MS-10231: Designing a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and 2013 Infrastructure

Course Overview:

This course is intended for IT Professionals who use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in a team-based, medium-sized to large environment. While they may have implemented a SharePoint deployment, they have limited experience in designing a SharePoint infrastructure. They likely work as a senior administrator who acts as a technical lead over a team of administrators. Members of this audience should have at least 6 months experience with SharePoint 2010 (including pre-released versions of the product).

Attendees to MS-10231: Designing a Microsoft SharePoint 2010/2013 Infrastructure will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Location:

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Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Designing a Logical Architecture
Planning Service Application Architecture
Planning for Performance and Capacity
Designing a Physical Architecture
Designing a Security Plan
Planning Authentication
Planning Managed Metadata
Planning Social Computing
Designing Enterprise Search Strategy
Planning Enterprise Content Management
Developing a Plan for Governance
Designing a Maintenance and Monitoring Plan

Prerequisites:

At least 2 years experience administering, deploying, managing, monitoring, upgrading, migrating, and designing SharePoint servers
At least one year’s experience of mapping business requirements to logical and physical technical design
Working knowledge of network design, including network security

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TN-412: Artificial Intelligence Essentials (AI|E)

Course Description:

Artificial Intelligence Essentials (AIE) is a foundational AI literacy certification that builds practical understanding of AI and responsible use

The Artificial Intelligence Essentials (AIE) Course is designed to prepare learners for the newly Artificial Intelligence Essentials (AIE) exam. This hands-on program introduces professionals to core AI concepts, practical tools, and safe real-world applications. It equips learners to understand AI systems, use AI responsibly, and boost productivity across roles and industries

Participants will gain knowledge in understanding how AI systems work, where they are used, how they influence decision-making, and how they should be applied responsibly in everyday, professional, and organizational contexts. The course covers what AI is and what it is not, how data and models drive AI behavior, and how modern AI systems differ from traditional software. Learners develop the ability to interact effectively with AI tools, evaluate AI outputs with informed judgment, and apply responsible practices aligned with privacy, security, and global regulatory expectations.

By the end of the course, learners will be prepared to use AI confidently, safely, and productively while recognizing limitations, ethical risks, and broader societal impacts. It serves as a universal entry point before any technical, managerial, security, or governance specialization in AI.

Course Outline:

01. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

02. Everyday AI Tools and Use Cases

03. Building Blocks of AI

04. Prompt Crafting AI-Driven Interactions

05. AI Ethics and Responsible AI

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TN-5455: Managing Windows Environments with Group Policy

Course Overview:

In this course-currently the only offering in the market devoted to Group Policy training-you will learn how to reduce costs and increase efficiencies in your network. You will discover how to consolidate the administration of an enterprise IT infrastructure with Group Policy, and learn to control and manage computer systems and domain users running Windows Server and Windows clients. Create Group Policies, implement administrative and security templates, and determine best practices when deploying software packages. Walk away with the experience and tools needed to optimize your enterprise systems and networks.

Attendees to TN-5455: Managing Windows Environments with Group Policy will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

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Course Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Features and functions of Group Policy
Use Group Policy management tools to manage security policies
Design a Group Policy infrastructure
Group Policy processing architecture
Back up, restore, import, and copy Group Policy Objects through the Group Policy
Management Console
Use Windows PowerShell to manage Group Policy
Implement security using Group Policy
Configure the desktop environment with Group Policy
Configure roaming profiles and Folder Redirection
Assign and publish software packages
Implement AppLocker and software restriction policies
Create and deploy Administrative Templates
Configure Group Policy preferences

Course Prerequisites:

Experience with the Microsoft Windows Server 2008/12 environments and a fundamental understanding of Active Directory

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DO-375: Automation with Ansible and Ansible Tower

Course Overview:

Through hands-on labs, you will learn to automate system administration tasks on managed hosts with Ansible, learn how to write Ansible playbooks to standardize task execution, and manage encryption for Ansible with Ansible Vault. This course will also teach you how to deploy and use Red Hat® Ansible Tower to centrally manage existing Ansible projects, playbooks, and roles; perform basic maintenance and administration of the Ansible Tower installation; and configure users and teams and use them to control access to systems, projects, and other resources through role-based access controls. You will learn to use Ansible Tower’s visual dashboard to launch, control, and monitor Ansible jobs; use the Ansible Tower application programming interface (API) to launch jobs from existing templates; automatically schedule Ansible jobs; and dynamically update host inventories.

Course Objectives:

Install and troubleshoot Ansible on central nodes and managed hosts
Automate administration tasks with Ansible playbooks and ad hoc commands
Write effective Ansible playbooks
Protect sensitive data used by tasks with Ansible Vault.
Install and configure Ansible Tower for enterprise Ansible management
Use Ansible Tower to control access to inventories and machine credentials by users and teams
Create job templates in Ansible Tower to standardize playbook execution.
Centrally launch playbooks and monitor and review job results with Ansible Tower

Course Outline:

Introduce Ansible
Deploy Ansible
Implement playbooks
Manage variables and inclusions
Implement task control
Implement Jinja2 templates
Implement roles
Configure complex playbooks
Implement Ansible Vault
Troubleshoot Ansible
Install Ansible Tower and describe Ansible Tower’s architecture
Create users and teams for role-based access control
Create and manage inventories and credentials
Manage projects for provisioning with Ansible Tower
Construct advanced job workflows
Update inventories dynamically and compare inventory members
Maintenance and administration of Ansible Tower

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 Days

Prerequisites:

Become a Red Hat Certified System Administrator, or demonstrate equivalent experience

Target Audience:

This course is designed for Linux system administrators, cloud administrators, and network administrators needing to automate configuration management, application deployment, and intraservice orchestration at an enterprise scale.

TN-835: Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) Preparation Seminar

Course Overview:

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), is for professionals responsible for an organization's risk management program. Students looking to acquire CRISC qualify themselves as IT security analyst, security engineer architect, information assurance program manager and senior IT auditor. CRISC certified professionals manage risk, design and oversee response measures, monitor systems for risk, and ensure the organization's risk management strategies are met.

The CRISC exam will primarily align with the terminology and concepts described in The Risk IT Framework, The Risk IT Practioner Guide, and COBIT 5. This will include applications in the evaluation and monitoring of IT-based risk, as well as the design and implementation of IS controls.

The CRISC exam covers four domains that are periodically updated to reflect the changing needs of the profession:

Domain 1: Risk Identification
Domain 2: Risk Assessment
Domain 3: Risk Response and Mitigation
Domain 4: Risk and Control Monitoring and Reporting

This course is designed to assist in your exam preparation for the CRISC exam.

Attendees to TN-835: Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) Seminar will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

Risk IT Framework—Purpose and Principles
Essentials of Risk Governance, Evaluation, and Response
Risk and Opportunity Management Using CobiT, Val IT and Risk IT
The Risk IT Framework Process Model Overview
Managing Risk in Practice—The Practitioner Guide Overview
Overview of the Risk IT Framework Process Model
The Risk IT Framework

Prerequisites:

A minimum of at least three (3) years of cumulative work experience performing the tasks of a CRISC professional across at least three (3) CRISC domains is required for certification. There are no substitutions or experience waivers.

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