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Archive for June, 2011

30 Jun

Power Systems for AIX – Virtualization II: Advanced PowerVM and Performance

Category: IT Training

If you wish to book any of the training courses dates below then please call 0845 519 7408 (ask for Blake or Paul) or email training@optimussourcing.com

Training Course Start Dates

10th June 2013 – London

4 1/2 day Training Course

Learn to implement advanced PowerVM features such as Active Memory Sharing, Shared Dedicated Processors, Multiple Shared Processor Pools, N_Port Virtualization, and Remote Live Partition Mobility. [read more]

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30 Jun

IBM WebSphere Message Broker V7.0 System Administration Workshop

Category: IBM, IT Training

IBM WebSphere Message Broker V7.0 System Administration Workshop

If you wish to book any of the training courses dates below then please call 0845 519 7408  (ask for Blake or Paul) or email training@optimussourcing.com

Training Course Start Dates

10th June 2013 – London

4 day Training Course

This 4-day instructor-led workshop provides an intermediate-level overview of the IBM WebSphere Message Broker product, concentrating on administering WebSphere Message Broker V7 on distributed platforms such as Windows and AIX. The course is designed specifically for students who will administer the Message Broker environment, including Message Broker developers who also work in an administrative capacity. [read more]

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30 Jun

Mastering IBM Rational ClearCase Administration for Windows V7.0 Training

Category: IBM, IT Training

Mastering IBM Rational ClearCase Administration for Windows V7.0 Training

This course is now booked based on demand.

If you wish to book any date for this course or require further course information then please call Blake or Paul on 0845 519 7408 or email training@optimussourcing.com

2 day training course

This course teaches students to perform tasks necessary to deploy and maintain an enterprise-wide ClearCase implementation. Mastering IBM Rational ClearCase Administration teaches ClearCase administrative tasks related to setting up an environment, system and data maintenance, security, back-up techniques, licensing, and installation. [read more]

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29 Jun

Club Tropicana drinks are free!

Category: Learning Hints and Tips

With the holiday season almost upon us we thought we’d give you some tips which should help you either prepare for a holiday or if you are stuck in the office covering for people.

We’d love to hear from you about your experiences and if you have any of your own tips then please comment below.

Going Away?

So you are the lucky one who is jetting off for two weeks RnR. Before you go consider the following:

The Handover - Most people cannot just finish on a Friday and not expect to happen during the time off so they need to “handover” their work to colleagues or outsourced suppliers.  Vital things to consider are:

  • Planning – Think about what might need to happen during the time you are off.  Will there be project matters that will need signed of,  client quotes you need to prepare,  events happening that you are organising?   Think of what is coming up and what could happen during your absence.  [read more]

0 Blog posted by: admin   29th Jun 2011

28 Jun

Introducing Microsoft Office 365 for Professionals and Small Businesses

Category: IT Training, Microsoft, Training News

Get the value and simplicity of Microsoft® Office 365 for small businesses, a set of web-enabled tools that let you access your email, documents, contacts, and calendars from virtually anywhere, on almost any device. The service brings together online versions of the best communications and collaboration tools from Microsoft, at a price that small businesses can afford.
Why Office 365?
Work from Virtually Anywhere
Be productive on the go. Rich client access via Office applications on PCs and Macs. View and edit documents with Office Web Apps across a broad range of browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari). Access your email from most browsers with Outlook Web App. Access mail, contacts, calendar, and SharePoint® sites from mobile devices including Windows® Phones, Nokia, Android, iPhone and BlackBerry.
Collaborate Better
Work together, smarter. Conduct online meetings with colleagues, partners, and customers, including audio, video and screen sharing. Create sites to store your important office documents and work together with colleagues, partners, and customers. Share your calendar with colleagues, partners, and customers. Share important business information, including Access databases. Simultaneously edit documents with your colleagues.
Work with What You Know
Use familiar Office tools. Works seamlessly with the programs you know and use most including Microsoft Outlook®, Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®. Outlook powered by Exchange Online provides powerful tools for managing your email, calendar, and contacts. A familiar ribbon interface across the Office suite, including Web Apps.
Look Professional
Be what’s next. Easily design a professional looking public website. Communicate with a domain-based email. Interface with customers using professional communications and collaboration tools. Deliver professional-looking documents to customers.
Overview of Services
Office Web Apps
Easily access, view, and edit documents directly from a web browser. View and make light edits to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote® documents. Simultaneously edit Excel and OneNote documents with others in real-time.
Team Sites and Public Websites
Manage and share important documents to keep teams in synch, with SharePoint Online. Work together more easily by giving partners access to the business information they need. Maintain a professional-looking public website with easy-to-use templates.
Instant Messaging and Online Meetings
Find and connect with colleagues and customers from virtually anywhere with Microsoft Lync™ Online. Gain rich presence information, IM, audio/video calls, and online meetings. Make PC-to-PC voice and video calls and conduct rich online meetings—including audio, video, and web conferencing.
Access Virtually Anywhere
Synch email, calendar, and contacts across PC, phone, and browser with Exchange Online. Easily manage email, calendar, and contacts from virtually anywhere. Premium antivirus and anti-spam protection.

Get the value and simplicity of Microsoft® Office 365 for small businesses, a set of web-enabled tools that let you access your email, documents, contacts, and calendars from virtually anywhere, on almost any device. The service brings together online versions of the best communications and collaboration tools from Microsoft, at a price that small businesses can afford.

For information on training courses available on Microsoft Office 365 read our blog article here

Why Office 365?

Work from Virtually Anywhere
Be productive on the go. Rich client access via Office applications on PCs and Macs. View and edit documents with Office Web Apps across a broad range of browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari). Access your email from most browsers with Outlook Web App. Access mail, contacts, calendar, and SharePoint® sites from mobile devices including Windows® Phones, Nokia, Android, iPhone and BlackBerry. [read more]

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28 Jun

Microsoft Office 365 Training

Category: IT Training, Microsoft

Microsoft believe that in 3 years’ time, 50% of all new Office deployments will be in the cloud.
Introducing the next generation of cloud based computing, Microsoft Office 365:
The integrated on-line cloud based solution for businesses of any size. From a single easy to manage portal, users and assigned administrators can manage every aspect of their business using familiar tools such as SharePoint On-Line, Exchange On-line and Lync to provide users with an easy to use collaborative platform with no outlay costs for expensive equipment or infrastructure.
If you would like to book any of the course dates above then please contact Blake or Paul on 0845 519 7408 or email training@optimussourcing.com
A new 4 day, Microsoft Office 365 Ignite Workshop is available on the following dates:
25 – 28th July, London
30 Aug – 2nd September, London
26 – 29th September, Leeds
24 – 27th October, London
21 – 24th November, London
12 – 15th December, London
The 4 day Microsoft Office 365 training course is priced at £1545.00 + VAT
Designed for early adopters this four day ignite course will not only teach you the essential skills required to configure, manage, deploy and troubleshoot the Office 365 platform. You will also learn how to migrate and co-exist your current infrastructure to the cloud using tools such as Active Directory Federation Services and Directory Synchronisation.
For more information on Microsoft Office 365 and the benefits it can provide then read our blog article here
Microsoft Office 365 Ignite Workshop Course Content:
Day One
What’s New in Microsoft Office 365
Lab 0 Getting on board with Office 365 Beta
Deploying Clients for Office 365
Microsoft Office 365 Administration and Automation Using Windows PowerShell
Microsoft Office 365 Identity and Access Solutions
Lab 1: Standard Identity – Installing and Configuring Active Directory Federated Services
Day Two
Microsoft Office 365 Directory Synchronization
Lab 2: Federated Identity – Adding and verifying Federated Domains
Lab 3: Installing and Configuring Active Directory Synchronization
Microsoft Office 365 Platform: Security and Compliance
What’s New in Exchange Online
Exchange Online Administration
Day Three
Exchange Online: Simple Migration Options
Lab 4: Reviewing Staged Exchange Migration
Hybrid Deployment with Exchange Server
Lab 5: Configuring Exchange Online Hybrid Deployment
Lync Online Capability Overview
Lync Online Conference Deep Dive
Day Four
What’s New in SharePoint Online
SharePoint Online:
Administration and SharePoint Online: Extensibility and Customization
Lab 6 Creating & Deploying a SharePoint Online Sandbox Solution Or
Lab 7 Applying a Custom Branding Solution to a Microsoft SharePoint On-line Team Site
Lab 8 Exploring SharePoint Online End User and Administrator Tasks
Office 365 Deployment Overview
BPOS to Office 365 Transition & Conclusions

Microsoft believe that in 3 years’ time, 50% of all new Office deployments will be in the cloud.

Introducing the next generation of cloud based computing, Microsoft Office 365:

The integrated on-line cloud based solution for businesses of any size. From a single easy to manage portal, users and assigned administrators can manage every aspect of their business using familiar tools such as SharePoint On-Line, Exchange On-line and Lync to provide users with an easy to use collaborative platform with no outlay costs for expensive equipment or infrastructure.

 

This course can be run in-house or we have dates available throughout the UK.

If you wish to book any date for this course or require
further course information then please call Blake or Paul on
0845 519 7408 or email training@optimussourcing.com

[read more]

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28 Jun

M6419 – Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 R2 Servers

Category: IT Training, Microsoft

If you wish to book any of the course dates below or you would like further course information then please call Blake or Paul on 0845 519 7408 or email training@optimussourcing.com

5 Day Microsoft M6419 Course – RRP £1750 + VAT. Our price £1148 + VAT

17th June 2013 – London

24th June 2013 – Bristol

1st July 2013 – London [read more]

0 Blog posted by: admin   28th Jun 2011

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