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Did you plan on how you would train your employees for an upcoming software migration/upgrade?

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New Web Design Courses

Learning web design can be easy with a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, like Dreamweaver or Microsoft’s Expression Web. You create a new document and edit it like a PowerPoint slide or a new file in Microsoft Word. You add text, tables, and pictures. Voila, you have a web page.

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DOD 8570 Requirements

DOD 8570 Requirements and Training

– The Department of Defense has put together a requirements list for anyone who works in Information Architecture (IA). You have to obtain at least one of the “approved certifications” to meet the minimum requirements for each category.

They have skills broken down into 6 certifications:

• Technical Level 1
• Technical Level 2
• Technical Level 3
• Management Level 1
• Management Level 2
• Management Level 3

Each of these levels requires you to have at a minimum one of the professional certifications listed below:

Technical Level 1

• A+ – CompTIA A+
  
• Network+ – CompTIA Network+
  
• TICSA – TruSecure ICSA Certified Security Associate
• SSCP – System Security Certified Practitioner

Technical Level 2

• GSEC – GIAC Security Essentials Certification
• Security+ – CompTIA Security+
  
• SCNP – Security Certified Network Professional
• SSCP – System Security Certified Practitioner

Technical Level 3

• CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  
• SCNA – Security Certified Network Architect
• GISO – GIAC Information Security Officer
• GSE – GIAC Security Expert

Management Level 1

• GSLC – GIAC Security Leadership Certificate
• Security+ – CompTIA Security+
  
• GISO – GIAC Information Security Officer
• TISCP – TrueSecure ISCA Certified Security Professional

Management Level 2

• CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• GSLC – GIAC Security Leadership Certificate
• CISM – Certified Information Security Manager

Management Level 3

• CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• GSLC – GIAC Security Leadership Certificate
• CISM – Certified Information Security Manager

If you need to quickly get one of these certifications and you don’t see the class on our public schedule, please contact us. Also, we can provide on-site, customized training to help your group meet these requirements as well as online via our e-Learning training that utilizes Microsoft Lync to create a virtual classroom. Click here for additional information on our e-Learning training.

Please follow the link below for detailed DOD 8570 information:

DOD 8570 FAQ

The full DoD directive 8570 can be read or downloaded online.

Cookin’ Up Some Knowledge at GTC 2008

ISInc has been participating at the government technology conference for more than fifteen years. Why GTC you may ask when ISInc normally just relies on word of mouth advertising? We feel this show provides us with the opportunity to touch a lot of potential new state customers and introduce them to our organization, as well as say hi to our friends and clients that we have been working with for years. If you or someone from your organization is attending GTC in Sacramento on May 14-16, 2008, please be sure to stop by our booth #713 and say hi.

Whether we are wearing baseball jerseys to promote spring training, race car outfits to get you up to speed and ahead of the crowd quickly, or cooking attire (as in this year’s theme of helping “cook up some knowledge”), our staff is pretty easy to pick out of the crowd. Why a cooking theme this year and how does it relate to training and consulting? Well, for one thing, ISInc has become well known for our weekly spring and summer barbeques and the fresh vegetables and fruits from our organic garden at our office. Secondly, with the release of new software from companies such as Microsoft, we felt it was important to remind people that there is a lot of new information on new products to get up to speed on. So, whether you select training or consulting, know that our staff is up to speed and ready to transfer their knowledge to you so you can implement the new technology quickly and effectively. We hope to see you at GTC!

Guest Instructor Series

If you haven’t heard of our Guest Instructor Series, you have been missing out on the opportunity to come and learn first hand from some of the industry’s top experts!

ISInc selects guest instructors that are known internationally for their background, specialties, writing, and for talking at the most attended conferences. We hope you will be able to take advantage of some of the upcoming sessions. The next three in the series are included here. To keep up to date on new ones as they are added, please subscribe to our newsletter. Remember, these seats often fill quickly, so please don’t wait too long to register.

TOGAF 8.1 Certification, Course No. TOGAF, Jun 2-5, limited seats left
TOGAF is an architecture framework – The Open Group Architecture Framework. It enables you to design, evaluate, and build the right architecture for your organization. Customers who design and implement enterprise architectures using TOGAF are ensured of a design and a procurement specification that will greatly facilitate open systems implementation, and will enable the benefits of open systems to accrue to their organizations with reduced risk. To register, or for more information, click here.

ITZIK BEN-GAN TEACHES ADVANCED TRANSACT-SQL
Itzik Ben-Gan, international expert and the author of Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Querying (MSPress, 2006) and Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Programming will teach the course, Advanced Transact-SQL Querying, Programming and Tuning for SQL Server. Course ISI-1119, Sep 15-19. A limited number of seats are left. Itzik Ben-Gan is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP (Most Valuable Professional) since 1999, Itzik has delivered numerous training events around the world focused on T-SQL Querying, Query Tuning and Programming. Itzik is the author of several books on Microsoft SQL Server. He has written many articles for SQL Server Magazine as well as articles and whitepapers for MSDN. Itzik’s speaking activities include Tech Ed, DevWeek, various SQL User Groups around the world, PASS, SQL Server Magazine Connections, and other events to name a few. Don’t miss out on you opportunity to learn from him directly here in Sacramento. Find out more information on his course by clicking here.

KALEN DELANEY TEACHES SQL SQL Server 2005 Architecture, Internals and Tuning, Course ISI-1079, Sep 8-12

You’re reading her books. Now you can attend her class. The instructor, Kalen Delaney, a well-known world expert in SQL Internals, is the author of the best selling books, Inside SQL Server 2000 and Inside SQL Server 2005. Kalen has been a columnist at SQL Server Magazine since the first issue, as well as writing for MSDN and TechNet Magazines. The course includes extensive demonstrations and hands-on exercises that illustrate the details of SQL Server internals as well as tuning techniques. This course will be presented on SQL Server 2005 and cover features specific to that version, but much of the information is relevant to SQL Server 2000 as well. For more information on this course, please click here.

Please contact ISInc at 916.920.1700 or email us at [email protected] if you want more information on any of our current Guest Instructor Series courses or if you have requests on future guests you would like to see at ISInc.

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Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Units

Did you know that ISInc was the first nationally accredited training facility by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) #191-743 for computer training?  We are also accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) #9092 as a provider for Continuing Education hours.  Our courses provide six contact Continuing Education hours.  To receive credit for the classes, simply notify an ISInc Education Consultant upon enrollment that you would like to take advantage of the Continuing Education hours and the proper forms will be ready for you when you attend classes.

In addition, ISInc is also a registered education provider for the Project Management Institute so we do provide Professional Development Units (pdu’s) for our project management courses. Again, talk to an ISInc Education Consultant by calling 916.920.1700 or email [email protected] for more information on how to obtain these credits and for the amount of credits available for each course.

Setup a complete PHP development environment in Windows

Eclipse is a fantastic IDE for PHP development.  The best part is that it is free!  It is a Java development environment that can be extended to edit Ruby, Perl, Python, PHP, C++ and many other obscure languages.

I went through a number of hurdles to get my development environment setup, but I came across this posting the other day that highlights all the necessary steps.  The article covers SVN, Eclipse, PHP and Mysql installation.

Setup PHP development in Windows

Configuring a split tunnel pptp vpn in Windows Vista

While working remotely I noticed my bandwidth would drop when I connected to our VPN. It appeared that all internet packets were being routed through our VPN connection. While this normally wouldn’t be a problem, I often found myself downloading large files and my connection performance was limited to the available bandwidth to the VPN connection. That’s when I learned about what a “split tunnel” vpn connection is. I wrote this article to walk you through the process of setting up your VPN to take advantage of this option in Windows Networking. More »

Available Now: Windows Server 2008 Learning Snacks

Want to learn more about Windows Server 2008, but are short on time? Learning Snacks are short, interactive presentations about popular Windows Server 2008 topics and have been created by Microsoft Learning experts. Each Snack is delivered by using innovative Microsoft Silverlight technology and includes various media, such as animations and recorded demos. At the end of each presentation, you can view more Snacks, learn more about the topic, or visit a related Web site.  You will be prompted to install Silverlight before viewing any of the learning snacks when you select a program to watch.  Happy viewing! 

Of course, when you are done if you’d like even more information on Windows Server 2008, check out some of the new instructor-led Windows Server 2008 courses that ISInc is offering.  We are pleased that we are the only one in the valley offering a few of them, such as the Windows Server 2008 Readiness course.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Learning Snacks

Introducing Branch Office Server in Windows Server 2008
This free Snack describes the benefits that Windows Server 2008 provides for installing and maintaining a branch office network. It demonstrates the installation of a branch office network by using the new server core option. It also lists the benefits of Active Directory read-only domain controllers (RODCs) and BitLocker Drive Encryption.

Introducing Centralized Application Access in Windows Server 2008
This free Snack explains the operational benefits of centralizing applications by using Windows Server 2008. It examines the benefits of Terminal Services. It lists ways to provide remote users with access to centralized applications by using Terminal Services Web Access. It also describes the requirements for providing a single sign-on for remote users.

Implementing Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008
This free Snack describes the new options available in Windows Server 2008 for installing and configuring Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and auditing changes to it. It lists the features of read-only domain controllers (RODCs) and describes how to perform a nonauthoritative or an authoritative restore of AD DS data.

Implementing Network Access Protection in Windows Server 2008
This free Snack describes the benefits of implementing Network Access Protection (NAP) in Windows Server 2008. It describes how to configure network and health policies for various types of clients. It identifies the options for configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enforcement for NAP and demonstrates the steps for testing a NAP implementation with DHCP enforcement.

Implementing Windows Server 2008 Security
This free Snack examines and lists the features of Group Policy settings in Windows Server 2008. It demonstrates the steps for implementing Group Policy settings and the process of upgrading them. It also explains the purpose of security templates that can be imported into Group Policy settings.

Introducing Server Virtualization in Windows Server 2008
This free Snack explains the new virtualization features in Windows Server 2008 and lists the system requirements. It also demonstrates the steps necessary to install Windows Server virtualization.

Introduction to SQL

Information is at the heart of all computer systems.  The storage, retrieval and manipulation of information is a core function of virtually all applications whether those applications reside on the desktop, a server, or the web.  Most modern applications make use of relational databases (RDBs) to deliver these functions and the computer language that is most often used to with RDBs is SQL (often pronounced as the English word “sequel”).  Because of the importance of information management and pervasiveness of RDBs in modern computing a passing familiarity with the SQL language can be a strong benefit to virtually anyone who works with computer technology. More »