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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RH-355: RHCSA Rapid Track Course

Course Overview:

The RHCSA Rapid Track Course  is designed for experienced Linux® system administrators who want to expand their technical skill sets and become accredited with the Red Hat® Certified System Administration (RHCSA) certification. To successfully navigate this course, students should have experience with the Linux command line—including the necessary skills to execute common commands, such as cp, grep, sort, mkdir, tar, mkfs, ssh, and dnf—and be familiar with accessing man pages for help. At the completion of the course, students will be adequately prepared to take the RHCSA exam (EX200) .

Date/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

  • Introduce Linux and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem.
  • Run commands and view shell environments.
  • Manage, organize, and secure files.
  • Manage users, groups and user security policies.
  • Control and monitor systemd services.
  • Configure remote access using the web console and SSH.
  • Configure network interfaces and settings.
  • Manage software using DNF
  • Access security files, file systems, and networks
  • Execute shell scripting and automation techniques
  • Manage storage devices, logical volumes, and file systems
  • Manage security and system access
  • Control the boot process and system services
  • Running containers

Prerequisites:

Experience in the field system administration.

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PA-243: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Debug and Troubleshoot (EDU-311)

  

 

Course Overview: PA-243: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Debug and Troubleshoot is a three-day course on how to troubleshoot the full line of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. Students will receive hands-on experience troubleshooting the security, networking, threat prevention, logging, and reporting features of the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® operating system. Upon completion of this class, students will have an in-depth knowledge of how to troubleshoot visibility and control over applications, users, and content. This is not a virtualized theoretical course.  This is hands-on, real world instruction, directly relevant to the DoD and Commercial implementations of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.

Each student is issued a physical Palo Alto firewall and a Cisco layer 3 switch at their desk.  Real hardware per student for real experience and real skill development.  TechNow provides a very comprehensive client infrastructure that includes Windows, Linux, and multiple packet sniffer agents.

The instructor for this course has been a lead in Unix kernel development to implement firewall and intrusion detection technologies. Additionally, the instructor has taught several security appliance products and carries several SANS, ISC2, ISACA, Cisco, Unix, and Windows certifications.

Attendees to the PA-243: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Debug and Troubleshoot (EDU-311) Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 3 days

Course Objectives:   Students attending this foundational-level training course will gain an in-depth knowledge of how to configure and manage their Palo Alto Networks firewall, including hands-on experience in configuring the security, networking, threat prevention, logging, and reporting features of the Palo Alto Networks Operating System (PAN-OS).

Day 1

  • Module 0 – Introduction & Overview
  • Module 1: Troubleshooting
    • Methodology
  • Module 2: Platform
    • Comparisons When
    • Troubleshooting
  • Module 3: Flow Logic
  • Module 4: Administration
    • Troubleshooting

 

 

Day 2

  • Mod 5: Layer 3
    • Troubleshooting
  • Mod 6: Policy
    • Troubleshooting
  • Mod 7: User-ID™
    • Troubleshooting

Day 3

  • Mod 8: VPN
    • Troubleshooting
  • Mod 9: GlobalProtect™
    • Troubleshooting
  • Mod 10: Performance
    • Troubleshooting

 

Prerequisites:

This course is in no way associated with Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

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TN-5202: Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and 2013: Workflows and Designing InfoPath Forms

Course Overview:

SharePoint is the Premier Office Collaboration Server Suite.  Two of the most requested features to implement in any SharePoint Server environment is building custom workflows and incorporating InfoPath forms into the site.  This course aims to build the average user’s body of knowledge and skill set to allow them to take on some of this responsibility.  Students will learn the SharePoint Designer software, a free product, to do these tasks.

Over the course of the two days the users will work on a live SharePoint Server environments making changes to pages, adding pages and making Workflows.  They will learn how to build InfoPath forms and migrate them to the SharePoint environment.

Attendees to TN-5202: Microsoft SharePoint 2010/2013: Workflows and Designing InfoPath Forms will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 2 days

Course Objectives:

  • Identify the basic features of the SharePoint Designer environment.
  • Create a new subsite.
  • Add content to a web page.
  • Use Cascading Style Sheets to format a SharePoint site.
  • Link web pages.
  • Add SharePoint components to the site.
  • Automate business processes with workflows.
  • Create InfoPath forms.
  • Import and export forms.
  • Customize a form layout.
  • Distribute forms.
  • Work with a database.

Prerequisites:

  • Knowledge of HTML not required, but helpful
  • Basic Computer Skills

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Instructor comments: Mr. Moore knew and presented the course very well. I would definitely take future courses with TechNow.

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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:

 

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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.

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