PM-222: Agile Principles using SCRUM Approach

Course Overview:

This class uses a sample product development initiative to illustrate the course principles. If you need to learn what is required to lead or participate in an Agile effort using the SCRUM approach within your organization, this course will cover the Agile adaptive life cycle framework and all of the ceremonies, artifacts, and roles.

Attendees to PM-222: Agile Principles using will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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Duration: 2 Days

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

Compare the Agile (adaptive) and Plan Driven (predictive/ waterfall) approaches
Understand the Agile Manifesto and SCRUM Framework
Apply the basics of Agile / SCRUM Team Organization, with importance of the Development Team responsibilities
Use Agile / SCRUM chartering, high-level estimating, and prioritization techniques to initiate a Product Roadmap and a Product Backlog
Create personas and user stories to lead to Development Team task assignments
Understand Release and Sprint Planning to lead to the Sprint Backlog
Plan and conduct a sample SCRUM Sprint from the Vision Statement through the Sprint retrospective

Target Student:

Designed specifically for Agile project team members, product owners, project leaders and senior managers or anyone wanting to understand the Agile Framework.

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P-315: Intermediate PERL Programming

Course Overview:

PERL programmers need a clear roadmap for improving their skills. Intermediate PERL teaches a working knowledge of PERL's objects, references, and modules — all of which makes the language so versatile and effective. This class offers a thorough introduction to intermediate programming in PERL. Topics include packages and namespaces, references and scoping, manipulating complex data structures, writing and using modules, package implementation, and using CPAN.

Attendees to P-315: Intermediate PERL Programming will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

Packages and namespaces
References and scoping
Manipulating complex data structures
Object-oriented programming
Writing and using modules
Testing PERL code
Contributing to CPAN

Prerequisites:

P-245: Programming with PERL or equivalent knowledge and skills

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Instructor comments: Instructor kept it interesting and brought a wealth of knowledge to the classroom environment. Kept a good pace and provided relevant examples.

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TN-430: Elasticsearch Engineer (ELK)

Course Overview:

Getting started with the Elastic Stack (ELK), optimizing search performance and building efficient clusters. Ingest and process data, writing complex search requests and response utilization, scaling of clusters up or down, managing indices in large clusters and multiple clusters, management of clusters and troubleshooting recommendations.

Attendees to TN-430: Elasticsearch Engineer (ELK) will receive TechNow approved course materials, expert instruction, and prepare you to take ELK exam.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Outline:

Data Management

Define an index that satisfies a given set of requirements
Define and use an index template for a given pattern that satisfies a given set of requirements
Define and use a dynamic template that satisfies a given set of requirements
Define an Index Lifecycle Management policy for a time-series index
Define an index template that creates a new data stream

Searching Data

Write and execute a search query for terms and/or phrases in one or more fields of an index
Write and execute a search query that is a Boolean combination of multiple queries and filters
Write an asynchronous search
Write and execute metric and bucket aggregations
Write and execute aggregations that contain sub-aggregations
Write and execute a query that searches across multiple clusters
Write and execute a search that utilizes a runtime field

Developing Search Applications

Highlight the search terms in the response of a query
Sort the results of a query by a given set of requirements
Implement pagination of the results of a search query
Define and use index aliases
Define and use a search template

Data Processing

Define a mapping that satisfies a given set of requirements
Define and use a custom analyzer that satisfies a given set of requirements
Define and use multi-fields with different data types and/or analyzers
Use the Reindex API and Update By Query API to reindex and/or update documents
Define and use an ingest pipeline that satisfies a given set of requirements, including the use of Painless to modify documents
Define runtime fields to retrieve custom values using Painless scripting

Cluster Management

Diagnose shard issues and repair a cluster’s health
Backup and restore a cluster and/or specific indices
Configure a snapshot to be searchable
Configure a cluster for cross-cluster search
Implement cross-cluster replication

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Observations of Instructor Led Training with Real Hardware

TechNow has heard many students talk about virtualized/remote training that TechNow Does Not Do. While training our most recent offering of PA-215: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials FastTrack a student told his story of how he endend up in our course. His story we have heard for other technologies like Cisco, VMware, BlueCoat and other products.

A large percentage of training is moving to the virtualized/remote lab environments. Students are asked to use some variant of remote access software and remote into the training company's lab environment. Our student in our Palo Alto Networks Firewall course informed us that he went to a very costly offering of that course from the vendor and was not able to perform any labs. There were either network connectivity issues, or issues with the remote access software, or other problems. The whole training experience was very frustrating and not productive.

We keep our labs open to students if they would like after hours, or before hours access. Repeatedly going through a lab engrains that knowledge for later recall. Touching hardware is so critical in understanding the problems that arise when a cable comes loose, or a cable gets plugged in the wrong port. There are other scenarios such as just pulling the power cable, or turning off a power strip, or accidently overwriting a configuration. These disaster scenarious requires hands-on physical access to hardware. Preventing and recovering from disasters is what it's all about, and that requires hands-on, instructor led, real hardware.

CT-245: Linux+

Course Overview:

This course will provide students with proficiency in the everyday management of Linux based clients and basic management of server system. Students will learn the knowledge and tools necessary to manage Linux systems from the command line, as well as how to manage user administration, file permissions, software configurations, and Linux based clients, server systems and security. Let us help you prepare for the CompTIA Linux+ exam (XK0-005).

TechNow is a CompTIA partner and uses official CompTIA Linux+ curriculum.

Attendees to CT-245: Linux+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time	Event
02/09/2026 - 02/13/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-245: Linux+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
05/11/2026 - 05/15/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-245: Linux+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
08/10/2026 - 08/14/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-245: Linux+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
11/02/2026 - 11/06/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-245: Linux+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

Perform basic Linux tasks
Manage users and groups
Manage permissions and ownership
Manage storage
Manage files and directories
Manage kernel modules
Manage the Linux boot process
Manage system components
Manage devices
Manage networking
Manage packages and software
Secure Linux systems
Write and execute Bash shell scripts
Automate tasks
Plan and perform a Linux installation

Prerequisites:

CompTIA A + certification or equivalent experience

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User: cwbrind

Instructor comments: Great experience with Mr. Peterson, would recommend again. Highly knowledgable and approachable for any subject.

Facilities comments: The Holiday Inn was a nice location for learning despite traffic around the area.