Collaboration Training in Gaia

Prepare for the MS-721 certification by engaging in this hands-on training in Gaia, which focuses on the administration of Microsoft Teams collaboration, voice, and security systems. Master the configuration of policies, governance structures, and troubleshooting techniques for enterprise environments to elevate your administrative proficiency.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level professionals who wish to optimize their use of Microsoft Teams and Read AI to enhance meeting outcomes and workflow efficiency.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure and optimize Microsoft Teams for efficient meetings.
• Integrate and personalize Read AI within Teams.
• Use AI-powered features like summaries, transcripts, and participation analytics.
• Improve collaboration, task tracking, and follow-up actions post-meeting.
• Apply advanced strategies and use cases for sustained productivity.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level business professionals who wish to use Microsoft Teams along with its powerful integrations with Outlook, OneDrive, and Lists for effective team collaboration and productivity.

• Navigate the Teams interface, create teams and channels, and manage communication through posts, chats, and meetings.
• Schedule and join Teams meetings via both Teams and Outlook, use in-meeting collaboration tools such as screen sharing, and manage meeting notes and recordings.
• Efficiently manage emails, calendars, and Teams meetings using Outlook, and shift between email and Teams communication workflows smoothly.
• Use OneDrive for cloud storage, sharing, and collaborating on documents in real time within Teams and Outlook, including file version management and recovery.
• Create, customize, and manage Lists to organize tasks and projects, collaborate with team members, and integrate Lists with Outlook and OneDrive.
• Seamlessly connect Teams with Outlook, OneDrive, and Lists to create a productive and integrated work environment, reducing redundant tasks and improving workflow efficiency.

This instructor-led live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers who wish to customize, extend, and integrate XWiki into their business solutions.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure XWiki for development and production environments.
• Create and manage XWiki extensions using scripting and APIs.
• Develop custom applications within the XWiki ecosystem.
• Integrate XWiki with external systems and databases.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is aimed at technical professionals who wish to deploy and manage open source collaboration platforms that maintain data sovereignty while providing modern team communication capabilities.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to evaluate platforms, deploy self-hosted solutions, configure security and integrations, migrate from existing platforms, and establish operational procedures.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is designed for developers wishing to use Matrix to create an open collaboration platform where users can securely share real-time messages and data.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand and explore the features, APIs, and services within Matrix.
• Learn to set up and configure a Matrix client and implement end-to-end encryption.
• Configure a homeserver using Synapse or provision a free Matrix server via Oracle Cloud.
• Connect bridges to existing communication platforms (WhatsApp, IRC, Slack, Gitter, etc.).

Matrix is an open protocol designed for secure, decentralized, real-time communication. Organizations are increasingly adopting Matrix with the Element client as a viable alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams, enabling them to maintain end-to-end encryption, ensure on-premise data residency, and establish federation with external trusted partners.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) targets project management and IT professionals who wish to deploy and manage open source platforms that ensure data sovereignty while supporting various project methodologies.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to evaluate solutions, deploy Taiga, OpenProject, and Focalboard, configure integrations, and migrate from proprietary tools.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at persons who wish to learn how to use Slack to collaborate and communicate seamlessly with team members within their organisation.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Join a channel and create new channels.
• Send messages and make calls in Slack.
• Upload and share documents and files.
• Create, customise and manage their own workspace.

Synapse is the reference homeserver implementation for the Matrix protocol, enabling decentralized, end-to-end encrypted messaging. This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate DevOps engineers and system administrators who wish to leverage Synapse and Element to replace cloud chat platforms with a self-hosted, federated messaging infrastructure.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) targets technical professionals wishing to deploy and manage self-hosted video conferencing solutions. The programme ensures data sovereignty while providing enterprise-grade communication capabilities.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to deploy Jitsi Meet and BigBlueButton, implement security hardening, configure enterprise features, and scale deployments for organisational workloads.

The Zimbra Collaboration Suite is an open-source enterprise messaging and collaboration platform that delivers email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and file sharing through a unified web interface. It acts as a direct, self-managed alternative to Microsoft Exchange and Google Workspace.