In many cases, data retention is mandated by laws and regulations. Learn how to archive Skype for Business data, and allow and manage external access into Skype for Business.

Cyber insurance is becoming more common as companies seek to protect their IT systems. During this course, you will explore potential security breach sources such as mobile and IoT devices. Topics include the pros and cons of workplace Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies; the risks of outsourcing your IT; how internet-connected devices, including wearable gadgets, may present security risks. You will also discover how Transport Layer Security (TLS) plays a key role, and learn how to protect stored data with encryption, such as BitLocker. As you progress through the course, you will explore how insecure databases can leak data; and learn how to evaluate cloud data security options, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Multi-factor Authentication (MFA), cloud MFA, Single Sign-On (SSO), Identity Federation, and cyber insurance. You will conclude by listing common sources of security breaches and how to protect against them.

Discover process automation for Unix and Linux systems with Bash and Expect shell scripts. See how to create Expect scripts to automate inputs to another command or script; prompt for user input with the interact command; employ autoexpect; automate FTP and SCP sessions to transfer files; and use rsync and SSH for secure local and remote backups of files and directories. Use the Korn shell and the C shell and compare them to Bash.

To be useful in the workplace, SharePoint must be available and, in the event of a disaster, recoverable. Discover how to use the backup and restore features available at different levels of the SharePoint hierarchy.

Explore Bash advanced scripting, such as how to parse output from external commands and handle file I/O. See how to catch and trap interrupts and signals. Employ brace expansion with data ranges. Generate and execute strings as commands with eval. Apply default values for input to handle undefined variables. Create a recursive function and script. Display textual progress indicators. Make a dynamic script inside a script. Read data from a text file into an array, with map file. Edit File Contents with the sed command, and select data from files with the awk command.

Bash syntax is a scripting language used for data manipulation. During this course, you will learn how to form conditional statements and evaluate them with the Bash test command tool. Begin by creating compound conditional statements with comparison operators. Next, learn how to use a for loop construct within a Shell script. Other topics include wildcards, while loops, until loops, break and continue commands, and case statements. From there you will observe how to create an array, and manipulate data. Then discover how to perform simple math operations, calculate floating point math, and convert numbers between bases. Conclude by employing Bash's string manipulation operations and learn the basic syntax to manipulate strings, directories, and directory structures.

IPv6 is here to stay and will eventually replace IPv4. Develop a solid foundation around IPv6 by discovering IPv6 addressing and how IPv6 addressing will be deployed.

Vagrant is an important open source virtualization tool used by developers and system administrators. Explore boxes and plugins in Vagrant, including formatting, creation, and management of boxes, and the core principles of plugins.

A RESTful web service is lightweight, maintainable, and scalable. Learn how to build and unit test RESTful services using Apache CXF.

Discover the basic concepts of automated configuration with Puppet. Explore the installation and configuration of Puppet in the cloud and advanced server configuration.

Workplace relationships are anything but soft-skills or trust-your-gut exercise. Instead, they require critical thinking and the knowledge to override common myths and pop-psychology misconceptions. Ludmila uses her 25+ years of experience with global, cultural, demographic, and ability diversity, cultural psychology research, program development, and teaching to help create inclusive and equitable workplaces. Join Ludmila Praslova, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, Professor of Graduate Organizational Psychology at Vanguard University and contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Psychology Today, for a time of deep learning and myth-busting.