Microsoft Authorized Training in Cape Town

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

The curriculum explores the fundamentals of Azure data services and demonstrates how they can be utilised to process, store, and manage data within the cloud. Participants will gain skills in developing data processing solutions using Azure Data Factory, Azure Stream Analytics, and Azure Databricks, as well as working with NoSQL databases via Azure Cosmos DB.

This instructor-led, live training in Cape Town (online or on-site) is designed to assist participants in preparing for the Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer certification exam (AZ-400).

The course explores the fundamentals of DevOps methodologies and their application within the Azure environment. Attendees will gain proficiency in using Azure DevOps to oversee code repositories, construct and manage build and release pipelines, and execute continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) strategies.

This instructor-led, live training in Cape Town (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 instructor-led, live training in Cape Town (online or onsite) is designed to assist participants in preparing for the Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) certification exam.

The course covers various security topics related to Azure, including identity and access management, platform protection, data and application protection, and operations management.

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

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

This instructor-led, live training in Cape Town (delivered online or on-site) is designed to assist participants in preparing for the Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification examination.

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

This instructor-led, live training in Cape Town (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 required to utilise PowerShell for the administration and automation of Windows server environments. Learners will acquire the ability to identify and construct the necessary commands to execute specific tasks. Furthermore, students will learn how to develop scripts to handle advanced operations, such as automating repetitive processes and generating reports. The course provides prerequisite skills that support a wide array of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365. Aligned with this objective, the course does not concentrate exclusively on any single product; however, Windows Server serves as the primary platform for demonstrating the techniques taught, as it is the common foundation for all these products.

About This Course

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

This is the first of two courses designed for IT professionals, aligned with the SharePoint 2016 IT Pro certification path.

Audience Profile

This course is targeted at experienced IT professionals keen on learning how to install, configure, deploy, and manage SharePoint 2016 installations in either a data centre or cloud environment.

Typically, students have over one year of hands-on experience* in planning and maintaining SharePoint, alongside two years’ experience with other core technologies that SharePoint relies on. These include 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.

A 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.
• 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 or job experience should stem from a solutions-based role where the candidate has worked on multiple solutions within 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.

This course equips IT Professionals with the skills to manage Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure to on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, deploy web apps and containers, back up and share data, and monitor solutions.

Designed for Azure Administrators, this training covers the management, implementation, and monitoring of identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks within a cloud environment. Azure Administrators will learn to provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as required.

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

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

This five-day instructor-led programme is tailored for IT professionals who already possess some experience with Windows Server. It targets professionals responsible for managing identity, networking, storage, and compute resources using Windows Server 2019, and who need to understand the applicable scenarios, requirements, and options available for Windows Server 2019. The course equips IT professionals with the fundamental administration skills necessary to deploy and support Windows Server 2019 within most organisations.