Google Analytics: Goal Tracking and AdWords Integration

Product(s): Google Analytics
Audience(s): Business Professional.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Start Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 3:00 PM (EDT) US

Event Overview:
Goal tracking allows you to assign a dollar value to a user action, such as clicking on a buy button or a subscribe link. Then you can track specific goal clicks on your website. This also ties in with Google AdWords, which is Google’s online advertising service. This allows you to run AdWords campaigns and gauge their effectiveness by connecting goals to ad click-throughs.

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Getting it Done: Working with Task and Project Lists in SharePoint

Product(s): Microsoft SharePoint
Audience(s): Business Professional.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Start Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:00 AM (EDT) US

Event Overview:
In this webinar, you’ll learn how to use SharePoint’s two kinds of task lists to manage ongoing individual and group activities. Tasks let you create and assign work, track that work, and have an audit trail that the work was assigned and completed. SharePoint Project Task Lists let you work on a group of collective activities with a deadline (a project). The two types of lists are similar but have their differences. Use them to get things done efficiently and with high levels of accountability.

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Illustrator Basics – A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding How to Make Illustrator Work for You

Product(s): Adobe Illustrator CS4
Audience(s): Business Professional.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Start Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:00 AM (EDT) US

Event Overview:
In this Webinar we will demonstrate all the goodies in the Illustrator tool kit. You’ll learn how to create and save files, access basic palettes and drawing tools, manage your workspace, and select colors with CS3′s new Live Color feature.

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Photo Correction and Retouching – Correct, Repair, Restore and Enhance Photos in Photoshop
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Product(s): Adobe Photoshop CS4
Audience(s): Business Professional.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Start Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:00 AM (EDT) US

Event Overview:
Even the finest digital photographers need to spruce up their images in Photoshop. This Webinar focuses on the different tricks and techniques Photoshop offers for correcting exposure and contrast problems as well as retouching parts of an image. We will walk through the correction and retouching of a photo for a brochure, learning adjustment layers, Levels corrections, and retouching tools along the way.

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Product(s): Microsoft Ofice SharePoint
Audience(s): Business Professional.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Start Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:00 AM (EDT) US

Event Overview:
What are the major features and benefits of Microsoft SharePoint? Are there any advantages to using SharePoint? What does it look like? What does it do? Find out the answers to these questions and more. In this 60-minute webinar, we’ll provide a guided tour of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. You’ll learn about Team Sites, Document Workspaces, Document Libraries, how information is shared in a group, and more.

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KnowledgeWave has added and confirmed the follow course to our schedule. MS6421: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure. This class is confirmed and locked to run August 10-14, 2009 at our South Burlington, Vermont location.

About this Course
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 Profile
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.

At Course Completion
* After completing this course, students will be able to:
* Install and configure servers.
* Configure and troubleshoot DNS.
* Configure and manage WINS.
* Configure and troubleshoot DHCP.
* Configure and troubleshoot IPv6 TCP/IP.
* Configure and troubleshoot Routing and Remote Access.
* Install, configure, and troubleshoot the Network Policy Server Role service.
* Configure Network Access Protection.
* Configure IPsec.
* Monitor and troubleshoot IPsec.
* Configure and manage Distributed File System.
* Configure and manage storage technologies.
* Configure availability of network resources and content.
* Configure server security compliance.

Course Outline

Module 1: Installing and Configuring Servers
This module explains how to identify the appropriate usage scenario and installation type for a server and then install and configure appropriate server roles and features.

Lessons
* Installing Windows Server 2008
* Managing Server Roles and Features
* Overview of the Server Core Installation Option

Lab :  Installing and Configuring Servers and Server Roles
Exercise 1: Identifying Server Types
Exercise 2: Installing and Configuring Server Roles and Features
Exercise 3: Configuring Server Core and Performing Basic Management Tasks

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Identify the system requirements and process for installing Windows Server 2008.
* Describe the difference between server roles and features.
* Describe the benefits of and roles supported by a Server Core installation.

Module 2: Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS
This module explains how to configure, manage and troubleshoot DNS server and zone properties to be used in a secure environment.

Lessons
* Installing the DNS Server Role
* Configuring the DNS Server Role
* Configuring DNS Zones
* Configuring DNS Zone Transfers
* Managing and Troubleshooting DNS

Lab : Configuring and Verifying a DNS Solution
Exercise 1: Configuring a DNS Infrastructure
Exercise 2: Monitoring and Troubleshooting DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Install the DNS Server role.
* Configure the DNS Server role to support various query types.
* Configure DNS zones.
* Configure DNS zone transfers.
* Manage DNS zone records and troubleshoot DNS using various tools.

Module 3: Configuring and Managing WINS
This module explains how to configure, manage and troubleshoot WINS servers.

Lessons:
* Overview of the Windows Internet Name Service
* Managing the WINS Server
* Configuring WINS Replication
* Migrating from WINS to DNS

Lab : Configuring a WINS Infrastructu
Exercise 1: Installing WINS
Exercise 2: Configuring WINS Burst Handling
Exercise 3: Configuring WINS Replication
Exercise 4: Migrating from WINS to DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Install and configure the Windows Internet Name Service.
* Manage WINS client records.
* Configure and manage WINS replication.
* Migrate a WINS infrastructure to DNS.

Module 4: Configuring and Troubleshooting DHCP
This module explains how to configure, manage and troubleshoot a DHCP environment supporting an IPV4 infrastructure.

Lessons:
* Overview of the DHCP Server Role
* Configuring DHCP Scopes and Options
* Managing a DHCP Database
* Monitoring and Troubleshooting DHCP
* Securing DHCP

Lab : Configuring and Troubleshooting the DHCP Server Role
Exercise 1: Installing and Authorizing the DHCP Server Role
Exercise 2: Configuring a DHCP Scope
Exercise 3: Troubleshooting Common DHCP Issues

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Describe how DHCP works.
* Configure DHCP scopes and options.
* Manage a DHCP database.
* Monitor and troubleshoot DHCP.
* Secure DHCP.

Module 5: Configuring and Troubleshooting IPv6 TCP/IP
This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot static and dynamic IPv6 addresses, including subnet prefix lengths, gateways and DNS servers.

Lessons
* Overview of IPv6
* Coexistence with IPv6
* IPv6 Tunneling Technologies
* Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6
* Troubleshooting IPv6

Lab : Lab A: Configuring an ISATAP Router
Exercise 1: Configuring a New IPv6 Network and Client
Exercise 2: Configuring an ISATAP Router to Enable Communication Between an IPv4 Network and an IPv6 Network

Lab : Lab B: Converting the Network
Exercise 1: Transitioning to an IPv6-Only Network

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Describe the benefits and considerations of IPv6.
* Describe how IPv6 can coexist with IPv4 environments.
* Describe IPv6 tunneling technologies used to interoperate with IPv4 networks.
* Describe the process used to migrate from IPv4 to IPv6.
* Troubleshoot IPv6 connectivity.

Module 6: Configuring and Troubleshooting Routing and Remote Access
This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot Routing and Remote Access Services.

Lessons
* Configuring Network Access
* Configuring VPN Access
* Overview of Network Policies
* Overview of the Connection Manager Administration Kit
* Troubleshooting Routing and Remote Access

Lab : Configuring and Managing Network Access
Exercise 1: Configuring Routing and Remote Access as a VPN Remote Access Solution
Exercise 2: Configuring a Custom Network Policy
Exercise 3: Configuring Logging
Exercise 4: Configuring a Connection Profile

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Install and configure the Routing and Remote Access service.
* Configure VPN access.
* Configure network policies.
* Configure a connection profile using the Connection Manager Administration Kit.
* Troubleshoot Routing and Remote Access.

Module 7: Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server Role Service
This module explains how to install, configure and troubleshoot the Network Policy Server Role service.

Lessons
* Installing and Configuring a Network Policy Server
* Configuring RADIUS Clients and Servers
* NPS Authentication Methods
* Monitoring and Troubleshooting a Network Policy Server

Lab : Configuring and Managing Network Policy Server
Exercise 1: Installing and Configuring the Network Policy Server Role Service
Exercise 2: Configuring a RADIUS Client
Exercise 3: Configuring Certificate Auto-Enrollment

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Install and configure the Network Policy Server role.
* Configure a RADIUS client and server.
* Describe NPS authentication methods.
* Monitor and troubleshoot a Network Policy server.

Module 8: Configuring Network Access Protection
This module explains how to configure and manage NAP for DHCP, VPN, and 802.1X.

Lessons
* Overview of Network Access Protection
* How NAP Works
* Configuring NAP
* Monitoring and Troubleshooting NAP

Lab : Configuring NAP for DHCP and VPN
Exercise 1: Configuring NAP for DHCP Clients
Exercise 2: Configuring NAP for VPN Clients

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Describe the benefits and uses of NAP.
* Describe how NAP works in various access scenarios.
* Configure NAP.
* Monitor and troubleshoot NAP.

Module 9: Configuring IPsec
This module explains how to configure and test IPsec.

Lessons
* Overview of IPsec
* Configuring Connection Security Rules
* Configuring IPsec NAP Enforcement

Lab : Configuring IPsec NAP Enforcement
Exercise 1: Preparing the Network Environment for IPsec NAP Enforcement
Exercise 2: Configuring and Testing IPsec NAP Enforcement

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Describe the benefits and uses of IPsec.
* Configure Connection Security rules.
* Configure IPsec NAP enforcement.

Module 10: Monitoring and Troubleshooting IPsec
This module explains how to monitor and troubleshoot IPsec.

Lessons
* Monitoring IPsec Activity
* Troubleshooting IPsec

Lab : Monitoring and Troubleshooting IPsec
Exercise 1: Monitoring IPSec Connectivity
Exercise 2: Configuring Connection Security
Exercise 3: Troubleshooting IPSec

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Monitor IPsec activity.
* Troubleshoot IPsec.

Module 11: Configuring and Managing Distributed File System
This module explains how to configure and manage Distributed File System.

Lessons
* DFS Overview
* Configuring DFS Namespaces
* Configuring DFS Replication

Lab : Configuring DFS
Exercise 1: Installing the Distributed File System Role Service
Exercise 2: Creating a DFS Namespace
Exercise 3: Configuring Folder Targets and Folder Replication
Exercise 4: Viewing Diagnostic Reports for Replicated Folders

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Describe the Distributed File System.
* Manage DFS namespaces.
* Configure DFS replication.

Module 12: Configuring and Managing Storage Technologies
This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot file system storage technologies included with Windows Server 2008.

Lessons
* Windows Server 2008 Storage Management Overview
* Managing Storage Using File Server Resource Manager
* Configuring Quota Management
* Implementing File Screening
* Managing Storage Reports

Lab : Configuring and Managing Storage Technologies
Exercise 1: Installing the FSRM Role Service
Exercise 2: Configuring Storage Quotas
Exercise 3: Configuring File Screening
Exercise 4: Generating Storage Reports

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Describe storage management solutions included in Windows Server 2008.
* Manage storage using File Server Resource Manager (FSRM).
* Configure quota management using FSRM.
* Implement file screening using FSRM.
* Manage storage reports.

Module 13: Configuring Availability of Network Resources and Content
This module explains how to describe and configure backup and recovery methods.

Lessons
* Backing Up Data
* Configuring Shadow Copies
* Providing Server and Service Availability

Lab : Configuring Availability of Network Resources
Exercise 1: Configuring Windows Server Backup and Restore
Exercise 2: Configuring Shadow Copying
Exercise 3:Configuring Network Load Balancing

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Back up data.
* Configure shadow copies.
* Provide server and service availability.

Module 14: Configuring Server Security Compliance
This module explains how to configure and analyze server security and security update compliance.

Lessons
* Securing a Windows Infrastructure
* Using Security Templates to Secure Servers
* Configuring an Audit Policy
* Overview of Windows Sever Update Services
* Managing WSUS

Lab : Configuring Server Security Compliance
Exercise 1: Configuring and Analyzing Security
Exercise 2: Analyzing Security Templates
Exercise 3: Configuring Windows Software Update Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Secure a server role within a Windows infrastructure.
* Secure servers using security templates.
* Configure an audit policy.
* Describe the use of Windows Server Update Services.
* Manage updates using WSUS.

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Product(s): Microsoft Outlook 2007
Audience(s): Business Professional.
Duration: 30 Minutes
Start Date: July 24th 1:00PM US Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT US)

Event Overview
Are you perplexed every time Outlook asks you if you’re ready to archive your e-mail? Here’s your shot at illumination: This 30 minute free webinar will show you just how Archive works.  Even better, you’ll find out how to make Archive work for you, exactly the way you want it to.  Once you learn how to archive the message we will show you how to use the Navigation Pane to gain access to your stored messages. Avoid problems by following some best practices for common tasks like keeping backup files or archives of your e-mail, and for easily recognizing what’s inside those files or archives.

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KnowledgeWave has a confirmed to run MS6424 class scheduled for August 3-5, 2009.
Class location is South Burlington, Vermont. 

About this Course:

This three-day instructor-led course provides Active Directory Technology Specialists an introduction to Active Directory server roles in Windows Server 2008. The course is intended for entry level students who want to get familiar with the Active Directory server roles and their basic functionality.

Audience Profile:
The primary audience for this course is IT Professionals who are new to Active Directory and want to become familiar with Active Directory concepts.

At Course Completion:
After completing this course, students will understand how Active Directory server roles are used and learn about the purpose and components of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Students will learn how to configure organizational units and user, computer and group accounts. Lastly, students will learn how to manage access to shared resources.

Course Outline:This module provides an overview of the Active Directory server roles.

Module 1: Exploring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Roles

Lessons
* Overview of Active Directory Domain Services
* Overview of Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
* Overview of Active Directory Certificate Services
* Overview of Active Directory Rights Management Services
* Overview of Active Directory Federation Services

Lab :
* Exploring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Server Roles
* Planning Active Directory Server Role Implementations
* Understanding Active Directory Server Role Integration with AD DS

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Describe the Active Directory server roles required for a variety of Active Directory deployment scenarios.
* Describe the integration of AD DS with other Active Directory server roles

Module 2: Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services
This module explains the reasons for deploying AD DS and describes the AD DS components.

Lessons
* Overview of AD DS
* Overview of AD DS Logical Components
* Overview of AD DS Physical Components

Lab :
* Exploring AD DS Components and Tools
* Examining the AD DS Logical Components
* Examining the AD DS Physical Components

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Install the AD DS management tools on a Windows Vista computer.
* Describe the AD DS logical components
* Describe the AD DS physical components

Module 3: Introduction to Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
This module explains how Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) works and how to configure AD LDS components.

Lessons
* AD LDS Overview
* Implementing and Administering AD LDS
* Implementing AD LDS Replication
* Comparing AD DS and AD LDS

Lab :
* Configuring AD LDS
* Configuring AD LDS Instances and Application Partitions
* Configuring AD LDS Access Control
* Configuring AD LDS Replication

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Configure AD LDS instances and application partitions.
* Configure AD LDS access control.
* Configure AD LDS replication.

Module 4: Introduction to Active Directory Certificate Services
This module explains how Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) works and how to implement AD CS certificate enrollment.

Lessons
* Overview of Active Directory Certificate Services
* Understanding Active Directory Certificate Services Certificates
* Implementing Certificate Enrollment and Revocation

Lab :
* Exploring Active Directory Certificate Services
* Requesting Certificates Using Web Enrollment
* Managing Certificate Requests and Revocation

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Request certificates using Web enrollment.
* Manage certificate requests.

Module 5: Introduction to Active Directory Rights Management Services
This module explains how Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) works and how to configure AD RMS settings.

Lessons
* AD RMS Overview
* Understanding AD RMS
* Managing AD RMS

Lab :
* Exploring AD RMS
* Verifying AD RMS Functionality
* Customizing the AD RMS Configuration

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Verify AD RMS functionality.
* Customize the AD RMS configuration.

Module 6: Introduction to Active Directory Federation Services
This module explains how Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) works and how to configure AD FS components.

Lessons
* AD FS Overview
* AD FS Deployment Scenarios
* Configuring AD FS Components

Lab :
* Exploring AD FS
* Implementing the AD FS Components (Discussion)
* Configuring the AD FS Resource Partner Organization

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Describe how to implement the AD FS components.
* Configure the AD FS resource partner organization.

Module 7: Creating Active Directory Domain Services User and Computer Objects
This module explains how to configure AD DS user and computer accounts.

Lessons
* Managing User Accounts
* Creating Computer Accounts
* Using Queries to Locate Objects in AD DS

Lab :
* Creating AD DS User and Computer Accounts
* Creating and Configuring User Accounts
* Creating and Configuring Computer Accounts

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Create and configure user accounts
* Create and configure computer accounts.

Module 8: Creating Active Directory Domain Services Groups and Organizational Units
This module explains how to configure AD DS group accounts and organizational units (OU).

Lessons
* Introduction to AD DS Groups
* Managing Group Accounts
* Creating Organizational Units

Lab :
* Creating an OU Infrastructure
* Creating AD DS Groups
* Planning an OU Hierarchy (Discussion)
* Creating an OU Hierarchy

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Create and configure group accounts.
* Create and configure organizational units
* Apply considerations when creating an OU design.

Module 9: Managing Access to Resources in Active Directory Domain Services
This module explains how to manage access to shared resources in an AD DS environment.

Lessons
* Managing Access Overview
* Assigning Permissions to Shared Resources
* Managing NTFS File and Folder Permissions
* Determining Effective Permission

Lab :
* Managing Access to Resources
* Planning a Shared Folder Implementation (Discussion)
* Implementing a Shared Folder Implementation
* Evaluating the Shared Folder Implementation

After completing this module, students will be able to:
* Plan a shared folder implementation.
* Implement a secure shared folder implementation.
* Evaluate the shared folder implementation.