IL, Chicago - CBD - West Loop Riverside Plaza Center

10 South Riverside Plaza Suite 875, Chicago, United States, 60606

The CBD West Loop Riverside Plaza Center is a unique, recently renovated building facing the Chicago River. Located on the outskirts of the Loop, this center is excellent for commuters from the suburbs, with the Ogilvie train station and Union Station two blocks down the street. Amenities include an enhanced business lounge with two Thinkpods to help you focus, a fintness lounge and two full-service restaurants on-site. Our 42 person meeting room is ideal for all forms of training sessions.

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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

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Red Hat System Administration III (RHEL9) – RH294+EX294

 28 Hours

Red Hat System Administration III is focused on automation of Linux system administration tasks using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Linux system administrators who wish to automate common administrative tasks and prepare for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam based on RHEL 9.

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

  • Write and run Ansible playbooks to automate Linux administration.
  • Deploy and manage systems using Ansible roles, inventories, and variables.
  • Control access, configure services, and automate security policies.
  • Prepare for and take the EX294 RHCE certification exam.

Format of the Course

  • Interactive lecture and discussion.
  • Hands-on implementation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  • Guided labs focused on automation tasks aligned with RHCE exam objectives.

Course Customization Options

  • To request a customized training for this course based on your automation or certification goals, please contact us to arrange.
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DO467 - Managing Enterprise Ansible Platform: Tower

 21 Hours

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

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at 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

  • 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.
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DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development

 21 Hours

Ansible Automation is a powerful framework for IT automation, configuration management, and deployment at scale.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level DevOps professionals who wish to design, develop, and maintain advanced Ansible automation content and integrate it into larger IT operations.

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

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

Format of the Course

  • Interactive lecture and discussion.
  • Hands-on use of Ansible Automation Platform in sample enterprise scenarios.
  • Guided exercises focused on development, integration, and testing of Ansible content.

Course Customization Options

  • To request a customized training for this course based on your Ansible use cases, please contact us to arrange.
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Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM)

 21 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to learn about Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) and use it to manage infrastructures.

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.
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Puppet Fundamentals

 14 Hours

This course is intended for organisations already using Puppet or Systems Administrators looking to implement Puppet as a new solution.

The course is delivered over 2 days and involves a mixture of both presentations and exercises. On completion, you will be able to deploy a basic system configuration for Puppet in a Master-Client environment.

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Puppet Advanced

 21 Hours

This course is intended for experienced system administrators and developers who are looking to implement Puppet Automation into complex environments.

On completion, you will be able to deploy a complex system configuration for Puppet environment in a multiple Masters-Client environment.

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Advanced Automation with Ansible

 14 Hours

The course is intended to give engineers who currently use Ansible knowledge of the deeper and more specialist areas involved in its application.

The aim of the workshop is to give a greater understanding of what goes on "under the hood", how Ansible can be used in the application development lifecycle, and how Ansible can be tailored for scaled and enterprise environments.

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Introduction to Ansible

 7 Hours

Course objectives: Understand the basics of Ansible Learn how to install and configure Ansible Explore the core components of Ansible: Playbooks, Modules, and Inventory Implement automation tasks using Ansible Execute Ansible Playbooks to manage and automate remote servers

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Ansible AWX Fundamentals for DevOps Automation

 21 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers, developers, and project managers who wish to efficiently execute preprogrammed functions and administer software development workflows using the powerful RESTful API of Ansible AWX.

By the end of 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.
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Managing Configuration with Ansible

 21 Hours

This course has been created to system administrators who want to automate system and application configuration management with Ansible.

This course focuses mostly on Linux/Unix servers.

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Ansible for Experts

 35 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (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.
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Ansible for Network Engineers

 14 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (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 necessary development environment to start building and using network automation.
  • Create Ansible playbooks for executing and automating tasks in multiple network systems.
  • Use Python network automation scripts to manage and configure network devices.
  • Manage network configuration changes dynamically using Jinja2 templates.
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Ansible and Puppet for Large Infrastructures

 14 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers who wish to automate IT infrastructure with Ansible and Puppet.

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

  • Configure and manage IT infrastructure.
  • Build a pipeline for effective code deployment.
  • Implement self-service infrastructure and application delivery.
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Chef Configuration Management

 14 Hours

This 2-day course demonstrates through hands-on practice the basics of Chef, a configuration management tool, and how to use Chef for infrastructure automation.

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Configuration Management for Managers and Leaders

 14 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to product leads and senior managers who wish to understand the benefits and challenges of configuration management for their products and projects

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

  • Explain the need and requirements for configuration management.
  • Identify the elements and terminology of configuration management.
  • Apply the life cycle concepts and quality aspects of configuration management.
  • Develop and implement configuration management plans and strategies.
  • Deal with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and lean products and components.
  • Use configuration identification and self-auditing approaches.
  • Perform configuration verification and audit.
  • Assess and improve configuration management processes.
  • Use configuration management tools and technologies.
  • Estimate and manage the costs involved in configuration management.
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Foreman and Katello

 28 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) is aimed at 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 provisioning and configuration of systems.
  • Install Katello to implement its content management features to create, organize, and manage repositories.
  • Track infrastructure changes using Foreman's reporting and monitoring features.
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IT Automation with Saltstack

 14 Hours

Saltstack (Salt for short) is open source software developed to automate the configuration of server systems. During this course you will learn how to centrally administer and manage multiple server environments.

The course will be a good mixture of presentations, examples and lab exercises so that you can immediately apply what you have learnt.

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IT Automation with Saltstack - Extended

 21 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) will be a good mixture of presentations, examples and lab exercises so that you can immediately apply what you have learnt.

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Microsoft SCCM

 14 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use Microsoft SCCM to manage 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.
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Puppet Practitioner

 21 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level developers and system administrators who wish to enhance their Puppet knowledge and expertise.

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

  • Master advanced Puppet concepts and techniques.
  • Efficiently manage configurations using Puppet.
  • Implement best practices for module development.
  • Decouple configuration from code using Hiera.
  • Write custom facts and functions to extend Puppet's functionality.
  • Effectively manage relationships in Puppet.
  • Handle artifacts such as files, snippets, templates, and blobs.
  • Apply testing best practices for Puppet modules.
  • Utilize Puppet Bolt for orchestration.
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Red Hat Satellite

 28 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) is aimed at system operators and administrators who wish 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 to deploy software and servers.
  • Use management tools to schedule tasks and run remote execution commands.
  • Perform server maintenance to manage system security, recoverability, and growth.
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Advanced Automation with Red Hat Ansible

 35 Hours

This instructor-led, live training in Illinois (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers, developers, and SysOps administrators who wish to employ the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for executing software development functions and orchestrating advanced IT processes.

Furthermore, they can demonstrate and hone Ansible practices that are advantageous to specific enterprise applications, all the while efficiently collaborating with their respective teams  for the accomplishment of complex business functionalities.

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

  • Install and configure Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform within the preferred environment.
  • Familiarize with advanced Ansible features for centralizing and managing projects.
  • Utilize automation tools and higher-level resources of Red Hat Ansible to achieve CI/CD approach.
  • Perform administrative methods for better collaboration of larger teams.
  • Enhance DevOps tasks execution within the organization and optimize existing ones.
  • Integrate Ansible Automation Platform with other Red Hat distributions to maximize productivity.
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RHEL 8 for Linux Administrators

 35 Hours

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

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

  • Install and configure RHEL 8 for enterprise use.
  • Use advanced tools like App Streams, Stratis, and the Virtual Data Optimizer for efficient storage management.
  • Implement secure networking using NFTables and Firewalld.
  • Automate systems administration tasks with Ansible, including the deployment and scaling of tasks.
  • Manage the lifecycle of containers and secure deployments in production environments.
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Configuration Management with SaltStack

 14 Hours

SaltStack (or Salt) is a Python-based, open-source configuration management tool for automating the provisioning of hardware and software in an IT environment. SaltStack is popular as an orchestration tool in cloud and IT operational environments.

In this instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote), participants will learn how to deploy SaltStack as they step practice hands-on the setup, configuration, provisioning, optimizing and troubleshooting of a collection of servers in a simulated cloud environment.

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

  • Install and configure Saltstack
  • Automate administrative tasks related to infrastructure
  • Provision and manage new code and application packages
  • Create reusable configuration templates
  • Use SaltStack to monitor your systems
  • Develop strategies to optimize infrastructure
  • Troubleshoot SaltStack and environment issues

Audience

  • System administrators
  • DevOps engineers

Format of the Course

  • Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Notes

  • To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
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Configuration Management with SaltStack - Extended

 21 Hours

SaltStack (or Salt) is a Python-based, open-source configuration management tool for automating the provisioning of hardware and software in an IT environment. SaltStack is popular as an orchestration tool in cloud and IT operational environments.

In this instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote), participants will learn the advanced features of SaltStack as they practice the setup, configuration, provisioning, optimizing and troubleshooting of a collection of servers and applications in a live lab environment.

Audience

  • System administrators
  • DevOps engineers

Format of the Course

  • Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Notes

  • To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
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Testimonials (13)

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Sander - Cobbler

Course - Configuration Management with SaltStack

I really enjoyed this course and whilst I consider myself to be more intermediate level rather than beginner I took a lot away from it with regards to Roles, Jinja2 and Encryption. Kumbulani was friendly and patient, and was keen to ensure no one was left behind before moving on to the next task.

Jonathan - Optimus Learning Services

Course - Ansible for Network Engineers

The knowledge of the instructor.

Diego - San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

Course - Microsoft SCCM

high practical to get a real overview. Trainer gives enough space to discuss our needs. Tried many thinks which could help us and what was not directly in agenda.

Daniel Kreie - Faurecia Automotive Polska S.A.

Course - Foreman and Katello

It really spoke to what we already have in our department

Letlotlo Miffi

Course - Ansible for Experts

Ajay has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of Configuration Management. His training was well prepared and tailored to my interests. He took interest in my job role and provided various tips/ suggestions for progressing the CM function within my organisation.

Mhairi Canning

Course - Configuration Management for Managers and Leaders

The most I enjoyed is the best instructor who knew everything with Ansible plus everything else in other related topics. He was always patient to answer to everyone's question in detail and even encouraged everyone to ask, even if too obvious or too stupid.

Young Song - Global Knowledge Network Training Ltd

Course - Advanced Automation with Ansible

- the approach of the trainer and how he was explaining

hatim hajji - ING Business Shared Services B.V.

Course - Introduction to Ansible Automation

The teaching pace and using of salt stack command to perform different task.

Chan Qiuwen - PSA CORPORATION LTD

Course - IT Automation with Saltstack - bespoke

I understood what is chef and liked the hands-on training.

sehoon kim

Course - Chef Configuration Management

Technical knowledge was on point.

Andrei Geanta

Course - Managing Configuration with Ansible

The Trainer David is very competent and one sees he likes to teach.

Elisabete Garcia Cerqueira

Course - IT Automation with Saltstack

Luke was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the training, including answering some questions which were probably more advanced than the course.

Carl Garner

Course - Puppet Fundamentals

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