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Table of Contents CATALOG OF CLASSES ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Microsoft ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1

10135BC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Configuring, Managing and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 ..... 1 10159AC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Updating Your Windows Server 2008 Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 R2 ..................... 2 10165AC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Updating Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 to

Exchange Server 2010 ......................................................................................................................................... 3 10174BC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Configuring and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2010 ........................................................................... 4 10175AC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development ..................................................................................... 5 10215AC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization ....................................................................... 6 10231BC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Designing a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Infrastructure .................................................................................... 7 10232AC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Designing and Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Applications ........................................... 7 10233BC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service

Pack 2 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 10262AC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Developing Windows Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ..................................................... 9 10263AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Developing Windows Communication Foundation Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 201011 10264AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ............................................................ 11 10265AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Developing Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ................................................... 14 10266AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Programming in C# with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ................................................................................ 16 10267AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Introduction to Web Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 .................................................. 17 10324A ................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Implementing and Managing Microsoft Desktop Virtualization ................................................................ 18 10325AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell 2.0 ........................................................................ 19 10337AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Updating Your Microsoft SQL Server 2008 BI Skills to SQL Server 2008 R2 ........................................ 19 10508AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Planning, Deploying, and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging ............ 20 10533AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Deploying, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Lync™ Server 2010 .......................................... 21 10534AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Planning and Designing a Microsoft Lync™ Server 2010 Solution ............................................................ 22 10550 AC ............................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Programming in Visual Basic with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ............................................................. 23 10553AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 24


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Fundamentals of XAML and Microsoft Expression Blend ............................................................................. 24 10747AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ....................................................................... 25 10748AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ................................................................................ 26 10750AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 ..................................................... 27 10751AC Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 ............................... 28 10774AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ..................................................................................................................... 29 10775AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases .................................................................................... 29 10776AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Developing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases .......................................................................................... 31 10777AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ......................................................... 33 10778AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ........................................... 34 10802AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Microsoft Enterprise Search for IT Professionals ............................................................................................. 34 10805AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 35 SharePoint Search for Application Developers .................................................................................................. 35 10806AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 35 FAST Search for SharePoint for Application Developers ............................................................................... 35 10953AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 36 HTML5 Programming .................................................................................................................................................... 36 1303AC ................................................................................................................................................................................ 36 Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Fundamentals .......................................................................................... 36 1846AC Microsoft Solutions Framework Essentials ....................................................................................... 36 1913AC ................................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Exchanging and Transforming Data Using XML and XSLT ............................................................................ 37 Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Toolkit .......................................................................... 37 20331AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 ...................................................................................... 38 20332AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Advanced Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 ........................................................................... 39 20336AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013 ................................................................................................... 40 20341AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 41 Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 ......................................................................................... 41 Advanced Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 .............................................................................. 42 20410BC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 ........................................................................................... 43 20411BC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Administering Windows Server 2012 .................................................................................................................... 44 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services ................................................................................. 45 Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure .................................................................................... 46 Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure .......................................................................................... 47 Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure 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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 .................................................................................. 51 Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ................................................................... 52 Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ....................................... 53 Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 .......................................................................................... 54 20481AC Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using HTML5 and JavaScript ................. 56 Programming in C# ........................................................................................................................................................ 56 Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using C# .............................................................................. 58 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications .................................................................................................. 58 20687BC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 59 Configuring Windows 8 ................................................................................................................................................ 59 20688AC .............................................................................................................................................................................. 60 Managing and Maintaining Windows 8 ................................................................................................................. 60 20689AC Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows 8 .................................................................................... 60 2071BC Querying Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 with Transact-‐SQL ........................................................ 62 2261CC Supporting Users Running the Microsoft Windows XP Operating System ........................... 63 2262BC Supporting Users Running Applications on a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System64 2272CC Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional ...................................... 64 2273BC Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Environment ................ 65 2274CC Managing A Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Environment ................................................... 65 2275CC Maintaining A Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Environment .............................................. 66 2276CC Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network

Hosts ......................................................................................................................................................................... 66 2277CC Implementing Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Network

Infrastructure: Network Hosts ...................................................................................................................... 66 2278BC Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Network Infrastructure66 2279BC Planning Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active

Directory Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................... 67 2282AC Designing a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory and Network

Infrastructure Course 2282A ......................................................................................................................... 68 2285BC Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional ............. 68 2310DC Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 ............................... 69 2311AC Advanced Web Application Development Using Microsoft ASP.NET ..................................... 70 2349BC Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) ............. 70 2373BC Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET .............................................................................. 71 2389BC Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET .............................................................................................. 72 2400CC Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 ............................................... 72 2433BC Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting and Microsoft Windows Script Host Essentials ............. 73 2500AC Introduction to XML and the Microsoft .NET Platform ................................................................. 73 2524CC Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET ............................................................ 73 2541BC Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 .................................................................... 74 2542AC Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 ......................................................... 74 2543BC Core Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 .............................. 75 2544AC Advanced Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 ................... 75 2546BC Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 .............................. 75 2547AC Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 ................... 77 2548BC Core Distributed Application Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 ............... 77 2549AC Advanced Distributed Application Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 .... 78 2555AC Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows Visual C#™ .NET) ............................ 78 2556AC Developing Mobile Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework ............ 79 2559BC Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming with Microsoft .NET .................................. 80


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2576AC Implementing And Administering Microsoft Internet Information Services IIS) 6.0 ...... 80 2609AC Introduction to C# Programming with Microsoft .NET ................................................................ 81 2667AC Introduction to Programming .................................................................................................................. 81 2710BC Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures ................. 82 2717CC Introduction to Microsoft .NET Development ................................................................................... 82 2730AC Building Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 Solutions ............................................ 83 2778AC Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact-‐SQL ........................................... 83 2779BC Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Database .............................................................. 83 2780BC Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Database .................................................................. 84 2781AC Designing Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Server-‐Side Solutions ................................................. 84 2782AC Designing Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Databases ........................................................................ 85 2783BC Designing the Data Tier for Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 ........................................................... 86 2784AC Tuning and Optimizing Database Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 ................. 87 2786BC Designing a Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Infrastructure ............................................................ 88 2787AC Designing Security for Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 ..................................................................... 89 2788AC Designing High Availability Database Solutions Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 ..... 91 2789BC Administering and Automating Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Databases and Servers ...... 91 2790AC Troubleshooting and Optimizing Database Servers Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 200592 2791AC Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Analysis Services .............. 92 2792AC Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Integration Services ........ 93 2793AC Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Reporting Services .......... 93 2794AC Designing a Business Intelligence Solution for the Enterprise Using Microsoft SQL

Server™ 2005 ........................................................................................................................................................ 94 2795AC Designing an ETL Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Integration

Services .................................................................................................................................................................... 95 2796AC Designing an Analysis Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005

Analysis Services ................................................................................................................................................. 95 2797AC Designing a Reporting Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005

Reporting Services .............................................................................................................................................. 96 2810AC Fundamentals of Network Security ....................................................................................................... 98 2821AC Designing and Managing a Microsoft Windows Public Key Infrastructure ......................... 98 Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Network ...... 99 Designing Security for Microsoft Networks ..................................................................................................... 101 Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 102 Deploying and Managing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk

Server 2006 ........................................................................................................................................................ 102 Updating Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 ................................................................................................ 103 40008AC ........................................................................................................................................................................... 103 Updating your Database Skills to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ................................................................. 103 Updating your Business Intelligence Skills to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ......................................... 104 Networking and Security Fundamentals: Training 2-‐Pack for MTA Exams 98-‐366 and 98-‐367104 Windows Operating System and Windows Server Fundamentals: Training 2-‐Pack for MTA

Exams 98-‐349 and 98-‐365 ........................................................................................................................... 105 Windows Operating System Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐349 .................................. 105 Software Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐361 ............................................ 106 Windows Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐362 ........................................... 106 40363AC Web Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐363 ................................. 107 40364AC Database Administration Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐364 .................... 107 40365AC Windows Server Administration Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐365 .... 107


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40366AC Networking Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐366 ............................................... 107 40367AC Security Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐367 ...................................................... 108 40372AC Microsoft .NET Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐372 ......................................... 108 40373AC Mobile Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐373 ............................ 108 40375AC HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-‐375 .. 109 4994AC Introduction to Programming Microsoft .NET Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio

2005 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 109 4995AC Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005110 50040AC Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office

Access 2007 ........................................................................................................................................................ 110 50041AC Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office

Excel 2007 ........................................................................................................................................................... 110 Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office Outlook

2007 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 111 Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office PowerPoint

2007 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 111 Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office Word 2007112 Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Windows Vista .................. 112 Microsoft Server Virtualization and Management for the Experienced VMware IT Pro .............. 113 Implementing Forefront Identity Manager 2010 ........................................................................................... 113 Upgrading Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 to Forefront Identity Manager 2010 ......................... 114 Implementing Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 ............................................................................. 114 50403BC Implementing Active Directory Rights Management Services with Exchange and

SharePoint ........................................................................................................................................................... 115 50412BC Implementing Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 ........................................................ 116 50430BC Administering Team Foundation Server 2010 ........................................................................... 116 50466BC Windows Azure™ Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ......................................... 117 5047BC Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 ............ 118 5049AC Managing Messaging Security Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 ............................. 118 50509AC Implementing Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 ................................................................ 120 5050AC Recovering Messaging Servers and Databases Using Microsoft Exchange ....................... 120 5051AC Monitoring and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 .................................... 122 50523AC Deploying the Optimized Desktop with Windows 7 and Office 2010 ............................... 122 50526AC IT Basics I .................................................................................................................................................... 122 50527AC IT Basics II ................................................................................................................................................... 123 50528AC IT Basics III ................................................................................................................................................. 124 50529AC IT Basics for Advanced Users I ........................................................................................................... 124 50530AC IT Basics for Advanced Users II ......................................................................................................... 124 5053AC Designing a Messaging Infrastructure Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 ............. 125 5054AC Designing a High Availability Messaging Solution Using Microsoft Exchange Server

2007 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 126 50571AC ........................................................................................................................................................................... 128 Partner Lync Support Training .............................................................................................................................. 128 50572AC Premier Support for Lync Partners Tier 1 .................................................................................... 128 50573AC Premier Support for Lync Partners Tier 2 .................................................................................... 128 5058AC Project Series: Deploying Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Edition ............................... 130 5060AC Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 ........................................................................ 130 5061AC Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 .......................................................... 132 5105CC Deploying Windows Vista Business Desktops ............................................................................... 132 5115BC Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting Windows Vista ................................................ 133


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5117AC ............................................................................................................................................................................. 134 Installing, Configuring, Troubleshooting, and Maintaining Windows Vista ....................................... 134 Supporting Windows Vista and Applications in the Enterprise .............................................................. 135 Implementing and Maintaining Instant Messaging Using Microsoft Office Communications

Server 2007 ........................................................................................................................................................ 136 Implementing and Maintaining Audio/Visual Conferencing and Web Conferencing Using

Microsoft Office C ............................................................................................................................................. 137 Implementing and Maintaining Telephony Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007137 6066AC Developing Managed Applications for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 .............................. 139 6067AC Developing Native Applications for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 ................................... 139 Updating Your SQL Server 2005 Skills to SQL Server 2008 ...................................................................... 140 Effective Team Development using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System ....................................... 140 Implementing and Administering Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server ....... 141 6231BC Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Database ............................................................ 142 Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Database ......................................................................... 142 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ................................ 143 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services .......................... 143 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services ............................ 145 Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client .................................................................................................. 146 Troubleshooting and Supporting Windows 7 in the Enterprise ............................................................. 147 Planning and Managing Windows 7 Desktop Deployments and Environments .............................. 149 6317AC Upgrading Your SQL Server 2000 Database Administration (DBA) Skills to SQL Server

2008 DBA Skills ................................................................................................................................................. 150 6367AC ............................................................................................................................................................................. 150 Introduction to Object Oriented Programming using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 ..................... 150 Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 ........... 152 Updating Your Windows Server 2003 Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 ...................... 153 Deploying Windows Server 2008 ......................................................................................................................... 154 Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008-‐based Servers .............................. 155 Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 ............................................................................................................ 156 6421BC Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure .. 157 6425CC Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain

Services ................................................................................................................................................................. 158 6426CC Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server

2008 Active Directory .................................................................................................................................... 158 Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008 ..................................................................................... 159 Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell™ .......................... 160 Designing Windows Server 2008 Network and Applications Infrastructure .................................... 161 Designing Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Infrastructure and Service ............................... 162 6438AC ............................................................................................................................................................................. 163 Implementing and Administering Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in Windows Server 2008163 Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure ................ 164 6445AC Implementing and Administering Windows Small Business Server 2008 ........................ 164 6451BC ............................................................................................................................................................................. 165 Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 ..... 165 6460AC Visual Studio 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation .......................................................... 166 6461AC Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation .................................................... 166 Visual Studio 2008: Windows Workflow Foundation .................................................................................. 166 Visual Studio 2008: ASP.NET 3.5 ........................................................................................................................... 167 Visual Studio 2008: ADO.NET 3.5 ......................................................................................................................... 167


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Microsoft 10135BC Configuring, Managing and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage an Exchange Server 2010 messaging environment. This course does not require previous Exchange Server experience, but does require that students have significant experience in managing Windows Server and Active Directory directory services or Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). This course will teach you how to configure Exchange Server 2010, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you optimize your Exchange Server deployment. Audience This course is intended for people aspiring to be enterprise-‐level messaging administrators. Others who may take this course include IT generalists and help desk professionals who want to learn about Exchange Server 2010. People coming into the course are expected to have at least three year’s experience working in the IT field, typically in the areas of network administration, help desk, or system administration. They are not expected to have experience with previous Exchange Server versions. Prerequisites

• Fundamental knowledge of network technologies including Domain Name System (DNS) and firewall technologies.

• Experience with the Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating systems. • Experience with Active Directory directory services in Windows Server 2003 or AD DS Windows

Server 2008. • Experience managing backup and restore on Windows Servers. • Experience using Windows management and monitoring tools such as Microsoft Management

Console, Active Directory Users and Computers, Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, and Internet Information Services (IIS) Administrator.

• Experience using Windows networking and troubleshooting tools such as Network Monitor, Telnet, and NSLookup.

• Fundamental knowledge of certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). • Basic experience with Windows Mobile.



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10159AC Updating Your Windows Server 2008 Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 R2 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches the new features of Windows Server 2008 R2 to IT professionals who have specialist skills in working with Windows Server 2008 Technology. The course facilitates accelerated learning of Windows Server 2008 R2 features and the features enabled in Windows Server 2008 R2 for Windows 7. Audience The audience for this course is IT professionals who are experienced on technologies in the Windows Server 2008 and who certified Windows Server 2008 Technical Specialists or have equivalent knowledge. Students taking this course are expected to have experience in hands-‐on deployment and the day-‐to-‐day management of Windows-‐based servers for enterprise organizations. Students are required to have the following Core Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist and Programming skills:

• Installation and Automated Deployment • Server and Client Configuration • Monitoring and Management Tools • Networking • Active Directory Domain Services • Security • Group Policy • Performance Monitoring • Troubleshooting • Familiarity and experience with batch scripting or another scripting language

Prerequisites

• Core Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist skills • Familiarity and experience in batch scripting or another scripting language • Experience with Windows deployment technologies and implementation • Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation • Experience with Active Directory technologies and implementation • Experience with Windows Server 2008 server virtualization technologies and implementation • Experience with Windows Server 2008 Web application server technologies and implementation



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10165AC Updating Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010 Course duration: Five days Overview There are two main reasons for the course. Firstly, this course supports the large numbers of customers still running Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 in upgrading their skills and environments to Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and to help drive that adoption. Secondly, this course fills in a skills gap that currently exists in the portfolio and, while the content is not driven by the exam ODs, provide further support for the exams.

1. Upgrading skills to Exchange Server 2010 support within the Exchange Portfolio: The primary reason for the course development is to provide a single course to allow IT professionals who are currently experienced in and are running Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 environments, a fast-‐track method to upgrade their skills and to enable them to upgrade to Exchange 2010 SP1 and help drive that technology adoption, without having to take the other two Exchange 2010 courses and Ten days of training.

2. To fill a skills gap and provide further support for Exchange Server 2010 exams: The course will provide an accelerated skills-‐upgrade path and also provide additional support for the two Exchange Server 2010 exams 70-‐662 and 70-‐663.

Audience This course is intended for IT professionals experienced with the technologies included in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007. Students wishing to take this course should have a Technology Specialist or equivalent certification, or equivalent knowledge and experience, and be looking to upgrade their skills to Exchange Server 2010. This IT professional is the senior administrator, or "engineer" who acts as a technical lead over a team of administrators. This person is a third level of support in addition to the Exchange Recipient Administrator, which is the first level, and the Exchange Server Administrator, which is the second level. In an effort to ensure that end users have the best possible messaging experience, this person also evaluates new technologies and tools. The candidate is responsible for planning and deploying Exchange servers in an enterprise environment. He or she should have a minimum of two years of experience administering, deploying, managing, monitoring, upgrading, migrating, and designing Exchange Server. Prerequisites

• A MCSE in the Windows Server 2003 operating system or TS qualification in Exchange Server 2007 with Exam 70-‐236 : TS : Exchange Server 2007, Configuring.

• Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist Skills. • At least two years administering Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007



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10174BC Configuring and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students how to install, configure, and administer Microsoft SharePoint and also how to manage and monitor sites and users by using Microsoft SharePoint 2010. It will also cover the new features and functionality introduced with SharePoint 2010 Sp1 as well as Offices 365's SharePoint Online. Audience This course is intended for IT professionals who are experienced Windows Server 2003 or 2008 administrators and are interested in learning how to administer SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint Online. The course is also intended for part-‐time Business Application Administrators (BAAs) who are engaged in administering Line of Business (LOB) applications in conjunction with internal business customers. Prerequisites

• Administering Active Directory by creating and managing user and group accounts, delegation of administration, and configuring Group Policy

• Administering network infrastructure—DNS and TCP/IP connectivity • General conceptual awareness of Microsoft .NET Framework as it relates to SharePoint 2010 • Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008 through creating logons, assigning roles and using

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio • One year’s experience using Windows PowerShell cmdlets • General security and authentication practices



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10175AC Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development Course duration: Five days Overview This course provides existing .NET developers with practical information and labs that enables them to build solutions on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 platform. Audience This course is intended for professional developers who use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in a team-‐based, medium-‐sized to large development environment. Members of the audience are experienced users of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1. The audience understands how to use the new features of SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio 2010. Prerequisites

• An understanding of the problem-‐solving techniques that apply to software development • Approximately 12 months experience with ASP.NET 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 (or later) • Approximately 1 month development experience with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 and

VS2010 (includes beta releases) creating code that interacts with the SharePoint Server-‐side APIs Experience performing end user tasks with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 and an understanding of the purpose and use of the following:

• Lists • Documents and Libraries • Personalizing an SP page/site • Using MySites • Using SharePoint Designer



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10215AC Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage a server virtualization environment using Microsoft technologies. The course provides details on how to deploy and manage Hyper-‐V and Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2008 R2. The course also provides details on how to manage a server virtualization environment by using System Center products such as System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008, SCVMM 2008 R2, System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 R2, and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2. This course does not require previous server virtualization experience, but does require that students have significant experience in managing Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Audience The primary audience for this course is Microsoft Windows Server 2008 system administrators who will manage and implement Server Virtualization technologies within their network. The students for this course are responsible for virtualizing their current servers, or have been requested or directed by their information technology (IT) management to research and/or implement server virtualization in the existing environment. They should have a minimum of 1.5 years of experience working with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 as a server administrator. Prior experience with virtualization is not expected. However, familiarity with virtualization concepts and management tools is highly recommended. Prerequisites

• Perform server administrator tasks responsible for building and maintaining a virtualization infrastructure.

• Work or consult for a midsize to enterprise-‐size organization. • Have a basic understanding of server virtualization concepts related to Microsoft or other third-‐party

virtualization technologies. • Support production, development, testing, high availability, business continuity, staging, classroom,

or hosting environments based upon Windows Server 2008 technology. • Understand a Windows-‐based network, including Active Directory directory service. • Understand storage technologies, such as Storage Area Network (SAN) including Internet small

computer system interface (iSCSI), Fiber Channel, and Direct Attached Storage (DAS). • Understand Windows Server 2008 failover clustering.



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10231BC Designing a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Infrastructure Course duration: Five days Overview This 5 day ILT course teaches IT Professionals to design and deploy Microsoft SharePoint 2010. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals who use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in a team-‐based, medium-‐sized to large environment. While they may have implemented a SharePoint deployment, they have limited experience in designing a SharePoint infrastructure. They likely work as a senior administrator who acts as a technical lead over a team of administrators. Members of this audience should have at least 6 months experience with SharePoint 2010 (including pre-‐released versions of the product). Prerequisites

• At least 2 year’s experience administering, deploying, managing, monitoring, upgrading, migrating, and designing SharePoint servers

• At least one year’s experience of mapping business requirements to logical and physical technical design

• Working knowledge of network design, including network security • Completed course 10174A: TS ITPro: Configuring and Managing Microsoft SharePoint 2010, or

have equivalent knowledge and experience

10232AC Designing and Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Applications Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course is intended for Microsoft SharePoint Development professionals who are responsible for leading projects, designing solutions, and identifying problems. In this course, students learn the skills and best practices that are required to help organizations design and develop effective SharePoint applications. Audience This course is intended for IT professionals who will be responsible for designing custom code for projects that are deployed to SharePoint 2010 servers. To be successful in this course, the student will have at least two years of SharePoint development experience and should have experience with ASP.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Prerequisites

• Understanding of the problem-‐solving techniques that apply to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including the versioning of software and the management of configuration and content in a software system

• Basic knowledge of Web application architecture • Experience in developing in a team environment • Working knowledge of ASP.NET and Visual Studio • Experience in SharePoint infrastructure including servers and services • Experience in SharePoint development including the APIs and XML schemas necessary to create web

parts, perform data access, and provision fields, lists, content types, etc.



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10233BC Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to design and deploy messaging solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. This course describes how to gather requirements for a messaging solution and then design the integration of Exchange Server 2010 with the current infrastructure. The course then covers how to plan and deploy the various server roles in Exchange Server 2010. You will explore the various options for implementing messaging security, policies, and compliance. The course also examines the high availability and disaster recovery options and how to develop a troubleshooting plan. Finally, the course describes how to plan the transition from earlier versions of Exchange Server to Exchange Server 2010 and the integration of Exchange Server 2010 with other messaging systems, including with Microsoft Office 365. Audience This course is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for the Exchange Server messaging environment in an enterprise. This IT professional is the senior administrator, or "engineer," who acts as a technical lead over a team of administrators. This person is a third level of support in addition to the Exchange Recipient Administrator, who is the first level, and the Exchange Server Administrator, who is the second level. In an effort to ensure that end users have the best possible messaging experience, this person also evaluates new technologies and tools. The candidate is responsible for planning and deploying the Exchange servers in an enterprise environment. He or she should have a minimum of two years of experience administering, deploying, managing, monitoring, upgrading, migrating, and designing Exchange Server. Prerequisites

• At least two years of experience working with Microsoft Exchange Server. • At least six months of experience working with Exchange Server 2010 or Exchange Server 2007. • At least two years of experience administering the Windows Server operating system, including

Windows Server 2008. • At least two years of experience working with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). • At least two years of experience working with name resolution, including DNS. • Experience working with certificates, including Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificates. • Experience working with the Windows PowerShell command-‐line interface.



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10262AC Developing Windows Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Course duration: Five days Overview In this course, experienced developers who know the basics of Windows Forms development gain more advanced Windows Client design and development skills. WinForms and WPF programming models, as well as relative strengths and when to use each technology, are covered. Audience This course is intended for Technology Specialists in the area of Windows Client Development who work in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 to create rich client applications for Windows. Prerequisites

• An understanding of the problem-‐solving techniques that apply to software development, including the following principles of software development:

o modern software development models o typical phases of a software development lifecycle o concepts of event-‐driven programming o concepts of object-‐oriented programming o creating use-‐case diagrams o designing and building a user interface o developing a structured application

• A general understanding of the purpose, function, and features of following .NET Framework topics: o Common Language Runtime o .NET Framework class library o Common Type System o Component interoperation o Cross-‐Language Interoperability o Assemblies in the Common Language Runtime o Application Domains o Runtime hosts supported by the .NET Framework

• Experience using Visual Studio 2008 in the following task areas: o Declaring and initializing typed variables using the Camel case naming convention o Using arithmetic, relational, and logical operators in code statements o Using branching statements to control code execution o Using looping statements to iterate through collections or repeat steps until a specified

condition is met o Creating classes and methods to establish the basic structure of an application o Using methods and events to implement the programming logic of an application o Identifying syntax and logic errors o Accessing and managing data from a data source



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• Experience in object oriented design and development as follows: o Creating and accessing classes and class properties o Creating and accessing methods and overloaded methods o Implementing inheritance, base classes, and abstract classes o Declaring, raising, and handling events o Responding to and throwing exceptions o Implementing interfaces and polymorphism o Implementing shared and static members o Implementing generics o Creating components and class libraries

• Experience in N-‐Tier application design and development as follows: o Managing a software development process o Controlling input at the user interface level in Windows Client applications o Debugging, tracing, and profiling .NET applications o Monitoring and logging .NET applications o Implementing basic testing best practices o Performing basic Data Access tasks with LINQ

§ Basics of LINQ to XML § Basics of LINQ to Entities § Basics of LINQ to SQL

o Implementing basic security best practices in .NET Applications § Basics of Code Access Security § Basics of Role-‐Based Security § Basics of Cryptography Services

o Implementing basic service calls § Basics of consuming XML Web Services § Basics of consuming WCF Services

o Using .NET Configuration Files o Deploying .Net Framework Applications using ClickOnce and the MS Installer



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10263AC Developing Windows Communication Foundation Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to develop distributed applications using WCF 4 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Important Note: Course 10263A is designed for experienced .NET developers who are interested in becoming Technology Specialists in the area of WCF application development (see intended audience and prerequisites in this syllabus). For classrooms that include less experienced students, instructors may choose to adjust the course timings and establish a slower pace through the training material. To deliver this course at a reduced pace, Microsoft Learning suggests teaching Modules 1-‐7 during the three days of classroom training and leaving module 8 for the students to explore on their own after the course is completed. This will enable the instructor to spend more time ensuring that students fully understand the concepts taught in the earlier modules. Learning Partners may also choose to extend the course materials and establish a 4-‐day customized training course that progresses at a slower pace. Audience This course is intended for professional .NET programmers who use Microsoft Visual Studio in a team-‐based, medium-‐sized to large development environment. Students should have experience consuming services within their Web and/or Windows client applications and be interested in learning to develop service-‐oriented applications (SOA) using WCF. Students should be experienced users of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, as well as cursory familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 for Windows client or Web application development. Prerequisites

• Understanding of the problem-‐solving techniques that apply to software development. • General understanding of the purpose, function and features of the .NET Framework. • Experience developing software using Visual Studio 2008 or Visual Studio 2010. • Experience in object-‐oriented design and development using the C# programming language. • Experience in n-‐tier application design and development.

10264AC Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Course duration: Five days Overview In this course, students will learn to develop advanced ASP.NET MVC and Web Forms applications using .NET Framework 4 tools and technologies. The focus will be on coding activities that enhance the performance and scalability of the Web site application. ASP.NET MVC will be introduced and compared with Web Forms so that students know when each should/could be used. This will also prepare the student for exam 70-‐515.



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Audience This course is intended for professional Web developers who use Microsoft Visual Studio in a team-‐based, medium-‐sized to large development environment. Members of the audience have a minimum of two to three years of experience developing Web-‐based applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft ASP.NET. Members of the audience are experienced users of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and newer releases of the Visual Studio product. The audience understands how to use the new features of Visual Studio 2010. In addition to their professional Web development experience, students who attend this training should have the following technical knowledge:


• modern software development model • typical phases of a software development lifecycle • concepts of event-‐driven programming • concepts of object-‐oriented programming • creating use-‐case diagrams • designing and building a user interface • developing a structured application

• A basic understanding of the following scripting techniques and some hands-‐on experience writing scripts:

• Web scripting techniques • Macro scripting techniques • Windows scripting techniques

• A general understanding of the purpose, function, and features of following .NET Framework topics: • Common Language Runtime • .NET Framework class library • Common Type System • Component interoperation • Cross-‐Language Interoperability • Assemblies in the Common Language Runtime • Application Domains • Runtime hosts supported by the .NET Framework

• Experience using Visual Studio 2008 in the following task areas: • Declaring and initializing typed variables using the Camel case naming convention • Using arithmetic, relational, and logical operators in code statements • Using branching statements to control code execution • Using looping statements to iterate through collections or repeat steps until a specified

condition is met • Creating classes and methods to establish the basic structure of an application • Using methods and events to implement the programming logic of an application • Identifying syntax and logic errors • Accessing and managing data from a data source

• Experience in object oriented design and development as follows: • Creating and accessing classes and class properties • Creating and accessing methods and overloaded methods • Implementing inheritance, base classes, and abstract classes • Declaring, raising, and handling events • Responding to and throwing exceptions • Implementing interfaces and polymorphism • Implementing shared and static members • Implementing generics • Creating components and class libraries

Experience in N-‐Tier application design and development as follows:



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• Managing a software development process • Controlling input at the user interface level in Windows Client and Web applications • Debugging, tracing, and profiling .NET applications • Monitoring and logging .NET applications • Implementing basic testing best practices • Performing basic Data Access tasks with LINQ • Implementing basic security best practices in .NET Applications • Implementing basic service calls • Using .NET Configuration Files • Deploying .NET Framework Applications using ClickOnce and the MS Installer



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10265AC Developing Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Course duration: Five days Overview In this course, experienced developers who know the basics of data access (CRUD) in Windows client and Web application environments will learn to optimize their designs and develop better performing data access code by using the ADO.NET Entity Framework, LINQ, WCF Data Services, the Sync Framework, and ADO.NET. Audience This course is intended for professional .NET software developers who use Microsoft Visual Studio in a team-‐based, medium-‐sized to large development environment. They will have experience implementing data access and data binding within their Web and/or Windows client applications and are interested in learning to optimize data access code in their applications by using the Entity Framework, LINQ, and ADO.NET. Members of the audience are experienced users of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 or newer releases of the Visual Studio product. The audience has some experience using Visual Studio 2010 for either Windows client or Web application development. Typically, this audience has the following knowledge/experience:

• Experience developing n-‐tier applications that access various data sources • Experience implementing data binding within their applications • Some experience using LINQ and ADO.NET • A conceptual understanding of the Entity Framework

Prerequisites


• Modern software development models • Typical phases of a software development lifecycle • Concepts of event-‐driven programming • Concepts of object-‐oriented programming • Creating use-‐case diagrams • Designing and building a user interface • Developing a structured application

• A basic understanding of the following scripting techniques and some hands-‐on experience writing scripts:

• Web scripting techniques • Macro scripting techniques • Windows scripting techniques

• A general understanding of the purpose, function, and features of following .NET Framework topics: • Common Language Runtime • .NET Framework class library • Common Type System • Component interoperation • Cross-‐language interoperability • Assemblies in the Common Language Runtime • Application domains • Runtime hosts supported by the .NET Framework

• Experience using Visual Studio 2008 in the following task areas: • Declaring and initializing typed variables using the Camel case naming convention • Using arithmetic, relational, and logical operators in code statements • Using branching statements to control code execution



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• Using looping statements to iterate through collections or repeat steps until a specified condition is met

• Creating classes and methods to establish the basic structure of an application • Using methods and events to implement the programming logic of an application • Identifying syntax and logic errors • Accessing and managing data from a data source

• Experience in object oriented design and development as follows: • Creating and accessing classes and class properties • Creating and accessing methods and overloaded methods • Implementing inheritance, base classes, and abstract classes • Declaring, raising, and handling events • Responding to and throwing exceptions • Implementing interfaces and polymorphism • Implementing shared and static members • Implementing generics • Creating components and class libraries

• Experience in N-‐Tier application design and development as follows: • Managing a software development process • Controlling input at the user interface level in Windows client and Web applications • Debugging, tracing, and profiling .NET applications • Monitoring and logging .NET applications • Implementing basic testing best practices • Performing basic data access tasks with LINQ

• Basics of LINQ to XML • Basics of LINQ to Entities • Basics of LINQ to SQL

• Implementing basic security best practices in .NET Applications • Basics of Code Access Security • Basics of Role-‐Based Security • Basics of Cryptography Services

• Implementing basic service calls • Basics of creating and consuming XML Web Services • Basics of creating and consuming WCF Services

• Using .NET Configuration Files • Deploying .NET Framework Applications using ClickOnce and the MS Installer

• Data access experience in Windows client application development as follows: • Connect to a data source • Implement data binding • Implement data validation at the UI layer

• Data access experience in Web application development as follows: • Connect to a data source • Implement dynamic data • Implement data validation at the UI layer



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10266AC Programming in C# with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Course duration: Five days Overview The course focuses on C# program structure, language syntax, and implementation details with .NET Framework 4.0. This course describes the new enhancements in the C# 4.0 language by using Visual Studio 2010. In this course, lower-‐intermediate level programmers gain the knowledge and skills they need to develop C# applications for the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0. The course highlights the structure of C# 4.0 programs, language syntax, and implementation details. This course is not mapped to any exam. Audience This course is intended for experienced developers who already have programming experience in C, C++, Visual Basic, or Java and understand the concepts of object-‐oriented programming. This course is not designed for new programmers; it is targeted at professional developers with at least 12 months experience of programming in an object-‐oriented environment. Prerequisites

• At least 12 months experience working with an Object Oriented language • Have C++ or Java knowledge:

• Creating Classes • Inheritance and Abstraction • Polymorphism • Interfaces • Exceptions

• Knowledge of the Visual Studio IDE.



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10267AC Introduction to Web Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides knowledge and skills on developing Web applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Audience This course is intended for Web developers who are beginners and have knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or Dynamic HTML (DHTML), along with some knowledge of a scripting language such as Visual Basic Scripting Edition or Microsoft Jscript. Students are required to have the following skills:

• Ability to construct a simple Web page using a Microsoft or 3rd Party tool. For example, create or customize a Web Page on a SharePoint site.

Prerequisites At least one month of experience in .NET technologies. In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have the following technical knowledge:

• Knowledge of HTML or DHTML, including: • Tables • Images • Forms

• Programming experience using Visual Basic .NET or Visual C# .NET, including: • Declaring variables • Using loops • Using conditional statements

The completion of Course 2667, Introduction to Programming, satisfies the preceding prerequisite programming skills requirement.



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10324A Implementing and Managing Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to implement and manage desktop virtualization solutions. This course provides an Overview of virtualization and the various Microsoft products that you can use to implement and deploy a virtualization solution. The course explains how to configure and manage a MED-‐V deployment. Then, it describes the procedures for deploying an App-‐V solution by implementing App-‐V servers and clients and by sequencing applications. The course then covers the configuration of Remote Desktop Services and RemoteApp programs. Finally, the course describes the concept of user state virtualization and procedures for configuring the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Audience This course is intended for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 system and desktop administrators who will manage and implement desktop and application virtualization technologies within their networks. The students for this course typically are responsible for implementing their organizations’ desktop and application virtualization, or their information technology (IT) management has directed them to research and/or implement desktop and application virtualization in the existing environment. Students should have a minimum of 1.5 years of experience working with Windows Server 2008 as a server or desktop administrator. This course does not require prior experience with virtualization. However, we highly recommend familiarity with virtualization concepts and management tools. Prerequisites

• Basic skills with Windows Command line • Monitoring and Management Tools • Networking • AD DS, including Group Policy deployments • Performance Monitoring • Troubleshooting



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10325AC Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell 2.0 Course duration: Five days Overview This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to utilize Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows based servers. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows Client administration, including Active Directory administration. No prior experience with any version of Windows PowerShell, or any scripting language, is assumed. Prerequisites

• Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation. • Experience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting • Experience with Active Directory technologies and implementation, including Group Policy. • Experience with Windows Server 2008 Web application server technologies and implementation.

10337AC Updating Your Microsoft SQL Server 2008 BI Skills to SQL Server 2008 R2 Course duration: Three days Overview This 3 day ILT course focuses on the new features SQL Server 2008 R2 for BI specialists. Audience The primary audience for this course is BI Professionals who have 3-‐4 years of experience with SQL Server. The audience has an understanding of how to use SQL Server 2008 BI tools to implement a BI infrastructure and solution. Prerequisites

• Three to four years of experience using SQL Server 2008 BI components • Knowledge of relational and multi-‐dimensional database schemas • Experience creating and deploying SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports • Experience debugging, monitoring, and troubleshooting BI solutions • Experience working with the Microsoft .NET Framework • Experience in using the following tools:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 BI Development Studio • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio • Report Builder and Report Manager

• Possible experience in using Microsoft Visual Studio



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10508AC Planning, Deploying, and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging Course duration: Three days Overview This course provides information on planning and managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging (UM) deployments. The course addresses such topics as new features, upgrading from Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 UM to Exchange Server 2010 UM, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 integration, and tools and processes to support Unified Messaging planning, installation/setup, and implementation. Audience This course is intended for customers who have a prior understanding of Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging features and functionality. The course is also targeted at early adopters of Exchange Server 2010 who need information on new features, deployment concerns, prerequisites, and best practices. This includes Consultants, Architects, and IT Professionals in the field who need detailed information on the tools and processes available to support Exchange Unified Messaging. Prerequisites

• A thorough understanding of Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging features and functionality. • An understanding of how to install and setup the Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging role. • General familiarity with Office Communications Server 2007 R2.



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10533AC Deploying, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Lync™ Server 2010 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches IT professionals how to deploy, configure, and administer a Microsoft Lync™ Server 2010 solution. The course emphasizes Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Voice features from a deployment and configuration perspective. The labs in this course build on each other to create a solution that includes IM and Presence, Conferencing, and Enterprise Voice. This course helps the student prepare for Exam70-‐664. Audience This course is intended for IT professionals and telecommunications professionals who want to learn how to install, configure, manage and maintain a Microsoft Lync™ Server 2010 environment. These professionals should have at least 3 years’ experience working with unified communications software, including knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Prerequisites

• The difference between TDM and VoIP • Gateways and PBX • Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) • Codecs • Dialing plans

Students should also understand the following general concepts: • Networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP/UDP, DNS • Active Directory principles and management • Windows Server 2008 fundamentals • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) • Exchange Messaging concepts • PowerShell basics • SQL Server concepts and operation



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10534AC Planning and Designing a Microsoft Lync™ Server 2010 Solution Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches how to plan and design a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 solution to IT professionals. The course emphasizes Voice features in Lync 2010 from a deployment perspective. In this course, students learn how to plan and design a Lync Server 2010 system. The labs in this course utilize the Lync Server 2010 Planning Workbook and Planning Tool. This course helps the student prepare for Exam 70-‐665. Audience The audience for this course is information technology (IT) professionals who are experienced on Lync Server 2010 technologies and who have a Technical Specialist certification on the course, Configuring and Managing Microsoft Lync Server 2010, or equivalent knowledge. Students taking this course are expected to have experience in hands-‐on deployment and day-‐to-‐day management of Unified Communications technologies for enterprise organizations. The students should have experience in core Lync Server 2010 technology with specialist skills in:

• Features and architecture • Dial plans • External User Access and Federation • Security • High Availability • Load Balancing • Resiliency • Capacity • Bandwidth management • Central and Branch Office Sites

Enterprise Voice • Call Management • Audio/Web/Dial-‐in Conferencing • Topology options including services, server roles, colocation and geographical placement

Apart from this, students should have knowledge on Windows Server Active Directory deployment and should have attended the TS level Course 10533A: Configuring and Managing Microsoft Lync Server 2010 or possess equivalent experience or skills.



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10550 AC Programming in Visual Basic with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Course duration: Five days Overview This course teaches you Visual Basic language syntax, program structure, and implementation by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 4. This course provides a solid foundation in Visual Basic to the level necessary to enable students to attend other courses in the Technical Specialist tracks. Audience This course is intended for experienced developers who already have programming experience in Visual Basic, C, C++, C#, or Java, and understand the concepts of Object Oriented Programming. These developers will be likely to develop enterprise business solutions. These professional developers will be attending the course so that they can quickly ramp up on Visual Basic Programming in the .NET Framework. The course focuses on Visual Basic program structure, language syntax, and implementation details with the .NET Framework 4.0. This course also focuses on new enhancement in the Visual Basic 2010 language using Visual Studio 2010. Prerequisites

• This course is targeted at developers who already have Visual Basic knowledge. • This course is not for new developers; at least 12 months experience working with an Object

Oriented language is expected. o Creating classes o Inheritance and abstraction o Polymorphism o Interfaces o Delegates o Events o Exceptions

• Experience with the Microsoft .NET Framework • Knowledge of the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE).



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10553AC Fundamentals of XAML and Microsoft Expression Blend Course duration: Three days Overview This 3-‐day course covers core and essential XAML skills. The learner will gain valuable experience developing XAML code in both Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4. The course teaches the beginner and intermediate tasks that enable the learner to build the foundational skills required to develop professional Silverlight 4 and WPF applications (for the Web, Windows desktops, and Windows Phone 7 devices). The course will include hands-‐on labs that comprise approximately 50% of the classroom time and enable the student to learn the essential XAML programming tasks that are the building blocks of real-‐world applications. Audience The target audience for this training course is professional developers who have experience creating Windows Forms and ASP.NET Web application with Visual Studio 2010, and who are interested in learning the core and essential XAML programming tasks that are required for professional Silverlight 4 and WPF programming in both Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4 environments. This course is intended for developers who have programming experience using either Visual Basic .NET or C# and who understand the concepts of object-‐oriented programming. This course is designed for developers who need to become comfortable using Expression Blend 4 and Visual Studio 2010. This course is not designed for entry-‐level programmers. Prerequisites

• 1-‐3 months of professional programming experience with Visual Studio 2010. In addition to the technical knowledge, students who attend this training should have hands-‐on experience in the following areas:

• Some professional experience in developing either ASP.NET Web applications or Windows Forms desktop applications.



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10747AC Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage a Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager site and its associated site systems in the role of Configuration Manager Administrators. Audience This course is intended for Configuration Manager Administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing one or more System Center 2012 Configuration Manager sites and all supporting systems. They have one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running the Windows Server operating system in medium to large enterprise organizations. Administrators may have previous Configuration Manager experience, or be new to the product. Prerequisites System administrator–level working knowledge of:

• Networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS). • Active Directory principles and management. • Windows Server management including Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. • Microsoft Windows client fundamentals. • Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-‐based personal computers. • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 including Reporting Services. • Basic Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) concepts. • Desired: Have a base-‐level understanding of System Center Configuration Manager 2007.



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10748AC Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Course duration: Three days Overview This course describes how to plan and deploy a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager hierarchy, including the central administration site, one or more primary sites and secondary sites, and all associated site systems. This course also covers migration from System Center Configuration Manager 2007. The beta version of this course (10748AB) utilizes RC1 software in the virtual machine for the labs. This course helps people prepare for exam 70-‐243. Audience This course is intended for:

• Systems Engineers who need to plan a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager deployment. They have three to five years of experience in medium to large enterprise organizations supporting multiple desktop and server computers that run Microsoft Windows.

• Configuration Manager Administrators responsible for designing and deploying one or more System Center 2012 Configuration Manager sites and all supporting systems. They have three to five years of experience in medium to large enterprise organizations supporting multiple desktop and server computers that run Microsoft Windows Server.

Prerequisites System administrator–level working knowledge of:

• Networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS). • Active Directory principles and management. • Windows Server management including Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. • Microsoft Windows client fundamentals. • Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-‐based personal computers. • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 including Reporting Services. • Basic Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) concepts. • Desired: Have a base-‐level understanding of System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills, or by attending the following courses:

• Course 6419B: Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008-‐based Servers • Course 6420B: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 • Course 10747A: Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager or • Course 6451B: Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

2007, plus six months of hands-‐on experience with Configuration Manager 2012



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10750AC Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to monitor and operate the private cloud in System Center 2012 in the role of datacenter administrators. The beta version of this course (10750AB) utilizes pre-‐release software in the virtual machine for the labs. Audience This course is intended for datacenter administrators responsible for monitoring and protecting the private cloud infrastructure and solution architects responsible for designing private cloud architectures and extending existing private cloud solutions. Additionally, this course targets administrators who create service requests. A secondary audience for this course may include datacenter administrators who are responsible for providing provisioning for applications that includes configuring and deploying those applications. In addition, business owners of applications or services, and administrators who implement service requests may be interested in this course. There is another course, Course 10751A, Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012, which specifically targets this secondary audience. Prerequisites

• Windows Server 2008 R2 • Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) • Networking experience • Working knowledge of previous versions of System Center products • Configuration of Microsoft SharePoint • Hyper-‐V • Data center management processes • Storage Area Network (SAN) knowledge



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10751AC Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview This course teaches students how to design, install and configure a private cloud, including how to configure and deploy the application infrastructure as well as the key components of System Center 2012 that are necessary for delivering services on the private cloud infrastructure. This course provides direction on producing a high-‐level design that accounts for requirements for the private cloud environment. Students will learn how to configure and deploy the application infrastructure, how to configure a preboot execution environment (PXE) server, an update server, and a software update baseline. Students will learn how to sequence and deploy an application virtually, and how to build the core components that are necessary for delivering services in the infrastructure. They will also allocate resources and grant access to the private cloud. Additionally, students will learn how to monitor the private cloud, and setup, configure, and integrate the core System Center 2012 -‐ Service Manager components into the private cloud infrastructure. Students will learn how to configure a service catalog and publish this catalog to the self-‐service portal. They will also gain the knowledge required to deploy and configure System Center 2012 -‐ Data Protection Manager (DPM) and Orchestrator in a private cloud, and integrate these products with other System Center 2012 components. The beta version of this course (10751AB) utilizes pre-‐release software in the virtual machine for the labs. Audience This course is intended for data center administrators who will be responsible for designing, installing, and configuring a private cloud infrastructure. The secondary audience for this course is data center administrators who will be responsible for monitoring and protecting the private cloud infrastructure. Prerequisites

• Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. • Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). • Networking experience. • Working knowledge of previous versions of System Center products. • Microsoft SharePoint configuration. • Windows Server 2008 Hyper-‐V. • Familiarity with data center management processes. • Storage area networks (SANs).



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10774AC Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview This 5-‐day instructor led course provides students with the technical skills required to write basic Transact-‐SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2012. This course is the foundation for all SQL Server-‐related disciplines; namely, Database Administration, Database Development and Business Intelligence. This course helps people prepare for exam 70-‐461. All the labs for this course can be performed using the provided virtual machines. However, if you have a Microsoft Windows Azure™ account and the classroom virtual machines connect to the internet you may be able to connect to your Windows Azure server and database from the classroom. Many of the labs in this course are enabled for you to perform the lab while connected to your own Windows Azure database in the cloud. Your instructor should be able to provide a current list of Windows Azure enabled labs. To acquire a trial Windows Azure account click here. Audience This course is intended for Database Administrators, Database Developers, and Business Intelligence professionals. The course will very likely be well attended by SQL power users who aren’t necessarily database-‐focused or plan on taking the exam; namely, report writers, business analysts and client application developers. Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of relational databases. • Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality. • Basic understanding of virtualization technology (Classroom labs utilize virtual machines)

To help you prepare for this class, review the following resources: • Book: T-‐SQL Fundamentals for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and SQL Azure • MCTS Self Paced Training Kit 70-‐461

10775AC Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. The course focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2012 product features and tools related to maintaining a database. Also this course helps you prepare for the Exam 70-‐462 All the labs for this course can be performed using the provided virtual machines. However, if you have a Microsoft Windows Azure account and the classroom virtual machines connect to the internet you may be able to connect to your Azure server and database from the classroom. Many of the labs in this course are enabled for you to perform the lab while connected to your own Azure database in the cloud. Your instructor should be able to provide a current list of Azure enabled labs. To acquire a trial Windows Azure account click here. Below are the some of the new features of SQL Server that has been discussed in this course



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• Discussion around servicing SQL Server (Service Packs, Cumulative Updates, Hotfixes) • Understanding the relationship between the different levels of updates to the SQL Server

product is very important for those working with it. The course now covers details on how hotfixes, cumulative updates and service packs are related and when to apply each type of update.

• SQL Server use of automated update • SQL Server can now utilize Windows Update for servicing. The course shows how to enable

automated updates and when the use of these updates should and should not be used. • Partial database containment

• A significant challenge when migrating databases between servers is the management of objects such as logins that are not contained within the database. The course now discusses the partial containment options that are provided by SQL Server 2012. In particular, authentication-‐related changes are discussed.

• Users with passwords (contained users) • The course shows how SQL Server 2012 allows users to be authenticated at the database

level, rather than at the server level. This is an important first step in for database containment.

• User-‐defined server roles • In earlier versions of SQL Server, user-‐defined roles could be created at the database level

but not at the server level. In SQL Server 2012, user-‐defined roles can also be defined at the server level. This can help to increase the security of systems. Having the ability to configure more fine-‐grained permissions lets logins be assigned only the permissions that they need to do their work.

• In-‐place upgrades of data-‐tier applications • In earlier versions of SQL Server, an upgrade of a data-‐tier application involved migrating all

the data within a database to a new database. In SQL Server 2012 this is no longer needed and the course shows how data-‐tier applications can be upgraded much more quickly, and using less system resources.

• Appendix with intro to AlwaysOn, High Availability and Replication concepts • Students who will be attempting the certification exam that is relevant to this course require

knowledge of high availability and replication. In earlier versions of this course, none of these details were covered. In this version of the course, an appendix that covers the core concepts for high availability (including SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn technologies) and replication is provided.

Audience The primary audience for this course is individuals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. These individuals perform database administration and maintenance as their primary area of responsibility, or work in environments where databases play a key role in their primary job. Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality. • Working knowledge of Transact-‐SQL. • Working knowledge of relational databases. • Some experience with database design.

Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses, or obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills:

• 10774A: Writing T-‐SQL Queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2012



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10776AC Developing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases Course duration: Five days Overview This 5-‐day instructor-‐led course introduces SQL Server 2012 and describes logical table design, indexing and query plans. It also focusses on the creation of database objects including views, stored procedures, along with parameters, and functions. Other common aspects of procedure coding, such as transactions, concurrency, error handling, triggers, and SQL CLR are also covered in this course. Also this course helps you prepare for the Exam 70-‐464 The Beta version of this course (10776AB) utilizes pre-‐release software in the virtual machine for the labs. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC0) is used in this course. Some of the exercises in this course are SQL Azure enabled. Below are the some of the new features of SQL Server that has been discussed in this course

• Use of SC collations • Current versions of Windows support extended Unicode collations known as supplementary

(or SC) collations. Earlier versions of SQL Server did not support the use of these collations. The course provides details on SQL Server support for these additional collations.

• Use of TRY_PARSE, TRY_CONVERT • SQL Server 2012 introduces a number of new functions. The demonstrations in the course

utilize many of these new functions such as TRY_PARSE and TRY_CONVERT. • Detailed discussion on IDENTITY constraints

• A new more detailed topic on IDENTITY constraints has been added to the course. • Working with SEQUENCES

• SQL Server 2012 introduces the concept of sequences. The course now includes a topic and demonstration on the use of sequences.

• Slight course reordering to improve overall flow • The course has been reordered from 6232B to improve the overall flow. In particular,

constraints are discussed immediately after the initial discussion on logical table design. The course layout offers a more unified experience for the students with each day having a particular flavor.

• Use of THROW and comparisons to RAISERROR • SQL Server 2012 enhances the available error-‐handling options in T-‐SQL. The module on

error-‐handling has been expanded to show how to use THROW in place of RAISERROR and also to show how to rethrow errors (including system errors) within CATCH blocks using the THROW statement.

• Full-‐globe and arc support in spatial • SQL Server 2012 adds support for geography data-‐type objects that span more than a single

hemisphere. The course discusses the new full globe support and along with new support for curved arc objects.

• Customizable nearness in full-‐text • The course covers how full-‐text indexing in SQL Server 2012 offers a more customizable and

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Audience The primary audience for this course is IT Professionals who want to become skilled on SQL Server 2012 product features and technologies for implementing a database Prerequisites

• Knowledge of writing T-‐SQL queries. • Knowledge of basic relational database concepts.


• 10774A: Writing T-‐SQL Queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2012



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10777AC Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview Data warehousing is a solution organizations use to centralize business data for reporting and analysis. This five-‐day instructor-‐led course focuses on teaching individuals how to create a data warehouse with SQL Server 2012, implement ETL with SQL Server Integration Services, and validate and cleanse data with SQL Server Data Quality Services and SQL Server Master Data Services. This course helps people prepare for exam 70-‐463. Audience This course is intended for database professionals who need to fulfill a Business Intelligence Developer role. They will need to focus on hands-‐on work creating BI solutions including Data Warehouse implementation, ETL, and data cleansing. Primary responsibilities include:

• Implementing a data warehouse. • Developing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages for data extraction, transformation, and

loading (ETL). • Enforcing data integrity by using Master Data Services. • Cleansing data by using Data Quality Services.

Prerequisites

• At least 2 years’ experience of working with relational databases, including: o Designing a normalized database. o Creating tables and relationships. o Querying with Transact-‐SQL.

• Some exposure to basic programming constructs (such as looping and branching). • An awareness of key business priorities such as revenue, profitability, and financial accounting is

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10778AC Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview This 5-‐day instructor-‐led course describes how to empower information workers through self-‐service analytics and reporting. Students will learn how to implement PowerPivot and tabular data models, create and deliver rich data visualizations with Power View and SQL Server Reporting Services, and discover business insights by using data mining. This course helps people prepare for exam 70-‐466. The Beta version of this course (10778AB) utilizes pre-‐release software in the virtual machine for the labs. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC0) is used in this course. Some of the exercises in this course are SQL Azure enabled. Audience The primary audience for this course is database professionals who need to fulfill BI Developer role to create analysis and reporting solutions. Primary responsibilities will include:

• Implement reporting solutions by using SQL Server Reporting Services • Implementing multidimensional databases by using SQL Server Analysis Services • Creating tabular semantic data models for analysis by using SQL Server Analysis Services • Create visualizations of data by using Power View • Create data mining solutions by using SQL Server Analysis Services

Prerequisites Technical knowledge equivalent to the following course:

• 10774A: Writing Queries with Microsoft SQL Server Transact-‐SQL

10802AC Microsoft Enterprise Search for IT Professionals Course duration: Three days Overview This three day course prepares IT Professionals to administer enterprise search solutions using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint. All aspects of administration are covered including search topologies, search sites, content crawling, federation, monitoring, and search reporting. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals responsible for administering the search features of SharePoint Server 2010 and FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint. Prerequisites

• Administering Active Directory: creating and managing user and group accounts, delegation of administration, and configuring Group Policy.

• Administering SQL Server 2005 or 2008: creating logons, assigning roles, and using SQL Management Studio.

• Experience using Windows PowerShell cmdlets and scripts. • SharePoint Server 2010 experience using Central Administration and creating site collections.



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10805AC SharePoint Search for Application Developers Course duration: Three days Overview In this course, students will learn how to develop enterprise search applications for Microsoft SharePoint 2010. This course builds on the search-‐related material in 10175A Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Application Development. Topics include: processing data content, configuring Federation, search scopes, managed metadata, linguistics, federated object model applications, custom search applications, extending connectors using SharePoint Designer, and custom connectors using Business Connectivity Services. Audience This course is intended for application developers and advanced system administrators working in the Enterprise Search area to extend SharePoint Server 2010. Prerequisites

• At least two years of experience as a developer for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and/or SharePoint Server 2010.

• Understanding of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and supporting technologies, such as Internet Information Services.

• Experience deploying and configuring Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server Technologies. • Familiarity with creating projects and .NET programming in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. • Familiarity with Microsoft Windows PowerShell 2.0.

10806AC FAST Search for SharePoint for Application Developers Course duration: Two days Overview This course is designed to highlight the differentiating features of Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint, and enable participants to implement effective search-‐driven applications using this add-‐on. The course builds on 10805A, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Search for Application Developers. Topics include: product features, search architecture, FAST Web Crawler, FAST Query Language, numeric refiners, FAST Search scopes, linguistic capabilities, advanced content processing, relevancy and ranking. Audience This course is intended for application developers and advanced system administrators working in the Enterprise Search area to extend FAST Search 2010 for SharePoint. Prerequisites

• Attendance in the course 10805 Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Search for Application Developers • At least two years of experience as a developer for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and/or

SharePoint Server 2010. • Understanding of Windows Server 2008 and supporting technologies, such as Internet Information

Services. • Experience deploying and configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server

Technologies. • Familiarity with creating projects in Microsoft Visual Studio. • Familiarity with Microsoft .NET programming in Visual Studio 2010. • Familiarity with Microsoft Windows PowerShell 2.0. • Experience deploying and configuring Search Applications for SharePoint Server 2010. • Experience deploying and configuring FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint.



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10953AC HTML5 Programming Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to develop HTML5 web applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Audience This course is intended for entry-‐level developers for HTML who have a basic but limited understanding of HTML and who are interested in learning core HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript programming skills that are required to successfully create applications for the upcoming Internet Explorer 10 browser and the next version of the Windows operating system. Prerequisites

• Have three to six months of development experience in a professional environment. • Be familiar with the HTML document structure and associated terminology, but are not expected to

be expert and do not need to have experience with HTML5. • Have one to three months experience with HTML and XML. • Have a general familiarity with the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE.

1303AC Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Fundamentals Course duration: Five days Overview This course teaches programmers the skills necessary to create Microsoft Visual Basic programming system desktop applications and satisfies the Visual Basic prerequisites for Course 1013, Mastering Visual Basic 6 Development. Prerequisites Have a working knowledge of programming concepts. 1846AC Microsoft Solutions Framework Essentials Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides an introduction to the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF). These key elements include the MSF Team and Process models as well as the Risk Management, Project Management, and Readiness Management Disciplines. The course utilizes a combination of presentation lectures and hands-‐on activities. Audience The primary audience for this course is IT project professionals who are responsible for planning, building, and deploying Microsoft solutions. These IT project professionals include Microsoft customers and partners, and Microsoft Consulting Services. Prerequisites No prerequisites are in place for attending the course.



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1913AC Exchanging and Transforming Data Using XML and XSLT Course duration: Five days Overview The goal of this course is to teach developers techniques for exchanging and transforming data by using the Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT). The course describes best practices for XML and XSLT and gives compelling examples of the best ways to solve real-‐world problems. Audience This course is intended for Web developers who have used XML to create simple Web applications, and need to know how to exploit the full potential of XML and XSLT. The course is also intended for Microsoft Visual Basic developers who have some exposure to XML, and need more detailed information about XML in order to build and integrate systems by using XML and XSLT.

• Moderate degree of Web development experience using HTML and XML. • A moderate degree of experience scripting with Visual Basic for Applications, VBScript, or JavaScript. • Some prior experience using COM objects, Active Server Pages (ASP pages), and either Visual Basic or

Microsoft Visual C++. • Taking one or more of the following courses will help the students meet the prerequisites and get

more out of the course: • Course 1905, Building XML-‐Based Web Applications • Course 1013, Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development • Course 1017, Mastering Web Application Development Using Microsoft Visual InterDev 6

2011AC Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Toolkit Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to identify and resolve common Microsoft Exchange Server issues. Microsoft Certification exams This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam: Exam 70-‐284: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Workshop Materials The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this workshop. Audience This workshop is intended for the Systems Engineer already skilled in Exchange Server 2003 support tasks. Students should have one or more years of messaging and network experience supporting Exchange Server. The workshop format is also intended for students who best learn by doing. Prerequisites

• Completed Course 2400, Implementing and Managing Exchange Server 2003 -‐or-‐

• Completed Course 2009, Upgrading Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

• One or more years of messaging and network experience supporting Exchange Server



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20331AC Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Course duration: Five days Overview This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage a Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 environment. This course will teach you how to configure SharePoint Server 2013, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you optimize your SharePoint server deployment. This is the first in a sequence of two courses for IT Professionals and will align with the first exam in the SharePoint Server 2013 IT Pro certification. Audience The course is targeted at experienced IT Professionals interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy and manage SharePoint Server 2013 installations in either the data center or the cloud. Students typically have more than four years of hands-‐on experience* planning and maintaining SharePoint and other core technologies upon which SharePoint depends, including Windows Server 2008 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server 2008 R2 or later, Active Directory, and networking infrastructure services. An ideal candidate will have at least one year of experience with deploying and administering multiple SharePoint 2010 farms across a large enterprise. Because many customers skipped upgrading from SharePoint 2007, a candidate can also have at least 2 years of experience with SharePoint 2007 and knowledge of the differences between 2007 and 2010, particularly the Service Application model. A candidate can demonstrate the following skills:

• Software management in a Windows 2008 R2 enterprise server or Windows Server 2012 environment.

• Deploying and managing applications natively, virtually and in the cloud. • Administering Internet Information Services (IIS). • Configuring Active Directory for use in authentication, authorization and as a user store. • Managing an application remotely using Windows PowerShell 2.0. • Connecting applications to Microsoft SQL Server. • Implementing Claims-‐based Security.



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20332AC Advanced Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Course duration: Five days Overview This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage a Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 environment. This course will teach you how to configure SharePoint Server 2013, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you optimize your SharePoint server deployment. This is the first in a sequence of two courses for IT Professionals and will align with the first exam in the SharePoint Server 2013 IT Pro certification. Audience The course is targeted at experienced IT Professionals interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy and manage SharePoint Server 2013 installations in either the data center or the cloud. Students typically have more than four years of hands-‐on experience* planning and maintaining SharePoint and other core technologies upon which SharePoint depends, including Windows Server 2008 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server 2008 R2 or later, Active Directory, and networking infrastructure services. Prerequisites

• Completed Course 20331: Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013, successful completion of Exam 70-‐331: Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint 2013, or equivalent skills.

• At least one year’s experience of mapping business requirements to logical and physical technical design.

• Working knowledge of network design, including network security. • Experience managing software in a Windows 2008 R2 enterprise server or Windows Server 2012

environment. • Deployed and managed applications natively, virtually, and in the cloud. • Administered Internet Information Services (IIS). • Configured Active Directory for use in authentication, authorization and as a user store. • Managed an application remotely using Windows PowerShell 2.0. • Connected applications to Microsoft SQL Server. • Implemented Claims-‐based security.



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20336AC Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Course duration: Five days Overview This instructor-‐led course teaches IT professionals how to plan, design, deploy, configure, and administer a Microsoft Lync Server 2013 solution. The course emphasizes Lync Server 2013 Enterprise Unified Communications features with particular emphasis on coexisting with and migrating from legacy communication services. The labs in this course create a solution that includes IM and Presence, Conferencing, and Persistent Chat. This course helps the student prepare for Exam 70-‐336. Audience This course is intended for IT consultants and telecommunications consulting professionals who design, plan, deploy, and maintain solutions for unified communications (UC). Candidates should be able to translate business requirements into technical architecture and design for a UC solution Prerequisites

• Experience managing software in a Windows 2008 R2 enterprise server or Windows Server 2012 environment

• Experience managing an application remotely using Windows PowerShell 3.0 • Familiarity with managing and configuring databases • An introduction to Active Directory Domain Services



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20341AC

Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Course duration: Five days Overview In this course, students will learn to configure and manage a Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 messaging environment. This course will teach students guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help them optimize their Exchange server deployment. Course 20341 is an instructor-‐led course and will provide you with the knowledge and skills to plan, install, and manage the mailbox role, client access, transport, and Exchange infrastructure. Audience The primary audience for this course is Information Technology (IT) professionals who are aspiring to be enterprise-‐level messaging administrators. Others who may take this course include IT generalists and help desk professionals who want to learn about Exchange Server 2013. Administrators coming into the course are expected to have at least 3 years of experience working in the IT field—typically in the areas of network administration, help desk, or system administration. They are not expected to have experience with previous Exchange Server versions. The secondary audience for this course is professionals who are looking to take the exam 70-‐341A: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, Core Solutions, as a standalone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 certification will take this course as preparation material. Prerequisites

• Minimum of two years of experience administering Windows Server, including Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012.

• Minimum of two years of experience working with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). • Minimum of two years of experience working with name resolution, including DNS. • Experience working with certificates, including PKI certificates.



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Advanced Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Course duration: Five days Overview This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage a Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 messaging environment. This course will teach you how to configure Exchange Server 2013, and it will provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you optimize your Exchange Server deployment. Audience This course is intended for people aspiring to be enterprise-‐level messaging administrators. Others who may take this course include IT generalists and help desk professionals who want to learn about Exchange Server 2013. People coming into the course are expected to have at least 3 years of experience working in the IT field—typically in the areas of network administration, help desk, or system administration. Students are expected to have experience with Exchange Server 2013 or with previous versions of Exchange Server. In addition, this course is intended as preparation material for IT professionals who are looking to take the exam 70-‐342A: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, Advanced Solutions, as a stand-‐alone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 certification. Prerequisites

• Passed 70-‐341: Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, or equivalent • Minimum of two years of experience working with Exchange Server • Minimum of six months of experience working with Exchange Server 2010 or Exchange Server 2013 • Minimum of two years of experience administering Windows Server, including Windows Server 2008

R2 or Windows Server 2012 • Minimum of two years of experience working with Active Directory • Minimum of two years of experience working with name resolution, including DNS • Experience working with certificates, including public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates • Experience working with Windows PowerShell

Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses, or by obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills:

• Course 20341: Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013



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20410BC

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview This version of this course 20410A utilizes pre-‐release software in the virtual machines for the labs. The course is part one of a series of three courses that provide the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining, and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. While there is some cross-‐over in skillset and tasks across the courses, this course primarily covers the initial implementation and configuration of those core services, such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), networking services, and Hyper-‐V configuration. Audience This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals who have good Windows operating system knowledge and experience and who want to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to implement the core infrastructure services in an existing Windows Server 2012 environment. Although students would benefit from having some previous Windows Server experience, they must have good hands-‐on Windows Client experience with Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8. Prerequisites

• A good understanding of networking fundamentals. • An understanding and experience configuring security and administration tasks in an enterprise

environment. • Experience supporting or configuring Microsoft Windows clients.



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20411BC

Administering Windows Server 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview This version of this course is built on the final release version of Windows Server 2012. Learn how to administer Windows Server 2012 with this five-‐day course. This course is part two in a series of three courses that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. Although there is some cross-‐over of skills and tasks across these courses, this course primarily covers the administration tasks necessary to maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure such as Implementing Server Images, User and Group management with Active Directory Domain Services(AD DS) and Group Policy, Remote Access and Network Policies, Data Security, Monitoring and Update Management This course maps directly to and is preparation material for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 exam "70-‐411: Administering Windows Server 2012". Details of which are available here http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-‐411 Audience This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals with hands on experience working in a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 environment, who wish to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to be able to manage and maintain the core infrastructure required for a Windows Server 2012 environment. The key focus for students in this course is to broaden the initial deployment of Windows Server 2012 services and infrastructure and provide the skills necessary to manage and maintain a domain based Windows Server 2012 environment, such as user and group management, network access and data security. Candidates would typically be System Administrators or aspiring to be System Administrators. They must have at least one year hands on experience working in a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 environment. Candidates must also have knowledge equivalent to that already covered in “20410A: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012” course as this course will build upon that knowledge. Prerequisites

• Real world hands on experience working with Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012.

• Good knowledge and understanding of Active Directory and networking infrastructure. • Knowledge equivalent to that already covered in “20410A: Installing and Configuring Windows

Server 2012”.



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20412BC

Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services Course duration: Five days Overview This version of this course is built on the final release version of Windows Server 2012. Learn how to provision and configure advanced services using Windows Server 2012 with this five-‐day course. This course is part three, in a series of three courses that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three courses will collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. Although there is some cross-‐over of skills and tasks across these three courses, this course primarily covers advanced configuration of services necessary to deploy, manage and maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, such as advanced networking services, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), identity management, rights management, Federated services, network load balancing, failover clustering, business continuity and disaster recovery. This course maps directly to and is preparation material for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 exam "70-‐412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services". Details of which are available here http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-‐412 Audience This course is intended for IT professionals with hands-‐on experience implementing, managing, and maintaining a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment, who wish to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to perform advanced management and provisioning of services within that Windows Server 2012 environment. Suitable candidates are typically experienced system administrators who have real-‐world experience working in a Windows Server 2008, Windows server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 environment. The secondary audience for this course is candidates who plan to take Exam 70-‐412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services, or who want to acquire the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) credential. Prerequisites

• Good hands-‐on experience working in a Windows Server 2008, Windows server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 enterprise environment.

• Real-‐world experience implementing, managing, and configuring AD DS and networking infrastructure in an enterprise environment.

• Knowledge equivalent to courses: 20410B: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012, and 20411B: Administering Windows Server 2012.



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20413BC

Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure Course duration: Five days Overview This 5-‐day instructor-‐led course provides you with the skills and knowledge needed to plan, design, and deploy a physical and logical Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) infrastructure. The course also provides the skills to perform name resolution, application integration, optimization of automate remediation and maintenance of network services. Audience Candidates for this course have good Windows client and server operating system knowledge and basic AD DS and networking experience in an enterprise/small business (SMB) environment together with application configuration experience. This course is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for planning, designing, and deploying a physical and a logical Windows Server 2012 enterprise Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) infrastructure including the network services necessary. Students have experience of previous Windows Server operating systems and possess Windows Server 2012 certification (MCSA) or equivalent skills. This course is also intended for IT professionals who are looking to take the exam 70-‐413: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure, as a stand-‐alone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Server Infrastructure certification. Prerequisites

• A good understanding of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) fundamentals and networking concepts.

• A good working knowledge of both Windows Server 2012 and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). For example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.

• A good understanding of both scripts and batch files. • A solid understanding of security concepts, such as authentication and authorization. • Familiarity with deployment, packaging, and imaging tools. • Ability to work in a team/virtual team. • Ability to produce good documentation and have the appropriate communication skills to create

proposals and make budget recommendations. • Knowledge equivalent to Windows 2012 MCSA.



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20414AC

Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure Course duration: Five days Overview In this course, students will learn how to plan and implement some of the more advanced features available in Windows Server 2012. Course 20413A is a prerequisite course for Course 20414A. Audience This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) professionals who are responsible for planning, designing and deploying a physical and logical Windows Server 2012 enterprise and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) infrastructures including the network services. Candidates would typically have experience of previous Windows Server operating systems and have Windows Server 2012 certification (MCSA) or equivalent skills. The secondary audience for this course will be candidates are IT professionals who are looking to take the exam 70-‐414: Implementing an Advanced Enterprise Server Infrastructure, as a standalone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE certification. Prerequisites

• Understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts. • Understanding of Windows Server 2012 and AD DS, including planning, designing and deploying. • Understanding of scripts and batch files. • Understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization. • Understanding of deployment, packaging, and imaging tools. • Working in a team or a virtual team. • Creating proposals and making budget recommendation. • Have achieved the Windows Server 2012 MCSA certification as well as information in the course

20413A: Designing and Implementing an Enterprise Server Infrastructure.



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20415AC

Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure Course duration: Five days Overview This 5-‐day instructor-‐led course provides you with the skills and knowledge needed to plan, design, and implement a Windows 8 desktop infrastructure. The course provides guidance on planning and deploying desktops by using several technologies such as User State Migration Tool (USMT), Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and more. Additionally, the course describes how to protect desktops and monitor their health and performance. Audience

The course is primarily intended for IT Professionals who manage the desktop environments for organizations, and want to specialize in Windows 8 desktop deployments. These IT professionals typically work in complex computing environments of large to enterprise-‐sized organizations. In addition, the secondary audience for this course includes IT professionals who want to take the 70-‐415: Implementing an Enterprise Desktop and Device Infrastructure exam as a stand-‐alone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure certification. Prerequisites

• Solid understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts • Solid knowledge of Windows and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)—for example, domain

user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership • Good understanding of scripts and batch files • Solid understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization • Familiarity with the client administration capabilities of Windows Server • General knowledge of management tools such as System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System

Center 2012 Operations Manager, and System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager. • Familiarity with imaging, packaging, and operating system deployment concepts • Familiarity with certificates and Certification Authority (CA) implementation and configuration • Knowledge equivalent to Windows 2012 MCSA • Experience administering Windows Server in an environment that typically has the following

characteristics: o 2,500 to 50,000 or more users o Multiple physical locations and multiple domain controllers o Network services and resources such as messaging, databases, file and print, firewalls,

Internet access, an intranet, and client computer management o Support for Windows 8 client desktops o Deployment and management of both physical and virtual applications



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20416AC

Implementing Desktop Application Environments Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day course provides students with the skills and knowledge to be able to design, deploy and manage a physical as well as a virtual Windows Server 2012 application management infrastructure. Students will also learn to design, deploy and manage Windows 8 Enterprise applications in a physical and virtual environment as well as in the cloud. Students should have experience with course 20415: Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure, and have their Windows 2012 Server certification (MCSA) or equivalent skills. This course also maps to and supports exam 70-‐416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in specializing in Windows 8 application deployments and managing the application environments for large organizations. People attending this training could be support technicians or currently in deployment roles and are considering taking the next step in their career or enhancing their skills in the areas of planning and deploying Windows 8 desktops. A secondary audience for this course is IT professionals who are looking to take one or both exams: 70-‐415: Implementing an Enterprise Desktop and Device Infrastructure and 70-‐416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments as a stand-‐alone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure certification. The attendee should have experience administering Windows Server in an environment that typically has the following characteristics:

• 2,500 to 50,000 or more users • Multiple physical locations and multiple domain controllers • Network services and resources such as messaging, databases, file and print, firewalls, Internet

access, an intranet, and client computer management The attendee should have:

• Experience supporting Windows 8 client desktops and deploying and managing applications, both physical and virtual.

• An MCSA and 20415A or equivalent knowledge.



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Prerequisites

• Have solid understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts. • Have a solid understanding of Windows and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), for example,

domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership. • Understand how to use scripts and batch files. • Have solid understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization. • Be able to perform a clean installation of Windows 8, upgrade to Windows 8, and migrate user-‐

related data and settings from Windows XP. • Be able to configure disks, partitions, volumes, and device drivers to enable Windows 8 to function as

desired. • Be able to configure and troubleshoot permissions and other settings to allow access to resources

and applications on Windows 8 Systems. • Be able to configure settings to enable network connectivity. • Be able to configure and troubleshoot a wireless network connection. • Be able to configure and troubleshoot Windows 8 security. • Be able to configure mobile computers and devices. • Understand the client administration capabilities of Windows Server and be familiar with

management tools such as the Microsoft System Center suite of products. • Understand the concepts of deployment, packaging, and imaging. • Have a familiarity with SQL Server concepts.


• 20410A: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 • 20411A: Administering Windows Server 2012 • 20412A: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 services • 20415A: Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure



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20417BC

Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview This version of this course is built on the final release version of Windows Server 2012 This 5-‐day instructor-‐led course is designed primarily for people who want to upgrade their technical skills from Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012. It presumes a high level of knowledge about previous Windows Server versions. This course explains new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012 around management, networking infrastructure, storage, access control, Hyper-‐V, high availability, and identity federation. Specific technologies covered will include Dynamic Access Control(DAC), Failover Clustering, Microsoft Online Backup and changes with Active Directory, and Hyper-‐V and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). It is not a product upgrade course, detailing the considerations for migrating and upgrading your specific environment to Windows Server 2012. Rather, this course will update your existing knowledge and skills to Windows Server 2012. This course maps directly to and is preparation material for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 upgrade exam "70-‐417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012" details of which are available here http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-‐417 Audience This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals who are already experienced Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Administrators carrying out day to day management and administrative tasks and who want to update their skills and knowledge to Windows Server 2012. Also suitable for this course would be candidates who hold the existing Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Windows Server 2008 credential and who want to update that to the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Windows Server 2012 credential by taking the upgrade exam "70-‐417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012" Prerequisites

• Real World hands-‐on experience deploying and managing Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 environments

• Experience implementing Windows Server 2008 networking technologies • Experience implementing Windows Server 2008 Active Directory technologies • Experience implementing Windows Server 2008 server virtualization technologies

Candidates attending this course are expected to have obtained, or have equivalent knowledge to that covered in, the MCSA Windows Server 2008 credential, details of which are available here http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-‐windows-‐server-‐2008-‐MCSA.aspx



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20465AC

Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview This course describes how to design and monitor high performance, highly available data solutions with SQL Server 2012. This course focuses on creating plans and designs for database structure, storage, objects, and servers. Students will have the opportunity to practices hands-‐on skills and design tasks in a virtual lab environment and will learn about topics such as data compression, high availability, data migration, security, and scalability. This course maps to skills and knowledge measured by Microsoft Exam 70-‐465, and in conjunction with on-‐the-‐job experience, can help prepare your for the exam. Audience This course is intended for individuals who design database solutions for organizations and have experience with database development and administering SQL Server databases. These individuals design databases as their primary area of responsibility. They are responsible to plan and design database structure, storage, objects, and servers. They also create the plan for the environment in which the database solution runs. Prerequisites

• Experience with Transact-‐SQL • Familiarity with SQL Server 2012 components and tools • Familiarity with objects in a SQL Server database • Familiarity with enterprise Windows network and security architecture


• MCSA: SQL Server 2012 Or attend

• Course 10774: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 • Course 10775: Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases • Course 10776: Developing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2012



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Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students how to design and implement a BI infrastructure. The course discusses design, installation. The course discusses design, installation, and maintenance of a BI platform. This course maps to skills and knowledge measured by Microsoft Exam 70-‐467, and in conjunction with on-‐the-‐job experience, can help prepare you for the exam. Audience This course is intended for BI professionals such as BI Architects or database professionals who need to design BI solutions. BI Architects are responsible for the overall design of the BI infrastructure, including how it relates to other data systems in use. In addition, their responsibilities include Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cube design and integration with Microsoft SharePoint or line-‐of-‐business applications. Prerequisites

• A basic understanding of dimensional modeling (star schema) for data warehouses. • The ability to create Integration Services packages that include control flows and data flows. • The ability to create a basic multidimensional cube with Analysis Services. • The ability to create a basic tabular model with PowerPivot and Analysis Services. • The ability to create Reporting Services reports with Report Designer. • The ability to implement authentication and permissions in the SQL Server database engine, Analysis

Services, and Reporting Services. • Familiarity with SharePoint Server and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.


• 10777A: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 • 10778A: Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server 2012



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Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Course duration: Five days Overview This course provides an introduction to HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. This course helps students gain basic HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript programming skills. This course is an entry point into both the Web application and Windows Store apps training paths. The course focuses on using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript to implement programming logic, define and use variables, perform looping and branching, develop user interfaces, capture and validate user input, store data, and create well-‐structured application. The lab scenarios in this course are selected to support and demonstrate the structure of various application scenarios. They are intended to focus on the principles and coding components/structures that are used to establish an HTML5 software application. This course uses Visual Studio 2012, running on Windows 8. Audience This course is intended for professional developers who have 6-‐12 months of programming experience and who are interested in developing applications using HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 (either Windows Store apps for Windows 8 or web applications). This course is intended for students who have the following experience:

• 1 – 3 months experience creating Web applications, including writing simple JavaScript code • 1 month experience creating Windows client applications • 1 month of experience using Visual Studio 2010 or 2012

This course is not intended for developers with three or more months of HTML5 coding experience. Students choosing to attend this course without a developer background should pay special attention to the training prerequisites. Developers who have more than 5 years programming experience may find that portions of this training are fundamental in nature when presenting the syntax associated with certain programming tasks. Individuals who are interested in taking exam 70-‐480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3, can also attend this course. Prerequisites At least three months of professional development experience. In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have a combination of practical and conceptual knowledge related to HTML5 programming. This includes the following Prerequisites

• Understand the basic HTML document structure: • How to use HTML tags to display text content. • How to use HTML tags to display graphics. • How to use HTML APIs.

• Understand how to style common HTML elements using CSS, including: • How to separate presentation from content • How to manage content flow. • How to control the position of individual elements. • How to implement basic CSS styling.



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• Understand how to write JavaScript code to add functionality to a web page: • How to create and use variables • How to use:

• arithmetic operators to perform arithmetic calculations involving one or more variables

• relational operators to test the relationship between two variables or expressions • logical operators to combine expressions that contain relational operators

• How to control the program flow by using if … else statements. • How to implement iterations by using loops. • How to write simple functions.



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20481AC Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using HTML5 and JavaScript Course duration: Five days Overview In this course students will learn essential programming skills and techniques that are required to develop Windows Store apps. This includes a combination of both design and development skills, as well as ensuring that students are comfortable using and making the most of the Visual Studio and Expression Blend tools. Audience This course is intended for professional developers who have 1 or more years of experience in creating applications. Prerequisites

• 1 or more years of experience creating applications. • 1 – 3 months experience creating Windows client applications. • 1 – 3 months experience using Visual Studio 2010 or 2012. • Material taught in 20480A: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3, or equivalent.

20483BC

Programming in C# Course duration: Five days Overview This training course teaches developers the programming skills that are required for developers to create Windows applications using the C# language. During their five days in the classroom students review the basics of C# program structure, language syntax, and implementation details, and then consolidate their knowledge throughout the week as they build an application that incorporates several features of the .NET Framework 4.5. The course introduces many of the techniques and technologies employed by modern desktop and enterprise applications, including:

• Building new data types. • Handling events. • Programming the user interface. • Accessing a database. • Using remote data. • Performing operations asynchronously. • Integrating with unmanaged code. • Creating custom attributes. • Encrypting and decrypting data.

Developers attending this course should already have gained some limited experience using C# to complete basic programming tasks. More specifically, students should have hands-‐on experience using C# that demonstrates their understanding of the following:

• How to name, declare, initialize and assign values to variables within an application. • How to use:

o arithmetic operators to perform arithmetic calculations involving one or more variables; o relational operators to test the relationship between two variables or expressions; o Logical operators to combine expressions that contain relational operators.

• How to create the code syntax for simple programming statements using C# language keywords and recognize syntax errors using the Visual Studio IDE.

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• How to create a simple looping structure using a For statement to iterate through a data array. • How to use the Visual Studio IDE to locate simple logic errors. • How to create a Function that accepts arguments (parameters and returns a value of a specified type. • How to design and build a simple user interface using standard controls from the Visual Studio

toolbox. • How to connect to a SQL Server database and the basics of how to retrieve and store data. • How to sort data in a loop. • How to recognize the classes and methods used in a program.



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Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using C# Course duration: Five days Overview In this course students will learn essential programming skills and techniques that are required to develop Windows Store apps. This includes a combination of both design and development skills, as well as ensuring that students are comfortable using and making the most of the Visual Studio and Expression Blend tools. Audience This course is intended for professional developers who have 1-‐2 years of experience creating client applications and who are comfortable programming in C# and have done some XAML-‐based programming. Prerequisites

• 1 or more years of experience creating applications. • 1 – 3 months experience creating Windows client applications. • 1 – 3 months experience using Visual Studio 2010 or 2012.

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Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications Course duration: Five days Overview In this course, students will learn to develop advanced ASP.NET MVC applications using .NET Framework 4.5 tools and technologies. The focus will be on coding activities that enhance the performance and scalability of the Web site application. ASP.NET MVC will be introduced and compared with Web Forms so that students know when each should/could be used. This course will also prepare the student for exam 70-‐486. Audience This course is intended for professional web developers who use Microsoft Visual Studio in an individual-‐based or team-‐based, small-‐sized to large development environment. Candidates for this course are interested in developing advanced web applications and want to manage the rendered HTML comprehensively. They want to create websites that separate the user interface, data access, and application logic. Prerequisites

• A minimum of two to three years of experience developing web-‐based applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft ASP.NET, proficiency in using the .NET Framework, and some familiarity with the C# language.



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20687BC Configuring Windows 8 Course duration: Five days Overview This course provides students hands-‐on experience with Windows 8. It provides guidance on installing, upgrading, and licensing for Windows 8. Students will learn how to manage storage by creating simple, spanned, and striped volumes, and how to optimize file-‐system performance. Additionally, they will learn how to manage available disk space by using quotas. Students will work with Windows tools and services to determine the source of performance and reliability issues, and to troubleshoot these issues. This course describes how to configure networking to include IPv4, IPv6, connect to wireless networks, and use the networking features included in Windows 8 to troubleshoot networking issues. Students will also learn preventive measures and tools that work together to protect their computers from security threats. The course then covers the features related to file and folder management, which include setting permissions, file/folder compression, and configuring shared folders. Students will also learn about installing and managing printers. Additionally, the course provides an Overview of the SkyDrive functionality, and describes the procedures to install and configure applications, including Windows Store apps. The course also examines the fundamentals of working with virtual machines in the Client Hyper-‐V environment in Windows 8. Students will learn about features such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and DirectAccess, which provide mobile users access to internal resources when the users are out of the office. Throughout the course, students will use Windows PowerShell™ 3.0, and its graphical user interface (GUI) to configure and manage the system. Students will also use the scripting editor to create and examine PowerShell scripts used to manage the system. Audience This course is intended for IT professionals who configure or support Windows 8 computers, devices, users and associated network and security resources. The networks with which these professionals typically work are configured as a single domain-‐based or peer-‐to-‐peer environment with access to the Internet and cloud services. The IT professional could be a consultant, full-‐time desktop support technician, or an IT generalist who administers Windows 8-‐based computers and devices as a portion of their broader technical responsibilities. The course is also intended for students who seek certification in the 70-‐687 Windows 8 Configuring exam. Prerequisites

• Networking fundamentals, including Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and Domain Name System (DNS)

• Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles and fundamentals of AD DS management

• Understanding of the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) components and working knowledge of the fundamentals of Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 fundamentals • Microsoft Windows Client fundamentals; for example, working knowledge of Windows XP, Windows

Vista, and/or Windows 7 • Fundamentals of management and experience using the Microsoft Office 2010 system or the

Microsoft Office 2007 system • Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) components including Windows PE, Windows SIM,

VAMT, ImageX, USMT, and DISM concepts and fundamentals



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20688AC Managing and Maintaining Windows 8 Course duration: Five days Overview In this course, students learn how to design the installation, configuration, and maintenance of Windows 8. Two unique features of this course are integration of cloud services and Windows Intune™. The skills in this course are suitable for small or enterprise environments. Audience This course is intended for experienced information technology (IT) professionals that remotely manage and maintain Windows desktops and devices, and desktop support technicians and IT consultants who support small and medium-‐sized organizations. Prerequisites

• Two years of experience in the IT field managing and maintaining Windows client operating systems • Two years of experience performing:

o Windows application installation and support o Network configuration in Windows o Windows operating system installation and updates

• An understanding of how Windows client computers integrate with server computers

20689AC Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows 8 Course duration: Three days Overview This three day course is designed primarily for IT Professionals who want to upgrade their technical skills from Windows 7 to Windows 8. The course focuses on the new features and functionality in Windows 8 and related tools and cloud services that pertain to installation, activation, upgrades and migration, local and remote administration including Group Policy, Windows Intune and Windows PowerShell, application solutions and compatibility, Internet Explorer, remote access, VPN and DirectAccess client configuration, storage and security, troubleshooting and recovery, Client Hyper-‐V, and online services. This course also serves as preparation for Exam 70-‐689: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows 8. Audience The primary audience for this course is information technology (IT) professionals who are experienced Windows 7 administrators or support technicians and want to update their skills to Windows 8 and associated administration tools and cloud services. The secondary audience for this course includes certification candidates who have an existing Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) level certification for Windows 7 and who want to migrate their current credentials to the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) for Windows 8. Prerequisites

• Networking fundamentals, including Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and Domain Name System (DNS).

• Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles and fundamentals. • Understanding of the purpose and use of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Services. • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 fundamentals. • Microsoft Windows Client fundamentals; for example, working knowledge of Windows XP, Windows

Vista, and/or Windows 7. • Fundamentals of management and experience using the Microsoft Office 2010 system or the

Microsoft Office 2007 system. • Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) components including Windows PE, Windows SIM,

VAMT, ImageX, USMT, and DISM concepts and fundamentals.



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2071BC Querying Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 with Transact-SQL Course duration: Two days Overview The goal of this course is to provide students with the technical skills required to write basic Transact-‐SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Audience This course is intended for SQL Server database administrators, implementers, system engineers, and developers who are responsible for writing queries. Prerequisites

• Experience using a Microsoft Windows operating system. • An understanding of basic relational database concepts, including:

• Logical and physical database design. • Data integrity concepts. • Relationships between tables and columns (primary key and foreign key, one-‐to-‐one, one-‐to-‐

many, and many-‐to-‐many). • How data is stored in tables (rows and columns).

• Familiarity with the role of the database administrator • The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from our instruction,

students need an understanding of the English language and completion of the prerequisites.



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2261CC Supporting Users Running the Microsoft Windows XP Operating System Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to troubleshoot and escalate or repair problems with Windows desktop operating systems by reacting to incident requests from end users. This course will provide the basic knowledge of system architecture and security needed to provide the students with the requisite skills required to support end users and adhere to ITIL/MOF foundational operations. Audience This course is intended for people who have little or no job experience in the IT industry. They will have experience working with Windows desktop systems and will be A+ certified, or have equivalent knowledge. The target audience will typically be:

• New entrants to the IT field • Career changers entering the IT field • Academic students

When students complete the course, they will typically enter their career in the IT industry performing in two different capacities. They will support end users who run Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional in a corporate environment, or will support end users who run Windows XP Home Edition in a home environment. They will provide computer owners with over-‐the-‐telephone support or support the end user when they bring their computer to a computer shop for support. Prerequisites

• Basic experience of a Microsoft Windows operating system such as Microsoft Windows XP. • Basic understanding of Microsoft Office applications and Microsoft Windows accessories, including

Microsoft Internet Explorer. • Basic understanding of core operating system technologies, including installation and configuration. • Basic understanding of hardware components and their functions. • Basic understanding of the major desktop components and interfaces and their functions. • Basic understanding of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) settings. • Basic experience of command-‐line utilities for managing the operating system. • Basic understanding of technologies that are available for establishing Internet connectivity.



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2262BC Supporting Users Running Applications on a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System Course duration: Two days Overview This course provides content on troubleshooting and escalating or repairing problems with Windows desktop operating systems by reacting to incident requests from end users. Microsoft Certification exams This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam: Exam 70-‐272: Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System Prerequisites

• Attended Course 2261: Supporting Users Running Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating Systems • Experience using Microsoft Office as a general user. • Experience using a Microsoft Windows operating system such as Microsoft Windows XP.

2272CC Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional Course duration: Five days Overview The purpose of this course is to address the implementation and desktop support needs of customers that are planning to deploy and support Microsoft Windows XP Professional in a variety of stand-‐alone and network operating system environments. It provides in-‐depth, hands-‐on training for Information Technology (IT) professionals responsible for the planning, implementation, management, and support of Windows XP Professional. This course is based on the final, retail release of Windows XP Professional. Audience The target audience consists of IT support professionals who:

• Are new to the Windows XP Professional product. • Provide Helpdesk support for Windows XP Professional desktops. • Provide support for the Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 or Windows 2000 Server family of

products, or support for a Microsoft Windows XP solution environment. Prerequisites

• A+ certification or equivalent knowledge. • Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge.



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2273BC Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Environment Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This course combines five days of instructor-‐led training with additional e-‐Learning content to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. This is the first course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer tracks for Windows Server 2003 and serves as the entry point for other courses in the Windows Server 2003 curriculum. This course is also offered as 8 days of instructor-‐led training (as two courses) for students who prefer a complete classroom training experience: 2274, Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (five days) 2275, Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (three days) Audience This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. Prerequisites

• CompTIA A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. • CompTIA Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

2274CC Managing A Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Environment Course duration: Five days Overview Course 2274: Five weeks; Distance Learning Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This Distance Learning version of the course combines 10 online live sessions over 5 weeks of instructor-‐led training with additional self-‐paced e-‐learning content, scenario-‐based labs, and assessments to provide students with the knowledge and skills to manage accounts and resources in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. This is the first course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer tracks for Windows Server 2003 and serves as the entry point for other courses in the Windows Server 2003 curriculum. Audience This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. Prerequisites

• CompTIA A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. • CompTIA Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.



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2275CC Maintaining A Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Environment Course duration: Three days Overview Course 2275CL: Three weeks; Distance Learning Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This Distance Learning version of the course combines 6 online live sessions over 3 weeks of instructor-‐led training with additional self-‐paced e-‐learning content, scenario-‐based labs, and assessments to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to effectively maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data on a computer running one of the operating systems in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family. Audience This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. Prerequisites

• Course 2274CL: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

2276CC Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts Overview: The goal of this two-‐day course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to configure a Windows-‐based computer to operate in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 networking infrastructure. Prerequisites

• A+ certification or equivalent knowledge and skills. • Course 2274, Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or equivalent knowledge

and skills. 2277CC Implementing Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining server networking technologies. These tasks include implementing routing; implementing, managing, and maintaining Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS); securing Internet Protocol (IP) traffic with Internet Protocol security (IPSec) and certificates; implementing a network access infrastructure by configuring the connections for remote access clients; and managing and monitoring network access. This is the fourth course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer track for Windows Server 2003, and it is the final course in the Systems Administrator track. Audience This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. Prerequisites completed Course 2276, Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts, or have equivalent knowledge and skills. Prerequisites completed Course 2276, Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts, or have equivalent knowledge and skills. 2278BC Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Network Infrastructure Course duration: Five days



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Overview The goal of this five-‐day course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. This is the fifth course in the Windows Server 2003 Systems Engineer curriculum. Audience This course is appropriate for individuals employed as or seeking a position as a systems engineer. This course is also appropriate for individuals currently supporting a competitive platform who want to enhance their job skills on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 networking. The entry criteria for this course include individuals who are:

• IT professionals and new to Windows Server 2003 network implementation. • Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification.

Prerequisites

• Course 2277: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

2279BC Planning Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course includes self-‐paced and instructor-‐facilitated components. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory directory service infrastructure. The course focuses on a Windows Server 2003 directory service environment, including forest and domain structure, Domain Name System (DNS), site topology and replication, organizational unit structure and delegation of administration, Group Policy, and user, group, and computer account strategies. This is the sixth course in the Windows Server 2003 Systems Engineer curriculum.



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Audience This course is appropriate for individuals who are employed or seeking a position as a systems engineer. This course is also appropriate for individuals who currently support a competitive platform who want to enhance their skills using Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. Professionals who take this course should meet the following entry criteria:

• New to implementing Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. • Preparing for MCP exam 70-‐294: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows

Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure, which is a core requirement for the MCSE certification. Prerequisites

• Course 2278: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, or have the equivalent knowledge and skills.

2282AC Designing a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure Course 2282A Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design a Microsoft Active Directory directory service and network infrastructure for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems engineers who are responsible for designing directory service and/or network infrastructures. Audience This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems engineer in a Windows Server 2003-‐based environment. Prerequisites

• They have taken Course 2278, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure and Course 2279, Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

—OR— • They have equivalent knowledge and experience

2285BC Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional Overview This course addresses the training needs of Windows Server 2003 systems administrators and systems engineers that will be required to support Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional clients that are part of their infrastructure Prerequisites

• CompTIA A+ certification or equivalent knowledge • CompTIA Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge

And either: • Completed Course2208, Upgrading Your Skills from Microsoft Windows NT to Microsoft

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Or, completed all of the following courses: • Course2274, Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment • Course2275, Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

2310DC Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This Distance Learning version of the course consists of 10 online live instructor-‐led sessions over five weeks (two hours for each session). Additional self-‐paced e-‐learning content, scenario-‐based labs, and assessments accompany these sessions. This course will teach introductory-‐level Web developers the fundamentals of Web application development and best practices for Microsoft Web development technologies, including ASP.NET 3.5, ASP.NET AJAX Extensions and Silverlight. This course focuses on using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 development environment and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create a Web application that delivers dynamic content to a Web site. Audience This course is intended for introductory-‐level Web developers who have knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or Dynamic HTML (DHTML), along with some knowledge of a scripting language such as Visual Basic Scripting Edition or Microsoft JScript. This course is also appropriate for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or classic ASP developers who want to learn ASP.NET 3.5 and other Microsoft Web development technologies. Prerequisites

• Knowledge of HTML or DHTML, including: • Tables • Images • Forms • Programming experience using Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C# , including: • Declaring variables • Using loops • Using conditional statements

The completion of Course 4994, Introduction to Programming Microsoft .NET Framework Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, satisfies the preceding prerequisite skills requirements for Visual Basic and Visual C#.



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2311AC Advanced Web Application Development Using Microsoft ASP.NET Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to successfully design and implement Web applications using Microsoft ASP.NET. This course assumes student exposure to the new features of ASP.NET that can be leveraged for Web applications matching corporate requirements. Microsoft Certification exams This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam: Exam 70-‐305: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Exam 70-‐315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Course Materials The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class. Audience This course is intended for existing ASP.NET developers who are writing solutions using Microsoft ASP.NET. This course assumes that the students are familiar with Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), client-‐side and server-‐side scripting, ASP.NET, Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects for .NET (ADO.NET), and a Microsoft .NET-‐based programming language. The Web developer is responsible for the design and implementation of a Web application and/or a Web solution. Typically, these individuals perform the following functions: Prerequisites

• Ability to create HTML pages with tables, images, and forms. • Experience using a scripting language, such as Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition or JavaScript. • Experience using ASP.NET to create Web applications. • Ability to retrieve data from relational databases by using ADO.NET. • Familiarity with a .NET-‐based programming language.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: • Course 2310: Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET • Course 2640: Upgrading Web Development Skills to Microsoft ASP.NET

2349BC Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) Course duration: Five days Overview The goal of this course is to help application developers understand the Microsoft .NET Framework. In addition to offering an Overview of the .NET Framework and an introduction to key concepts and terminology, the course provides a series of labs, which introduce and explain .NET Framework features that are used to code, debug, tune, and deploy applications. Audience This course is intended for experienced, professional software developers including those employed by independent software vendors or those who work on corporate enterprise development teams. Most students will be Microsoft Visual C++ (or C++) and Java developers. Prerequisites Students should be experienced professional software developers and have a basic understanding of the C# language. Students can meet the C# language prerequisite by taking Course 2124, Introduction to C# Programming for the Microsoft .NET Platform.



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2373BC Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Course duration: Five days Overview The goal of this course is to provide Microsoft Visual Basic developers with the knowledge and skills needed to develop Microsoft .NET-‐based applications by using Visual Basic .NET. Visual Basic .NET is a significant upgrade to Visual Basic and incorporates many new features and framework goals of the .NET architecture. These changes will allow Visual Basic developers to create enterprise applications for the .NET Platform and to create more traditional Visual Basic applications that can take advantage of the enhancements to the language. Audience This course is intended primarily for developers who use Visual Basic 4.0 or later as their primary language, who use Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and Active Server Pages (ASP) to develop applications, and who plan to use Visual Basic .NET for future application development. Prerequisites

• Experience developing applications with Visual Basic 4.0 or later • Successful completion of Course 1013, Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development, or

equivalent knowledge OR

• Successful completion of Course 1016, Mastering Enterprise Development Using Microsoft Visual Basic 6, or equivalent knowledge

• Familiarity with basic concepts of object-‐oriented programming • Familiarity with Extensible Markup Language (XML) concepts • Familiarity with Microsoft's .NET strategy as described on Microsoft's .NET Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/net/ • Familiarity with the .NET Framework as described on the following Web sites:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0900/Framework/default.asp and http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/1000/Framework2/default.asp



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2389BC Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET Course duration: Three days Overview This course will teach developers to build data-‐centric applications and Web services with Microsoft ADO.NET, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and the Microsoft .NET Framework. Audience This course is designed for the professional platform developer who is responsible for designing and building data-‐centric, distributed applications for his or her organization. It is designed for developers who have component and Web application development skills, and who have previously built solutions by using Microsoft Visual Studio. Typically, these individuals will have the following skills: Experience with a .NET language such as Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual C#, or Microsoft Visual C++; an understanding of object-‐oriented concepts and terminology; experience developing distributed applications; and experience developing Web-‐based applications hosted on Internet Information Server. Prerequisites

• Understanding of relational database concepts: table, row, column, primary keys, foreign keys, constraints, and views

• Data query and modification experience, including experience with SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE commands

• Exposure to XML documents, style sheets, and schemas • Experience with Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic for Applications, or previous versions of Visual Basic • Experience building user interfaces, including Web applications or Microsoft Windows applications

2400CC Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to update and support a reliable, secure messaging infrastructure. This infrastructure is used for creating, storing, and sharing information by using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in a medium-‐sized to large-‐sized (250 to 5,000 users) messaging environment. This course offers a significant number of hands-‐on practices, discussions, and assessments that assist students in becoming proficient in the skills that are needed to update and support Exchange Server 2003. Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2003. • Working knowledge of networking, including Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

(TCP/IP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Internet Information Services (IIS). • Working knowledge of Internet protocols, including Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) or Internet

Message Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Network News Transfer Protocols (NNTP).



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In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: • Course 2274, Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. • Course 2275, Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. • Course 2276, Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network

Hosts. Knowledge of Exchange Server 5.5 or Exchange 2000 Server is beneficial but not necessary. 2433BC Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting and Microsoft Windows Script Host Essentials Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage Windows networks by using the Windows Script Host (WSH) and the Microsoft Visual Basic, Scripting Edition (VBScript) language. During the course, students will work on real-‐world scripts that they can use to manage computers running Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. This course also provides an Overview of other technologies where students can use script, such as Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Audience This course is intended for systems administrators who use Windows-‐based computers and must learn how to develop administrative scripts for their enterprise networks. Prerequisites

• Practical experience of using and administering Windows Server 2003. • Practical experience of using and administering the Active Directory directory service. • Practical experience of using and administering system security. • Practical experience of using and administering services. • Practical experience of using systems management information. • Awareness of the potential uses of logon scripts.

2500AC Introduction to XML and the Microsoft .NET Platform Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides a technological Overview of the structure and programming techniques of XML. This course discusses the role of XML in the Microsoft .NET vision and the larger world of distributed standards-‐based computing. Audience The audience for this course includes:

• Microsoft Visual Basic developers with little Web development training or job experience. • Web developers with experience writing client scripts by using CGI, Visual Basic Scripting Edition,

PERL, Java Script, or some other scripting language. • Web developers with moderate experience developing Web sites by using Microsoft FrontPage or

some other Web page development tool and basic HTML knowledge. • Microsoft Office developers. • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 administrators and developers.

Prerequisites • Working knowledge of a scripting or programming language • Working knowledge of HTML • Working knowledge of how databases are used in distributed computing environments

2524CC Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET Course duration: Three days



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Overview The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are required to develop Extensible Markup Language (XML) Web services-‐based solutions to solve common problems in the distributed application domain. The course focuses on using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft ASP.NET to enable students to build, deploy, locate, and consume Web services. Audience This course is intended for experienced software developers who have previously built component-‐based applications Prerequisites

• Familiarity with C# or Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. • Programming in C++, Java, or Microsoft Visual Basic. • An understanding of how to read and write XML documents. • Experimented with simple C# applications. • Developed distributed applications by using Visual Basic, Java, or C++.

2541BC Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop data-‐access applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. The workshop describes how to access and update data in a database by using ADO.NET. The workshop also describes how to create, read, and write XML data. Audience This workshop is intended for corporate and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in distributed application development. Prerequisites

• Be able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment IDE and tools

• Understand the .NET Framework 2.0 and the Common Language Runtime • Be able to program an application using a .NET Framework 2.0 compliant language • Know how to make assemblies available to other applications • Have a good understanding of basic relational database concepts • Be able to use basic SQL commands • Have a good understanding of XML including XML declaration, elements, attributes, and namespaces • Be able to explain XML schema concepts

2542AC Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to use advanced data access features and techniques in the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. The workshop describes how to access data and how to implement database functionality by using Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The workshop also describes how to locate, edit, and transform XML by using XPath and Extensible Style sheet Language for Transformations (XSLT). Audience This workshop is intended for corporate and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in distributed application development. Prerequisites

• Have attended or studied Workshop 2541, Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, or possess equivalent knowledge and skills.



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• Know how to use delegates. • Be able to use database stored procedures, triggers, and aggregates. • Be able to explain XPath concepts and basic syntax. • Be able to explain XSLT style sheet concepts.

2543BC Core Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop Microsoft ( ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications using Microsoft Visual Studio) 2005. The workshop focuses on user interfaces, Web site structure and functionality, and implementation details. Audience This workshop is intended for corporate/ISV application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in Web application development. Prerequisites

• Be able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 IDE and tools • Understand Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and the Common Language Runtime • Be able to program an application using a .NET Framework 2.0 compliant language • Know how to make assemblies available to other applications • Have a basic understanding of XML including XML declaration, elements, attributes, and namespaces • Have a basic understanding of client-‐side scripts • Have a basic understanding of HTML

2544AC Advanced Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. The workshop focuses on advanced user interfaces, Web site functionality, and implementation details using the advanced features of ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. Audience This workshop is intended for corporate or independent software vendor (ISV) application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in Web application development. Prerequisites

• Have attended or studied Workshop 2543A, Core Web Application Technologies with Visual Studio 2005, or possess equivalent knowledge and skills.

• Know how to use delegates and events. • Know how to improve the security of .NET Framework 2.0 applications. • Be able to use instrumentation in code.

2546BC Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop Microsoft Windows Forms applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. The workshop focuses on user interfaces, program structure, and implementation details.



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Audience This workshop is intended for corporate or independent software vendor (ISV) application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in Windows application development. Prerequisites

• Be able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment (IDE) and tools

• Understand Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and the Common Language Runtime • Be able to program an application using a .NET Framework 2.0 compliant language • Know how to make assemblies available to other applications • Have a basic understanding of XML, including XML declaration, elements, attributes, and namespaces.



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2547AC Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop advanced Microsoft Windows (Forms applications using Microsoft (Visual Studio 2005. The workshop focuses on user interfaces, program structure, and implementation details. Audience This workshop is intended for corporate or independent software vendor (ISV) application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in Windows application development. Prerequisites

• Have attended or studied Workshop 2546A, Core Windows Forms Technologies with Visual Studio 2005 or possess equivalent knowledge and skills.

• Be able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment (IDE) and tools.

• Be able to program an application using a .NET Framework 2.0 compliant language, including the use of delegates and events.

• Understand advanced concepts including serialization, reflection, application domains, and multithreading.

2548BC Core Distributed Application Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop distributed applications by using the Microsoft ( .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005). The workshop focuses on building distributed applications by using Web services, remoting, Microsoft Message Queuing, and serviced components. Audience This workshop is intended for corporate and Independent software vendor application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in distributed application development.



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Prerequisites • Be able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 Integrated development

environment (IDE) and tools • Understand the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and the Common Language Runtime • Be able to program an application by using a .NET Framework 2.0-‐compliant language • Know how to make assemblies available to other applications • Have a basic understanding of XML including XML declaration, elements, attributes, and namespaces • Have a basic understanding of application domains • Have a basic understanding of delegates and events • Have a basic understanding of threads

2549AC Advanced Distributed Application Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop advanced distributed applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. The workshop focuses on advanced features of Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0 and message queuing. Audience This workshop is intended for corporate or independent software vendor (ISV) application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in Microsoft Windows application development. Prerequisites

• Must have attended or studied Workshop 2548A, Core Distributed Applications or possess equivalent knowledge and skills.

• Must be able to create Web services. • Must be able to write applications that use Web services. • Be able to send and receive messages by using Message Queuing

2555AC Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows Visual C#™ .NET) Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides students with the skills required to build Microsoft Windows Forms applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework. This course is a part of the Microsoft Visual C# .NET curriculum and is intended to provide C# programmers with the skills required to create Windows Forms applications by using the .NET Framework. The course will cover the major topics for Windows client application programming on the .NET Framework. These topics include: Windows Forms, GDI+, simple data access, interoperating with unmanaged code, threading and asynchronous programming issues, simple remoting, Web access, Web Services consumption, debugging, security, and deployment issues for desktop applications. Audience This course is intended for the intermediate programmer who is responsible for designing and building Windows-‐based applications with the .NET Framework. It is designed for developers who have C# development skills. Students are required to have the following skills:

• Experience with a .NET language such as Visual C# .NET or Microsoft Visual C++ .NET • Experience developing basic applications with MFC and/or Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Typically, these individuals perform the following key activities: • Help create functional specifications. • Design and develop user interfaces. • Create and test prototypes. • Write Windows Forms applications.



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Prerequisites • Understanding of C# programming • Experience building applications • Course 2124—Introduction to C# Programming for the Microsoft .NET Platform OR • Equivalent knowledge

2556AC Developing Mobile Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework Course duration: Five days Overview The goal of this course is to provide developers with the knowledge and skills to develop mobile enterprise solutions by using the Smart Device Extensions for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. Audience This course is intended for experienced, professional software developers who work in corporate enterprise development teams and independent software vendors. Most students will be Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual C#, or Java developers. These developers want to build end-‐to-‐end solutions in an enterprise environment that includes mobile devices as part of the environment. This course may also benefit Microsoft Windows CE developers who have typically used native code (either C or C++) or eVB 3.0 to build Windows CE applications.



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Before attending this class, students must have: • Familiarity with the following .NET Framework concepts: • Managed versus native code • Common language runtime • Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) • Execution engine • Just-‐in-‐time (JIT) execution • Assemblies • Experience using a .NET language, such as Visual Basic .NET or Visual C#. • Experience creating Windows client applications using the .NET Framework. • Experience creating data access components that use ADO.NET to retrieve or update data in a

database. • Familiarity with basic SQL statements, such as SELECT queries. • Experience building ASP.NET applications. • Experience using Extensible Markup Language (XML).

Prerequisites • Course 2559: Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming with Microsoft .NET • Course 2373: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET

-‐OR-‐ • Course 2609: Introduction to C# Programming with Microsoft .NET • Course 2124: Programming with C#

2559BC Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming with Microsoft .NET Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to develop applications in Microsoft Visual Basic .NET for the Microsoft .NET platform. The course focuses on user interfaces, program structure, language syntax, and implementation details. This is the first course in the Visual Basic .NET curriculum and will serve as the entry point for other .NET courses. Audience This course is intended for both novice and experienced programmers who have a minimum of three months programming experience and have basic Microsoft Windows navigation skills. Prerequisites

• Windows navigation skills. • Experience (at least three months) with developing applications in either a graphical or non-‐

graphical environment. -‐ And -‐

• Completion of Microsoft MSDN Training Course 2667: Introduction to Programming. -‐ Or -‐

• Understanding of the basics of structured programming, including concepts such as flow control, variables and parameters, and function calls.

2576AC Implementing And Administering Microsoft Internet Information Services IIS) 6.0 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement and administer IIS 6.0. The course focuses on the IIS 6.0 architectural features that improve reliability, security, manageability and performance. The course also provides knowledge and skills to successfully install, configure, implement security, monitor, and manage Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 servers and Web sites.



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Audience This course is intended for experienced systems administrators and engineers (at a 200-‐300 skill level) who have experience in deploying, administering, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system-‐based servers and networks. Students can be any one of the following:

• Systems Administrators or IT Generalists who are responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining Web and application servers.

• IT Support Professionals in medium-‐to-‐large organizations, who are responsible for maintaining servers, including but not limited to Web and application servers on the corporate network. The audience includes IT Support Professionals who perform support functions with the Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems and network services in their day-‐to-‐day work.

• System Engineers, who perform tasks associated with the implementation and maintenance of Web and application servers as part of their overall IT responsibility within small-‐to-‐medium organizations.

Prerequisites • At least two years' experience in administering Microsoft Windows-‐based servers. • Knowledge and experience that is equivalent to skills measured by exams 70-‐290 and 70-‐291 • Skills to do the following: • Create user and group accounts • Assign file system permissions to resources • Configure network interface parameters • Create and configure Domain Name System (DNS) entries • Monitor server performance • Monitor network traffic

2609AC Introduction to C# Programming with Microsoft .NET Course duration: Five days Overview In this five-‐day instructor-‐led course, developers learn the fundamental skills that are required to design and develop object-‐oriented applications for the Web and Microsoft Windows by using Microsoft Visual C# .NET and the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET development environment. This course provides an alternative entry point for less experienced programmers who are not familiar with object-‐oriented design and programming with Windows or the Web. Audience This course is intended for:

• Developers who are not familiar with object-‐oriented programming. • Developers who understand computer programming, but may have learned programming by using a

non-‐graphical language in a university. These developers want to build highly functional Web and Windows solutions and Web Services by using Microsoft Visual C# .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework. Experience with object-‐oriented programming and concepts is not required for this course Prerequisites

• Familiarity and comfort with basic operating system functions such as file manipulation. • Understanding of the basics of structured programming, including concepts such as flow control,

variables and parameters, and function calls. • At least three months experience developing applications in either a graphical or non-‐graphical

environment, or equivalent knowledge. Course 1587: Introduction to Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 6 may help students gain basic skills in programming techniques. 2667AC Introduction to Programming Course duration: Three days This course assumes students have these skills:



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• Basic familiarity with using a computer, such as browsing the Internet or using a word-‐processing application.

• The ability to use a mouse and keyboard to navigate through the Microsoft Windows user interface. • The ability to perform simple file access tasks, such as browsing a directory structure, opening and

saving files, and creating folders. Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day, instructor-‐led course introduces students to computer programming. Students will learn the fundamental concepts and terminology of software application development and develop skills in designing and writing simple computer programs. The course assumes no programming background and provides an Overview of the software development process in addition to introducing important programming constructs and methodologies. The course covers such topics as programming language characteristics, integrated development environments, flowcharts, algorithms and pseudocode, variables, operators, conditional statements, looping statements, procedures, error-‐handling and debugging, object-‐oriented programming techniques, user interface design, software modeling, and Extensible Markup Language (XML) Web services. Audience This course is intended for students who wish to:

• Learn what software development is and what software developers do. • Learn programming concepts and terminology to facilitate communication with software developers. • Learn to read, trace, and understand simple code. • Learn to write, test, and debug code to solve a simple problem. • Evaluate their personal aptitude for career as a programmer or software developer.

2710BC Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to design Microsoft .NET-‐connected solutions to business problems. Audience This course is intended for:

• Experienced developers moving into a role that requires the skills to bridge business and technology environments.

• Experienced developers, including those with the Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) credential, pursuing the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) credential.

Prerequisites • A general understanding of the software development life cycle. • Practical working knowledge of .NET development technologies. • Familiarity with the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) Process Model. • Basic familiarity with object modeling and data modeling methodologies. • Experience working with Microsoft Visio Professional 2000. • One year experience as part of a software development team.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students complete Course 1846: Microsoft Solutions Framework Essentials, before taking this course. 2717CC Introduction to Microsoft .NET Development Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led seminar provides students with an introduction to the technologies that comprise the Microsoft .NET strategy. This course is a high-‐level Overview of multiple aspects of .NET, and is intended as a starting point for developers and business decision-‐makers to evaluate.NET tools and technologies. As an introductory seminar, it provides pointers to training courses and other resources that give more detail on specific topics.



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Audience This course is intended for experienced programmers who are evaluating .NET tools and technologies, such as Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0, and provides pointers to resources where they can obtain specific skills for creating applications, components, and services built on the .NET Framework. Prerequisites

• Basic programming experience with Visual Basic, Visual Basic Scripting Edition, C, C++, or Java. • Familiarity with Microsoft development technologies such as Windows Forms and Active Server

Pages (ASP). 2730AC Building Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 Solutions Course duration: Four days Overview This four-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to plan, implement, develop, and manage a Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 Web site. Audience This course is primarily intended for Web site developers who focus on creating applications and the framework used to manage content-‐based Web sites. However, it contains useful information that system administrators, network administrators, and IT professionals will need to deploy, implement, and manage content-‐driven sites. Prerequisites

• Experience developing Microsoft ASP or ASP.NET Web sites. • Experience working with enterprise-‐level Web solutions. • Experience with programming languages such as Microsoft Visual C# or Microsoft Visual Basic .NET

recommended. • Experience using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET developer environment recommended.

2778AC Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Course duration: Three days Overview This 3-‐day instructor led course provides students with the technical skills required to write basic Transact-‐SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Audience This course is intended for SQL Server database administrators, implementers, system engineers, and developers who are responsible for writing queries. Prerequisites

• Knowledge of data integrity concepts. • Core Windows Server skills. • Relational database design skills. • Programming skills.

2779BC Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Database Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database. The course focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2005 product features and tools related to implementing a database. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals who want to become skilled on SQL Server 2005 product features and technologies for implementing a database.



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Prerequisites • Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality. • Working knowledge of Transact-‐SQL. • Working knowledge of relational databases. • Some experience with database design.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: • Course 2778: Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Transact-‐SQL. • Course 2780: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database.

2780BC Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Database Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database. The course focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2005 product features and tools related to maintaining a database. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals who want to become skilled on SQL Server 2005 product features and technologies for maintaining a database. Prerequisites


In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: • Course 2778: Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Transact-‐SQL. • Course 2779: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database.

2781AC Designing Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Server-Side Solutions Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design server-‐side solutions for Microsoft SQL ServerT 2005. The course focuses on teaching database developers who work in enterprise environments to identify and place database technologies during design to achieve a suitable solution that meets the needs of an organization. Students will also learn to consider the solution from a system-‐wide view instead of from a single database or server perspective. Audience This course is intended for current professional database developers who have three or more years of



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on-‐the-‐job experience developing SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment. Prerequisites

• Have experience reading user requirements and business-‐need documents. For example, development project vision/mission statements or business analysis reports.

• Understand Transact-‐SQL syntax and programming logic. • Understand XML. Specifically, they must be familiar with the syntax of XML, what elements and

attributes are, and how to distinguish them. • Understand security requirements. Specifically, must understand how unauthorized users can gain

access to sensitive information and be able to plan strategies to prevent access. • Be able to design a database to 3NF and know the tradeoffs when backing out of the fully normalized

design (denormalization) and designing for performance and business requirements in addition to being familiar with design models, such as Star and Snowflake schemas.

• Have basic monitoring and troubleshooting skills. • Have basic knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is, how the operating system

integrates with the database, what the platform or operating system can do, and how interaction between the operating system and the database works.

• Have basic knowledge of application architecture. That is, how applications can be designed in three layers, what applications can do, how interaction between the application and the database works, and how the interaction between the database and the platform or operating system works.

• Have some experience with a reporting tool. • Be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. • Have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential, or equivalent

experience. In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• Course 2778: Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Transact-‐SQL. • Course 2779: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database. • Course 2780: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database.

2782AC Designing Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Databases Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design databases for Microsoft SQL ServerT 2005 using business requirements to guide their decisions (beyond structured third normal form [3NF] modeling techniques). Students will also learn to incorporate security requirements throughout their design. Audience This course is intended for current professional database developers who have three or more years of on-‐the-‐job experience developing SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment.



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Prerequisites • Have experience reading user requirements and business-‐need documents. For example,

development project vision/mission statements or business analysis reports. • Have experience reading and drawing business process flow charts. • Have experience reading and drawing entity relationship (ER) diagrams. • Understand Transact-‐SQL syntax and programming logic. • Be able to design a database to 3NF and know the tradeoffs when backing out of the fully normalized

design (denormalization) and designing for performance and business requirements in addition to being familiar with design models, such as Star and Snowflake schemas.

• Have basic monitoring and troubleshooting skills. • Have basic knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is, how the operating system



• Know how to use a data modeling tool. • Be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. • Have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential, or equivalent



2783BC Designing the Data Tier for Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Course duration: One day Overview This one-‐day instructor-‐led clinic provides students with the knowledge and skills to design the data tier for Microsoft SQL ServerT 2005. The clinic focuses on teaching database developers working in enterprise environments to understand and decide how application developers are going to access and consume their data. This is a major failure point of database solutions today. Audience This clinic is intended for current professional database developers who have three or more years of on-‐the-‐job experience developing SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment.



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Prerequisites

• Have experience reading user requirements and business-‐need documents. For example, development project vision/mission statements or business analysis reports.

• Have basic knowledge of the Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET concepts, ADO.NET, and service oriented architecture (SOA).

• Be familiar with the tasks that application developers typically perform. • Understand Transact-‐SQL syntax and programming logic. • Have some experience with professional-‐level database design and know the tradeoffs when backing

out of the fully normalized design (denormalization) and designing for performance and business requirements, in addition to being familiar with design models such as Star and Snowflake schemas.

• Have basic monitoring and troubleshooting skills. Specifically, how to use SQL Profiler and dynamic management views.

• Have basic knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is, how the operating system integrates with the database, what the platform or operating system can do, and how interaction between the operating system and the database works.


• Know how to use a data modeling tool. • Be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. • Have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential, or equivalent



2784AC Tuning and Optimizing Database Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led workshop provides database developers working in enterprise environments using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 the knowledge and skills to evaluate and improve queries and query response times. The workshop focuses on systematic identification and optimization of database factors that impact query performance. Audience This course is intended for current professional database developers who have three or more years of on-‐the-‐job experience developing SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment. Prerequisites

• Have working knowledge of data storage. Specifically, knowledge about row layout, fixed length field placement and varying length field placement.

• Be familiar with index structures and index utilization. Specifically, they must understand the interaction between non-‐clustered indexes, clustered indexes and heaps. They must know why a covering index can improve performance.

• Have had hands-‐on database developer experience. Specifically, three years of experience as a full-‐time database developer in an enterprise environment.

• Be familiar with the locking model. Specifically, students should have an understanding of lock modes, lock objects and isolation levels and be familiar with process blocking.

• Understand Transact-‐SQL syntax and programming logic. Specifically, students should be completely fluent in advanced queries, aggregate queries, subqueries, user-‐defined functions, cursors, control of flow statements, CASE expressions, and all types of joins.



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• Be able to design a database to third normal form (3NF) and know the tradeoffs when backing out of the fully normalized design (denormalization) and designing for performance and business requirements in addition to being familiar with design models, such as Star and Snowflake schemas.

• Have strong monitoring and troubleshooting skills, including using monitoring tools. • Have basic knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is, how the operating system



• Know how to use a data modeling tool. • Be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. • Have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential -‐ or

equivalent experience. In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• Course 2778, Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Transact-‐SQL. • Course 2779, Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database. • Course 2780, Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database.

2786BC Designing a Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Infrastructure Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides database administrators working in enterprise environments with the knowledge and skills to design a Microsoft SQL ServerT 2005 database infrastructure. The course focuses on the development of strategies for data archiving, consolidation, distribution, and recovery. The course also stresses the importance of capacity analysis and emphasizes the tradeoffs that need to be made during design. This is the first course in the database administration curriculum and will serve as the entry point for other courses in the curriculum. Audience This course is intended for current professional database administrators who have three or more years of on-‐the-‐job experience administering SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment. Prerequisites

• Understand the tradeoffs among the different redundant storage types. For example, what RAID levels mean, and how they differ from Storage Area Networks (SAN).

• Understand how replication works and how replication is implemented. • Be familiar with reading user requirements and business-‐need documents. For example,

development project vision/mission statements or business analysis reports. • Have some knowledge of how queries execute. Must be able to read a query execution plan and

understand what is happening. • Have basic knowledge of the dependencies between system components. • Be able to design a database to third normal form (3NF) and know the tradeoffs when backing out of

the fully normalized design (denormalization) and designing for performance and business requirements in addition to being familiar with design models, such as Star and Snowflake schemas.

• Have monitoring and troubleshooting skills. • Have knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is, how the operating system integrates

with the database, what the platform or operating system can do, and how the interaction between the operating system and the database works. For example, how integrated authentication interacts with Active Directory directory service.

• Have knowledge of application architecture. That is, how applications can be designed in three layers, what applications can do, interaction between applications and the database, interaction between the database and the platform or operating system.

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• A data modeling tool • Microsoft Office Visio (to create infrastructure diagrams) • Be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. • Have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential or

equivalent experience. In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:


2787AC Designing Security for Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course enables database administrators who work with enterprise environments to design security for database systems using Microsoft SQL ServerT 2005. The course emphasizes that students should think about the whole environment, which includes business needs, regulatory requirements, network systems, and database considerations during design. Students will also learn how to monitor security and respond to threats. Audience This course is intended for current professional database administrators who have three or more years of on-‐the-‐job experience administering SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment. Prerequisites

• Have basic knowledge of security protocols and how they work. For example, Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) or Kerberos.

• Have basic knowledge of public key infrastructure (PKI) systems. For example, how public and private keys work, strengths and weaknesses, and what they are used for.

• Have working knowledge of network architectures and technologies. For example, how a firewall works, how IPSec works in a networking context, and common vulnerability points.

• Have working knowledge of Active Directory directory service. For example, security models, policies, group policy objects (GPOs), and organizational units (OUs).

• Be able to design a database to third normal form (3NF) and know the tradeoffs when backing out of the fully normalized design (denormalization) and designing for performance and business requirements in addition to being familiar with design models, such as Star and Snowflake schemas.

• Have strong monitoring and troubleshooting skills. • Have experience creating Microsoft Office Visio drawings or have equivalent knowledge. • Have strong knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is, how the operating system

integrates with the database, what the platform or operating system can do, interaction between the operating system and the database.

• Have basic knowledge of application architecture. That is, different methods of implementing security in an application, how applications can be designed in three layers, what applications can do, the interaction between applications and the database, and interactions between the database and the platform or operating system.

• Have knowledge about network security tools. For example, sniffer and port scanning. Must understand how they should be used.

• Be able to use patch management systems. • Have knowledge of common attack methods. For example, buffer overflow, and replay attacks. • Be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. • Have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential or equivalent





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2788AC Designing High Availability Database Solutions Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design high availability database solutions using Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The course focuses on teaching experienced database administrators working in enterprise environments to design database solutions that meet the availability needs of their organization. It emphasizes that students should think broadly about high availability, which includes thinking about the database itself and about their entire environment, including business needs; regulatory requirements; and network, systems, and database considerations during design. Students will also learn how to document and test the high availability database solution. Audience This course is intended for current professional database administrators who have three or more years of on-‐the-‐job experience administering SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment. Prerequisites None 2789BC Administering and Automating Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Databases and Servers Course duration: One day Overview This one-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to administer and automate Microsoft SQL Server 2005 databases and servers. This course focuses on the need to maintain administration and automation information. Audience This course is intended for current professional database administrators who have three or more years of on-‐the-‐job experience administering SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment. Prerequisites

• Understand how replication works and how replication is implemented. • Have working knowledge of source control software. Specifically, what it is used for and how it

works. • Have working knowledge of networking. Specifically, how to isolate a failure to identify where a

failure is occurring. • Have basic working knowledge of security infrastructures. Specifically, Active Directory

infrastructure. • Have some experience with database design. Specifically, they must fully understand Third Normal

Form (3NF), be able to design a database to 3NF (fully normalized), and know the tradeoffs when backing out of the fully normalized design (denormalization; that is, designing for performance and/or business requirements). They should also be familiar with specific design models, such as Star and Snowflake schemas.

• Have basic monitoring and troubleshooting skills. • Have working knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is, how the operating system

integrates with the database, what the platform or operating system can do, and the interaction between the operating system and the database.

• Have basic knowledge of application architecture. That is, how applications can be designed in three layers, what applications can do, interactions between applications and the database, and interactions between the database and the platform or operating system.

• Have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential, or equivalent experience.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: • Course 2778, Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Transact-‐SQL. • Course 2779, Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database.



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• Course 2780, Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database. 2790AC Troubleshooting and Optimizing Database Servers Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. The purpose of this two-‐day workshop is to teach database administrators working in enterprise environments how to determine and troubleshoot performance issues using Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The primary focus of this workshop is to teach the overall process of troubleshooting. It includes establishing monitoring standards and baselines, determining performance thresholds, and focusing the investigation on specific issues. Audience This course is intended for current professional database administrators who have three or more years of on-‐the-‐job experience administering SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment. Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of SQL Server 2005 architecture including indexing, SQL execution plans, and SQL Server basic configuration.

• Basic monitoring and troubleshooting skills. For example, students should have used Sysmon and Perfmon on the job.

• Working knowledge of the operating system and platform. Students should understand how the operating system integrates with the database, what the platform or operating system can do, and the interaction between the operating system and the database.

• Basic understanding of server architecture such as CPU and memory utilization and disk input/output (I/O).

• Basic knowledge of application architecture. Students should know how applications can be designed in three layers, what applications can do, the interaction between applications and the database, and the interaction between the database and the platform or operating system.

• Understanding of Transact-‐SQL syntax and programming logic. • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows networking. Students should understand how Domain Name

Service (DNS) operates and how servers communicate between domains. • Familiarity with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential or equivalent


• Course 2778, Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Transact-‐SQL. • Course 2779, Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database. • Course 2780, Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database.

2791AC Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Analysis Services Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students how to implement an Analysis Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the Analysis Services development tools to create an Analysis Services database and an OLAP cube, and how to use the Analysis Services management and administrative tools to manage an Analysis Services solution. Audience This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement analysis solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. Prerequisites

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• Experience with Windows services (starting and stopping). • Experience creating service accounts and permissions. • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including: • SQL Server Agent. • SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE). • SQL Server System tables. • SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).

2792AC Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Integration Services Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students how to implement an Integration Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to develop, deploy, and manage Integration Services packages. Audience This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement data transfer or extract, transform, and load (ETL) solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services. Prerequisites

• Exposure to enterprise data import and export scenarios. • Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment. • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including: • SQL Server Agent. • SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE). • SQL Server System tables. • SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).

2793AC Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Reporting Services Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students how to implement a Reporting Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the Reporting Services development tools to create reports, and how to use the Reporting Services management and administrative tools to manage a Reporting Services solution. Audience This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement reporting solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. Prerequisites

• Exposure to creating reports in Microsoft Access or other third-‐party reporting products, such as Crystal Reports.

• Conceptual understanding of the push and pull distribution/subscription paradigm. • Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment. • Experience with Windows services (starting and stopping) • Experience creating service accounts and permissions • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including:

• SQL Server Agent. • SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE). • SQL Server System tables. • SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).



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2794AC Designing a Business Intelligence Solution for the Enterprise Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. The purpose of this two-‐day instructor-‐led course is to teach Business Intelligence (BI) professionals working in enterprise environments to design a BI solution architecture. Students will be taught the importance of keeping all components of the solution and stages of the lifecycle in mind. The first day focuses on foundational standards and practices for the enterprise. The second day focuses on a project-‐specific lifecycle for capturing requirements and deriving a solution architecture. This is the first course in the Business Intelligence curriculum and will serve as the entry point for other courses in the curriculum. Audience This course is intended for experienced BI and Microsoft SQL Server professionals. The Audience for this course already have an understanding of how to use the SQL Server 2005 tools to implement BI infrastructure and solutions, but need to develop their understanding of design principles and best practices when planning, implementing, and deploying a Business Intelligence architecture and solution. Prerequisites

• Have foundational conceptual understanding of data warehousing, data marts, and Business Intelligence. Students must be well-‐versed on the subjects of data warehousing, data marts, and BI, and preferably have read at least one book by Ralph Kimball or Bill Inmon.

• Have conceptual understanding of the components of SQL Server 2005. For example, the online analytical processing (OLAP), extract, transport, and load (ETL), and reporting technologies.

• Have practical experience with OLAP, ETL, and Reporting on the SQL Server 2005 Platform. For example, constructing cubes, developing packages, and writing reports.

• Have foundational understanding of Microsoft Windows security. For example, how groups, delegation of credentials, and impersonation function in a security context.

• Have foundational understanding of Web-‐based architecture. For example, SSL, SOAP, and IIS-‐what they are and what their role is.

• Already know how to use: • Microsoft Office Visio • Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio • Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio • Performance Monitor • Report Builder and Report Manager • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe



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2795AC Designing an ETL Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Integration Services Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. The purpose of this 2-‐day instructor-‐led course is to teach Business Intelligence (BI) professionals working in enterprise environments to design an extract, transform, and load (ETL) solution that supports their BI solution. Students will learn how to plan an ETL solution, and specifically how to design and implement a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) based ETL solution. They will also learn how to monitor, optimize, and deploy an SSIS solution. The course focuses on the planning and design aspects of an ETL solution and does not teach students how to create SSIS packages or how to use the development tools provided with SQL Server 2005. Audience This course is intended for experienced Business Intelligence (BI) professionals. The Audience for this course already have experience of using the SQL Server 2005 tools to implement ETL functionality, but need to develop their understanding of design principles and best practices when planning, implementing, and deploying an ETL solution. Prerequisites

• Have hands-‐on experience with database development tasks. For example: • Creating Transact-‐SQL queries • Writing and optimizing advanced queries (for example, queries that contain complex joins or

subqueries) • Creating database objects such as tables, views, and indexes • Be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. In particular, they must

have built an SSIS package. • Have foundational conceptual understanding of data warehousing, data marts, and Business

Intelligence. Students must be well-‐versed on the subjects of data warehousing, data marts, and BI, and preferably have read at least one book by Ralph Kimball or Bill Inmon.

• Have a conceptual understanding of ETL processes. • Have foundational understanding of Microsoft Windows security. For example, how groups,

delegation of credentials, and impersonation function in a security context. • Have foundational understanding of Web-‐based architecture. For example, SSL, SOAP, and IIS-‐what

they are and what their role is. • Already know how to use:

• Microsoft Office Visio • Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio • Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio • Performance Monitor • Microsoft SQL Server Profiler

2796AC Designing an Analysis Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Analysis Services Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. The purpose of this three day course is to teach business intelligence (BI) professionals working in enterprise environments how to design a multidimensional solution architecture that supports their BI solution. Students will go through the entire process-‐from capturing business and technical requirements, to deploying a multidimensional solution, to production. Students will also be taught to develop custom functionality and optimize a multidimensional solution. The course focuses on the planning and design aspects of an analysis solution and does not teach students how to create Analysis Services database objects or how to use the development tools provided with SQL Server 2005.



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Audience This course is intended for experienced BI professionals. The Audience for this course already have an understanding of how to use SQL Server 2005 tools to implement Analysis Services functionality, but need to develop their understanding of design principles and best practices when planning, implementing, and deploying an Analysis Services solution. Prerequisites


subqueries) • Creating database objects such as tables, views, and indexes • Have foundational conceptual understanding of data warehousing, data marts, and business

intelligence. Students must be well versed on the subjects of data warehousing, data marts, and BI, and preferably have read at least one book by Ralph Kimball or Bill Inmon.

• Have a conceptual understanding of OLAP technologies, multidimensional data, MDX, and relational database modeling. For example, know what facts, dimensions, measures, calculated measures, and foreign keys are.

• Be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies. In particular, they must have built and queried an Analysis Services cube.



• Must understand the difference between replication and ETL. • Already know how to use: • Microsoft Office Visio • Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio • Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio • Performance Monitor • Microsoft SQL Server Profiler

2797AC Designing a Reporting Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Reporting Services Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. The purpose of this 2 day course is to teach Business Intelligence (BI) professionals working in enterprise environments to design a reporting solution architecture that supports their BI solution. Students will go through the entire process-‐from identifying report data to promoting the reporting solution to production. Students will scale a reporting solution. Students will also be taught best practices for collaborating with application developers to integrate applications and reporting services. The course focuses on the planning and design aspects of a reporting solution and does not teach you how to create reports or how to use the development tools provided with SQL Server 2005. Audience This course is intended for experienced BI professionals. The Audience for this course already have an understanding of how to use the SQL Server 2005 tools to implement reporting functionality, but need to develop their understanding of design principles and best practices when planning, implementing, and deploying a Reporting Services solution. Prerequisites


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• Have foundational conceptual understanding of Business Intelligence presentation architecture. For example, data source management, the function of pivot tables versus grids versus charts, what drill down and linked reports are, and what schema abstraction (Report Builder) is.

• Have built Reporting Services reports with Visual Studio or SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio.

• Have foundational understanding of Web-‐based architecture. For example, SSL, SOAP, IIS, and WSS/SPS-‐Web parts-‐what they are and what their role is.



• Already know how to use the following tools: • SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio • SQL Server Management Studio • Performance Monitor • SQL Server Profiler • Report Builder and Report Manager



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2810AC Fundamentals of Network Security Course duration: Four days Overview This four-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to begin supporting network security within an organization. Students who complete this course will be able to identify security threats and vulnerabilities, and help respond to and recover from security incidents. This course will cover security concepts that are prerequisites for attending other Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses for security specialists and help prepare students for the CompTIA Security+ exam. This course has been approved as CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC) for the CompTIA Security+ certification. The CAQC program assures students that all test objectives for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam are covered in the course materials. Although the course focuses on Microsoft product-‐ and technology-‐specific implementation of security concepts, many of these same concepts can be applied to other technologies. Audience This course is designed for administrators who are responsible for the day-‐to-‐day administration of Microsoft Windows 2000. Students should have general knowledge of networking concepts and one or more years of experience managing Windows 2000. Other IT professionals may also take this course on the path to becoming a security specialist. Prerequisites One year of experience managing Windows 2000 Server or have equivalent knowledge and skills, such as those described in MOC Course 2152: Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. 2821AC Designing and Managing a Microsoft Windows Public Key Infrastructure Course duration: Four days Overview This four-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design, deploy, and manage a public key infrastructure (PKI) to support applications that require distributed security. Students get hands-‐on experience implementing solutions to secure PKI-‐enabled applications and services, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Outlook, and remote access services. Audience This course is intended for IT systems engineers who are responsible for designing and implementing security solutions. Individuals should have knowledge and experience to install and configure the Active Directory directory service and security mechanisms for computers running Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 family.



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Prerequisites • Familiarity with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 core technologies, such as those described

in the following Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses: • Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment • Course 2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment • Course 2152: Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server

• Familiarity with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 networking technologies, such as those described in the following MOC courses:

• Course 2277: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services

• Course 2153: Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure • Familiarity with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 directory services technologies, such as those

described in the following MOC courses: • Course 2279: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Active Directory Infrastructure • Course 2154: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services

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Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Network Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This five-‐day instructor-‐led course addresses the MCSA and MCSE skills path for IT Pro security practitioners, specifically addressing the training needs of those preparing for the 70-‐299 certification exam. The primary product focus is on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 based infrastructure solutions but will include some client focused content where appropriate. This learning product is to provide functional skills in planning and implementing infrastructure security. This course is part of the Security Portfolio and will act as the primary entry point for IT Professionals at the implementation level. MOC 2810 will provide an entry point for students to broaden their awareness of security issues. Students will be encouraged to enhance their security design skills by attending MOC 2830. Microsoft Certification exams No Microsoft Certification exams are associated with this course currently. Audience The course is for a system administrator or system engineer who has the foundation implementation skills and knowledge for the deployment of secure Microsoft Windows Server 2003 based solutions. This course is not intended to provide design skills, but will cover planning skills at a level sufficient to enable decision making for the implementation process.



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Prerequisites

• Completed MOC 2810 or equivalent knowledge. • Experience implementing a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment.

Experience with organizational resources such as Web, FTP and Exchange servers, (not expected to have detailed knowledge) shared resources and network services such as DHCP, DNS and WINS also helpful.



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Designing Security for Microsoft Networks Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to design a secure network infrastructure. Topics include assembling the design team, modeling threats, and analyzing security risks in order to meet business requirements for securing computers in a networked environment. The course encourages decision-‐making skills through real-‐life scenarios that the target audience may encounter. You are given the task of collecting the information and sorting through the details to resolve the given security requirement. Audience This course is intended for IT systems engineers and security specialists who are responsible for establishing security policies and procedures for an organization. Students should have one to three years of experience designing related business solutions. Prerequisites

• A strong familiarity with Windows Server 2003 core technologies, such as those covered in Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) Course 2273: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.

• A strong familiarity with Windows Server 2003 networking technologies and implementation, such as those covered in:

• MOC Course 2276: Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts, and

• MOC Course 2277: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services, and

• MOC Course 2278: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure.

• A strong familiarity with Windows Server 2003 directory services technologies and implementation, such as those covered in MOC Course 2279: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure.



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Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to efficiently and effectively integrate systems, employees, and trading partners through orchestration in a highly flexible and highly automated manner. Microsoft Certified Professional Exams No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently. Course Materials The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class. Audience This course is intended for solution architects and developers who are responsible for developing Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 business process and integration solutions. Prerequisites

• 1-‐2 years’ experience developing distributed applications. • Background in Microsoft .NET Framework concepts and technology. • Hands-‐on experience with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. • Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server. • Working knowledge of XML. • No prior BizTalk experience is necessary.

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Deploying and Managing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to install and configure a computer running Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006. The course also shows you how to deploy and manage BizTalk applications in a production environment. Audience This course is intended for systems engineers and network administrators with two to three years of experience managing an enterprise-‐level Microsoft Windows Server environment. Prerequisites

• Experience administering a Microsoft Windows-‐based network environment. • Experience installing and configuring Microsoft SQL Server. • Experience with a scripting language such as Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition or Microsoft

JScript. • Familiarity with Microsoft .NET concepts and technology.

No prior BizTalk experience is necessary.



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Updating Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day, instructor-‐led course offers Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 administrators with the skills they need to manage a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 infrastructure. This course focuses on the new features and administrative tasks in Exchange Server 2007. The student will learn skills that enable them to deploy and manage an Exchange Server 2007 environment. This course's aim is not to provide detailed design skills, but will cover planning skills at a level sufficient to enable decision making during the implementation process. Prerequisites

• Working experience with Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003. • Working experience with Windows Server 2003. • Working experience with Active Directory directory services in Windows Server 2003. • Familiarity and experience with Windows scripting or command-‐line scripting.

40008AC Updating your Database Skills to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides existing SQL Server database professionals with the knowledge and skills to use new and enhanced capabilities in SQL Server 2012. Audience This course is intended for database professionals with experience of using SQL Server 2008 R2. Prerequisites

• Experience of creating and managing database solutions in SQL Server, including basic Transact-‐SQL programming.



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Updating your Business Intelligence Skills to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides existing SQL Server Business Intelligence (BI) professionals with the knowledge and skills to use new and enhanced BI capabilities in SQL Server 2012. Audience This course is intended for BI professionals with experience of using SQL Server 2008 R2. Prerequisites

• Experience of creating database solutions in SQL Server, including basic Transact-‐SQL programming. • Familiarity with data warehousing and BI solutions, including extract, transform, and load (ETL),

data modeling, and reporting. 40032AC

Networking and Security Fundamentals: Training 2-Pack for MTA Exams 98-366 and 98-367 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day Training 2-‐Pack helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exams 98-‐366 and 98-‐367, and build an understanding of these topics: Network Infrastructures, Network Hardware, Protocols and Services, Security Layers, Operating System Security, Network Security, Security Software. These courses leverage the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Courses (MOAC) for these exams. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. There are no prerequisites for this course.



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Windows Operating System and Windows Server Fundamentals: Training 2-Pack for MTA Exams 98-349 and 98-365 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day Training 2-‐Pack helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exams 98-‐349 and 98-‐375, and build an understanding of these topics: Operating System Configurations, Installing and Upgrading Client Systems, Managing Applications, Managing Files and Folders, Managing Devices, Operating System Maintenance, Server Installation, Server Roles, Active Directory, Storage, Server Performance Management, and Server Maintenance. These courses leverage the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Courses (MOAC) for these exams. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 40349AC

Windows Operating System Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-349 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐349 and build an understanding of these topics: Operating System Configurations, Installing and Upgrading Client Systems, Managing Applications, Managing Files and Folders, Managing Devices, and Operating System Maintenance. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None



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Software Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-361 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐361, and build an understanding of these topics: Core Programming, Object-‐Oriented Programming, General Software Development, Web Applications, Desktop Applications, and Databases. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 40362AC

Windows Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-362 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐362, and build an understanding of these topics: Windows Programming Basics, Creating Windows Forms Applications, Creating Windows Services Applications, Accessing Data in a Windows Forms Application, and Deploying a Windows Application. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. There are no prerequisites for this course.



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40363AC Web Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-363 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐363, and build an understanding of these topics: Programming Web Applications, Working with Data and Services, Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications, Working with Client-‐Side Scripting, and Configuring and Deploying Web Applications. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 40364AC Database Administration Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-364 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐364, and build an understanding of these topics: Core Database Concepts, Creating Database Objects, Manipulating Data, Data Storage, and Administering a Database. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 40365AC Windows Server Administration Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-365 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐365, and build an understanding of these topics: Server Installation, Server Roles, Active Directory, Storage, Server Performance Management, and Server Maintenance. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 40366AC Networking Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-366 Course duration: Three days



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Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐366, and build an understanding of these topics: Network Infrastructures, Network Hardware, and Protocols and Services. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 40367AC Security Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-367 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐367, and build an understanding of these topics: Security Layers, Operating System Security, Network Security, Security Software. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 40372AC Microsoft .NET Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-372 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐372, and build an understanding of these topics: .NET Framework Concepts, Namespaces and Classes in the .NET Framework, .NET Code Compilation, I/O Classes in the .NET Framework, Security, .NET Languages, and Memory Management. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 40373AC Mobile Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-373 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐373, and build an understanding of these topics: Work with Physical Devices, Use Data with Mobile Services, Use a Mobile Application Development Environment, Develop Mobile Applications. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam.



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Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 40375AC HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals: Training for MTA Exam 98-375 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day MTA Training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-‐375, and build an understanding of these topics: Manage the Application Life Cycle, Build the User Interface by Using HTML5, Format the User Interface by Using CSS, Code by Using JavaScript. This course leverages the same content as found in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam. Audience The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is Microsoft’s newest suite of technology certification exams that validate fundamental knowledge needed to begin building a career using Microsoft technologies. This program provides an appropriate entry point to a future career in technology and assumes some hands-‐on experience or training but does not assume on-‐the-‐job experience. Prerequisites None 4994AC Introduction to Programming Microsoft .NET Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Five days Overview Course 4994AL: Five weeks: Microsoft Official Distance Learning (MODL) Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This Distance Learning version of the course consists of 10 online live instructor-‐led sessions over five weeks (two hours for each session). Additional self-‐paced e-‐learning content, scenario-‐based labs, and assessments accompany these sessions. This course provides introductory-‐level developers familiarity with the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment. Students will also learn basic skills using either Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C# as a programming language. Audience The target audience for this course includes both novice programmers who have a minimum of three months programming experience and intermediate-‐level programmers who are otherwise new to .NET Framework development, and want to learn how to use Visual Basic or Visual C#.



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Prerequisites • Have exposure to developing applications in either a graphical or a non-‐graphical environment. • Be able to understand and apply the basics of structured programming, including concepts such as

flow control, variables, parameters, and function calls. In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• ILT Course 2667: Introduction to Programming. 4995AC Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Course duration: Five days Overview Course 4995AL: Five weeks: Microsoft Official Distance Learning (MODL) Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This Distance Learning version of the course consists of 10 online live instructor-‐led sessions over five weeks (two hours for each session). Additional self-‐paced e-‐learning content, scenario-‐based labs, and assessments accompany these sessions. This course provides developers who have professional programming experience with other development platforms with in-‐depth guidance on programming the Microsoft .NET Framework versions 2.0 and 3.0 using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Audience The target audience for this course is developers who already have professional programming experience in C, C++, earlier versions of Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C#, Java, or another programming language, and who plan to use Visual Studio 2005 to develop enterprise business solutions. 50040AC Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office Access 2007 Course duration: One day Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. Please note: Effective June 1, 2010 Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) is now known as Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS). Click here for more information about this recent change. This one-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with an Overview of the Microsoft Office Access 2007 features and functions that pertain to the objectives of the corresponding Microsoft Business Certification credential. This course is intended to allow the student to prepare for certification as a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in Access 2007. Audience This course is intended for knowledge workers who have hands-‐on experience with Access 2007. Prerequisites

• Six or more months of hands-‐on experience creating and managing databases by using Access 2007. No prior certification is required. 50041AC Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Course duration: One day Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This one-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with an Overview of the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 features and functions that pertain to the objectives of the corresponding Microsoft Business Certification credential. Audience This course is intended for beginning to intermediate-‐level users who want to learn the core capabilities and essential skills for working with Excel 2007.



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Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Course duration: One day Overview Please note: Effective June 1, 2010 Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) is now known as Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS). Click here for more information about this recent change. Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This one-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with an Overview of the Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 features and functions that pertain to the objectives of the corresponding Microsoft Business Certification credential. Audience This course is intended for both novice and experienced information workers who want to learn about the new features of Outlook 2007. Prerequisites

• Basic computer knowledge. 50043AC

Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Course duration: One day Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This one-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with knowledge of the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 features and functions that pertain to the objectives of the corresponding Microsoft Business Certification credential. Audience This course is intended for home users who want to learn about PowerPoint 2007. Prerequisites

• Basic computer knowledge.



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Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Microsoft Office Word 2007 Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. Please note: Effective June 1, 2010 Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) is now known as Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS). Click here for more information about this recent change. This one-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with an Overview of the Microsoft Office Word 2007 features and functions that pertain to the objectives of the corresponding Microsoft Business Certification credential. This course is intended to allow individuals to prepare for certification as a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in Word 2007. Audience This course is intended for knowledge workers who have hands-‐on experience with Word 2007. No prior certification is required. Prerequisites

• Six or more months of hands-‐on experience creating and managing documents by using Word 2007.

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Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Exam in Windows Vista Course duration: One day Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. Please note: Effective June 1, 2010 Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) is now known as Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS). Click here for more information about this recent change. This one-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with an Overview of the Windows Vista features and functions that pertain to the objectives of the corresponding Microsoft Business Certification credential. This course is intended to allow individuals to prepare for certification as a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in Windows Vista. Audience This course is intended for knowledge workers who have hands-‐on experience with Windows Vista. No prior certification is required. Prerequisites

• Six or more months of hands-‐on experience managing a desktop computer running Windows Vista.



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Microsoft Server Virtualization and Management for the Experienced VMware IT Pro Course duration: Three days Overview Course retirement date: November 30, 2012 For a complete list of courseware retirements, see: www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/training/retired-‐courseware.aspx This 400-‐level, three-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides students with the in-‐depth knowledge and skills needed to design a complex data center architecture using Microsoft virtualization and management technologies, including Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-‐V and the System Center Suite. Prerequisites

• Windows Server and Hyper-‐V experience • Attended Course 50273 or taken the labcast for Course 50273 • VMware deployment and administration experience

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Implementing Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Course duration: Four days Overview This four-‐day instructor-‐led course introduces and explains the features and capabilities of Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM), and provides an Overview of the solution scenarios that FIM addresses. The course format includes presentation, discussion, demonstration, and many hands-‐on exercises. It is intended for students who have no previous Forefront Identity Manager 2010 or Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 (ILM) experience. Audience This course is intended for Systems Engineers, Developers, Architects, and Project Leaders who need to gain a good understanding of how Forefront Identity Manager 2010 can be applied to manage identity information across a number of directories or databases. It is also suitable for those who simply want to review the technology in some depth. Prerequisites

• A sound understanding of the purpose and some experience of the workings of Active Directory. • A sound understanding of the purpose and some experience of the workings of Microsoft Exchange

Server. • A sound understanding of the purpose and some experience of the workings of Microsoft SQL Server.



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Upgrading Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 to Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Course duration: Four days Overview This four-‐day instructor-‐led course equips participants already acquainted with Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 (ILM) with the additional knowledge and skills they need to plan for a Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM) deployment. Audience This course is intended for Systems Engineers, Developers, or Architects who need to gain a good understanding of how Forefront Identity Manager 2010 can be applied to manage identity information across a number of directories or databases. Prerequisites

• Good working knowledge of ILM 2007 or Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS) (equivalent to having attended Microsoft Learning Course 2731A: Deploying and Managing Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003, and then being involved in an implementation).

• A sound understanding of the purpose and workings of Active Directory. • A sound understanding of the purpose and workings of Microsoft Exchange Server. • A sound understanding of the purpose and workings of Microsoft SQL Server.

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Implementing Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course prepares you to design and deploy remote access solutions using Microsoft Forefront™ Unified Access Gateway 2010 (UAG). Forefront UAG provides organizations with unparalleled flexibility in providing access to network resources (such as Web sites and internal applications) with granular access control, custom content protection, and endpoint validation. Forefront UAG also integrates with DirectAccess, a new Windows 7 technology that provides seamless remote access to all corporate resources without connecting to a virtual private network. Audience This course is intended for architects, consultants, network administrators, and technical sales professionals who are responsible for selling, designing, and deploying edge access solutions for enterprises. Prerequisites

• Solid understanding of Windows networking. Experience with IPv6 is desirable but not required. • Working knowledge of Active Directory, LDAP, and RADIUS authentication. • Basic understanding of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint0 Server

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50403BC Implementing Active Directory Rights Management Services with Exchange and SharePoint Course duration: Four days Overview This four-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to deploy Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS), and to understand the role AD RMS plays in a wider infrastructure and how it interacts with other Microsoft technologies.



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Audience This course is intended for experienced systems administrators who have working experience and background knowledge of Windows Server 2008, and basic understanding of Active Directory, IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server technologies. Basic knowledge of DNS, general networking, and PKI principles is also helpful. Prerequisites

• Windows XP, Vista, or Windows Server 2003/2008 basic knowledge. 50404BC Overview of Active Directory Rights Management Services with Windows Server 2008 R2 Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge to understand the role that Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) plays in a wider infrastructure, and how it interacts with other Microsoft technologies. Audience This course is intended for experienced systems administrators who have working experience and background knowledge of Windows Server 2008, and basic understanding of Active Directory, IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server technologies. Basic knowledge of DNS, general networking, and PKI principles is also helpful. Prerequisites

• Working experience and background knowledge of Windows Server 2008. • Basic understanding of Active Directory, IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server

technologies. • Basic knowledge of DNS, general networking, and PKI principles is also suggested.

50412BC Implementing Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 Course duration: Four days Overview This four-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to install and configure Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (AD FS). The course focuses on terminology, user interfaces, and common configuration scenarios for AD FS. Students will learn how to design AD FS environments and supporting technology such as a Public Key Infrastructure. Students will also learn how to design AD FS for security and high availability. Audience This course is intended for Windows IT professionals who want to become Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) enterprise administrators, and move into the role of designing AD FS environments. Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of networking. • Intermediate understanding of network operating systems. • An awareness of security best practices. • Basic knowledge of server hardware. • Some experience creating objects in Active Directory. • Foundation course (6424) or equivalent knowledge. • Basic concepts of backup and recovery in a Windows Server Environment.

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Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010. The course focuses on the technologies used in Team Foundation Server 2010 and the techniques used to deploy, manage and support Team Foundation Server 2010. Audience This course is intended for novice experienced administrators with either a background in software development or a background in system administration. This course is intended to provide administrators with knowledge to effectively manage and administer TFS 2010. This course is not intended to provide developers with comprehensive knowledge covering how to use Team Foundation Server to support development, but instead provides administrators with the requisite knowledge to manage Team Foundation Server in a development environment. Prerequisites

• A+ certification or equivalent knowledge. • Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge. • Possess of working knowledge of Windows Server administrative tasks.

50466BC Windows Azure™ Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Course duration: Three days Overview Course retirement date: Nov. 1, 2011 For a complete list of courseware retirements, see: www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/training/retired-‐courseware.aspx This class is an introduction to cloud computing and specifically Microsoft's public cloud offering in Windows Azure. Windows Azure has been described by Microsoft as an operating system for "the cloud". In this class, you explore this new cloud operating system and learn how to write, deploy and monitor .NET applications in Azure. Prerequisites

• Experience with Visual Studio 2008 or better is required. • Knowledge and experience in a .NET language (C# or VB) is required. • Knowledge of ASP.NET is required.



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5047BC Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. At the end of this three-‐day course, students who are new to Microsoft Exchange Server will learn how to configure and manage a messaging environment in accordance with technical requirements. Students will learn how to install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and manage routing, client access, and the backup and restore of databases. They will also learn how to manage addressing and recipient objects such as mailboxes, distribution groups, and contacts. Audience IT Professionals, IT generalists, and help desk professionals who want to learn about Exchange Server 2007 are the audience for this course. IT Professionals, IT generalists and help desk professionals should have at least 3 year’s experience working in the IT field—typically in the areas of network administration, help desk, or system administration. No experience with Exchange Server is necessary. Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of Windows Server operating system. For example, how storage is configured, basic backup and restore techniques, and what a client/server application interaction means.

• Working knowledge of network technologies. For example, what Transmission Control Protocol (TCPIP) and Domain Name System (DNS) do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (Wide Area Networks (WAN) vs. Local Area Network (LAN) router vs. switch vs. hub).

• Working knowledge of Active Directory. For example, how user objects are managed, what is stored in Active Directory partitions, basic architectures (domain, forest, sites, etc.), and how domain controllers are managed. Also, site and site connector configuration, schema and configuration partitions, and Global Catalogs.

• Conceptual understanding of e-‐mail technologies For example, that Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) is a protocol used for e-‐mail and the differences between transport protocols and client access protocols (Post Office Protocol (POP), Internet Access Message Protocol (IMAP), SMTP).

5049AC Managing Messaging Security Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Course duration: One day Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This one-‐day instructor-‐led course provides messaging specialists with the knowledge and skills to manage messaging security and policies. Students will learn how to manage messaging and connection security. They will also learn how to manage spam, anti-‐virus, and content filtering. And finally they will learn how to install and configure a gateway server. Microsoft Certified Professional Exams This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam: Exam 70-‐236: Implementing: Troubleshooting Exam and Maintaining a MS Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure. Course Materials The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and a Student Materials compact disk for this class. Audience This course is intended for enterprise-‐level messaging administrators who have at least 3 year’s experience working in the Information Technology field, including administering Exchange Servers. Others who may take this course include IT generalists and help desk professionals who want to learn about MicrosoftExchange Server 2007. Administrators should have some experience with Exchange Server 2007. Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of malware. For example, approaches to scanning for viruses (client-‐based, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)-‐based, Exchange-‐based), methods that worms use to propagate, basic concepts of spam, phishing schemes, and unwelcome message content.



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• Conceptual understanding of firewalls. For example, how SMTP messages are allowed through a firewall.

• Working knowledge of how Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is managed in the directory. • Experience using these tools and applications:

• NTBackup command. • NSLookup command. • Windows Explorer • MicrosoftManagement Console (MMC) • Active Directory Users and Computers • Active Directory Sites and Services • Internet Information Services (IIS) Admin • Outlook

• Working knowledge of Windows server operating system. For example, how storage is configured, basic backup and restore techniques, and what a client/server application interaction means.

• Working knowledge of network technologies. For example, what Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) and Domain Name System (DNS) do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (Wide Area Networks (WAN) vs. Local Area Network (LAN) router vs. switch vs. hub).

• Working knowledge of Active Directory. For example, how user objects are managed, what is stored in Active Directory partitions, basic architectures (domain, forest, sites, etc.), and how domain controllers are managed. Also, site and site connector configuration, schema and configuration partitions, and Global Catalogs.

• Working knowledge of Exchange Server 2007. For example, what the different server roles are, how the different server roles interact, what protocols the server roles use to communicate, what roles the clients connect to, how to configure messaging recipients and Exchange Server 2007 computers.



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• Conceptual understanding of e-‐mail technologies. For example, that SMTP is a protocol used for e-‐mail and the differences between transport protocols and client access protocols (Post Office Protocol (POP), Internet Access Message Protocol (IMAP), and SMTP).

• Completion of the following equivalent knowledge: Configure and manage a messaging environment in accordance with technical requirements.

50509AC Implementing Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to implement an endpoint malware protection solution using Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 (FEP). Audience This course is intended for IT Pros that will design, implement or manage an endpoint malware protection solution using Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010. Prerequisites

• A+ certification or equivalent knowledge. • Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge. • Familiarity with Windows client and server operating systems and Active Directory. • Awareness and conceptual understanding of System Center Operations Manager and its role in

monitoring Windows systems. Completed Course 6451B, Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, or have equivalent knowledge. This is only required for attendees that will design and deploy FEP solutions. An Overview of ConfigMgr will be provided in this course for those that will administer a FEP solution.

5050AC Recovering Messaging Servers and Databases Using Microsoft Exchange Course duration: One day Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This one-‐day course teaches messaging specialists to recover Exchange mailboxes and servers in a variety of disaster scenarios. Students will learn how to perform full and dial-‐tone recoveries of a mailbox server, as well as repair a mailbox database. They will also learn how to perform a full recovery of Client Access servers, Hub Transport servers, Unified Messaging servers, and Edge Transport servers. Audience The audience for this course includes people who have experience with Exchange Server 2007 or previous Exchange Server versions. These people will have experience installing and configuring Exchange Server, configuring recipients and mailboxes, and supporting Exchange Server clients. People beginning this course are expected to have at least three year’s experience working in the Information Technology field—typically in the areas of network administration or Windows Server administration—and one year of Exchange Server administration experience. Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of malware. Examples include approaches to scanning for viruses (client-‐based, SMTP-‐based, Exchange-‐based); methods that worms use to propagate; and basic concepts of spam, phishing schemes, and unwelcome message content.

• Working knowledge of how PKI is managed in the directory. • Working knowledge of Windows Server 2003 operating system. For example, how storage is

configured, basic backup and restore techniques, and what a client/server application interaction means.

• Working knowledge of network technologies. For example, what TCP/IP and DNS do and how to use them, basic routing concepts (WAN vs. LAN, router vs. switch vs. hub).



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• Working knowledge of Active Directory directory service. Examples include how user objects are managed, what is stored in Active Directory partitions, basic architectures (domain, forest, sites, etc.), and how domain controllers are managed. Additionally, site and site connector configuration, schema and configuration partitions, and Global Catalogs.

• Working knowledge of Exchange Server 2007. For example, what the different server roles are, how the different server roles interact, what protocols the server roles use to communicate, what roles the clients connect to, and how to configure messaging recipients and Exchange Server 2007 computers.

• Conceptual understanding of firewalls. For example, how SMTP messages are allowed through a firewall.

• Conceptual understanding of e-‐mail technologies. For example, that SMTP is a protocol used for e-‐mail, and the differences between transport protocols and client access protocols (POP, IMAP, SMTP).

• Experience using these tools and applications: • NT Backup • NSLookup • Microsoft Windows Explorer • Microsoft Management Console (MMC) • Active Directory Users and Computers • Active Directory Sites and Services • Internet Information Services (IIS) Admin • Microsoft Office Outlook • Completion of the following equivalent knowledge: Course 5047A: Introduction to Installing and

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5051AC Monitoring and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day workshop teaches messaging specialists to monitor and troubleshoot an Exchange Server 2007 messaging system. Students will learn how to correlate client and server issues and resolve those issues. They will also learn how to monitor systems and create reports from the monitoring data. Audience The audience for this course includes people with experience with Exchange Server 2007 or previous versions of Exchange Sever. These people will have experience installing and configuring Exchange Server, configuring recipients and mailboxes, and supporting Exchange Server clients. People coming into the course are expected to have at least three year’s experience working in the Information Technology field—typically in the areas of network administration or Windows Server administration—and one year of Exchange Server administration experience. Prerequisites

• Fundamental knowledge of network technologies including DNS and firewall technologies. • Experience administering Exchange Server 2007. • Experience with the Windows Server 2003 operating system. • Experience with Active Directory directory service in Windows Server 2003. • Experience with managing backup and restore on Windows Servers. • Experience using Windows management and monitoring tools such as Microsoft Management

Console, Active Directory Users and Computers, Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, and IIS Administrator.

• Experience using Windows networking and troubleshooting tools such as Network Monitor, Telnet, and NSLookup.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam: Exam 70-‐236: Implementing: Troubleshooting Exam and Maintaining a MS Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure 50523AC Deploying the Optimized Desktop with Windows 7 and Office 2010 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to automate the deployment of Windows 7 and Office 2010 to both new and existing computers. Audience This course is intended for IT professionals who have working experience and background knowledge of Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010, and basic understanding of Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP technologies. Basic knowledge of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Vista and Windows XP, and general networking is also helpful. Prerequisites

• Working experience and background knowledge of Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Office 2010.

• Basic understanding of Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP technologies. • Basic knowledge of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Vista and Windows

XP, and general networking is also suggested. 50526AC IT Basics I Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to work with a computer system. This course focuses on the key aspects of a computer system and the features of various the



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Windows operating system. In addition, this course offers the students the skills to work with Web browsers, email, and the Internet. The students also acquire the knowledge and skills to work with Microsoft Word 2010 and troubleshoot problems related to the computer. Audience This course is intended for users who are new to using computers. They may or may not have prior experience in handling computers for day-‐to-‐day work and are expected to learn computer operation, usage of Word 2010, and basic Internet browsing. The users are also expected to troubleshoot basic computer issues, network issues, and printer issues. Prerequisites

• Basic reading and comprehension skills at the level required to read a local newspaper. • Access to a computer at home, school, or an institution.

50527AC IT Basics II Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to work with a computer system. This course focuses on the key aspects of a computer system and the features of various the Windows operating system. In addition, this course offers the students the skills to work with Web browsers, email, and the Internet. The students also acquire the knowledge and skills to work with Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010 and troubleshoot problems related to the computer. Audience This course is intended for users who are new to using computers. They may or may not have prior experience in handling computers for day-‐to-‐day work and are expected to learn computer operation, usage of Word 2010 and Excel 2010, and basic Internet browsing. The users are also expected to troubleshoot basic computer issues, network issues, and printer issues. Prerequisites




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50528AC IT Basics III Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to work with a computer system. This course focuses on the key aspects of a computer system and the features of various the Windows operating system. In addition, this course offers the students the skills to work with Web browsers, email, and the Internet. The students also acquire the knowledge and skills to work with Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. Audience This course is intended for users who are new to using computers. They may or may not have prior experience in handling computers for day-‐to-‐day work and are expected to learn computer operation, basic Internet browsing, usage of Word 2010, Excel 2010, and PowerPoint 2010. Prerequisites


50529AC IT Basics for Advanced Users I Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to work with a computer system. This course focuses on the key aspects of a computer system and provides IT motivation to the users. This course offers the students the skills to work with Web browsers, email, and the Internet. The students also acquire advanced knowledge and skills to work with Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft Excel 2010. In addition, this courses introduces the students to Data management concepts including backup and Restore. Audience This course is intended for users who have prior experience of handling a computer for day to day work such as word processing, Internet usage and email, or information management. The expectation for this audience is to learn MS office applications and leverage the knowledge to the organization’s custom applications. The users will also be introduced to the Data Management concepts including Backup and Restore. In essence, the audience may be leveraged as the organizational Admin resources. Prerequisites

• Prior experience of handling a computer for day-‐to-‐day work such as word processing, Internet usage and email, or information management.

50530AC IT Basics for Advanced Users II Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to work with a computer system. This course focuses on the key aspects of a computer system and provides IT motivation to the users. This course offers the students the skills to work with Web browsers, email, and the Internet. The students also acquire advanced knowledge and skills to work with Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. In addition, this course introduces the students to Data management concepts including backup and Restore. Audience This course is intended for users who have prior experience of handling a computer for day to day work such as word processing, Internet usage and email, or information management. The expectation for this audience is to learn MS office applications and leverage the knowledge to the organization’s custom applications. The users will also be introduced to the Data Management concepts including Backup and Restore. In essence, the audience may be leveraged as the organizational Admin resources. Prerequisites

• Prior experience of handling a computer for day-‐to-‐day work such as word processing, Internet usage and email, or information management.



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5053AC Designing a Messaging Infrastructure Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design a messaging infrastructure. Students will learn to assess an existing infrastructure and determine technical and business requirements for both new Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 deployments and migrations. Students will create a design that addresses security, architecture, scalability, coexistence, and client access needs. They also will learn strategies for gaining approval for designs from stakeholders. Audience This course is intended for people with three or more year’s experience working with previous Exchange Server versions and experience implementing Exchange Server 2007. Most students will have managed enterprise-‐level Exchange Server organizations. Students are expected to be new to participating in designing Exchange Server 2007 deployments on the job or to be planning to design Exchange Server 2007 deployments in the near future. Students may have done some design for Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 deployments, but want to learn how to design Exchange Server 2007 environments. Students will also have experience in designing and managing Active Directory directory services and network infrastructure deployments. Prerequisites

• Must understand hardware concepts. For example, what redundant array of independent disks (RAID) is, what a storage area network (SAN) is, processor options, memory requirements, how disk input/output (I/O) functions and the limitations of disk I/O, and storage options for Exchange server. The differences in addressable memory spaces between 32-‐ and 64-‐bit architectures.

• Must have extensive detailed knowledge of Active Directory concepts and design principles. For example, site replication, integrated authentication, schema extension, Domain Name System (DNS), group and organization unit structure and inheritance, etc….

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• Must understand Exchange architecture. For example, the purpose of server roles, functions of specific server roles, how message routing and queuing works in Exchange, standard messaging protocols (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol [SMTP], Internet Message Access Protocol version 4rev1 [IMAP4], Post Office Protocol version 3 [POP3]), how Exchange replicates data stores, client access methods, and so on.

• Working experience with Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007. For example, must have installed, maintained, and supported a production Exchange environment.

• Must already know how to use: • Exchange System Manager • Exchange Best Practice Analyzer (ExBPA) • Microsoft Office Visio (to create infrastructure diagrams) • Familiarity and experience with a Windows scripting or command-‐line scripting.

Important: This learning product will be most useful to people who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training. 5054AC Designing a High Availability Messaging Solution Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This 2-‐day course teaches messaging engineers to design a high availability messaging solution using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Students will create a high availability design to meet service level agreement requirements and learn strategies for gaining approval for the design. They will learn how to identify risks and create mitigation plans to maintain the business continuity of the messaging system. Students will also learn how to design a backup strategy, disaster recovery procedures, and test plans for those procedures. Audience This course is intended for people with 3 or more years’ experience working with previous versions of Exchange Server and experience implementing Exchange Server 2007. Most students will have managed enterprise-‐level Exchange Server organizations. Students are expected to be new to participating in designing high availability solutions for Exchange Server 2007 or be planning to design high availability solutions for Exchange Server 2007 in the near future. Students may have done some design for Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 deployments but want to learn how to design Exchange Server 2007 environments. Students may have experience in designing and managing high availability solutions for other network services. Prerequisites

• Must have a basic understanding of high availability concepts. For example, how clustering works at the operating system level (Windows clustering) and how network load balancing works.

• Must have a basic familiarity with deriving business requirements. For example, gathering business requirements and understanding that business needs come from a variety of sources (direct personnel needs, regulatory, business operations requirements).

• Must have a basic understanding of backup systems. For example, types of backups (disk to tape, disk to disk, Storage Area Networks (SAN) snapshot, imaging, etc.), backup rotation schemes, and offsite backup procedures.

• Must already know how to use: • Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management tools • Exchange Best Practice Analyzer (ExBPA) • WinNT backup (ntbackup.exe) • Microsoft Visio or Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 (to create infrastructure diagrams) • Must understand hardware concepts. For example, what redundant array of independent disks

(RAID) is, what a storage area network (SAN) is, processor options, memory requirements, how disk I/O functions and the limitations of disk I/O, and storage options for Exchange server. The differences in addressable memory spaces between 32 and 64 bit architectures.



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• Must have extensive detailed knowledge of Active Directory concepts and design principles. For example, site replication, integrated authentication, schema extension, Domain Name Systems (DNS), group and organization unit structure and inheritance, etc.

• Must have working experience with designing and implementing Active Directory directory services in Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003.

• Must understand Exchange architecture. For example, the purpose of server roles, functions of specific server roles, how message routing and queuing works in Exchange, standard messaging protocols (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol [SMTP], Internet Message Access Protocol version 4rev1 [IMAP4], Post Office Protocol version 3 [POP3]), how Exchange replicates data stores, client access methods, etc.

• Must have working experience with Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007. For example, must have installed, maintained, and supported a production Exchange environment.

• Must already know how to use: • Exchange Server 2007 management tools • Exchange Best Practice Analyzer (ExBPA) • Microsoft Visio (to create infrastructure diagrams) • Must have familiarity and experience with a Windows scripting or command line scripting



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50571AC Partner Lync Support Training Course duration: One day Overview This course provides students with knowledge and skills in Voice technology. This course focuses on an introduction to voice technologies, dial plans, SIP architecture, routing, SIP message syntax, SDP payload used in voice, SIP trunking, RTP and RTCP, DTMF handling, voice compression, queuing, and quality of service. Audience This course is intended for Premier Lync Server partners and is perquisite reading material for partners wishing to attend the Partner Lync Support Training -‐ Tier One or Tier Two courses. Prerequisites None 50572AC Premier Support for Lync Partners Tier 1 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to setup and troubleshoot Lync Server and various Lync Server issues. The course focuses on an introduction to Lync Server, supportability, publishing and validating a Lync topology, preparing Active Directory, Lync Server Control Panel and Management Shell, deploying standard and edge server, SIP routing, call management features, UM integration, sign in troubleshooting, the central management store, conferencing, synthetic transactions, SharePoint integration, and the collect logs button. Audience This course is intended for Premier Lync Server partners that have met certification requirements for this Tier One course. Prerequisites Lync 2010 MCTS (Exam 70-‐664), Lync 2010 MCITP (Exams 70-‐664 and 70-‐665), or OCS 2007 R2 MCTS (Exam 70-‐638) or any one of the following:

• Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client (Exam 70-‐620) • Windows 7, Configuring (Exam 70-‐680) • Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician (Exam 70-‐685) • Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator (Exam 70-‐686) • CompTIA A+

-‐or-‐ • Networking Essentials (Exam 70-‐058) • Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring (Exam 70-‐642) • Cisco CCNA • CompTIA Networking+ • CompTIA Server+ ( CompTIA Networking+ would be recommended but not mandatory)

-‐or-‐ • Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring (Exam 70-‐640) • Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory

Infrastructure (Exam 70-‐294) • CompTIA Server+

50573AC Premier Support for Lync Partners Tier 2 Course duration: Ten days Overview This 10-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to setup and troubleshoot Lync Server and various Lync Server issues. The course focuses on an introduction to Lync, Lync Server 2010 Supportability, publishing and validating a deployment using topology builder, preparing Active Directory, deploying enterprise edition server, Lync Server Control Panel, Lync Server Management Shell, deploying



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standard edition, edge server, and director, Exchange UM Integration, media negotiation, deploying a branch site, conferencing, Enterprise Voice, Call Admission Control and E911, media bypass and private lines, monitoring and archiving, enterprise Voice Resilience, monitoring with SCOM, and DNS Load balancing and draining. Audience This course is intended for Premier Lync Server partners that have met certification requirements for this Tier One course. Recommended Requirements for Delivering PSLP Training: Processor: Quad Core Intel/AMD 64-‐bit or emulated 64-‐bit processor with Virtualization Technology capabilities and a processor speed greater than or equal to 2.0 GHz Hard Disk: At least 1 TB RAM: At least 24GB DVD/CD: CD-‐ROM/DVD Network Adapter: 1 Gb/s required full duplex Sound Card: Yes Video Adapter: At least 256 MB (Vista/2008 capable) Monitor: Super VGA monitor (17 inch/43 centimeter) or better Ports: USB 2.0 Recommended Trainer Requirements: For PSLP program, a trainer must fulfill the following requirements.

1. Meet competency requirements for each course they deliver • Acquire a score of 88% or better on either/both Tier 1 and Tier 2 Assessments, determined

by the course that will be delivered. • Demonstrate instructional presentation skills.

Option 1. Provide evidence of your Certified Technical Trainer (CompTIA CTT+) certification from CompTIA CompTIA CTT+ is a cross-‐industry certification that validates that a technical instructor has attained a standard of excellence in the training industry. CompTIA CTT+ consists of two tests: a computer-‐based test that is available at Prometric testing centers, and a video submission. Option 2. Attend and pass a presentation skills course Prove that you have passed a presentation skills course or train-‐the-‐trainer course from a CompTIA Learning Alliace provider or from one of the additional presentation skills training providers. Option 3. Prove that you are an experienced technical trainer Provide evidence of your certified instructor credential from any one of these vendors: Microsoft Cisco Systems



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Option 4. Prove that you are an instructor at an accredited academic institution Provide evidence of your employment status with an accredited academic institution. Option 5. Trained with a CTS Lync Engineer for preparation to redeliver PSLP

2. Administer course evaluations to every student and maintain high customer-‐satisfaction scores. Prerequisites

• Completed Premier Support for Lync Partners Tier 1course • Tested out of Premier Support for Lync Partners Tier 1 course • Lync 2010 MCTS (Exam 70-‐664), Lync 2010 MCITP (Exams 70-‐664 and 70-‐665), or OCS 2007 R2

MCTS (Exam 70-‐638) Or any one of the following: • One of the given Client Certifications:

• Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client (Exam 70-‐620) • Windows 7, Configuring (Exam 70-‐680) • Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician (Exam 70-‐685) • Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator (Exam 70-‐686) • CompTIA A+

• One of the given Network Certifications: • Networking Essentials (Exam 70-‐058) • Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring (Exam 70-‐642) • Cisco CCNA • CompTIA Networking+ (note: CompTIA Server+ no longer sufficient)

• Given Server Certification: • MCITP: Server Administrator (Exam 70-‐640, Exam 70-‐642, Exam 70-‐646)

5058AC Project Series: Deploying Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Edition Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that they need to effectively deploy Microsoft Office 2007. Specifically students learn how to prepare and plan for the Office 2007 deployment, how to build and customize the Office 2007 installation, and how to deploy Office 2007 throughout their environment. Students also learn about the Office 2007 setup and multilingual architecture. Microsoft Certified Professional Exams No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently. Course Materials The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class. The following software is provided in the student kit: Student CD Audience The audience of this course consists of IT Professionals and technical decision makers with the skills to successfully plan, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot desktop environments that support the Microsoft Office system. Prerequisites

• Experience deploying, managing, and supporting Windows client systems. • Experience deploying, managing, and supporting Microsoft Office system technologies. • Familiarity with standard client and application deployment methods such as Group Policy, Remote

Installation Services (RIS), disk imaging, and Systems Management Server (SMS). Important: This learning product will be most useful to people who are already working in the job role of a desktop specialist and who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training. 5060AC Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Course duration: Two days



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Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully implement Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) version 3.0 in their organizations. It emphasizes that students should think about the architecture of their entire environment, including business and application needs, during the planning and deployment phases. The course covers how to perform a clean installation of WSS 3.0 and also describes all the prerequisites required to select the most appropriate method for upgrading WSS from 2.0 to 3.0 in a specific scenario. In addition, the course focuses on how to manage WSS after it is configured. Audience This course is intended for Business Application Administrators (BAAs) who are engaged in the planning, design, and selection of Line of Business (LOB) applications, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), in conjunction with internal business customers. Their primary responsibility is the deployment, customization, management, and support of LOB applications. They routinely monitor application status and troubleshoot application problems. The audience is expected to have at least two years of experience in implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Internet Information Services (IIS). Prerequisites

• On-‐the-‐job experience in implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including IIS.

• Working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS). • Basic knowledge of key benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), new features and

functionality of MOSS, and WSS acting as a platform for MOSS. In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• Clinic 3369B, 'First Look: Getting Started with Windows SharePoint Service 3.0'.



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5061AC Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to implement Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 successfully in their organization Audience The audience for this course is Business Application Administrators (BAAs), Web Administrators and Server Administrators who are engaged in the planning, design, and selection of line-‐of-‐business (LOB) applications (including Office SharePoint Server) in conjunction with internal business customers. Their primary responsibility is the deployment, customization, management, and support of LOB applications. They routinely monitor application status and troubleshoot application problems. Prerequisites

• Experience in implementing, managing, and supporting a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environment.

• Basic knowledge of Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 interoperability.

• At least 2 years of experience implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

• At least 2 years of experience implementing, managing, and supporting Internet Information Services (IIS).

• Working knowledge of networking. For example TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS). In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• 5060 -‐ Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. • 3370 -‐ First Look: Getting Started with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server2007. • 2553 -‐ Administering Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003.

5105CC Deploying Windows Vista Business Desktops Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully deploy Windows Vista business desktops throughout their organization. Students are introduced to the deployment life cycle, which consists of planning for the deployment, building and customizing the deployment method, and then implementing the actual deployment. Students are introduced to the tools and guidance to be used throughout various stages of the deployment life cycle. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals, Desktop Configuration Administrators, and technical decision makers with the skills to successfully plan and deploy desktop operating systems, provision desktop computers, and deploy service packs and updates to computer systems. The intended audience is also involved in setting the strategic direction for the desktop operating system and applications. Prerequisites

• Experience deploying Windows desktop operating systems. • At least one year of experience managing a Microsoft Windows desktop operating system

environment. • Familiarity with standard client and application deployment methods such as Group Policy, disk

imaging, and Systems Management Server (SMS). • Familiarity with the Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Solution Accelerator.

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5115BC Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting Windows Vista Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to install and configure Windows Vista desktops. It will focus on four main areas: installing, securing, networking, and browsing. By the end of the course, the student will have installed and configured a Windows Vista desktop that is secure, on the network, and ready for browsing. This is the first course in the Windows Vista curriculum and will serve as the entry point for other Windows Vista Technology Specialist courses. Audience The primary audience for this course is IT Professionals wishing to become technology specialists. A Windows Vista technology specialist is defined as a technology specialist interested in learning about, assessing skills, using reference products, or taking exams to prove his or her knowledge/skills/experience related to Microsoft’s Windows Vista technologies. Technology specialists:

• Value and may be working toward an extensive, deep technical knowledge in a particular technology. • Are interested in learning about Windows Vista technologies in greater detail. • Want to learn or test that they know and can apply existing concepts, practices, procedures, policies,

and guidelines. • Work in roles where most questions have clear right and wrong answers. • Focus primarily on the "how to" associated with Windows Vista technologies. • On the job, work from functional specifications, defined polices/conventions/standards, and

documented operational procedures received from superiors. Windows Vista technology specialists may work for an enterprise, a medium-‐sized organization, a small organization, or a retail organization. Prerequisites

• Familiarity with computer hardware and devices, such as the ability to look into device manager and look for unsupported devices.

• Basic TCP/IP knowledge, such as knowing why you need to have a valid IP address. • Basic Microsoft Windows and Active Directory knowledge, such as knowledge about domain user

accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership. • Experience with mapping network file shares, such as being familiar with UNC paths and mapping

local resources to server/share. • Experience with running commands from a command window, such as the DOS command prompt. • Experience with reviewing BIOS settings.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: • First Look Clinic 5056 -‐ First Look: Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals. • Hands-‐on-‐Lab 5057 -‐ First Look: Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals.

Important: This learning product will be most useful to people who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training.



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5117AC Installing, Configuring, Troubleshooting, and Maintaining Windows Vista Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides IT Professionals who work in enterprise organizations with the knowledge and skills to install, deploy, configure, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Vista. This advanced course is aimed at enterprise desktop support technicians who want to gain an in-‐depth knowledge of Windows Vista. Audience This audience includes experienced IT professionals who focus on a broad range of desktop operating system, desktop application, mobile device, networking, and hardware support issues. As working professionals, students must combine technical expertise, problem solving and decision-‐making skills, and a deep understanding of their business and technical environments to quickly resolve support issues. They consider all variables, justify resolutions with a logical troubleshooting approach, and relate tradeoffs to business and technical requirements and constraints. Students will have used Windows XP SP2 and may have experience with Windows server operating systems. Prerequisites

• Be familiar with PC hardware and devices. For example, be able to look into the device manager and look for unsupported devices.

• Have fundamental knowledge of TCP/IP. • Have fundamental knowledge of Windows and Active Directory directory service. For example,

domain user accounts, domain versus local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership. • Be able to map network file shares. For example, be familiar with Universal Naming Convention

paths and mapping local resources to servers and shares. • Have experience of installing applications. • Have experience of working from a command prompt. For example, authoring and editing batch files. • Have experience of configuring basic input/output system options. • Be familiar with reviewing support logs. Know that there is a chronology, sequential order, and

severity. • Have experience of supporting previous versions of the Windows operating system. • Be familiar with an IT helpdesk ticketing system. • Have experience of researching online and local knowledge bases. Basic knowledge of the

fundamentals of applications. For example, client/server applications (how clients communicate with the server).

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: • 5105B: Deploying Windows Vista Business Desktops.

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Supporting Windows Vista and Applications in the Enterprise Course duration: Five days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully maintain and troubleshoot Windows Vista computers. It will provide them with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify technical problems that can occur in an organization's client computers. The course will focus on five main troubleshooting areas: operating system, hardware, networking, security, and applications. It will also provide the knowledge and skills necessary to monitor and maintain Windows Vista client computers. Audience The audience for this course is experienced enterprise-‐level IT Professionals who focus on a broad range of desktop operating system, desktop application, mobile device, networking, and hardware support issues. As working professionals, students must quickly resolve support issues by combining technical expertise with problem solving and decision making skills and a deep understanding of their business and technical environments. They must consider all variables, justify resolutions with a logical troubleshooting approach, and relate tradeoffs to business and technical requirements and constraints. Students will have used Microsoft Windows XP-‐SP2 and may have experience with Windows server operating systems. Their jobs require them to stay knowledgeable and skilled about new versions and updates of technology in the business environment. Prerequisites

• Experience supporting previous versions of the Windows operating system. • Familiarity with an IT helpdesk ticketing system. • Experience researching online and local knowledge bases. • Experience running commands from a command window, such as the DOS command prompt. • Familiarity with computer hardware and devices, such as the ability to use Windows device manager

and look for unsupported devices. • Basic TCP/IP knowledge, such as knowing why you need to have a valid IP address. • Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge, such as knowledge about domain user accounts,

domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership. • Fundamentals of applications, such as how a client communicates with the server in client/server

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• Experience reviewing logs, such as understanding chronology, sequential order, severity, etc. In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed the following courses:

• 5115A: Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System • 5116A: Configuring Windows Vista Mobile Computing and Applications

Important: This learning product will be most useful to people who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training. 5177AC

Implementing and Maintaining Instant Messaging Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Course duration: One day Overview This one-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students the instant messaging functionalities that are available in Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. The course introduces the Office Communications Server 2007 architecture in the Standard and Enterprise Editions, and the considerations involved in implementing them. The course focuses on the instant messaging features and the role of server components in both standard and enterprise instant messaging solutions. Audience This course is intended for current real-‐time communications IT Professional and infrastructure specialists who want to learn how to implement Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. Prerequisites

• Familiarity with Active Directory knowledge and concepts. • Familiarity with Exchange Server Messaging knowledge and concepts. • Familiarity with SharePoint knowledge and concepts. • Fundamental knowledge of using Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft Office 2003. • Fundamental Windows Server 2003 knowledge and experience. • Fundamental Networking knowledge and experience.



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Implementing and Maintaining Audio/Visual Conferencing and Web Conferencing Using Microsoft Office C Course duration: Two days Overview 5178A: Implementing and Maintaining Audio/Visual Conferencing and Web Conferencing Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to plan, deploy, and manage audio/visual and Web conferencing by using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. Audience This course is intended for IT Professional infrastructure specialists. This includes real-‐time communications Technology Specialists and professional real-‐time communications engineers. In addition, IT Professionals in any job role that interacts with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and Exchange Server will benefit from the course. Prerequisites

• Familiarity with Active Directory knowledge and concepts. • Familiarity with Exchange Server Messaging knowledge and concepts. • Familiarity with SharePoint knowledge and concepts. • Fundamental knowledge of using Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft Office 2003. • Fundamental Microsoft Windows Server 2003 knowledge and experience. • Fundamental networking knowledge and experience.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: • Course 5177A: Implementing and Maintaining Instant Messaging Using Microsoft Office

Communications Server 2007.

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Implementing and Maintaining Telephony Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students how to implement and maintain an Office Communications Server 2007 telephony solution. The course covers the topologies supported by Office Communications Server 2007 for deploying a telephony solution for an organization. Further, the course introduces the various call-‐flow scenarios in an enterprise and explains the call flow among the various Office Communications Server 2007 components in each scenario. Audience This course is intended for current real-‐time communications IT Professional and infrastructure specialists who want to learn how to implement Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. Prerequisites

• Familiarity with Active Directory knowledge and concepts. • Familiarity with Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging knowledge and concepts. • Familiarity with SharePoint knowledge and concepts. • Fundamental knowledge of using Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft Office 2003. • Fundamental Windows Server 2003 knowledge and experience.



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• Fundamental Networking knowledge and experience. In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• Course 5177A: Implementing and Maintaining Instant Messaging Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.

• Course 5178A: Implementing and Maintaining Audio/Visual Conferencing and Web Conferencing Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.



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6066AC Developing Managed Applications for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches experienced developers the skills required to successfully develop managed (Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0) applications on the Windows Mobile 6.0 platform. This course focuses on the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment, .NET Compact Framework 2.0, and the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 SDK. Audience The target audience for this course is experienced developers who already have programming experience in Visual C# or Visual Basic and Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET. These developers are likely to develop enterprise business solutions. Prerequisites

• Two or three years of professional experience programming with Visual C# or Visual Basic. Students must be familiar with developing managed applications for Windows desktop or Windows Mobile.

• Prior experience of developing applications using Visual Studio .NET or Visual Studio 2005. • Previous experience of developing Windows Mobile applications is suggested, but not essential.

Students with prior experience of developing mobile applications will achieve the most from this course, although beginners to mobile application development will be able to complete the course.

6067AC Developing Native Applications for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches experienced Visual C++ and Win32 developers the skills required to successfully develop native (Visual C++/Win32 API) applications on the Windows Mobile 6 platform. This course focuses on the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment, .NET Compact Framework 2.0, and the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 SDK. Audience The target audience for this course is experienced Visual C++ and Win32 developers who already have programming experience in Visual C++ and Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio .NET, or eMbedded Visual C++. These developers are likely to develop enterprise business solutions. Prerequisites

• Three or four years of professional experience programming with Visual C++. Students must be familiar with developing MFC and COM applications for Windows desktop or Windows Mobile.

• Prior experience of developing applications using Visual Studio .NET, Visual Studio 2005, or eMbedded Visual C++.

• Previous experience of developing Windows Mobile applications is suggested, but not essential. Students with prior experience of developing mobile applications will achieve the most from this course, although beginners to mobile application development will be able to complete the course.



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Updating Your SQL Server 2005 Skills to SQL Server 2008 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to update their skills in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008. Audience This course is intended for developers and database administrators who are experienced with using SQL Server 2005 and want to update their skills to SQL Server 2008 Prerequisites Experience with developing or administering databases in SQL Server 2005. 6214AC

Effective Team Development using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage source control management, a configurable build process, tools that aid in test driven development, and process workflow all integrated directly into Visual Studio 2008. By the end of the course, developers are equipped to use test-‐driven techniques and proven software processes to create high-‐quality software with a minimal change in overall effort. Audience This course is intended for Enterprise IT Staff who actively participate in software development projects. They participate in specification, design, coding, testing or project management Prerequisites

• Experience and familiarity with process methodologies such as Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF).

• Familiarity with diagramming implementations, High-‐level database design, Distributed systems design, Business requirements analysis.

• Experience in using source code versioning control tools, bug reporting, tracking, analysis tools, and possibly a unit testing suite.

• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. • Experience in using source code versioning control tools, bug reporting, tracking, analysis tools, and

possibly a unit testing suite. They should have experience with Visual Studio 2003 or Visual Studio 2005 and some knowledge of Visual Basic .NET or Visual C# code.



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Implementing and Administering Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement and administer Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server. The course focuses on installation and configuration details, team projects, work items, version control, Team Build, and reporting. Course #6215A can be offered as a standalone module or with the survey course, #6214A. The two courses combined would make it a five day ILT. Audience This course is intended for experts who install, configure, and manage Microsoft Team Foundation Servers and Team System projects. The intended audience for the course work either as a team leader or server administrator in an enterprise development organization. Prerequisites

• VS 2008 Team System 200 level knowledge and skills. • Familiarity with VSTS SKU's and basic features or with concepts taught in Course# 6214A. • Experience using Virtual PC software, Visual Studio IDE, Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, and SQL

Reporting Services. • Proficiency using Microsoft Windows operating system. • Experience with previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio. • Some experience with a .NET language (VB.NET/C#). • Experience working in a software development team.



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6231BC Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Database Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. The course focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2008 product features and tools related to maintaining a database. Prerequisites


6232BC

Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Database Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course is intended for Microsoft SQL Server database developers who are responsible for implementing a database on SQL Server 2008 R2. In this course, students learn the skills and best practices on how to use SQL Server 2008 R2 product features and tools related to implementing a database server. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals who want to become skilled on SQL Server 2008 R2 product features and technologies for implementing a database. To be successful in this course, the student should have knowledge of basic relational database concepts and writing T-‐SQL queries. Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of Transact-‐SQL (ability to write Transact-‐SQL queries) or Course 2778A: Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact-‐SQL

• Working knowledge of relational databases (database design skills). • Core Windows Server skills. • Basic programming language.



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Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students how to implement an Analysis Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the Analysis Services development tools to create an Analysis Services database and an OLAP cube, and how to use the Analysis Services management and administrative tools to manage an Analysis Services solution. Audience The primary audience for this course is individuals who design and maintain business intelligence solutions for their organization. These individuals work in environments where databases play a key role in their primary job and may perform database administration and maintenance as part of their primary job responsibilities. The secondary audience for this course is individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server Analysis Services to the organization. Prerequisites

• Conceptual understanding of OLAP solutions. • Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment. • Experience with Windows services (starting and stopping). • Experience creating service accounts and permissions. • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including: • SQL Server Agent. • SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE). • SQL Server System tables. • SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).

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Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students how to implement an Integration Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to develop, deploy, and manage Integration Services packages. Audience This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement data transfer or extract, transform, and load (ETL) solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services. Prerequisites

• Exposure to enterprise data import and export scenarios. • Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment. • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including: • SQL Server Agent. • SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE).



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• SQL Server System tables. • SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).



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Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Course duration: Three days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This three-‐day instructor-‐led course teaches students how to implement a Reporting Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the Reporting Services development tools to create reports, and how to use the Reporting Services management and administrative tools to manage a Reporting Services solution. Audience This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement reporting solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. Prerequisites

• Exposure to creating reports in Microsoft Access or other third-‐party reporting products, such as Crystal Reports.

• Conceptual understanding of the push and pull distribution/subscription paradigm. • Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment. • Experience with Windows services (starting and stopping) • Experience creating service accounts and permissions • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including: • SQL Server Agent. • SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE). • SQL Server System tables. • SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).



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Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course is intended for IT professionals who are interested in expanding their knowledge base and technical skills about Windows 7 Client. In this course, students learn how to install, upgrade, and migrate to Windows 7 client. Students then configure Windows 7 client for network connectivity, security, maintenance, and mobile computing. This course helps students prepare for the Exam 70-‐680, TS: Windows 7, Configuring. Audience This course is intended for IT professionals who are interested in:

• Expanding their knowledge base and technical skills about Windows 7 Client. • Acquiring deep technical knowledge of Windows 7. • Learning the details of Windows 7 technologies. • Focusing on the "how to" associated with Windows 7 technologies.

Most of these professionals use some version of Windows client at their work place and are looking at new and better ways to perform some of the current functions. Prerequisites

• Experience installing PC hardware and devices. • Basic understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts. • Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge. • The skills to map network file shares. • Experience working from a command prompt. • Basic knowledge of the fundamentals of applications. For example, how client computer

applications communicate with the server. • Basic understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization. • An understanding of the fundamental principles of using printers.



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Troubleshooting and Supporting Windows 7 in the Enterprise Course duration: Three days Overview This course is designed for Information Technology (IT) professionals who have experience with Windows XP and Windows Vista who work as Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technicians (EDSTs) in Tier 2 support environments. The goal of this training is to enable these individuals to support the Windows 7 operating system and solve technical troubleshooting problems in a Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 networking environment. This course helps candidates prepare for Exam 70-‐685, the final requirement for the Enterprise Desktop Support Technician (EDST) professional credential. By the course’s end, students will have been exposed to the process of establishing and using a troubleshooting methodology, and the EDST job role and responsibilities. Additionally, students will be exposed to various troubleshooting tools and techniques that enable them to address the following Windows 7 issues in an enterprise network environment:

• Startup • Group Policy • Hardware and device driver • Performance • Network connectivity

• Remote connectivity • User profile and logon • Security • Applications

Audience The primary audience for this course is the Enterprise Desktop Support Technician (EDST) providing Tier 2 support. The secondary audience for this course is the Desktop Support Technician (DST) in an Upper MORG Organization. EDSTs are experienced IT Professionals who focus on a broad range of desktop operating system, desktop application, mobile device, networking, and hardware support issues. EDSTs must combine technical expertise with problem solving and decision making skills and a deep understanding of their business and technical environments to quickly resolve support issues. They consider all variables, justify resolutions with a logical troubleshooting approach, and relate tradeoffs while adhering to business and technical requirements and constraints. EDSTs are primarily responsible for the maintenance and support of PC desktops, installing and testing line-‐of-‐business applications on end-‐user computers, and physically making changes to user desktops or re-‐images as required. EDSTs have used previous versions of Microsoft Windows desktop operating systems and may have experience with Microsoft Windows Server operating systems. Their job requires them to keep their skills and knowledge current with new versions and updates of technology as defined by the business environment. They use EMS/PowerShell scripts for routine tasks and bulk operations. They conduct most server management tasks remotely by using Terminal Server or other administration tools installed on their local workstations. Prerequisites

• Networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP/User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Domain Name System (DNS)

o Microsoft Active Directory principles and management o Microsoft Windows Server 2008 fundamentals o Microsoft Windows Client fundamentals

• Fundamentals of using the 2010 Microsoft Office system or the 2007 Microsoft Office system Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses, or obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills:



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• Course 6292A: Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client • Course 6420B: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008



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Planning and Managing Windows 7 Desktop Deployments and Environments Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course is intended for desktop administrators who want to specialize in desktop deployment, configuration, and management . In this course, students will learn how to plan and deploy Windows 7 desktops in large organizations . They will also learn how to design, configure, and manage the Windows 7 client environment. This course helps students prepare for the Exam 70-‐686, Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in specializing in Windows 7 desktop and application deployments and managing the desktop environments for large organizations. People attending this training could be support technicians or currently in deployment roles and are looking at taking the next step in their career or enhancing their skills in the areas of planning and deploying Windows 7 desktops. Prerequisites

• A solid understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts. • A solid Windows and Active Directory background. For example, domain user accounts, domain vs.

local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership. • A good understanding of scripts and batch files. • A solid understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization. • Performed a clean installation of Windows 7, Upgrade to Windows 7, and migrate user-‐related data

and settings from Windows XP. • Configured disks, partitions, volumes, and device drivers to enable Windows 7 to function as desired. • Experience configuring and troubleshooting permissions and other settings to allow access to

resources and applications on Windows 7 Systems. • Experience configuring settings to enable network connectivity. • Experience configuring and troubleshooting a wireless network connection. • Experience configuring and troubleshooting Windows 7 security. • Configure mobile computers and devices. • Familiarity with the client administration capabilities of Windows Server and familiar with

management tools such as the System Center suite of products. • Familiarity with deployment, packaging, and imaging tools. • The ability to work in a team/virtual team • Trained and mentored others



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6317AC Upgrading Your SQL Server 2000 Database Administration (DBA) Skills to SQL Server 2008 DBA Skills Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to upgrade their SQL Server 2000 database administration (DBA) skills to SQL Server 2008 DBA skills. Please note that there is no certification exam related to this course. Audience This course is intended for IT professionals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. Prerequisites Experience developing or administering SQL Server 2000 databases. 6367AC Introduction to Object Oriented Programming using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor led course will enable attendees to start designing and developing object-‐oriented applications using Visual Studio 2008. Attendees will learn object-‐oriented concepts including classes, methods, properties, inheritance, and interfaces. Also they will learn how to identify opportunities to use these concepts in design, and how to implement these object-‐oriented concepts using Visual Studio 2008. Audience The target audience for this course is lower-‐intermediate level programmers who have a minimum of three months programming experience in a professional environment and want to learn how to use Visual Basic or C# to develop well-‐conceived and implemented object-‐oriented programming applications. Prerequisites

• An understanding of the problem-‐solving techniques that apply to software development • An understanding of the following principles of software development:

o modern software development models o typical phases of a software development lifecycle o concepts of event-‐driven programming o concepts of object-‐oriented programming o creating use-‐case diagrams o designing and building a user interface o developing a structured application

• A basic understanding of the following scripting techniques o Web scripting techniques o Macro scripting techniques o Windows scripting techniques

• Hands-‐on experience creating and implementing script code • A fundamental understanding of the .NET Framework -‐ specifically, the purpose, function, and

features of following .NET Framework components: o the Common Language Runtime o the .NET Framework class library



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• A conceptual understanding of the following .NET Framework topics: o Common Type System -‐ identifies the types supported by the common language runtime o Metadata and Self-‐Describing Components -‐ the .NET Framework simplifies component

interoperation by allowing compilers to emit additional declarative information, or metadata, into all modules and assemblies

o Cross-‐Language Interoperability -‐ managed objects created in different programming languages can interact with one another

o Assemblies in the Common Language Runtime -‐ the concept of assemblies, which are collections of types and resources that form logical units of functionality (assemblies are the fundamental units of deployment, version control, reuse, activation scoping, and security permissions)

o Application Domains -‐ application domains provide isolation between applications o Runtime Hosts -‐ the runtime hosts supported by the .NET Framework, including ASP.NET,

Internet Explorer, and shell executables • A basic understanding of the Visual Studio IDE (Integrated Development Environment) • Hands-‐on experience using a version of Visual Studio .NET to achieve the following:

o Declaring and initializing typed variables using the Camel case naming convention o Using arithmetic, relational, and logical operators in code statements o Using branching statements to control code execution o Using looping statements to iterate through collections or repeat steps until a specified

condition is met o Identifying syntax and logic errors o Accessing and managing data from a data source



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6368AC Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course provides an introduction to developing n-‐tier applications for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 environment using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Both this course and the 6367Acourse prepare students for the 646x series of Technology Specialist courses. Audience This course is intended for software development professionals that have a minimum of six months experience developing applications in an object-‐oriented environment using Microsoft Visual C#, Microsoft Visual Basic, or Java. Delegates should have completed course 6367. Delegates attending this course are planning to use the .NET Framework for future business application development. This course is intended for developers who wish to expand their understanding of application development in the .NET Framework, and it provides an initial foundation in .NET that can be built upon with more advanced .NET training. Programmers attending this course should ensure that they are familiar with the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). Object-‐oriented programming and the .NET Framework are the basic building blocks that all professional developers need to acquire before moving on to the more advanced courses and TS Certification. Prerequisites

• An understanding of problem-‐solving techniques that apply to software development. • A basic understanding of Web, Macro, and Microsoft Windows scripting techniques, and some

experience writing scripts. • A general understanding of the purpose, functions, and features of the .NET Framework. • Experience using Visual Studio 2008. • Experience in object-‐oriented design and development.



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Updating Your Windows Server 2003 Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 Course duration: Five days Overview This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to work with network infrastructure and Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2008. Audience This course is intended for individuals who already have experience with Network Infrastructure and Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003, and who wish to upgrade their skills to Windows Server 2008. Typical students include people who have at least one year of experience implementing and administering a network operating system and IT Professionals who work in medium and enterprise organizations with the knowledge and skills to design, implement, and manage a Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003 infrastructure. Prerequisites • Experience planning, implementing, managing, maintaining, and securing Windows Server 2000 or 2003, including Active Directory and Network Infrastructure server roles. • Working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS). • Experience installing, configuring, and administering Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Vista. • MCSA on Windows Server 2003 or MCSE on Windows Server 2003 is recommended.



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Deploying Windows Server 2008 Course duration: Three days Overview This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to install and deploy Windows Server 2008 R2. This course also will teach you how to automate server deployment, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you to migrate existing services to Windows Server 2008 R2. Audience This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who have experience with Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008, and who hold an Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) credentialor Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential (or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) credential or Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credential) certification and/or equivalent knowledge. They also should be responsible for deploying Windows Server 2008 R2, including the R2 features that enable enhanced functionality of Windows 7 clients, must understand how to use the latest deployment tools and solution accelerators that were updated for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. This course is intended for IT professionals experienced on the technologies that Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 R2 include, and who have a Windows Server 2003 or 2008 MCTS or MCITP (or MSCA/MCSE) certification or equivalent knowledge. This course also is targeted at IT professionals who are responsible for planning and implementing the deployment of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. This audience uses graphical administration tools, command-‐line tools, Windows PowerShell™, imaging tools, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and Microsoft Solution Accelerators. These IT professionals conduct most server-‐deployment tasks in a deployment lab, and roll out monitored pilot deployments in a controlled fashion. They use a combination of low-‐touch and no-‐touch deployment processes and tools. This audience also deploys these servers from a centralized location, and validates remote server deployments and configurations using remote management tools and scripts. Prerequisites

• Able to perform server and desktop installation, upgrades, and configuration • A conceptual understanding of automated deployment • A basic understanding of the processes in Microsoft Operations Connector Framework, Microsoft

Solutions Framework, and ITIL 3.0 • Basic skills with Windows PowerShell 2.0 • Windows command line • Understanding of, and experience with, monitoring and management tools • Networking knowledge • Knowledge of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) • Knowledge of security • Understanding of, and experience with, performance monitoring • Troubleshooting skills • Familiarity and experience with Windows PowerShell 2.0, Windows Command line, scripting of

imaging and virtualization technologies, and general batch scripting.



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6419BC

Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008-based Servers Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course combines five days’ worth of instructor-‐led training content from the Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist, Active Directory Technology Specialist, and IT Professional Server Administrator courses of Windows Server 2008 to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 environment. This course covers the core skills required by anyone working with Windows Server 2008 Servers. Audience This course is intended for Windows Server administrators who operate Windows Servers on a daily basis and want to learn the skills for configuring, managing, and maintaining the core technical areas of Windows Server 2008. Prerequisites

• At least one year experience operating Windows Servers in the area of account management, server maintenance, server monitoring, or server security.

• A+, Server+, hardware portion of Net+, and familiarity with Windows (client side). • Working knowledge of networking technologies. • Intermediate understanding of network operating systems. • Working experience with Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. • Basic knowledge of Active Directory. • An understanding of security concepts and methodologies (for example, corporate policies). • Basic knowledge of TCP/IP. • Basic knowledge of scripting tools such as Powershell and WMI.



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Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Course duration: Five days Overview The purpose of this 5-‐day course is to teach students the basic fundamentals of networking, security, and server administration with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It is intended to provide the foundational level knowledge needed to prepare students to begin building a career in Microsoft technologies. Audience Candidates for this course are seeking to gain fundamental knowledge and skills around security, networking, and administration in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It can apply to home computer users, academic students, information workers, developers, or help desk technicians wishing to begin a new skills path or up-‐skill to Windows Server technologies. Candidates for this course may also include IT Pros with skills within other IT areas or operating systems (such as Linux) who wish to gain an insight into Windows Server. Prerequisites In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have the following technical knowledge:

• A good fundamental knowledge of general computing equivalent with the CompTIA A+ Certification • An ability to understand basic security, networking and administration concepts • Some previous knowledge and experience with desktop operating systems, although this is not

mandatory Note: No programming skills are required, although some experience and knowledge of scripting technologies would be advantageous.



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6421BC Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and troubleshoot a Windows Sever 2008 network infrastructure. Students will learn to implement and configure secure network access and implement fault tolerant storage technologies. Students will gain an understanding of the network technologies most commonly used with Windows Server 2008 and IP-‐enabled networks. Students will also learn how to secure servers and maintain update compliance. Audience The primary audience for this course includes Active Directory technology specialists aspiring to be Enterprise Administrators (Tier 4 day-‐to-‐day network operations) or Network Administrators (Tier 2). Experienced Server Administrators aspiring to be Enterprise Administrators would also benefit from this course. The secondary audience for this course includes Storage Area Network Administrators who need to understand this information to deploy or extend their current storage infrastructure. Operations Managers who need this information to support troubleshooting efforts and business decisions would also benefit from this course. Prerequisites

• Working experience with Windows Server 2003. • Basic knowledge of Active Directory. • An understanding of security concepts and methodologies (for example, corporate policies). • Basic knowledge of DHCP. • Basic knowledge of IPsec.



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6425CC Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day instructor-‐led course provides to teach Active Directory Technology Specialists with the knowledge and skills to configure Active Directory Domain Services in a distributed environment, implement Group Policies, perform backup and restore, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory related issues. Audience The primary audience for this course are AD Technology Specialists, Server Administrators, and Enterprise Administrators who want to learn how to implement AD in a distributed environment, secure domains using Group Policies, and perform backup, restore, and monitor and troubleshoot AD configuration to ensure trouble free operation. Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of networking. • Intermediate understanding of network operating systems. • An awareness of security best practices. • Basic knowledge of server hardware. A+ or equivalent knowledge • Some experience creating objects in Active Directory. • Foundation course (6424A) or equivalent knowledge. • Basic concepts of backup and recovery in a Windows Server Environment. •

6426CC Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides in-‐depth knowledge on configuring and troubleshooting Identity and Access (IDA) solutions with Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. Audience This course is intended for those who want to understand how IDA solutions are implemented in Windows Server 2008. This course provides a technology Overview of IDA and PKI solutions, and details the implementation of each of the roles in Windows Server 2008 that implement the IDA solution. Also architects, IT professionals, and developers who are responsible for integrating applications and platforms with enterprise directory and security services would benefit from this course. Prerequisites Technical background knowledge and hands-‐on experience of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). This includes technical knowledge equivalent to 6425B: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services.



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6433AC

Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008 Course duration: Five days Overview This five day course is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment. It incorporates both the planning of the server infrastructure and key aspects of the implementation, management and maintenance of Active Directory and Network Infrastructure. It is the primary training resource for Exam 70-‐646 preparation (MCITP: Server Administrator certification). It covers the most important job tasks for Server Administrators who are responsible for the planning, operations, and day-‐to-‐day maintenance of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 servers in the enterprise. The course covers Windows server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1. Audience This course is intended for experienced IT Professionals looking to gain deeper insight and decision making knowledge for a variety of planning and implementation tasks typically carried out by Server Administrators. Also, this course is relevant for you if you have been working as a Server Administrator on a previous version of Windows Server and want to update your skills to the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 environment. The course is intended to build on the student's existing skills in the areas of Active Directory and Network Infrastructure for Windows Server 2008, therefore it is not suitable for new or inexperienced server administrators. Prerequisites

• At least one year experience in implementing or contributing to server and client planning • At least one year experience carrying out day to day network Infrastructure and Active Directory

management and maintenance tasks • Technology skills equivalent to moc course 6418C: Deploying Windows Server 2008

Also, the following prerequisite certifications would support your preparation for attending this course and the taking of the subsequent related exam (70-‐646):

• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration o Equivalent course(s): 6425C and 6426C

• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration o Equivalent course(s): 6421B



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Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell™ Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to utilize Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows Server 2008. The course focuses on cmdlets, script structure and flow control, language syntax, and implementation details of scripting administrative tasks using COM, WMI, and .NET foundations. Audience This course is intended for Windows administrators interested in automating Windows Server 2008 administration tasks, as well as those people looking for a full-‐featured interactive command-‐line environment for Windows operating systems. Windows end users or developers who need to understand what is involved in Windows administration or command-‐line environments may also find this course helpful. Prerequisites

• Course 6430: Planning and Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers, or have equivalent knowledge of administrative tasks.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed: • Course 2433: Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition and Microsoft Windows Script Host Essentials,

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6435BC

Designing Windows Server 2008 Network and Applications Infrastructure Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day course will provide students with an understanding of how to design a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure that meets business and technical requirements for network services. This three-‐day course will prepare IT professionals for the role of Enterprise Administrator. Students will learn how to design application infrastructure solutions based on Windows Server 2008 to meet varying business and technical requirements. Audience This course is intended for IT Professionals who typically work as Enterprise Administrators and that wish to obtain skills that enable them to design a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 network and application Infrastructure. This course is also for Enterprise Administrators or for IT Professionals who have been working on a previous version of Windows Server and want to update their skills to a Windows Server 2008 environment. Students may already be, or have been, working as server administrators involved in planning and design decisions at a server level, and who wish to gain skills and knowledge that enable them to transition to Enterprise level design decisions. The application infrastructure components of the course will focus primarily on web-‐based applications, application and presentation virtualization options and Remote Desktop Services. Application architects who want to know more about how to integrate Windows Server 2008 technologies into enterprise applications will also benefit from this course. Prerequisites

• Experience configuring Windows 7. • Experience configuring Active Directory Domain Services, such as domains, forests, sites, trusts,

certificates, user and computer accounts. • Experience configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, such as IP addressing, name

resolution, network access, file and print services, and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). • Experience configuring applications infrastructure such as server deployment, remote desktop

services, and web services infrastructure. •


• 6421B: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure • 6425C: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services • 6426C: Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008

Active Directory • 6427A: Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008 • 6428A: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services



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Designing Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Infrastructure and Service Course duration: Five days Overview During this five-‐day course, students will learn how to design an Active Directory infrastructure in the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems. Students will learn how to design Active Directory forests, domain infrastructure, sites and replication, administrative structures, Group Policy, and Public Key Infrastructures (PKIs). Students will also learn how to design for security, high availability, disaster recovery, and migrations. Audience Job Role The primary audience for this course is IT professionals, including administrators of Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise who want to become administrators of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise. Skill Level: 300 Product and Technology Experience At least three to five years of experience in medium-‐to-‐large enterprise organizations, supporting and implementing Active Directory. Audience Description This course is intended for IT professionals who want to gain professional job role skills to help them design the infrastructure for Active Directory for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 as an Enterprise Administrator. This course is also intended for IT professionals who have been working as Enterprise Administrators on previous versions of Windows Server and who want to update their skills to Windows Server 2008. Students might already be, or have been, Server Administrators who make planning and design decisions at a server level and who want to gain the skills and knowledge they need to transition to enterprise-‐level design decisions. Prerequisites

• System administrator–level working knowledge. • Up to one year of experience implementing server plans. • Knowledge of client operating system equivalent to the following certifications is beneficial:

• Exam 70-‐680: TS: Windows 7, Configuration Or

• Exam 70-‐620: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring Students can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses or by obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills:

• 6425C: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services • 6426C: Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008

Active Directory • 6433A: Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008 Servers



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6438AC Implementing and Administering Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in Windows Server 2008 Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides the knowledge and skills that IT Professionals need to configure Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services in Windows Server 2008. Audience The audience of this course is Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 administrators, who are responsible for planning, deploying and managing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 servers and sites in a Windows Server 2008 environment. Students taking this course are expected to have experience administering Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008, and experience working with IIS 6.0 or IIS 7.0. Students are not expected to have experience with Windows SharePoint Services. Prerequisites

• Technical background knowledge and hands-‐on experience on implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008, including Internet Information Services (IIS).

• Working knowledge of Active Directory, TCP/IP, and Domain Name System (DNS).



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Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Course duration: Five days Overview This course introduces students to a series of Windows Server 2008 technologies that are used in common business scenarios, and are often the technical underpinnings for business applications. It guides students through the installation, configuration, management and troubleshooting of a Windows Server 2008 technology infrastructure for a large, comprehensive business application, assisting them with the foundational knowledge required for success in supporting such technologies. It covers technologies in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 including Sp1. This course also directly supports the 70-‐643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Application Infrastructure, Configuring exam. Audience This course is intended for IT Professional technical specialists who work in the complex computing environment of a medium to large company and are responsible for the underlying Microsoft technologies that support a business application infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Prerequisites

• Up to one year of experience managing Windows Server 2008 and/or Windows Server 2008 R2 in a medium-‐to-‐large networking environment of multiple physical locations.

• At least two years of experience configuring and managing Windows Vista or Windows 7 clients • Experience managing applications and network technologies in an enterprise environment, which

may include network services and resources such as messaging, databases, file and print, a firewall, Internet access, an intranet, Public Key Infrastructure, remote access, remote desktop, virtualization, and client computer management.

• Experience managing connectivity requirements such as connecting branch offices and individual users in remote locations to corporate resources and connecting corporate networks.

6445AC Implementing and Administering Windows Small Business Server 2008 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day hands-‐on workshop provides students with the necessary knowledge to plan and implement Windows Small Business Server 2008. Students gain first-‐hand knowledge on topics such as installing, migrating, monitoring, securing, and backing up data. Audience This course is intended for technology consultants, system integrators, and in-‐house technology staff that serve small and medium-‐sized businesses. In Prerequisites

• Course 6420: Fundamentals of a Windows Sever 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform

• Course 6424: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory • Course 5115: Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System • Course 5116: Configuring Windows Vista Mobile Computing and Applications



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6451BC Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Course duration: Five days Overview This five-‐day, instructor-‐led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to plan, deploy, and manage Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. This course requires that students have a base-‐level understanding of Systems Management Server 2003 or Configuration Manager 2007. It also requires that students have a system administrator-‐level working knowledge of deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-‐based personal computers, as well as a working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, Microsoft SQL Server, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) or Active Directory directory service, and basic Public Key Infrastructure concepts. This course focuses on planning and deploying sites and clients, configuring software distribution, deploying operating systems, and managing software updates. It also focuses on remote tools and managing mobile devices. Audience This course is intended for systems engineers with one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows Server in medium to large enterprise organizations, and who have a need to plan a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 deployment. This course may also be taken by Configuration Manager 2007 Administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing one or more Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 or Configuration Manager 2007 sites, and all supporting systems. Administrators have one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Windows Server in medium to large enterprise organizations. Prerequisites

• A base-‐level understanding of Systems Management Server 2003 or Configurations Manager 2007. • A system administrator–level working knowledge of:

o Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-‐based personal computers o TCP/IP networking o SQL Server o Active Directory o Basic Public Key Infrastructure concepts



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6460AC Visual Studio 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) solution. Audience This course is intended for application developers who know how to build Windows Forms applications, custom user controls in .NET Framework 2.0 and how to use the common features of the base class library. They do not have to understand concepts such advanced UI threading and asynchronous programming, building custom controls from scratch or using graphics device interface (GDI). They also do not need experience building add-‐ins or custom designers in Microsoft Visual Studio development system. Prerequisites Intermediate experience developing applications by using earlier versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200. 6461AC Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation Course duration: Three days Overview This three-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) solution. Audience This course is intended for application developers who know how to build and consume Web services in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and how to use the common features of the base class library. The application developers do not have to understand concepts such advanced WS-‐*, Web Services Enhancements (WSE), service life cycle management, and diagnostics. Prerequisites Intermediate experience of developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio development system at level 200. 6462AC

Visual Studio 2008: Windows Workflow Foundation Course duration: Two days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) solution. Audience This course is intended for application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008. The course does not require previous experience creating workflow-‐based solutions.



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Prerequisites Intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200. 6463AC

Visual Studio 2008: ASP.NET 3.5 Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to create a fully functional Web application by using ASP.NET 3.5. Audience This course is intended for application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008. Prerequisites Intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200. 6464AC

Visual Studio 2008: ADO.NET 3.5 Course duration: Two days Overview This two-‐day instructor-‐led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to access and modify data by using ADO.NET 3.5. Audience This course is intended for application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 Prerequisites Intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200.



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Managing Enterprise Desktops Using the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Course duration: Five days Overview Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This five-‐day instructor-‐led course will enable attendees to gain an understanding of the tools available in Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) to improve their Change Management process and reduce support across their or their customer's environment. Audience The primary audience is IT Professionals focusing on desktop configuration, which could include Network Administrators, SMS Administrators, Field Consultants, Technical Business Consultants, and any other technical worker that is responsible for the types of tasks that can be automated or improved through the MDOP. Prerequisites

• Active Directory knowledge and concepts including Group Policy. • Windows Server 2003 knowledge and experience. • Fundamental knowledge of SQL Server 2005. • Fundamental knowledge of Windows Terminal Services. • Fundamental knowledge of System Management Server 2003. • Fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Operations Manager. • Experience managing Windows desktops in an Enterprise environment.