Configuration Management Training in Strasbourg

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) serves as a robust solution for deploying, managing, and securing devices and applications throughout an enterprise.

Delivered by an expert instructor in either online or onsite formats, this live training is designed for IT professionals with intermediate skills. It focuses on the installation, configuration, and management of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager to facilitate modern enterprise desktop and application management.

Upon completion, participants will be equipped to:

• Install and set up the infrastructure components of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
• Deploy operating systems, applications, and updates across various devices.
• Utilize integrated tools and reports to monitor compliance and inventory.
• Integrate MECM with Intune to enable co-management and modern device management strategies.

Course Format

• Engaging lectures and discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical practice.
• Hands-on implementation within a live-lab environment.

Customization Options

• For tailored training requests, please get in touch with us to arrange.

Ansible Tower serves as the enterprise framework for managing and scaling Ansible automation across complex IT environments.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to deploy, configure, and operate Ansible Tower as part of an enterprise automation strategy.

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

• Install and configure Ansible Tower for enterprise use.
• Manage users, teams, inventories, and credentials in Tower.
• Launch and monitor playbooks through job templates and workflows.
• Secure and scale Ansible automation across teams and departments.

Format of the Course also allows for the evaluation of participants.

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Ansible Tower in enterprise-scale scenarios.
• Guided exercises focused on deployment, management, and security of Tower infrastructure.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your organization’s automation infrastructure, please contact us to arrange.

Ansible Automation serves as a robust framework for scaling IT automation, configuration management, and deployment.

This instructor-led training, available online or onsite, is designed for intermediate-level DevOps professionals who want to design, develop, and maintain advanced Ansible automation assets and integrate them into broader IT operations.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop custom Ansible modules and plugins.
• Build complex playbooks utilizing Jinja2, filters, and conditional logic.
• Integrate Ansible with APIs and version control systems.
• Organize content using Collections and Roles.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Practical application of the Ansible Automation Platform within sample enterprise scenarios.
• Guided exercises focusing on the development, integration, and testing of Ansible content.

Customization Options

• To request customized training tailored to your specific Ansible use cases, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led live training in Strasbourg (available online or onsite) is designed for system administrators who wish to learn about Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) and utilize it to manage their infrastructure.

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

• Learn about Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and how it works.
• Understand and configure discovery methods.
• Configure MECM client policies.

Puppet is an open-source configuration management tool used to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and management across servers and environments.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level system administrators who wish to use Puppet to automate system configuration in a Master-Client environment.

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

• Install and configure Puppet on master and client systems.
• Write and apply Puppet manifests to manage configuration.
• Create and reuse Puppet modules, templates, and classes.
• Implement conditional logic and ordering in Puppet manifests.

Format of the Course also allows for the evaluation of participants.

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

Course Customization Options

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

Course objectives:

Grasp the fundamental concepts of Ansible
Acquire skills to install and configure Ansible
Investigate the core components of Ansible: Playbooks, Modules, and Inventory
Put automation tasks into practice using Ansible
Run Ansible Playbooks to oversee and automate remote servers

This instructor-led live training, available Strasbourg (online or on-site), targets DevOps engineers, developers, and project managers who aim to efficiently execute preprogrammed functions and manage software development workflows using the powerful RESTful API of Ansible AWX.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Ansible AWX on their preferred software development environment.
• Understand the DevOps principles and concepts foundational to Ansible AWX.
• Utilize AWX's automation tools to enhance workflows and facilitate DevOps processes.
• Integrate AWX with external resources to leverage its features and collaborate with teams.

Managing Configuration with Ansible equips system administrators with practical techniques for automating Linux and Unix infrastructure. It covers core principles of Ansible playbooks, roles, inventory management, and variable-driven configurations. The course examines proven methods for YAML syntax, conditional logic, vault encryption, and rolling update strategies. It helps professionals standardize deployment workflows and eliminate configuration drift across complex server environments.

This instructor-led, live training in Strasbourg (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers, developers, and SysOps administrators who wish to maximize the tools and features made available through the Ansible project for the advancement of organizational IT infrastructures and processes.

Simultaneously, they can utilize the opportunity to carry out complex Ansible implementations for large-scale applications while employing its open-sourced tower for optimized DevOps management and collaboration functions.

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

• Install and configure Ansible along with other open-source tools and resources.
• Establish a centralized system for DevOps management using Ansible project features.
• Operate automation tools and advanced resources of Ansible to achieve CI/CD approach.
• Execute better SysOps methods using Ansible's collaborative features for management of larger teams.
• Enhance DevOps tasks execution within the organization and optimize existing ones.
• Integrate Ansible with external platforms and leverage other Ansible tools for the organization's advantage.

This instructor-led, live training in Strasbourg (online or onsite) is aimed at network or DevOps engineers who wish to use Ansible to manage network systems more efficiently through automation.

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

• Set up the required development environment to begin building and utilizing network automation solutions.
• Create Ansible playbooks to execute and automate tasks across multiple network systems.
• Utilize Python network automation scripts to manage and configure network devices.
• Manage dynamic network configuration changes using Jinja2 templates.

This instructor-led, live training in Strasbourg (online or onsite) is designed for system operators and administrators who wish to use Foreman and Katello to manage and monitor their servers and infrastructures.

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

• Set up Foreman to automate the provisioning and configuration of systems.
• Install Katello to implement its content management features for creating, organizing, and managing repositories.
• Track infrastructure changes using Foreman's reporting and monitoring capabilities.

This instructor-led live training in Strasbourg (online or onsite) is designed for system administrators who wish to use Microsoft SCCM to manage their infrastructures.

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

• Use the Configuration Manager console for infrastructure management.
• Configure public key infrastructures to secure Microsoft SCCM.
• Perform advanced application deployment and troubleshooting.

This instructor-led, live training in Strasbourg (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate to advanced developers and system administrators aiming to enhance their Puppet knowledge and expertise.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:

• Gaining mastery over advanced Puppet concepts and techniques.
• Efficiently handling configurations via Puppet.
• Adopting best practices for module development.
• Separating configuration data from code through Hiera.
• Creating custom facts and functions to expand Puppet's capabilities.
• Effectively managing relationships within Puppet.
• Managing various artifacts, including files, snippets, templates, and blobs.
• Applying testing best practices for Puppet modules.
• Employing Puppet Bolt for orchestration tasks.

This instructor-led live training in Strasbourg (available online or onsite) is designed for system operators and administrators who intend to use Satellite to manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux hosts.

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

• Configure Red Hat Satellite for the deployment of software and servers.
• Utilize management tools to schedule tasks and run remote execution commands.
• Perform server maintenance to manage system security, recoverability, and growth.

This instructor-led, live training in Strasbourg (online or onsite) targets intermediate-level system administrators and IT professionals who wish to effectively manage, optimize, and secure RHEL 8 environments using the latest tools and techniques.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:

• Installing and configuring RHEL 8 for enterprise deployment.
• Leveraging advanced tools such as App Streams, Stratis, and the Virtual Data Optimizer for efficient storage management.
• Implementing secure networking solutions using NFTables and Firewalld.
• Automating system administration tasks with Ansible, including task deployment and scaling.
• Managing the lifecycle of containers and ensuring secure deployments in production environments.

SaltStack (or Salt) is an open-source, Python-based tool designed for configuration management, enabling the automation of hardware and software provisioning within IT environments. It is widely recognized as an effective orchestration solution for cloud and IT operations.

In this instructor-led live training, available both onsite and remotely, participants will gain practical experience deploying SaltStack. Through hands-on exercises in a simulated cloud setting, you will learn the setup, configuration, provisioning, optimization, and troubleshooting processes for managing a cluster of servers.

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

• Install and configure SaltStack
• Automate infrastructure-related administrative tasks
• Provision and manage new code and application packages
• Develop reusable configuration templates
• Utilize SaltStack for system monitoring
• Formulate strategies to optimize infrastructure performance
• Troubleshoot issues within SaltStack and the surrounding environment

Target Audience

• System administrators
• DevOps engineers

Course Format

• A blend of lectures, discussions, exercises, and intensive hands-on practice

Notes

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

Zammad is a contemporary, web-based, open-source helpdesk and customer support system. It consolidates tickets from email, chat, phone, and social media into a unified queue, offering a self-hosted alternative to Zendesk, Freshdesk, and ServiceNow that ensures customer data remains within your own infrastructure.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate support managers and system administrators who aim to replace cloud-based helpdesk platforms with a self-hosted, sovereign ticketing system using Zammad.

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

• Install Zammad via packages or Docker with PostgreSQL.
• Configure email, chat, and API channels for ticket ingestion.
• Design workflows, escalations, and SLA timers.
• Set up role-based access, groups, and organizations.
• Integrate with knowledge base, reporting, and webhooks.

Format of the Course also allows for the evaluation of participants.

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

Course Customization Options

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