SomNOG5 Workshops: DNS Operations
Room3
Campus 2, Jamhuriya University
The Somali Network Operators’ Group (SomNOG) organizes capacity building workshops on networking and Internet technology throughout the year. The technical capacity development workshops and tutorials take place during the first 4 days of SomNOG week.
The purpose of the workshops and tutorials is to develop the skills of the ICT professionals and university graduates interested in taking their technical competencies to the next level through hands-on training sessions. The bottom-line is to contribute to employability of the local university graduates and improve the service delivery of the service providers and operators. Following a 60:40 practice to concepts ratio, both the workshops and the tutorials impart relevant skills that address the market demands and skill gaps that currently exist.
DNS Operations Workshop Description
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a globally distributed database and a critical part of Internet infrastructure that translates domain or host names to IP addresses, a required process for web navigation, email delivery, and other Internet functions. This workshop aims to help networking professionals to understand DNS server configurations, DNS operations and an overview of DNS security concepts.
This 2-day hands-on workshop which will be facilitated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will discuss the content in the timetable in detail and culminate in participants getting involved in a hands-on lab exercise in the cloud.
Participants are requested to bring their own laptop computers with the following requirements:
● At least 4GB of RAM
● Administrative access to system
● Current version of Chrome or a Chromium-based browser
● For Windows/Mac/Linux laptops - Virtual Box installation [optional]
Participants are recommended to be familiar with using the terminal or command line.
