PL 100T00: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker (authorized training course) Training Course

About This Course

This course empowers students with the necessary skills to deploy and configure System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager. Through practical hands-on labs, students will acquire the following competencies:

• Architecting and implementing a System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Management Group.

• Upgrading and migrating from an existing Operations Manager 2007 R2 Management Group to System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, and System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.

• Gaining a comprehensive understanding of key Management Pack elements, including Object Discoveries, Rules, Monitors, Targeting, Run As Accounts, and Run As Profiles, along with the skills to author Management Packs.

• Configuring fabric and application monitoring within System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, encompassing both datacentre and cloud resources such as networking, storage, and compute infrastructure.

• Setting up monitoring for .NET and Java-based applications using Application Performance Monitoring.

• Configuring end-to-end service monitoring, which includes synthetic transactions and Distributed Application Diagrams.

• Configuring Dashboards, Service Level Tracking Reporting, and the SharePoint Web Part to facilitate the visualization of critical performance and availability metrics.

• Customizing the Operations Manager Console to cater to the specific needs of various application support teams.

• Integrating Operations Manager with other System Center 2012 R2 components and extending monitoring to cover essential business processes and procedures.

• Troubleshooting an Operations Manager Management Group and executing disaster recovery procedures, such as database and management server recovery.

• Leveraging new features in System Center 2012 R2, including integration with System Center Advisor, Team Foundation Server, IntelliTrace, and Windows Azure management.

Audience Profile

The primary target audience for this course comprises cloud and datacentre administrators who are new to System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager and are tasked with its deployment, configuration, and operation within their cloud or datacentre environments. The secondary audience includes cloud and datacentre administrators who are already familiar with Operations Manager and wish to enhance their skills to incorporate the new features available in System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, and System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

• Plan for the deployment of System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, including:
  • Defining hardware and software requirements.
  • Describing security considerations.
  • Architecting a highly available System Center and Microsoft SQL Server platform utilizing Microsoft SQL Server AlwaysOn.
  • Planning for migration and upgrade scenarios to System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.
• Customize the Operations Console with User Roles.
• Execute various methods of Agent deployment with System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.
• Implement key Management Pack concepts and elements, including Management Pack Templates.
• Configure Notifications, Reporting, and Service Level Tracking in System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.
• Configure the following:
  • Audit Collection Services.
  • Agentless Exception Monitoring.
  • Operations Manager SharePoint Web Part in System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.
• Configure Application Performance Monitoring and Network Device monitoring in System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.
• Configure dashboards and widgets in System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.
• Describe how to utilize new cloud-based features, including System Center Global Service Monitor and System Center Advisor.
• Configure integration between System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager and other System Center 2012 R2 components.
• Troubleshoot an Operations Manager Management Group.
• Perform disaster recovery in System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.

About This Course

This 3-day instructor-led training course is designed for IT professionals who administer, configure, and operate Office 365 services within hybrid environments, where part of the infrastructure is hosted on-premises. The course also covers identity management, authentication, and supporting technologies for Office 365. It focuses on the skills needed to administer and troubleshoot an Office 365 tenant, along with key services such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Skype for Business. Additionally, it addresses services like Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Azure Active Directory Identity Protection, and Azure Active Directory Privileged Identity Management, all from a hybrid perspective. The course provides knowledge on utilising Office 365 services for both cloud-based and on-premises resources.

At Course Completion

• Describe Office 365 administration tools and licensing options.
• Deploy and configure directory synchronization in an Office 365 deployment.
• Plan hybrid configuration with Exchange Server and Exchange Online.
• Perform an Exchange Server hybrid configuration deployment.
• Describe and deploy Skype for Business and Teams in a hybrid deployment.
• Deploy SharePoint and OneDrive for Business in a hybrid environment.
• Describe and deploy various authentication methods in a hybrid Office 365 deployment.

About This Course

This three-day instructor-led course is designed for individuals aiming to transition into a database professional role or whose current job responsibilities are expanding to include database components. The course covers fundamental database concepts, including various database types, languages, and design principles.

Audience Profile

The primary audience for this course consists of individuals who are moving into a database role or whose roles have expanded to include database technologies.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Describe key database concepts in the context of SQL Server 2016
• Describe database languages used in SQL Server 2016
• Describe data modelling techniques
• Describe normalization and denormalization techniques
• Describe relationship types and effects in database design
• Describe the effects of database design on performance
• Describe commonly used database objects

About This Course

This is a three-day Instructor-Led Training (ILT) programme designed for the needs of information technology (IT) professionals who are involved in administering, configuring, troubleshooting, and operating Office 365 services. The course covers identities, dependencies, requirements, and supporting technologies. It concentrates on the skills required to administer and troubleshoot Office 365 tenants and key services, such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Teams. Additionally, it addresses the security and compliance features of Office 365.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for IT professionals and system administrators who wish to gain knowledge of administration and troubleshooting techniques in Office 365. Participants should have at least three years of experience in their respective fields, ideally in system administration, network administration, and messaging.

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe Office 365 services.
• Administer Office 365 by using the Microsoft 365 admin center and Office 365 services admin centers.
• Administer and troubleshoot directory synchronization and directory objects.
• Administer and troubleshoot Exchange Online.
• Administer and troubleshoot Teams.
• Administer and troubleshoot SharePoint Online.
• Plan and deploy Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.
• Administer and troubleshoot compliance and security in Office 365.

About This Course

This five-day course will equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to plan and administer a Microsoft SharePoint 2016 environment. You will learn how to deploy, administer, and troubleshoot your SharePoint environment. This course also provides guidelines, best practices, and considerations that help you optimize your SharePoint deployment.

This is the first in a sequence of two courses for IT professionals and is aligned with the SharePoint 2016 IT Pro certification.

Audience Profile

The course is targeted at experienced IT professionals who are interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy, and manage SharePoint 2016 installations either in a data centre or in the cloud.

Students typically have more than one year of hands-on experience* with planning and maintaining SharePoint and two years’ experience with other core technologies on which SharePoint depends, including Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or later, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and networking infrastructure services.

The minimally qualified candidate typically:

• Is an IT professional who plans, implements, and maintains a multi-server deployment of SharePoint 2016.
• Has a working knowledge of, and preferably hands-on experience, with SharePoint Online.
• Has broad familiarity with SharePoint workloads.
• Has experience with business continuity management, including data backup, restoration, and high availability.
• Has experience with authentication and security technologies.
• Has experience with Windows PowerShell.

* The hands-on experience or job experience should be from a solutions-based role where the candidate has worked on multiple solutions in the SharePoint space that includes document management, content management, and search.

At Course Completion

• Describe the key features of SharePoint 2016.
• Design an information architecture for a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Design a logical architecture for a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Design the physical architecture for a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Install and configure SharePoint 2016.
• Create and configure web applications and site collections.
• Plan and configure service applications for a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Manage users and permissions, and secure content in a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Configure authentication in a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Configure platform and farm-level security in a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Manage information taxonomy in SharePoint web applications and site collections.
• Configure and manage user profiles and audiences.
• Configure and manage the search experience in SharePoint 2016.
• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot a SharePoint 2016 deployment.

About This Course

This course equips experienced Exchange Server administrators with the expertise required to design and implement an Exchange Server messaging environment. It explores the design and configuration of advanced components within an Exchange Server deployment, including site resiliency, advanced security, compliance, archiving, and discovery solutions. Additionally, it covers coexistence with other Exchange organisations or Exchange Online, as well as migration from earlier versions of Exchange Server. Participants will also receive guidelines, best practices, and critical considerations to help optimise their Exchange Server deployments.

Audience Profile

This course is tailored for IT professionals who are experienced messaging administrators, messaging architects, or consultants. It is particularly suited for individuals in enterprise environments responsible for designing and deploying Exchange Server solutions, including environments that incorporate previous versions of Exchange Server or Exchange Online. Students enrolling in this course are expected to possess prior experience with Exchange Server 2019 or earlier versions.

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

• Plan for Exchange Server deployments.
• Plan and deploy Exchange Server hardware, virtualisation, mailbox databases, and public folders.
• Plan message transport in Exchange Server.
• Plan and deploy Client Access services in Exchange Server.
• Design and implement a highly available Exchange Server environment.
• Maintain Exchange Server using Managed Availability and Desired State Configuration (DSC).
• Plan for messaging security and design and implement Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) and Microsoft Azure RMS within Exchange Server.
• Design and implement message retention and archiving.
• Design and implement data loss prevention policies, In-Place Hold, and eDiscovery.
• Design and implement messaging coexistence among Exchange Server organisations.
• Plan and implement the upgrade from previous versions of Exchange Server to Exchange Server 2019.
• Plan a hybrid Exchange deployment.

About This Course

This five-day, hands-on training course is designed to teach you the breadth of Microsoft virtual desktop technology, and the course will compare and contrast the various technologies with use cases and best practices. This course builds your skills in Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) as part of Windows Server 2012 R2. Throughout this course, you will learn how to manage, monitor, support, and troubleshoot various Windows-based desktop virtualization solutions.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for IT administrators and implementers in large and medium-sized organisations who want to understand and gain hands-on experience with the latest Microsoft desktop and application virtualisation technologies and how to plan, implement, and manage virtual infrastructure solutions based on these technologies.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe desktop and application virtualisation.
• Plan and implement user state virtualisation.
• Plan and implement App-V.
• Plan and deploy App-V clients.
• Manage and administer application virtualisation.
• Understand application sequencing.
• Configure client Hyper-V.
• Plan and deploy session-based desktops.
• Publish and configure RemoteApp programs.
• Plan pooled personal desktops.
• Plan and implement pooled and personal desktops.
• Implement Remote Access.
• Understand health monitoring of VDI infrastructure.

After completing this course in Botswana, students will be able to:

• Understand Operating System Configurations
• Install and Upgrade Client Systems
• Manage Applications
• Manage Files and Folders
• Manage Devices
• Understand Operating System Maintenance

This 5-day instructor-led training (ILT) course is designed for IT professionals who evaluate, plan, deploy, and operate Microsoft Office 365 services, encompassing identities, dependencies, requirements, and supporting technologies. The course focuses on the skills needed to set up an Office 365 tenant, including federation with existing user identities, and the skills required to maintain an Office 365 tenant and its users.

This course is intended for IT professionals responsible for planning, configuring, and managing an Office 365 environment. Students attending this course are expected to have a broad understanding of several on-premises technologies, such as Domain Name System (DNS) and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Additionally, they should have a general understanding of Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Lync Server or Skype for Business Server, and Microsoft SharePoint Server.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Plan an Office 365 deployment, configure the Office 365 tenant, and plan a pilot deployment.
• Manage Office 365 users, groups, and licenses, and configure delegated administration.
• Plan and configure client connectivity to Office 365.
• Plan and configure directory synchronization between Microsoft Azure AD and on-premises AD DS.
• Plan and implement the Office 365 ProPlus deployment.
• Plan and manage Microsoft Exchange Online recipients and permissions.
• Plan and configure Exchange Online services.
• Plan and configure Microsoft Teams
• Plan and configure Microsoft SharePoint Online.
• Plan and configure an Office 365 collaboration solution.
• Plan and configure the integration between Office 365 and Microsoft Azure Information Protection.
• Monitor and review Office 365 services, and troubleshoot Office 365 issues.
• Plan and implement identity federation between on-premises AD DS and Azure AD.

About This Course

This five-day instructor-led training (ILT) course is designed for IT professionals who are involved in evaluating, planning, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft Office 365 services. The curriculum covers essential identities, dependencies, requirements, and supporting technologies. Key skills include setting up an Office 365 tenant, managing federation with existing user identities, and sustaining the tenant and its users effectively.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for IT professionals responsible for planning, configuring, and managing an Office 365 environment. Participants are expected to possess a broad understanding of on-premises technologies such as Domain Name System (DNS) and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Additionally, they should have a general grasp of Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Lync Server or Skype for Business Server, and Microsoft SharePoint Server.

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

• Plan an Office 365 deployment, configure the Office 365 tenant, and plan a pilot deployment.
• Manage Office 365 users, groups, and licenses, and configure delegated administration.
• Plan and configure client connectivity to Office 365.
• Plan and configure directory synchronization between Microsoft Azure AD and on-premises AD DS.
• Plan and implement the Office 365 ProPlus deployment.
• Plan and manage Microsoft Exchange Online recipients and permissions.
• Plan and configure Exchange Online services.
• Plan and configure Microsoft Teams
• Plan and configure Microsoft SharePoint Online.
• Plan and configure an Office 365 collaboration solutions.
• Plan and configure the integration between Office 365 and Microsoft Azure Information Protection.
• Monitor and review Office 365 services, and troubleshoot Office 365 issues.
• Plan and implement identity federation between on-premises AD DS and Azure AD.

Content represents the most vital digital asset for any organisation. Through this programme, participants will acquire the skills to plan, configure, and administer SharePoint Sites and OneDrive, thereby enabling modern content services that revolutionise the content lifecycle. The curriculum specifically examines the contemporary SharePoint site architecture, including SharePoint hub sites, and outlines best practices for adopting and deploying OneDrive across an organisation. Furthermore, it addresses sharing protocols, security measures, and monitoring capabilities for SharePoint and OneDrive in Microsoft 365. Participants will also learn to manage user profiles and applications with appropriate permission configurations. Additionally, the course discusses the planning and configuration of Managed Metadata, Business Connectivity Services, and search functionalities, ensuring content can be located, utilised, and governed effectively throughout Microsoft 365.

Upon completion of this programme, learners will be capable of:

• Configuring SharePoint Sites.
• Administering storage quotas for sites.
• Deploying the OneDrive sync client.
• Utilising Group Policy to govern OneDrive sync client configurations.
• Administering external sharing for data within Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive.
• Configuring user profile properties.
• Managing audiences.
• Utilising the App Catalog to oversee custom applications.
• Creating and managing term groups, term sets, and terms.
• Elucidating the distinctions between modern and classic search interfaces.

About This Course

The business landscape is evolving. People desire seamless communication without collaborative barriers, while organisations seek cost-effective and adaptable solutions. To meet these needs, organisations are configuring hybrid environments and migrating content to the cloud. This course teaches you how to deploy and configure SharePoint Server 2019, which is designed to meet the demands of modern working practices. You will also learn to configure and manage various SharePoint service applications in preparation for a hybrid deployment. Additionally, you will discover how to plan and implement SharePoint hybrid scenarios that provide a smooth user experience. Finally, you will learn how to design the content migration process, identifying the available resources and tools to use when migrating content to SharePoint and OneDrive in Microsoft 365.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for IT Professionals who deploy and manage SharePoint on-premises environments and are interested in deploying hybrid scenarios and migrating content to Microsoft 365.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the MinRole feature in SharePoint 2019.
• Describe how to install and configure SharePoint 2019.
• Describe how to implement high availability for SharePoint.
• Provision a BDC Service Application instance.
• Configure the Secure Store Service application.
• Describe how to configure My Sites in SharePoint 2019.
• Describe the available SharePoint Hybrid Scenarios.
• Describe the requirements for SharePoint hybrid configuration.
• Plan for SharePoint Server hybrid.
• Plan for content migration process.
• Describe available resources and tools to leverage during migration process.
• Access data to be migrated using SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool (SMAT).
• Migrate content to the cloud using SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT).
• Migrate content to the cloud using Migration Manager.
• Migrate content to the cloud using Mover.
• Manage and monitor migration process.

Gain insight into the management of Office 365, covering essential components of the platform, strategies for transitioning an organisation to Office 365, configuration procedures, and the administration of Office 365 ProPlus deployments.

Audience profile

This course caters to professionals aspiring to the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator role who have completed one of the Microsoft 365 role-based administrator certification pathways.

Skills gained

• Understanding Office 365
• Transitioning an organisation to Office 365
• Configuring Office 365
• Administering Office 365 ProPlus deployments

This five-day instructor-led course provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2014 database. The curriculum concentrates on equipping individuals with the ability to utilise product features and tools associated with database maintenance in SQL Server 2014.

Note: This course caters to clients interested in learning about SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014. It encompasses the new features found in SQL Server 2014, as well as the critical capabilities across the SQL Server data platform.

This five-day instructor-led course is primarily tailored for IT professionals who already possess some experience with Windows Server. It is designed for those who will be responsible for managing identity, networking, storage, and compute resources using Windows Server 2019, and who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and options available and applicable to this version. The course equips IT professionals with the fundamental administration skills required to deploy and support Windows Server 2019 in most organisations.