WebSphere Education

Select a course below for a course description, the upcoming public schedule worldwide, and enrollment information.

• SOA Concepts
• Design and Implementation
• SOA Governance

• VW003 - Introducing the Value and Governance Model of Service-Oriented Architecture (WEB-BASED TRAINING)

  This course is the first of a suite of service-oriented architecture (SOA) Web-based training (WBT) courses aimed at enabling IT Architects to participate in and evaluate SOA engagements. It provides an introduction to the IBM vision of SOA but does not promote or teach using specific IBM products.

• VW004: Designing SOA Solutions with Project, Technical, and Operational Governance (WEB-BASED TRAINING)

  This course is the second in a suite of three SOA Web-based training courses designed to enable IT architects to evaluate and participate in SOA engagements. The course deals primarily with concepts, using a combination of animation and diagrams to help students see the concepts in action.

• VW005: Technologies and Standards for SOA Project Implementation (WEB-BASED TRAINING)

  This course is the third of a suite of three Web-based training courses designed to enable IT architects to participate in evaluating, designing, and recommending products and technologies for service-oriented architecture (SOA) implementation.

• SW814: Adopting Service-Oriented Architecture on System I (WEB-BASED TRAINING)

  This Web-based training course is based on WebSphere Development Studio for System i V5R4 and WebSphere Development Studio Client for System i Version V6.0.1. This course introduces the student to service-oriented architecture (SOA) concepts. It illustrates how System i based solutions can utilize SOA to enable increased business flexibility and respond more quickly to marketplace challenges and opportunities. It also provides guidance and examples on how to leverage existing investments in System i solutions in an SOA environment, rather than using a rip and replace approach.

• WS007: Getting Started with SOA
• VS007: Getting Started with SOA (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  This is a course to teach and promote best practices for Service Oriented Architecture using Rational Software products in conjunction with the appropriate WebSphere and Tivoli software products.

• WU004 Implementing B2B Solutions with the IBM WebSphere DataPower B2B Appliance XB60

  Through lecture and hands-on exercises, students learn how to configure a B2B gateway to connect partners and pass payload to a destination. Topics covered include security processing of incoming and outgoing transactions, auditing of transactions sent through the appliance, receiving AS2 and AS3 messages and confirming receipt using MDN messages, and configuring SSL to and from the DataPower Appliance. Students also learn how to enforce service level policies to manage traffic to and from the DataPower Appliance, troubleshoot services using logs and probes, and utilize best practices and architectural scenarios for effectively using DataPower Appliances in the service-oriented architecture (SOA).

• WM870: CICS V3.2 Advanced Application Development for SOA and Web Services
• VM870: CICS V3.2 Advanced Application Development for SOA and Web Services (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  This advanced-level course teaches students how to design, code, and debug CICS application programs that utilize the CICS Web Support and CICS Web Services features in CICS TS V3.2. Through both instructor-led lectures and extensive hands-on exercises in COBOL, students learn about the aspects of CICS Web Support that form the foundation for creating and debugging CICS Web Services. The course covers topics such as creating and implementing CICS applications as Web services, developing CICS server and client applications, and implanting security measures in CICS for Web support and Web services applications.

• SW299: Managing WebSphere Development Projects

  This course provides an overview of the products in the WebSphere family and shows how each product fits into a larger picture, and describes the functionality of the applications. It also introduces key e-business terminology, Web-based application architectures, and object technology concepts.

• WS008: Designing SOA Solutions Using IBM SOA Foundation
• VS008: Designing SOA Solutions Using IBM SOA Foundation (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  This course helps students develop the skills needed to design SOA solutions. You'll learn about SOA design principles, patterns, and IBM methodologies for SOA design, as well as SOA Foundations products that can be used to gather requirements, identify services, model business processes, and realize SOA solutions.

• WB553: IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances — Advanced Topics
• VB553: IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances — Advanced Topics (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  In this course, students learn about the use of the IBM WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI50 as a purpose-built hardware ESB for simplified deployment and hardened security. Topics include integration with IBM WebSphere MQ and WebSphere JMS, using FTP, enriching messages with database data, and performing any-to-any or binary transformation using IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender and Contivo Analyst mappings.

• WB557 Administration of IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances
• VB557 Administration of IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  In this 3-day instructor-led course, you will learn how to perform system administration tasks for the IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA appliances. Students learn about the available management interfaces such as the command line interface (CLI), Web GUI, and the XML Management Interface, and how to use these interfaces to perform various administrative tasks such as upgrading firmware, monitoring system performance, configuring user accounts and domains, and much more.

• VT108 IBM WebSphere Services Registry and Repository V6.2 - New Features

  This offering introduces the new features and enhancements in Version 6.2 of IBM WebSphere Services Registry and Repository. It is designed for developers and architects, and assumes prior knowledge of and experience with earlier versions of the covered products. The offering covers new tooling functionality, architectural considerations, and new and enhanced governance functionality.

• WU010 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Technical Overview

  IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) manages information used in the selection, invocation, and governance of services. This Web-based seminar examines how WSRR enables organizations to implement a framework for governing services within their organization.

• WB521 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository for Application Developers
• VB521 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository for Application Developers (INSTRUCTOR LED ONLINE)

  This course enables application developers to develop and integrate services using WebSphere Services Registry and Repository. You will discover how WebSphere Services Registry and Repository enables governance in a service-oriented architecture (SOA), and follow the SOA development life cycle as enforced by WebSphere Services Registry and Repository. You also learn how to design mediations to dynamically select a service based on metadata supplied by WSRR.

• WU522 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository for Administrators

  IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) enables organizations to manage information in the selection, invocation, and governance of services. This course enables system administrators and deployers to install, deploy, and integrate WebSphere Services Registry and Repository in their organization.

• WU659 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V6.2 Workshop

  This 5-day instructor-led course teaches students how to customize IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository to suit the service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance model within an organization. This course is designed for a broad audience of IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository users, including architects, developers, and administrators. Topics include architecture of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository, managing service life cycles and enforcing governance policies, and accessing service metadata from various client environments. Finally, this course teaches students how to install, deploy, and administer WebSphere Service Registry and Repository environments, including troubleshooting and configuring security.

• WU660 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V6.2 Application Development

  This 3-day instructor-led course teaches you how to customize IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository to support the service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance model within an organization. Topics include the architecture and main functions of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository, managing service metadata and service life cycles, implementing and enforcing governance policies, and accessing service metadata from different client environments. youalso learn how to administer WebSphere Service Registry and Repository environments, including troubleshooting and configuring security.

• WU661 IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V6.2 Administration

  This 2-day instructor-led course teaches system administrators and deployers how to install, deploy, and administer IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository environments. This course includes instructor-led lectures and hands-on lab exercises, covering topics such as deployment topologies to support high-availability and scalability requirements, configuration of application security and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and administrative interfaces.