Microsoft

The Microsoft platform is arguably the largest component in any IT architecture, and rate of change in this arena makes training in the Microsoft platform a must.  TechNow can and does teach the entire gamut of Microsoft technologies, from Servers to application development. 

Here is a list of all of our Microsoft courses:

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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.

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:

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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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PM-242: Defining Agile Requirements with User Stories

 

Course Overview: 

 

This course identifies how business analysts can elicit Agile requirements by writing user stories from use cases and personas of customer profiles.  This leads to the processes of confirming the validity and usability for quality of the product development.  An Agile Business Analyst has become a new recognized role within the other Agile Framework roles.

Attendees to PM-242:Defining Agile Requirements with User Stories will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 2 Days

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

  • Understand the Scrum Flow, the core components of the Scrum framework
  • Understand the scope of the Product Owner role in detail
  • Understand the scope of the Agile Business Analysis role in coordination with the Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team
  • Understand the scope of the Scrum Master role at a high level
  • Understand the scope of the Scrum Development Team roles
  • Document the interactions between the user of a system and the system itself
  • Dive into understanding the Agile principles for requirements using user stories in a card, conversation, and confirmation format

 

Target Student:

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

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PM-223: Introduction to Project Management

Course Overview:

With tight pressure to cut costs & yet implement technology quickly, IT project managers are under severe pressure to complete projects on time, on budget, & at the promised quality.  Yet industry figures consistently show that 90 percent of major IT project initiatives fail to be complete both on time and on budget.  This course delves into the unique challenges of managing IT projects, and offers a roadmap to success.

PM-223 offers new Project Managers the best start into the Project Management field.  This course is intended to offer the new Project Manager a practical introduction to Project Management.  If you are new to Project Management and are looking for a first step on your way to the Project Manager Professional certification, then this is the course for you.

Attendees to PM-223: Introduction to Project Management will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time Event
10/14/2025 - 10/16/2025
08:00 -16:00 		PM-223: Introduction to Project Management
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 3 Days

Course Objectives:

  • The 5 Process Groups
  • Building a WBS
  • Estimating work
  • Budgets
  • Practical Leadership
  • Ending a Project

Prerequisites:

  • None

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User: marcus.resendez

Instructor comments: Extremely well versed with pertinent course information. Outstanding instructor!

Facilities comments: Nice

User: mendezm

Instructor comments: Instructor was extremely knowledgeable on the subject.

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