Good system management not only requires managing the systems themselves, but requires careful planning to make systems interact with each other, auditing of the systems once the systems are built, and proactive maintenance of all systems. Organizations also rely on organizational policies, such as Acceptable Use Policies to bolster the technical aspect of system management.
This course is part of the Computer Security and Systems Management Specialization
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Approx. 12 hours to complete
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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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Course 4 of 4 in the
Intermediate Level
Approx. 12 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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University of Colorado System
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Critical first steps in System Management
This module covers the essentials of what you need to look at first in system management
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 38 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Planning for an enterprise system environment
How do enterprises deploy systems? They plan!
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 44 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Auditing systems in the enterprise
Once a system is planned and built, it's now time to continuously monitor and audit the systems.
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 39 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Maintaining systems in the enterprise
Systems need on-going maintenance. Understanding what to maintain is key in providing a well running service or system.
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 23 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
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- 5 stars76.64%
- 4 stars17.76%
- 3 stars2.53%
- 2 stars2.03%
- 1 star1.01%
TOP REVIEWS FROM PLANNING, AUDITING AND MAINTAINING ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS
by TAFeb 1, 2018
I really enjoyed the course. I learn a lot. Very practical and relevant.
by SDDec 11, 2018
A very engaging course content, that is very important for IT System Administrators and any one interested in broadening their understanding of properly maintaining Enterprise Systems.
by JMJun 20, 2019
Procedures are important but I expected learn a bit more auditing and maintenance methods.
by GFMar 7, 2019
I never had the chance to think about policies structure and how to write them. Thank you fr including this section in the IT management profile.
About the Computer Security and Systems Management Specialization
The Computer Security and Systems Management Specialization focuses on computing in an enterprise environment. Combining both theory and real world experience and architecture, the courses will prepare you to design and audit secure enterprise systems. The courses will cover practical use of major server operating systems in an enterprise environment and how to design and operate them securely.
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