Definitive 802.1X training course description A hands-on training course concentrating solely on 802.1X. Hands on sessions follow major chapters to reinforce the theory. What will you learn Describe 802.1X. Explain how 802.1X works Configure 802.1X Troubleshoot 802.1X. Definitive 802.1X training course details Who will benefit: Technical network staff. Technical security staff. Prerequisites: SIP for engineers Duration 2 days Definitive 802.1X training course contents Introduction What is 802.1X? Authentication access, 802.3, 802.11. IEEE, 802, 802.1X-2001, 802.1X-2010. Architecture Supplicant, Authenticator, Authentication server, EAP, EAPOL, RADIUS, Diameter. Port configuration 802.1X in a switch environment. Hands on Configuring 802.1X. How it works Controlled ports, uncontrolled ports. Authentication flow chart, Initialisation, initiation, negotiation, authentication. Hands on 802.1X packet analysis. 802.1X and 802.11 WiFi, WiFi security. Hands on 802.1X WiFi port access. EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol, RFC 3748, RFC 5247. EAP methods: Weak, MD5, LEAP, Strong: TTLS, TLS, FAST. Encapsulation: 802.1X, PEAP, RADIUS, Diameter, PPP. 802.1X accounting RADIUS, accounting messages, 802.1X accounting AV pairs. 8021.X and VLANS VLANs, Guest VLAN, restricted VLAN, voice VLAN. Hands on VLAN assignments with 802.1X.
Hardening Cisco devices training course description A hands on course focusing on how to lock down Cisco IOS routers and switches. What will you learn Harden Cisco devices. Hardening Cisco devices training course details Who will benefit: Technical network staff. Technical security staff. Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers. Duration 5 days Hardening Cisco devices training course content Introduction Router security, Switch security, Cisco IOS, IOS versions, Cisco advisories, the management plane, control plane, data plane. Hands on Checking IOS versions and advisories. Access control Infrastructure ACLs, Transit ACLs. Hands on Restricting access to the device, Filtering data traffic. Management plane: Securing operations Passwords, privilege levels, AAA, TACACS+, RADIUS. Hands on Password management. Management plane: Other general hardening Logging best practices, secure protocols, encrypting management sessions, configuration management. Hands on Hardening the management plane. Control plane Disabling reception and transmission of certain messages, Limiting CPU impact of control plane traffic, securing routing protocols. Hands on Hardening the control plane. Data plane Transit ACLs, disabling unused services, disabling unnecessary protocols, anti spoofing, limiting CPU impact of data plane traffic, identifying and tracing traffic, Netflow, VLANs, port security. Hands on hardening the data plane.
RFID training course description This training course focuses on the technologies used in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). What will you learn Describe the RFID architecture. Design RFID systems. Evaluate tag types. Recognise common RFID problems. RFID training course details Who will benefit: RFID technologists and system engineers. Prerequisites: RF fundamentals. Duration 2 days RFID training course contents What is RFID? Review of RF basics, what is RFID, RFID history, RFID base system architecture, frequency bands used by RFID, comparison with barcodes. RFID applications Supply chain, asset tracking, theft reduction, retail, access control, tolls. Tags Tag features, types of tag, passive and active, chips, read only, read write, affixing tags, selecting location to affix a tag, tag orientation and location, tag stacking, impact of rate of movement, tag data formats. Interrogators/readers Interrogation zones, interrogator types, antennas, read distance tests, multiple interrogators, synchronisation, dense interrogator environment issues. RFID peripherals. Standards and regulations Global regulatory requirements, regional regulatory requirements, ISO, ETSI, FCC, EPC, safety regulations/issues. Testing and troubleshooting Read rate problems, improperly tagged items, tag failure. RFID system design Antenna types, interference, antenna location and spacing, how many antennas? How many interrogators? tag types, grounding considerations, cabling, site diagrams.
Session Border Controllers course description A hands on course covering Session Border Controllers with a focus on the technical workings of features commonly found in Session Border Controllers. Hands on practicals follow each major theory session. What will you learn Explain how Session Border Controllers work. Explain the SIP call flow using a SBC. Deploy Session Border Controllers Describe the features found in Session Border Controllers. Session Border Controllers course details Who will benefit: Technical staff working with SIP. Prerequisites: Definitive SIP for engineers Duration 2 days Session Border Controllers course contents SIP review Signalling, media, RTP, SIP, peer to peer, SIP proxies, SIP call flows. Hands on: SIP packet analysis. Session Border Controllers What is a SBC? SBC features, peering scenario, access scenario, NNI SBC, UNI SBC, enterprise SBC. Hands on: SBC call flows SBC topology hiding Header privacy, B2BUA. Hands on: Header analysis. Session control Call admissions, QoS, statistics and billing, redundancy and scalability. Hands on: SBC session control SBC and NAT NAT traversal, STUN, ICE, NAT and SIP, NAT and RTP. Hands on: SBC and NAT traversal. SBC and security DoS, access control, encryption, authentication, toll fraud, regulatory issues, lawful intercept. Hands on: Security. Interoperability mediation Manipulating SIP headers, IMS, IETF, TISPAN, SIP-I. SBC interworking.
4G training course description This course is designed to give the delegate an understanding of the technologies used within a 3G UMTS mobile network. During the course we will investigate the UMTS air interface and the use of Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) to facilitate high speed data access, together with HSPA to offer mobile broadband services. We will describe the use of soft handover rather than hard handover procedures and soft capacity sharing. The course includes a brief exploration of the UMTS protocol stack and the use of PDP Context and QoS support features. What will you learn Explain the 3G UMTS architecture. Describe the role of a Drifting & Serving RNC. Explain the use of ARQ & HARQ for mobile broadband. Describe how IMS integrates into the architecture. Describe the use of Media Gateway Controllers. Identify the temporary identities used within 3G UMTS. 4G training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working within the telecommunications area, especially within the mobile environment. Prerequisites: Mobile communications demystified Telecommunications Introduction Duration 2 days 4G training course contents LTE Introduction The path to LTE, 3GPP. LTE to LTE advanced. LTE Architecture The core, Access, roaming. Protocols: User plane, Control plane. Example information flows. Bearer management. Spectrum allocation. LTE technologies Transmission, reception, OFDMA, multiple antenna, MIMO. LTE Air interface Air interface protocol stack. Channels, Resource Grid, cell acquisition. Up and downlink controls. Layer 2 protocols. Cell acquisition Power on, selecting networks and cells. RRC connection. Attach procedure. Mobility management Roaming, RRC_IDLE, RRC_CONNECTED, cell reselection, handover, interoperation with UMTS and GSM networks. Voice and text IMS, QoS, policy and charging.
HSPA and HSPA+ training course description HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) provide speeds of upto 14Mbps downlink and 5Mbps uplink. This theory-based course provides an overview of the 3GPP R5 and R6 HSDPA/HSUPA standards and the technologies which are involved. The HSPA+ R7 enhancements are also covered. What will you learn Explain the relationship between HSPA and UMTS. Describe the benefits of HSPA/HSPA+ Explain the HSPA/HSPA+ technical enhancements. Explain packet flows in HSPA/HSPA+. Recognise the migration issues involved with HSPA/HSPA+ HSPA and HSPA+ training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with HSPA. Prerequisites: Essential UMTS Duration 2 days HSPA and HSPA+ training course contents UMTS review UMTS architecture, components, interfaces, protocols, W-CDMA, standards, 3GPPr5, 3GPPr6, evolution to HSDPA and HSPA. HSPA basics What is HSDPA, what is HSUPA, key features, system capacities, data rates, delays. Key concepts: Adaptive modulation and coding (AMC), QPSK, 16QAM, HARQ, MAC-hs, multiplexing, subframes. HSPA channels Logical, transport, physical channels, dedicated vs. shared channels, HS-PDSCH, HS-SCCH, HS-DPCCH, code multiplexing, E-DCH, Enhanced DPCCH. MAC-architecture Controlling HS-DSCH, flow control, buffering, priority queues, packet scheduling, fast packet scheduling, Selecting modulation and coding. HARQ: Packet retransmissions, Incremental redundancy, comparison with ARQ, TFRC. MAC-d, MAC-c/sh, MAC-hs, MAC-es, MAC-e. HSPA migration HSDPA in the Radio Access Network (RAN), reuse of existing UMTS components, changes required, Impact on Iub/Iur interfaces, new and modified NBAP procedures, backwards compatibility. Packet flows Packet data session setup, simultaneous voice and data, QoS, TCP flow control, WCDMA packet scheduler, mobility procedures. HSPA phase 2 (3GPP r6) What is evolved HSPA? Speeds. Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO). Optional all IP architecture. R8 and LTE.
ZigBee training course description A hands on course covering the entire ZigBee protocol stack. ZigBee operation, primitives and frame formats are covered in detail using software tools to test and analyse ZigBee commands and demonstrate how these affect the 802.15.4 MAC. Analysers are used to decode packet formats. What will you learn Describe the ZigBee architecture and applications. Explain the workings of ZigBee protocol stack including the 802.15.4, NWK, APS and ZDO sub layers. Describe in detail the ZigBee primitives and how they are used to pass data; make networks; join networks and repair networks. Secure ZigBee networks. ZigBee training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff requiring grounding in ZigBee including application engineers. Prerequisites: RF fundamentals. Duration 2 days ZigBee training course contents Wireless data overview What is 802.15.4 and ZigBee? WLAN, WPAN, Bluetooth vs. ZigBee. Markets. Applications and architecture. ZigBee demonstration. ZigBee Standards and technology The 7-layer model, IEEE WPAN standards overview, 802.15.4 & ZigBee, ZigBee alliance. ZigBee Protocol stack The ZigBee 5 layer model, The network (NWK) sub layer, Application support sub layer (APS), the ZigBee Device Object (ZDO). 802.15.4 Radio Frequencies, modulation, power, DSSS, BPSK/ O-QPSK, channels, symbols, chips and bit rate. 802.15.4 PHY PHY data transfer primitives. The PHY packet. PHY PIB management. 802.15.4 MAC layer The MAC layer overview, CSMA/CA, addresses, frame types, super frames, MAC layer: Data, Data control, Scan and join, PAN maintenance, MAC PIB. Hands on 802.15.4 frame analysis. ZigBee Topologies Point to point topology, star topology, cluster tree, wired integration. Hands on Building a ZigBee network. ZigBee frame formats General frame format, data frames, command frames. Hands on Analysing ZigBee frames. ZigBee NWK NWK data primitives: Request. Confirm. Indication. NWK management primitives: Network discovery, network formation. Permit joining. Start router. Join. Direct join. Leave. Reset. Sync. NWK database management. Hands on NWK analysis ZigBee APS Address mapping, matching devices, binding devices, binding tables. Hands on APS analysis. ZigBee ZDO Device roles, binding requests, initiating and responding, device discovery, service discovery, network management. ZDO Endpoint 0. ZigBee Security Security issues, security modes, MAC security, NWK security, APS security. Applications Writing ZigBee applications, application profiles, End points, Endpoint addressing, clusters of attributes, broadcasts. Hands on Sample ZigBee application.
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This four-day course is intended for Windows Server Hybrid Administrators who have experience working with Windows Server and want to extend the capabilities of their on-premises environments by combining on-premises and hybrid technologies. Windows Server Hybrid Administrators who already implement and manage on-premises core technologies want to secure and protect their environments, migrate virtual and physical workloads to Azure Iaas, enable a highly available, fully redundant environment, and perform monitoring and troubleshooting. This course teaches IT Professionals to configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT Professionals how to leverage the hybrid capabilities of Azure, how to migrate virtual and physical server workloads to Azure IaaS, and how to secure Azure VMs running Windows Server. The course also teaches IT Professionals how to perform tasks related to high availability, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. The course highlights administrative tools and technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Azure Security Center, Azure Migrate, and Azure Monitor. Prerequisites An understanding of the following concepts as related to Windows Server technologies: High availability and disaster recovery Automation Monitoring Troubleshooting 1 - Secure Windows Server user accounts Configure user account rights Protect user accounts with the Protected Users group Describe Windows Defender Credential Guard Block NTLM authentication Locate problematic accounts 2 - Hardening Windows Server Describe Local Password Administrator Solution Configure Privileged Access Workstations Secure domain controllers Analyze security configuration with Security Compliance Toolkit Secure SMB traffic 3 - Windows Server update management Explore Windows Update Outline Windows Server Update Services server deployment options Define Windows Server Update Services update management process Describe the process of Update Management 4 - Secure Windows Server DNS Implement split-horizon DNS Create DNS policies Implement DNS policies Secure Windows Server DNS Implement DNSSEC 5 - Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security Implement network security groups and Windows IaaS VMs Implement adaptive network hardening Implement Azure Firewall and Windows IaaS VMs Implement Windows firewall with Windows Server IaaS VMs Choose the appropriate filtering solution Deploy and configure Azure firewall using the Azure portal Capture network traffic with network watcher Log network traffic to and from a VM using the Azure portal 6 - Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines Describe Azure Security Center Enable Azure Security Center in hybrid environments Implement and assess security policies Protect your resources with Azure Security Center Implement Azure Sentinel 7 - Manage Azure updates Describe update management Enable update management Deploy updates View update assessments Manage updates for your Azure Virtual Machines 8 - Create and implement application allowlists with adaptive application control Describe adaptive application control Implement adaptive application control policies 9 - Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines Describe Azure Disk Encryption and server-side encryption Configure Key Vault for Azure Disk Encryption Encrypt Azure IaaS Virtual Machine hard disks Back up and recover data from encrypted disks Create and encrypt a Windows Virtual Machine 10 - Implement change tracking and file integrity monitoring for Windows IaaS VMs Implement Change Tracking and Inventory Manage Change Tracking and Inventory Manage tracked files Implement File Integrity Monitoring Select and monitor entities Use File Integrity Monitoring 11 - Introduction to Cluster Shared Volumes Determine the functionality of Cluster Shared Volumes Explore the architecture and components of Cluster Shared Volumes Implement Cluster Shared Volumes 12 - Implement Windows Server failover clustering Define Windows Server failover clustering Plan Windows Server failover clustering Implement Windows Server failover clustering Manage Windows Server failover clustering Implement stretch clusters Define cluster sets 13 - Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs Select high-availability options for Hyper-V Consider network load balancing for Hyper-V VMs Implement Hyper-V VM live migration Implement Hyper-V VMs storage migration 14 - Implement Windows Server File Server high availability Explore the Windows Server File Server high-availability options Define Cluster Shared Volumes Implement Scale-Out File Server Implement Storage Replica 15 - Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM Describe virtual machine scale sets Implement scaling Implement load-balancing VMs Create a virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal Describe Azure Site Recovery Implement Azure Site Recovery 16 - Implement Hyper-V Replica Define Hyper-V Replica Plan for Hyper-V Replica Configure and implement Hyper-V Replica Define extended replication Define Azure Site Recovery Implement Site Recovery from on-premises site to Azure Implement Site Recovery from on-premises site to on-premises site 17 - Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recovery Azure Site Recovery overview Workloads supported for protection with Azure Site Recovery Run a disaster recovery drill Failover and failback 18 - Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS Describe Azure Backup Implement recovery vaults Implement Azure Backup policies Recover Windows IaaS Virtual Machines Perform file and folder recovery Perform backup and restore of on-premises workloads Manage Azure Virtual Machine backups with Azure Backup service 19 - Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery What is Azure Site Recovery Prepare for disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery Run a disaster recovery drill Failover and failback using Azure Site Recovery 20 - Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup Azure Backup features and scenarios Back up an Azure virtual machine by using Azure Backup Restore virtual machine data 21 - Active Directory Domain Services migration Examine upgrade vs. migration Upgrade a previous version of Active Directory Domain Services to Windows Server 2022 Migrate to Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2022 from a previous version Explore the Active Directory Migration Tool 22 - Migrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Service Storage Migration Service overview and usage scenarios Storage migration requirements Migrate a server with Storage migration Evaluate storage migration considerations 23 - Migrate Windows Server roles Describe the Windows Server Migration Tools Install the Migration Tools Migrate roles using the Migration Tools 24 - Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines Plan your migration Describe Azure Migrate Perform server assessment Assess physical servers with Azure Migrate Migrate Windows Server workloads by using Azure Migrate 25 - Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines Describe Azure Migrate Migrate Windows Server workloads by using Azure Migrate Describe storage migration Migrate file servers by using Storage Migration Service 26 - Containerize and migrate ASP.NET applications to Azure App Service Azure Migrate App Containerization overview 27 - Monitor Windows Server performance Use Performance Monitor to identify performance problems Use Resource Monitor to review current resource usage Review reliability with Reliability Monitor Implement a performance monitoring methodology Use Data Collector Sets to analyze server performance Monitor network infrastructure services Monitor virtual machines running Windows Server Monitor performance with Windows Admin Center Use System Insights to help predict future capacity issues Optimize the performance of Windows Server 28 - Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs Describe Windows Server event logs Use Windows Admin Center to review logs Use Server Manager to review logs Use custom views Implement event log subscriptions 29 - Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics Describe basic auditing categories Describe advanced categories Log user access Enable setup and boot event collection 30 - Troubleshoot Active Directory Recover objects from the AD recycle bin Recover the AD DS database Recover SYSVOL Troubleshoot AD DS replication Troubleshoot hybrid authentication issues 31 - Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances Enable Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines Monitor an Azure Virtual Machine with Azure Monitor Enable Azure Monitor in hybrid scenarios Collect data from a Windows computer in a hybrid environment Integrate Azure Monitor with Microsoft Operations Manager 32 - Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor Monitoring for Azure VMs Monitor VM host data Use Metrics Explorer to view detailed host metrics Collect client performance counters by using VM insights Collect VM client event logs 33 - Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking Diagnose DHCP proble
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for The audience for this course is data professionals managing data and databases who want to learn about administering the data platform technologies that are available on Microsoft Azure. This course is also valuable for data architects and application developers who need to understand what technologies are available for the data platform with Azure and how to work with those technologies through applications. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to administer a SQL Server database infrastructure for cloud, on-premises and hybrid relational databases and who work with the Microsoft PaaS relational database offerings. Additionally, it will be of use to individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL-based relational databases. Prerequisites In addition to their professional experience, students who take this training should have technical knowledge equivalent to the following courses: AZ-900T00 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals DP-900T00 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals 1 - Prepare to maintain SQL databases on Azure Describe Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform roles Understand SQL Server in an Azure virtual machine Design Azure SQL Database for cloud-native applications Explore Azure SQL Database Managed Instance 2 - Deploy IaaS solutions with Azure SQL Explain IaaS options to deploy SQL Server in Azure Understand hybrid scenarios Explore performance and security Explain high availability and disaster recovery options 3 - Deploy PaaS solutions with Azure SQL Explain PaaS options for deploying SQL Server in Azure Explore single SQL database Deploy SQL database elastic pool Understand SQL database hyperscale Examine SQL managed instance Describe SQL Edge 4 - Evaluate strategies for migrating to Azure SQL Understand compatibility level Understand Azure preview features Describe Azure database migration options 5 - Migrate SQL workloads to Azure SQL databases Choose the right SQL Server Instance option in Azure Migrate SQL Server to Azure SQL Database offline Migrate SQL Server to Azure SQL Database online Load and move data to Azure SQL Database 6 - Migrate SQL workloads to Azure Managed Instances Evaluate migration scenarios to SQL Database Managed Instance Migrate to SQL Database Managed Instance Load and Move data to SQL Database Managed Instance 7 - Configure database authentication and authorization Describe Active Directory and Azure Active Directory Describe authentication and identities Describe Security Principals Describe database and object permissions Identify authentication and authorization failures 8 - Protect data in-transit and at rest Explore Transparent Data Encryption Configure server and database firewall rules Explain object encryption and secure enclaves Enable encrypted connections Describe SQL injection Understand Azure Key Vault 9 - Implement compliance controls for sensitive data Explore data classification Explore server and database audit Implement Dynamic Data Masking Implement Row Level security Understand Microsoft Defender for SQL Explore Azure SQL Database Ledger Implement Azure Purview 10 - Describe performance monitoring Describe performance monitoring tools Describe critical performance metrics Establish baseline metrics Explore extended events Describe Azure SQL Insights Explore Query Performance Insight 11 - Configure SQL Server resources for optimal performance Explain how to optimize Azure storage for SQL Server virtual machines Describe virtual machine resizing Optimize database storage Control SQL Server resources 12 - Configure databases for optimal performance Explore database maintenance checks Describe database scoped configuration options Describe automatic tuning Describe intelligent query processing 13 - Explore query performance optimization Understand query plans Explain estimated and actual query plans Describe dynamic management views and functions Explore Query Store Identify problematic query plans Describe blocking and locking 14 - Evaluate performance improvements Describe wait statistics Tune and maintain indexes Understand query hints 15 - Explore performance-based design Describe normalization Choose appropriate data types Design indexes 16 - Automate deployment of database resources Describe deployment models in Azure Automate deployment by using Azure Resource Manager templates and Bicep Automate deployment by using PowerShell Automate deployment by using Azure CLI 17 - Create and manage SQL Agent jobs Create a SQL Server maintenance plan Describe task status notifications 18 - Manage Azure PaaS tasks using automation Explore Elastic jobs Understand Azure Automation Build an automation runbook Automate database workflows by using Logic Apps Monitor automated tasks 19 - Describe high availability and disaster recovery strategies Describe recovery time objective and recovery point objective Explore high availability and disaster recovery options Describe Azure high availability and disaster recovery features for Azure Virtual Machines Describe high availability and disaster recovery options for PaaS deployments Explore an IaaS high availability and disaster recovery solution Describe hybrid solutions 20 - Explore IaaS and PaaS solutions for high availability and disaster recovery Describe failover clusters in Windows Server Configure Always-on availability groups Describe temporal tables in Azure SQL Database Describe active geo-replication for Azure SQL Database Explore auto-failover groups for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance 21 - Back up and restore databases Back up and restore SQL Server running on Azure virtual machines Back up a SQL Server virtual machine Back up and restore a database using Azure SQL Database Additional course details: Nexus Humans DP-300T00: Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. 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About this Training Course Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has provided intercontinental mobility to natural gas, which now provides about 25% of the global primary energy. Being the cleanest fossil fuel, natural gas/LNG consumption is forecasted to grow in all future scenarios. With the entry of various players, including Trading companies, the LNG value chain is becoming increasingly complex, and a solid understanding of its economics and management of its interfaces have become crucial to identify and assess investment opportunities and risks. Recent market disturbances caused by COVID-19, Oil & Gas price instabilities - coupled with the political (Ukraine/Russia) challenges - make a deep understanding of LNG Value Chain Logistics and Economics even more essential to ensure the security of energy supplies sustainably and profitably. This intermediate level 3 full-day course starts with a concise introduction to the LNG business. Thereafter, the elements of the LNG value chain are described, and their individual economics analysed. A Business Activity Model along the value chain will be developed and discussed in depth, covering the following key processes: 'Buy Gas - Transport Gas - Liquefy Gas - Sell LNG/Products - Ship LNG - Regasify LNG' The integrated chain economics will then be developed and quantified. A hands-on group workshop/exercise developing the economic case of a full-sized Liquefaction project will be carried out, considering the forecasted cash flows throughout the project life, the location of the plant, its markets, project sensitivities and profitability assessment. Participants will be provided with Excel based tools/models (LNG Liquefaction project development Net Present Value (NPV) analyses, Shipping Freight Calculations and Economics) to work through the exercises and also for their future personal use. Training Objectives After the completion of this course, participants will be able to: Understand how the LNG Value Chain operates, bound by the relevant Contracts and Agreements. Learn the basic economic parameters (operating, capital costs, financing, profitability) of each major element of the value chain. Appreciate the complexity of the value chain, and the associated opportunities and risks. Develop quantitative project evaluation skills. Explore options to maximise profitability in a given LNG value chain. Discuss best practices on how to manage, steer and govern these activities. Target Audience Technical, Operational, Shipping, Commercial, Project and Governance professionals who are already active in a specific section of the LNG Value Chain will directly benefit in developing a wider and deeper perspective on how the LNG Value Chain operations and can be optimised. Managers (Technical, Financial, Legal and Governance) less familiar with the specifics of the LNG Industry will also benefit from attending this VILT course, as they will obtain the required background to be able to set sharper targets, suitable performance indicators, and governance and performance assessment guidelines for units engaged in the chain. The course is most relevant for professionals engaged in the LNG industry at: National and International Oil & Gas/Energy Companies LNG Importers/Exporters/Traders/Shippers Government & Regulatory Agencies Finance Institutions It will also apply to the following audience: Business Development Managers Corporate Planning Professionals Project Developers Supply Planners & Scheduling Professionals Regulators Tax & Finance Advisors Compliance Officers Equity Analyst and Bankers Joint Venture Representatives, Board Directors Negotiators and Contracting Staff Trading Professionals Course Level Intermediate Trainer Your expert course leader is an Oil & Gas/LNG professional with more than 35 years of international experience, majority of which was gained at Shell International Joint Ventures engaged in Oil Refining, Supply / Trading, Gas Supply and LNG Businesses in the Netherlands, France, Thailand, Dominican Republic and Nigeria. Since 2004, he has had several roles in the management of the LNG Value Chain including the Commercial Operational Management of Nigeria LNG (NLNG). He played an active role in the start-up and integration of LNG trains 4, 5 and 6 with NLNG becoming the 3rd largest LNG producer in the world in 2007. Commercial operations spanned 4 Gas Supply, 11 LNG Sales & Purchase Agreements, ad-hoc LPG and Condensate Sales and LNG Ship Chartering contracts. Under his supervision, more than 2,000 LNG cargoes were exported. He was part of the organizational transformation of the company from a Project-based set-up to a Production / Commercial based structure and implemented an 'Integrated Planning and Scheduling Department' in which he optimized the value chain (Buy-Gas - Liquify Gas to LNG - Sell - Ship LNG). Staff competence management was one of his focus areas during this period. He was also the NLNG representative on JV Technical, Commercial, Shipping Committees where he interfaced with Government & Regulatory authorities. In 2014, he was appointed as Shell Shareholder representative to NLNG and became a Non-Executive Board member to NLNG companies, including Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) managing 24 LNG Ships. During this period, he was involved in the Economic and Technical steering of the Shipping Fleet and Liquefaction Plant Rejuvenation projects and a further capacity expansion of liquefaction plant which resulted in the achievement of NLNG train 7 project FID in 2019. Since 2016, he has been active as an independent consultant. He co-authored 2 patents and more than 30 published papers/presentations. He holds a PhD from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and a MSc and BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK. 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