Course:
Installation and Administration of the Pentaho BI Suite

Id: ADM2050C
Audience: Administrators and System Integrators
Delivery Method: Instructor led, Classroom
Duration: 3 Days
Cost: USD $2,000

Course Benefits:
A complex system requires routine monitoring and tuning to maintain optimal performance and continued benefits. This course prepares system administers to install, configure, tune for performance, monitor, and troubleshoot the Pentaho BI Platform. Additionally, this course helps prepare students for the Pentaho BI Consultant Certification Exam.

Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for system administrators and system integrators who be responsible for installing or administering the Pentaho BI Suite; however, it is valuable to anyone with a basic understanding of SQL, relational database concepts, and Web application administration techniques.

Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Understand the basic architecture of Pentaho BI Platform and clients
• Install and configure the Pentaho BI Suite
• Understand the typical workflow of solution development
• Use Pentaho Management Services to monitor and administer the Pentaho BI Suite
• Integrate the Pentaho BI Suite security with external sources such as LDAP
• Use proper techniques to secure solutions
• Understand and explain the factors that impact the performance of the Pentaho BI Platform

Course Prerequisites:
There are no Pentaho Training prerequisites for this course. The course is designed for students with a basic understanding of SQL, relational database concepts, and Web application administration.

Course Requirements:
Students will need a Microsoft® Windows XP or Vista computer with a 1GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM, and a DVD drive, and 750 MB of available hard drive space in order to fully participate in the classroom delivered courses. We suggest the computer have at least 1.3 GHz CPU, 2 GB of memory, and 1 GB of available hard drive space. Make sure you have a text editor such as Notepad; you may need it for some of the exercises.