Course Catalog

In this course, IBM Safer Payments' case management capabilities are presented in detail. Students will learn how to configure and customize the built-in case management, and the workflow and activities involved when investigating cases.

This self-paced course deep-dives into the Promising and Optimization capabilities of Sterling Intelligent Promising Standard and Sterling Intelligent Promising Premium editions. Learn about pre-purchase promising optimization, cost-based optimization, and post-purchase fulfillment optimization using practical use cases. The course involves conceptual information, a quiz, extensive hands-on labs exercises for the SIP Standard use cases, and a guided simulation for the SIP Premium use cases, discussed in the course. You must complete all of the required activities before you can take the quiz. After completing all mandatory activities and passing the quiz, you will receive the course certificate and badge. 

In today’s data-driven world, maintaining the health and performance of your Guardium Data Protection environment is critical. What happens when you have issues with Guardium Data Protection? Do you know how to gather data about problems that affect your Central Managers, Collectors, and S-TAP and GIM agents? Is your database getting full? Can you gather the files necessary to diagnose severe S-TAP agent issues? This course is designed for Guardium Data Protection administrators who are ready to elevate their troubleshooting skills and ensure the resilience of their data security infrastructure. 

This course provides learners with the essential skills to manage the full lifecycle of capital projects using IBM TRIRIGA. Participants will learn how to create project records, allocate funding, develop budgets, schedule tasks, manage documentation, and oversee project phases through TRIRIGA’s integrated tools and dashboards. The course also covers procurement processes, including creating bid packages, analyzing vendor responses, and managing contracts, invoices, and payments. Throughout the course, learners will gain experience with project quality control, risk management, meeting documentation, and project closeout procedures. Participants will be able to streamline project planning, execution, and collaboration, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational objectives. Through a series of hands-on exercises, learners will practice creating and managing capital projects in IBM TRIRIGA, including setting up user roles, project templates, funding allocations, budgets, schedules, and document management. Participants will develop skills in managing project procurement processes such as bidding, awarding contracts, tracking invoices, and releasing payments.  By the end of this course, learners will be proficient in using IBM TRIRIGA to create, manage, and oversee capital projects from initiation through closeout.

This course provides learners with the essential skills to manage the full lifecycle of capital projects using IBM TRIRIGA. Participants will learn how to create project records, allocate funding, develop budgets, schedule tasks, manage documentation, and oversee project phases through TRIRIGA’s integrated tools and dashboards. The course also covers procurement processes, including creating bid packages, analyzing vendor responses, and managing contracts, invoices, and payments. Throughout the course, learners will gain experience with project quality control, risk management, meeting documentation, and project closeout procedures. Participants will be able to streamline project planning, execution, and collaboration, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational objectives. Through a series of hands-on exercises, learners will practice creating and managing capital projects in IBM TRIRIGA, including setting up user roles, project templates, funding allocations, budgets, schedules, and document management. Participants will develop skills in managing project procurement processes such as bidding, awarding contracts, tracking invoices, and releasing payments.  By the end of this course, learners will be proficient in using IBM TRIRIGA to create, manage, and oversee capital projects from initiation through closeout.

Deploying Guardium Data Protection (GDP) effectively is the first step toward securing your organization’s sensitive data. Do you know how to install a Central Manager? Can you register managed units? Can you use Guardium Installation Manager (GIM) to deploy and manage the S-TAP agents installed on your databases?This course is designed for Guardium deployment specialists, GDP administrators, and IT system operations teams who are responsible for installing and configuring Guardium components across enterprise environments.

The course introduces the principles and benefits of IaC and guides learners through the fundamentals of using Terraform to automate infrastructure management across various cloud platforms.

This instructor-led course provides in-depth comprehensive knowledge of HCP Terraform, Packer, and HCP Packer. The course is designed for operators and developers of HCP Terraform &Terraform Enterprise who will be engaged in deploying applications using Infrastructure as Code(IaC) and infrastructure deployment patterns.  This course utilizes lecture and hands-on workshop content to teach best practices and recommended patterns.  Each day includes dedicated Question & Answer time for attendees to work with the Course Instructor directly.

This instructor-led course provides in-depth comprehensive knowledge of HCP Terraform and Packer. The course is designed for operators and developers of HCP Terraform or Terraform Enterprise who will be engaged in deploying applications using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and infrastructure deployment patterns. The HCP Terraform concepts and workflows apply to self-hosted Terraform Enterprise installations and usage. This course utilizes lecture and hands-on workshop content to teach best practices and recommended patterns. Each day includes dedicated Question & Answer time for attendees to work with the Course Instructor directly.

The course delves into key aspects of working with Vault in large-scale enterprises, emphasizing best practices and integrations with other systems.

Have you already deployed a unified endpoint management solution into your environment but want to enhance the security posture for admins, users, and devices? This course describes a series of security lifecycle integrations between MaaS360 and other portfolio and third-party offerings. Learners will see how to perform a directory sync with Microsoft Entra ID to automatically import users and groups from an enterprise directory to MaaS360. Enhanced access to multiple services for administrators is enabled with IBM Security Verify, which provides SAML-based authentication to eliminate multiple password entries. Conditional access is demonstrated to show how trusted users and groups from compliant and managed devices can gain access to Microsoft-approved apps and services like Outlook. MaaS360 integration with QRadar SIEM demonstrates how log source files from MaaS360 can be imported into QRadar to monitor for anomolies (malicious emails) and out of compliance events. And finally, MaaS360 integrates with mobile threat detection capabilities to enhance security detection, prevention and response on corporate and personally owned mobile endpoints. 

This instructor led course teaches students how to perform Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) upgrades. Students will learn how to upgrade to the latest version of the VIOS, version 4.1. They will explore the various options available for upgrading a VIOS. In the hands-on labs students will use the viosupgrade utility to upgrade a VIOS.

This self-paced introductory course teaches students how to perform AIX migrations. Students will learn how to migrate from AIX 7.2 to AIX 7.3. They will explore the available migration options, such as migrating with NIM and performing conventional migrations using AIX media. In the hands-on labs students will have the opportunity to migrate an AIX system to AIX 7.3 using these options. It is highly recommended that students have prior experience with AIX system administration. Familiarity with AIX Network Installation Management (NIM) is also recommended. Completing the AIX Network Installation Management Concepts and Configuration (AN22G) course is strongly encouraged before taking this course.

This hands-on course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of IBM PowerSC, including its features, benefits, and how to install, configure, and manage it. We will cover the four main pillars of PowerSC: Security, Compliance, threat protection, and Multifactor Authentication (MFA).File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), allow listing, block listing, endpoint detection and response (EDR) and anti-malware capabilities will also be covered.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to building interactive, insightful dashboards and stories using IBM Cognos Analytics version 12. Through a combination of demonstrations, hands-on practice, and best practices, you will learn how to create compelling visualizations, develop dynamic stories, build explorations for advanced analysis, and apply forecasting and drill-through techniques to enhance user interactivity. The course covers both foundational and advanced features, including new visualization properties, customization options, and predictive insights. By the end of the course, you will be able to design professional, data-driven dashboards and deliver actionable insights to support better business decision-making.

This course provides a high-level overview of IBM Db2 version 12.1, giving relational database administrators the foundational skills needed to manage and support Db2 environments effectively. Learners will develop essential competencies in installation, configuration, database creation, and day-to-day administration tasks.The course covers key topics including Db2 product editions and architecture, command-line and GUI tools, instance and database configuration, storage management, object creation, performance tuning with utilities, and backup and recovery strategies. Learners will also explore troubleshooting techniques using diagnostic logs and system views.Hands-on lab exercises throughout the course allow learners to apply concepts by performing real-world tasks such as creating databases, configuring automatic storage, running utilities like RUNSTATS and REORG, and executing recovery procedures.By the end of the course, learners will be proficient in administering Db2 v12.1 systems and confidently handling routine operations, performance optimization, and recovery scenarios.

This course provides a detailed exploration of essential data management, recovery, and maintenance techniques for IBM Db2 12.1 database administrators. Learners will gain the skills necessary to manage data movement, implement robust backup and recovery strategies, and monitor and maintain database performance in enterprise environments.This course covers how to move and load data efficiently using SQL commands, the LOAD, IMPORT, and INGEST utilities, and procedures like ADMIN_MOVE_TABLE. The course then shifts focus to recovery operations, covering crash recovery, version recovery, roll-forward recovery, and the configuration of logging and backup policies, including high availability through HADR. In the final unit, learners will explore tools and commands for ongoing maintenance and performance tuning, including RUNSTATS, REORG, REORGCHK, event monitors, the Db2 Design Advisor, and diagnostic utilities such as db2diag, db2fodc, and db2trc.Through a series of hands-on exercises, learners will practice loading and reorganizing large datasets using Db2 utilities, configuring and executing backup and recovery operations, analyzing system health and performance using monitoring functions, and capturing and interpreting diagnostic data for problem determination.By the end of this course, learners will be proficient in managing data movement, implementing recovery procedures, optimizing performance, and diagnosing operational issues in Db2 12.1 databases—ensuring high availability and reliability in production environments.

This course provides learners with a comprehensive exploration of advanced techniques for managing and recovering data in Db2 12.1 environments. It begins with methods for efficiently moving and loading data, enabling database administrators to migrate schemas, relocate data, and integrate with external sources while maintaining system stability. The course covers advanced backup and recovery strategies, from incremental backups and redirected restores to dropped table recovery and logical backups. Learners will also explore Db2 features that support high availability and disaster recovery, as well as specialized tools such as split mirror technology and the Db2 Advanced Recovery Feature. Through a series of hands-on exercises, learners will practice applying these advanced techniques in real-world scenarios. Activities include using the LOAD utility with advanced options, moving data between databases with db2move and schema copy procedures, executing redirected restores, and recovering dropped tables. Participants will also gain practical experience with database maintenance tasks such as running RUNSTATS, reorganizing tables and indexes with REORG, and applying autonomic features to automate recurring maintenance operations. By the end of this course, learners will be able to confidently manage complex data movement, implement robust backup and recovery procedures, and use Db2’s autonomic features to sustain database performance and availability. They will be equipped with the expertise needed to reduce downtime, optimize efficiency, and safeguard critical enterprise data in advanced Db2 deployments.

This course provides database administrators and IT security professionals with the knowledge and practical skills needed to implement and manage robust security in IBM Db2 v12.1 environments. Learners will explore the fundamentals and advanced concepts of Db2 security, including authentication, authorization, and privilege hierarchies. This course covers key topics such as configuring access controls, utilizing database roles and authorities, managing data encryption for secure communications, and applying advanced security features like Row and Column Access Control (RCAC), Label-Based Access Control (LBAC), and Trusted Contexts for multi-tiered architectures. Additionally, students will examine Db2’s built-in auditing capabilities to monitor compliance and ensure secure database operations.

This course equips experienced database administrators with the skills needed to analyze, tune, and optimize the performance of IBM Db2 12 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. Participants will learn how to interpret and influence the Db2 query optimization process using statistical metadata, develop efficient indexing strategies for high-performance workloads, and apply advanced tools such as EXPLAIN, db2pd, and the Db2 Data Management Console to evaluate and refine SQL access paths. The course also introduces the Db2 AI Optimizer and automation techniques that simplify statistics collection and performance diagnostics. Emphasis is placed on real-world use cases, practical monitoring methods, and proactive tuning practices to ensure scalable and efficient database operations in enterprise environments.