Database Training in Gaia

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level system administrators who wish to learn advanced system administration tasks, security configurations, network management, automation, and performance tuning for enterprise environments.

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

• Master advanced package management techniques, including creating custom repositories, resolving dependencies, and managing RPM packages with GPG keys.
• Implement and manage advanced filesystems and storage solutions using LVM, encryption, snapshots, and high-performance filesystems like XFS, Btrfs, and ZFS.
• Configure and manage advanced network services such as NIC bonding/teaming, VPNs, and secure remote administration tools.
• Configure high-availability clusters using Pacemaker and Corosync, including setting up failover services and monitoring cluster health.
• Manage virtualization environments with Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM), and containers using Docker and Podman for container orchestration.

This instructor-led live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level database administrators who aim to utilize Oracle Enterprise Manager to its full potential, ensuring efficient and effective management of their enterprise IT environments.

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

• Gain a thorough understanding of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) architecture.
• Learn the steps for installing and configuring OEM to ensure a properly set-up environment for monitoring and management.
• Master the skills to add, configure, and manage different targets and target groups within OEM to organize and streamline management tasks.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level developers and database administrators who wish to use PL/SQL to develop high-performing, secure, and scalable database solutions while leveraging advanced programming techniques and integrations.

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

• Work with complex data types, collections, and bulk operations for efficient data management.
• Develop object types, table functions, and custom aggregates to enhance database functionality.
• Apply performance tuning techniques, use native compilation, and safeguard against SQL injection.
• Implement application contexts, VPD, and secure program units for robust database solutions.

This instructor-led training in Gaia delves into Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) architecture, ELT processing, and the utilization of Knowledge Modules. Participants will learn to design data mappings, implement interfaces, and manage deployments, thereby constructing robust integration solutions for heterogeneous environments.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level developers and DevOps engineers who wish to instrument their applications to export and monitor custom metrics efficiently using Prometheus and Grafana.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the significance of custom metrics for application monitoring.
• Instrument applications to export custom metrics for Prometheus.
• Build and configure Grafana dashboards to visualise custom metrics.
• Implement best practices for embedding monitoring within the development lifecycle.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is tailored for beginner-level customer service managers who aim to effectively manage and optimize their customer service operations using Oracle's powerful tools and features.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of Oracle Service Management.
• Learn how to configure and manage service requests.
• Gain proficiency in using Oracle Service Cloud for customer service operations.
• Explore advanced features for optimizing service delivery.
• Develop skills in reporting and analytics for service management.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level cloud and DevOps engineers who wish to enhance cloud observability with Grafana and Prometheus.

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

• Understand the benefits of integrating Grafana and Prometheus with cloud platforms.
• Set up Prometheus for monitoring cloud-based resources.
• Configure Grafana for visualizing cloud service metrics.
• Leverage cloud-native tools and integrations for monitoring scalability.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level database administrators, network engineers, and IT professionals who wish to optimize database performance, scalability, and reliability using Spine-Leaf architecture with VXLAN.

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

• Grasp the Spine-Leaf network topology and its advantages.
• Deploy VXLAN for scalable and efficient database networking.
• Optimize database workloads across distributed data centre environments.
• Implement Spine-Leaf architecture in both cloud and on-premises data centres.
• Strengthen network security, redundancy, and fault tolerance for database environments.
• Automate network configurations for database management using Python and Ansible.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level database administrators who wish to deepen their knowledge of SQL Server for efficient database management, performance tuning, high availability, and advanced troubleshooting.

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

• Administer and configure SQL Server instances using best practices.
• Optimize performance of queries and databases.
• Implement high availability and disaster recovery strategies.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues in production environments.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (available online or in-person) is designed for intermediate software developers and automation engineers who aim to build applications that communicate with PLCs and interact with SQL databases using Visual Studio.

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

• Develop .NET applications in Visual Studio for industrial automation.
• Communicate with PLCs using industrial protocols such as OPC UA.
• Implement database interactions with SQL Server for storing and retrieving PLC data.
• Optimize application performance for real-time industrial environments.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is targeted at intermediate-level IT professionals seeking to learn how to design, implement, and manage relational databases, as well as how to query and manipulate data using SQL.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of database design.
• Learn to create and manage relational databases.
• Gain proficiency in writing SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data.
• Understand advanced SQL concepts and techniques.
• Develop skills to optimise and maintain databases.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level software developers and database administrators who wish to learn the basics of vector databases, including their structure, operation, and use cases.

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

• Understand the concept and purpose of vector databases.
• Recognize the differences between vector and traditional databases.
• Learn basic techniques for creating and managing vector data.
• Perform simple similarity searches.
• Appreciate the role of vector databases in AI applications.

CockroachDB is an open-source distributed SQL database engineered for resilience and data locality. It serves as a replacement for proprietary global databases such as Google Spanner, while allowing organisations to retain full control over their infrastructure. This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) is designed for advanced database engineers and architects who aim to utilise CockroachDB to replace proprietary global SQL databases.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) targets database administrators and developers looking to migrate from proprietary databases to the open-source PostgreSQL platform.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to assess readiness for database migration, plan and execute schema migration strategies, migrate data using appropriate tools, and manage application code conversion.

This instructor-led live training, conducted Gaia (either online or onsite), is designed for developers and system administrators who intend to utilize Hazelcast for processing distributed data structures and optimizing application performance.

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

• Install and configure Hazelcast to start creating and managing a cluster.
• Create a cluster for initiating automatic discovery of multiple processes.
• Set up Management Center for cluster connections and monitoring.
• Develop applications and deploy them through the Hazelcast cluster.

In this instructor-led, live training session in Gaia, participants will learn how to install, configure, and manage MariaDB to achieve high availability and performance. The curriculum also covers backup and recovery, security, and clustering.

This programme is tailored to offer a comprehensive mastery of the advanced SQL syntax and methodologies available within Microsoft SQL Server. By acquiring proficiency in analytical functions, table joins, subqueries, and aggregation strategies, learners will gain the capability to shift data analysis workflows from MS Excel directly into the database layer. This transition not only enhances operational efficiency but also facilitates the construction of robust IT systems built upon Microsoft SQL Server.