Ghost is the industry's most widely-used corporate imaging, deployment and system management solution. Ghost Solution Suite (GSS) provides imaging speed, flexibility, automated OS deployment and user migration.

While most Users of Symantec Ghost are familiar with its basic use for machine-to-machine cloning and imaging, few have the experience to implement the full power of the Suite.

We wrote the book!

Binary Research was the original developer of Ghost. Here at BRI we have been developing and delivering Ghost training since 1999.

Our latest program is a three-day workshop that trains you to make full use of the powerful functionality within the GSS. Learn how to use GSS to it's potential and increase your company's ROI.

Learn tips, tricks and Best Practices from our highly experienced team of Trainers - some of whom have been working with Ghost for over eight years.

Binary Resource's parent company in the USA, (Binary Research International Inc), offers workshops every week at training facilities across the United States (Open Enrollment).

For the United Kingdom our US-based Trainers come to the UK to deliver On-Site training - we train your people, at your location, at a time that is convenient for you. 

In June 2005, Binary partnered with Bang Bang LLC, who are now BRI's partner of choice for the delivery of Ghost Training.

KEY LEARNING POINTS

• Utilisation of the Ghost Console to create a single,centralised management point for management of all migration tasks.
• Maintain reliable backups - both full and incremental.
• Deploy new hardware and operating systems.
• Create bootable CDs/DVDs/USB keys.
• Utilise the Symantec User Migration functionality within the Ghost Solution Suite.
• Learn critical pointers for using Ghost with Windows Vista.
• Create one truly hardware-independent Image using the Universal Imaging Utility.
• Experience the new functionality of v.2.5: Hot Imaging, DeployAnywhere and One-Click Virtual Partition

FEATURES OF OUR TRAINING METHODS

• Our workshops are hands-on comprising demonstration, explanation and practice.
• All workshops are Instructor-led.
• Every Participant has access to their own Console and Client to ensure the opportunity to experience use of the features.
• Sessions address live-environment issues.
• Ample time for experimentation and questioning of our very experienced Trainers.
• Clear, concise documentation.
• Live environment Ghost implementation exercises to reinforce the incremental learning steps of the workshops.

Symantec Ghost Solution Suite V.2.5

Workshop Topics

The workshop modules include:

• Ghost Functionality
• The Ghost Console Installation
• The Ghost Boot Wizard
• Master Image Setup - Windows 2000/XP and Vista
• Image Capture - Non-Console Options
• Ghost Explorer
• G-Disk Commands
• Image Deployment - Non-Console Options
• Ghostcasting
• Ghost Command Line Switches
• Ghost Console Installation and Setup
• Ghost Client Installation - Windows XP and Vista
• Multiple Consoles & Console Data Backup

• Console Tasks - Create Tasks, Restore Image, Configurations and Configuration Refresh - Including Hot Imaging and DeployAnywhere- NEW TOPICS
• Symantec User Migration - Windows XP and Vista
• Symantec User Migration Wizard
• Boot Partition vs. Virtual Partition
• Client Initiation
• Hardware & Software Inventory
• Software Deployment with AutoInstall
• Console Task - File Transfer of AI Packages
• Console Task - File Retrieval
• Console Task Execute Command
• Backup Regimes and Scheduled Tasks

The Workshop also addresses:

• Advanced customisation for Bootable USB, DVDs and CDs
• One-Click Virtual Partition - NEW TOPIC
• Multiple Backup Images Simultaneously
• 3Com PXE Services
• The Universal Imaging Utility
• Microsoft’s Sysprep Utility -  an introduction
• OmniFS
• Vista Tips - UPDATED
• User Migration Variables - NEW TOPIC

Who Should Attend:

Network and Systems Administrators, IT Support personnel and IT Managers who want to learn how to use Symantec Ghost Solution Suite from start to finish - for hard-disk cloning, backing up User data, creating standardised computer setups, managing computer desktop assets (hardware and software), etc.