LRS Education Services Newsletter - Winter 2018/2019 Happy Holidays from LRS Education Services In lieu of exchanging gifts during the holiday season, each year the LRS Education Services Team makes a donation to a local charity in honor of our client relationships. We are grateful for your business and wish you Happy Holidays and a successful 2019. ITIL v4 is coming! The first release of ITIL v4 Foundation level with a new certification scheme aligned with ITIL v3 is forecasted for February 2019. To gain more information regarding the world’s most widely used service management framework, view the AXELOS Global Best Practice FAQ. "Wonderful instructor, positive attitude and presentation kept me engaged." Did you know that passing the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CYSA+) exam also renews your CompTIA Security+ certification? While the CompTIA Security+ credential validates that you have baseline, entry-level skills, the CYSA+ focuses on defense through incident detection and response at the intermediate-skills level of the cybersecurity career path. To find out more about the CYSA+ workforce certification course, join our next class scheduled February 4-8, 2019. "I appreciated the virtual classroom! Helped me greatly." The new Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 Core Technologies course from Microsoft Learning covers a wide variety of troubleshooting scenarios that a network administrator might encounter in their work. Attend this course if you are experienced with day-to-day administration of Windows Server 2016 and want to expand your troubleshooting skills. "Penny was awesome! I really enjoyed her instruction with this course." Watch for new Microsoft certification tracks using the Job Task Analysis (JTA) identification of roles that are in the marketplace. They’re not necessarily Microsoft roles, but those that are industry-validated. The process analyzes tasks and skills that the learner needs to know to complete that job in that particular role. Microsoft Azure and Office 365 roles are the first to release with more roles to follow! Reminder, all Microsoft Official Courses include a complimentary MCP exam voucher! ($165 value) The Administering Cisco Unified Communication Manager and Connection (ACUCM w/AUC) course continues to be our most attended Cisco class at LRS Education Services. This course teaches the concepts of IP telephony based in system administration, including its function, features, and configuration. In addition, it provides administrators with the necessary skills to perform their day-to-day job functions using the Cisco Unity Connection system. This course includes supplemental learning assets including a video reference library and delta sessions as part of a 365-day learning experience! "He was knowledgeable and presented the material, which is highly technical, in an understandable manner."   On April 16, 2018 the National Institute of Standards and Technology released the new version of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NCSF). Based on feedback from experts on the front lines our NCSF courses have been updated and streamlined to remove content that wasn’t relevant in the marketplace. The changes allow us to focus on the NIST Risk Management Framework for the implementation and improvement of risk management within any organization!  Although it wasn’t necessary, we made sure our staff completed certification in the new revision. Join one of our NCSF training courses to acquire the skills needed to address and manage cybersecurity risks in a cost-effective way based on YOUR business needs "Instructor kept it engaging, encouraging interaction and connecting information back to threads throughout." Training Methods * - LRS LIVE - Live Training Course ** - Virtual LIVE - Virtual Live Training Course *** - HD ILT - High Definition Training Course Office 365 Administration and Troubleshooting CLASS ID: MS10997 | DATE: January 7-9, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE * CompTIA® Project+® (Exam PK0-004) CLASS ID: ATCPP | DATE: January 28 - February 1, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE * SharePoint for Office 365 End User CLASS ID: APSP365EU | DATE: January 30 - February 1, 2019 | LOCATION: Bloomington NIST Cybersecurity Framework Training - Bootcamp CLASS ID: NCSF-FPBOOT | DATE: January 28-31, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE * Programming in C# CLASS ID: MS20483 | DATE: February 4-8, 2019 | LOCATION: Virtual LIVE ** CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst CLASS ID: CYSA | DATE: February 4-8, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE * Foundations of Business Analysis CLASS ID: BA30 | DATE: February 11-14, 2019 | LOCATION: Virtual LIVE ** ITIL® Foundation Training CLASS ID: ITIL | DATE: March 4-6, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE * Microsoft Azure Fundamentals CLASS ID: MS10979 | DATE: March 11-12, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE * Administering Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Unity Connection CLASS ID: ACUCMAUC | DATE: March 11-15, 2019 | LOCATION: HD-ILT ***