Microsoft Authorized Training in the UAE

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is designed to help participants prepare for the Microsoft Azure Data Engineer certification exam (DP-203).

The course covers the basics of Azure data services and how they can be used to process, store, and manage data in the cloud. Participants will learn how to create data processing solutions using Azure Data Factory, Azure Stream Analytics, and Azure Databricks, and how to work with NoSQL databases using Azure Cosmos DB.

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or in-person) is aimed at helping candidates prepare for the Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer certification exam (AZ-400).

The program covers the core concepts of DevOps practices and their execution on the Azure platform. Learners will gain proficiency in using Azure DevOps to manage code repositories, construct and release pipelines, and deploy continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) strategies.

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is designed to help participants prepare for the Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) certification exam.

The course covers advanced concepts of cloud computing and Azure services. It provides a comprehensive introduction to Azure solutions architecture, including its principles, components, and services. Participants will also learn how to design and deploy Azure solutions using best practices and industry standards.

This live, instructor-led training session held in the UAE (online or on-site) is designed to aid participants in their preparation for the Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) certification exam.

The course explores various Azure security subjects, including identity and access management, platform protection, data and application security, and operational management.

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is designed to help participants prepare for the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) certification exam.

The course covers the concepts of developing Azure solutions, including Azure compute, storage, and security features. It provides a comprehensive introduction to Azure development, including tools and services for building, testing, and deploying applications.

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is specifically structured to assist participants in preparing for the Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification examination.

The curriculum addresses the essential competencies needed to administer Azure resources, encompassing Azure virtual machines, storage solutions, and Azure network management.

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators who wish to effectively deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Hyper-V environments.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand virtualization concepts and configure Hyper-V.
• Create and manage virtual machines, VM storage, and networking.
• Utilize advanced Hyper-V features and secure Hyper-V environments.
• Monitor and optimize Hyper-V performance.

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (delivered online or onsite) is designed to help participants prepare for the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification exam.

The course covers the basic concepts of cloud computing and Azure services. It provides a comprehensive introduction to Azure, including its architecture, pricing and support, and the most commonly used Azure services.

This course equips students with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to utilize Windows PowerShell for administering and automating the management of Windows servers. Participants will develop the ability to identify and construct the commands needed to execute specific tasks. Additionally, students will learn to create scripts that handle advanced operations, such as automating repetitive processes and generating detailed reports. The skills acquired in this course serve as a foundation for working with a wide array of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SQL Server, System Center, and others. To achieve this comprehensive goal, the course does not concentrate on any single product; instead, it uses Windows Server as the primary example for demonstrating the taught techniques, as it serves as the common platform for these solutions.

Gain insights into Microsoft 365 Security Management, covering the management of security metrics, the activation of Azure AD Identity Protection, the configuration of Microsoft 365 security services, and the utilization of Microsoft 365 Threat Intelligence.

Gain proficiency in investigating, responding to, and hunting for threats using Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, and Microsoft 365 Defender. This course teaches you how to mitigate cyber threats leveraging these technologies. You will specifically configure and utilize Azure Sentinel alongside the Kusto Query Language (KQL) to execute detection, analysis, and reporting tasks. Designed for professionals in Security Operations roles, this course aids learners in preparing for the SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst exam.

Audience Profile

Microsoft Security Operations Analysts collaborate with organizational stakeholders to safeguard information technology systems. Their primary objective is to reduce organizational risk by swiftly remediating active attacks, advising on threat protection improvements, and escalating policy violations to relevant stakeholders. Key responsibilities encompass threat management, monitoring, and response using diverse security solutions across the environment. Analysts primarily investigate, respond to, and hunt for threats using Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third-party security tools. As critical consumers of operational outputs from these tools, they also play a vital role in their configuration and deployment.

Job role: Security Engineer

Preparation for exam: SC-200

Features: none

Skills gained

• Explain how Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can remediate risks in your environment
• Create a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment
• Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules on Windows 10 devices
• Perform actions on a device using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Investigate domains and IP addresses in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Investigate user accounts in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Configure alert settings in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Explain how the threat landscape is evolving
• Conduct advanced hunting in Microsoft 365 Defender
• Manage incidents in Microsoft 365 Defender
• Explain how Microsoft Defender for Identity can remediate risks in your environment
• Investigate DLP alerts in Microsoft Cloud App Security
• Explain the types of actions you can take on an insider risk management case
• Configure auto-provisioning in Azure Defender
• Remediate alerts in Azure Defender
• Construct KQL statements
• Filter searches based on event time, severity, domain, and other relevant data using KQL
• Extract data from unstructured string fields using KQL
• Manage an Azure Sentinel workspace
• Use KQL to access the watchlist in Azure Sentinel
• Manage threat indicators in Azure Sentinel
• Explain the Common Event Format and Syslog connector differences in Azure Sentinel
• Connect Azure Windows Virtual Machines to Azure Sentinel
• Configure Log Analytics agent to collect Sysmon events
• Create new analytics rules and queries using the analytics rule wizard
• Create a playbook to automate an incident response
• Use queries to hunt for threats
• Observe threats over time with livestream

This intensive three-day course equips participants with the expertise to automate administrative tasks using Windows PowerShell 5.1. Learners will master essential scripting techniques, including the development of advanced functions, the creation of controller scripts, and effective error handling. The curriculum also covers working with Windows PowerShell Workflow, the REST API, and data files formatted in XML and JSON. Additionally, participants will explore modern administration tools like Desired State Configuration (DSC) and Just Enough Administration (JEA) to configure and secure servers effectively.

This Microsoft Initial Exploration Workshop provides IT specialists with an overview of the new features and capabilities of Windows 10, utilizing the Enterprise Edition. The course also addresses core Windows 10 ecosystems, including Identity Management, cloud services such as Azure Active Directory (AAD), deployment and management tools, and the revamped User Interface. While individual topics are not explored in deep detail, participants will complete the workshop with a solid understanding of the new Windows 10 features, associated services, and administration tools.

In this whiteboard design session, you will explore how to design a solution utilizing a combination of Azure Resource Manager templates and Azure DevOps to facilitate continuous delivery across several Azure PaaS services.

By the conclusion of this workshop, you will be equipped to create templates that automate cloud infrastructure, thereby minimizing error-prone manual processes. Additionally, you will learn to create an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template to provision Azure resources, configure continuous delivery using Azure DevOps, integrate Application Insights into an application, and establish an Azure DevOps project along with a Git repository.

In this workshop, you will gain a deeper understanding of the steps involved in modernizing legacy on-premises applications and infrastructure by leveraging cloud services, while integrating a combination of web and mobile services, all secured via Azure Active Directory.

This one-day instructor-led security workshop offers valuable insights into security best practices designed to enhance an organization's overall security posture. The session explores the Red Team and Blue Team dynamic, where one group of security experts (the Red Team) simulates attacks on specific components of a company’s security infrastructure, while an opposing group (the Blue Team) works to defend against these incursions. Both teams collaborate to fortify the organization’s defenses. Because the shared objective is to help the business achieve a higher level of security, the security industry collectively refers to this collaborative function as the Purple Team.

This workshop is part of a broader series of Microsoft Security Workshops. Although completing other courses in the series beforehand is not mandatory, it is highly recommended that participants begin with this foundational session, Microsoft Security Workshop: Enterprise Security Fundamentals.

This one-day, instructor-led course is designed for IT professionals and managers who work with Active Directory or supervise staff who do. It also benefits IT professionals working with products that integrate with Active Directory, such as Exchange. In this course, students will learn how and why Microsoft developed Active Directory, covering its fundamental architecture, basic design, management practices, as well as security and the fundamentals of cloud integration with services like Azure.

This one-day, instructor-led course is designed for IT professionals looking to broaden their knowledge and technical expertise regarding Cloud computing and Microsoft Cloud products, including Azure, Office 365, OneDrive, and Intune. Participants will gain insight into high-level terminology, architecture, security protocols, deployment strategies, migration practices, and the overall scope of Microsoft's cloud product ecosystem.

This instructor-led course provides a comprehensive product demonstration of Microsoft Power Automate (formerly Flow), presented in an engaging and practical manner. Power Automate is a versatile tool that transforms business processes into automated, consistent, and visual workflows. It is designed to seamlessly integrate various Office 365 products while connecting to on-premises and web-based solutions. This course empowers you with the confidence to choose the appropriate actions and workflow logic for your organizational needs.

During this Introduction to Microsoft Project 2019: Getting Started course, students will become familiar with the Project 2019 or Project 365 interface, covering project views and the ribbon. Participants will also learn how to enter, organize, and link tasks, manage resources, generate basic reports, and build projects independently. The training includes dedicated time to practice essential skills required for efficient software utilization.

This course equips students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to utilize PowerShell for administering and automating tasks on Windows servers. Participants will develop the ability to identify and construct the precise commands required for specific operational tasks. Additionally, students will learn to write scripts that handle advanced duties, such as automating repetitive processes and generating comprehensive reports. By providing prerequisite skills that support a wide array of Microsoft products—including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365—this course aims to broaden technical proficiency. Accordingly, the curriculum does not center on any single product; however, it utilizes Windows Server, the common platform for these technologies, as the primary example to illustrate the taught techniques.

This course equips learners with the essential knowledge and skills required to design and implement robust DevOps processes and practices. Participants will gain proficiency in planning for DevOps adoption, utilizing source control, scaling Git for enterprise environments, consolidating artifacts, and designing dependency management strategies. The curriculum also covers managing secrets, implementing continuous integration, developing container build strategies, and designing comprehensive release and deployment patterns. Additionally, students will learn to set up release management workflows and optimize feedback mechanisms to enhance operational efficiency.

Audience Profile

This course is designed for students interested in designing and implementing DevOps processes or preparing for the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certification exam.

Job Role: DevOps Engineer

Exam Preparation: AZ-400

Skills Gained

• Plan for the transformation with shared goals and timelines
• Select a project and identify project metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
• Create a team and agile organizational structure
• Design a tool integration strategy
• Design a license management strategy (e.g. Azure DevOps and GitHub users)
• Design a strategy for end-to-end traceability from work items to working software
• Design an authentication and access strategy
• Design a strategy for integrating on-premises and cloud resources
• Describe the benefits of using Source Control
• Describe Azure Repos and GitHub
• Migrate from TFVC to Git
• Manage code quality including technical debt SonarCloud, and other tooling solutions
• Build organizational knowledge on code quality
• Explain how to structure Git repos
• Describe Git branching workflows
• Leverage pull requests for collaboration and code reviews
• Leverage Git hooks for automation
• Use Git to foster inner source across the organization
• Explain the role of Azure Pipelines and its components
• Configure Agents for use in Azure Pipelines
• Explain why continuous integration matters
• Implement continuous integration using Azure Pipelines
• Define Site Reliability Engineering
• Design processes to measure end-user satisfaction and analyze user feedback
• Design processes to automate application analytics
• Manage alerts and reduce meaningless and non-actionable alerts
• Carry out blameless retrospectives and create a just culture
• Define an infrastructure and configuration strategy and appropriate toolset for a release pipeline and application infrastructure
• Implement compliance and security in your application infrastructure
• Describe the potential challenges with integrating open-source software
• Inspect open-source software packages for security and license compliance
• Manage organizational security and compliance policies
• Integrate license and vulnerability scans into build and deployment pipelines
• Configure build pipelines to access package security and license ratings

This course delivers foundational knowledge regarding security, compliance, and identity principles, alongside their associated cloud-based Microsoft solutions.

About This Course

This course provides students with the essential skills needed to deploy and configure System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager. Through practical, hands-on labs, students will master the following key areas:

• 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, System Center 2012 SP1, and System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.

• Understanding the core components of Management Packs, such as Object Discoveries, Rules, Monitors, Targeting, and Run As Accounts/Profiles, including the process of authoring them.

• Configuring fabric and application monitoring for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, covering both datacenter and cloud resources like networking, storage, and compute.

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

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

• Creating Dashboards, Service Level Tracking Reports, and SharePoint Web Parts to visualize critical performance and availability metrics.

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

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

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

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

Audience Profile

This course is primarily designed for cloud and datacenter administrators who are new to System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager and are tasked with its deployment, configuration, and operation within their cloud or datacenter environments. The secondary audience includes administrators already familiar with Operations Manager who wish to upgrade their skills to leverage the new features available in System Center 2012, System Center 2012 SP1, 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 using 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.
• Set up dashboards and widgets in System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.
• Describe the usage of 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.

After completing this course in the UAE, you will be able to:

• Describe the processes involved in planning and using a troubleshooting methodology for Windows 10.
• Troubleshoot startup issues and operating system services on a Windows 10 PC.
• Perform system recovery.
• Resolve issues related to hardware devices and device drivers.
• Administer Windows 10 devices.
• Troubleshoot issues related to network connectivity.
• Configure Windows 10 devices by using Group Policy.
• Configure and troubleshoot user settings.
• Configure and troubleshoot resource access.
• Implement remote connectivity.
• Deploy and troubleshoot applications.
• Maintain Windows 10 devices.

About This Course

Over the course of five days, this program equips you with the essential knowledge and skills required to plan and manage a Microsoft SharePoint 2016 environment. You will learn how to deploy, administer, and troubleshoot your SharePoint setup. Additionally, the course provides guidelines, best practices, and strategic considerations to help you optimize your SharePoint deployment.

This course is the first in a two-part sequence designed for IT professionals and aligns with the SharePoint 2016 IT Pro certification.

Audience Profile

The training is designed for experienced IT professionals interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy, and manage SharePoint 2016 installations, whether in a data center or in the cloud.

Typical participants possess over one year of hands-on experience* in planning and maintaining SharePoint, along with two years of experience with core underlying technologies, 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 responsible for planning, implementing, and maintaining a multi-server deployment of SharePoint 2016.
• Has a working knowledge of, and preferably hands-on experience with, SharePoint Online.
• Demonstrates broad familiarity with SharePoint workloads.
• Has experience in business continuity management, including data backup, restoration, and high availability.
• Is experienced with authentication and security technologies.
• Has experience with Windows PowerShell.

* The hands-on or job experience should be from a solutions-based role where the candidate has worked on multiple solutions in the SharePoint space, including 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

Designed as an intensive five-day programme, this course equips participants with the skills to plan, configure, and manage advanced functionalities within a SharePoint 2016 environment. Key areas of emphasis include establishing high availability and disaster recovery protocols, designing service application architectures, and implementing Microsoft Business Connectivity Services. The curriculum also delves into social computing capabilities, productivity tools, and collaboration platforms. Participants will gain insights into business intelligence solutions, Enterprise Content Management, web content management infrastructure, associated solutions, and applications. Additionally, the course covers the development and execution of governance plans, as well strategies for upgrading or migrating to SharePoint 2016.

This course constitutes the second module in a two-part sequence tailored for IT Professionals, aligned with the SharePoint 2016 IT Pro certification pathway.

Audience Profile

This course is designed for seasoned IT Professionals seeking to master the installation, configuration, deployment, and management of SharePoint 2016 across data center or cloud-based infrastructures.

Participants are expected to possess over four years of practical experience in planning and maintaining SharePoint Server and its underlying core technologies, such as Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server 2014 R2 or later, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and networking infrastructure services.

Attendees should have previously completed Course 20339-1A: Planning and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2016, or hold equivalent knowledge and experience.

The ideal candidate typically demonstrates the following qualifications:

• Proficiency in, and preferably hands-on experience with, Microsoft SharePoint Online.

• Comprehensive familiarity with SharePoint Server workloads.

• Experience in business continuity management, encompassing data backup, restoration, and high availability.

• Knowledge of authentication and security technologies.

• Competency in Windows PowerShell.

* Practical or job-related experience should stem from solutions-oriented roles involving multiple SharePoint Server solutions, including document management, content management, and search.

At Course Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Articulate the core architecture of SharePoint 2016 and its enhanced features.
• Identify key hybrid capabilities in SharePoint 2016.
• Design and plan a SharePoint 2016 environment tailored for high availability and disaster recovery requirements.
• Plan and implement Business Connectivity Services and the Secure Store Service.
• Configure and oversee productivity services for SharePoint 2016 deployments.
• Manage solutions within a SharePoint 2016 environment.
• Plan and configure social computing functionalities.
• Plan and configure web content management for internet-facing environments.
• Plan and configure Enterprise Content Management for SharePoint 2016.
• Plan and configure business intelligence solutions.
• Plan and configure work management, productivity, and collaboration platforms and features.
• Execute upgrades or migrations to SharePoint 2016.

This training program equips IT professionals with the skills necessary to administer and support Exchange Server. Participants will learn how to install and configure Exchange Server, as well as manage mail recipients and public folders, including performing bulk operations via Exchange Management Shell. The course also addresses client connectivity, message transport and hygiene, and the deployment of highly available Exchange Server environments. Additionally, it covers the implementation of disaster recovery solutions. Finally, the program teaches how to maintain and monitor an Exchange Server deployment and administer Exchange Online within an Office 365 environment.

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

• Deploy Exchange Server.
• Plan and configure storage for Exchange Server.
• Create and manage various recipient objects in Exchange Server.
• Perform recipient management and Exchange server management tasks using Exchange Server cmdlets.
• Deploy Client Access services in Exchange Server.
• Manage high availability in Exchange Server.
• Implement disaster recovery for Exchange Server.
• Configure and manage message transport in Exchange Server.
• Configure message security in Exchange Server.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Exchange Server.
• Configure Exchange Server role-based access control permissions and set up audit logging for both administrators and users.
• Implement and manage integration with Exchange Online.

About This Course

This program is tailored for experienced Exchange Server administrators, equipping them with the expertise required to design and execute robust Exchange Server messaging environments. The curriculum delves into the configuration of advanced deployment components, including site resiliency, sophisticated security protocols, compliance frameworks, archiving and discovery mechanisms, coexistence strategies with other Exchange organizations or Exchange Online, and migration pathways from earlier Exchange versions. Additionally, the course offers essential guidelines, industry best practices, and critical considerations to help organizations optimize their Exchange Server infrastructures.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for IT professionals who serve as experienced messaging administrators, messaging architects, or consultants. It is specifically designed for enterprise environments where individuals are tasked with designing and deploying Exchange Server solutions, particularly those managing environments that include previous versions of Exchange Server or Exchange Online. Participants are expected to possess prior experience with Exchange Server 2019 or its predecessor versions.

At Course Completion

Upon finishing this course, students will be capable of:

• Formulating plans for Exchange Server deployments.
• Planning and deploying Exchange Server hardware, virtualization setups, mailbox databases, and public folders.
• Structuring message transport within Exchange Server.
• Planning and deploying Client Access services in Exchange Server.
• Designing and executing a highly available Exchange Server environment.
• Maintaining Exchange Server through Managed Availability and Desired State Configuration (DSC).
• Planning messaging security and designing/implementing Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) and Microsoft Azure RMS within Exchange Server.
• Designing and implementing message retention and archiving strategies.
• Designing and implementing data loss prevention policies, In-Place Hold, and eDiscovery capabilities.
• Designing and implementing messaging coexistence across Exchange Server organizations.
• Planning and executing upgrades from previous Exchange Server versions to Exchange Server 2019.
• Planning a hybrid Exchange deployment.

About This Course

Through this course, participants will acquire the skills necessary to build advanced ASP.NET MVC applications leveraging .NET Framework tools and technologies. The curriculum emphasizes coding practices that improve web application performance and scalability. Participants will be introduced to ASP.NET MVC and its comparison with Web Forms to help them determine the appropriate use cases for each framework. Additionally, this course serves as preparation for exam 70-486.

Audience Profile

This training is designed for professional web developers utilizing Microsoft Visual Studio within individual or team settings, ranging from small to large-scale development environments. Ideal candidates are those interested in creating sophisticated web applications and managing rendered HTML effectively. They aim to construct websites that clearly separate user interface, data access, and application logic.

At Course Completion

Upon finishing this course, students will be capable of the following:

• Describe the Microsoft Web Technologies stack and choose the appropriate technology for developing a specific application.
• Design the architecture and implementation of a web application that satisfies functional requirements, user interface standards, and business models.
• Create MVC Models and write code that implements business logic within Model methods, properties, and events.
• Add Controllers to an MVC Application to manage user interaction, update models, and select or return Views.
• Create Views in an MVC application that display and edit data while interacting with Models and Controllers.
• Execute unit tests and debugging tools against a web application in Visual Studio and configure the application for troubleshooting.
• Develop a web application utilizing the ASP.NET routing engine to provide user-friendly URLs and a logical navigation structure.
• Implement a consistent visual style, including corporate branding, throughout an entire MVC web application.
• Use partial page updates and caching to minimize network bandwidth usage and accelerate responses to user requests.
• Write client-side JavaScript code that leverages the jQuery script library to enhance the responsiveness of an MVC web application.
• Implement a comprehensive membership system within an MVC web application.
• Build an MVC application that is resilient against malicious attacks and can persist user information and preferences.
• Explain how to write a Microsoft Azure web service and invoke it from an MVC application.
• Define what a Web API is and explain why developers might integrate a Web API into an application.
• Modify the manner in which browser requests are processed by an MVC application.
• Explain how to package and deploy an ASP.NET MVC web application from a development machine to a web server for staging or production environments.

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 the IT administrators, and implementers, of large and midsized organizations who want to understand and get hands on experience with the latest Microsoft desktop and application virtualization 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 virtualization.
• Plan and implement user state virtualization.
• Plan and implement App-V.
• Plan and deploy App-V clients.
• Manage and administer application virtualization.
• 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.

This training program equips IT professionals with the skills to manage Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer infrastructure, configure virtual networking, link Azure with on-premises environments, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, deploy and scale virtual machines, establish web applications and containers, back up and share data, and monitor overall solution performance.

Designed specifically for Azure Administrators, this course covers the implementation, management, and monitoring of identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks within cloud environments. Azure Administrators will learn how to provision, size, monitor, and optimize resources effectively.

This course equips IT Security Professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to implement security controls, maintain organizational security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities. The curriculum covers security for identity and access, platform protection, data and applications, and security operations.

Audience profile

This course is designed for Azure Security Engineers who are preparing for the associated certification exam or who are performing security tasks in their day-to-day job. This course would also be helpful to an engineer that wants to specialize in providing security for Azure-based digital platforms and play an integral role in protecting an organization's data.

Skills gained

• Implement enterprise governance strategies including role-based access control, Azure policies, and resource locks.
• Implement an Azure AD infrastructure including users, groups, and multi-factor authentication.
• Implement Azure AD Identity Protection including risk policies, conditional access, and access reviews.
• Implement Azure AD Privileged Identity Management including Azure AD roles and Azure resources.
• Implement Azure AD Connect including authentication methods and on-premises directory synchronization.
• Implement perimeter security strategies including Azure Firewall.
• Implement network security strategies including Network Security Groups and Application Security Groups.
• Implement host security strategies including endpoint protection, remote access management, update management, and disk encryption.
• Implement container security strategies including Azure Container Instances, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Kubernetes.
• Implement Azure Key Vault including certificates, keys, and secretes.
• Implement application security strategies including app registration, managed identities, and service endpoints.
• Implement storage security strategies including shared access signatures, blob retention policies, and Azure Files authentication.
• Implement database security strategies including authentication, data classification, dynamic data masking, and always encrypted.
• Implement Azure Monitor including connected sources, log analytics, and alerts.
• Implement Azure Security Center including policies, recommendations, and just in time virtual machine access.
• Implement Azure Sentinel including workbooks, incidents, and playbooks.

This course empowers IT professionals with the skills to manage core Windows Server workloads and services leveraging on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. Participants will learn to implement and oversee on-premises and hybrid solutions, including identity management, compute resources, networking, and storage, within a Windows Server hybrid ecosystem.

About This Program

In this program, learners will master the fundamental database concepts within a cloud setting, acquire essential skills in cloud data services, and establish a solid foundation of cloud data services on Microsoft Azure. Participants will identify and explain core data principles, including relational, non-relational, big data, and analytics, while exploring their implementation via Microsoft Azure. The curriculum covers roles, tasks, and responsibilities within the data ecosystem. Learners will delve into relational data offerings, the provisioning and deployment of relational databases, and querying relational data through cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure. Additionally, the program examines non-relational data offerings, the provisioning and deployment of non-relational databases, and non-relational data stores in Azure. Students will investigate processing options for developing data analytics solutions in Azure, specifically exploring Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, and Azure HDInsight. Finally, the course introduces Power BI, detailing its components and how they integrate to deliver insights.

Intended Audience

This program is designed for individuals seeking to understand the fundamentals of database concepts in a cloud environment, gain basic proficiency in cloud data services, and build foundational knowledge of cloud data services within Microsoft Azure.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Outline core data concepts in Azure
• Elaborate on relational data concepts in Azure
• Elaborate on non-relational data concepts in Azure
• Identify components of a modern data warehouse in Azure

About This Course

This course explores the marketing application configurations essential for driving business growth. It provides an in-depth look at lead management, marketing forms and pages, segmentation strategies, and email marketing campaigns. These components are integrated through interactive customer journey designs, encompassing event management and survey configuration.

Audience Profile

This course is tailored for IT and marketing professionals seeking to master the use of Dynamics 365 Marketing to enhance business operations.

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Configure advanced system settings
• Manage marketing content, templates, and integrations
• Generate and manage leads
• Design and implement marketing forms and pages
• Build and maintain customer segments
• Set up and execute customer journeys
• Create and oversee events
• Distribute and analyze survey results

About This Course

This course equips learners with the expertise to support and configure Windows 10 desktops within organizational settings. Participants will acquire essential skills for installing, customizing, and updating the Windows 10 operating system. The curriculum covers the management of storage, files, and devices, along with configuring network connectivity. Additionally, students will gain knowledge on securing the Windows 10 OS and safeguarding device data. Finally, the course teaches effective methods for managing and troubleshooting Windows 10 environments.

Audience Profile

This course is designed for IT professionals responsible for the installation, configuration, local management, and maintenance of Windows 10 core services. Candidates may also possess familiarity with enterprise scenarios and cloud-integrated services.

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Install and customize Windows 10.
• Configure Windows updates.
• Configure devices and drivers for Windows.
• Configure storage for Windows.
• Configure network and remote management settings in Windows.
• Configure and manage browsers and applications in Windows.
• Configure account access and authentication.
• Configure file and folder permissions.
• Describe methods for securing Windows 10, identify common threats, and understand mitigation strategies.
• Troubleshoot Windows and application installations.
• Troubleshoot hardware and driver issues.
• Troubleshoot file issues and perform recoveries.

About This Course

In this course, students will learn how to plan and implement an operating system deployment strategy using modern deployment methods, as well as how to implement an update strategy. Students will be introduced to key components of modern management and co-management strategies. This course also covers what it takes to incorporate Microsoft Intune into your organization. Students will also learn about methods for deployment and management of apps and browser-based applications. Students will be introduced to the key concepts of security in modern management including authentication, identities, access, and compliance policies. Students will be introduced to technologies such Azure Active Directory, Azure Information Protection and Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, as well as how to leverage them to protect devices and data.

Audience Profile

The Modern Desktop Administrator deploys, configures, secures, manages, and monitors devices and client applications in an enterprise environment. Responsibilities include managing identity, access, policies, updates, and apps. The MDA collaborates with the M365 Enterprise Administrator to design and implement a device strategy that meets the business needs of a modern organization.

The Modern Desktop Administrator must be familiar with M365 workloads and must have strong skills and experience of deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows 10 and non-Windows devices. The MDA role focuses on cloud services rather than on-premises management technologies.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, learners should be able to:

• Plan, develop, and implement an Operating System deployment, upgrade, and update strategy.
• Understand the benefits and methods of co-management strategies.
• Plan and implement device enrollment and configuration.
• Manage and deploy applications and plan a mobile application management strategy.
• Manage users and authentication using Azure AD and Active Directory DS.
• Describe and implement methods used to protect devices and data.

In this course, participants will learn how to plan and implement an endpoint deployment strategy utilizing modern deployment techniques and update policies. The curriculum introduces core aspects of modern management, including co-management strategies and Microsoft Intune integration. Topics include application deployment, handling browser-based apps, and fundamental security principles such as authentication, identity management, access control, and compliance policies. The course also examines technologies like Azure Active Directory, Azure Information Protection, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to safeguard devices and data.

Content represents the most vital digital asset for any organization. In this course, you will acquire the skills to plan, configure, and manage SharePoint Sites and OneDrive, enabling modern content services that transform the content lifecycle. The course explores the modern SharePoint site structure, including SharePoint hub sites, and provides best practices for adopting and deploying OneDrive within your organization. It also covers sharing, security, and monitoring aspects of SharePoint and OneDrive in Microsoft 365. Additionally, you will learn how to manage user profiles and applications with appropriate permission settings. The curriculum further addresses the planning and configuration of Managed Metadata, Business Connectivity Services, and search capabilities, ensuring content can be discovered, consumed, and governed effectively across Microsoft 365.

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

• Configure SharePoint Sites.
• Manage site storage limits.
• Deploy the OneDrive sync client.
• Utilize Group Policy to control OneDrive sync client settings.
• Manage external sharing for data within Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive.
• Configure user profile properties.
• Manage audiences.
• Use the App Catalog to manage custom applications.
• Create and manage term groups, term sets, and terms.
• Describe the differences between modern and classic search experiences.

About This Course

This course explores three core pillars of Microsoft 365 enterprise administration: managing the Microsoft 365 tenant and services, overseeing Office 365 operations, and handling Microsoft 365 identity management. In the section dedicated to Microsoft 365 tenant and service management, you will review all essential components that require planning when architecting your Microsoft 365 tenant. After completing the planning phase, you will learn to configure your tenant, covering organizational profiles, subscription options, component services, user accounts, licenses, and security groups. You will also master tenant management, which involves configuring tenant roles and overseeing tenant health and service status. With the tenant established, you will delve into the key aspects of Office 365 management. This starts with an overview of Office 365 product capabilities, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, the Microsoft Power Platform, supplementary product resources, and device management. You will then move on to configuring Office 365, with a strong emphasis on setting up Office client connectivity. Furthermore, you will explore the management of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise deployments (previously known as Office 365 ProPlus), ranging from user-initiated client installations to centralized deployment strategies. This segment concludes with instructions on configuring Office Telemetry and Microsoft Analytics. The course finishes with a detailed examination of Microsoft 365 identity synchronization, focusing heavily on Azure Active Directory Connect. You will learn to plan and implement Azure AD Connect, manage synchronized identities, and enforce password management in Microsoft 365 using multi-factor authentication and self-service password reset. This final section wraps up by thoroughly covering the implementation of application and external access. You will discover how to add and manage applications in Azure Active Directory, including the setup of multi-tenant applications. You will also examine the configuration of Azure AD Application Proxy, detailing connector installation and registration, as well as publishing on-premises applications for remote access. Lastly, you will investigate designing and managing external access solutions, including licensing guidance for Azure AD B2B collaboration, creating collaborative users, and troubleshooting B2B collaboration scenarios.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for individuals aspiring to the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator role who have completed one of the Microsoft 365 role-based administrator certification paths.

At Course Completion

Through active participation in this course, you will gain knowledge on the following topics:

• Designing, configuring, and managing your Microsoft 365 tenant
• Understanding Office 365 product functionality
• Configuring Office 365
• Managing Office 365 ProPlus deployments
• Planning and implementing identity synchronization
• Implementing application and external access

Gain insights into Office 365 Management, covering the essential components of Office 365, strategies for transitioning an organization to Office 365, configuration processes, and the management of Office 365 ProPlus deployments.

Audience profile

This course is tailored for professionals aiming for the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Admin role who have already completed one of the Microsoft 365 role-based administrator certification paths.

Skills gained

• Understanding the Office 365 ecosystem
• Facilitating organizational migration to Office 365
• Configuring Office 365 settings
• Overseeing Office 365 ProPlus deployments

This course is intended for individuals aiming for the Microsoft 365 Administrator role who have completed at least one of the Microsoft 365 role-based administrator certification paths.

This three-day, instructor-led course is designed for students transitioning from previous versions of SQL Server, offering an introduction to the new features available in SQL Server 2016.

Skills Gained

• Outline the key capabilities and components of SQL Server 2016
• Detail the new and enhanced performance features in SQL Server
• Explain the new and enhanced security features in SQL Server
• Describe the advancements in SQL Server Availability and Scalability
• Highlight the new and enhanced reporting and PowerBI features in SQL Server 2016
• Outline the new and enhanced data access features
• Describe the new and enhanced features in SQL Server OLAP
• Explain the new SQL Server cloud functionality

About This Course

This course delves into the core components of Microsoft 365 messaging administration, covering message transport and mail flow, messaging security, hygiene, and compliance, messaging infrastructure, and hybrid messaging scenarios. It is tailored for IT Professionals responsible for deploying and managing the messaging infrastructure within Microsoft 365 in their organizations.

Audience Profile

Messaging Administrators are tasked with deploying, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting recipients, permissions, mail protection, mail flow, and public folders across both on-premises and cloud enterprise environments. Their duties encompass managing message hygiene, messaging infrastructure, and hybrid configuration and migration. To establish a secure hybrid topology that aligns with the business requirements of a modern organization, the Messaging Administrator must collaborate closely with the Security Administrator and Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator. A working knowledge of authentication types, licensing, and integration with Microsoft 365 applications is essential for the Messaging Administrator.

At Course Completion

Upon finishing this course, students will be equipped to:

• Configure and manage the transport pipeline
• Manage and troubleshoot mail flow and transport issues
• Manage message hygiene and compliance
• Manage authentication for messaging
• Configure organizational settings and sharing
• Manage mobile devices
• Manage role-based permissions
• Create and manage recipient objects and resources
• Plan, implement, and troubleshoot public folders
• Plan a hybrid environment
• Perform mailbox migrations
• Deploy and troubleshoot a hybrid environment

This five-day course is tailored primarily for IT professionals with prior experience in Windows Server. It is designed for those responsible for managing storage and compute resources using Windows Server 2016, enabling them to grasp the relevant scenarios, requirements, and applicable storage and compute options available for this platform.

This five-day, instructor-led classroom course delivers the essential networking skills needed to deploy and support Windows Server 2016 within most organizational environments. The curriculum covers core IP fundamentals, remote access technologies, and advanced topics such as Software Defined Networking.

This five-day, instructor-led course equips IT professionals with the skills to deploy and configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) within a distributed environment. Participants will learn to implement Group Policy, perform backup and restore operations, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory-related issues using Windows Server 2016. Furthermore, the course covers the deployment of additional Active Directory server roles, including Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS).

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for individuals with a foundational knowledge of Microsoft® Windows® who wish to learn how to utilize Outlook as an email client. Participants will gain the skills necessary to manage email correspondence, calendar events, contact details, and various other communication tasks effectively.

The Solution Architect plays a pivotal role in the successful design, implementation, deployment, and adoption of comprehensive solutions. This professional ensures that the proposed solution addresses both current and future customer requirements. Through this course, learners will gain insight into the critical decisions made by Solution Architects during implementation phases, including topics such as security, integrations, Power Apps architecture, Power Automate architecture, and more. The curriculum is structured to provide an introductory overview of the Solution Architect role.

This five-day, instructor-led course is tailored primarily for IT professionals who possess prior experience with Windows Server. It is designed for individuals tasked with managing identity, networking, storage, and compute resources using Windows Server 2019, requiring a thorough understanding of the available scenarios, requirements, and options applicable to this platform. The course equips IT professionals with the fundamental administration skills necessary to deploy and support Windows Server 2019 in most organizational environments.