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SUMMARY:INTRODUCTION TO ANSIBLE COURSE
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Ansible Course\n \nJoin us for an in-depth Introduction to Ansible course\, featuring over 8 hours of expert-led video training. This immersive learning experience is spread across two days: \n\nDay 1: January 20th – 4 hours of foundational training\nDay 2: January 21st – 4 hours of advanced topics and practical applications\n\nGet started with Ansible for managing Linux\, Windows\, Containers\, Network Devices\, and Cloud. \n\nGet the fundamentals of Ansible and its core concepts\nLearn how to use Ansible modules to manage any IT asset\nLabs in each lesson for real-world applications\n\nAnsible is the leading solution for configuration management. It can be used to automate the management of different assets in an IT environment\, including Linux\, Windows\, Cloud\, Network Devices and more. This course has been built to help developers\, administrators and users get up to speed quickly on Ansible’s concepts and functionality. Learn what Ansible is and how to modify and organize your Ansible set-up\, it is organized\, and explore playbooks\, modules\, content collections and how to use these with variables and conditionals. You will also explore how to manage files with Jinja2 templates\, and Ansible roles to include standardized components in Ansible. Further\, it will look at more advanced topics\, including filters and plugins\, which let you extend Ansible functionality easily. \nEvery lesson contains many practical examples that show how Ansible is used in the real world. At the end of each lesson there is an exercise\, which is followed by an exercise explanation\, which makes this course an ideal solution for getting started with Ansible. \nAbout the Instructor \nSander van Vugt has many years of experience working with\, writing about\, and teaching Linux and Open-Source topics. He is the author of the best-selling Red Hat RHCSA Cert Guide and the Red Hat RHCSA Complete Video Course along with many other titles on topics that include RHCE\, Bash\, Kubernetes\, Ansible and more. Sander also works as a Linux instructor\, teaching on-site and online classes for customers around the world. Sander is the co-founder of Living Open-Source Foundation\, which provides free education in open-source software worldwide. \nSkill Level: \n\nBeginner\n\nCourse requirement: \n\nNone\n\nYour Investment – More Than Just a Training \nYour investment of €300 for Non-African and €50 for African students delivers exceptional value: expert-led training\, real-world practice labs\, and proven strategies that maximize your chances of first-time certification success. \nBut\, what makes this workshop truly special is that 50% of your investment goes directly to the Living Open Source Foundation\, supporting open-source innovation and education worldwide. \nBy preparing for your certification with us\, you’re not just investing in your future – you’re helping build a stronger open-source community \nTime and Date:\nThe training will be on the 20th & 21st of January\, from 5 pm CAT to 7 pm on each day\nMake reservations now by contacting us on WhatsApp (0971 553531).
URL:https://livingopensource.org/events/introduction-to-ansible-course/
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SUMMARY:ADVANCED LINUX TOPICS COURSE
DESCRIPTION:Turn Linux Certification Anxiety into Exam-Day Confidence  \nWhy These Exams Are Different  \nThere are three major Linux exams: Red Hat’s RHCSA\, the Linux Foundation’s LFCS\, and CompTIA’s Linux+. All these exams are scenario- or lab-based\, which means that unlike other certifications\, these exams require you to be able to run real labs with success measured by your work instead of choosing correctly on a multiple-choice exam. Although these exams all have their own unique characteristics\, there is also a lot of overlap in the topics you need to know and the approach to working through scenarios. \nYour Fast Track to Certification Success  \nThe RHCSA and LFCS Certification Labs Workshop is an 8-hour\, 2-day course designed to help you learn the best strategies and methods for successfully approaching and answering scenario labs in the RHCSA\, LFCS\, and Linux+ exams. Author and trainer Sander van Vugt takes a 3-pronged approach to teaching you core methods. \nReal-World Skills You’ll Master  \n\n\nGauge exam readiness with labs built to test your skills \n\n\nWork through real-world labs that replicate the look and feel of the Red Hat RHCSA\, CompTIA Linux+\, and Linux Foundation LFCS exams \n\n\nPractice lab solutions and strategy in an efficient way \n\n\nOur Proven Three-Step Success Formula  \nStep 1 provides a quick review of the exam topic with an explanation for how this is approached in each of the three exams. \nStep 2 then allows you to work through the lab and test out your approach. Sander will review at least one attendee’s solution live as a way to provide feedback. \nStep 3 is then a deep dive into the lab solution\, noting best practices and common exam traps. \nYour Final Preparation Advantage  \nThis course is your last step in creating a successful study path for taking the RHCSA\, LFCS\, or Linux+ exam. Come ready to test the skills learned after studying the objectives in the exams. And although questions on strategy and approach are welcome\, this is not a course to learn Linux or become familiar with exam topics.\n \nYour Expert Guide: Sander van Vugt  \nWith over two decades of Linux expertise\, Sander van Vugt is one of the industry’s most respected certification trainers and authors. He has personally helped thousands of IT professionals achieve their Linux certifications and is the author of numerous best-selling Linux certification guides and video courses.  \nYour Investment – More Than Just a Training \nYour investment of €300 for Non-African and €50 for African students delivers exceptional value: expert-led training\, real-world practice labs\, and proven strategies that maximize your chances of first-time certification success.  \nBut\, what makes this workshop truly special is that 50% of your investment goes directly to the Living Open Source Foundation\, supporting open-source innovation and education worldwide.  \nBy preparing for your certification with us\, you’re not just investing in your future – you’re helping build a stronger open-source community.  \n 
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SUMMARY:Living Open Source Ansible Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a comprehensive 2-day hybrid class on Ansible Fundamentals hosted by Sander van Vugt and Living Open Source Foundations on November 11th and 12th.\nThe course will take place in Amstelveen\, the Netherlands\, with the option to participate online from anywhere in the world. Class times are from 2 PM – 7 PM. \nThis hands-on training is designed to provide participants with a strong foundation in Ansible and configuration management.\nWhether you attend in person or virtually\, you will learn key concepts and practical applications of Ansible to manage and automate IT environments efficiently. \nPrerequisites:\nParticipants are required to bring their own laptops\, configured with any virtualization solution of preference for installing virtual machines.\nBefore the course\, students must download the CentOS Stream image from centos.org and install three virtual machines using the minimal installation. \nCourse program: \nDay 1: \n\nUnderstanding Ansible and configuration management\nUsing Ansible to set up a lab environment\nUsing ad-hoc commands and playbooks\nUsing the AWX Ansible web management platform\nWorking with variables\n\nDay 2: \n\nUsing Conditionals\nMaking Ansible easier by using roles\nManaging files\nUse case: configuring storage\nUse case: configuring users\nUse case: setting up software management\n\nFor in-person attendance\, please contact: pieter.izeboud@livingopensource.org\nFor online attendance\, please contact: events@livingopensource.org
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SUMMARY:Free Instructlab Course
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting free course where you’ll dive into Instructlab\, the cutting-edge Open Source project sponsored by Red Hat.\nInstructlab empowers you to learn and work with generative AI right on your own laptop.\nThis 2-hour session will guide you through the basics of getting started with Instructlab\, exploring the powerful Merlinite and Granite LLMs\, and learning how to add knowledge and skills to these models. Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience\, this course is a perfect opportunity to enhance your AI capabilities. \nWhy Attend? \n\nHands-on Learning: Work directly with the tools and models that power generative AI.\nExpert Guidance: Gain insights from an experienced instructor who will walk you through each step.\nOpen Source Community: Connect with like-minded individuals passionate about AI and Open Source.\n\nReady to elevate your AI skills? Don’t miss this chance to learn\, explore\, and grow. Sign up today!
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Instructlab
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for an exciting online introduction class on “Introduction to InstructLab AI“. \nThe session will be hosted by Sander van Vugt on May 31st at 5 PM and will last for one hour.\nParticipation is free and will show you how to run an AI on your laptop. This session is for you if you want to explore how generative AI is working\, and how to get started with it. \nregister: https://meet.google.com/mgd-ojzv-oze \nInstructLab is an innovative open source project created by IBM and Red Hat to enhance large language models (LLMs) used in generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) applications.\nIt provides a cost-effective solution for improving LLM alignment and opens the door for contributors with minimal machine learning experience. \nWhat does InstructLab do? \nInstructLab enhances LLMs like chatbots and coding assistants by:\n– Allowing less expensive and resource-intensive fine-tuning.\n– Enabling continuous improvement from community contributions.\n– Reducing the need for large amounts of human-generated data. \nHow does InstructLab work? \nInstructLab uses the LAB method\, which includes:\n1. Taxonomy-driven data curation: Human-curated training data examples.\n2. Large-scale synthetic data generation: Creating new examples and refining them for quality.\n3. Iterative\, large-scale alignment tuning: Retraining the model with synthetic data. \nHow is InstructLab different? \nInstructLab stands out by:\n– Utilizing fewer human-generated examples compared to traditional methods.\n– Enhancing LLMs continuously with community contributions.\n– Being model-agnostic\, allowing supplemental fine-tuning for various LLMs. \nComparison to Other Methods: \n– Pretraining: Involves large-scale\, resource-intensive training.\n– Alignment Tuning: InstructLab uses fewer human examples for significant improvements.\n– Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): Focuses on supplementing LLMs with domain-specific knowledge without retraining\, while InstructLab enhances and unlocks new skills. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to learn about the transformative InstructLab project and how you can contribute to and benefit from it. Register now and join us for an enlightening session!
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