Week of Geek

A customized onsite learning solution from soundtraining.net

Get Your Staff Up-to-Date on Technology in One Painless Week

soundtraining.net's Week-of-Geek training option offers great value and equally great customization.  You pick any 30 modules you want from the list below, we produce a customized workbook for your students, and we come to your location to deliver the training over five consecutive days.  (Most modules run approximately one hour to one and a half hours in length.  Some are slightly longer, some are slightly shorter.  We'll work with you to ensure that everything will fit into five days.)  You can even add a completely customized module to further meet your particular needs.

Our customers tell us they love our customizations.  Now, we're making it easy for you to pick and choose the modules that make sense for you and your group.

What's in it for you?

• Choose from more than 90 modules
• Add a custom module if necessary
• Schedule the training at the date and time of your choice
• Maximize your training budget

What's it cost?

• $15,000 for up to 16 students.  That's less than $940 per student for five days of training.  It's really an incredible value, even for just four or five students for a week of high-quality, onsite training.

Pick up to 30 modules from the list below.

Modules or workshops marked with an asterisk (*) are dependent upon knowledge gained in other modules or workshops.  For example, students should have a basic understanding of computer networking before taking a Cisco router fundamentals workshop.  We'll gladly help you design a meaningful curriculum, including any dependencies.

Don't see one you need?  Just let us know and our experienced documentation developers will write a custom module for your group.

Don’t learn last year’s topics tomorrow… learn next year’s topics today!

Cisco Topics

Cisco Router Fundamentals*

(Prerequisite: Networking Fundamentals or equivalent knowledge.)

• Module One: The Basics of Cisco® Routers
• Module Two: Designing and Configuring the TCP/IP Protocol Suite
• Module Three: Building a Router Configuration from the Ground Up
• Module Four: Monitoring Your Router
• Module Five: Network Address Translation
• Module Six: Deploying and Configuring DHCP on your Cisco® Router for Automatic IP Address Assignment*
• Module Seven: Routing Protocols and Procedures*
• Module Eight: Troubleshooting
• Module Nine: Backing Up and Restoring Configurations
• Module Ten: Remote Router Control
• Module Eleven: Controlling Access*
• Module Twelve: Virtual Private Networks*

Cisco ASA Training*

(Prerequisite: Cisco Router Fundamentals or equivalent knowledge.)

• Module One: Understanding Firewall Fundamentals
• Module Two: Backing Up and Restoring Configurations and Software Images
• Module Three: Sending Logging Output to a Syslog Server
• Module Four: Remote Management Options
• Module Five: Configuring Logon Banners, Usernames, and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
• Module Six: Configuring the Appliance as a DHCP Server*
• Module Seven: Virtual Private Networking (VPNs)*
• Module Eight: DMZs (De-Militarized Zones)*
• Module Nine: Filtering Content

Linux Topics

Linux Fundamentals*

(Prerequisite: Networking Fundamentals or equivalent knowledge.)

• Module One: Basics of Linux
• Module Two: Linux Administration
• Module Three: User and Group Administration
• Module Four: File and Directory Management
• Module Five: Networking with Linux*
• Module Six: Using RPM, the Red Hat Package Management System
• Module Seven: Task Scheduling with cron
• Module Eight: Integrating Linux with UNIX
• Module Nine: Integrating Linux with Windows
• Module Ten: Disk Quota Management
• Module Eleven: Linux Network Services*
• Module Twelve: Linux Mail Services
• Module Thirteen: Linux Internet Services
• Module Fourteen: Desktop Sharing with Virtual Network Computing
• Module Fifteen: Configuring Security in a Linux Environment
• Module Sixteen: Linux Performance Monitoring

Apache Web Server Training*

(Prerequisite: Linux Training or equivalent knowledge.)

• Module One: Fundamentals of Apache and the Web
• Module Two: Configuring Apache
• Module Three: Virtual Hosts
• Module Four: Security and Authentication

BIND DNS*

(Prerequisite: Linux Training or equivalent knowledge.)

• Module One: Background
• Module Two: The Domain Name System
• Module Three: Getting BIND
• Module Four: Setting Up Zone Data
• Module Five: MX Records
• Module Six: The Resolver
• Module Seven: Controlling the Name Server
• Module Eight: Design Considerations
• Module Nine: Security
• Module Ten: Tools for managing and troubleshooting

Computer Networking Topics

Computer Networking Fundamentals

• Module One: Introduction to Networking
• Module Two: Understanding the OSI Reference Model
• Module Three: Common Topologies and Connection Options
• Module Four: Wireless networking
• Module Five: Networking Gear
• Module Six: TCP/IP Protocol Basics
• Module Seven: Setting Up a Simple Peer-to-Peer Network
• Module Eight: Name Resolution Technologies
• Module Nine: Setting Up a Server-Based Network
• Module Ten: Common Network Operating Systems
• Module Eleven: Networking with Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Module Twelve: Networking with the Free Linux Operating System
• Module Thirteen: Hardware and Software Troubleshooting

Network Security Training*

(Prerequisite: Networking Fundamentals or equivalent knowledge.)

• Module One:  Security Fundamentals
• Module Two:  Understanding AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting)
• Module Three:  Cryptography
• Module Four:  Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Module Five:  Wireless Network Security
• Module Six:  Web and Email Security
• Module Seven:  Topologies for Network Security
• Module Eight:  Intrusion Detection and Prevention

Understanding TCP/IP

(Prerequisite: Networking Fundamentals or equivalent knowledge.)

• Module One:  Background of the Internet Protocol
• Module Two:  Understanding IP Addresses
• Module Three:  Names Resolution
• Module Four:  Understanding IP version 6

Fundamentals of Telephony and Multimedia for I.T. Professionals

(Prerequisite: Networking Fundamentals or equivalent knowledge.)

• Module One:    The Public Switched Telephone Network
• Module Two:    Merging Data and Voice Networks
• Module Three:    Enabling, Managing, and Troubleshooting VoIP
• Module Four:    Merging Data and Video Traffic
• Module Five:    Managing Converged Networks

Workplace Skills Topics

Project Management for I.T. Professionals

• Module One:  Overview
• Module Two: Getting the project started
• Module Three: Project plans, estimates and schedules
• Module Four: Plans for all the other stuff
• Module Five: Keeping everyone on track
• Module Six: Managing cost and project performance
• Module Seven: Dealing with project change(s)
• Module Eight: The end (of this project)

Customer Service Skills for the Help Desk

• Module One: The Challenge of Different Generations
• Module Two: Emotional Intelligence
• Module Three: What to Do When the Customer Isn't Right
• Module Four: Making Sure They Know You Care (Let Your Voice Reflect Your Helpful Attitude)
• Module Five: Stress Management
• Module Six: How to say no without alienating the end user

Time and Task Management Using MS Outlook

• Module One: Identifying the Problem
• Module Two: Building Your Success Plan
• Module Three: Harnessing the Power of Outlook

* May require pre-requisite(s).  soundtraining.net staff will gladly help you resolve all dependencies.

Now that you've picked your modules, what's next?  Just call (206) 988-5858 or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , let us know you're interested, and we'll take it from there.  How's that for easy?