TN-5415: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016

 

Course Overview:

Course one of a three course series to obtain a Server 2016 MCSA certification. This five-day 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 storage and compute by using Windows Server 2016, and who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and storage and compute options that are available and applicable to Windows Server 2016.

The course leads directly to preparing for the(MCSA):Windows Server 2016 exam “70-740: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016”.  It also maps to Microsoft’s course 20740A, and is part of the Server 2016 MCSA certification. 

Attendees to TN-5415: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Window Server 2016 will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Prepare and install Nano Server, a Server Core installation, and plan a server upgrade and migration strategy
  • Describe the various storage options, including partition table formats, basic and dynamic disks, file systems, virtual hard disks, and drive hardware, and explain how to manage disks and volumes
  • Describe enterprise storage solutions, and select the appropriate solution for a given situation
  • Implement and manage Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication
  • Install and configure, and manage Windows and Hyper-V containers
  • Describe the high availability and disaster recovery technologies in Windows Server 2016
  • Plan, create, and manage a failover cluster
  • Implement failover clustering for Hyper-V virtual machines
  • Configure a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster, and plan for an NLB implementation
  • Create and manage deployment images
  • Manage, monitor, and maintain virtual machine installations

Prerequisites:

  • A basic understanding of networking fundamentals
  • An awareness and understanding of security best practices
  • An understanding of basic AD DS concepts
  • Basic knowledge of server hardware
  • Experience supporting and configuring Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10
  

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Palo Alto Networks Firewall Training Course Lab

Working with the TechNow lab for the PA-215: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials FastTrack course has been nothing less than a techie's idea of fun.  When students come in we are immediatly configuring the Cisco 3750 switches for access ports, VLANS, and trunks.  We then cable the switch to the Palo Alto Networks Firewall.  Each student gets their own Palo Alto Firewall Pod of hardware and software.  What we find as fun is the VLAN environment, with an array of virtual machines hosted on an ESXi server that can really exercise the abilities of the Palo Alto Firewall.  The DMZ VLAN hosts virtual machines that support enterprise services and also potentialy vulnerable web services.  The Trust VLAN has Windows and Linux clients.  The UnTrust VLAN has Web services and a VM of Kali. The hardware Firewall is additionally connected to a Management VLAN.  All those VLANs are trunked into an ESXi server where the student also has a VM-Series Palo Alto Networks Firewall for High Availability.  

After configuring all the trunking, VLANs, and network interfaces we learn about the firewall and configure it for the lab environment.  Using Metasploitable and Kali/Metasploit nefarious penetration attempts are executed.  Using packet captures, custom APP-ID's  and custom signatures are generated.  Custom logging and reporting are created to similate and enterprise and assist the desired Incident Response.  It is always fun in a training environment to learn all about the controls available in a product, even though specific controls may not be used in the operational environment.  In the end we have a good understanding of the Palo Alto Networks Firewall.

N-425 : Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services ( ENARSI)

Course Overview:

The Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services (ENARSI) gives you the knowledge you need to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot an enterprise network. This course covers advanced routing and infrastructure technologies, expanding on the topics covered in the N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR).

Attendees to N-425 : Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services ( ENARSI) will receive TechNow approved course materials, expert instruction, and prepare you to take the 300-410 Implementing Cisco® Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services (ENARSI) exam.

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time Event
03/16/2026 - 03/20/2026
08:00 -16:00 		N-425 : Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services ( ENARSI)
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
07/06/2026 - 07/10/2026
08:00 -16:00 		N-425 : Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services ( ENARSI)
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
10/19/2026 - 10/23/2026
08:00 -16:00 		N-425 : Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services ( ENARSI)
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Configure classic Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) and named EIGRP for IPv4 and IPv6
  • Optimize classic EIGRP and named EIGRP for IPv4 and IPv6
  • Troubleshoot classic EIGRP and named EIGRP for IPv4 and IPv6
  • Configure Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2 and OSPFv3 in IPv4 and IPv6 environments
  • Optimize OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 behavior
  • Troubleshoot OSPFv2 for IPv4 and OSPFv3 for IPv4 and IPv6
  • Implement route redistribution using filtering mechanisms
  • Troubleshoot redistribution
  • Implement path control using Policy-Based Routing (PBR) and IP Service Level Agreement (SLA)
  • Configure Multiprotocol-Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP) in IPv4 and IPv6 environments
  • Optimize MP-BGP in IPv4 and IPv6 environments
  • Troubleshoot MP-BGP for IPv4 and IPv6
  • Describe the features of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
  • Describe the major architectural components of an MPLS VPN
  • Identify the routing and packet forwarding functionalities for MPLS VPNs
  • Explain how packets are forwarded in an MPLS VPN environment
  • Implement Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®) Dynamic Multipoint VPNs (DMVPNs)
  • Implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • Describe the tools available to secure the IPV6 first hop
  • Troubleshoot Cisco router security features
  • Troubleshoot infrastructure security and services

Prerequisites:

 

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DP-201: Designing an Azure Data Solution

 

Course Overview:

In this course, the students will design various data platform technologies into solutions that are in line with business and technical requirements. This can include on-premises, cloud, and hybrid data scenarios which incorporate relational, NoSQL, or Data Warehouse data. They will also learn how to design process architectures using a range of technologies for both streaming and batch data. The students will also explore how to design data security, including data access, data policies, and standards. They will also design Azure data solutions, which includes the optimization, availability, and disaster recovery of big data, batch processing, and streaming data solutions.

TechNow has worked worldwide enterprise infrastructures for over 20 years and has developed demos and labs to exemplify the techniques required to demonstrate cloud technologies and to effectively manage security in the cloud environment.

Attendees to DP-201: Designing an Azure Data Solution will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

No Events

Course Duration: 3 days

Course Outline:

  • Data Platform Architecture Considerations
  • Azure Batch Processing Reference Architectures
  • Azure Real-Time Reference Architectures
  • Data Platform Security Design Considerations
  • Designing for Resiliency and Scale
  • Design for Efficiency and Operations

Prerequisites :

      • In addition to their professional experience, students who take this training should have technical knowledge equivalent to the following courses:
      • AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
      • DP-200: Implementing an Azure Data Solution

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