtual Network Verifying the Network Operations Managing Resources on the Virtual Network Administering Oracle Solaris Zones Introducing Oracle Solaris Zones Configuring an Oracle Solaris Zone Determining an Oracle Solaris Zone Configuration Controlling Access to Systems and Files Controlling Access to Systems Controlling Access to Files Securing Access to Remote Host Administering User Accounts Getting Started with the User Administration Setting Up User Accounts Maintaining User Accounts Configuring User Disk Quotas Managing System Processes and System Tasks Managing System Processes Scheduling System Administration Tasks