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Learn from industry experts how to centralize security event log collection, analysis and reporting across the enterprise using the Audit Collection Service (ACS) provided with Microsoft’s System Center Operations Manager.
This free online training series provides IT Administrators with essential guidance and knowledge about planning, deploying, maintaining and troubleshooting ACS. From the novice to the experienced professional, these courses provide the real world guidance you’ve been looking for.
The series will include 5 core courses, 5 deep-dive electives and 5 optimization sessions all targeted at helping you optimize your use and investment in the Audit Collection Service.
Where: Online Live-Meeting Events & Post Event Recordings
When: Every Thursday at 8am PST from July 10th through October 9th 2008
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Core Sessions
| ACS Overview | Provides technical overview of ACS logical components, architecture, business value, reporting and Frequently Asked Questions. | 07/10/2008 | Rory McCaw |
| Design and Planning | Common configuration best practices, scalability and capacity performance planning plus architecture options. | 07/17/2008 | Pete Zerger |
| Deployment | Quick and easy installation of the ACS Collector, database, forwarders and reporting plus post installation validation | 07/24/2008 | Raymond Chou |
| Optimization and Tuning | Routine ACS health analysis, advance configuration scenarios, noise filtering plus tips and tricks from the field. | 07/31/2008 | Ryan Brennan |
| Troubleshooting | Quickly troubleshoot and resolve common events, access issues with reporting and common performance constraints. | 08/07/2008 Download | Chance Folmar |
Elective Session
| ACS Access Hardening | Lockdown database and reporting access and improve audit controls on both online and offline data | 09/11/2008 | TBD |
| Audit Policy Planning | Best practices and guidance on planning your Windows Audit Policy to support your audit and reporting requirements | 09/18/2008 | Randy Franklin Smith |
| Disaster Recovery and Failover | Considerations for disaster recovery, the realities of failover and general configuration implementation | 09/25/2008 | Steve Ross |
| Gateways and Certificates | Gateway Servers, certificate configuration and general troubleshooting in secured environments | 10/02/2008 | Maarten Goet |
| Noise Filtering | In-depth analysis and tuning of ACS noise filters | 10/09/2008 | Chance Folmar |
Secure Vantage Sessions
| Security Auditing Overview | Optimize ACS with a series of solution accelerators to enable archiving, improve audit reporting and simplify Collector administration | 08/14/2008 | Jeremiah Beckett |
| Audit Collection Administration | Learn about a new OpsMgr administrative extension that provides centralized visibility and management of ACS Collectors and Forwarders in your environment | 08/21/2008 | Ryan Brennan |
| Archive and Report Planning | Learn how to plan and implement event log archiving and historical reporting for ACS Collectors | 08/28/2008 | Chance Folmar |
| SYSLOG Auditing with ACS | Integrate SYSLOG auth events with ACS for centralized audit reporting and analysis across AD and UNIX environment | 09/04/2008 | Jeremiah Beckett |
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News & Events
Press Release 07/08/08: Secure Vantage Technologies and Infront Consulting join forces to offer free training and education series for the Audit Collection Service
Press Release 05/21/2008: Secure Vantage Technologies partners to create a Security Management Partner Solutions bundle for System Center customers
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