Cascade Server Training Method

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Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 10:30am -- Kat LiendgensBookmark and Share

We are very proud of the hands-on Cascade Server training that we provide to our clients on a daily basis. Our trainers work hard to ensure that the curriculum is always current in terms of both best practices and technology. It is also very important to us that our clients receive the most comprehensive training possible, which is why we employ our particular training method.

We train using a generic template. This way, we can ensure that the training covers all of the topics and scenarios to provide developers and administrators with a solid understanding of how to implement and maintain an integration in Cascade Server.

We perform the training on the client’s instance, so that you can keep the training examples and refer back to them as needed. Participants are encouraged to follow along, as our hands-on approach has proven to be very effective. Therefore, we recommend that your administrator set up an account for each person participating in the training. The account should have rights to create a new site, since each person will create their own site in Cascade Server. Of course, if you prefer to just watch and focus on what the trainer is doing, that's fine too.

The standard two days of technical training are geared towards developers and administrators. You will learn how to create Cascade Server templates from existing HTML designs, to create Configuration Sets, Content Types, and Asset Factories, as well as Metadata and Structured Data. The training also covers administrative tasks, such as managing users, groups, and roles. In addition, you will learn how to custom-display your content using XSLT or Velocity. You will also be introduced to workflows, publishing, and web services. As you can see, the agenda is very tight, so in order to ensure that the training can be completed in a comprehensive way and in a manner that allows for maximum hands-on learning, we use a generic site. This does not, however, mean that the training itself is done in a "cookie-cutter" format. In fact, we welcome a vivid exchange between the instructor and the participants, so please do not be shy to ask questions about any Cascade-related topic. If you have any specific areas on which you would like our trainers to focus, please feel free to let us know beforehand.

As always, if you have any questions about training or Professional Services, do not hesitate to contact us.

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