Packeteer PacketShaper training available in January

[Merit Network Professional Learning]

Merit Network is pleased to host a presentation of PacketShaper Level I 
and Level II training for network administrators. These 2-1/2 day 
courses will be taught during the week of January 19, 2009, at the 
Michigan Information Technology Center in Ann Arbor.

Packeteer's PacketShaper is a popular platform for optimizing WAN 
application performance in enterprise networks. Many organizations use 
PacketShaper to help monitor their networks, shape traffic and apply 
policy-based QoS control, and accelerate and compress applications for 
maximum performance. Full course descriptions appear later in this message.

The training courses will be delivered by VistaOne Corporation, one of 
only fifteen Packeteer authorized training centers in the world. The 
courses will involve a mixture of lecture and hands-on work, with one 
PacketShaper device per two students and extensive training materials 
provided. Class size is limited to 12 students per session. Attendees 
must bring a laptop computer.

These courses are seldom if ever taught in Michigan; typically travel to 
 Atlanta, Cupertino or elsewhere is required to attend a public workshop.

Attendees may register for either or both of the sessions. Pricing for 
individuals from Merit Member organizations is as follows:

 Level I :     $1295
 Level II:     $1295
 Both classes: $2455

Individuals not from Merit Member organizations may attend for the 
typical retail prices of $1725 apiece or $3280 for both.

   ** Please register by December 12, 2008, in order to help   **
   ** ensure that the classes can be held. Your registration   **
   ** will be refunded if registration is not adequate to      **
   ** hold the courses.

Continental breakfast, beverages and snacks will be provided.


Registration
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Registration is now available at:

   http://www.merit.edu/events/packeteer

Payment may be made by credit card online, or by check or purchase 
order. Check or purchase order payments must be completed by January 9. 
Registration may be canceled up to 5:00 p.m. on January 9 minus a 
processing fee of $35.

For more information, please contact events@merit.edu


Details about the courses:

PacketShaper Level I
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Packeteer designed this curriculum for the network administrator or 
infrastructure designer who wants to monitor, control and accelerate 
network traffic using the PacketShaper appliance. Upon successful 
completion of this course, students will be able to:

   * Fully understand the benefits, features and capabilities
      of Packeteer's PacketShaper
   * Plan a PacketShaper deployment
   * Implement a PacketShaper deployment
   * Install and configure the PacketShaper
   * Configure and Operate the Adaptive Response feature
   * Classify network traffic
   * Gain visibility into network and application behavior
   * Control network traffic
   * Compress network traffic
   * Maintain the PacketShaper
   * Troubleshoot network traffic problems
   * Strategically manage network application performance
      using the PacketShaper.

PacketShaper Specialist Level I will be presented from 9 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, January 19 and 20, and 9:00 a.m. to noon on 
Wednesday, January 21, 2009.


PacketShaper Level II: Advanced Traffic Analysis & Troubleshooting
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This is an advanced technical training course that focuses on advanced 
traffic analysis, and diagnosing/ troubleshooting problems related to:

   * Application traffic visibility, control, and acceleration
   * Network performance gaps
   * Network integrity
   * Traffic flow
   * PacketShaper hardware
   * PacketShaper software and configuration
   * PacketShaper capacities, limits, and performance

The course also covers advanced command line operation of Packeteer 
devices; advanced visibility, control and acceleration options; 
troubleshooting strategies, and the use of diagnostic tools.

Prerequisites: Completion of PacketShaper Specialist Level I course or 
equivalent experience.

PacketShaper Specialist Level II will be presented from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 
Thursday and Friday, January 22-23, 2009.

For more information please contact learning@merit.edu.


--Merit Network Professional Learning
 http://www.merit.edu/learning
 learning@merit.edu


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