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Git and GitHub course description This course covers version control using Git but also using GUI frontends such as GitHub. The course starts with a tour of using GitHub but then quickly moves onto using git from the command line. All elements of git version control are covered including creation of repositories, adding and editing files, branches and merging, rewriting history and handling merge conflicts. Hands on sessions are used throughout the course. What will you learn Install git. Add and edit files in a repository. Create branches and perform merges. Handle merge conflicts. Git and GitHub course details Who will benefit: Anyone requiring version control. Prerequisites: None. Duration 1 day Git and GitHub course contents Introduction Version control for software, configuration management. Other uses. Version control systems. What is git? What is GitHub? Distributed version control. Comparison of git to other systems. GitHub Getting started, creating an account, account types, repositories, access control, bug tracking, feature requests. Alternatives to GitHub. Hands on Using GitHub. Installing git Linux install, Windows install, git config, levels, user.name, user.email. Hands on Installing and configuring git. Creating repositories git clone, github, git remote, git init. Hands on Creating a repository. Adding and editing files Staging and adding, git add, git commit, git push, git pull, git status, git log. Two stage process. File states: Working, staging, history, untracked. git mv, git rm, .gitignore, git diff, git difftool. Undoing changes. Hands on Adding and editing files in git. Branching and merging What is a branch, HEAD label, master branch, git branch, git checkout. Feature branches, bux fix branches, integration branches, production branches, fast forward merges, 3 way merges, git merge, git status, git log, tags. Hands on Making branches, merging. Rewriting history git reset, git rebase, advantages. Hands on Reset commits, rebase a branch. Merge conflicts What is a conflict, conflict resolution process, resolving merges, rebasing, git log, merge tools, configuring merge tools, avoiding conflicts. Hands on Merge resolution.
IP demystified training course description A concise overview course covering TCP/IP with particular emphasis on the addressing and security issues of TCP/IP networks. What will you learn Describe TCP/IP. List the rules of IP addressing. Recognise the impact of the addressing rules on adds/moves and changes. Recognise the use of subnet masks. Explain how firewalls work. Recognise the role of DNS. IP demystified training course details Who will benefit: Anyone, although the course is particularly aimed at non-technical personnel needing some knowledge of TCP/IP. Prerequisites: Network fundamentals Duration 1 day IP demystified training course contents What is TCP/IP? What is IP? What is TCP? What is TCP/IP? Internetworking, protocols, services. The Internet, RFCs, comparison with OSI 7 layer model. Basic configuration IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, DHCP, ping. Addressing IP address format, rules of IP addressing, where to get IP addresses, private addresses, subnet masks, How subnet masks are used to determine network numbers. Ranges of addresses. NAT Private versus public IP addresses, NAT, NAPT. IPv6 What is IPv6, IPv6 usage, Why IPv6, 128bit IPv6 addresses, IPv6 migration, dual stack, tunnelling. Routing What is a router? how routers join networks, benefits and disadvantages of routers, default gateways, routing tables, routing protocols. Traceroute. Firewalls What is a firewall, firewall architectures, filtering, DMZ, Proxy servers, stateful packet inspection. DNS How hostnames are converted to IP addresses.
Network automation training course description This course concentrates on the technical side of tools and languages for network DevOps rather than the soft skills. These tools include Python, Ansible, Git and NAPALM By the end of the course delegates should be able to recognise the tools that they can use to automate their networks and be able to use the knowledge gained to feel confident approaching network automation. What will you learn Describe network DevOps. Choose network automation tools. Explain the role of various network automation technologies including: Python Ansible Git NAPALM Network automation training course details Who will benefit: Those wishing to learn about the tools of network automation. Prerequisites: Introduction to data communications. Duration 1 day Network automation training course contents What is DevOps and network automation Programming and automating networks, networks and clouds, AWS, OpenStack, SDN, DevOps for network operations. Unit testing. Hype vs reality. Benefits and features. Network monitoring and troubleshooting Traditional methods, SNMP. Netflow and xflow. Traditional automation. Streaming telemetry. Event driven automation. gRPC, Protocol buffers. Configuration management Catch 22 and initial configuration. ZTP, POAP. Traditional automation. TFTP. Ansible vs the rest (chef, salt, puppet). Jinja2 and templating. How ansible works. Network programmability Programming languages. Linux, shell scripting. Python vs the rest. Off box vs on box automation. Python network libraries Sockets pysnmp, ncclient, paramiko, netmiko, pyez, NAPALM. APIs Proprietary APIs, CLI, NETCONF, RETCONF. YANG, XML, YAML, JSON. Other tools Git, GitHub, Jenkins, JIRA and others.
Introduction to Design Thinking: In-House Training Innovation is the cornerstone of highly successful companies, especially those that continue to be successful over the years and decades. Design thinking practices fuel this continual innovation, as they are the critical links from inspiration to delivery, concept to showroom floor, and start-up to global business. Design thinking is a structured approach to promoting innovation and creative problem-solving. It is not a new approach. It has been around for centuries, as the art, architecture, and inventions of mankind illustrate. By examining the steps to achieving great design and maximum utility of product, design thinking approaches provide a framework in which to develop new solutions to problems and new products to sell. This highly interactive course is designed to help participants think like designers to generate innovation, and to help teams to produce more innovation and creativity. Since design thinking is based on doing rather than thinking, we participants are challenged to apply the techniques, in the classroom, to create new ideas and solutions to a case study project. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Explain the underlying principles and value of using Design Thinking for innovation Describe the basic concepts of the Stanford Model for Design Thinking Evaluate a set of basic Design Thinking techniques for application to your projects Apply tools, techniques, and skills aligned with the 5 stages of the Stanford Model Drive innovation through Design Thinking at some level in your work environment Foundation Concepts Problems and solutions The Design Thinking difference Design Thinking skills and abilities Design Thinking mindset Design Thinking frameworks Stages of Design Thinking Problems and solutions The Design Thinking difference Design Thinking skills and abilities Design Thinking mindset Design Thinking frameworks General Practices Team formation Visualization Improvisation Personalization Empathize Practices Overview of Empathize techniques Observation Engagement Interviews Define Practices Overview of Define practices Unpacking techniques Defining the customer techniques Integrating the Define experience Ideate Practices Overview of Ideate practices Reusable techniques for the Ideate stage New Ideate techniques to explore Prototype & Test Practices Overview of Prototype practices Examples of prototypes Overview of Testing practices Forms of testing techniques Adopt and Adapt Design Thinking Overview of Design Thinking implementation Design Thinking implementation challenges Success in implementing Design Thinking Summary and Next Steps Workshop summary Next steps: Personal Action Plans
This one-day course introduces the field of user experience and provides an excellent entry point to our other specialised training courses. UX processes and practices have become a central component of product design, service design and web design.
WANs training course description A concise overview course covering Wide Area Networks with particular emphasis on the WAN options available including the use of the Internet. What will you learn Choose and evaluate WAN technologies. Recognise the role of service providers. Describe the benefits of VPNs. Describe how the Internet can be used as a WAN. Describe the equipment needed to connect LANS to WANS. List the speeds of various WAN technologies. WANs training course details Who will benefit: Anyone, although the course is particularly aimed at non-technical personnel needing some knowledge of WANS. Prerequisites: Network fundamentals Duration 1 day WANs training course contents WANS WAN architecture, Common WAN terms, Core vs access, service providers, relationship with 7 layer model, WAN equipment, how to choose a WAN. Layer 1 Copper, phone lines, fibre, coaxial, satellite, wireless. Cabling to the building, CPE cabling, interfaces. Layer 2 Dial up vs. Dedicated vs. packet switched networks and when to use them. Packet switching vs. circuit switching. Point to point and point to multipoint. Dialup access technologies Modems, ISDN, BRI, PRI. Access with dedicated lines XDSL, leased lines. WAN services X.25, SMDS, Frame Relay, CIR, ATM, Internet, MANS, dark fibre and other services. Case study: Selecting WAN technologies. Service provider technologies MPLS, SDH, WDM, DWDM. Routers Network addressing, default gateways, routing tables, routing protocols. Internet architecture Service providers, ISPs, private peering, public peering, core WANs in the Internet. VPNs Private networks, public networks, What are VPNs?, benefits of VPNs, tunnelling, encryption, IPSec. Case study: Specifying WAN connectivity.
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for Professionals desiring to improve their business planning, financial management, and decision-making skills and practice them in an ethical and professional manner will benefit from this course. Overview Recognize the importance of the big picture in business planning Leverage financial information to make sound business decisions Identify the importance of other financial levers to your business Understand the importance of ethics on long-term business success Appreciate how business etiquette affects your organizational success Students will learn to understand the mechanics of the organization ? reading and interpreting financials, making sound business decisions, and setting a course ? while also developing the skills to guide and direct your workforce. Private classes on this topic are available. We can address your organization?s issues, time constraints, and save you money, too. Contact us to find out how. 1. Gaining a Wider Perspective Understanding Business Acumen Improving Long and Short Term Interactions Finding and Recognizing Growth Opportunities Making Mindful Decisions How to Relate to Others 2. Understanding the Numbers Developing, Defining, and Reporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Keeping Up with the Business Understanding Sales, Costs, and Profit Margin Monitoring Assets, Liabilities, Equity, and Financial Ratios Reviewing Income Statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flow Statements 3. Management Considerations Recognizing Talent and Organizational Management Thinking Critically - Asking the Right Questions, Evaluating the Situation, and Making the Decision Leveraging the Organization - Investing in Employees and Customers, Process Improvement, and Goal Alignment 4. Business Ethics Ensuring Ethical Obligations are Met Understanding Roles and Responsibilities Balancing Personal and Organizational Ethics Managing Ethically - Maintaining the 4 P\'s 5. Business Etiquette Maintaining Etiquette across Communication Platforms - Email, IMs, and Telephone Following Etiquette in Meetings Delivering Etiquette in Customer Interactions
This one-day course introduces the field of user experience and provides an excellent entry point to our other specialised training courses. UX processes and practices have become a central component of product design, service design and web design.
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