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
If your organisation manages contractors then your staff need to understand the health and safety issues. This course is the answer. The expert trainer will set out clearly the legal responsibilities of all relevant parties and explore the practical application of these responsibilities with the course participants. The course will then examine the issues associated with the planning of work to be contracted out and the evaluation, selection, control and monitoring of contractors engaged to undertake the work. Although the main focus is on health and safety, the course will also explain how health and safety issues need to be integrated into your organisation's functional management processes to ensure effective control of contractors. The course will consider all types of contracted activities, including construction and maintenance, cleaning, security, plant installation, etc. This programme will give participants: A clear understanding of the organisation's legal responsibilities for managing contractors The information they need to assess the competence of contractors A practical understanding of risk assessment principles and the transfer of risk to contractors A step-by-step guide to the key aspects of managing contractors in practice, covering:Planning of the workSelecting contractorsHandover prior to work commencementDuring the workReviewing the work on completion Practical guidance on the integration of health and safety controls into organisational procedures for contractor management 1 Introduction Who are contractors? Why manage contractors? Different types of contractors Costs of poor contractor performance 2 Overview of health and safety law and liability Health and safety law and statutory duties Relevance of civil and criminal law Enforcement and prosecution 3 Relevant legislation for controlling contractors Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (as amended, 2007) Other relevant legislation Contract law 4 Managing contractors in practice Exercise - how well is it happening? The objectives Five step approachPlanning of the workSelecting contractorsHandover prior to work commencementDuring the workReviewing the work on completion 5 Planning the work Scope and extent Risk assessment Interface and other activities Who controls what? Contract arrangements 6 Selecting the right contractor(s) Locating contractor organisations Selection the right contractors Assessing contractor competence Approved lists/frameworks Tender process 7 Pre-work commencement Co-ordination and co-operation Exchange of information Contractor risk assessments and method statements Permits to work Case study exercise 8 During contract work Communication and liaison Supervision and inspection of the work Inspection and reporting procedures Security issues Facilities and access 9 Reviewing work on completion Why, what and how? Achieving continuous improvement in contractor performance 10 Questions, discussion and review
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for The course is intended for individuals who want to achieve a level 3 apprenticeship in IT. Overview To complete their overall level three framework in the following: CCNA, MCSA, IT Fundamentals 7 Cyber Security. In this course, students will handle customer queries, investigate customer needs, investigate and analyze customer satisfaction information and create reports based on this. Create and conduct coaching sessions. In this course, students will handle customer queries, investigate customer needs, investigate and analyze customer satisfaction information and create reports based on this. Create and conduct coaching sessions.
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is as follows: Data Center engineers Cloud engineers System engineers Field engineers Implementation/operation/support/installation and upgrade specialists IT administrators Network engineers Cloud computing experts Security specialists Cisco integrators and partners Overview Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives: Describe items to be aware of before installing a Cisco CSR 1000V, including virtual machine requirements for installing Cisco CSR 1000V, licensing options that are available with Cisco CSR 1000V, supported Cisco IOS XE technologies, and management options for Cisco CSR 1000V. Prepare for installation of Cisco CSR 1000V Series routers. Explain common Cisco IOS XE Command-Line Interface (CLI) commands and conventions that can make it easier to work in the CLI, and describe how you can get help with command syntax and command options. Describe the options you can use to activate the license for Cisco CSR 1000V and activate the license for each option. Troubleshoot issues with Cisco CSR 1000V licenses. Upgrade the Cisco IOS XE software for an existing Cisco CSR 1000V installation. Describe the Call Home feature and its benefits, configure the feature on the Cisco CSR 1000V, including the anonymous reporting option, and display the Call Home configuration. List the different Call Home events that trigger alerts and commands that are executed as a result of the alert. Troubleshoot Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Machine (VM) issues. Rehost a Cisco CSR 1000V license to a new VM, whether the current Cisco CSR 1000V router is accessible or not. Describe the Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Layer 2 gateway feature and configure this feature on the Cisco CSR 1000V router. Deploy the Cisco CSR 1000V in a virtual private cloud using Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS). Describe common network operations that the Cisco CSR 1000V supports. Explore programmability support on Cisco CSR 1000V, including APIs, shells, and data models. The Deploying Cloud Connect Solutions with Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V (CLDCSR) course shows you how to deploy and operate Cisco© Cloud Services Router 1000V (CSR1000V) to provide comprehensive WAN gateway and network services functions including connectivity, routing, and security into virtual and cloud environments. Through expert instruction and hands-on labs, you will learn: Cisco CSR 1000V deployment options and requirements; hypervisor support, licensing models, features and programmability support; and how to implement, integrate, install, manage, and troubleshoot the deployment process and common operation issues.This class will help you:Learn how to use the CSR 1000V Series to extend your enterprise network to public and private cloudsGain hands-on practice acquiring skills in virtual and cloud-based technologies Course Outline Introducing Cisco CSR Product Overview Preparing for Installation Installing Cisco CSR 1000V in VMware Elastic Sky X (ESXi) Environments Booting Cisco CSR 1000V and Accessing the Console Using Cisco IOS XE Software Managing Cisco CSR 1000V Licenses Upgrading the Cisco IOS XE Software Mapping Cisco CSR 1000V Network Interfaces to Virtual Machine Network Interfaces Using GRUB Mode (Bootstrap Program) Configuring Call Home for Cisco CSR 1000V Configuring Virtual CPU (vCPU) Distribution Across Data, Control, and Service Planes Troubleshooting Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Machine Issues Rehosting a Smart License Supporting the Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Feature Deploying Cisco CSR 1000V in a Virtual Private Cloud Exploring Cisco CSR 1000V Operations Exploring Programmability on Cisco CSR 1000V
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This section specifies the primary and secondary target audiences of this course by job roles and notes the relevance to each job role. Collaboration Engineers and Administration Primary audiences: Collaboration engineers involved in the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of Cisco collaboration core technologies. Secondary audiences: Administration involved in support and troubleshooting of Cisco collaboration technologies. Overview Upon completing this course, you will be able to meet these objectives: Describe the Cisco Expressway - C features and functionality within the collaboration architecture Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco expressway Series integration Describe the Cisco Expressway - C additional features Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Collaboration solutions for B2B calls Describe how to secure B2B communication with Cisco Expressway Series Describe the MRA feature Describe the Cisco Expressway MRA security and integration options, including integration with Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco IM&P Configure Cisco Webex Hybrid Services This course provides students knowledge about Cisco Expressway Series solutions, such as B2B calls, Cisco Mobile and Remote Access for remote workers, authentication options, and additional Cisco Expressway Series features. Configuring and Troubleshooting the Cisco Expressway Series Cisco Expressway Series Architecture Discovery 1: Deploy virtualized Cisco Expressway Discovery 2: Perform the initial Cisco Expressway series configuration Describe SIP and H.323 in the Cisco Expressway series Describe interworking in the Cisco Expressway series Discovery 3: Register endpoints on Cisco Expressway series Zones Digital string manipulation Search rules Transforms Discovery 4: Call search history and registrations Troubleshoot call processing on Cisco Expressway series Discovery 5: Troubleshooting tools Backup and restore Rerference Configuring Cisco Expressway Additional Freatures Describe bandwidth management Hardening local endpoint registrations Discovery 6: Configure Cisco Expressway series bandwidth management and registration restrictions Discovery 7: Troubleshoot Cisco Expressway series endpoint registration and local dial plan Describe Cisco Expressway security and clustering features Discovery 8: Configure Cisco Expressway series security features Configuring and Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Expressway Series Cisco unified communications manager and Cisco Expressway-C integration overview Dian plan overview Call policy Discovery 9: Configure Cisco unified communications manager to connect with Cisco Expressway-C Troubleshooting options for Cisco unified communications manager and Cisco Expressway-C intergration Discovery 10: Troubleshoot Cisco unified communications manager and Cisco Expressway series integration Discovery 11: Configure and troubleshoot Cisco unified communications manager and Cisco Expressway series integration (practice activity) References Configuring and Troubleshooting Cisco Collaboration Solutions for Bussiness-to-Bussiness Describe supported services for B2B collaboration Describe prerequisites for business to business collaboration Call flow including Cisco unified communications manager endpoints Network address translation in a collaboration environment Discovery 12: Implement a B2B Cisco collaboration solution Cisco Expressway series B2B call troubleshooting Discovery 13: Troubleshoot B2B calls on the Cisco Expressway series References Discovery 14: Troubleshoot B2B calls on the Cisco Expressway series (practice activity) Securing Business-Business Communication Firewall Traversal Secure media Secure media between Cisco unified communications manager and Cisco Expressway series Toll fraud prevention Discovery 15: Secure a B2B Cisco collaboration communication Refrences Configuring and Troubleshooting Mobile and Remote Access Describe prerequisites for mobile and remote access Describe service discovery Explore Expressway settings for MRA Certificates HTTP proxy Cisco jabber registration procedure Cisco jabber registration procedure in Hybrid deployment Cisco jabber configuration file Discovery 16: Configure MRA on the Cisco Expressway series MRA troubleshooting Discovery 17: Troubleshoot MRA on the Cisco Expressway series Integrating and Securing Mobile and Remote Access Secure Cisco unified communications integration Cisco unity connection integration Cisco MRA access control options Additional Cisco MRA features Discovery 18: Configure MRA with additional application integrations References Configuring Cisco Webex Hybrid Services Cisco Webex teams Describe Cisco Webex control hub Describe Cisco Webhex hybrid media services Describe Cisco Expressway requirements for using hybrid call service connect Explore Cisco Expressway requirements for using hybrid call service connect Describe Cisco Webex video mesh Discovery 19: Prepare for Cisco Webex teams integration Discovery 20: Configure Cisco Webex hybrid services Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cisco Implementing Cisco Collaboration Cloud and Edge Solutions v1.0 (CLCEI) 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 Cisco Collaboration Cloud and Edge Solutions v1.0 (CLCEI) 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.
Sage Payroll Training Course - Fast Track This course brings you the skills you need to use this popular payroll program to confidently process any businesses payroll. Being able to use Sage 50 Payroll should lead to greater productivity. But it also helps the business conform to employment legislation and data security requirements. Furthermore, broken down into practical modules this course is a very popular and well received introduction to moving from manual payroll to computerised payroll. Moreover, it incorporates all the new government requirements for RTI reporting. Finally, Payroll is a vital role within any organisation. A career in payroll means specialising in a niche field with excellent progression opportunities. You will receive a CPD Completion certificate from Osborne Training once you finish the course. What skills will I gain? In this course you will be learning from Level 1 to Level 3 of Sage Computerised Payroll which could help you to land on your dream job in Payroll sector. Level 1 Introduction to payroll Introduction to Real Time Information (RTI) Preparing employee records Starters - new employees Calculation of Gross Pay The PAYE and National Insurance systems Creating Payslips and analysis Creating Backups and Restoring data Payment analysis Processing National Insurance contributions Voluntary deductions Processing Leavers Completing the payroll Procedures Level 2 Introduction to Payroll Introduction to Real Time Information (RTI) Preparing employee records Creating Backup and Restoring Data Starters - new employees Calculation of Gross Pay Deductions - Pension schemes and pension contributions Processing the payroll - introduction to the PAYE system Processing the payroll - income tax National Insurance contributions - Processing in the payroll Voluntary deductions Student Loan repayments Attachment of Earnings Orders & Deductions from Earnings Orders Processing Leavers Introduction to statutory additions and deductions Processing Statutory sick pay (SSP) Processing Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) Statutory paternity pay and paternity leave Completing the processing of the payroll Creating Payslips and analysis Reports and payments due to HMRC Level 3 Advanced processing of the payroll for employees Preparation and use of period end preparation of internal reports Maintaining accuracy, security and data integrity in performing payroll tasks. Deductions - Pension schemes and pension contributions Processing the payroll -complex income tax issues Payroll Giving Scheme processing Processing Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) Advanced Income tax implications for company pension schemes Student Loan repayments Processing Holiday Payments Processing Car Benefit on to the Payroll System Attachment of Earnings Orders & Deductions from Earnings Orders Leavers with complex issues Advanced processing of statutory additions and deductions Recovery of statutory additions payments - from HMRC Completing the processing of the payroll Complex Reports and payments due to HMRC Cost Centre Analysis Advanced, routine and complex payroll tasks Calculation of complex gross pay
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is as follows:Anyone interested in knowing about DNA Center and SD-AccessPersonnel involved in SD-Access Design and ImplementationNetwork Operations team with SD-Access solutionNetwork admin staff that deal with User AccessChannel Partner SEs and other sales supportNetwork Access Control administrationNetwork AdministratorsNetwork ArchitectsNetwork Engineers Overview Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:Know and understand Cisco?s SD-Access concepts, features, benefits, terminology and the way this approach innovates common administrative tasks on today?s networks.Differentiate and explain each of the building blocks of SD-Access SolutionExplain the concept of ?Fabric? and the different node types that conform it (Fabric Edge Nodes, Control Plane Nodes, Border Nodes)Describe the role of LISP in Control Plane and VXLAN in Data Plane for SD-Access SolutionUnderstand the role of DNA Center as solution orchestrator and Intelligent GUIBe familiar with workflow approach in DNA Center and its 4 Steps: Design, Policy, Provision and Assurance DNA Center and SD-Access offer Cisco?s next-generation programmable digital network to help automate common network access security features and streamline the redundant, complex configuration required to allow different groups of users access to the network infrastructure. This network security training course allows network administrators to quickly allow differentiated access for end users on the network while allowing the network to react automatically to day zero and other types of attacks. Introduction to Cisco?s Software Defined Access (SD-Access) SD-Access Overview SD-Access Benefits SD-Access Key Concepts SD-Access Main Components SD-Access Campus Fabric The concept of Fabric Node types Fabric Edge Nodes Control Plane Nodes Border Nodes LISP as protocol for Control Plane VXLAN as protocol for Data Plane Concept of Virtual Network Fabric-enabled WLAN DNA Center and Workflow for SD-Access Introduction to DNA Center Workflow for SD-Access in DNA Center Integration with Cisco ISE for Policy Enforcement Integration with Cisco NDP for Analytics and Assurance Relationship with APIC-EM controller DNA Center Workflow First Step - Design Creating Enterprise and Sites Hierarchy Discuss and Demonstrate General Network Settings Loading maps into the GUI IP Address Administration Administering Software Images Network Device Profiles DNA Center Workflow Second Step - Policy 2-level Hierarchy Policy Types ISE Integration with DNA Center Cross Domain Policies DNA Center Workflow Third Step - Provision Devices Onboarding Fabric Domains Adding Nodes DNA Center Workflow Fourth Step ? Assurance Introduction to Analytics NDP Fundamentals Overview of DNA Assurance Components of DNA Assurance DNA Center Assurance Dashboard Implementing WLAN in SD-Access Solution WLAN Integration Strategies in SD-Access Fabric SD-Access Wireless Architecture Sample Design for SD-Access Wireless Campus Fabric External Connectivity for SD-Access Enterprise Sample Topology for SD-Access Role of Border Nodes Types of Border Nodes Single Border vs. Multiple Border Designs Collocated Border and Control Plane Nodes Distributed (separated) Border and Control Plane Nodes
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for using the advanced features of vRealize Automation in enterprise deployments. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives Describe and configure the vRealize Automation in a clustered enterprise deployment using VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager⢠Scale VMware Identity Manager⢠to support High Availability. Configure security certificates in vRealize Automation from external Certificate Authorities. Describe the clustered deployment architecture, including Kubernetes pods and services. Create and configure advanced blueprints with complex YAML and cloudConfig. Use vRealize Automation advanced blueprints to deploy an actual 2-tier DB-Server using MySQL and phpMyAdmin. Practice troubleshooting techniques with advanced YAML blueprints in vRealize Automation. Use advanced VMware NSX-TTM Data Center networking features including NAT, routed networks, load balancers, security groups, and tags. Use VMware Code Stream⢠to integrate vRealize Automation with Kubernetes. Create Code Stream pipelines. Create and use Ansible playbooks that integrate with vRealize Automation. Configure vRealize Automation to integrate with Puppet. Configure and use ABX actions to create day-2 actions and interface with PowerShell scripts. Use vracli commands, log files, and VMware vRealize Log Insight⢠to troubleshoot vRealize Automation and vRealize Automation deployments. This five-day course is a follow-on to the VMware vRealize© Automation? Install, Configure, Manage course. In this course you go deeper into the advanced features of vRealize Automation to deploy user systems and interface vRealize Automation with other platforms and you learn how to deploy an enterprise-level cluster environment using LCM. This course relies heavily on hands-on labs. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives vRealize Automation Clustered Deployment Use LCM in a clustered deployment Configure External Certificates Configure NSX-T Data Center load balancer Install vRealize Automation using Clustered Deployment Scale VMware Identity Manager to support High Availability vRealize Automation Clustered Deployment Architecture List of Kubernetes Pods The vRealize Automation Kubernetes Architecture Relationship of Kubernetes Pods to Services Logs and their locations Blueprint deployment workflow with Kubernetes Service interaction Backup strategies and potential problems Advanced Blueprints Use advanced YAML and cloudConfig to deploy a functioning 2-tier application with a phpMyAdmin front-end server and a MySQL database server Use troubleshooting techniques to debug problems in advanced YAML blueprints List the log files that can aid in troubleshooting blueprint deployment Advanced Networking Use VMware NSX-T Data Center advanced features in blueprints Interfacing to IPAMs Use NSX-T Data Center NAT in blueprints Use NSX-T Data Center routed networks Use NSX-T Data Center load balancers Use NSX-T Data Center security groups Use tags with NSX-T Data Center network profiles Using vRealize Orchestrator Create Day-2 Actions with vRealize Orchestrator workflows Troubleshoot vRealize Orchestrator cluster issues Use vRealize Orchestrator to add computer objects to Active Directory when vRealize Automation deploys blueprints Use a tagging approach to vRealize Orchestrator workflows Use dynamic forms with vRealize Orchestrator Using ABX Actions Determine when to use ABX and when to use vRealize Orchestrator Use ABX to create day-2 Actions Call PowerShell from ABX Kubernetes Integration Create a Kubernetes namespace from vRealize Automation Connect to an existing Kubernetes cluster Automate the deployment of an application to a Kubernetes cluster with Code Stream Use Kubernetes in Extensibility Code Stream Create and use CI/CD pipelines Use the Code Stream user interface Add states and tasks to a Code Stream pipeline Integrate code from Code Stream with Git Using GitLab Integration Configure the GitLab Integration Use Gitlab with blueprints Configuration Management Describe the use case of Ansible and Ansible Tower Connect to Ansible Tower Use Ansible playbooks Use Puppet in configuration management Troubleshooting vracli commands and when to use them Check the status of Kubernetes pods and services Correct the state of pods and services Diagnose and solve vRealize Automation infrastructure problems Diagnose and solve vRealize Automation failures to deploy blueprints and services Use vRealize Log Insight for troubleshooting Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vRealize Automation: Advanced Features and Troubleshooting [v8.x] 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 vRealize Automation: Advanced Features and Troubleshooting [v8.x] 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 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 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Cloud Solutions Architects, Site Reliability Engineers, Systems Operations professionals, DevOps Engineers, IT managers. Individuals using Google Cloud Platform to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure with the Google Cloud Platform. Overview Apply a tool set of questions, techniques and design considerations Define application requirements and express them objectively as KPIs, SLO's and SLI's Decompose application requirements to find the right microservice boundaries Leverage Google Cloud developer tools to set up modern, automated deployment pipelines Choose the appropriate Google Cloud Storage services based on application requirements Architect cloud and hybrid networks Implement reliable, scalable, resilient applications balancing key performance metrics with cost Choose the right Google Cloud deployment services for your applications Secure cloud applications, data and infrastructure Monitor service level objectives and costs using Stackdriver tools This course features a combination of lectures, design activities, and hands-on labs to show you how to use proven design patterns on Google Cloud to build highly reliable and efficient solutions and operate deployments that are highly available and cost-effective. This course was created for those who have already completed the Architecting with Google Compute Engine or Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine course. Defining the Service Describe users in terms of roles and personas. Write qualitative requirements with user stories. Write quantitative requirements using key performance indicators (KPIs). Evaluate KPIs using SLOs and SLIs. Determine the quality of application requirements using SMART criteria. Microservice Design and Architecture Decompose monolithic applications into microservices. Recognize appropriate microservice boundaries. Architect stateful and stateless services to optimize scalability and reliability. Implement services using 12-factor best practices. Build loosely coupled services by implementing a well-designed REST architecture. Design consistent, standard RESTful service APIs. DevOps Automation Automate service deployment using CI/CD pipelines. Leverage Cloud Source Repositories for source and version control. Automate builds with Cloud Build and build triggers. Manage container images with Google Container Registry. Create infrastructure with code using Deployment Manager and Terraform. Choosing Storage Solutions Choose the appropriate Google Cloud data storage service based on use case, durability, availability, scalability and cost. Store binary data with Cloud Storage. Store relational data using Cloud SQL and Spanner. Store NoSQL data using Firestore and Cloud Bigtable. Cache data for fast access using Memorystore. Build a data warehouse using BigQuery. Google Cloud and Hybrid Network Architecture Design VPC networks to optimize for cost, security, and performance. Configure global and regional load balancers to provide access to services. Leverage Cloud CDN to provide lower latency and decrease network egress. Evaluate network architecture using the Cloud Network Intelligence Center. Connect networks using peering and VPNs. Create hybrid networks between Google Cloud and on-premises data centers using Cloud Interconnect. Deploying Applications to Google Cloud Choose the appropriate Google Cloud deployment service for your applications. Configure scalable, resilient infrastructure using Instance Templates and Groups. Orchestrate microservice deployments using Kubernetes and GKE. Leverage App Engine for a completely automated platform as a service (PaaS). Create serverless applications using Cloud Functions. Designing Reliable Systems Design services to meet requirements for availability, durability, and scalability. Implement fault-tolerant systems by avoiding single points of failure, correlated failures, and cascading failures. Avoid overload failures with the circuit breaker and truncated exponential backoff design patterns. Design resilient data storage with lazy deletion. Analyze disaster scenarios and plan for disaster recovery using cost/risk analysis. Security Design secure systems using best practices like separation of concerns, principle of least privilege, and regular audits. Leverage Cloud Security Command Center to help identify vulnerabilities. Simplify cloud governance using organizational policies and folders. Secure people using IAM roles, Identity-Aware Proxy, and Identity Platform. Manage the access and authorization of resources by machines and processes using service accounts. Secure networks with private IPs, firewalls, and Private Google Access. Mitigate DDoS attacks by leveraging Cloud DNS and Cloud Armor. Maintenance and Monitoring Manage new service versions using rolling updates, blue/green deployments, and canary releases. Forecast, monitor, and optimize service cost using the Google Cloud pricing calculator and billing reports and by analyzing billing data. Observe whether your services are meeting their SLOs using Cloud Monitoring and Dashboards. Use Uptime Checks to determine service availability. 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