Digital Sovereignty Training in Eugene

This live, instructor-led program (available in remote or on-site formats) is designed for technical personnel responsible for implementing and administering open source collaboration tools that preserve data sovereignty while supporting contemporary team communication requirements. The curriculum provides essential resources for government agencies seeking scalable and secure solutions.

Upon completion of the training, participants will possess the ability to assess various platforms, implement self-hosted environments, configure security protocols and system integrations, facilitate migration from legacy systems, and define operational procedures.

This instructor-led training, available in online or onsite formats, is designed for enterprise executives seeking to master the principles of data sovereignty and formulate compliant data management strategies tailored for government.

Upon completion, participants will possess the ability to define data sovereignty, identify applicable legal requirements, evaluate compliance risks, and establish governance frameworks for cross-border data management.

This instructor-led, live training in Eugene (online or onsite) is designed for database administrators and developers who aim to transition from proprietary systems to the open source PostgreSQL environment. This educational program provides essential knowledge and practical skills tailored for government agencies and other public sector organizations seeking robust database solutions.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be equipped to evaluate migration readiness, formulate and implement schema migration plans, transfer data using suitable utilities, and manage application code conversions effectively.

This instructor-led, live program Eugene (online or onsite) is intended for intermediate and advanced IT leaders, compliance officers, and digital transformation managers who seek to utilize a structured roadmap approach to implement digital sovereignty initiatives designed for government operations.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to evaluate their organization's digital sovereignty maturity, formulate a comprehensive strategy, develop an actionable implementation roadmap, and establish robust governance frameworks.

This guided, real-time instructional session, available via Eugene in either virtual or physical settings, is designed for system administrators and DevOps professionals seeking to deploy, configure, and oversee EXO clusters for private large language model inference across multiple Apple Silicon or Linux environments. This training program is specifically developed for government.

This instructor-led, live training session, available via Eugene or in person, is designed for DevOps engineers and infrastructure architects seeking to automate the provisioning, monitoring, and lifecycle management of private AI clusters constructed on the EXO platform. This curriculum provides essential skills for government professionals who require robust tools for government cloud initiatives.

The instructor-led, live session conducted in Eugene (via remote connection or at a physical location) is designed for security engineers and compliance professionals seeking to strengthen EXO configurations, regulate model accessibility, and manage artificial intelligence workloads deployed exclusively within on-premises environments. This training provides essential guidance for government agencies aiming to secure their data infrastructure.

Gitea provides a lightweight, open-source, self-hosted Git solution that supports repository management, peer code review, issue tracking, and continuous integration/continuous deployment workflows. It serves as a viable alternative to commercial platforms for organizations seeking sovereign control over their source code infrastructure, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks and avoiding dependency on third-party service agreements. These capabilities are specifically designed for government use cases requiring strict data sovereignty and operational autonomy.

GitLab Self-Managed provides an on-premises implementation of GitLab’s comprehensive DevSecOps platform, encompassing source code management, continuous integration and delivery, container registry, security scanning, and monitoring capabilities. This solution serves as a preferred option for federal agencies requiring the full functionality of the GitLab ecosystem while maintaining strict data sovereignty and eliminating reliance on Software-as-a-Service models, thereby keeping sensitive information within the secure perimeter of government networks designed for government operations.

Jitsi Meet is an encrypted, open-source video conferencing platform that allows organizations to self-host infrastructure on private servers. The solution supports high-definition video, screen sharing, collaborative editing, and live streaming without mandating user accounts or exposing meeting data to external services.

This instructor-led training, available in online or onsite formats, targets intermediate DevOps engineers and system administrators seeking to deploy Jitsi Meet as an alternative to commercial platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. The curriculum is tailored for government agencies requiring secure communication tools for government operations.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Deploy and configure Jitsi Meet utilizing Docker or Debian packages.
• Optimize performance by configuring Prosody, Jicofo, and the Jitsi Videobridge.
• Establish TURN servers to ensure NAT traversal and firewall compliance.
• Enhance meeting security through password protection, lobby rooms, and end-to-end encryption.
• Integrate Jitsi with LDAP, Single Sign-On (SSO), and calendar systems.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical application.
• Hands-on implementation within a live laboratory environment.

Customization Options

• To request customized training for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.

This instructor-led, live training in Eugene (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate to advanced DevOps engineers and system administrators seeking to deploy and manage self-hosted Kubernetes clusters independent of cloud providers. This program supports professionals developing capabilities for government environments by emphasizing on-premises infrastructure management.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be equipped to: deploy production-grade Kubernetes clusters using kubeadm on bare-metal or virtual machine infrastructures; configure high-availability control planes and etcd datastores; implement container networking and storage solutions for self-managed environments; and establish monitoring and observability frameworks utilizing self-hosted tools.

This instructor-led live training session, offered Eugene either virtually or on-site, is designed for software engineers and technical personnel who intend to utilize Ollama and open-source models to develop and deploy private agentic AI systems within their internal IT environments. This program is suitable for government teams seeking robust, secure solutions.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to install and configure the Ollama platform, evaluate and execute open models on local hardware, design basic agentic and retrieval-augmented generation workflows, and implement necessary security and governance protocols required for regulated operational settings.

The Matrix framework constitutes an open standard facilitating secure, decentralized, and instantaneous communication. Federal agencies are progressively implementing the Element interface as a viable substitute for commercial platforms such as Slack and Microsoft Teams to ensure compliance with end-to-end encryption mandates, local data sovereignty requirements, and interoperability with external accredited entities through federation protocols designed for government use.

This instructor-led live session, available in online or onsite formats, serves cloud professionals seeking to architect multi-cloud environments that mitigate vendor dependency and uphold data sovereignty standards.

This curriculum is designed for government entities requiring robust compliance and flexibility in their cloud strategies.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to recognize risks associated with vendor lock-in, design portable infrastructure architectures, enforce data sovereignty controls, and utilize cloud-agnostic technologies effectively.

NixOS is a Linux distribution that leverages the Nix package manager to deliver fully declarative and reproducible system configurations. By defining operating systems as pure functions, NixOS prevents configuration drift and supports atomic rollback capabilities, making it well-suited for sovereign infrastructure that requires auditability and exact reproducibility for government agencies.

This instructor-led program, offered either online or on-site, is designed for IT professionals seeking to assess and deploy open source office suites as viable alternatives to proprietary systems within enterprise settings. These resources support the development of standardized solutions for government

Upon completion of this curriculum, participants will possess the capability to evaluate various suite options, formulate migration strategies, configure deployment architectures, resolve compatibility issues, enable collaborative workflows, and oversee user adoption initiatives.

Ollama is an open-source framework designed to deploy large language models locally on both consumer-grade and enterprise infrastructure. By consolidating model quantization, graphics processing unit allocation, and application programming interface services into a unified command-line environment, it allows federal agencies to independently manage foundational models such as Llama, Mistral, and Qwen. This capability supports sovereign data handling practices for government entities that require compliance with strict security protocols and prefer to avoid reliance on external commercial providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google.

This instructor-led, live training in Eugene (online or onsite) is designed for network engineers and infrastructure professionals interested in leveraging SONiC and ONL to deploy and manage open network infrastructure on white-box switches. This initiative supports the adoption of standardized practices for government.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be equipped to comprehend SONiC and ONL architectures, deploy open-source NOS solutions on white-box hardware, configure networking features, and implement monitoring and automation protocols.

This instructor-led live training, offered via online or onsite formats, is designed for system administrators and infrastructure engineers seeking to design, deploy, and manage private OpenStack cloud infrastructure within enterprise settings. The curriculum addresses specific needs for government systems by ensuring robust operational frameworks.

Upon completion of this program, participants will demonstrate competency in comprehending OpenStack architecture, deploying private cloud solutions, managing compute and storage assets, implementing security protocols via Keystone, and applying industry best practices.

This instructor-led session, offered remotely or in-person, targets project management and information technology professionals seeking to implement open-source platforms that uphold data sovereignty while accommodating varied methodologies. Upon completion of this program, participants will be equipped to assess available solutions, deploy Taiga, OpenProject, and Focalboard, configure system integrations, and execute migrations from proprietary environments for government initiatives.

This instructor-led, live instructional program Eugene (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level network engineers and infrastructure administrators who aim to deploy software-defined networks using open source technologies. Upon completion of this training, participants will gain the capability to design SDN architectures, implement Open vSwitch, configure FRRouting, deploy SDN controllers, and automate network management operations tailored for government environments.

This instructor-led, live training session, available remotely or on-site in Eugene, is intended for intermediate-level network and infrastructure professionals seeking to leverage open-source routing, switching, Wi-Fi, and management tools to design, deploy, and operate a self-managed enterprise network environment tailored for government.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be capable of designing open-source enterprise network architectures, configuring routing, switching, and wireless services, enhancing security and observability capabilities, and developing an operational plan for sustained support.

This instructor-led, live training in Eugene (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level IT leaders, compliance professionals, security teams, and enterprise architects who wish to use sovereign AI principles and governance practices to design AI environments that protect sensitive data, support localization requirements, and reduce vendor lock-in. This course offers critical insights for government

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: explain sovereign AI concepts, evaluate hosting and governance options, define controls for prompts and logs, and create a practical adoption roadmap.

This final course enables participants to architect, implement, and manage a fully sovereign digital infrastructure stack. Upon completion, learners will have established a functional micro-organization utilizing exclusively self-hosted, open-source solutions for identity management, communications, productivity, development, security, artificial intelligence, and monitoring. This approach ensures operational independence from Google, Microsoft, AWS, and other proprietary Software-as-a-Service providers, offering a robust framework for government and other sectors requiring sovereign technology for government operations.

This instructor-led, live training program Eugene (available online or in person) is designed for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals seeking to deploy, configure, and manage the Stalwart mail server solution for self-hosted email and collaboration environments tailored for government.

Synapse serves as the authoritative reference implementation for the Matrix homeserver protocol, facilitating decentralized and end-to-end encrypted communication. This structured training program, delivered via live instruction in online or onsite formats, targets intermediate DevOps engineers and system administrators seeking to deploy Synapse and Element to transition from commercial cloud chat services to a self-hosted, federated messaging architecture tailored for government requirements.

Terraform is an open-source infrastructure-as-code solution that enables organizations to define and provision data center resources through a declarative configuration language. When integrated with self-hosted backends and on-premise providers, Terraform serves as a critical tool for sovereign infrastructure governance, effectively reducing dependency on commercial cloud vendors.

This instructor-led training program, offered in online or onsite formats, is designed for intermediate infrastructure engineers aiming to utilize Terraform for managing self-hosted environments, including Proxmox, VMware, libvirt, and bare-metal systems. It addresses the specific needs of government agencies seeking reliable infrastructure management for government applications.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:

• Developing robust Terraform configurations for on-premise and hybrid resource deployment.
• Administering state storage securely using self-hosted backends such as PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage, and Gitea.
• Employing provisioners and custom providers to oversee the complete bare-metal lifecycle.
• Implementing efficient workspaces, modular architectures, and variable hierarchies.
• Integrating Terraform into CI/CD pipelines to facilitate automated infrastructure delivery.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lectures and guided discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical labs.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training track for this course, please contact us to arrange specific requirements.

Uptime Kuma serves as a straightforward, self-managed monitoring solution for assessing the availability of websites, services, and infrastructure. It provides an alternative to commercial offerings such as Pingdom, Datadog Synthetics, and UptimeRobot for organizations seeking full control over their monitoring data. This instructor-led training program (available online or onsite) targets entry-to-mid level Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) and DevOps professionals who aim to implement Uptime Kuma for government purposes, transitioning from cloud-based uptime checks to a sovereign, self-hosted status verification platform.

This instructor-led live course, available in online or onsite formats, targets technical professionals seeking to deploy and oversee self-hosted video conferencing solutions. These solutions ensure data sovereignty while delivering enterprise-grade communication capabilities tailored for government use.

Upon completion of this training, participants will possess the skills to deploy Jitsi Meet and BigBlueButton, implement security hardening measures, configure enterprise features, and scale deployments to support organizational workloads.

This instructor-led, live training offered in Eugene (online or onsite) is designed for security engineers and system administrators who seek to implement and manage enterprise-grade, self-hosted VPN solutions utilizing WireGuard and OpenVPN. The curriculum supports government entities requiring robust network access controls.

Upon completion of this program, participants will possess the capability to deploy WireGuard and OpenVPN environments, design scalable architectures, integrate with identity management systems, and effectively monitor and secure VPN infrastructure.

OpenVPN and WireGuard represent the two primary open-source Virtual Private Network (VPN) protocols currently utilized. Establishing an independent VPN server guarantees that external entities cannot monitor traffic metadata, introduce advertisements, or adhere to international data requests. This instructional material addresses both protocols in relation to various threat models and performance specifications for government use.

Wazuh is an open-source security platform providing unified XDR and SIEM capabilities for threat detection, integrity monitoring, incident response, and compliance. It aggregates endpoint telemetry into a self-managed analysis engine, offering a credible alternative to Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, and other cloud-native SIEMs

Woodpecker CI delivers a streamlined continuous integration engine tailored for self-hosted Git repositories such as Gitea and Forgejo. It offers a lightweight, Docker-centric approach to CI/CD workflows, eliminating the administrative burden and licensing costs associated with enterprise-grade solutions, thereby meeting the distinct requirements for government.

Zammad is an open-source, web-based helpdesk and customer support platform that consolidates ticketing data from email, chat, telephone, and social media channels into a centralized queue. It provides a self-hosted alternative to commercial solutions such as Zendesk, Freshdesk, and ServiceNow, ensuring that sensitive information remains within your internal infrastructure.

This instructor-led live training, available online or onsite, targets intermediate support managers and system administrators seeking to transition from cloud-based helpdesk platforms to a sovereign, self-hosted ticketing solution using Zammad. This curriculum is designed for government and enterprise environments where data sovereignty is critical.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Deploy Zammad via standard packages or Docker with PostgreSQL support.
• Configure intake channels including email, chat, and APIs for comprehensive ticket ingestion.
• Establish operational workflows, escalation paths, and Service Level Agreement (SLA) timers.
• Implement role-based access controls, groups, and organizational structures.
• Integrate the platform with knowledge bases, reporting tools, and webhooks to streamline operations for government agencies.

Course Format

• Interactive lecture and facilitated discussion.
• Extensive exercises and practical application.
• Hands-on implementation within a live laboratory environment.

Customization Options

• To request tailored training for this course, please contact us to arrange scheduling and content adjustments.

This instructor-led, live training in Eugene (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate and advanced security professionals seeking to establish Zero Trust Architecture utilizing open-source solutions and sovereign infrastructure for government.

Upon completion of this program, participants will possess the ability to design Zero Trust architectures, deploy identity-aware proxies, implement dynamic authentication, secure microservices via service mesh, and monitor Zero Trust policies.

The Zimbra Collaboration Suite is an open-source enterprise messaging and collaboration platform that offers email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and file sharing within a unified web interface. It provides a cost-effective, self-managed alternative to proprietary solutions like Microsoft Exchange and Google Workspace, particularly suited for federal agencies seeking robust infrastructure for government operations.