Tag: Training

Need to know podcast–Episode 82

I’m joined by Darryl McAllister, a MSP business owner from Sydney, to discuss the value of certifications and how to provide a better career path for employees. We also look at the changes in technology and business as well as discussing some opportunities with the latest cloud applications.

You can listen to the episode at:

http://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-82-darryl-mcallister/

or subscribe to this and all episodes in iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

The podcast is also available on Stitcher at:

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ciaops/need-to-know-podcast?refid=stpr

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show. I’m also on the hunt for some co-presenters so if you are interested on being a regular part of the show please contact me.

Resources

darrylm@netcare.sydney

http://www.netcare-itsupport.sydney

https://twitter.com/darrylmca

Sidekick – http://www.skylitesystems.com/Pages/SideKick365.aspx

http://www.skylitesystems.com

Attached Apps – http://www.attachedapps.com/

Adobe Business Catalysts – http://businesscatalyst.com/

Skype for Business client roll out – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/skype-for-business-client-goes-live-in.html

Office Online and Dropbox web integration now available –http://blogs.office.com/2015/04/09/office-online-and-dropbox-web-integration-now-available/

Delve apps for iOS and Android – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/delve-apps-released.html

Office 365 video app – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/office-365-video-for-iphone-now.html

SharePoint Team Site default increase – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/default-sharepoint-online-team-site.html

The Dark Web – https://blog.ciaops.com/2015/04/the-dark-web.html

Anzacs in France – http://www.anzacsinfrance.com/

Free SharePoint email course now at http://bit.ly/gs-spo

 

Getting Started with Azure–updated

I have just completed an update of my Getting Started with Azure course. It now contains:

– 15 video tutorials

– A 80+ page manual that includes material not covered in the videos

– A number of free Azure publications

– Links to other material, documentation and training

You can download the table of contents to see the topics covered. The current video tutorials include:

01 – Introduction to Microsoft Azure

02 – Create a new Virtual Machine

03 – Create a load balanced web site

04 – Availability Sets

05 – Azure Web Sites

06 – Azure server backup

07 – Configuring an Azure Point to Site VPN

08 – Introduction to Azure SQL

09 – Connecting to Azure using PowerShell

10 – Creating a custom Virtual Machine image

11 – Attach a new disk to a Virtual machine

12 – Set up Azure single sign on portal

13 – Azure pricing tutorial

14- Enabling Office 365 branding

15- Configuring user self-service password resets

If you are looking at getting up to speed with Azure this course will save you a huge amount of time and is thus a great investment. Also, as the product gets updated you’ll continue to receive all updates for free for the life of the product. This makes it even greater value.

You can purchase this product, along with my other publications, from:

http://www.ciaops.com/publications

By supporting this product, you’ll be supporting me to create more focused content like this.

if you have any suggestions for what content you’d like to see inside this course please also let me (director@ciaops.com) know.

Getting Started with Azure course now available

As I detailed back in January I have now made available my Getting Started with Azure training product. You can find it on my publications page at:

www.ciaops.com/publications

The product is not designed a comprehensive deep dive but as a way for those with little knowledge about Azure to get up and running quickly. The course contains:

– 12 video tutorials

– A 70 page manual that includes material not covered in the videos

– A number of free Azure publications

– Links to other material, documentation and training

and us available for only AU$120

I have pulled together information from many different sources and distilled the essentials of what you need to get started using Azure.

You can download the table of contents that includes a listing of video lessons to see what the product covers. 

This product will continue to be updated over time and your single purchase will provide you will all the updates at no additional cost.

I think this produce will provide the short cut many are looking to understand how they can start using Azure and what it is capable of.

Connect SharePoint to MS Access

You can consider SharePoint as an extension of the Office applications you have on your desktop. One of these that provides a huge amount of power but gets used infrequently is Microsoft Access.

Many don’t appreciate that you can easily connect a SharePoint list to Microsoft Access on the desktop. Doing so allows you to use SharePoint as the data repository and Access as the analytical front end, allowing to create complex structures and queries as well as producing mind blowing reports and data analysis quickly and easily.

This tutorial will show you the basic steps of connecting SharePoint to your desktop version of Access. You see how that when you do it establishes an bi-directional link that means data is updated no matter where it is changed.

This is only the beginning of what is possible when you combine Access and SharePoint, however it is a very good place to start. Watch out for more content on this topic very soon.

New Azure training product coming

I have been working hard on developing an introductory Azure training course that people can download and view in their own time. The tentative course outline is:

1. Introduction to Azure
2. Creating a Virtual machine
3. Creating an Azure availability set
4. Creating an Azure Load Balanced Server set
5. Attaching a disk to an Azure Virtual Machine
6. Creating a custom VM image in Azure
7. Connecting to Azure using PowerShell
8. Creating an Azure Point to Site VPN
9. Azure backups
10. Introduction to Azure SQL
11. Introduction to Azure Web Sites

and more.

The course is aimed at those who have little or no knowledge of Azure and want to get up to speed quickly. It will include a single download package that includes videos, course notes, references and more.

Now, to give me a kick in the pants to get the course out the door as soon as possible I am offering a pre-order special of AU$59 from today until the course is launched. At that point I will be raising the price to at least AU$99.

You can pre-order for the once off price of AU$59 here:

http://www.e-junkie.com/ciaops/product/503070.php

If you have any suggestions for what topics you’d like to see covered please let me know (director@ciaops.com) so I can incorporate it.

So, if you are at all interested in getting up to speed on Azure I urge you to subscribe and give me a hurry up to get the material out!

Free SharePoint Online Email course

I am very happy to announce the availability of my new FREE 23 lesson Getting Started With SharePoint Online training email course that is based on my SharePoint template training publication.

To receive a lesson every day via email visit:

http://www.ciaops.com/templates

and scroll down the page. After all the template details, you will find the option to submit your email address to subscribe to the course.

Once you have submitted your email address you will be sent a confirmation email which you will need click on to confirm you wish to receive the course. Once you have done that you should receive the introductory email giving your details about the course.

From then on you’ll receive an email a day typically containing a video tutorial to watch (only around 7 – 10 minutes on average) as well a set of lesson notes you can download for reference.

By subscribing to this course you will also be subscribed to my upcoming monthly Office 365 and SharePoint newsletter where you’ll get load of information and news about these products.

The content in the email course is exactly the same that is contained in the Getting Started With SharePoint Online Team Site template. Hopefully, once you see the value via email you will purchase the template and install it on your Office 365 tenant so everyone in your business can use it.

The last incentive I have for you to sign up is that when you do you’ll receive a special discount code for a major discount when purchasing the Getting Started With SharePoint Online Team Site template.

Watch out for new SharePoint Online training courses coming soon!

Free SharePoint documentation

Around 2006 I started to document everything I could about SharePoint on Small Business Server, simply due to a lack of information from other sources. This grew into documentation about Windows SharePoint Services v 3.0, SharePoint Foundation 2010 as well as most SharePoint versions. The focus remained on the Foundation product rather than the full server versions and especially how SharePoint integrated with Small Business Server (SBS).

In 2007 I started to offer my document via a subscription known as as the Windows SharePoint Services Operations Guide or WSSOPS for short.

In 2014 I announced that I would no longer be taking new subscribers and in 12 months would be shutting down the Guide completely. The reasons for this are many but mainly I saw the fact that less and less people were working with SharePoint on premise and even fewer where utilising SharePoint Foundation 2013. The focus was now Office 365.

However, much of the information I have accumulated about SharePoint over the years in the Guide still is not readily available or in an easy to understand format. With the closure of WSSOPS and the migration of my documentation to Cloud Business Blueprint I have decided to make available for free a large majority of the information in WSSOPS. You can find this available for download at:

http://www.ciaops.com/wssops

and is made available under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-ShareAlike-4.0 Internation license. In essence means it free to distribute but can’t be resold.

Given the years of hard work invested in the Guide (over 1,000 pages is available for free download now) I’d appreciate the purchase of any of my publications or a donation if you find what I have made available helpful to you.

To join my new Cloud Business Blueprint community and gain access to all the documentation and training material I am now producing for Office 365, Azure and more please visit:

http://www.cloudbusinessblueprint.com/members-sign-up/

I am very proud of what I created with WSSOPS over the years and thank anyone who was a subscriber. I hope people continue to receive benefit from what I created for many years to come.