Online Network Administration Training in South Africa

OpenUEM serves as an open-source endpoint management solution designed to facilitate sophisticated automation, fortify endpoint security, and deliver comprehensive compliance reporting to secure and streamline enterprise operations.

This instructor-led live training, available either online or onsite, is tailored for advanced IT and security professionals seeking to harness OpenUEM for automation, security hardening, compliance management, and integration with enterprise monitoring tools.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Automate endpoint management tasks such as software deployment, updates, and reporting.
• Implement security hardening policies and ensure endpoint compliance.
• Integrate OpenUEM with enterprise security and monitoring tools to achieve centralized visibility.
• Generate compliance reports and enforce regulatory or organizational standards.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Practical hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios.
• Implementation within a lab environment using live endpoints.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training session for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.

OpenUEM is an open-source endpoint management platform that empowers organisations to efficiently deploy agents, maintain precise device inventories, and enforce endpoint policies.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is tailored for intermediate-level IT professionals seeking to acquire practical skills in deploying agents, managing inventories, and implementing policies across endpoint devices using OpenUEM.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Efficiently deploy OpenUEM agents across multiple endpoint platforms.
• Maintain and manage accurate asset inventories for all managed devices.
• Create, assign, and enforce policies to ensure compliance and security.
• Distribute software, updates, and patches to endpoints effectively.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Hands-on exercises and practical scenarios.
• Implementation within a lab environment using real endpoints.

Course Customisation Options

• To request customised training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

OpenUEM is an open-source unified endpoint management platform that allows organisations to deploy, configure, and maintain endpoint devices with efficiency.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or on-site) is designed for beginner-level IT professionals seeking to acquire foundational skills in managing endpoints using OpenUEM, covering installation, configuration, and basic device management.

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

• Install and configure OpenUEM servers and agents across various endpoint platforms.
• Enroll, organise, and manage endpoints effectively within the OpenUEM console.
• Deploy software, patches, and updates to managed devices.
• Monitor device health, generate reports, and perform basic troubleshooting tasks.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Hands-on exercises and practical scenarios.
• Implementation in a lab environment using real endpoints.

Course Customization Options

• To request customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange your requirements.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level network professionals who wish to effectively manage and operate SD-WAN networks, including design, configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization.

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

• Understand the fundamental concepts, benefits, and challenges associated with SD-WAN technologies.
• Design an SD-WAN architecture tailored to organizational needs and deploy SD-WAN solutions effectively.
• Implement and manage security features within an SD-WAN.
• Monitor, manage, and troubleshoot SD-WAN environments.

The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) programme was established by The Linux Foundation and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).

Kubernetes is currently the leading platform for container orchestration.

NobleProg has been delivering Docker and Kubernetes training since 2015. Having successfully completed over 360 training projects, we have established ourselves as one of the world's most recognised training providers in the field of containerisation.

Since 2019, we have also been assisting our customers in validating their performance in Kubernetes environments by preparing them to sit and pass the CKA and CKAD exams.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for System Administrators and Kubernetes users who wish to validate their knowledge by passing the CKA exam.

Furthermore, the training focuses on gaining practical experience in Kubernetes Administration; therefore, we recommend participation even if you do not intend to take the CKA exam.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Ample exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
• To learn more about CKA certification, please visit: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka

The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) programme was created by The Linux Foundation and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the custodians of Kubernetes.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or on-site) is designed for developers who wish to validate their skills in designing, building, configuring, and exposing cloud-native applications on Kubernetes.

Furthermore, the training focuses on gaining practical experience in Kubernetes application development; therefore, we recommend participation even if you do not intend to sit for the CKAD exam.

NobleProg has been delivering Docker and Kubernetes training since 2015. With over 360 successfully completed training projects, we have established ourselves as one of the most recognised training providers globally in the field of containerisation. Since 2019, we have also assisted our customers in validating their performance in Kubernetes environments by preparing them and encouraging them to pass the CKA and CKAD exams.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Ample exercises and practice sessions.
• Hands-on implementation within a live-lab environment.

Course Customisation Options

• To request customised training for this course, please contact us to arrange it.
• To learn more about CKAD, please visit: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/certified-kubernetes-application-developer-ckad/

This course provides in-depth training on OpenStack networking. It begins with an introduction to OpenStack and its architecture, followed by an overview of core OpenStack projects—Identity service (Keystone), Image service (Glance), Compute service (Nova), and Block storage (Cinder)—to contextualise the networking environment within OpenStack, with a primary focus on the Networking project (Neutron). The curriculum covers virtual network infrastructure based on the Open Virtual Network project, Open vSwitch, and OpenFlow. The objective is to help participants grasp the fundamental operations and architecture of OpenStack, while becoming familiar with the various networking technologies underpinning it, including detailed insights into OVN, its underlying flows, resources, and tools.

Customization options

The training can be contracted to 2 days, concentrating on core aspects relevant to the customer. It can also be extended to cover administrative, design, networking, and/or troubleshooting topics related to OpenStack deployments. Additionally, other underlying SDN solutions such as Linux Bridge or OvS can be discussed.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is designed for programmers who wish to download, install, and configure Akraino Edge Stack blueprints to manage their edge systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to install, deploy, manage, and support end-to-end Akraino Edge Stack solutions to improve and organize their edge systems, services, and devices.

Jitsi Meet is a fully encrypted, 100% open-source video conferencing solution that you can self-host on your own servers. It supports HD video, screen sharing, collaborative editing, and live streaming without requiring accounts or exposing meeting data to third-party platforms.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate DevOps and system administrators who wish to deploy Jitsi Meet as a replacement for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet.

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

• Install and configure Jitsi Meet using Docker or Debian packages.
• Configure Prosody, Jicofo, and Jitsi Videobridge for optimal performance.
• Set up TURN servers for NAT traversal and firewall compatibility.
• Secure meetings with passwords, lobby rooms, and end-to-end encryption.
• Integrate Jitsi with LDAP, SSO, and calendar systems.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Matrix is an open protocol designed for secure, decentralised, real-time communication. Organisations are increasingly adopting Matrix with the Element client as an alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams to maintain end-to-end encryption, on-premise data residency, and federation with external trusted partners.

Nessus is a highly versatile vulnerability scanning platform designed for detecting and managing security flaws. Beyond standard vulnerability detection, it also supports baseline auditing, where your system configuration is evaluated against established hardening standards.

This instructor-led course will introduce the core components of the solution and its various functionalities. Each module within the application will be explained, with its practical use cases clearly outlined.

By the end of the course, participants will be capable of conducting both authenticated and unauthenticated vulnerability scans across almost all IP-based systems. Attendees will learn to analyse scan results to eliminate false positives, prioritise findings based on risk, and recommend compensating controls. This training will enable participants to assess their systems’ security posture using Nessus and determine the most effective remediation strategies.

Audience:

• Infrastructure managers
• System administrators
• System auditors
• System compliance officers
• Vulnerability managers
• Cybersecurity managers

Format:

A combination of lectures, discussions, and hands-on practice.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at network and system administrators who wish to implement enterprise-grade network monitoring using open-source tools without vendor dependencies.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to deploy LibreNMS and Zabbix, monitor network devices, create dashboards and alerts, implement distributed monitoring, and integrate with external systems.

In this instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite), participants will learn how to use ONAP to automate networking services.

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

• Understand, install and configure the various components in the ONAP ecosystem.
• Carry out real-time, policy-driven orchestration and automation of physical and virtual network functions.
• Design, create, orchestrate, and monitor VNFs, SDNs and other network services.
• Efficiently manage the entire networking lifecycle using a software-driven approach.
• Develop, deploy, and scale a network using the latest open source technologies and practices.

Synapse serves as the reference homeserver implementation for the Matrix protocol, enabling decentralized, end-to-end encrypted messaging. This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate DevOps engineers and system administrators who wish to utilise Synapse and Element to replace cloud chat platforms with a self-hosted, federated messaging infrastructure.

Uptime Kuma is a user-friendly, self-hosted monitoring tool that tracks the availability of websites, services, and infrastructure. It replaces Pingdom, Datadog Synthetics, and UptimeRobot for teams that desire full control over their monitoring data. This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) targets beginner to intermediate SREs and DevOps engineers who wish to replace cloud uptime monitoring with a self-hosted, sovereign status tracking platform using Uptime Kuma.

OpenVPN and WireGuard stand out as the two leading open-source VPN protocols. By operating your own VPN server, you guarantee that no external provider can log traffic metadata, inject advertisements, or adhere to foreign data requests. This course covers both protocols, tailored to various threat models and performance needs.

Wazuh is an open-source security platform providing unified XDR and SIEM capabilities for threat detection, integrity monitoring, incident response, and compliance. It aggregates endpoint telemetry into a self-managed analysis engine, offering a credible alternative to Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, and other cloud-native SIEMs.

Network packet analysis is a technique that allows you to view, in real-time, the raw data sent and received over a network interface. This is highly valuable for diagnosing network configuration issues and problems with network applications. Wireshark is a free, open-source packet analyzer used to troubleshoot these types of network issues.

In this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to utilise Wireshark to troubleshoot the functionality of a network as well as the performance of various networked applications. Participants will learn network troubleshooting principles and practice techniques for capturing and analyzing TCP/IP request and response traffic between different clients and servers.

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

• Analyze network functionality and performance in various environments under different conditions
• Determine whether instances of different server applications are performing acceptably
• Identify the primary sources of network performance problems
• Identify and troubleshoot the most common causes of performance problems in TCP/IP communications

Audience

• Network engineers
• Network and computer technicians

Format of the Course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Note

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.