29 Managed Service Provider (MSP) courses

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Solutions architects, Software engineers, Operations leads, and IT project managers. Overview Recognize the common business and technical drivers for migrating to the cloud Summarize the three phases of a migration and associated objectives, tasks, and stakeholders for each Describe AWS architecture, tools, and migration best practices Distinguish between the various cloud migration strategies and when each is most appropriate Determine an organization?s application migration readiness Discover a portfolio and gather data necessary for migration Plan and design an application migration strategy Perform and validate application migration to the cloud Optimize applications and operations after migrating to the cloud This course is for individuals who seek an understanding of how to plan and migrate existing workloads to the AWS Cloud. You will learn about various cloud migration strategies and how to apply each step of the migration process, including portfolio discovery, application migration planning and design, conducting a migration, and post-migration validation and application optimization. Hands-on labs reinforce learning, and each lab is designed to provide you with the understanding and foundation necessary to complete migration tasks in your organization. Prerequisites We recommend that attendees of this course have: * Familiarity with enterprise IT infrastructure (hardware and software) * Completed the AWS Technical Essentials or Architecting on AWS training 1 - WHAT IS A CLOUD MIGRATION? * Summarize the drivers and desired outcomes of a cloud migration * Identify the elements of a successful migration journey * Describe the three-phase AWS migration process 2 - ASSESSING MIGRATION READINESS * Summarize the activities and goals of the assess phase * Evaluate tools for assessing your organization?s cloud readiness * Describe Migration Readiness Assessments (MRAs) and their importance 3 - PREPARING FOR A MIGRATION AND UNDERSTANDING RELATED WORKSTREAMS * Summarize the mobilize phase of the process * Discuss the eight unique migration-related workstreams 4 - DISCOVERING LANDING ZONES AND THEIR BENEFITS * Explain the function of a landing zone * Discuss best practices for creating a custom landing zone * Describe how you would use AWS Control Tower to create a landing zone 5 - BUILDING A LANDING ZONE * Summarize the process of building a landing zone * Determine the best multi-account structure, governance policies, and connectivity plan for a * landing zone 6 - DISCOVERING THE PORTFOLIO AND UNDERSTANDING MIGRATION STRATEGIES * Explain the activities of the detailed portfolio discovery workstream * Describe how to assess an application?s migration readiness * Summarize the seven migration strategies 7 - UNDERSTANDING AND CHOOSING PORTFOLIO DISCOVERY TOOLS * Summarize the various discovery tools available * Distinguish which tools are best to use based on scenario 8 - PLANNING AND DESIGNING A MIGRATION * Describe the planning and design process * Summarize how to set up a migration factory * Choose and finalize an application migration strategy 9 - PERFORMING THE MIGRATION TO AWS * Explain the server migration process * Discuss the various migration automation and governance tools available * Evaluate server migration tools for compatibility with your environment 10 - UNDERSTANDING DATABASE AND DATA MIGRATION SERVICES * Summarize the significance of database and data migration * Discuss the various data migration tools available 11 - UNDERSTANDING ADDITIONAL MIGRATION SUPPORT OPTIONS * Discuss additional migration support options * Summarize AWS Managed Services and AWS Marketplace * Describe SAP on AWS and services offered for Windows 12 - INTEGRATING, VALIDATING, AND CUTTING OVER APPLICATIONS * Discuss the process and benefits of integrating, validating, and cutting over applications 13 - MODERNIZING AND OPTIMIZING AN APPLICATION MIGRATION * Identify post-migration opportunities for modernization and optimization * Understand cost and security optimization processes * Explore tools available to support these processes 14 - UNDERSTANDING OPERATIONS TOOLS, INTEGRATION TESTING, AND AUTOMATION * Summarize operations in the cloud * Discuss four functions of operations and their domains * Review operations automation and relevant support tools 15 - MIGRATION BEST PRACTICES * Course review and key takeaways * Summarize and reinforce AWS best practices for migrating ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Migrating to AWS training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Migrating to AWS course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators, and cloud administrators with experience in a service provider or managed services environment. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe how VMware Integrated OpenStack fits into the VMware SDDC and its use cases List the deployment options and how to install VMware Integrated OpenStack Describe the architecture of VMware Integrated OpenStack and its components Configure tenancy and manage user authentication Integrate the OpenStack Neutron Networking service with VMware NSX-T™ Data Center networking platform Deploy and manage virtual machine instances Monitor VMware Integrated OpenStack with OpenStack monitoring services Design an auto-scale, multitier application using built-in automation tools Manage a VMware Integrated OpenStack control plane using Kubernetes Use the HTML5 Web UI and CLI commands to view and edit the configuration, monitor log files, and view database tables used by VMware Integrated OpenStack components This five-day course provides you with the skills to build a private cloud using VMware© Integrated OpenStack on a proven VMware SDDC. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs, this course builds your skills in installing, configuring, and managing VMware Integrated OpenStack. You learn how to offer IaaS and PaaS with advanced networking and security features to end users using VMware Integrated OpenStack. COURSE INTRODUCTION * Introductions and course logistics * Course objectives * References and resources INTRODUCTION TO VMWARE INTEGRATED OPENSTACK * Describe what an OpenStack is * Describe the services that make up VMware Integrated OpenStack * Describe what VMware Integrated OpenStack is * Describe what is NFV and how does VIO fit in * Understand the licensing model of VIO * Understand the use cases of VMware Integrated OpenStack VMWARE INTEGRATED OPENSTACK DEPLOYMENT * Understand the role of Kubernetes in the VIO control plane * List the VMware Integrated OpenStack deployment models * How to perform VIO high-availability deployment * How to perform VIO compact installation * Pre-requisites for installing VMware Integrated OpenStack * How to use the HTML5 web UI / VIOCLI to check the deployment configurations and deployment running * status * Explain steps involved in patching VIO high availability setup VMWARE INTEGRATED OPENSTACK ARCHITECTURE * List the VMs deployed after a VMware Integrated OpenStack high-availability installation * Describe the overall architecture of the VIO HA setup * List the VIO services running within Kubernetes pods * Describe the role of each service * Understand ssl certificates in VIO KEYSTONE AUTHENTICATION * Understand keystone use cases and services * List the features offered by keystone in VIO * How to integrate keystone with LDAP * List the configuration, view logs, and database tables related to keystone GLANCE IMAGES * Understand Glance use case and its services * List the features offered by Glance in VIO * Explain how to create flavors and images * Describe how to set up metadata, for example SPBM storage policy * List the custom resources/logs and database tables related to Glance NETWORKING WITH NEUTRON * Understand the Neutron use case and its services * Integrate Neutron with NSX-T Data Center * List the custom resources, logs, and database tables related to Neutron MANAGING INSTANCES WITH NOVA * Understand Nova use cases and services * Understand regions, availability zones, and host aggregates * Understand the concept of tenant VDC * Nova support for multiple vCenter instances * How to deploy an instance using Nova * How to resize an instance and view the console logs * Configuration and logs related to Nova service CINDER BLOCK STORAGE * Understand Cinder use cases and services * List the features offered by Cinder * Adding a persistent volume to an instance * Explain the Snapshot of a Cinder volume and attach it to another instance * List the custom resources, log files, and database tables related to Cinder MONITORING WITH CEILOMETER * List the Telemetry use cases and services * How to enable Ceilometer in VIO * How to monitor the VIO environment using Ceilometer * Configuration and log files related to Ceilometer service AUTOMATING WITH HEAT * Define Heat use cases templates and services * Describe use cases of Heat TROUBLESHOOTING CONCEPTS * List common issues in VMware Integrated OpenStack * Use troubleshooting tools * Describe simple troubleshooting procedures * List and explain Day-2 operations ADVANCED FEATURES * Describe Load Balancer as a Service (Octavia) * Explain Firewall as a Service * Describe Designate (DNS as a Service) * Demonstrate automating scaling * Describe selective vCPU pinning * Explain SRIOV network redundancy support * Describe network trunk services support * Describe Live resize * Describe hardware passthrough (GPU pass through) * Describe external REST API ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Integrated Openstack: Install, Configure, Manage [V7] 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 Integrated Openstack: Install, Configure, Manage [V7] 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 Developers who have some familiarity with serverless and experience with development in the AWS Cloud Overview In this course, you will learn to: Apply event-driven best practices to a serverless application design using appropriate AWS services Identify the challenges and trade-offs of transitioning to serverless development, and make recommendations that suit your development organization and environment Build serverless applications using patterns that connect AWS managed services together, and account for service characteristics, including service quotas, available integrations, invocation model, error handling, and event source payload Compare and contrast available options for writing infrastructure as code, including AWS CloudFormation, AWS Amplify, AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM), and AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) Apply best practices to writing Lambda functions inclusive of error handling, logging, environment re-use, using layers, statelessness, idempotency, and configuring concurrency and memory Apply best practices for building observability and monitoring into your serverless application Apply security best practices to serverless applications Identify key scaling considerations in a serverless application, and match each consideration to the methods, tools, or best practices to manage it Use AWS SAM, AWS CDK, and AWS developer tools to configure a CI/CD workflow, and automate deployment of a serverless application Create and actively maintain a list of serverless resources that will assist in your ongoing serverless development and engagement with the serverless community This course gives developers exposure to and practice with best practices for building serverless applications using AWS Lambda and other services in the AWS serverless platform. You will use AWS frameworks to deploy a serverless application in hands-on labs that progress from simpler to more complex topics. You will use AWS documentation throughout the course to develop authentic methods for learning and problem-solving beyond the classroom. INTRODUCTION * Introduction to the application you will build * Access to course resources (Student Guide, Lab Guide, and Online Course Supplement) THINKING SERVERLESS * Best practices for building modern serverless applications * Event-driven design * AWS services that support event-driven serverless applications API-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT AND SYNCHRONOUS EVENT SOURCES * Characteristics of standard request/response API-based web applications * How Amazon API Gateway fits into serverless applications * Try-it-out exercise: Set up an HTTP API endpoint integrated with a Lambda function * High-level comparison of API types (REST/HTTP, WebSocket, GraphQL) INTRODUCTION TO AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION, AND ACCESS CONTROL * Authentication vs. Authorization * Options for authenticating to APIs using API Gateway * Amazon Cognito in serverless applications * Amazon Cognito user pools vs. federated identities SERVERLESS DEPLOYMENT FRAMEWORKS * Overview of imperative vs. declarative programming for infrastructure as code * Comparison of CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Amplify, and AWS SAM frameworks * Features of AWS SAM and the AWS SAM CLI for local emulation and testing USING AMAZON EVENTBRIDGE AND AMAZON SNS TO DECOUPLE COMPONENTS * Development considerations when using asynchronous event sources * Features and use cases of Amazon EventBridge * Try-it-out exercise: Build a custom EventBridge bus and rule * Comparison of use cases for Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) vs. EventBridge * Try-it-out exercise: Configure an Amazon SNS topic with filtering EVENT-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT USING QUEUES AND STREAMS * Development considerations when using polling event sources to trigger Lambda functions * Distinctions between queues and streams as event sources for Lambda * Selecting appropriate configurations when using Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) or Amazon Kinesis Data Streams as an event source for Lambda * Try-it-out exercise: Configure an Amazon SQS queue with a dead-letter queue as a Lambda event source WRITING GOOD LAMBDA FUNCTIONS * How the Lambda lifecycle influences your function code * Best practices for your Lambda functions * Configuring a function * Function code, versions and aliases * Try-it-out exercise: Configure and test a Lambda function * Lambda error handling * Handling partial failures with queues and streams STEP FUNCTIONS FOR ORCHESTRATION * AWS Step Functions in serverless architectures * Try-it-out exercise: Step Functions states * The callback pattern * Standard vs. Express Workflows * Step Functions direct integrations * Try-it-out exercise: Troubleshooting a Standard Step Functions workflow OBSERVABILITY AND MONITORING * The three pillars of observability * Amazon CloudWatch Logs and Logs Insights * Writing effective log files * Try-it-out exercise: Interpreting logs * Using AWS X-Ray for observability * Try-it-out exercise: Enable X-Ray and interpret X-Ray traces * CloudWatch metrics and embedded metrics format * Try-it-out exercise: Metrics and alarms * Try-it-out exercise: ServiceLens SERVERLESS APPLICATION SECURITY * Security best practices for serverless applications * Applying security at all layers * API Gateway and application security * Lambda and application security * Protecting data in your serverless data stores * Auditing and traceability HANDLING SCALE IN SERVERLESS APPLICATIONS * Scaling considerations for serverless applications * Using API Gateway to manage scale * Lambda concurrency scaling * How different event sources scale with Lambda AUTOMATING THE DEPLOYMENT PIPELINE * The importance of CI/CD in serverless applications * Tools in a serverless pipeline * AWS SAM features for serverless deployments * Best practices for automation * Course wrap-up ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans AWS Developing Serverless Solutions on AWS training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AWS Developing Serverless Solutions on AWS course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Customers, cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators, and cloud administrators with experience in managed services or managing a service provider environment Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the advanced architecture of a VMware Cloud Director environment Design Cloud Director Federation Explain use cases for CPOM Explain basic concepts of NSX-V and NSX-T design with VMware Cloud Director Discuss the integration of AVI Load Balancer Services Explain use of migration tools from NSX-V to NSX-T Data Center Explain the integration of Advanced Load Balancer with NSX Discuss the use cases for NSX Advanced Load Balancer Describe the architecture of VMware vCloud Availability for vCloud Director Discuss the use cases for migration with vCloud Availability Describe the architecture of vRealize Operations in a Service Provider Environment Explain the use cases for vRealize Operations Tenant App Explain VMware Cloud Director orchestration and extensibility Explain use cases for XaaS Integration Discuss UI customization for Service Provider and Tenants This five-day, hands-on training course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and tools to design and utilize a cloud solution based on VMware Cloud Director?. Besides learning about an advanced cloud architecture, you learn about the integration of VMware Cloud Director with the products VMware Cloud Director Availability?, VMware vRealize© Orchestrator?, VMware vRealize© Operations? (including the Tenant App), VMware NSX-T© Data Center and VMware NSX© Advanced Load Balancer? (Avi Networks). This course covers the migration from VMware NSX© for vSphere© (NSX-V) to VMware NSX-T© Data Center in a VMware Cloud Director environment. You learn about how the NSX Advanced Load Balancer can be used and integrated in a service provider environment. Besides the advanced know-how of the vRealize Operations Tenant App and Cloud Availability, the course also discusses the extensibility and orchestration of workflows in Cloud Director. For all the topics covered in the class, intensive hands-on labs will be taken by the students to provide proper insights into all the products. COURSE INTRODUCTION * Introductions and course logistics * Course objectives ADVANCED VMWARE CLOUD DIRECTOR ARCHITECTURE * Explain the basic concepts and terminologies in a VMware Cloud Director environment * Describe the basic architecture of a VMware Cloud Director environment * Follow a proven process to design and deploy a cloud solution * Gather and analyze business and application requirements * Document design requirements, constraints, assumptions, and risks * Use a systematic method to evaluate and document design decisions * Explain the differences between conceptual, logical, and physical designs * Describe the concepts of Provider SLAs * Discuss the advantages of standardized and flexible cloud platforms * Explain how you can use a building-block design approach with VMware products to architect a flexible but standardized cloud environment * Impact on Monetization of service definitions * Discuss the design and implications of a vSphere Design for the Cloud Platform * Explain the use of Single vs. Stretched vs. Multi-Site deployments * Design Cloud Director Federation * Explain use cases for CPOM NSX FOR VSPHERE VS. NSX-T AND MIGRATION * Describe the NSX Management cluster architecture, components, and communication channels * Identify the workflows involved in configuring the NSX Management cluster * Validate and troubleshoot the NSX Management cluster formation * Explain basic concepts of NSX-V and NSX-T design with VMware Cloud Director * Discuss the use cases for Edge Services * Discuss the use cases for Distributed Network Services * Discuss the features available in NSX-V vs. NSX-T * Explain the integration of external networks (such as MPLS, DirectConnect) * Explain the integration of 3rd party network services (NON-VMware Edge Services, WAF) * Discuss the integration of AVI Load Balancer Services * Discuss different migration scenarios * Explain pre-requisites for migration from NSX-V to NSX-T * Explain use of migration tools from NSX-V to NSX-T NSX ADVANCED LOAD BALANCER * Explain basic concepts of NSX Advanced Load Balancer * Explain the integration of NSX Advanced Load Balancer with NSX * Discuss the use cases for NSX Advanced Load Balancer VMWARE VCLOUD AVAILABILITY * Describe the architecture of VMware vCloud Availability for vCloud Director * Explain the prerequisites of vCloud Availability for Cloud Director * Discuss the implementation of vCloud Availability for Cloud Director * Discuss the use cases for migration with vCloud Availability * Explain setup of data seeds for vCloud Availability * Discuss the use cases for Disaster Recover as a Service with vCloud Availability * Explain connectivity for vCloud Availability to Cloud use cases * Understand requirements for vCloud Availability OnPrem to Cloud failover and failback VREALIZE OPERATIONS TENANT APP / CHARGEBACK * Describe the architecture of vRealize Operations in a Service Provider * Describe the architecture of vRealize Operations Tenant App * Explain the use cases for vRealize Operations Tenant App * Explain use cases for vRealize Operations Manager in Service Provider environments * Discuss vRealize Operations Manager Management Packs * Explain advanced troubleshooting in service provider environments with vRealize Operations Manager * Discuss architecture and integration of vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App * Explain connectivity of the vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App * Discuss user and role management of the vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App * Describe billing policy definition in the vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App VMWARE CLOUD DIRECTOR ORCHESTRATION * Explain VMware Cloud Director orchestration * Explain vRealize Orchestrator use cases * Describe the architecture of vRealize Orchestrator in a Service Provider environment * Explain use cases for VMware Cloud Director blocking tasks * Explain use cases for XaaS Integration * Design workflows, objects * Discuss UI customization for Service Provider and Tenants * Explain integration of custom elements in VMware Cloud Director * Explain use cases for Extensibility SDK ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Cloud Director: Advanced Workshop [v10.2] training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the VMware Cloud Director: Advanced Workshop [v10.2] course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Customers, cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators, and cloud administrators with experience in managed services or managing a service provider environment. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: * Deploy VMware Cloud Director * Manage VMware Cloud Director to meet the service provider needs * Create and manage VMware Cloud Director organizations and vApps to fulfill business needs * Create and manage VMware Cloud Director catalogs * Transfer virtual machine workloads from VMware vSphere into and out of VMware Cloud Director * Configure networking for organizations and vApps with the help of VMware NSX-T Data Center * Managing resources from the VMWare Cloud Director console and using VMware vRealize Operations * Manager * Enabling VM and Named Disk Encryption * Creating VM sizing and placement policies * Understand vApps and VM operations and actions In this five-day course, you focus on installing, configuring, and managing VMware Cloud Director 10.3. You learn about workload provisioning, the creation of organizations, virtual data centers (VDCs), catalog services that include predefined virtual machines, and on-demand VMware NSX-T Data Center networks.This course also covers interfacing VMware Cloud Director with other systems and the integration and use of VMware vRealize Orchestrator for VMware Cloud Director. You learn about different networks that a system administrator and an organization administrator can configure and use with virtual machines (VMs). This course also discusses how to monitor various VMware Cloud Director objects using VMware vRealize Operations. COURSE INTRODUCTION * Introductions and course logistics * Course objectives SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATA CENTER AND VMWARE VALIDATED DESIGN * Define Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC) * Discuss VMware offerings for Cloud-Based Services * Discuss the deployment options for VMware Cloud Director * Discuss VMware Validated Design * Recognize the design considerations when creating a cloud environment on the SDDC using VMWare Cloud Foundation VCLOUD DIRECTOR DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATION * Discuss the deployment options for VMware Cloud Director * Explain the two-stage deployment of VMware Cloud Director cells * Discuss failover mechanisms (automatic and manual) with VMware Cloud Director cells * Define switchover, promote, and fencing options of the VMware Cloud Director appliance * Understand the VMware Cloud Director appliance enhancements VMWARE CLOUD DIRECTOR PROVIDER CONFIGURATION * Describe how the compute resources are provided to VMware Cloud Director * Describe how storage is provided to VMware Cloud Director * Configure and manage storage for Virtual Datacenters (VDCs) * Briefly discuss network pools, external networks, and Tier-0 Gateways * Showcase VMware Cloud Director integration with vCenter Server and NSX-T Data Center * Describe VMware Cloud Director organizations * Understand organization policies * Explain how to access an organization using various portals * Understand organization VDC * Discuss what is Linked Clone and Fast Provisioning * Understand the use cases of Allocation Models VMWARE CLOUD DIRECTOR USER, ROLES AND QUOTA MANAGEMENT * Discuss user-bundle * Describe role-based access * Explain custom roles and rights * Describe and configure LDAP integration with Active Directory * Discuss OIDC authentication methods * Describe SAML identity provider VMWARE CLOUD DIRECTOR VIRTUAL MACHINES AND VAPPS * Understand standalone VMs * Discuss the VM managing operations * Explain VM properties * Discuss deployment methods of vApps * Discuss the vApp managing operations * Discuss the vApp lease policies * Understand the vApps and VM actions * Explain vApp and VM badges VMWARE CLOUD DIRECTOR CONTENT LIBRARIES * Explain the purpose of catalogs and how to create a catalog organization * Define catalog management and sharing catalogs inside and between organizations * Explain medias in VMware Cloud Director and its usage * Discuss vApp templates * Understand vApp template operations * Describe the purpose and usage of Open Virtualization Format (OVF) * Discuss organization VDC templates VMWARE CLOUD DIRECTOR NETWORKING * Discuss organization VDC networks * List the types of organization VDC networks * Describe the edge gateway services * Explore the services offered by the edge gateway * Discuss sub-allocation IP pool and its use cases * Discuss DHCP, NAT, load balancer, and firewall services on the edge gateway * Discuss SNAT, DNAT, NO SNAT, and NO DNAT use cases * Discuss vApp networks * List the various types of vApp networks * Discuss routed, isolated, and direct vApp networks * Managing billing and reports of vCloud Director objects using Tenant vApp VMWARE CLOUD DIRECTOR STORAGE AND COMPUTE * Describe named disks and shared named disks * Demonstrate how to attach and detach a named disk and a shared named disk * Describe methods of sharing the named disk * Discuss the implications of deleting VMs that have an attached named disk * Discuss how VMware Cloud Director VMs and disks are encrypted * Explain the storage policy capabilities * Demonstrate how VM sizing and placement policies are published * Discuss vCenter server and VMware Cloud Director IOPS storage policies usage * Discuss how to enable and use the storage IOPS limitation in VMware Cloud Director * Describe the storage policy supported entities EXTENSIBILITY AND UI ADDITIONAL FEATURES * Explain custom advisories, global search, guided tours, data exporter, keyboard shortcuts, and quick * search * Understand vcd-cli supported commands * Discuss various vcd-cli tools VMWARE CLOUD DIRECTOR RESOURCE MONITORING * Identify log locations for VMware Cloud Director * Manage vSphere and cloud resources from VMware Cloud Director * Understand monitoring of objects from VMware Cloud Director portals * Briefly introduce vRealize Operations Manager * Integrate VMware Cloud Director with vRealize Operations Manager * Configure VMware Cloud Director Management Pack * Understand dashboard, metrics, alerts, alert definition, and reports ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Cloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [v10.3] 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 Cloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [v10.3] course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Data platform engineers Architects and operators who build and manage data analytics pipelines Overview In this course, you will learn to: Compare the features and benefits of data warehouses, data lakes, and modern data architectures Design and implement a batch data analytics solution Identify and apply appropriate techniques, including compression, to optimize data storage Select and deploy appropriate options to ingest, transform, and store data Choose the appropriate instance and node types, clusters, auto scaling, and network topology for a particular business use case Understand how data storage and processing affect the analysis and visualization mechanisms needed to gain actionable business insights Secure data at rest and in transit Monitor analytics workloads to identify and remediate problems Apply cost management best practices In this course, you will learn to build batch data analytics solutions using Amazon EMR, an enterprise-grade Apache Spark and Apache Hadoop managed service. You will learn how Amazon EMR integrates with open-source projects such as Apache Hive, Hue, and HBase, and with AWS services such as AWS Glue and AWS Lake Formation. The course addresses data collection, ingestion, cataloging, storage, and processing components in the context of Spark and Hadoop. You will learn to use EMR Notebooks to support both analytics and machine learning workloads. You will also learn to apply security, performance, and cost management best practices to the operation of Amazon EMR. MODULE A: OVERVIEW OF DATA ANALYTICS AND THE DATA PIPELINE * Data analytics use cases * Using the data pipeline for analytics MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO AMAZON EMR * Using Amazon EMR in analytics solutions * Amazon EMR cluster architecture * Interactive Demo 1: Launching an Amazon EMR cluster * Cost management strategies MODULE 2: DATA ANALYTICS PIPELINE USING AMAZON EMR: INGESTION AND STORAGE * Storage optimization with Amazon EMR * Data ingestion techniques MODULE 3: HIGH-PERFORMANCE BATCH DATA ANALYTICS USING APACHE SPARK ON AMAZON EMR * Apache Spark on Amazon EMR use cases * Why Apache Spark on Amazon EMR * Spark concepts * Interactive Demo 2: Connect to an EMR cluster and perform Scala commands using the Spark shell * Transformation, processing, and analytics * Using notebooks with Amazon EMR * Practice Lab 1: Low-latency data analytics using Apache Spark on Amazon EMR MODULE 4: PROCESSING AND ANALYZING BATCH DATA WITH AMAZON EMR AND APACHE HIVE * Using Amazon EMR with Hive to process batch data * Transformation, processing, and analytics * Practice Lab 2: Batch data processing using Amazon EMR with Hive * Introduction to Apache HBase on Amazon EMR MODULE 5: SERVERLESS DATA PROCESSING * Serverless data processing, transformation, and analytics * Using AWS Glue with Amazon EMR workloads * Practice Lab 3: Orchestrate data processing in Spark using AWS Step Functions MODULE 6: SECURITY AND MONITORING OF AMAZON EMR CLUSTERS * Securing EMR clusters * Interactive Demo 3: Client-side encryption with EMRFS * Monitoring and troubleshooting Amazon EMR clusters * Demo: Reviewing Apache Spark cluster history MODULE 7: DESIGNING BATCH DATA ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS * Batch data analytics use cases * Activity: Designing a batch data analytics workflow MODULE B: DEVELOPING MODERN DATA ARCHITECTURES ON AWS * Modern data architectures

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is primarily intended for existing IT professionals who have some AD DS knowledge and experience and who aim to develop knowledge about identity and access technologies in Windows Server 2016. The secondary audience for this course includes IT professionals who are looking to consolidate their knowledge about AD DS and related technologies, in addition to IT professionals who want to prepare for the 70-742 exam. Overview After completing this course, students will be able to: Install and configure domain controllers. Manage objects in AD DS by using graphical tools and Windows PowerShell. Implement AD DS in complex environments. Implement AD DS sites, and configure and manage replication. Implement and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs). Manage user settings by using GPOs. Secure AD DS and user accounts. Implement and manage a certificate authority (CA) hierarchy with AD CS. Deploy and manage certificates. Implement and administer AD FS. Implement and administer Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS). Implement synchronization between AD DS and Azure AD. Monitor, troubleshoot, and establish business continuity for AD DS services. This course teaches IT Pros how to deploy and configure Active Directory Domain Services in a distributed environment, how to implement Group Policy, how to perform backup & restore, & how to troubleshoot Active Directory?related issues. INSTALLING & CONFIGURING DCS * Overview of AD DS * Overview of AD DS DCs * Deploying DCs * Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS MANAGING OBJECTS IN AD DS * Managing user accounts * Managing groups in AD DS * Managing computer accounts * Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration * Implementing and managing organizational units * Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS * Lab: Administering AD DS ADVANCED AD DS INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT * Overview of advanced AD DS deployments * Deploying a distributed AD DS environment * Configuring AD DS trusts * Lab: Domain and trust management in AD DS IMPLEMENTING & ADMINISTERING AD DS SITES & REPLICATION * Overview of AD DS replication * Configuring AD DS sites * Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication * Lab: Managing and implementing AD DS sites and replication IMPLEMENTING GROUP POLICY * Introducing Group Policy * Implementing and administering GPOs * Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing * Troubleshooting the application of GPOs * Lab: Implementing a Group Policy infrastructure * Lab: Troubleshooting a Group Policy Infrastructure MANAGING USER SETTINGS WITH GPOS * Implementing administrative templates * Configuring Folder Redirection and scripts * Configuring Group Policy preferences * Lab: Managing user settings with GPOs SECURING AD DS * Securing domain controllers * Implementing account security * Audit authentication * Configuring managed service accounts (MSAs) * Lab: Securing AD DS DEPLOYING & MANAGING AD CS * Deploying CAs * Administering CAs * Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs * Lab: Deploying and configuring a two-tier CA hierarchy DEPLOYING & MANAGING CERTIFICATES * Deploying and managing certificate templates * Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery * Using certificates in a business environment * Implementing and managing smart cards * Lab: Deploying certificates IMPLEMENTING & ADMINISTERING AD FS * Overview of AD FS * AD FS requirements and planning * Deploying and configuring AD FS * Overview of Web Application Proxy * Lab: Implementing AD FS IMPLEMENTING & ADMINISTERING AD RMS * Overview of AD RMS * Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure * Configuring AD RMS content protection * Lab: Implementing an AD RMS infrastructure IMPLEMENTING AD DS SYNCHRONIZATION WITH AZURE AD * Planning and preparing for directory synchronization * Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect * Managing identities with directory synchronization * Lab: Configuring directory synchronization MONITORING, MANAGING, & RECOVERING AD DS * Monitoring AD DS * Managing the AD DS database * Recovering AD DS objects * Lab: Recovering objects in AD DS

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is primarily intended for existing IT professionals who have some AD DS knowledge and experience and who aim to develop knowledge about identity and access technologies in Windows Server 2016. The secondary audience for this course includes IT professionals who are looking to consolidate their knowledge about AD DS and related technologies, in addition to IT professionals who want to prepare for the 70-742 exam. Overview After completing this course, students will be able to:Install and configure domain controllers.Manage objects in AD DS by using graphical tools and Windows PowerShell.Implement AD DS in complex environments.Implement AD DS sites, and configure and manage replication.Implement and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs).Manage user settings by using GPOs.Secure AD DS and user accounts.Implement and manage a certificate authority (CA) hierarchy with AD CS.Deploy and manage certificates.Implement and administer AD FS.Implement and administer Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).Implement synchronization between AD DS and Azure AD.Monitor, troubleshoot, and establish business continuity for AD DS services. This course teaches IT Pros how to deploy and configure Active Directory Domain Services in a distributed environment, how to implement Group Policy, how to perform backup & restore, & how to troubleshoot Active Directory?related issues. INSTALLING & CONFIGURING DCS * Overview of AD DS * Overview of AD DS DCs * Deploying DCs * Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS MANAGING OBJECTS IN AD DS * Managing user accounts * Managing groups in AD DS * Managing computer accounts * Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration * Implementing and managing organizational units * Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS * Lab: Administering AD DS ADVANCED AD DS INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT * Overview of advanced AD DS deployments * Deploying a distributed AD DS environment * Configuring AD DS trusts * Lab: Domain and trust management in AD DS IMPLEMENTING & ADMINISTERING AD DS SITES & REPLICATION * Overview of AD DS replication * Configuring AD DS sites * Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication * Lab: Managing and implementing AD DS sites and replication IMPLEMENTING GROUP POLICY * Introducing Group Policy * Implementing and administering GPOs * Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing * Troubleshooting the application of GPOs * Lab: Implementing a Group Policy infrastructure * Lab: Troubleshooting a Group Policy Infrastructure MANAGING USER SETTINGS WITH GPOS * Implementing administrative templates * Configuring Folder Redirection and scripts * Configuring Group Policy preferences * Lab: Managing user settings with GPOs SECURING AD DS * Securing domain controllers * Implementing account security * Audit authentication * Configuring managed service accounts (MSAs) * Lab: Securing AD DS DEPLOYING & MANAGING AD CS * Deploying CAs * Administering CAs * Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs * Lab: Deploying and configuring a two-tier CA hierarchy DEPLOYING & MANAGING CERTIFICATES * Deploying and managing certificate templates * Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery * Using certificates in a business environment * Implementing and managing smart cards * Lab: Deploying certificates IMPLEMENTING & ADMINISTERING AD FS * Overview of AD FS * AD FS requirements and planning * Deploying and configuring AD FS * Overview of Web Application Proxy * Lab: Implementing AD FS IMPLEMENTING & ADMINISTERING AD RMS * Overview of AD RMS * Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure * Configuring AD RMS content protection * Lab: Implementing an AD RMS infrastructure IMPLEMENTING AD DS SYNCHRONIZATION WITH AZURE AD * Planning and preparing for directory synchronization * Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect * Managing identities with directory synchronization * Lab: Configuring directory synchronization MONITORING, MANAGING, & RECOVERING AD DS * Monitoring AD DS * Managing the AD DS database * Recovering AD DS objects * Lab: Recovering objects in AD DS

Duration 4.5 Days 27 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for individuals who have basic knowledge on cloud computing; on-premise system administrators; IT specialists, interested in AWS and Cloud Technologies. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will know how to design and deploy scalable, highly accessible and fault-tolerant systems in AWS. In this course, students will learn the main 'Managed Service' offered by AWS; How to design and deploy scalable, highly accessible and fault-tolerant systems in AWS; How to choose the most appropriate AWS service. INTRODUCTION * Course overview * Exam Blue Print * Public clouds & cloud economics * AWS Overview & Whitepapers * Setting up AWS Account IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT (IAM) * Local users, groups & roles * SAML providers * Policies * Cross Account Access * Best practices & Examples * Lab * Exam highlights * Sample questions SIMPLE STORAGE SERVICE (S3) & GLACIER * Buckets * Objects * Lifecycle * Configurations and permissions * Custom bucket policies * Best Practices & Examples * Lab * Exam highlights * Sample questions VIRTUAL PRIVATE CLOUD (VPC) * VPC * Internet gateway vs NAT Gateway * Elastic IPs * Subnets & Routing tables * Security Groups & Network Access Lists * VPC Peering & Endpoints * Managed VPN Connections * Best Practices & Examples * Lab * Exam highlights * Sample questions ELASTIC COMPUTE CLOUD (EC2) * Instances * Amazon Machine Images(AMIs) * Elastic Block Store (EBS) * Network & Security * Load Balancers (ELB) * Auto Scaling Groups (ASG) * Instance Management * Best Practices & Examples * Lab * Exam highlights * Sample questions ROUTE 53 * Hosted Zones * Health checks * Traffic flow * Best Practices & Examples * Lab * Exam highlights * Sample questions RELATIONAL DATABASE SERVICE (RDS) * Engine types * Performance & Resilience * Subnet groups * Best Practices & Examples * Lab * Exam highlights * Sample questions CLOUDWATCH * Dashboard and Metrics * CloudWatch logs * CloudWatch rules * Best Practices & Examples * Lab * Exam highlights * Sample questions OTHER AWS SERVICES SIMPLE OVERVIEW * CloudFront * DynamoDB * Elasticache * Redshift * SQS * SWF * SNS * Elastic Transcoder * API Gateway * Kenesis * CloudFormation * Exam highlights * Sample questions MULTIPLE AWS SERVICES EXERCISE * Lab 1 - Architecting multi-tier environment * Lab 2 - Configure backup and monitoring PRACTICE EXAM ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate 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 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate 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.