Free Windows and Linux Integration Training at TechX World Online
May 31, 2007
TechX World Online is a full day of four free IT training courses brought to you in an online format.
Sign up today for the TechX World Online event featuring four training sessions designed to give you the knowledge to make Windows and Linux work effectively together.
Learn the latest tips about Windows-Linux integration without having to travel away from your office. Get unbiased, reliable information about cross-platform IT solutions you can use today-whether you’re on the Windows side of the house or the UNIX/Linux side or somewhere in between trying to make it all work together.
Get hands-on management solutions from famed Linux and Windows expert Darren Mar-Elia for:
- How to monitor UNIX and Windows from a single console
- Tips to use Group Policy across platforms
- How to apply industry standards for heterogeneous management
Get the inside scoop on new directory services integration products and tools from independent expert Brian Komar.Everyone’s talking about virtualization, but they teach you to take it to the next level to solve your most common IT problems. Register today for two virtualization sessions featuring Michael Otey’s advice for creating the optimal virtual environment with little-known tips around the latest virtualization technologies. Michael will also compare VMware and Windows Server “Longhorn” virtualization technologies so you can make educated decisions for your infrastructure.
Learn from industry experts how to work more effectively in a mixed-platform IT environment.
TechX Virtual World Sessions
Session 1
Systems Management
Speaker: Darren Mar-Elia
Policy-Based Configuration Management
Windows comes with Group Policy, a robust, scaleable technology for managing configurations across servers and desktops. But, how about non-Windows systems? Now you can manage these Unix, Linux and even Mac systems’ configuration using Group Policy. We’ll look at this trend at the trend towards cross-platform configuration management including the use of Group Policy and other technologies for creating a unified view of configuration across your enterprise. And we’ll look at how CMDB trends are changing the notion of configuration management.
Session 2
Directory Services and Security Integration
Speaker: Brian Komar
Managing Multiple Directories
This session provides the basic understanding of today’s virtualization technologies. It begins by introducing the different types of virtualization including hardware virtualization, virtual machine virtualization and application virtualization. Then it provides a high level look at the major products in each of these areas. The session concludes by looking at future directions of virtualization with hardware virtualization and the role of the Windows Longhorn Server Hypervisor.
Session 3
Virtualization
Speaker: Michael Otey
Introduction to Virtualization
This session provides the basic understanding of today’s virtualization technologies. It begins by introducing the different types of virtualization including hardware virtualization, virtual machine virtualization and application virtualization. Then it provides a high level look at the major products in each of these areas. The session concludes by looking at future directions of virtualization with hardware virtualization and the role of the Windows Longhorn Server Hypervisor.
Session 4
Virtualization
Speaker: Michael Otey
Virtualization Strategies
The session covers the business benefits and uses of virtualization technology. It presents some of the major IT challenges today such as server sprawl, deployment, and testing and shows how virtualization can be used to address these problems. It also covers the business scenarios for using application virtualization and concludes by discussing the planning issues for future virtualization directions.
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