Created by the Microsoft Infrastructure and Security Experts, the INSPIRE workshops are unlike any Microsoft-based training you've attended before. We've assembled the most important information about these core infrastructure products and tied it to real-world examples and experiences gained through implementing these technologies in Canada's most respected and valued organizations.

This course accelerates learning and adoption by focusing on the key decisions that senior IT professionals have to make each day. Best practices are identified along with those 'gotchas' that are too often learned the hard way. All sessions are delivered by a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner consultant and include a minimum of 70 percent real-world demonstrations. The sessions also follow a student guide designed to provide all of the material presented throughout the four days.

Course Outline

Day 1: Platform
Products covered: Active Directory, Server 2008, Hyper-V

• Understanding and Leveraging Active Directory
• Review, re-design and health inspection of your AD
• Advanced features such as read-only domain controllers
• Managing branch environments
• Hyper-V and Virtualization Considerations

Day 2: Managing Your Environment
Products covered: System Center Suite: Operations Manager, Configuration Manger, Virtual Machine Manager, Data Protection Manager, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, App-V

• Health and performance monitoring
• Software Distribution and Patch Management
• Managing a virtual data center
• Operating System Deployment
• Application Compatibility and Virtualization

Day 3: Security
Products covered: Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Unified Access Gateway, Frontfront Suite, Network Access Protection

• Architecting and securing the perimeter
• Protection for internal resources
• Host hardening and desktop lockdown
• Network Access Protection
• Microsoft Forefront Technologies
• Remote access methods including terminal services, VPN, DirectAccess and Sharepoint

Day 4: Messaging and Collaboration
Products Covered: Office Communications Server, Exchange Server

• Understanding Unified Communications
• Architecting Exchange 2010 Environments
• Planning Exchange 2010 Migrations
• Understanding high availability and disaster recovery scenarios

The course is directed at IT Generalists, Infrastructure Specialists, Decision Makers and general Consultants.

Length: 4 Days

Language: English

Level: 300

Delivery Method: Instructor-led, Classroom

Includes: Course material, breakfast, hot lunch and beverages

Cost: $1499*

** CMS Training Club 5% discount applies to this course