Sysadmin Training Courses

Marakana provides a suite of training courses for administrators to learn how to administer some of the most popular open-source application servers.

We have trained the administrators of some of the largest web sites on the net, such as AOL, Dell, MCI, and Nortel, just to name a few.

Apache Web Server Administration Training Course

Apache httpd Web Server Administration covers the details of installing and configuring the most popular Web server on the planet: Apache's httpd server.

Students will learn the details of the httpd.conf configuration file, using .htaccess files, virtual hosts, MIME and file types, URL mapping, directory indexing, performance tuning, handlers, filters, server-side includes, managing scripts, security and Apache modules.

Apache Tomcat Administration Training Course

Apache Tomcat Administration covers the details of installing and configuring Tomcat Web Server.

Students will learn the details of the server.xml configuration file, an overview of Servlet and JavaServer Pages, a comparison of Tomcat to J2EE application servers, the Tomcat installation directories, deploying Java Web applications, the web.xml file, valves, logging, security realms, connecting Tomcat to Apache Web Server, hosting multiple Web sites, performance and scalability issues, load testing, clustering, monitoring, the Tomcat Manager and the Tomcat Administration tool.

J2EE on JBoss Training Course

Marakana JBoss Training offers an extensive hands-on overview of developing enterprise J2EE applications on JBoss application server platform.

This course covers JBoss best practices, administration and configuration issues, and how to architect web applications that make the most advantage of this platform.

JBoss Administration Training Course

JBoss Administration Training course covers the details of setting up, configuring, and fine-tuning JBoss application server.

Participants in JBoss Training will learn the details of JBoss architecture, steps involved in setting up the application server, basic deployments, production installation and deployment issues, tuning and monitoring, securing the services and clustering.

PostgreSQL Admin Training Course

PostgreSQL Administration class is designed for DBAs and developers who are looking to install, administer, and use this powerful database system.

Ruby on Rails Administration Training Course

Ruby on Rails Administration training course covers the ins-and-outs of managing Ruby on Rails applications in a production environment.

Students will learn about the pros and cons of various server configurations and how to build them out, deploying new versions of Rails applications at the push of a button, monitoring, performance tuning, security-proofing, and scaling your Rails application to meet real-world demands.

MySQL Administration Training Course

MySQL Administration training is a comprehensive course covering all aspects of administering a MySQL database server.

DNS Training Course

Reliable and robust operation of the DNS hierarchy - from the root servers to an individual domain name server - is critical to all Internet operations.

DNS training course covers the configuration and operation of DNS systems used for a variety of purposes from high availability Zone Masters and Slaves running mission critical sites to caching servers used to speed up Internet access. While the primary focus of the course is BIND other DNS software will be discussed.

Advanced DNS Training Course

Reliable, robust and secure operation of the DNS hierarchy - from the root servers to an individual domain name server - is critical to all Internet operations.

The course covers advanced uses of the DNS for ENUM and VoIP functions and concentrates on the use of DNSSEC for the control of Zone Transfers, DDNS and zone Integrity. While the primary focus of the course is BIND other DNS software will be discussed.