Multi-Cloud Sovereignty: Avoiding Single-Vendor Lock-in Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in Slovakia (online or in-person) is designed for advanced-level professionals who wish to gain a comprehensive understanding of fraud examination concepts and prepare for the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) exam.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain comprehensive knowledge of fraud examination principles and the fraud examination process.
• Learn to identify, investigate, and prevent various types of financial fraud schemes.
• Understand the legal environment related to fraud, including the legal elements of fraud, relevant laws, and regulations.
• Acquire practical skills in conducting fraud investigations, including evidence collection, interviewing techniques, and data analysis.
• Learn to design and implement effective fraud prevention and deterrence programs within organizations.
• Gain confidence and knowledge to successfully pass the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) exam.

This instructor-led, live training in Slovakia (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level cybersecurity professionals who want to enhance their understanding of GRC frameworks and apply them to secure and compliant business operations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the key components of cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Implement compliance measures and manage regulatory requirements.
• Develop and enforce security policies and procedures.

This course offers an expert-level introduction to the recently enacted Accessibility Law, empowering developers with the practical skills needed to design, develop, and maintain fully accessible applications. Beginning with a contextual discussion on the importance and implications of the law, the curriculum quickly transitions to hands-on coding practices, tools, and testing techniques to ensure compliance and inclusivity for users with disabilities.

Gitea is a lightweight, open-source solution for self-hosted Git services. It offers repository management, code review capabilities, issue tracking, and CI/CD integration. It serves as a growing alternative to GitHub and GitLab.com, particularly appealing to teams seeking complete control over their source code without being subject to third-party terms of service or export restrictions.

GitLab Self-Managed is the on-premises deployment of GitLab's complete DevSecOps platform, including source code management, CI/CD, container registry, security scanning, and monitoring. It is the gold standard for organizations that want the full GitLab feature set without SaaS dependency or data leaving their network.

This instructor-led, live training in Slovakia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate to advanced DevOps engineers and system administrators who wish to deploy and manage self-hosted Kubernetes clusters without cloud dependencies.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: deploy production-ready Kubernetes clusters using kubeadm on bare-metal or virtual machines; configure high-availability control planes and etcd clusters; implement container networking and storage for self-managed environments; set up monitoring and observability using self-hosted solutions.

Audience

This course is designed for all employees seeking a practical grasp of Compliance principles and effective Risk Management techniques.

Course Format

The training utilizes a blended learning approach, featuring:

• Guided discussions
• Slide-based presentations
• Case studies
• Real-world examples

Course Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

Gain a thorough understanding of the essential aspects of Compliance, alongside national and international initiatives designed to manage related risks.

Articulate how organizations and their teams can establish an effective Compliance Risk Management Framework.

Define the responsibilities of the Compliance Officer and the Money Laundering Reporting Officer, and comprehend how these roles are integrated into the business structure.

Recognize critical risk areas within Financial Crime, particularly concerning international operations, offshore centers, and high-net-worth clients.

This instructor-led, live training in Slovakia (online or onsite) is aimed at network engineers and infrastructure professionals who wish to use SONiC and ONL to deploy and manage open network infrastructure on white-box switches.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: understand SONiC and ONL architecture, deploy open-source NOS on white-box hardware, configure networking features, and implement monitoring and automation.

Open Source Software (OSS) Management involves overseeing the entire lifecycle of open-source components within an organization to ensure their secure, compliant, and efficient utilization.

Delivered as an instructor-led live training session (available online or onsite), this program targets intermediate IT professionals seeking to implement best practices for managing open-source software in enterprise and government settings.

Upon completion, participants will be equipped to:

• Develop effective OSS policies and governance frameworks.
• Leverage Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools to identify, track, and manage open-source dependencies.
• Mitigate risks related to licensing issues and security vulnerabilities.
• Facilitate OSS adoption to maximize innovation and cost savings.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and group discussions.
• Case studies and scenario-based exercises.
• Hands-on demonstrations using OSS management tools.

Customization Options

• This course can be customized to align with your organization's specific OSS policies and toolchains. Please contact us to arrange tailored sessions.

This instructor-led, live Payment Card Industry Professional training in Slovakia (online or onsite) offers a personal certification for industry practitioners seeking to validate their professional expertise and comprehensive understanding of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend the payment process and the PCI standards established to safeguard it.
• Recognize the roles and responsibilities of entities operating within the payment industry.
• Gain deep insight into and a thorough understanding of the 12 PCI DSS requirements.
• Demonstrate proficiency in PCI DSS and its application to organizations involved in transaction processes.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is designed for system administrators and infrastructure engineers who want to design, deploy, and manage private OpenStack cloud infrastructure for enterprise environments.

By the end of this training, participants will understand OpenStack architecture, deploy private cloud infrastructure, manage compute and storage resources, implement security via Keystone, and apply enterprise best practices.

This instructor-led, live training in Slovakia (available online or onsite) targets intermediate-level network engineers and infrastructure administrators who wish to implement software-defined networks using open source tools and technologies.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to design SDN architectures, implement Open vSwitch, configure FRRouting, deploy SDN controllers, and automate network management.

This instructor-led live training in Slovakia (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level network and infrastructure professionals seeking to utilize open-source routing, switching, Wi-Fi, and management tools to design, deploy, and operate a self-managed enterprise network.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: design an enterprise network architecture using open-source solutions, configure routing, switching, and wireless services, enhance security and observability, and develop an operational plan for ongoing support.

Terraform is an open-source infrastructure-as-code tool that empowers teams to define and provision data center infrastructure using a declarative configuration language. When paired with self-hosted backends and on-premise providers, Terraform becomes a potent instrument for sovereign infrastructure management, effectively eliminating cloud vendor lock-in.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate infrastructure engineers seeking to leverage Terraform to manage self-hosted environments, including Proxmox, VMware, libvirt, and bare-metal provisioning.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Write robust Terraform configurations for on-premise and hybrid resources.
• Securely manage state using self-hosted backends such as PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage, and Gitea.
• Utilize provisioners and custom providers to manage the entire bare-metal lifecycle.
• Implement efficient workspaces, modular architectures, and variable hierarchies.
• Integrate Terraform into CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure delivery.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lectures and guided discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical labs.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training track for this course, please contact us to arrange specific requirements.

Uptime Kuma is an easy-to-use, self-hosted monitoring tool that tracks the availability of websites, services, and infrastructure. It replaces Pingdom, Datadog Synthetics, and UptimeRobot for teams that want monitoring data under their own control. This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-to-intermediate SREs and DevOps engineers who wish to use Uptime Kuma to replace cloud uptime monitoring with a self-hosted, sovereign status tracking platform.