LoadFest
Windows 2003 Server

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$499.00 + GST

David Briggs from The Quill Consultancy has completed the necessary preparation to be able deliver Loadfest: Introducing Microsoft Windows 2003.

Loadfest courses are designed to give existing experienced Windows 2000 IT Professionals the opportunity to ramp up quickly to the changes that are new in Windows Server 2003. Microsoft acknowledge with this type of training, that people are looking for training solutions that can be completed in a short timeframe and provide experienced staff with a fast track coverage of the major improvements and enhancements in Windows 2003 Server.

This one day lab and presentation-based seminar provides an overview of the changes and improvements made to Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003. The primary goal of this seminar is to provide the attendees with a hands-on experience with Windows Server 2003. Each attendee will install Windows Server 2003, install Microsoft Active Directory® directory service and configure Group Policy while learning about the Active Directory and DNS improvements. The attendees will also learn about the enhancements made to Internet Information Server 6.0 and gain hands-on experience installing and managing the web server. As well, attendees will learn about, and install and configure Terminal Services, Volume Shadow Copy and the enhanced command line tools. Security, scalability, and reliability improvements will be discussed throughout. By the end of this seminar, students will understand how they can "do more with less" in their job and where Windows Server 2003 will be most relevant to their organization.

Loadfest seminars provide the option for attendees to bring their own server. If you intend to bring your own computer the minimum specification would be 256 meg of RAM , PIII or above and at least an 8 gigabyte hard drive. Attendees will be supplied with an evaluation copy of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, and an evaluation copy of Virtual PC.

After completing this seminar, students will be able to:

• Understand the core improvements between Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server.
• Explain differences in Active Directory from Windows 2000.
• Implement new Group Policy features in an organization.
• Use the new Command Line tools.
• Understand new security enhancements to Windows Server 2003.
• Understand the role of an Application Server and the enhancements made to IIS 6.0.
• Understand new Terminal Services features.
• Understand new file system and performance enhancements.

• Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Family
• Module 2: Active Directory and DNS Enhancements
• Module 3: Group Policy Enhancements
• Module 4: Windows Server 2003 as an Application Platform - IIS 6.0
• Module 5: Managing File Resources
• Module 6: Terminal Services Enhancements
• Module 7: Managing Windows Server 2003

The goal of the LoadFest is to provide a comprehensive in-depth training day, where the attendees can leave with a fully integrated environment which can be replicated in their own organisation. This is your opportunity to build your own Windows Server 2003 Server!

Dates:

• 23 January 2004
• 31 March 2004
• 6 May 2004
• 25 June 2004

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