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ORACLE DATABASE 12C ADMIN TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This Oracle Database 12c Administration course is designed to give the Oracle database administrator practical experience in administering, monitoring, tuning and troubleshooting an Oracle 12c database. Database administrators will gain an understanding of the architecture and processes of the Oracle database server. They will be able to ensure the integrity and availability of a company's data within the Oracle environment. They will be able to monitor the performance of the database, allocate resources with the Resource Manager and Schedule jobs. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Administer an Oracle database instance. * Monitor an Oracle database. * Configure the Oracle network environment. * Create and manage database storage structures. * Manage users, profiles, privileges and roles. * Manage undo data and temporary segments. * Monitor and resolve lock conflicts. * Maintain database security. * Implement database auditing. * Monitor the performance of the Database. * Load and unload data. * Use the job scheduler. * Configure a database for backup and recovery. ORACLE DATABASE 12C ADMIN TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: This Oracle Database 12c Administration course is for anyone who needs to administer, monitor and support an Oracle 12c database. * Prerequisites: An understanding of relational database concepts and good operating system knowledge. They should have attended the Oracle SQL course or have a good working knowledge of Oracle SQL. Knowledge of the usage of PL/SQL packages is highly recommended. * Duration 5 days ORACLE DATABASE 12C ADMIN TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction to Oracle database 12c Overview of the Oracle database 12c, Overview of the Oracle Cloud, Relational database concepts, database administration tasks. * Oracle Database 12c Architecture Overview of the Oracle database architecture, The Oracle database instance, Oracle Database memory structures, Process architecture and structures, Server and client processes, The Oracle database storage architecture, Connect to the Oracle database instance. * Administer a database instance Administrative tools available to a DBA, Use SQL*Plus in Oracle to manage a database instance, Use SQL Developer to manage a database instance, Administer the database using Enterprise Manager (EM), Overview of the Enterprise Manager framework, Access Enterprise Manager Database Express, The Enterprise Manager Database Express Home Page, Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, Initialization parameter files. * Configure the Oracle network environment Overview of network configuration, Oracle Net Listener configuration and management, Oracle Net naming methods, Tools for configuring and managing the Oracle network, Using the Net Configuration Assistant, Configure client connections with Net Manager, View listener configuration, Start and stop the Oracle listener, Use TNSPING to test Oracle Net connectivity, Connect to the database, Configure Net Services with Enterprise Manager. * Storage Structures Overview of data storage, The database block, Overview of tablespaces and datafiles, Use Enterprise Manager to view the storage structure of the database, Create and alter tablespace commands, Temporary tablespaces, Create and manage datafiles, Use OMF, Drop tablespaces and datafiles. * Manage users Predefined database administration accounts, User accounts, Create a user account, User authentication, Change a user's password, Manage a user account, Drop a user account, Monitor user information, Terminate user sessions. * Manage profiles and resources Overview of user profiles, Profile resource parameters, Create profile command, Manage passwords with profiles, Control resource usage with profiles, Maintain profiles. * Manage privileges Database access, Oracle supplied roles, System and object level privileges, The grant and revoke commands, Create, modify and drop roles, Use predefined roles. * Database auditing Overview of database security, Overview of database auditing, Security compliance, Standard auditing, Unified audit trail, Separation of audit responsibilities with the AUDIT_ADMIN and AUDIT_VIEWER roles, Configure the audit trail, Specify audit options. * Data concurrency and lock conflicts Levels of locking in Oracle, Methods used to acquire locks, Data concurrency, Possible causes of contention, DML locks, Prevent locking problems, Detect lock contention, Resolve conflicts. * Undo management Undo data overview, Monitor and administer undo, Configure undo retention, Switch undo tablespaces, Specify the retention period, Guarantee undo retention, Retention period for flashback queries, View undo space information, Use the undo advisor, Size the undo tablespace, Alter an undo tablespace to a fixed size. * Proactive database management Database Maintenance, View the alert log, The Automatic Workload Repository, Statistic levels, The Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitoring, Monitor an Oracle database, Use the Advisors, Set up notification rules/ * Performance management Tuning information sources, Performance monitoring, Tuning activities, Performance planning, Instance tuning, Performance tuning methodology, Performance tuning data, Monitoring performance, Managing memory. * SQL tuning SQL tuning, The Oracle Optimizer, SQL Plan directives, Adaptive execution plans, SQL Advisors, Automatic SQL Tuning results, Implement automatic tuning recommendations , SQL Tuning Advisor. * Moving data Create directory objects , Data Pump architecture, Data Pump data dictionary views, Data Pump interactive mode, Data Pump API, Use Data Pump to export and import data, Overview of SQL Loader, Command line parameters, Record filtering, Control file keywords, Datafiles, SQL Loader data paths, External Tables. * Automate tasks with the scheduler Introduction to the Scheduler, Access Rights, Scheduler components and workflow, Create a Job, Job Classes, Use time based, event based schedules, Create an event based schedule. * Managing resources with Resource Manager Overview of the Database Resource Manage, Use the Resource Manager, Create Resource Plans, The default maintenance resource manager plan, Create Resource Plan Directives, Allocate resources for Resource Plans. * Manage space Overview of space management, Block space management within segments, Segment types, Allocate extents, Allocate space, Row chaining and migration, Create tables without segments. * Backup and recovery configuration Oracle backup solutions, Oracle suggested backup strategy, Overview of database backup, restore and recover, Flashback technology, Types of failure ,Instance recovery, Tune instance recovery, The MTTR Advisor, Media failure, Configure a database for recoverability * Oracle support The Enterprise Manager Support Workbench, Register for security updates, Work with Oracle Support, My Oracle Support integration, Log Service Requests, Manage patches, Apply a patch

QUERYING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE DESCRIPTION This course covers the technical skills required to write basic Transact-SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server and provides the foundation for all SQL Server-related disciplines; namely, database administration, database development and business intelligence. This course helps prepare for exam 70-761. Note: This course is designed for SQL Server 2014or SQL Server 2016. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Write SELECT statements. * Create and implement views and table-valued functions. * Transform data by implementing pivot, unpivot, rollup and cube. * Create and implement stored procedures. * Add programming constructs such as variables, conditions, and loops to T-SQL code. QUERYING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Database administrators, database developers, and business intelligence professionals. SQL power users, namely, report writers, business analysts and client application developers. * Prerequisites: Database fundamentals * Duration 5 days QUERYING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Management studio, creating and organizing T-SQL scripts, using books online. Hands on working with SQL Server tools. * T-SQL querying Introducing T-SQL, sets, predicate logic, logical order of operations in SELECT statements, basic SELECT statements, queries that filter data using predicates, queries that sort data using ORDER BY. Hands on introduction to T-SQL querying. * Writing SELECT queries Writing simple SELECT statements, eliminating duplicates with DISTINCT, column and table aliases, simple CASE expressions. Hands on writing basic SELECT statements. * Querying multiple tables cross joins and self joins, write queries that use Inner joins, write queries that use multiple-table inner joins, write queries that use self-joins, write queries that use outer joins, write queries that use cross joins. Hands on querying multiple tables. * Sorting and filtering data Sorting data, filtering data with predicates, filtering data with TOP and OFFSET-FETCH, working with unknown values, WHERE clause, ORDER BY clause, TOP option, OFFSET-FETCH clause. Hands on sorting and filtering data. * SQL Server data types Introducing SQL Server data types, Character data, date and time data, queries that return date and time data, write queries that use date and time functions, write queries that return character data, write queries that return character functions. Hands on working with SQL Server data types. * DML Adding data to tables, modifying and removing data, generating automatic column values, Inserting records with DML, updating and deleting records using DML. Hands on using DML to modify data. * Built-in functions Queries with built-in functions, conversion functions, logical functions, functions with NULL, queries that use conversion functions, queries that use logical functions, queries that test for nullability. Hands on built-in functions * Grouping and aggregating data Aggregate functions, the GROUP BY clause, filtering groups with HAVING, queries that use the GROUP BY clause, queries that use aggregate functions, queries that use distinct aggregate functions, queries that filter groups with the HAVING clause. Hands on grouping and aggregating data. * Subqueries Self-contained subqueries, correlated subqueries, EXISTS predicate with subqueries, scalar and multi-result subqueries. Hands on subqueries. * Table expressions Views, inline table-valued functions, derived tables, common table expressions. queries that use views, write queries that use derived tables, Common Table Expressions (CTEs), write queries that se inline Table valued expressions (TVFs). Hands on table expressions. * Set operators The UNION operator, EXCEPT and INTERSECT, APPLY, queries that use UNION set operators and UNION ALL, CROSS APPLY and OUTER APPLY operators. Hands on set operators. * Windows ranking, offset, and aggregate functions OVER, window functions, ranking functions, offset functions, window aggregate functions. Hands on; windows ranking, offset, and aggregate functions. * Pivoting and grouping sets PIVOT and UNPIVOT, grouping sets, queries that use the PIVOT operator, queries that use the UNPIVOT operator, queries that use the GROUPING SETS CUBE and ROLLUP subclauses. Hands on pivoting and grouping sets * Executing stored procedures Querying data with stored procedures, passing parameters to stored procedures, simple stored procedures, dynamic SQL, the EXECUTE statement to invoke stored procedures. Hands on executing stored procedures. * Programming with T-SQL T-SQL programming elements, controlling program flow, declaring variables and delimiting batches, control-of-flow elements, variables in a dynamic SQL statement, synonyms. Hands on programming with T-SQL * Error handling T-SQL error handling, structured exception handling, redirect errors with TRY/CATCH, THROW to pass an error message back to a client. Hands on implementing error handling. * Implementing transactions Transactions and the database engines, controlling transactions, BEGIN, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK, adding error handling to a CATCH block. Hands on implementing transactions.

MYSQL FOR DEVELOPERS TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This MySQL Developers training course is designed for MySQL Developers who have a good understanding of a MySQL database and experience of using SQL commands. The course provides further practical experience in more advanced MySQL commands and SQL statements including Stored Routines, Triggers and Event Scheduling. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Provide the skills needed to write more advanced queries and database maintenance statements on a MySQL database. * Use advanced features of the MySQL Client. * Use advanced data types. * Manage the structure of databases and tables. * Manage and using indexes. * Write complex SQL query statements. * Use advanced SQL expressions. * Use advanced SQL functions. * Perform advanced Insert, Update, Delete, Replace and Truncate Operations. * Use user variable syntax and properties. * Import and export data from within MySQL. * Import and export data from the command line. * Perform complex joins to access multiple tables. * Perform complex subqueries. * Create, manage and us views. * Use prepared statements. * Create and use stored routines. * Create and use triggers. * Obtain database metadata. * Optimize queries. * Work with the main storage engines. * Debug MySQL applications. MYSQL FOR DEVELOPERS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: MySQL Developers who have a basic understanding of a MySQL database and SQL commands as covered on the Introduction to MySQL course. * Prerequisites: MySQL foundation * Duration 5 days MYSQL FOR DEVELOPERS TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction Administration and Course Materials, Course Structure and Agenda, Delegate and Trainer Introductions. * Client/server concepts MySQL client/server architecture, Server modes, Using client programs, Logging in options, Configuration files, Precedence of logging in options Hands on Using client/server * The MySQL client program Using MySQL interactively, The MySQL prompts, Client commands and SQL statements, Editing, Selecting a database, Help, Safe updates, Using script files, Using a source file, Redirecting output into a file, Command line execution, Mysql output formats, Overriding the defaults, Html and xml output, MySQL Utilities. Hands on Using the MySQL client program * Data types Bit data type, Numeric data types, Auto_increment, Character string data types, Character sets and collation, Binary string data types, Enum and Set data types, Temporal data types, Timezone support, Handling Missing Or Invalid Data Values, SQL_MODE options. Hands on Using data types * Identifiers Using Quotes with identifier naming, Case sensitivity in Identifier naming, Qualifying columns with table and database names, Using reserved words as identifiers, Function names Hands on Using identifiers * Databases Database properties, Creating a database, Selecting a database, Altering databases, Dropping databases, Obtaining database metadata, The SHOW command, The INFORMATION_SCHEMA database, The SHOW CREATE command Hands on Using databases * Tables and indexes Table properties, Creating tables, Create table using Select or Like, Temporary tables and memory tables, Altering tables, Adding columns, Changing column widths and types, Renaming columns, Dropping columns, Adding constraints, Dropping constraints, Renaming tables, Change the table storage engine, Multiple alterations, Dropping tables, Emptying tables, Obtaining table metadata, Show create table, The information_schema, Index introduction, Structure of a mysql index, Creating and dropping indexes, Creating an index, Altering a table to add an index, Specifying index type, Dropping indexes, Obtaining Index Metadata. Hands on Creating, altering and dropping tables/indexes * Querying for data The SQL select statement and MySQL differences, Advanced order by, Order by and collation, Order by with enum datatype, Order by with Set datatype, Ordering with distinct and group by Special features of union, Limit and order by clauses, Group By clause, Group_concat, Using Rollup in a Group By clause. Hands on Querying for data * SQL Expressions and functions Components of expressions, Nulls, Numeric expressions, String expressions, Temporal expressions, Comparison functions, Flow control functions, Numeric functions, String functions, Temporal functions. Hands on Using expressions and functions * Updating data Update operations and privileges, Inserting rows, Insert using a set clause, Inserting duplicate values, Replacing rows, Updating rows, Update using the order by and limit clauses, Deleting rows, The delete and truncate statements. Exercise: Inserting, updating, replacing and deleting data * Connectors MySQL client interfaces, MySQL connectors, Oracle and community conectors, Connecting to MySQL server using Java and PHP connectors, MySQL and NoSQL, Innodb integration with memcached. * Obtaining database metadata What is metadata?, The mysqlshow utility, The show and describe commands, Describing tables, The information_schema, Listing tables, Listing columns, Listing views, Listing key_columns_usage. Hands on Obtaining database metadata * Debugging Mysql error messages, The show statement, Show errors, Show count(*) errors, Show warnings, Show count(*) warnings, Note messages, The perror utility. Hands on Debugging * Joins Overview of inner joins, Cartesian product, Inner joins with original syntax, Non equi-join, Using table aliases to avoid name clashes, Inner Joins With ISO/ANSI Syntax, Outer Joins, Left outer joins, Right outer joins, Full outer joins, Updating multiple tables simultaneously, Updating rows in one table based on a condition in another, Updating rows in one table reading data from another, Deleting from multiple tables simultaneously, Deleting rows in one table based on a condition in another. Hands on Coding joins * Subqueries Types of subquery, Multiple-column subqueries, Correlated subqueries, Using the ANY, ALL and SOME operators, Using the EXISTS operator, Subqueries as scalar expressions, Inline views, Converting subqueries to joins, Using subqueries in updates and deletes. Hands on Coding subqueries * Views Why views are used, Creating views, View creation restrictions, View algorithms, Updateable views, Altering and dropping views, Displaying information about views, Privileges for views. Hands on Using views * Import and Export Exporting using SQL, Privileges required to export data, Importing using SQL, Messages when loading data, Privileges required to load data, Exporting from the command line, Mysqldump main options, Importing from the command line, Mysqlimport main options. Hands on Importing and exporting * User variables and prepared statements Creating User variables, User variables in a select, Prepared statements, The prepare statement, The execute statement, The deallocate statement, Using prepared statements in code, with connectors. Hands on Using variables and prepared statements * Introduction to stored routines Types of stored routines, Benefits of stored routines, Stored routine features, Differences between procedures and functions, Introduction to the Block, Declaring variables and constants, Assigning values to variables, Definer rights and invoker rights, Using SELECT in stored routines, Altering and dropping stored routines, Obtaining stored routine metadata, Stored routine privileges and execution security. Hands on Writing simple stored routines * Stored routines - program logic The IF .. THEN .. ELSEIF construct, The CASE statement, The basic loop, The while loop, The repeat loop, The iterate statement, Nested loops. Hands on Writing stored routines with program logic * Stored routines - exception handlers and cursors Dealing with errors using Exception handlers, Cursors, What is a cursor?, Cursor operations, Declaring cursors, Opening and closing cursors, Fetching rows, Status checking. Hands on Writing stored routines with program logic * Procedures with parameters Creating procedures with parameters, Calling Procedures With Parameters. Hands on Writing stored routines with parameters * Functions What is a function?, The create function statement, Executing functions, Executing functions from code, Executing functions from SQL statements, The deterministic and SQL clauses. Hands on Writing functions * Triggers Trigger creation, Restrictions on triggers, The create trigger statement, Using the old and new qualifiers, Managing triggers, Destroying triggers, Required privileges. Hands on Writing triggers * Basic optimizations Normalisation of data to third normal form, Using indexes for optimization, General query enhancement, Using Explain to analyze queries, Choosing an INNODB or MYISAM storage engine, Using MySQL Enterprise Monitor in query optimization. Hands on Making use of basic optimizations * More about indexes Indexes and joins Hands on Investigating indexes and joins

SECURITY+ TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on course aimed at getting delegates successfully through the CompTia Security+ examination. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain general security concepts. * Describe the security concepts in communications. * Describe how to secure an infrastructure. * Recognise the role of cryptography. * Describe operational/organisational security. SECURITY+ TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Those wishing to pass the Security+ exam. * Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers * Duration 5 days SECURITY+ TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * General security concepts Non-essential services and protocols. Access control: MAC, DAC, RBAC. Security attacks: DOS, DDOS, back doors, spoofing, man in the middle, replay, hijacking, weak keys, social engineering, mathematical, password guessing, brute force, dictionary, software exploitation. Authentication: Kerberos, CHAP, certificates, usernames/ passwords, tokens, biometrics. Malicious code: Viruses, trojan horses, logic bombs, worms. Auditing, logging, scanning. * Communication security Remote access: 802.1x, VPNs, L2TP, PPTP, IPsec, RADIUS, TACACS, SSH. Email: S/MIME, PGP, spam, hoaxes. Internet: SSL, TLS, HTTPS, IM, packet sniffing, privacy, Javascript, ActiveX, buffer overflows, cookies, signed applets, CGI, SMTP relay. LDAP. sftp, anon ftp, file sharing, sniffing, 8.3 names. Wireless: WTLS, 802.11, 802.11x, WEP/WAP. * Infrastructure security Firewalls, routers, switches, wireless, modems, RAS, PBX, VPN, IDS, networking monitoring, workstations, servers, mobile devices. Media security: Coax, UTP, STP, fibre. Removable media. Topologies: Security zones, DMZ, Intranet, Extranet, VLANs, NAT, Tunnelling. IDS: Active/ passive, network/host based, honey pots, incident response. Security baselines: Hardening OS/NOS, networks and applications. * Cryptography basics Integrity, confidentiality, access control, authentication, non-repudiation. Standards and protocols. Hashing, symmetric, asymmetric. PKI: Certificates, policies, practice statements, revocation, trust models. Key management and certificate lifecycles. Storage: h/w, s/w, private key protection. Escrow, expiration, revocation, suspension, recovery, destruction, key usage. * Operational/Organisation security Physical security: Access control, social engineering, environment. Disaster recovery: Backups, secure disaster recovery plans. Business continuity: Utilities, high availability, backups. Security policies: AU, due care, privacy, separation of duties, need to know, password management, SLAs, disposal, destruction, HR policies. Incident response policy. Privilege management: Users, groups, roles, single sign on, centralised/decentralised. Auditing. Forensics: Chain of custody, preserving and collecting evidence. Identifying risks: Assets, risks, threats, vulnerabilities. Role of education/training. Security documentation.

COMPTIA A+ BOOTCAMP TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course includes A+ Certification: Systems Hardware and Networking Support Skills and A+ Certification: Operating Systems and Security Support Skills. The course will provide IT "super users" or new support professionals with the fastest route to A+ Certification. Full practical sessions will prepare students for the two A+ Certification exams. Note: Some self-study each evening will be required. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install, configure, and troubleshoot peripheral devices, system components, print devices, wired and wireless LAN links and internet access devices. * Install, configure, and troubleshoot the Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS PC operating systems plus iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices. * Perform basic PC maintenance. * Configure access control measures. * Perform basic PC maintenance. COMPTIA A+ BOOTCAMP TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Students wishing to take both CompTIA A+ exams. * Prerequisites: PC fundamentals * Duration 5 days NETWORKING MICROSOFT SYSTEMS COURSE CONTENTS * Peripherals and Adapters Motherboard Components, Connection Interfaces, Display Devices, Audio and Multimedia Devices, Removable Storage Devices. * System Components Mass Storage Devices, System Memory, Processors, BIOS and UEFI, Power Supplies. * Troubleshooting and Mobile Devices Troubleshooting System Components, Laptops, Mobile Devices, Troubleshooting Mobile Devices. * Printer and Network Hardware Printers, Configuring Printers, Troubleshooting Printers, Network Architectures, Ethernet Networks. * Networks Wireless Networks, Internet Connections, Internet Protocol, Routers and Firewalls, Troubleshooting Networks. * Supporting Windows (1) Windows Operating System, Administration Tools, Managing Storage, Managing Files, Managing Applications. * Supporting Windows (2) Managing Devices, Managing Performance, Troubleshooting Windows, Installing Windows. * Supporting Windows Troubleshooting Boot Problems, Maintenance and Backup, Threats and Vulnerabilities, Viruses and Malware, Securing Workstations, Securing Data. * Supporting Windows Networks Configuring Network Connections, Securing Network Connections, Configuring Shared Resources, Virtualization and Services. * Linux, OS X, and Mobile OS Linux Operating System, OS X, Mobile Operating Systems, Mobile OS Security and Troubleshooting, Safety and Environmental Procedures, Professionalism and Communication.

BGP TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A detailed study of BGP, from the basics of how it works through to advanced issues such as route reflectors, policy, filtering, route selection and routing registries. The course culminates with a study of an industrial strength BGP template illustrating important issues such as bogon filtering. Practical hands on with routers follow the major sessions to reinforce the theory. A multiple choice exam, leading to the LAIT III certification, is available after the course. The exam consists of 60 questions and lasts 2 hours. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Connect enterprises to the Internet, and ISPs to each other. * Describe how BGP works. * List, describe and configure the main BGP attributes. * Implement and troubleshoot BGP. * Work with route aggregation and calculate CIDR prefixes in seconds. * Influence traffic paths with BGP. BGP TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone who will be working with BGP. * Prerequisites: TCP/IP Foundation for engineers Definitive IP routing for engineers. * Duration 5 days BGP TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Basic BGP IGPs, EGPs, What's BGP? BGP RIB, in/out process, tables peers, adding routes. Hands on Simple configuration and troubleshooting. * The Internet and peering ASs, AS numbers, Internet structure, ISP types, ISP network design, IXs, peering vs. transit, public/ private peering, bi/multi-lateral peering. Hands on AS information gathering. * How BGP works Incremental updates, Path vector protocols, BGP protocol stack, the BGP header, message types, NLRI, withdrawn routes, route refresh, route dampening. Hands on More troubleshooting, packet analysis. * MBGP and IPv6 Multiprotocol routing, AFI, SAFI, MBGP and multicasts, IPv6, MPLS VPNs. Hands on IPv6 * BGPv4 aggregation CIDR, benefits, techniques, shortcuts, configuring BGP aggregation, leaking routes. Hands on Reducing routing table size. * BGP path selection BGP attributes, attribute types, route selection order, Local preference, AS prepend, MEDs. Hands on Influencing traffic with BGP. * BGP routing policies What is policy? Examples, route filtering, AS filtering, REs, applying preference selectively, peer groups. Hands on Sophisticated policies. * RIPE and routing registries RIRs, Allocations, assignments, PI vs. PA. Objects, RPSL, routing registry, Hands on The RIPE database. * Automating BGP configuration Automation tools, whois, IRRToolSet, Bogon lists, tracking bogon lists, HTTP, Peering, routing registries, DNS. * Communities What is a community? Community names, communities for: peer types and geography. RFC 1998, default communities. Hands on Setting local preference on other routers. * Route servers What are route servers? LINX route servers, route server policy control, What are route collectors, Looking glasses. Hands on Setting up and working with a route server. * Peer relationships IBGP, EBGP, next hop self, advertising routes into/out of BGP, synchronisation. Hands on IBGP, troubleshooting a large BGP network. * Route reflectors and confederations Full mesh IBGP, Route reflectors, RR configuration and design, confederations, migration issues. Hands on RR configuration. * BGP architectures Stub vs. transit AS, when to use BGP, multihoming strategies and issues, default routes. Multihop EBGP, load balancing. Hands on Multihoming. * BGP security RFC 7454, security steps, BGP TTL security, filters, RPKI, ROAs, rsync, rrdp, validators. A secure BGP template. Hands on RPKI prefix validation.

WINDOWS SERVER 2019 ADMINISTRATION COURSE DESCRIPTION This five-day instructor-led course is designed primarily for IT professionals who have some experience with Windows Server. It is designed for professionals who will be responsible for managing identity, networking, storage and compute by using Windows Server 2019, and who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and options that are available and applicable to Windows Server 2019. The course teaches IT professionals the fundamental administration skills required to deploy and support Windows Server 2019 in most organizations. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Administrate Windows Server 2019. * Configure file servers and storage. * Manage Hyper-V virtualization and containers. * Implement HA and disaster recovery solutions. * Implement service monitoring and performance monitoring, and apply troubleshooting. * Perform upgrades and migration related to AD DS, and storage. WINDOWS SERVER 2019 ADMINISTRATION COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Windows server 2019. * Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers. Some Windows experience. * Duration 5 days WINDOWS SERVER 2019 ADMINISTRATION COURSE CONTENTS * Windows server administration overview Windows server administration principles and tools, Introducing Windows Server 2019, Windows Server Core Overview. Lab: Deploying and configuring Server Core, Implementing and using remote server administration. * Identity Services in Windows server AD DS, Windows Server domain controllers, Azure AD, Group Policy, Active Directory Certificate Services. Lab: Deploying a new domain controller on Server Core, Configuring Group Policy, Deploying and using certificate services. Network Infrastructure services in Windows server DHCP, DNS services, IPAM. Lab: Deploying and configuring DHCP, Deploying and configuring DNS. * File Servers and Storage management Volumes and file systems, sharing in Windows Server, Storage Spaces in Windows Server, Data Deduplication, Iscsi, Distributed File System. Lab: Implementing Data Deduplication, Configuring iSCSI storage, Configuring redundant storage spaces, Implementing Storage Spaces Direct. * Hyper-V virtualization and containers Hyper-V in Windows Server, Configuring VMs, Securing virtualization in Windows Server, Containers in Windows Server, Overview of Kubernetes. Lab: Creating and configuring VMs, Installing and configuring containers. * High Availability in Windows Server Planning for failover clustering implementation, Creating and configuring failover cluster, stretch clusters, High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V VMs. Lab: Configuring iSCSI storage, Configuring a failover cluster, Deploying and configuring a highly available file server, Validating the highly available file server deployment. * Disaster recovery in Windows Server Hyper-V Replica, Backup and restore infrastructure in Windows Server. Lab: Implementing Hyper-V Replica, Implementing backup and restore with Windows Server Backup. * Windows Server security Credentials and privileged access protection, Hardening Windows Server, Just Enough Administration in Windows Server, Securing and analyzing SMB traffic, Windows Server update management. Lab: Configuring Windows Defender Credential Guard, Locating problematic accounts, Implementing LAPS. * Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server Remote Desktop Services, session-based desktop deployment, personal and pooled virtual desktops. Lab: Implementing RDS, Configuring RemoteApp collection settings, Configuring a virtual desktop template. * Remote access and web services in Windows Server Overview of RAS in Windows Server, Implementing VPNs, Implementing NPS, Implementing Always On VPN, Implementing Web Server in Windows Server. Lab: Implementing Web Application Proxy, Implementing VPN in Windows Server, Deploying and Configuring Web Server. * Monitoring, performance, and troubleshooting Windows Server monitoring tools, Performance Monitor, Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting. Lab: Establishing a performance baseline, Identifying the source of a performance problem, Viewing and configuring centralized event logs, Identifying the source of a performance problem, Describe monitoring tools and performance monitoring in Windows Server, Describe event logging and perform event logging monitoring for troubleshooting purposes. * Upgrade and migration in Windows Server AD DS migration, Storage Migration Service, Windows Server migration tools. Lab: Selecting a process to migrate server workloads, Planning how to migrate files by using Storage Migration Service.

LINX II TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION An intensive hands on IP routing course leading to LINX Accredited Internet Technician stage 2 focusing on routing in an IP environment. The course concentrates on OSPF and IS-IS but also covers BGP and MPLS. Hands on sessions are used to reinforce the theory rather than teach specific manufacturer equipment. A multiple choice exam, leading to the LAIT II certification, is available after the course. The exam consists of 60 questions and lasts 2.0 hours. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Calculate subnet numbers in seconds. * Configure and troubleshoot static routes * Explain how OSPF works. * Build resilient networks with VRRP and OSPF. * Implement and troubleshoot OSPF, IS-IS, simple BGP and simple MPLS. * Evaluate and choose appropriate routing protocols for particular scenarios. LINX II TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Network engineers. * Prerequisites: LAIT I attendance and 55%+ exam score OR LAIT I exam only and pass (70%+) OR CCNA and take LAIT I exam on this course. * Duration 5 days LINX II TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Basic routing Review of LAIT I routing, reading routing tables. Hands on Setting up a routed network. * Static routes Why use static routes? Default routes. Hands on Configuring static routes. * First hop redundancy Default gateways, VRRP/HSRP/GLBP. Load sharing, critical IP addresses. Hands on VRRP. * Basic OSPF What is OSPF? Process IDs, passive interfaces. Hands on Simple OSPF. * Subnetting Bit boundary subnetting, calculating network numbers. Exercise: Subnetting. * OSPF overview Metrics, convergence, DV vs. Link state, IGPs, classless, OSPF features, load sharing, OSPF authentication. Hands on OSPF features. * OSPF within an area How OSPF works, LSAs, LSDB, router IDs, hellos, configuring hellos, exchange protocol. Hands on Investigating OSPF structures. * OSPF areas Scalability, why areas? Area IDs, area 0, ABRs, ABR resilience, areas & LSDBs & LSAs, virtual links. Hands on Multi area OSPF. * Redistribution Multiple routing protocols, common scenarios, routing distance, External LSAs, E1 and E2. Type 4 LSAs. OSPF and default routes. Hands on Configuring static route redistribution. * Route aggregation Route summarisation. How to aggregate, CIDR, ASBR summarisation. Hands on OSPF address summarisation. * OSPF packet formats OSPF packets, protocol stack, packet flows, OSPF headers, neighbours, neighbour states, DRs, adjacencies, BDRs, DR election. Hands on Analysing OSPF packets, troubleshooting. OSPF * OSPF stub areas LSA types, area types, area architecture, stub areas, default routes, benefits & disadvantages of stub areas, TSSAs, NSSAs, Type 7 LSAs. Hands on Stub and TSSA configuration. * IS-IS End systems, Intermediate systems, how IS-IS works, IS-IS router ID, Level 1, Level 2, IS-IS hierarchy. Hands on Configuring IS-IS, troubleshooting IS-IS. * The Internet Autonomous systems, Peering, transit, looking glasses. Hands on Internet routing tables. * Basic BGP IGPs, EGPs, What's BGP? BGP RIB, in/out process, tables peers, adding routes. Hands on Simple configuration and troubleshooting. * Routing IPv6 Multi protocol routing, IPv6 addressing, IPv6 routing tables, IPv6 static routes, OSPFv3, IS-IS and IPv6. Hands on Routing IPv6. * STP and L2 routing STP, RSTP, L2 IS-IS, Multi system link aggregation. Hands on RSTP. * MPLS Core MPLS, MPLS and the 7 layer model, MPLS protocol, MPLS standard, MPLS runs on routers, MPLS history, Why MPLS?, LSRs, PE and P router roles, FEC, swapping labels, MPLS packet format. Hands on Enabling MPLS. Testing and troubleshooting of MPLS. * Appendix EIGRP: How EIGRP works, DUAL.

CCNA TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION The Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) course gives you a broad range of fundamental knowledge for all IT careers. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on labs, and self-study, you will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify basic IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The course covers configuring network components such as switches, routers, and wireless LAN controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. It also gives a foundation in network programmability, and software-defined networking WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install, configure, and operate a small to medium sized network * Gain a foundation in the essentials of networking, security, and automation * Prepare for the 200-301 CCNA exam, which earns CCNA certification CCNA TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Network support help desk technicians involved in the basic installation, operation, and verification of Cisco networks. Anyone seeking CCNA certification. * Prerequisites: Introduction to Data communications & networking * Duration 5 days CCNA TRAINING COURSE CONTENT * After taking this course, you should be able to: Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics. Understand the model of host-to-host communication. Describe the Cisco IOS software. Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs. Describe Ethernet and describe the operation of switches. Install a switch and perform the initial configuration. Describe the TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting. Describe the TCP/IP Transport and Application layers Explore functions of routing. Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router. Explain host-to-host comms across switches and routers. Identify and resolve common switched network issues and common problems associated with IPv4 addressing. Describe IPv6 main features and addresses, and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity. Describe static routing. Describe, implement, and verify VLANs and trunks. Describe inter VLAN routing. Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of OSPF. Explain how STP and RSTP work. Configure link aggregation using EtherChannel. Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols. Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts. Describe the operation of access control lists (ACLs) and their applications in the network. Configure Internet access using DHCP clients and explain and configure NAT on Cisco routers. Describe basic QoS concepts. Describe the concepts of wireless networks, which types of wireless networks can be built, and how to use Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs). Describe network and device architectures, introduce virtualization, network programmability and SDN and describe smart network management solutions such as Cisco DNA Center™, SD-Access, and SD-WAN. Configure basic IOS system monitoring tools. Describe the management of Cisco devices. Describe the current security threat landscape. Describe threat defence technologies. Implement a basic security configuration of the device management plane. Implement basic steps to harden network devices. * Detailed course outline Exploring the Functions of Networking. The Host-to-Host Communications Model. Operating Cisco IOS Software. Introducing LANs. Exploring the TCP/IP Link Layer. Starting a Switch. The TCP/IP IP layer, IPv4 Addressing, and Subnets. The TCP/IP Transport Layer and Application Layer. Exploring the Functions of Routing. Configuring a Cisco Router. Exploring the Packet Delivery Process. Troubleshooting a Simple Network. Introducing Basic IPv6. Configuring Static Routing. Implementing VLANs and Trunks. Routing Between VLANs. Introducing OSPF. Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel. Explaining Basics of ACL. Enabling Internet Connectivity. Explaining the Evolution of Intelligent Networks. Introducing System Monitoring. Managing Cisco Devices. Securing Administrative Access. Implementing Device Hardening. * Self-Study: Building Redundant Switched Topologies. Exploring Layer 3 Redundancy. Introducing WAN Technologies. Introducing QoS. Explaining Wireless Fundamentals. Introducing Architectures and Virtualization. Examining the Security Threat Landscape. Threat Defense Technologies.

CLOUD DEPLOYMENT TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course covers the important topics every cloud professional needs, including, configuration and deployment, security, maintenance, management, and troubleshooting. It covers all aspects of cloud computing infrastructure and administration, with a practical focus on real-world skills. It will help you to master the fundamental concepts, terminology, and characteristics of cloud computing. Deploy and implement cloud solutions, manage the infrastructure, and monitor performance. You will also be able to install, configure, and manage virtual machines. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Cloud services, models, and characteristics. * Virtualization components, installation, and configuration. * Infrastructure configurations and optimization. * Resource management and specific allocations. * IT security concepts, tools, and best practices. * Recovery, availability and continuity in the cloud. CLOUD DEPLOYMENT TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: IT professionals looking to deploy and implement cloud solutions, manage the infrastructure, and monitor performance, Install, configure, and manage virtual machines. * Prerequisites: Introduction to virtualization. * Duration 5 days CLOUD DEPLOYMENT TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS Preparing to Deploy Cloud Solutions Deploying a Pilot Project Testing Pilot Project Deployments Designing a Secure and Compliant Cloud Infrastructure Designing and Implementing a Secure Cloud Environment Planning Identity and Access Management for Cloud Deployments Determining CPU and Memory Sizing for Cloud Deployments Determining Storage Requirements for Cloud Deployments Analysing Workload Characteristics to Ensure Successful Migration Maintaining Cloud Systems Implementing Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity Measures Analysing Cloud Systems for Performance Analysing Cloud Systems for Anomalies and Growth Forecasting Troubleshooting Deployment, Capacity, Automation, and Orchestration Issues Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues Troubleshooting Security Issues