Shai Segal and Clay Calvert (MetroStar Systems Instructors)
My group (MetroStar Systems’ Education and Training Division) recently performed our first training class for the Marine Corps. Luckily we weren’t just a group; we were a team, in all sense of the word. For the past 18 months we’ve been researching, learning, and compiling training material on a huge amount of topics; and we boiled it down to 3 weeks of intense training. This course taught the Marines how to setup, configure, manage, and repair a portable, virtualized, SharePoint network unit. This unit is called a Tactical Collaborative Work Suite, or TCWS. Our course topics included:
- The Marines’ custom TCWS hardware
- Use and manage Storage Area Networks
- Administer VMware
- Install and manage Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
- Keep SQL Server 2005 running
- Configure Jabber XCP Server
- Use and manage Adobe Connect sessions
- Administer CommVault backups
- Manage Infonic replication
- and many more…
Thankfully I did not have to research or teach all this by myself. Our team worked together and gathered information according to our specialties, and brought it all together in a single cohesive three week package. Over the duration our objectives changed many times; software was upgraded, features were added, and lesson topics were changed. I always knew my teammates had my back and were there to assist in any way I needed, as I was for them.
We worked, supported, and assisted each other through the entire process. Our short term goals and team members changed often over time, but our mission never did; compose the best course for customer’s consumption. And boy did they feast!
My future posts will describe some of our challenges, and how we adapted and overcame them.
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