Financial reporting best practices involve adherence to accounting principles, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. CFOs should stay informed about evolving accounting standards and regulatory changes. Regularly review updates from regulatory bodies such as the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to ensure compliance. Engage with industry associations and professional networks to stay abreast of best practices and emerging trends in financial reporting. By actively staying informed, CFOs can adapt their processes and policies to meet changing requirements. Regulatory compliance is a key aspect of financial reporting. How do CFOs navigate the landscape of regulatory requirements and ensure compliance within their organisations? Navigating the regulatory landscape requires a proactive and diligent approach. CFOs must develop a deep understanding of the relevant regulations, such as the Companies Act, UK GAAP, or IFRS, depending on the reporting framework. They collaborate with legal teams and auditors to interpret and apply the regulations correctly. Implementing strong internal controls, conducting regular compliance assessments, and engaging in external audits are essential steps to ensure compliance and mitigate potential risks. Compliance is an ongoing process. CFOs should establish a culture of compliance throughout the organization, emphasizing the importance of ethical practices, accuracy, and transparency in financial reporting. Training programs, internal communication, and regular compliance reviews help foster a compliance-conscious culture. By creating a framework that promotes adherence to regulations, CFOs establish a solid foundation for accurate and reliable financial reporting. https://www.fdcapital.co.uk/podcast/the-intricacies-of-financial-reporting-and-compliance-in-the-uk/ Tags Online Events Things To Do Online Online Seminars Online Business Seminars #financial #compliance #reporting #uk #intricacies
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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This is an introductory-level C++ programming course designed for developers with experience programming in C or other languages. Practical hands-on prior programming experience and knowledge is required. Overview This 'skills-centric' course is about 50% hands-on lab and 50% lecture, designed to train attendees in basic coding with C++, coupling the most current, effective techniques with the soundest industry practices. Our engaging instructors and mentors are highly experienced practitioners who bring years of current 'on-the-job' experience into every classroom. Working in a hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert team, attendees will learn: Writing procedural programs using C++ Using private, public and protected keywords to control access to class members Defining a class in C++ Writing constructors and destructors Writing classes with const and static class members Overloading operators Implementing polymorphic methods in programs Writing programs using file I/O and string streams Using manipulators and stream flags to format output Using the keyword template to write generic functions and classes Writing programs that use generic classes and functions Writing programs that use algorithms and containers of the Standard Library Apply object-oriented design techniques to real-world programming problems Using algorithms and containers of the Standard Library to manipulate string data Understand how C++ protects the programmer from implementation changes in other modules of an application Using try() blocks to trap exceptions Using catch() blocks to handle exceptions Defining exceptions and using throw to trigger them Introduction to C++ Programming / C++ Essentials is a skills-focused, hands-on C++ training course geared for experienced programmers who need to learn C++ coupled with sounds coding skills and best practices for OO development. Students will leave this course armed with the required skills to put foundation-level C++ programming skills right to work in a practical environment. The central concepts of C++ syntax and style are taught in the context of using object-oriented methods to achieve reusability, adaptability and reliability. Emphasis is placed on the features of C++ that support abstract data types, inheritance, and polymorphism. Students will learn to apply the process of data abstraction and class design. Practical aspects of C++ programming including efficiency, performance, testing, and reliability considerations are stressed throughout. Comprehensive hands on exercises are integrated throughout to reinforce learning and develop real competency Moving from C to C++ (Optional) New Compiler Directives Stream Console I/O Explicit Operators Standard Libraries Data Control Capabilities Handling Data New Declaration Features Initialization and Assignment Enumerated Types The bool Type Constant Storage Pointers to Constant Storage Constant Pointers References Constant Reference Arguments Volatile Data Global Data Functions Function Prototypes and Type Checking Default Function Data Types Function Overloading Problems with Function Overloading Name Resolution Promotions and Conversions Call by Value Reference Declarations Call-by-Reference and Reference Types References in Function Return Constant Argument Types Conversion of Parameters Using Default Initializers Providing Default Arguments Inline Functions Operator Overloading Advantages and Pitfalls of Overloading Member Operator Syntax and Examples Class Assignment Operators Class Equality Operators Non-Member Operator Overloading Member and Non-Member Operator Functions Operator Precedence This Pointer Overloading the Assignment Operator Overloading Caveats Creating and Using Objects Creating Automatic Objects Creating Dynamic Objects Calling Object Methods Constructors Initializing Member consts Initializer List Syntax Allocating Resources in Constructor Destructors Block and Function Scope File and Global Scope Class Scope Scope Resolution Operator :: Using Objects as Arguments Objects as Function Return Values Constant Methods Containment Relationships Dynamic Memory Management Advantages of Dynamic Memory Allocation Static, Automatic, and Heap Memory Free Store Allocation with new and delete Handling Memory Allocation Errors Controlling Object Creation Object Copying and Copy Constructor Automatic Copy Constructor Conversion Constructor Streaming I/O Streams and the iostream Library Built-in Stream Objects Stream Manipulators Stream Methods Input/Output Operators Character Input String Streams Formatted I/O File Stream I/O Overloading Stream Operators Persistent Objects Introduction to Object Concepts The Object Programming Paradigm Object-Orientated Programming Definitions Information Hiding and Encapsulation Separating Interface and Implementation Classes and Instances of Objects Overloaded Objects and Polymorphism Declaring and Defining Classes Components of a Class Class Structure Class Declaration Syntax Member Data Built-in Operations Constructors and Initialization Initialization vs. Assignment Class Type Members Member Functions and Member Accessibility Inline Member Functions Friend Functions Static Members Modifying Access with a Friend Class Templates Purpose of Template Classes Constants in Templates Templates and Inheritance Container Classes Use of Libraries Strings in C++ Character Strings The String Class Operators on Strings Member Functions of the String Class Inheritance Inheritance and Reuse Composition vs. Inheritance Inheritance: Centralized Code Inheritance: Maintenance and Revision Public, Private and Protected Members Redefining Behavior in Derived Classes Designing Extensible Software Systems Syntax for Public Inheritance Use of Common Pointers Constructors and Initialization Inherited Copy Constructors Destructors and Inheritance Public, Protected, Private Inheritance Exceptions Types of Exceptions Trapping and Handling Exceptions Triggering Exceptions Handling Memory Allocation Errors C++ Program Structure Organizing C++ Source Files Integrating C and C++ Projects Using C in C++ Reliability Considerations in C++ Projects Function Prototypes Strong Type Checking Constant Types C++ Access Control Techniques Polymorphism in C++ Definition of Polymorphism Calling Overridden Methods Upcasting Accessing Overridden Methods Virtual Methods and Dynamic Binding Virtual Destructors Abstract Base Classes and Pure Virtual Methods Multiple Inheritance Derivation from Multiple Base Classes Base Class Ambiguities Virtual Inheritance Virtual Base Classes Virtual Base Class Information The Standard Template Library STL Containers Parameters Used in Container Classes The Vector Class STL Algorithms Use of Libraries
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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is appropriate for anyone who wants to create applications or modules to automate and simplify common tasks with Perl. Overview Working within in an engaging, hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert web development, PHP practitioner, students will learn to: Create a working script that gets input from the command line, the keyboard, or a file Use arrays to store and process data from files Create formatted reports Use regular expressions Use the appropriate types of variables and data structures Refactor duplicate code into subroutines and modules What is available in the standard library Use shortcuts and defaults, and what they replace Introduction to Perl Programming Essentials is an Introductory-level practical, hands-on Perl scripting training course that guides the students from the basics of writing and running Perl scripts to using more advanced features such as file operations, report writing, the use of regular expressions, working with binary data files, and using the extensive functionality of the standard Perl library. Students will immediately be able to use Perl to complete tasks in the real world. Session: An Overview of Perl What is Perl? Perl is compiled and interpreted Perl Advantages and Disadvantages Downloading and Installing Perl Which version of Perl Getting Help Session: Creating and running Perl Programs Structure of a Perl program Running a Perl script Checking syntax and warnings Execution of scripts under Unix and Windows Session: Basic Data and I/O Numeric and Text literals Math operators and expressions Scalar variables Default values Writing to standard output Command line arguments Reading from the standard input Session: Logic and Loops About flow control The if statement and Boolean values Using unless and elsif Statement modifiers warn() and die() The conditional construct Using while loop and its variants Using the for loop Exiting from loops Session: Lists and Arrays The list data type Accessing array elements Creating arrays List interpolation Arrays and memory Counting elements Iterating through an array List evaluation Slices and ranges Session: Reading and writing text files File I/O Overview Opening a file Reading text files Writing to a text file Arrays and file I/O Using the <> operator Session: List functions Growing and shrinking arrays The split() function Splitting on whitespace Assigning to literal lists The join() function The sort() function Alternate sort keys Reversing an array Session: Formatting output Using sprintf() and printf() Report formatting overview Defining report formats The write() function Advanced filehandle magic Session: Hashes Hash overview Creating hashes Hash attributes Traversing a hash Testing for existence of elements Deleting hash elements Session: References What is a reference? The two ways to create references References to existing data References to anonymous data Dereferencing scalar, array, and ash references Dereferencing elements of arrays and hashes Multidimensional arrays and other data structures Session: Text and Regular Expressions String length The substr() function The index() and rindex() functions String replication Pattern matching and substitution Regular expressions Session: Raw file and data access Opening and closing raw (binary) files Reading raw data Using seek() and tell() Writing raw data Raw data manipulation with pack() and unpack() Session: Subroutines and variable scope Understanding packages Package and Lexical variables Localizing builtin variables Declaring and calling subroutines Calling subroutines Passing parameters and returning values Session: Working with the operating system Determining current OS Environment variables Running external programs User identification Trapping signals File test operators Working with files Time of day Session: Shortcuts and defaults Understanding $_ shift() with no array specified Text file processing Using grep() and Using map() Command-line options for file processing Session: Data wrangling Quoting in Perl Evaluating arrays Understanding qw( ) Getting more out of the <> operator Read ranges of lines Using m//g in scalar context The /o modifier Working with embedded newlines Making REs more readable Perl data conversion Session: Using the Perl Library The Perl library Old-style library files Perl modules Modules bundled with Perl A selection of modules Getting modules from ActiveState Getting modules from CPAN Using Getopt::Long Session: Some Useful Tools Sending and receiving files with Net::FTP Using File::Find to search for files and directories Grabbing a Web page Some good places to find scripts Perl man pages for more information Zipping and unzipping files
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All organisations are legally required to have at least one designated Fire Warden. It's also common sense, given that every year there are nearly 20,000 commercial fires in the UK. This course will help participants: Assess their awareness and knowledge of the principles of fire safety and the associated risks involved at work Understand the responsibilities of being a Fire Warden Understand the main types of firefighting equipment 1 Introduction to fire safety What to do in an emergency Causes and effects of fire The fire warden's duties and responsibilities 2 Fire risk control How to raise the alarm Assembly points, roll calls, drills Fire prevention and fire risk assessment Understanding the fire triangle 3 Practical fire safety Types of portable fire extinguishers Maintenance of firefighting equipment Fire signs In-house checks The fire bag/box
High quality specifications are of paramount importance in achieving the right technical performance and value for money. This long-established training programme has been developed to help those involved in producing specifications to create high quality documents in an organised and effective way. It provides a sound foundation for those new to the topic whilst at the same time offering new insights to those with more experience. The programme emphasises the need for a clear definition of requirements combined with the ability to communicate those requirements effectively to third parties. A structured method of preparing specifications is provided, and a range of practical techniques is presented, to enable participants to put the principles into practice. The commercial and contractual role of specifications is also addressed. The objectives of the workshop are to: Provide a clear understanding of the role and purpose of specifications Present a framework for organising and producing specifications Define the key steps involved in creating effective specifications Demonstrate methods for assisting in defining requirements Provide tools and techniques for scoping and structuring specifications Show the role of specifications in managing variations and changes to scope Present methods to assist the writing and editing of specifications Review how specifications should be issued and controlled DAY ONE 1 Introduction Review of course objectives Review of participants' needs and objectives 2 Creating effective specifications The role of specifications in communicating requirements The costs, benefits and qualities of effective specifications Understanding the differences between verbal and written communication The five key steps of 'POWER' writing: prepare-organise-write-edit-release Exercise: qualities of an effective specification 3 Step 1: Preparing to write - defining readership and purpose; the specification and the contract Designing the specifications required; applying BS 7373 Defining the purpose, readership and title of each document Effective procedures for writing, issuing and controlling specifications The roles and responsibilities of the key players Understanding contracts; the contractual role of the specification Integrating and balancing the technical and commercial requirements Writing specifications to achieve the appropriate contract risk strategy Deciding how to specify: when to use functional and technical specifications The role of specifications in managing variations and changes to scope 4 Case study 1 Teams review a typical project scenario and identify the implications for the specification Feedback and discussion 5 Step 2: Organising the specification content Defining the need and establishing user requirements Deciding what issues the specification should cover Scoping techniques: scope maps, check lists, structured brainstorming Clarifying priorities: separating needs and desires Dealing with requirements that are difficult to quantify Useful techniques: cost benefit analysis, QFD, Pareto analysis 6 Case study 2 Teams apply the scoping techniques to develop the outline contents for a specification Feedback and discussion DAY TWO 7 Step 2: Organising the specification content (cont) Deciding what goes where; typical contents and layout for a specification The three main segments: introductory, key and supporting Creating and using model forms: the sections and sub-sections Detailed contents of each sub-section Tools and techniques for outlining and structuring specifications 8 Case study 3 Teams develop the detailed specification contents using a model form Feedback and discussion 9 Step 3: Writing the specification The challenges of written communication Identifying and understanding the readers needs Choosing and using the right words; dealing with jargon Problem words; will, shall, must, etc; building a glossary Using sentence structure and punctuation to best effect Understanding the impact of style, format and appearance Avoiding common causes of ambiguity Being concise and ensuring clarity Choosing and using graphics to best effect Exercises and examples 10 Step 4: Editing the specification Why editing is difficult; how to develop a personal editing strategy Key areas to review: structure, content, accuracy, clarity, style and grammar Editing tools and techniques 11 Step 5: Releasing and controlling the specification Key requirements for document issue and control Final formatting and publication issues; document approval Requirements management: managing revisions and changes 12 Course review and action planning What actions should be implemented to improve specifications? Conclusion
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for New or junior administrators and operators; system managers accountable for staffing and training Horizon operators and administrators. Experienced system operators, administrators, and integrators responsible for managing and maintaining VMware Horizon solutions Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Implement a structured approach to troubleshooting Resolve common issues that occur in a VMware Horizon environment Troubleshoot issues with linked and instant clones Configure the Windows client Identify the correct log level for gathering logs Optimize protocols for best end-user experience Discuss Horizon Connection Server advanced configurations List troubleshooting techniques for Horizon Connection Server common issues Interpret Horizon 8 Connection Server logs Identify Unified Access Gateway configuration and certificate issues List troubleshooting steps for Unified Access Gateway common issues Describe BLAST configuration verification using logs and settings Describe BLAST optimization recommendations for different use cases Describe Horizon 8 Connections and how to troubleshoot related issues Describe Horizon 8 certificates List troubleshooting steps for common issues with Horizon 8 certificates Leverage Horizon infrastructure troubleshooting steps to resolve issues This five-day course builds your skills in resolving common issues that occur in a VMware Horizon© environment. You engage in a series of lab exercises to bring existing environment issues to resolution. The exercises mirror real-world troubleshooting use cases. These exercises equip learners with the knowledge and practical skills to manage typical challenges faced by virtual desktop administrators and operators and provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities to troubleshoot VMware Horizon© 8 infrastructure related issues. This workshop teaches the required skill and competence for troubleshooting VMware Horizon© Connection Server?, VMware Unified Access Gateway?, protocols, connections, and certificates Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Overview of Virtual Desktop Troubleshooting Structured approach to troubleshooting configuration and operational problems Applying troubleshooting methods Documenting the steps to resolving the problem Command-Line Tools and Backup Options Using command-line tools Backing-up and restoring VMware Horizon databases Troubleshooting Horizon Linked Clone Desktops Only applicable for Horizon 7.x environments Describe the components that make up a VMware Horizon desktop Explain how the View Agent Direct-Connection plug-In is useful for diagnosing problems Highlight the best practice for optimizing a VMware Horizon desktop Troubleshoot common problems with VMware Horizon desktops Troubleshooting Instant Clones Discuss how instant clones are created Discuss what gets logged when an instant clone is created Discuss the keywords to look for in the logs when troubleshooting instant clones Discuss how to troubleshoot problems with instant clones Windows Client Correctly configure the Windows Client Identify the correct log level for gathering logs Enable the required SSL configuration level for the environment Ports and Protocols Discuss the key ports on a Horizon Environment Discuss protocols used in the Horizon Environment Understand the benefit of optimizing Blast Become familiar with the optimization features for Blast Implement GPO changes for Blast Become familiar with the causes for Black Screens Discuss how to troubleshoot Black Screen problems Identify problems encountered when applying GPOs Discuss how to troubleshoot GPO-related problems Horizon Connection Server Troubleshooting Discuss Horizon Connection Server general troubleshooting techniques Identity Horizon Connection Server common issues through logs Describe AD LDS replication Discuss Horizon Connection Server replication common issues Review and Interpret Horizon Connection Server logs Compare successful and unsuccessful logs from everyday infrastructure administration tasks Unified Access Gateway Troubleshooting List and identify common Unified Access Gateway deployment issues Monitor the Unified Access Gateway deployment to identify health and issues Identify and troubleshoot Unified Access Gateway certificate issues Monitor, test, and troubleshoot network problems Discuss general Unified Access Gateway troubleshooting processes BLAST Configuration Verification Discuss BLAST Codecs and Encoder Switch settings. Describe how to verify BLAST configuration using logs and settings BLAST Optimization List general BLAST optimization recommendations Summarize BLAST tuning recommendations that apply to WAN connections Summarize BLAST tuning recommendations that apply to work-from-home and home-office-to-cloud use cases Describe recommended tuning options to increase display protocol quality for all use cases and applications. VMware Horizon Connections Troubleshooting Explain Horizon connections Describe the role of Primary and Secondary protocols in Horizon connections Describe HTML client access connections Describe Horizon connections load balancing Describe timeout settings, supported health monitoring string, and suitable load balancer persistence values Identify troubleshooting steps for failing Horizon load balancer connections List troubleshooting steps for Horizon connections VMware Horizon Certificates Troubleshooting List Horizon certificate functions Describe Horizon certificates scenarios. Discuss potential challenges related to certificates in Horizon Describe the troubleshooting approach to Horizon certificate issues VMware Horizon Challenge Lab Leverage Horizon infrastructure troubleshooting steps to resolve issues
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the architecture and main components of NSX Explain the features and benefits of NSX Deploy the NSX Management cluster and VMware NSX Edge⢠nodes Prepare VMware ESXi⢠hosts to participate in NSX networking Create and configure segments for layer 2 forwarding Create and configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways for logical routing Use distributed and gateway firewall policies to filter east-west and north-south traffic in NSX Configure Advanced Threat Prevention features Configure network services on NSX Edge nodes Use VMware Identity Manager⢠and LDAP to manage users and access Explain the use cases, importance, and architecture of Federation This five-day, fast-paced course provides comprehensive training to install, configure, and manage a VMware NSX© environment. This course covers key features and functionality offered in the NSX 4.0.0.1 and NSX 4.0.1 releases, including the overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, networking and security services, firewalls and advanced threat prevention, and more. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives VMware Virtual Cloud Network and VMware NSX Introduce the VMware Virtual Cloud Network vision Describe the NSX product portfolio Discuss NSX features, use cases, and benefits Explain NSX architecture and components Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and their functions. Preparing the NSX Infrastructure Deploy VMware NSX© ManagerTM nodes on ESXi hypervisors Navigate through the NSX UI Explain data plane components such as N-VDS/VDS, transport nodes, transport zones, profiles, and more Perform transport node preparation and configure the data plane infrastructure Verify transport node status and connectivity Explain DPU-based acceleration in NSX Install NSX using DPUs NSX Logical Switching Introduce key components and terminology in logical switching Describe the function and types of L2 segments Explain tunneling and the Geneve encapsulation Configure logical segments and attach hosts using NSX UI Describe the function and types of segment profiles Create segment profiles and apply them to segments and ports Explain the function of MAC, ARP, and TEP tables used in packet forwarding Demonstrate L2 unicast packet flow Explain ARP suppression and BUM traffic handling NSX Logical Routing Describe the logical routing function and use cases Introduce the two-tier routing architecture, topologies, and components Explain the Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateway functions Describe the logical router components: Service Router and Distributed Router Discuss the architecture and function of NSX Edge nodes Discuss deployment options of NSX Edge nodes Configure NSX Edge nodes and create NSX Edge clusters Configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways Examine single-tier and multitier packet flows Configure static routing and dynamic routing, including BGP and OSPF Enable ECMP on a Tier-0 gateway Describe NSX Edge HA, failure detection, and failback modes Configure VRF Lite NSX Bridging Describe the function of logical bridging Discuss the logical bridging use cases Compare routing and bridging solutions Explain the components of logical bridging Create bridge clusters and bridge profiles NSX Firewalls Describe NSX segmentation Identify the steps to enforce Zero-Trust with NSX segmentation Describe the Distributed Firewall architecture, components, and function Configure Distributed Firewall sections and rules Configure the Distributed Firewall on VDS Describe the Gateway Firewall architecture, components, and function Configure Gateway Firewall sections and rules NSX Advanced Threat Prevention Explain NSX IDS/IPS and its use cases Configure NSX IDS/IPS Deploy NSX Application Platform Identify the components and architecture of NSX Malware Prevention Configure NSX Malware Prevention for east-west and north-south traffic Describe the use cases and architecture of VMware NSX© Intelligence? Identify the components and architecture of VMware NSX© Network Detection and Response? Use NSX Network Detection and Response to analyze network traffic events. NSX Services Explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) Explain and configure DNS and DHCP services Describe VMware NSX© Advanced Load Balancer? architecture, components, topologies, and use cases. Configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer Discuss the IPSec VPN and L2 VPN function and use cases Configure IPSec VPN and L2 VPN using the NSX UI NSX User and Role Management Describe the function and benefits of VMware Identity Manager? in NSX Integrate VMware Identity Manager with NSX Integrate LDAP with NSX Identify the various types of users, authentication policies, and permissions Use role-based access control to restrict user access Explain object-based access control in NSX NSX Federation Introduce the NSX Federation key concepts, terminology, and use cases. Explain the onboarding process of NSX Federation Describe the NSX Federation switching and routing functions. Describe the NSX Federation security concepts.