IT Professionals,
Our Fall EdCert professional training courses wrap up in December and include new and updated course offerings from Microsoft and CompTIA. Courses will be available online only, with remote participation from your own workstation. All classes meet 9am-4pm ET.
CompTIA A+ Core 2 (Exam 220-1102) – Mon., Oct. 31, to Fri., Nov. 4
Cost to IU Employee $250
Register by Oct 26
CompTIA A+ is the industry preferred qualifying credential for technical support and IT operational roles. It is about much more than PC repair. Candidates are better prepared to troubleshoot, and problem solve, and technicians will better understand a wide variety of issues ranging from networking and operating systems to mobile devices and security. A+ supports the ability to connect users to the data they need to do their jobs regardless of the devices in use. CompTIA A+ CORE 2 covers installing and configuring operating systems, expanded security, software troubleshooting and operational procedures. Vendor-neutral and designed to assist in preparing for the CompTIA A+ Core 2 certification examination, 220-1102, one of two exams required for CompTIA A+ certification.
Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (Exam AZ-801) – Mon., Nov. 14, to Fri., Nov. 18
Cost to IU Employee $350
Register by Nov 9
This course teaches IT Professionals to configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT Professionals how to leverage the hybrid capabilities of Azure, how to migrate virtual and physical server workloads to Azure IaaS, and how to secure Azure VMs running Windows Server. The course also teaches IT Professionals how to perform tasks related to high availability, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. The course highlights administrative tools and technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Azure Security Center, Azure Migrate, and Azure Monitor. This course assists in preparation for the Microsoft certification exam AZ-801.
Microsoft Azure Administrator (Exam AZ-104) – Mon., Dec. 12, to Thurs., Dec. 15
Cost to IU Employee $350
Register by Dec 7
This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer the infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, implement web apps and containers, back up and share data, and monitor your solution.
EdCert Catalog
For more information about the EdCert course vendors and the course catalog, visit the EdCert section of the UITS website. We continue to offer fixed pricing substantially lower than the same courses from the public sector.
Invest in yourself and plan to take advantage of the advanced technical training offered through IU’s EdCert program. Questions? Suggestions? Email edcert@iu.edu.
–IT Community Partnerships on behalf of Quality Assurance and Training