MS-10175: Developing & Customizing Applications for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 & 2013

Course Overview:

TechNow’s Course provides existing .NET developers with practical information and labs that enables them to build solutions on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010/2013 platform.

Attendees to MS-10175: Developing & Customizing Applications for Microsoft SharePoint 2010/2013 will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

  • Introduction to SharePoint 2010/2013 Development Platform
  • Using SharePoint 2010/2013 Developer Tools
  • Developing SharePoint 2010/2013 Web Parts
  • Working with SharePoint Objects on the Server
  • Creating Event Receivers and Application Settings
  • Developing Solutions by Using Business Connectivity Services
  • Developing SharePoint 2010/2013 Workflows
  • Working with Client-based APIs for SharePoint 2010/2013
  • Developing Interactive User Interfaces
  • Developing Silverlight Applications for SharePoint
  • Developing Sandboxed Solutions
  • Working with SharePoint Server Profiles and Taxonomy APIs
  • Developing Content Management Solutions

    Prerequisites:

    • An understanding of the problem-solving techniques that apply to software development
    • Approximately 12 months experience with ASP .NET 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 (or later)
    • Approximately 1 month development experience with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010/2013 and VS2010/2013 (includes beta releases) creating code that interacts with the SharePoint Sever-side APIs
    • Experience performing end user tasks with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010/2013 and an understanding of the purpose and use of the following:
      • Lists
      • Documents and Libraries
      • Personalizing an SP Page/Site
      • Using MySites
      • Using SharePoint Designer

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    Instructor comments: Clay was / is an outstanding instructor. He was very flexible in what the class needed. He was very accommodating and resourceful in answering the class questions. Clay's teaching style is greatly appreciated.

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    User: dennij

    Instructor comments: Very professional and knowledgeable. Available before and after class.

    Facilities comments: Location was nice but too far from Lackland.

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    PM-221: Agile Overview for Executives and Leaders

     

    Course Overview: Clear and detailed discussion on the following course content:

    • What is the Agile Adaptive  Methodology versus the Predictive (waterfall) Methodology?
    • The Agile Value Proposition, by explanation of the Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles.
    • What is the Scrum Framework by explanation of Scrum Roles, Ceremonies and Artifacts?
    • What are the artifacts of Product Planning, Release Planning and Sprint Planning?
    • What are the Agile impacts to corporate team structures and stakeholder alignment?
    • What are Agile myths and why an Agile transformation will fail?
    • What are Agile (hybrid) tailoring considerations?


    Attendees to PM-221: Agile Overview for Executives and Leaderswill receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

     

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration: 1 Days

    Course Objectives: Are you and executive or leader in your organization and interested in learning about Agile principles? This course details the Agile framework that uses an adaptive life cycle, specifically related to using the Scrum approach.

    Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

    • Understand an overview of the main aspects that leadership must know to implement strategic opportunities with Agile principles for product quality and on-time product delivery
    • Participants will dive into understanding the strategic and tactical elements of implementing Agile and Scrum into their organization
    • Receive details on how to understand the organizational impact that the Agile transformation could have on the different aspects of your current business processes

    Target Student:

    • Designed specifically for leaders and senior managers or anyone wanting to understand the high-level basics of the Agile Framework

     

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    L-395: Accelerated Linux Administration and Utilities

    Course Overview:

    This course is extremely fast paced and for students that have already had UNIX or Linux training, or have not worked with Linux in several months or years.  This is NOT a course for students new to Linux and assumes the student requires a refresher before progressing through high end security courses that require dexterity on Linux.  RedHat and Ubuntu, VMware Virtual Machines, and BackTrack are used for the instruction of this course.  The student will acquire the skills to easily navigate the advanced VMware training environment and will be able to create scripts to manipulate and manage Linux.  The ulimate goals of the skills of this course is to provide the student the ability to automate through scripting BackTrack tools for offensive security, forensics, and defense.

    Attendees to L-395: Accelerated Linux Administration and Utilities will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    Day 1 and 2: Unix Review and Unix  Utilities

    • Linux File System Archictecure and In-Depth discussion of Hard and Soft Links
    • Linux File, Directory, and Permissions Management
    • Linux  archives using tar and zip
    • Interacting with BASH
    • Review of Common Linux commands
    • Sorting files by line or field
    • Regular Expressions (meta character) with grep commands to locate specific lines in files
    • Grep, egrep extended metacharacters, combinations-lab advanced combinations- lab Sed
    • Basic commands- Lab, Advanced commands- Lab, Advanced scripting -Lab
    • Miscellaneous commands Tr, sort, cut, past, pr -Lab
    • Performing non-interactive editing tasks with the sed command
    • Writing simple sed scripts to perform complex editing tasks
    • Using awk variables & arrays to sort data
    • Employing awk programs to manipulate numeric & textual data
    • Performing formatted printing in awk
    • Writing simple awk programs to write reports from data files
    • Using built-in awk functions & defining new functions
    • Write awk programs that make decisions based on numeric or string comparisons (branches & loops)
     
    Day 3 – Intro to Programming / Shell Scripting
    • Shell Review
    • Shell Interpretation of Quotes & Backslash
    • The Bash Shell
    • Shell's combined with UNIX utilities
    • Programming Basics
    • Data Constructs
    • Programming Looping
    • Your Environment
    • More on Parameters

    Day 4 and 5 – Security Fundamentals, Linux Administration

    • System Configuration / Kernel overview 
    • System Maintenance / Disk and file admin
    • Using utilities for process control, locating files & automating maintenance tasks
    • System Startup / Boot Process – LILO & GRUB Configuration
    • Managing the Linux file system
    • Customization of setup files
    • Run Levels
    • Network Services / Configuration
    • User Management Monitoring, accessing & restricting root system access
    • Administration Tools
    • Process Control
    • Client side components of NFS, Samba, NTP, NIS
    • Server side components such as DHCP, Samba, NIS, LDAP, inet, telnet, ftp, DNS, etc.

    Prerequisites:

    • Prior UNIX/Linux experience or training

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    User: mikenaya

    Instructor comments: As usual, Dave was excellent and the content was very relevant to our line of work.

    Facilities comments: The hotel facilities met our basic needs but it was awkward having a bathroom so close. I can't wait for the new facility to open.

    User: fquinene

    Instructor comments: Instructor was super knowledgeable and helped me tie in a lot of information from other OS and processes.

    Facilities comments: Facility was fine

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    VM-315: VMware Infrastructure: Install, Configure, and Manage

    Course Overview:

    This course explores the VMware Infrastructure, which consists of VMware ESX Server & VMware Virtual Center Server.  We will look at both the design environments and operational processes of the VMware Infrastructure. This course provides IT architects with the insight needed to tackle tough issues in server virtualization such as virtual machine technologies, storage infrastructure, and designing clustered environments. Extensive hands-on labs provide for a rich student experience.

    Attendees to VM-315: VMware Infrastructure: Install, Configure, and Manage will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

    Date/Time Event
    09/29/2025 - 10/03/2025
    08:00 -16:00     		VM-315: VMware Infrastructure: Install, Configure, and Manage
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Virtual Infrastructure Overview
    • ESX and ESXi Server Installation
    • Configuration of Networking, Scalability and Security
    • Storage
    • Install and Configure vCenter Server and Components
    • Creation, Deployment, Management, and Migration of Virtual Machines
    • Utilize vCenter Server  for Resource Management
    • Utilize vCenter Server for Virtual Machine Access Control and User Managment
    • Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
    • Monitoring Your Environment
    • Data & Availability Protection Troubleshooting

    • Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESXi patches

    • Use vCenter Server to manage vMotion, HA, DRS and data protection.

    Prerequisites:

    • To ensure your success, system administration experience on Microsoft or Linux operating systems is required.

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    Instructor comments: The instructor was nice and kept us entertained while providing instruction.

    Facilities comments: The facility was nice, clean and easy to get to.

    User: asteeves@aol.com

    Instructor comments: knowledgeable but can get off subject at times

    Facilities comments: good

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    TN-5125: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services

     

    Course Overview:

    This course gives students the knowledge and skills to configure Active Directory Domain Services in a distributed environment, implement Group Policies, perform backup and restore, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory related issues.  This course includes material contained in Microsoft’s 6424, 6425, 6426 and is an aid to preparation for the 70-640 exam.

    Attendees to TN-5125: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Installation
    • Administration
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Computers
    • Group Policy Infrastructure
    • Group Policy Settings
    • Domains and Forests

    Prerequisites:

    • Basic understanding of networking
    • Intermediate understanding of network operating system
    • An awareness of security best practices
    • Basic knowledge of server hardware
    • A+ or equivalent knowledge
    • Some experience creating objects in Active Directory
    • Basic concepts of backup and recovery in a Windows Server Environment

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