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Virtualization is a constantly evolving process, with new platforms introducing tools every day that are designed to make the process of moving to the cloud simpler.
Most of us have heard of "oversharing" in the social sense (i.e. giving out too many details of your personal life), but how about "under sharing" in the Windows Server realm? What does that even mean? Well, I sort of just made that up, but it does actually make some sense when you think about it in terms of creating a Windows Share that doesn’t provide enough permissions.
From analyzing your data and allowing to ask natural language questions to working with and building huge data models, this version of Excel has a lot to offer. These are some of the best features that Excel has to offer. Some haven’t finished their evolution yet either.
Getting the best possible performance from a SQL server can become more complicated as you add more operations to your database.
Look back at the some of the highest paying IT certifications of 2020.
This Certification Prep Guide provides an overview of the Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification and offers helpful tips that you can use when preparing for your certification exam.
System Administrators, or SysAdmins, are the “installation specialists,” “configuration specialists” and “fixers” in IT. If you’ve ever seen Pulp Fiction, SysAdmins are like Winston Wolfe — their job is to solve problems.
This Certification Prep Guide provides an overview of the Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate certification and offers helpful tips that you can use when preparing for your certification exam.
Join us for this exciting journey through Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity (SCI) new security-focused certifications. We will discover the complete portfolio of associate training and certification for Microsoft Security, designed to meet industry and market needs, with roles, skills and capabilities needed for the job, including specializations, hands-on experience and practice requirements. We will also discuss the skills gap in security professionals. View the slide deck>>
Containers and Red Hat OpenShift have quickly become the de facto solution for agile development and application deployment. Administrators and developers are increasingly seeking ways to improve application time to market and improve maintainability. Red Hat Training has developed a course that provides the gateway to container adoption by providing an understanding of the potential of DevOps using a container-based architecture. Orchestrating a container-based architecture with Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift improves application reliability and scalability, decreases developer overhead, and facilitates continuous integration and continuous deployment. View the slide deck>>
For those that want to take their first steps towards Ansible adoption, Red Hat Training has developed several courses to teach you better ways to automate administrative tasks and use Red Hat Ansible Engine effectively, as well as how to leverage advanced features of Ansible to perform more complex tasks. This webinar will highlight the benefits to using Ansible to automate tasks across a variety of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Windows, cloud, and networking devices. View the slide deck>>
This Microsoft and Global Knowledge 1-hour webinar event gives you an overview to the different Microsoft solutions for managing security in your organization. Explore how Microsoft provides a holistic approach to security, helping you to protect identities, data, applications, and devices across on-premises, cloud, and mobile.
Microsoft retired the MCSA and MCSE certifications on January 2021. Does that really mean it is the end? It isn’t. Join this webinar to understand the logical next steps and new certification paths. View the slide deck>>
For organizations getting started with RHEL, Red Hat Training has developed a series of courses to develop the skills needed for basic administration and configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. These courses introduce key command line concepts and enterprise-level tools, laying the foundation for the rapid deployment of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The curriculum also introduces the basic administration skills needed for resolving configuration issues and integrating Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems with other existing environments. View the slide deck>>
Explore how Azure provides easy-to-use services to help you get started with building Data and AI solutions. Learn about many areas of AI, including machine learning, and how many modern applications and services depend on predictive machine learning models. We will also talk about the fundamentals of database concepts in a cloud environment and how to build your foundational knowledge of cloud data services within Azure.
This webinar begins with a general introduction to Microsoft SQL Server editions and versions. We will then highlight several scalability features of SQL Server. Next we will look at the High Availability Options of SQL Server. Finally we will look at Azure SQL deployment and Availability solutions. View the slide deck>
This webinar will provide a high level overview of Microsoft SCCM 2012R2 and the new features available. You will learn day-to-day management tasks, including how to query data, manage applications, hardware and software inventory and software updates by using Configuration Manager. View the slide deck>
Here are 18 certification options, in no particular order, that are worth your effort based on site searches, feedback from subject matter experts and data in the Global Knowledge 2019 IT Skills and Salary Report.
The session will start with a general introduction to Microsoft SQL Server editions and versions. We will then highlight several scalability features of SQL Server. Next we will look at the High Availability Options of SQL Server. Finally we will look at Azure SQL deployment and Availability solutions. View the slide deck>
This Certification Prep Guide provides an overview of the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification and offers helpful tips that you can use when preparing for your certification exam.
Have you ever wondered which skills are required for a successful career in technology at Microsoft? Whether you are an aspiring future Microsoft employee, or just looking for expert advice and inspiration on what skills to add to your toolbelt to build a career in the tech premier league, this webinar is for you. Watch this webinar as Andrew Ludlow, Enterprise Security Executive, and Jason Johnson, who leads the Microsoft Aspire Experience program, share discuss in-demand certifications and soft skills for careers at Microsoft, with an additional focus on the importance of cybersecurity skills.
Prepping for a Microsoft certification exam? Global Knowledge's own Tracy Wallace has you covered with these six tips for passing any Microsoft exam.
Microsoft is retiring the MCSA and MCSE certifications January 31st, 2021. Does that really mean it is the end? It isn’t.Join this webinar to understand the logical next steps and new certification paths. View the slide deck>
This webinar will examine how to create various services in Azure. We will consider the different ways available to create resources in Azure. View the slide deck>>
Discover what's possible with unlimited Microsoft training. The GK Polaris Discovery subscription includes access to over 100 Microsoft courses, allowing you to prep for the Microsoft certification of your choice. Learn about the value of certification, the benefits of virtual classroom training, and how GK Polaris can help boost your career.
IT administration tasks have usually required manual, point and click operations. Those days are gone; not only is manual action no longer necessary, but your IT technologists can’t afford the time to manually do what can be easily automated and taken off their plate. PowerShell provides an intuitive way to turn time-consuming grunt work into simple, repeatable, scriptable commands. Is your organization taking advantage of PowerShell? Your competitors are. View the slide deck>
Microsoft Power Automate/Flow is a cloud-based service that makes it practical and simple for end users to build workflows that automate time-consuming tasks and processes across many Microsoft and Non-Microsoft applications and services.
According to the Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report, women make up 16% of the tech workforce, and an even smaller percentage (8%) are at the senior or executive level. Here’s an overview of the most popular and most pursued certifications by women in tech.
Examine the evolution from physical servers to VMs to containers and the driving factors behind this change. Also review the available container management solutions on AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
This Certification Prep Guide provides an overview of the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate certification and offers helpful tips that you can use when preparing for your certification exam.
This webinar provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform courses and certifications that are currently being offered by Global Knowledge. We’ll talk about the key audiences, required steps, what the learner needs to know and review the entire portfolio. View the slide deck>
If you’re looking to fortify your cloud expertise, there are a number of certifications to consider. We have compiled 10 cloud certifications that are sure to positively affect your career.
This webinar will provide tips and strategies for achieving Microsoft certifications for personal and career success. This webinar will present ideas around studying for certification, the value of certification, what training does and does not do, and how certification helps advance your career. View the slide deck>
Global Knowledge subject matter experts predict the top trends for 2020 in IT training, Microsoft, Cisco, AWS, cybersecurity and more.
Whether you are a seasoned computer user or new to the MS Office environment, we are sure you have some questions regarding Office 365. This webinar will help demystify the differences between Office 365 in the Cloud and on your PC. Find out when to use one over the other. Have you wondered when should you use OneDrive over SharePoint. Can you just use PowerBi Desktop or should you subscribe to the PowerBI Service? What is Delve? Is Flow a useful tool and how could you use it?
The value of IT certifications has grown considerably over the last decade. Examine the evolution of certification trends, see the top-paying certifications and learn how decision-makers are struggling to hire certified employees.
Looking ahead at new and emerging certifications provides insight into the areas deemed valuable in the IT industry. If you are an early adopter or in a position where you need to show that you have the bleeding-edge expertise of a technology, this list of recent and upcoming certifications is for you.
There’s undeniably good news for Citrix-certified IT professionals this year. Pursuing at least one Citrix certification has the potential to unlock a host of benefits ranging from above average salaries to greater prestige in the workplace thanks to improved knowledge and capabilities resulting from certifications. Simply put: Citrix certifications pay big dividends according to the Global Knowledge 2019 IT Skills and Salary Report.
In 2019, Microsoft has thoughtfully adapted their curriculum to boost Azure skills adoption. And to further speed up Azure consumption, Global Knowledge has stepped in to support Microsoft’s evolution and their new strategy. We’re fighting change with change. And here’s how we did it.
In this live excerpt from Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows 10 (M10982), Windows 10 expert and Microsoft Certified instructor, John Panagakos, will lead you through one of the most popular modules in this course.
Watch John Walter, Solution Architect for Red Hat's Training and Certification team as he discusses the emergence of radically simple Ansible automation and answers your questions.
The Red Hat® Learning Subscription delivers 12-months of unlimited access to all Red Hat Online Training courses. The Standard RHLS subscription is a higher tier with access to 5 certification exams and up to 2 retakes.
Global Knowledge subject matter experts know certification exams inside and out. They understand the study methods and test-taking techniques that pay off the most when it’s exam time. Here are 10 certification exam tips and tricks, directly from our experts and Certification Prep Guides, that will best position you for certification success.
The way Microsoft certifies Azure skills has changed. In this recorded webinar, we’ll cover what these changes mean for your Azure Certification path.
How do you measure the experience and knowledge of an IT professional? One way is through certifications. Earning any certification is a notable achievement, though not all certifications carry the same perceived worth.
This Certification Prep Guide provides an overview of the current MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure certification and offers helpful tips that you can use when preparing for your MCSE certification exam.
Moving capabilities to a cloud provider such as Microsoft Azure is pretty straightforward. However, given the depth and breadth of service offerings provided by Azure, it’s easy to miss the product’s less obvious capabilities. If you're implementing a Microsoft Azure cloud platform, you'll want to consider these five services to save time, money, and your sanity.
If your organization has upgraded to Office 2016 or Office 365, you now have access to Excel 2016. Now what? Are there any new features? The answer is yes, especially if you need business intelligence tools and new ways to present your data.
When Global Knowledge and ctc TrainCanada joined forces in August 2017, Global Knowledge added Concept Training, an innovative and industry-leading training methodology, to course deliveries. Going forward, when you take a Microsoft Office course with us, you’ll get to experience our Concept Training methodology. But what does that really mean?
Topping this year’s list is ISACA with four IT certifications, followed by AWS, Cisco and Citrix. Our 2018 IT Skills & Salary Report also shows trending areas in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and business—demonstrating what skills you need to become a more valuable and higher-paid IT professional.
XenApp 6.5 brings a host of features and benefits that most companies will need as the technology continues to evolve and user requirements continue to expand.
Certifications are now considered the pinnacle of achievement in the tech industry. That’s a huge change in perspective from a decade ago when many IT professionals still didn’t understand the merit of certification.
This article will serve as an important reference in optimizing and stabilizing your Group Policy Deployment.
On September 26, 2016, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server 2016. We already have a taste of what the user interface looks like from Windows 10. In actuality, there are a few other features that Windows 10 picked up first, such as PowerShell 5.0 and the latest version of Hyper-V, that are also part of Windows Server 2016. Many other heavy-hitting server-only features will be here soon.
Businesses and IT organizations have changed radically and rapidly over the last five years. Microsoft and other technology companies are driving innovation by providing products that change the way all organizations work—products like Microsoft Office 365, Skype for Business and Azure. Of course, that means the skills required to support these new IT models and products are changing too. The big challenge facing today’s IT pros is how to stay ahead. Lifelong learners have a lot of options, so choosing how you train is more important than ever.
Join us for a detailed, hour-long webinar in which Microsoft Windows expert and Global Knowledge instructor Jeff Peters will review and demonstrate the key tools needed to rescue a problematic computer. He will explore the ins and outs of the powerful Windows 8 Reset, Refresh, and Restore options, enabling you not only to get your business running smoothly again with minimal troubleshooting, but also to save the day for you and your end users.
I’d like to share some best practices for training BI administrators and architects in your organization. Because they will ultimately lead a major BI upgrade, administrators need training before a major project begins, not a few days or weeks before a go-live like other stakeholders. While there are many facets to upgrading your SAP BI system, I’m focusing on the need for BI architects and administrators to understand the BI4 platform’s new tools, new architecture and new monitoring capabilities.
The recent Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1 release offers a range of system-wide improvements. Whether you're new to RHEL or a veteran user, this white paper covers essential new tools and upgrades. Dynamic patching, in-place upgrades, easily configuring new deployments or monitoring entire systems represent some of the more significant changes. This white paper not only explores the significance of these modifications, it also provides useful examples, including diagrams and command lines for executing key tasks. RHEL 7.1 represents the first minor release of RHEL 7, which launched in June 2014 and will be supported for a 10-year life cycle.
Which mainstay certifications should be in your list of credentials? What's the next up-and-coming certification? This article will help you answer both questions by providing a review of the 15 top-paying certifications.
Global Knowledge brings you Microsoft training exclusives—twelve months of access to resources designed to help you retain your knowledge well after you take a class. Automatically included with any qualified Global Knowledge Microsoft course you take, these exclusives include: searchable indexed recordings, practice labs, 24/7 mentoring and support, and unlimited class retakes.If you are preparing for a Microsoft certification exam, or if you just need to gain and retain new skills, these always-ready tools and support will help you confidently develop your expertise.
Have you ever been tasked to do a certain job, but were restricted or prevented from doing it because of the lack of tools or authorization? Many IT administrators who consult or attend training have stories to share about the impediments to using the full power of Windows PowerShell for automating system tasks. There are some ways around this. Although there are many options, we’ll focus on one technique for opening up the use of PowerShell for certain kinds of SharePoint administration.
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Whether you've already upgraded to Windows 10 or you're interested to learn more, this webinar will help familiarize you with the major updates and features. Join Microsoft instructor, John Panagakos, for an hour-long webinar that will dive into the exciting new features Windows 10 has to offer.
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Building on command line skills for Linux administrators.
Fast track to RHCE certification for senior Linux system administrators
Mark Morgan is a Global Knowledge Senior Instructor. He has worked in the IT industry for over 20 years and has taught Microsoft courses for Global Knowledge since 2000. In this video clip, Mark discusses the top differentiators in Global Knowledge's Windows 7 and Server 2008 Boot Camps.
Global Knowledge instructor Mark Baugher discusses how to use System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to report on installed software on computers.
In this hour-long webinar, Global Knowledge course director Brian Egler will examine key new features of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 that demonstrate how it provides automatic end-to-end security, seamless generation of business analytics and elastic integration of data in the cloud.
With Microsoft SQL Server 2016, you can distribute your data to the cloud using the Stretch Database feature to improve local access while allowing cloud access to large amounts of historical data. You can also provide transparent end-to-end security using Always Encrypted technology and track changes automatically through temporal data. Download this white paper to learn why these features and more make SQL Server 2016 Microsoft's most important release to date.
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Advanced skills for the experienced Linux administrator.
Fast track to RHCSA for experienced system administrators
PowerShell is the perfect tool for capturing the best practices that your IT staff already implements manually, and transforms that with scripting. It provides the ability to cross-reference information from a variety of different sources, and apply custom solutions that marshal your unique resources to solve the problems you face. The tool is easy to learn, included for free with all your Windows OSs, and provides enormously rich possibilities to grow skills over time.
Microsoft Office 365 has a vast array of features to explore. A rich administration interface, streamlined security, and versatile migration options make this one of the most interesting products when it comes to an SaaS public cloud solution.
Global Knowledge instructor Mark Baugher shares three quick tips on how to use Microsoft PowerShell 4.0 more effectively: Discoverability using the Get cmdlet, dot notation and pipeline.
In this paper, we explore the basic usage of PowerShell in the pursuit of automating the management of Hyper-V deployments. This paper is targeted to IT professionals who have been "GUI-bound" to their management interfaces and have been working with or are embarking on the journey of Hyper-V administration. We'll explore the usage of Hyper-V specific cmdlets with the intent of ultimately being able to include multiple cmdlets in a "script" to allow for pushing one button and accomplishing the combined actions of many multiple mouse clicks in the GUI. No more repetitive tasks!
Interested in SharePoint 2013 developer training? Learn from SharePoint instructor Tracy Wallace, if you're ready and which SharePoint 2013 developer class you should take.