Duration 1.625 Days 9.75 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for any business professional that leads or works on teams that identify and develop business solutions. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand the fundamentals of design thinking and be able to apply principles, methodologies and frameworks and apply them to projects. In this course, students are introduced to design thinking and its application to developing new products, services and the organization of businesses. Design thinking is a human-centric, interdisciplinary approach towards innovation. Understand Design ThinkingWhat is Process Awareness and why is it Key?How to Develop a Good Problem StatementHow to Discover User Needs How to Build Empathy with the User How to Generate IdeasHow to Select Ideas How to Create a Good PrototypeLearn from Failure Additional course details: Nexus Humans Design Thinking for Innovative Problem Solving 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 Design Thinking for Innovative Problem Solving 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.
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Software Test Engineers and Test Leaders with minimum two years of experience. Specialists who have experience in software testing and want to deepen both their theoretical and practical knowledge. Overview Please refer to Overview. Practical training that you will learn how to apply additional tools in your work which will help you to optimize it. You will be able to analyze requirements better and to prioritize your tasks. Requirements analysis Effective approaches in requirements analyze What does 'Good Requirement' mean? Change Management Subsystems and actors Practice - Analysis of an actual functional specification Applicable Models and Priorities Specifications of the extraordinary models software projects Prioritizing the tasks of the test team Practice case - Iteration and sprint specifications Test planning Test design approaches Applicable techniques Practice cases with different techniques Defects management Defect status management Applicable metrics Best practices Practical examples of extraordinary applications Additional course details: Nexus Humans Modern approaches and practical tips in software testing 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 Modern approaches and practical tips in software testing 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.
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for the Business Analyst professional who is involved with testing the functionality of technology projects. Overview Develop an understanding about basic concepts associated with User Acceptance TestingSee how UAT applies to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)Recognize benefits of improved quality of deployed software using User Acceptance TestingIdentify the key roles, activities and deliverables which make up User Acceptance Testing Use a Business Use Case to define scenarios for testingCreate a UAT test plan and write UAT test cases with associated test dataUnderstand the process for testing functional and non-functional requirementsIdentify the challenges of testing vendor-supplied applications This course looks at the issues which drive the need for a UAT process & describes the components of the process. It is designed to help Business Analysts to develop an understanding of their role, the process, and the deliverables associated with UAT. Day 1 Software Testing - the Basics Understanding the Tester?s Terminology The UAT Planning Process Day 2 UAT Test Coverage Creating & Executing the UAT Test Cases Verifying the Test Results Testing Vendor-Supplied Applications Additional course details: Nexus Humans BA29 - User Acceptance Testing for Business Analysts 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 BA29 - User Acceptance Testing for Business Analysts 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.
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This intermediate course is designed for anyone who works on WebSphere related applications and projects, including administrators, IBM Business Partners, independent software vendors (ISVs), and consultants. Overview The objectives for this course are as follows:Use IBM Support Assistant to organize and analyze problem artifactsUse problem determination techniques to identify common problemsApply problem investigation approaches such as analysis and isolationGather diagnostic data problem artifacts by using administrative toolsTroubleshoot JVM-related problems such as hung threads, out of memory issues, and crashesUse IBM Support Assistant to run tools that analyze diagnostic dataIdentify and troubleshoot common problems with database connectionsConfigure and tune database connection poolsTroubleshoot WebSphere security problems associated with authentication, authorization, SSL, and Java 2 policiesIdentify and resolve Java EE application deployment problemsTroubleshoot HTTP request flow problems from web server to web containerIdentify and resolve application server startup failuresTroubleshoot problems associated with WebSphere default messaging and SI busTroubleshoot WebSphere installation problemsUse Intelligent Management features to configure health policies and tasksCommunicate effectively with IBM support teams This course teaches you how to manage WebSphere Application Server problems more skillfully within your organization by using problem determination tools and techniques. Outline Course introduction Overview of WebSphere Application Server systems and components Using the IBM Support Assistant Team Server 5.0 Exercise: Using the IBM Support Assistant Team Server 5.0 Problem determination methods Gathering diagnostic data Exercise: Gathering diagnostic data Introduction to JVM-related problems Exercise: Introduction to configuring garbage collection policies How to troubleshoot hangs Exercise: Troubleshooting hung threads How to troubleshoot crashes Exercise: Troubleshooting crashes Introduction to WebSphere out-of-memory problems Exercise: Troubleshooting an out-of-memory condition Introduction to database connection problems Exercise: Troubleshooting database connection problems Tuning and connection pool management problems Exercise: Troubleshooting a connection leak WebSphere security configuration problems Exercise: Troubleshooting security problems Application deployment problems Server start failures Exercise: Troubleshooting server start failures Request flow and web container problems Exercise: Troubleshooting request flow and web container problems Default messaging provider problem determination Exercise: Troubleshooting WebSphere default messaging WebSphere installation problems when using IBM Installation Manager Intelligent Management problem determination and problem determination tools Exercise: Configuring health management policies Course summary
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This class is designed for experienced BizTalk Server Developers who have at least one year of hands-on experience developing BizTalk Server applications. Overview In this 5-day course, you will learn how to apply best practices and design patterns to build smarter BizTalk Server applications. Furthermore, this course provides extensive coverage of BizTalk Server's extensibility, including such topics as: custom functoids, custom pipeline components, and invoking external .NET methods. This course is designed specifically for experienced BizTalk Server developers and focuses on best practices & pattern-based design while pulling back the curtain on some of BizTalk Server's eccentricities. Review of BizTalk Server Fundamentals The BizTalk Server Architecture Inner Workings of the Messaging Engine Messaging Engine Deep Dive Two-way Messaging Without Orchestrations Designing and Testing Schemas Schema Design Enabling Unit Testing for BizTalk Projects Data Translation and Transformation Custom Data Transformation Creating Custom Pipeline Components Working with Message Interchanges Debatching Message Interchanges Advanced Concepts of WCF Adapters Connecting to External Systems Using WCF LOB Adapters in BizTalk Server Publishing and Consuming WCF and RESTful Services Overview of Service Integration Using WCF Implementing WCF Services Preprocessing Messages with IIS Modules Consuming Services Advanced Orchestration Communication Patterns Orchestration Engine Deep Dive Splitting and Aggregating Messages using Orchestrations Orchestration Communication Bridging the Synchronous/Asynchronous Gap Across Multiple Channels Correlating Messages in Orchestration Instances Building Convoy Orchestrations Handling Orchestration Faults and Exceptions Exception Handling in Orchestrations Implementing Transactions and Compensation Creating Transactional Processes Designing Custom Tracking Models for BizTalk Applications Introduction to Business Activity Monitoring Enabling Business Activity Monitoring Extending BAM Beyond BizTalk Building Declarative Logic Using the Business Rules Engine Concepts of Declarative Logic Fundamentals of BizTalk BRE Integrating Policies with BizTalk Advanced Concepts of the Business Rules Engine Advanced Business Rule Concepts Working with Advanced Facts Integrating Across Business Boundaries Using Parties, Roles, and EDI Port Binding Option Review Role-Based Integration What is EDI? Enabling EDI-Based Messaging
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for business users, educators, students, and knowledge workers in a variety of roles and fields who want to be able to use the apps included in Google Workspace to create and manage various types of files and communicate and collaborate with colleagues. Overview In this course, you will use the various apps included in Google Workspace to work productively as part of a team. You will: Navigate the Google Workspace environment and use Gmail to send and manage email correspondence. Manage schedules using Google Calendarâ¢. Communicate with colleagues over text, voice, and video using Google Chat and Google Meet. Store and share files using Google Drive. Collaborate on documents using Google Docs, Google Slidesâ¢, and Google Keepâ¢. Collaborate on data using Google Sheets and Google Formsâ¢. Collaborate on websites using Google Sitesâ¢. The core productivity apps that make up the Google Workspace? suite enable users to work together on a variety of projects and tasks across many different industries and job roles. This course will teach you how to work efficiently and effectively in apps like Gmail?, Google Drive?, Google Docs?, Google Sheets?, Google Meet?, Google Chat?, and more?all while participating in a collaborative team environment. Lesson 1:Getting Started with Google Workspace Topic A: Navigate Google Workspace Topic B: Send and Manage Email Using Gmail Lesson 2:Managing Schedules Using Google Calendar Topic A: Create and Manage Events Topic B: Customize Calendars Topic C: Create and Share Calendars Topic D: Create and Manage Tasks Lesson 3:Communicating Using Google Chat and Google Meet Topic A: Chat Using Google Chat Topic B: Participate in Meetings Using Google Meet Lesson 4:Storing and Sharing Files Using Google Drive Topic A: Add Files and Folders Topic B: Manage Files and Folders Lesson 5:Collaborating on Documents Using Docs, Slides, and Keep Topic A: Create and Edit Documents Using Google Docs Topic B: Design Presentations Using Google Slides Topic C: Take Notes Using Google Keep Lesson 6:Collaborating on Data Using Sheets and Forms Topic A: Create and Manage Spreadsheets Using Google Sheets Topic B: Design Surveys Using Google Forms Lesson 7:Collaborating on Websites Using Sites Topic A: Create and Edit Sites Topic B: Share and Publish Sites
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
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This class is targeted towards the professional developer new to HTML, self-taught HTML developers, graphics designers and those new to HTML development. Overview After completing this course, you will be able to: Create HTML5 compliant web pages. Test and validate HTML and CSS code. Create CSS for style pages. Work with experimental vendor prefixes. Work with fonts and CSS font effects. Work with color and color tools. Layout pages and content using DIVs, iFrames and Tables. Add and format images and CSS sprites. Create HTML5 forms. Embed and manage video and audio content. This course is an in-depth hands-on study of HTML5, CSS3 and modern web and mobile development. The course includes detailed hands-on labs and Q&A labs. The labs include multiple projects, including one beginning to end web site.This material updates and replaces course Microsoft course 20480 which was previously published under the title Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3. Module 1: A Brief History of HTML and the Web Welcome! History Details, Details, Details? The Life of a Web Page HTTP Status Codes Definitions Most Important Things to Know as a Web Developer Module 2: Core HTML Elements HTML and CSS Editors Text, Spaces and Tabs Working with Tags Attributes Comments Non-Standard Tags Every Page Includes? File Extensions Core Page Elements Nesting Testing HTML HTML and Text Module 3: Cascading Style Sheets Before CSS With CSS Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Adding CSS to a Page Order of CSS Processing Experimental Vendor Prefixes CSS Units The CSS Box Mode Module 4: Fonts and Text Fonts CSS for Text CSS Text Ticks! Working with Lists Upgrading and to Windows 7 Module 5: Colors and Backgrounds Specifying Colors Applying Colors Gradients Module 6: Anchors and Hyperlinks HTML and CSS Hyperlinks with Images and Other Objects Buttons Module 7: Page Layout Page Layout Options Tables for Data DIVs Float SPAN HTML 5 DIV-like Tags IFRAMES Module 8: Images Favicon Preparing Images Image Files The IMG Tag Background Images Image Best Practices CSS Sprites Module 9: HTML Forms A Basic Form POST vs. GET name vs. id Basic Form Elements Basic Form Attribute Select Uploading Files HTML 5 Form Enhancements DataList Module 10: Multimedia Video and Audio HTML 5 Video CSS JavaScript Audio Hosting Videos in the Cloud Working with Animated GIFs
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Those who need to understand the financial implications of their day-to-day decisions to increase the profitability and performance of their business. This course is suitable for managers with little or no financial knowledge. Overview Understanding of financial accounts and reports The ability to use and understanding of financial concepts Analytical skills to interpret financial results using ratios Ability to manage budgets more effectively This course shows how to interpret key financial statements highlighting the questions and areas that matter. It identifies warning signals that managers need to be aware of and shows how to understand key performance indicators to drive profitability. The course will also cover the essentials of budgeting and forecasting as well as addressing key financial terms such as goodwill and accruals & prepayments. Delegates will learn how to appraise capital projects with confidence, allowing them to make the best decisions for their business. Course Outline The basics of finance: How companies are financially structured Accrual v cash accounting The Business Cycle: understand how money flows in a business How businesses are financed: debt and equity Business objectives: using financial data to achieve business targets Key Financial Statements: Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement Key Financial Analysis Ratios Profitability: profit margins, EBIT & EBITDA, operational gearing Return on Investment: ROCE, ROA Leverage: financial gearing & interest cover Liquidity: current & quick ratios Cash Flow: working capital requirement Working capital management Cash flow management Key financial terms ? goodwill, accruals & prepayments, depreciation and amortization Cost analysis, control and reduction Capex v Opex Effective Budgeting and Forecasting to control the business Management Accounts and undertaking variance analysis Improving margins and sales in your business Break even analysis Capital Investment techniques ? NPV, IRR and discounted cash flows Asset Valuation Additional course details: Nexus Humans Finance for Non-Finance Managers (2 Day) 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 Finance for Non-Finance Managers (2 Day) 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.
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud. Developers, systems operations professionals, and solution architects getting started with Google Cloud. Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud to address their business needs. Overview Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services. Interact with Google Cloud services. Describe ways in which customers have used Google Cloud. Choose among and use application deployment environments on Google Cloud: App Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Compute Engine. Choose among and use Google Cloud storage options: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable, and Firestore. Make basic use of BigQuery, Google's managed data warehouse for analytics. This course uses lectures, demos, and hands-on labs to give you an overview of Google Cloud products and services so that you can learn the value of Google Cloud and how to incorporate cloud-based solutions into your business strategies. Introducing Google Cloud Platform Explain the advantages of Google Cloud Platform. Define the components of Google's network infrastructure, including: Points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones. Understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud Platform. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management. List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud Platform. Lab: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform. Google Compute Engine and Networking Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Compute Engine. Understand the basics of networking in Google Cloud Platform. Lab: Deploying Applications Using Google Compute Engine. Google Cloud Platform Storage Options Understand the purpose of and use cases for: Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud SQL, and Google Cloud Bigtable. Learn how to choose between the various storage options on Google Cloud Platform. Lab: Integrating Applications with Google Cloud Storage. Google Container Engine Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers. Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Container Engine and Kubernetes. Introduction to Hybrid and Multi-Cloud computing (Anthos). Lab: Deploying Applications Using Google Container Engine. Google App Engine and Google Cloud Datastore Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine and Google Cloud Datastore. Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints. Lab: Deploying Applications Using App Engine and Cloud Datastore. Deployment and Monitoring Understand the purpose of template-based creation and management of resources. Understand the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging. Lab: Getting Started with Stackdriver and Deployment Manager. Big Data and Machine Learning Understand the purpose of and use cases for the products and services in the Google Cloud big data and machine learning platforms. Lab: Getting Started with BigQuery. Summary and Review Summary and Review. What's Next?.