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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Students in this course are interested in implementing DevOps processes or in passing the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certification exam. Overview After completing this course, students will be able to: Plan for the transformation with shared goals and timelines Select a project and identify project metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) Create a team and agile organizational structure Design a tool integration strategy Design a license management strategy (e.g., Azure DevOps and GitHub users) Design a strategy for end-to-end traceability from work items to working software Design an authentication and access strategy Design a strategy for integrating on-premises and cloud resources Describe the benefits of using Source Control Describe Azure Repos and GitHub Migrate from TFVC to Git Manage code quality including technical debt SonarCloud, and other tooling solutions Build organizational knowledge on code quality Explain how to structure Git repos Describe Git branching workflows Leverage pull requests for collaboration and code reviews Leverage Git hooks for automation Use Git to foster inner source across the organization Explain the role of Azure Pipelines and its components Configure Agents for use in Azure Pipelines Explain why continuous integration matters Implement continuous integration using Azure Pipelines Define Site Reliability Engineering Design processes to measure end-user satisfaction and analyze user feedback Design processes to automate application analytics Manage alerts and reduce meaningless and non-actionable alerts Carry out blameless retrospectives and create a just culture Define an infrastructure and configuration strategy and appropriate toolset for a release pipeline and application infrastructure Implement compliance and security in your application infrastructure Describe the potential challenges with integrating open-source software Inspect open-source software packages for security and license compliance Manage organizational security and compliance policies Integrate license and vulnerability scans into build and deployment pipelines Configure build pipelines to access package security and license ratings This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices. Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms. Module 1: Get started on a DevOps transformation journey Introduction to DevOps Choose the right project Describe team structures Choose the DevOps tools Plan Agile with GitHub Projects and Azure Boards Introduction to source control Describe types of source control systems Work with Azure Repos and GitHub Module 2: Development for enterprise DevOps Structure your Git Repo Manage Git branches and workflows Collaborate with pull requests in Azure Repos Explore Git hooks Plan foster inner source Manage Git repositories Identify technical debt Module 3: Implement CI with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions Explore Azure Pipelines Manage Azure Pipeline agents and pools Describe pipelines and concurrency Explore Continuous integration Implement a pipeline strategy Integrate with Azure Pipelines Introduction to GitHub Actions Learn continuous integration with GitHub Actions Design a container build strategy Module 4: Design and implement a release strategy Introduction to continuous delivery Explore release strategy recommendations Build a high-quality release pipeline Introduction to deployment patterns Implement blue-green deployment and feature toggles Implement canary releases and dark launching Implement A/B testing and progressive exposure deployment Module 5: Implement a secure continuous deployment using Azure Pipelines Create a release pipeline Provision and test environments Manage and modularize tasks and templates Automate inspection of health Manage application configuration data Integrate with identity management systems Implement application configuration Module 6: Manage infrastructure as code using Azure and DSC Explore infrastructure as code and configuration management Create Azure resources using Azure Resource Manager templates Create Azure resources by using Azure CLI Explore Azure Automation with DevOps Implement Desired State Configuration (DSC) Implement Bicep Module 7: Implement security and validate code bases for compliance Introduction to Secure DevOps Implement open-source software Software Composition Analysis Static analyzers OWASP and Dynamic Analyzers Security Monitoring and Governance Module 8: Design and implement a dependency management strategy Explore package dependencies Understand package management Migrate, consolidate, and secure artifacts Implement a versioning strategy Introduction to GitHub Packages Module 9: Implement continuous feedback Implement tools to track usage and flow Develop monitor and status dashboards Share knowledge within teams Design processes to automate application analytics Manage alerts, Blameless retrospectives and a just culture Additional course details: Nexus Humans AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Recognised Accreditation This course is accredited by continuing professional development (CPD). CPD UK is globally recognised by employers, professional organisations, and academic institutions, thus a certificate from CPD Certification Service creates value towards your professional goal and achievement. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. What is CPD? Employers, professional organisations, and academic institutions all recognise CPD, therefore a credential from CPD Certification Service adds value to your professional goals and achievements. Benefits of CPD Improve your employment prospects Boost your job satisfaction Promotes career advancement Enhances your CV Provides you with a competitive edge in the job market Demonstrate your dedication Showcases your professional capabilities What is IPHM? The IPHM is an Accreditation Board that provides Training Providers with international and global accreditation. The Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM) accreditation is a guarantee of quality and skill. Benefits of IPHM It will help you establish a positive reputation in your chosen field You can join a network and community of successful therapists that are dedicated to providing excellent care to their client You can flaunt this accreditation in your CV It is a worldwide recognised accreditation What is Quality Licence Scheme? This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. Benefits of Quality License Scheme Certificate is valuable Provides a competitive edge in your career It will make your CV stand out Course Curriculum Getting Data Ready for Regression Model Transportation Problem in Excel using Goal Seek 00:12:00 Gathering Business Knowledge 00:03:00 Data Exploration 00:03:00 The Data and the Data Dictionary 00:07:00 Univariate analysis and EDD 00:03:00 Discriptive Data Analytics in Excel 00:10:00 Outlier Treatment 00:04:00 Identifying and Treating Outliers in Excel 00:04:00 Missing Value Imputation 00:03:00 Identifying and Treating missing values in Excel 00:04:00 Variable Transformation in Excel 00:03:00 Dummy variable creation: Handling qualitative data 00:04:00 Dummy Variable Creation in Excel 00:07:00 Correlation Analysis 00:09:00 Creating Correlation Matrix in Excel 00:08:00 Creating Regression Model The Problem Statement 00:01:00 Basic Equations and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method 00:08:00 Assessing accuracy of predicted coefficients 00:14:00 Assessing Model Accuracy: RSE and R squared 00:07:00 Creating Simple Linear Regression model 00:02:00 Multiple Linear Regression 00:05:00 The F - statistic 00:08:00 Interpreting results of Categorical variables 00:05:00 Creating Multiple Linear Regression model 00:07:00 What-if analysis Excel: Running Linear Regression using Solver 00:08:00 Assessment Assessment - Linear Regression Analysis In MS Excel 00:10:00 Certificate of Achievement Certificate of Achievement 00:00:00 Get Your Insurance Now Get Your Insurance Now 00:00:00 Feedback Feedback 00:00:00

Level 1 Certificate in Sales Management and Revenue Operations In our Level 1 Certificate program in Sales Management and Revenue Operations, you'll delve into Sales Management and Revenue Operations Basics, gaining insights into SLA Marketing and Sales. Explore the art of Mapping your Sales Process, fine-tune your strategies with RevOps and Intelligence, and understand the importance of Stakeholders and Capacity. By the end, you'll be adept at Tuning the RevOps System for maximum sales success in Sales Management and Revenue Operations. Learning Outcomes: Recall the fundamental concepts of Revenue Operations. Explain the significance of SLA Marketing and Sales in sales management. Analyze and map your organization's Sales Process. Interpret the role of RevOps and Intelligence in optimizing sales in Sales Management. Evaluate the impact of Stakeholders and Capacity on sales operations in Sales Management. Apply strategies for fine-tuning the RevOps System for enhanced performance. More Benefits: LIFETIME access Device Compatibility Free Workplace Management Toolkit Level 1 Certificate in Sales Management and Revenue Operations Course Syllabus Revenue Operations Basics: Gain a foundational understanding of "Sales Management" and revenue operations, including key concepts, processes, and their significance in achieving business objectives. SLA Marketing and Sales: Explore the role of service level agreements (SLAs) in "Sales Management," focusing on how they align marketing and sales efforts, ensuring collaboration and efficiency. Mapping your Sales Process: Learn how to effectively map and optimize the sales process in "Sales Management," identifying key stages, customer touchpoints, and areas for improvement to enhance revenue generation. RevOps and Intelligence: Dive into the realm of "Sales Management" intelligence, leveraging data and analytics to inform revenue operations decisions, drive sales strategies, and enhance business performance. Stakeholders and Capacity: Understand the significance of stakeholders and capacity management in "Sales Management," ensuring alignment between various teams and optimizing resources for revenue growth. Tuning the RevOps System: Fine-tune your knowledge of "Sales Management" and revenue operations systems, focusing on continuous improvement, adapting to market changes, and optimizing processes for sustained success.

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Estimating for Business Analysts: In-House Training A business analyst does not have authority to estimate the project and will not be held responsible for the project staying within the proposed budget; however, the business analyst does participate in various planning exercises with the project team. Many times the business analyst is on his or her own, required to provide estimates of how long it will take to perform their tasks. This course acquaints you with the basics of estimating from the point of view of the business analyst, emphasizing time estimates for the work. It also covers some of the product cost estimates that a business analyst may have to provide when the business is performing a cost/benefit analysis for the project. What you will Learn You'll learn how to: Translate business needs and requirements into estimates Estimate durations using a variety of techniques Negotiate differences in estimates Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Foundation Concepts The importance of estimating to a business analyst The good and bad of estimating The project context The meaning of good estimating Focuses of estimating Characteristics of a good estimate Estimating the Time Requirements Applicable BABOK® Knowledge Areas Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Elicitation and Collaboration Estimating the elicitation Information Gathering Plan Relative times for elicitation activities Planning and estimating the business analysis approach and activities Planning the business analysis activities Impact of process Estimating the Product Estimating the value of the product Business analyst's role Defining and determining value Function and use case points Agile estimating Planning Poker Other agile estimating techniques Negotiating estimates Negotiation techniques Negotiation approaches Summary What did we learn, and how can we implement this in our work environment?

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course are Application Consultants, Business Process Architects, Business Process Owners/Team Leads/Power Users, Program/Project Managers, and Users. Overview Participants learn about the fundamental elements of materials management.Participants understand usage of the procurement processes for stock material, consumable materials, and services, the basic functions from purchasing, inventory management, invoice verification, service entry, and materials planning.Topic-specific exercises in the SAP system give participants the opportunity to gain first-hand practical experience of the above processes. This course will give students the fundamental knowledge and a comprehensive overview of the processes in procurement in SAP. After attending this class, students will understand the major business processes and functions in materials management. Procurement Processes Defining Processes and Organizational Levels in Procurement Maintaining Purchase Orders Posting Goods Receipts Entering Invoices Master Data Maintaining Vendor Master Records Maintaining Material Master Records Using Entry Aids for Master Data Maintenance Performing Mass Maintenance Stock Material Procurement Applying Conditions in Purchasing Handling Requests for Quotations and Quotation Processes Creating Purchase Orders with Reference Maintaining Purchasing Info Records Analyzing Material Valuation Posting Goods Receipts for Purchase Orders Entering Invoices with Reference to Purchase Orders Consumable Material Procurement Purchasing Consumable Materials Creating Purchase Requisitions Creating Purchase Orders with Reference to Purchase Requisitions Entering Valuated and Non-Valuated Goods Receipts Creating Blanket Purchase Orders External Services Procurement Maintaining Master Data for External Services Ordering Services Creating Service Entries and Verifying Invoices Automated Procurement Maintaining Data for Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Maintaining Contracts and Source Lists Performing Procurement Processes Automatically Reporting and Analytics Using Standard Reports Performing Standard Analyses in the Logistics Information System Introduction to the SAP Buyer Role Assessing the Buyer Role Self-Service Procurement Examining the Functions of Self-Service Procurement

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Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This is an introductory-level course designed to teach experienced systems administrators how to install, maintain, monitor, troubleshoot, optimize, and secure Hadoop. Previous Hadoop experience is not required. Overview Working within in an engaging, hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert team, attendees will learn to: Understand the benefits of distributed computing Understand the Hadoop architecture (including HDFS and MapReduce) Define administrator participation in Big Data projects Plan, implement, and maintain Hadoop clusters Deploy and maintain additional Big Data tools (Pig, Hive, Flume, etc.) Plan, deploy and maintain HBase on a Hadoop cluster Monitor and maintain hundreds of servers Pinpoint performance bottlenecks and fix them Apache Hadoop is an open source framework for creating reliable and distributable compute clusters. Hadoop provides an excellent platform (with other related frameworks) to process large unstructured or semi-structured data sets from multiple sources to dissect, classify, learn from and make suggestions for business analytics, decision support, and other advanced forms of machine intelligence. This is an introductory-level, hands-on lab-intensive course geared for the administrator (new to Hadoop) who is charged with maintaining a Hadoop cluster and its related components. You will learn how to install, maintain, monitor, troubleshoot, optimize, and secure Hadoop. Introduction Hadoop history and concepts Ecosystem Distributions High level architecture Hadoop myths Hadoop challenges (hardware / software) Planning and installation Selecting software and Hadoop distributions Sizing the cluster and planning for growth Selecting hardware and network Rack topology Installation Multi-tenancy Directory structure and logs Benchmarking HDFS operations Concepts (horizontal scaling, replication, data locality, rack awareness) Nodes and daemons (NameNode, Secondary NameNode, HA Standby NameNode, DataNode) Health monitoring Command-line and browser-based administration Adding storage and replacing defective drives MapReduce operations Parallel computing before MapReduce: compare HPC versus Hadoop administration MapReduce cluster loads Nodes and Daemons (JobTracker, TaskTracker) MapReduce UI walk through MapReduce configuration Job config Job schedulers Administrator view of MapReduce best practices Optimizing MapReduce Fool proofing MR: what to tell your programmers YARN: architecture and use Advanced topics Hardware monitoring System software monitoring Hadoop cluster monitoring Adding and removing servers and upgrading Hadoop Backup, recovery, and business continuity planning Cluster configuration tweaks Hardware maintenance schedule Oozie scheduling for administrators Securing your cluster with Kerberos The future of Hadoop

Business Intelligence: Virtual In-House Training Business Intelligence (BI) refers to a set of technology-based techniques, applications, and practices used to aggregate, analyze, and present business data. BI practices provide historical and current views of vast amounts of data and generate predictions for business operations. The purpose of Business Intelligence is the support of better business decision making. This course provides an overview of the technology and application of BI and how it can be used to improve corporate performance. What you will Learn You will learn how to: Specify a data warehouse schema Identify the data and visualization to be used for data mining and Business Intelligence Design a Business Intelligence user interface Getting Started Introductions Agenda Expectations Foundation Concepts The challenge of decision making What is Business Intelligence? The Business Intelligence value proposition Business Intelligence taxonomy Business Intelligence management issues Sources of Business Intelligence Data warehousing Data and information Information architecture Defining the data warehouse and its relationships Facts and dimensions Modeling, meta-modeling, and schemas Alternate architectures Building the data warehouse Extracting Transforming Loading Setting up the data and relationships Dimensions and the Fact Table Implementing many-to-many relationships in data warehouse Data marts Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) What is OLAP? OLAP and OLTP OLAP functionality Multi-dimensions Thinking in more than two dimensions What are the possibilities? OLAP architecture Cubism Tools OLAP variations - MOLAP, ROLAP, HOLAP BI using SOA Applications of Business Intelligence Applying BI through OLAP Enterprise Resource Planning and CRM Business Intelligence and financial information Business Intelligence User Interfaces and Presentations Data access Push-pull data access Types of decision support systems Designing the front end Presentation formats Dashboards Types of dashboards Common dashboard features Briefing books and scorecards Querying and Reporting Reporting emphasis Retrofitting Talking back Key Performance Indicators Report Definition and Visualization Typical reporting environment Forms of visualization Unconstrained views Data mining What is in the mine? Applications for data mining Data mining architecture Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CISP-DM) Data mining techniques Validation The Business Intelligence User Experience The business analyst role Business analysis and data analysis Five-step approach Cultural impact Identifying questions Gathering information Understand the goals The strategic Business Intelligence cycle Focus of Business Intelligence Design for the user Iterate the access Iterative solution development process Review and validation questions Basic approaches Building ad-hoc queries Building on-demand self-service reports Closed loop Business Intelligence Coming attractions - future of Business Intelligence Best practices in Business Intelligence