The Worldwide Foundations Training Tour!!!

The Mountain has come to Mohammed!!! Two days of classroom training on Foundations in Sydney!

I am one happy blogger :)

This is the Virtual workshop that I blogged about earlier, but now the Show is hitting the Road. Check out the schedule for the worldwide tour and click here to register

• 09 Sep 2008 - 10 Sep 2008, Virtual workshop (09:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m. central time)
• 29 Sep 2008 - 30 Sep 2008, Waltham, Massachusetts
• 07 Oct 2008 - 08 Oct 2008, Toronto, Canada
• 22 Oct 2008 - 23 Oct 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 04 Nov 2008 - 05 Nov 2008, Virtual workshop (09:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m. central time)
• 11 Nov 2008 - 12 Nov 2008, Sydney, Australia
• 18 Nov 2008 - 19 Nov 2008, Hursley, United Kingdom
• 19 Nov 2008 - 20 Nov 2008, Paris, France

IBM Lotus Foundations Start technical workshop

IBM Lotus Foundations Start is a complete software appliance that provides the essential software you need to focus on running the business, not managing computer systems. It allows a small business to use e-mail; create, share and centrally manage documents; and ensure information is backed up and protected. If you need to know how to install, configure and use the new Lotus Foundations Start, this workshop is for you.

After attending the workshop, you will be able to do the following:

• Install and configure Lotus Foundations Start applications such as IBM Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Domino, Lotus Domino Access for Microsoft Office, and anti-spam
• Restore and recover from a failed main drive
• Describe product features in terms of capabilities, such as autonomic behavior, backup, and fault tolerance
• Perform administrative tasks such as importing multiple users and optimizing Lotus Notes clients
• Describe the key security features in Lotus Foundations, such as Web-based administration, firewall, VPN, router support, backup, restore, disaster recovery, anti-virus, and anti-spam
• Install Domino Access for Microsoft Office and set up users
• Describe the messaging and e-mail environment of Lotus Foundations, including mail capabilities, protocols, and third-party integration with Microsoft Office
• Provide examples of the servers that are part of Lotus Foundations, such as POP, IMAP, SMTP, IP-based printing, Web, and FTP servers
• Explain the high-level architecture of Lotus Foundations Start
• Discuss integrated applications available for Lotus Foundations, such as Samba, Apache, PPTP and intelligent database backup
• Explain the hardware and software requirements for Lotus Foundations Start

Highlights

• Knowledge of product installation and operation
• Live instructor-led lectures
• Hands-on lab exercises that will:

o Install the core product on a third-party hardware platform
o Conduct package installations and configuration of server applications
o Install and configure client applications
o Administer the Lotus Foundations server including account setup, disk configuration, integrated services facilitation, and user account creation and removal from the Web
o Perform system recovery

Prerequisites
This workshop is for people who will install, configure, and maintain Lotus Foundations. Suggested skills and knowledge are:

• Basic familiarity with Lotus Foundations
• Computer application and installation
• Familiarity with Internet terminology
• Experience with Lotus Domino and Lotus Notes (optional)

This is a technical class and does not include a product introduction. For introductory materials, you may access the following references:

• Lotus Foundations documentation
• Lotus Foundations Start

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