Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Developers Solutions Architects Data Engineers Anyone with little to no experience with ML and wants to learn about the ML pipeline using Amazon SageMaker Overview In this course, you will learn to: Select and justify the appropriate ML approach for a given business problem Use the ML pipeline to solve a specific business problem Train, evaluate, deploy, and tune an ML model using Amazon SageMaker Describe some of the best practices for designing scalable, cost-optimized, and secure ML pipelines in AWS Apply machine learning to a real-life business problem after the course is complete This course explores how to use the machine learning (ML) pipeline to solve a real business problem in a project-based learning environment. Students will learn about each phase of the pipeline from instructor presentations and demonstrations and then apply that knowledge to complete a project solving one of three business problems: fraud detection, recommendation engines, or flight delays. By the end of the course, students will have successfully built, trained, evaluated, tuned, and deployed an ML model using Amazon SageMaker that solves their selected business problem. Module 0: Introduction Pre-assessment Module 1: Introduction to Machine Learning and the ML Pipeline Overview of machine learning, including use cases, types of machine learning, and key concepts Overview of the ML pipeline Introduction to course projects and approach Module 2: Introduction to Amazon SageMaker Introduction to Amazon SageMaker Demo: Amazon SageMaker and Jupyter notebooks Hands-on: Amazon SageMaker and Jupyter notebooks Module 3: Problem Formulation Overview of problem formulation and deciding if ML is the right solution Converting a business problem into an ML problem Demo: Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth Hands-on: Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth Practice problem formulation Formulate problems for projects Module 4: Preprocessing Overview of data collection and integration, and techniques for data preprocessing and visualization Practice preprocessing Preprocess project data Class discussion about projects Module 5: Model Training Choosing the right algorithm Formatting and splitting your data for training Loss functions and gradient descent for improving your model Demo: Create a training job in Amazon SageMaker Module 6: Model Evaluation How to evaluate classification models How to evaluate regression models Practice model training and evaluation Train and evaluate project models Initial project presentations Module 7: Feature Engineering and Model Tuning Feature extraction, selection, creation, and transformation Hyperparameter tuning Demo: SageMaker hyperparameter optimization Practice feature engineering and model tuning Apply feature engineering and model tuning to projects Final project presentations Module 8: Deployment How to deploy, inference, and monitor your model on Amazon SageMaker Deploying ML at the edge Demo: Creating an Amazon SageMaker endpoint Post-assessment Course wrap-up Additional course details: Nexus Humans The Machine Learning Pipeline on AWS 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 The Machine Learning Pipeline on AWS 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 Overview Create heightened self-awareness and personal discovery Establish a space of mutual respect by adapting your communication Work with resistance to gain commitment and buy-in Recognize and enhance trust by leading from any position Distinguish among varying attitudes and behaviors to make your teams work as a stronger unit One of DISC?s most intriguing applications is leveraging behavioral identification and adaptability. This workshop will guide you on the path of heightened self-awareness and personal discovery. You can make this your cornerstone seminar, revealing your unique behavioral style blend and how to apply that knowledge prescriptively to others, based on their style blend; thus boosting communication effectiveness. Studies indicate that 92% of workplace conflict is the result of misunderstanding and communication breakdowns. Your entire organization can apply DISC?s prescriptive lessons of behavioral adaptability to reduce employee conflict and turnover, increase productivity, and optimize team performance. 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. Understanding The World Of Disc What is DISC? Breaking down the four main styles: Dominant Influencing Steady Conscientious Determining behaviors to read styles: Indirect vs. Direct Open vs. Guarded 2. Building Stronger Self-Awareness Rating your own style Understanding the Platinum Rule Grid Breaking down your profile Natural Style Adapted Style 3. Reading And Adapting To Others? Behaviors Applying the Platinum Rule Identifying characteristics in others Communication strategies with others Adapting your approaches 4. Getting Buy-In From Others Selling yourself to others Getting buy-in from each profile Understanding the cycle of getting buy-in Assessing Solving Confirming agreement Assuring satisfaction 5. Trust-Based Leadership High performance leadership characteristics The key to listening to build trust Motivating strategies with each profile 6. Making Teams Work Understanding how we each make decisions Seeing the power in each style as a role Blending team styles for teamwork Reviewing the team needs to optimize effectiveness
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Built for experienced IT Professionals familiar with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 in an on-premises environment or Citrix Cloud looking to expand their Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops skills to an advanced level. Potential students include administrators or engineers responsible for the Citrix Apps and Desktop 7 Site. Overview After completing this course you should be able to: Configure Workspace Environment Management to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumption Implement App Layering skills, for example how to create and administer OS, platform, application, elastic and user layers Migrate to Workspace Environment Management Students will learn to build and combine App Layers to optimize management of your app and desktop images and to implement Workspace Environment Management to improve log-on times, centralize user settings management, and optimize the performance of machines. Students will leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage more complex solutions and features in their Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 site. Introduction to App Layering App Layering Introduction Architecture and How it Works The OS Layer Creating an OS Layer The Platform Layer Creating a Platform Layer The App Layers Creating App Layers Creating Elastic App and User Layers Elastic App Layering User Layers Deploying a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Using Templates in App Layering Using Layered Images in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site Exploring Layer Priority Layer Priority Maintaining an App Layering Environment Updating Layers Maintaining and Updating the App Layering Environment Common App Layering Considerations and Additional Resources Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Introduction WEM Administration Using WEM to Centralize Environment Management Managing User Resources with WEM Managing Profiles with WEM Managing Endpoints with the WEM Transformer Feature Using WEM for Performance Optimizing Machine Performance with WEM Optimizing User Experience with WEM Using WEM to Secure Environments WEM Security Features Migrating and Upgrading WEM Migrating to WEM Upgrading a WEM Deployment WEM Multi-Location Considerations Additional course details: Nexus Humans CWS-314 Citrix App Layering and WEM Administration 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 CWS-314 Citrix App Layering and WEM Administration 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 This course is aimed at users with the Tableau CRM license who need to build effective lenses and dashboards for their business users to explore their data. It may also be of interest to users who are connecting and integrating this data, to understand how it is used in the lens and dashboard building process. Overview Build and manage apps in Tableau CRM Design a dashboard based on requirements, and create a dashboard template Create and add lenses to build a dashboard Optimize a dashboard for mobile use Ready to start building in Tableau CRM? In this course, you?ll find out how to design and create an effective dashboard layout to help viewers quickly find their way around. You?ll learn how to build lenses and add them into your dashboards using the Tableau CRM Dashboard Designer. Once you?ve created a dashboard, you?ll also learn how to optimize the dashboard for mobile. Finally you?ll also learn how to organize your lenses and dashboards using apps and ensure that only the right users have access to them.Looking for Tableau classes? Check out the Tableau catalog here. Managing Apps, Lenses, Dashboards, and Datasets Overview of building and managing apps Building an app Manage apps, lenses, dashboards, and datasets Designing a Dashboard and Creating a Template Dashboard Building Overview Designing a Dashboard Create a dashboard template Building a Dashboard Building a Dashboard Adding Charts, Tables, and KPIs to a Dashboard Adding Filters to a Dashboard Modify a Dashboard for Mobile Translating Desktop Dashboards to a Mobile Device Creating/Updating Mobile Dashboard Layouts
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for New administrators, business analysts or report writers who are new to creating reports or dashboards within Salesforce. Overview A student in this class will learn the basic Salesforce object model, and how to create and secure reports and dashboards. The instructor will lead students through exercises to create tabular, summary, matrix and join reports. Students will learn advanced reporting functionality such as charting, report summary fields, bucket fields, conditional highlighting, advanced report filters and building custom report types. Finally, the student will learn how to create and run dashboards and schedule and email reports and dashboards. This course is specifically designed to teach administrators, business analysts or report writers how to utilize the basic and advanced analytic capabilities of Salesforce. Introductions / Login to Training OrgsOverview of Salesforce Object ModelTabular, Summary, Matrix, Join ReportsCharts, Bucket Fields, Report Summary Fields, Conditional HighlightingCustom Report TypesDashboardsReport & Dashboard Scheduling Additional course details: Nexus Humans Introduction to Salesforce.com Analytics - Building Reports and Dashboards 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 Introduction to Salesforce.com Analytics - Building Reports and Dashboards 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?.
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Data platform engineers Solutions architects IT professionals Overview In this course, you will learn to: Apply data lake methodologies in planning and designing a data lake Articulate the components and services required for building an AWS data lake Secure a data lake with appropriate permission Ingest, store, and transform data in a data lake Query, analyze, and visualize data within a data lake In this course, you will learn how to build an operational data lake that supports analysis of both structured and unstructured data. You will learn the components and functionality of the services involved in creating a data lake. You will use AWS Lake Formation to build a data lake, AWS Glue to build a data catalog, and Amazon Athena to analyze data. The course lectures and labs further your learning with the exploration of several common data lake architectures. Module 1: Introduction to data lakes Describe the value of data lakes Compare data lakes and data warehouses Describe the components of a data lake Recognize common architectures built on data lakes Module 2: Data ingestion, cataloging, and preparation Describe the relationship between data lake storage and data ingestion Describe AWS Glue crawlers and how they are used to create a data catalog Identify data formatting, partitioning, and compression for efficient storage and query Lab 1: Set up a simple data lake Module 3: Data processing and analytics Recognize how data processing applies to a data lake Use AWS Glue to process data within a data lake Describe how to use Amazon Athena to analyze data in a data lake Module 4: Building a data lake with AWS Lake Formation Describe the features and benefits of AWS Lake Formation Use AWS Lake Formation to create a data lake Understand the AWS Lake Formation security model Lab 2: Build a data lake using AWS Lake Formation Module 5: Additional Lake Formation configurations Automate AWS Lake Formation using blueprints and workflows Apply security and access controls to AWS Lake Formation Match records with AWS Lake Formation FindMatches Visualize data with Amazon QuickSight Lab 3: Automate data lake creation using AWS Lake Formation blueprints Lab 4: Data visualization using Amazon QuickSight Module 6: Architecture and course review Post course knowledge check Architecture review Course review Additional course details: Nexus Humans Building Data Lakes on AWS 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 Building Data Lakes on AWS 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.
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A question of trust. Leadership implies followership. And that means trust. Because who's going to follow a leader they don't trust? This programme takes a values-driven approach to leadership. It gets current and aspiring leaders to hold up the mirror to themselves and to see their reflections as leaders of people. It asks them whether what they see justifies their view of themselves as leaders. It helps them understand just what it takes to be an effective leader. And it does so in a highly practical, constructive manner. It helps the course participants to truly understand the core skills of effective leadership. It focuses on the difference between leadership and management, defining what high performing teams do and how they do it. It helps people to see their teams from different perspectives, allowing them to adapt their styles to maximise team outputs. And it explores concepts such as emotional intelligence, authentic leadership and the RAIV approach (relationships-achievement-independence-vocation) to help explore underlying values and use them to drive effective leadership. Because what worth do our values have unless we put them into practice? The course will help you:• Appreciate the key skills a leader needs to be effective• Understand what the organisation expects of you as a leader• Recognise your leadership style and the impact it has on others• Consider your role models - who inspires you?• See leadership from the 'followers' perspective - how do you like to be led?• Discover what holds you back - limiting beliefs• Examine your core values -do they support your ambition?• Explore the concept of Emotional Intelligence - how do we manage ourselves?• Discover how to lead through change• Explore the concept of 'Authentic Leadership' - consider how it can work for you• Practice some of the skills essential to motivating and influencing for success• Use the RAIV approach to generating enthusiasm and commitment• Plan how best to 'walk the leadership talk' - in your role, in your organisation Above all, this course will help you put theory into practice, values into actions, in a mature, considered, effective way. Day 1 1 Welcome and introduction Participants are welcomed to the programme and invited to share their personal objectives and people challenges Participants given an action plan template to complete throughout the workshop Participants required to bring an inspirational quote to share with the group 2 What is leadership? The concept of 'leadership' The role of a leader Skills assessment for all participants# Leadership v Management Assess your team effectiveness 3 Your leadership style Leadership questionnaire You and your role models Push v Pull styles of leadership Empowerment v Control Team goals and role profiling Day 2 1 You, the leader Your core values Your communication style Situational leadership The Emotional Bank Account Buy Me Today 2 Are you Emotionally Intelligent? (EI) What is emotional intelligence? Self-assessment exercise Manage your emotions Nine strategies for promoting EI 3 Leading through change Identify the major changes affecting you / your team Types of change The roles of resistance How safe are you to talk to? Forcefield Analysis Day 3 1 Authentic Leadership (AL) What is AL? Managing perceptions is managing their truth A leadership challenge 2 Motivating and influencing for success What motivates you? Motivational theory Leading by example Influencing skills required Influencing styles The influence challenge! 3 Creating enthusiasm and commitment The RAIV approach (relationships-achievement-independence-vocation) Building self-worth What drives your team? Your leadership legacy Your commitment to leadership
In order to be an effective manager, it is extremely important to have good communication skills so that you can get your instructions across clearly and in a manner which will get you the results you desire from your employees. Our 2-day Effective Communication and Influencing course aims to provide attendees with a range of skills and behaviours which will allow them to communication clearly and effectively. Course syllabus modules include explaining the communication process, the different styles of influencing, the importance of body language and tone of voice, non-verbal communication and more. Course Syllabus The syllabus of the Effective Communication and Influencing course is comprised of seven modules, covering the following: Module One The Communication Process Identifying, what is effective communication? Recognising the different ways in which we communicate The barriers to effective communication Looking at Johari's™ Window, to better understand how communication flows Module Two Effective Communication Skills Demonstrating a positive mental attitude Establishing active listening Developing your questioning skills Using positive language Module Three Different Types of Influencing Looking at influencing versus manipulation Developing your own preferred influencing style Understanding the different influencing styles and their uses adopting a flexible style for the desired outcome Module Four Behaviour Breeds Bahaviour (Transactional Analysis) Looking at the history of hidden transactions in communications The hidden meaning in what we say and what we receive How to recognise if what you're saying is calm, rational, logical and professional Module Five Body Language Understanding the impact of body language in effective communication Noticing how your own body language influences others positively and negatively Analysing and practicing the techniques of successful body language Module Six It's All in the Voice Learning the importance of tone of voice in effective communication Realising how your tone of voice influences others Module Seven Written Communication Understanding the pitfalls of opening a discussion Identifying the different types of written communication Recognising the importance of preparation and planning Looking at different structures and layouts of written communication Using the correct words and phrases Scheduled Courses Unfortunately this course is not one that is currently scheduled as an open course, and is only available on an in-house basis. Please contact us for more information.