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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This class assumes some prior experience with Git, plus basic coding or programming knowledge. Overview This course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. 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 led by our expert team, students will explore: Getting Started with Collaboration Understanding the GitHub Flow Branching with Git Local Git Configuration Working Locally with Git Collaborating on Your Code Merging Pull Requests Viewing Local Project History Streaming Your Workflow with Aliases Workflow Review Project: GitHub Games Resolving Merge Conflicts Working with Multiple Conflicts Searching for Events in Your Code Reverting Commits Helpful Git Commands Viewing Local Changes Creating a New Local Repository Fixing Commit Mistakes Rewriting History with Git Reset Merge Strategies: Rebase This is a fast-paced hands-on course that provides you with a solid overview of Git and GitHub, the web-based version control repository hosting service. While the examples in this class are related to computer code, GitHub can be used for other content. It offers the complete distributed version control and source code management (SCM) functionality of Git as well as adding its own features. It provides access control and several collaboration features such as bug tracking, feature requests, task management, and wikis for every project. Getting Started with The GitHub Ecosystem What is Git? Exploring a GitHub Repository Using GitHub Issues Activity: Creating A GitHub Issue Using Markdown Understanding the GitHub Flow The Essential GitHub Workflow Branching with Git Branching Defined Activity: Creating a Branch with GitHub Introduction Class Diagram Interaction Diagrams Sequence Diagrams Communication Diagrams State Machine Diagrams Activity Diagram Implementation Diagrams Local Git Configuration Checking your Git version Git Configuration Levels Viewing your configurations Configuring your username and email Configuring autocrif Working Locally with Git Creating a Local copy of the repo Our favorite Git command: git status Using Branches locally Switching branches Activity: Creating a New File The Two Stage Commit Collaborating on Your Code Collaboration Pushing your changes to GitHub Activity: Creating a Pull Request Exploring a Pull Request Activity: Code Review Merging Pull Requests Merge Explained Merging Your Pull Request Updating Your Local Repository Cleaning Up the Unneeded Branches Viewing Local Project History Using Git Log Streaming Your Workflow with Aliases Creating Custom Aliases Workflow Review Project: GitHub Games User Accounts vs. Organization Accounts Introduction to GitHub Pages What is a Fork? Creating a Fork Workflow Review: Updating the README.md Resolving Merge Conflicts Local Merge Conflicts Working with Multiple Conflicts Remote Merge Conflicts Exploring Searching for Events in Your Code What is GitHub? What is Git bisect? Finding the bug in your project Reverting Commits How Commits are made Safe operations Reverting Commits Helpful Git Commands Moving and Renaming Files with Git Staging Hunks of Changes Viewing Local Changes Comparing changes with the Repository Creating a New Local Repository Initializing a new local repository Fixing Commit Mistakes Revising your last commit Rewriting History with Git Reset Understanding reset Reset Modes Reset Soft Reset Mixed Reset Hard Does gone really mean gone? Getting it Back You just want that one commit Oops, I didn?t mean to reset Merge Strategies: Rebase About Git rebase Understanding Git Merge Strategies Creating a Linear History Additional course details: Nexus Humans Introduction to GITHub for Developers (TTDV7551) 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 GITHub for Developers (TTDV7551) 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 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.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This program is designed for students who have attended successfully the IJOS and JRE courses (prior to April 1, 2017) or the IJOS course (since April 3, 2017) and are working toward JNCIA-JUNOS certification. Overview The objectives for this course follow the requirements for the current JNCIA-JUNOS. At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to: Identify the concepts and functionality of various fundamental elements of networking Identify the concepts, benefits and functionality of the core elements of the Junos OS Identify the concepts, operation and functionality of the Junos user interfaces Identify the main elements for configuring Junos devices Describe how to configure basic components of a Junos device Identify methods of monitoring and maintaining Junos devices Describe monitoring and maintenance procedures for a Junos device Identify basic routing concepts and functionality for Junos devices Describe how to configure and monitor basic routing elements for a Junos device Identify the concepts and functionality of routing policy and firewall filters on Junos devices Describe how to configure and monitor routing policies and firewall filters on a Junos device Apply knowledge of Junos operating system configuration, operations, and functionality to real-world scenarios This intense, two-day program is designed to prepare attendees who have previously taken the Introduction to the Junos Operating System (IJOS) course for taking the certification exam while simultaneously gaining insight into real-world applications Session 1: Practice Labs Guided practice labs to reintroduce the lab environment Session 2: Real-World Scenario Labs Labs that emulate real-world application of JNCIA-level knowledge, configurations, operations, and functionality. These labs will challenge students to complete scenario-based problems to accomplish specific network goals. Session 3: Networking Fundamentals Collision domains and broadcast domains Function of routers and switches Optical network fundamentals ? SONET/SDH, OTN Ethernet networks Layer 2 addressing, including address resolution IPv4 and IPv6 fundamentals Layer 3 / IP addressing, including subnet masks Subnetting and supernetting Decimal to binary conversion Longest match routing Connection-oriented vs. connectionless protocols Session 4: Junos OS Fundamentals Junos device portfolio ? product families, general functionality Software architecture Control and forwarding planes Routing Engine and Packet Forwarding Engine Protocol daemons Transit traffic processing Exception traffic Session 5: User Interfaces CLI functionality CLI modes CLI navigation CLI Help Filtering output Active vs. candidate configuration Reverting to previous configurations Modifying, managing, and saving configuration files Viewing, comparing, and loading configuration files J-Web ? core/common functionality Session 6: Junos Configuration Basics Initial configuration User accounts Login classes User authentication methods Interface types and properties Configuration groups Additional initial configuration elements ? NTP, SNMP, syslog, etc. Configuration archival Logging and tracing Rescue configuration Session 7: Operational Monitoring and Maintenance Show commands Monitor commands Interface statistics and errors Network tools ? ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH, etc. Real-time performance monitoring (RPM) Junos OS installation Software upgrades Powering on and shutting down Junos devices Root password recovery Session 8: Routing Fundamentals Packet forwarding concepts Routing tables Routing vs. forwarding tables Route preference Routing instances Static routing Advantages of / use cases for dynamic routing protocols Session 9: Routing Policy and Firewall Filters Default routing policies Import and export policies Routing policy flow Effect of policies on routes and routing tables Policy structure and terms Policy match criteria, match types, and actions Firewall filter concepts Firewall filter concepts Filter match criteria and actions Effect of filters on packets Unicast reverse-path-forwarding (RPF) Session 10: JNCIA-JUNOS Certification Exam The exam voucher is included in the price of the course DWWTC is a certified PearsonVUE Testing Center' Additional course details: Nexus Humans JNCIA Practicum and Exam Preparation 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 JNCIA Practicum and Exam Preparation 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 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for intermediate to advanced Business Analysts who are looking to improve their skills for eliciting, analyzing, documenting, validating, and communicating requirements. Overview Obtain a thorough understanding of the core responsibilities of the business analyst Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the industry Discuss and explore the components of each of the domains/knowledge areas that comprise the work of business analysis Recognize the importance of properly defining the business need prior to engaging in requirements activities Formulate a strong understanding of the concepts that comprise strategy analysis Obtain experience with identifying and analyzing stakeholders Decipher between project and product scope and successfully use models to communicate scope Thoroughly understand and identify the various requirements categories and be able to recognize requirements of various types Explore business rules analysis Understand the benefits of process modeling and the common modeling language of BPMN Discuss process models and how the techniques can capture details about the as-is/to-be environment Learn how to properly prepare and conduct interviews Explore the components of use cases Learn what it means to package requirements Obtain hands-on experience with a number of business analysis techniques and gain hands-on experience eliciting, defining, and writing requirements. This course provides students a clear understanding of all the facets of the business analysis role, including a thorough walkthrough of the various domain/knowledge areas that comprise the business analysis profession. Students are provided an opportunity to try their hand at several business analysis techniques to assist with improving their skills in stakeholder identification, scope definition, and analyzing, documenting, and modeling requirements. Introduction to Business Analysis What is business analysis Benefits and challenges of business analysis Project success factors A Closer Look at the Business Analyst Role Definition of a business analyst Responsibilities of a business analyst Importance of communication/collaboration BA role vs. PM role Project roles involved in requirements IIBA/PMI and the goals of a professional association Purpose for having a BA standard IIBA?s BABOK© Guide and PMI?s Practice Guide in Business Analysis Business analysis beyond project work Business analysis core concepts Business analysis perspectives IIBA and PMI certifications for business analysts Workshop: Choose Your Project Supporting the Project Portfolio (Enterprise Analysis) Define Strategy Analysis When to perform Strategy Analysis Components of Strategy Analysis Defining the business need Envisioning the Product and Project Defining business requirements The importance of stakeholders Stakeholder identification Tips for analyzing stakeholders Techniques for managing stakeholder lists Discussion: Who is involved in strategy analysis? Workshops: Define the Business Need, Write Business Requirements, and Identify Stakeholders Understanding and Defining Solution Scope Defining solution scope Techniques for defining solution scope Applying the brainstorming technique Project scope vs. Product scope Finding solution boundaries The Context Diagram Actors and key information Workshop: Draw a Context Diagram Understanding Requirements What is a requirement? Requirement types Business, Stakeholder, Solution, and Transition requirements Assumptions and constraints Business rules Taxonomy of business rules Decision tables How to write simple calculations Requirements vs. business rules Document requirements Workshop ? Document Requirements Elicitation and Process Modeling Why do we model processes? What is Business Process Management? Using a modeling notation ?As Is? vs. ?To Be? modeling Why use BPMN? Basic BPM notation Business Process Modeling ? A case study Business Process Realignment ?As Is? vs. ?To Be? activity diagrams Workshop: Create a Business Process Model Planning & Eliciting Requirements Interviewing ? what and why? Preparing for an effective interview Types of questions to ask Sequencing questions Active listening techniques Planning for elicitation Conducting the interview Establishing rapport Active Listening Feedback techniques Types of elicitation techniques Workshops: Planning for Elicitation and Conducting an Elicitation Session Use Case & User Story Analysis What is an Actor? Types of Actors How to ?find? Use Cases? Diagramming Use Cases Tips on naming Use Cases Explaining scenarios The use case template Components of a use case Scenario examples Best practices for writing Use Cases Scenarios and flows Alternate and exception flows Exercises: Drawing a Use Case Diagram, Writing the Main Success Scenario, and Writing Alternate and Exception Scenarios Analyzing & Documenting Requirements Requirements and Use Cases Non-Functional requirements User Interface Requirements UI Data Table Reporting requirements Data requirements Data accessibility requirements Characteristics of good requirements The business requirements document (BRD) BRD vs. Functional Requirements Specification Preparing the requirements package Requirements traceability Workshops: Develop a User Interface, Analyzing Requirements, and Tracing requirements Additional Resources Useful books and links on writing effective requirements

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Blockchain Architects Blockchain DevelopersApplication Developers Blockchain System AdministratorsNetwork Security Architects Cyber Security ExpertsIT Professionals w/cyber security experience Overview Those who attend the Security for Blockchain Professionals course and pass the exam certification will have a demonstrated knowledge of:Identifying and differentiating between security threats and attacks on a Blockchain network.Blockchain security methods, best practices, risk mitigation, and more.All known (to date) cyber-attack vectors on the Blockchain.Performing Blockchain network security risk analysis.A complete understanding of Blockchain?s inherent security features and risks.An excellent knowledge of best security practices for Blockchain System/Network Administrators.Demonstrating appropriate Blockchain data safeguarding techniques. This course covers all known aspects of Blockchain security that exist in the Blockchain environment today and provides a detailed overview of all Blockchain security issues, including threats, risk mitigation, node security integrity, confidentiality, best security practices, advanced Blockchain security and more. Fundamental Blockchain Security Cryptography for the Blockchain Hash Functions Public Key Cryptography Elliptic Curve Cryptography A Brief Introduction to Blockchain The Blocks The Chains The Network Promises of the Blockchain Blockchain Security Assumptions Digital Signature Security Hash Function Security Limitations of Basic Blockchain Security Public Key Cryptography Review Real-Life Public Key Protection Cryptography and Quantum Computers Lab 1 (Tentative) Finding Hash Function Collisions Reversible hash function Hash function with poor non-locality Hash function with small search space Breaking Public Key Cryptography Brute Forcing a Short Private Key Brute Forcing a Poorly-Chosen Private Key Consensus in the Blockchain Blockchain Consensus and Byzantine Generals Blockchain Networking Review Byzantine Generals Problem Relation to Blockchain Byzantine Fault Tolerance Introduction to Blockchain Consensus Security Blockchain Consensus Breakthrough Proof of Work What is Proof of Work? How does Proof of Work Solve BGP? Proof of Work Security Assumptions Attacking Proof of Work Proof of Stake What is Proof of Stake? How does Proof of Stake Solve BGP? Proof of Stake Security Assumptions Attacking Proof of Stake General Attacks on Blockchain Consensus Other Blockchain Consensus Algorithms Lab 2 (Tentative) Attacking Proof of Work Performing a 51% Attack Performing a Selfish Mining Attack Attacking Proof of Stake Performing a XX% Attack Performing a Long-Range Attack Malleable Transaction Attacks Advanced Blockchain Security Mechanisms Architectural Security Measures Permissioned Blockchains Checkpointing Advanced Cryptographic Solutions Multiparty Signatures Zero-Knowledge Proofs Stealth Addresses Ring Signatures Confidential Transactions Lab 3 (Tentative) Permissioned Blockchains 51% on a Checkpointed Blockchain Data mining on a blockchain with/without stealth addresses Zero-Knowledge Proof Simulation Trying to fake knowledge of a ZKP Module 4: Blockchain for Business Introduction to Ethereum Security What is Ethereum Consensus in Ethereum Smart Contracts in Ethereum Ethereum Security Pros and Cons of Ethereum Blockchains Introduction to Hyperledger Security What is Hyperledger Consensus in Hyperledger Smart Contracts in Hyperledger Hyperledger Security Pros and Cons of Hyperledger Blockchains Introduction to Corda Security What is Corda Consensus in Corda Smart Contracts in Corda Corda Security Pros and Cons of Corda Blockchains Lab 4 Blockchain Risk Assessment What are the Risks of the Blockchain? Information Security Information Sensitivity Data being placed on blockchain Risks of disclosure Regulatory Requirements Data encryption Data control PII protection Blockchain Architectural Design Public and Private Blockchains Open and Permissioned Blockchains Choosing a Blockchain Architecture Lab 5 Exploring public/private open/permissioned blockchains? Basic Blockchain Security Blockchain Architecture User Security Protecting Private Keys Malware Update Node Security Configuring MSPs Network Security Lab 6 (TBD) Smart Contract Security Introduction to Smart Contracts Smart Contract Security Considerations Turing-Complete Lifetime External Software Smart Contract Code Auditing Difficulties Techniques Tools Lab 7 (Tentative) Try a couple of smart contract code auditing tool against different contracts with built-in vulnerabilities Module 8: Security Implementing Business Blockchains Ethereum Best Practices Hyperledger Best Practices Corda Best Practices Lab 8 Network-Level Vulnerabilities and Attacks Introduction to Blockchain Network Attacks 51% Attacks Denial of Service Attacks Eclipse Attacks Routing Attacks Sybil Attacks Lab 9 Perform different network-level attacks System-Level Vulnerabilities and Attacks Introduction to Blockchain System Vulnerabilities The Bitcoin Hack The Verge Hack The EOS Vulnerability Lab 10 Smart Contract Vulnerabilities and Attacks Introduction to Common Smart Contract Vulnerabilities Reentrancy Access Control Arithmetic Unchecked Return Values Denial of Service Bad Randomness Race Conditions Timestamp Dependence Short Addresses Lab 11 Exploiting vulnerable smart contracts Security of Alternative DLT Architectures What Are Alternative DLT Architectures? Introduction to Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) DAGs vs. Blockchains Advantages of DAGs DAG Vulnerabilities and Security Lab 12 Exploring a DAG network

Talent Management and Succession Planning,” the podcast where we explore the critical aspects of attracting and retaining top finance talen Talent management is the lifeblood of any organisation, and finance departments are no exception. In a competitive business landscape, attracting and retaining top finance talent can make a significant difference. Highly skilled and motivated professionals drive innovation, improve financial performance, and contribute to strategic decision-making. By investing in talent management, CFOs ensure their organisations have the right people in the right roles, which is vital for sustainable growth and success. Talent management also enables CFOs to build a culture of continuous learning and development. By nurturing the skills and capabilities of finance professionals, we create an environment that fosters innovation and adaptability. This is crucial in today’s rapidly changing business landscape, where finance teams need to keep pace with evolving technologies, regulations, and industry trends. Talent management provides a foundation for building a resilient and agile finance function. Succession planning is an integral part of talent management. How do CFOs approach succession planning, particularly in finance leadership roles? Succession planning is a proactive approach to ensure a smooth transition of leadership roles. CFOs need to identify high-potential individuals within their finance teams and provide them with opportunities for growth and development. This includes mentorship, training programs, and exposure to cross-functional experiences. By preparing a pipeline of future finance leaders, CFOs can mitigate the risks associated with unexpected departures or retirements, ensuring continuity and stability in finance leadership. Additionally, succession planning should encompass diversity and inclusion. CFOs recognize the importance of building diverse finance teams that reflect the broader talent pool. By providing equal opportunities for underrepresented groups and promoting inclusivity, we foster a culture of belonging and tap into a wider range of perspectives and ideas. Diverse teams drive innovation and improve decision-making, contributing to the overall success of the organisation. How do CFOs create a talent development culture within their finance teams, and what initiatives can be implemented to foster continuous growth? CFOs can create a talent development culture by prioritizing learning and development initiatives. This includes offering ongoing training programs, supporting professional certifications, and providing access to resources that enhance technical and soft skills. CFOs should encourage finance professionals to take ownership of their own development and provide opportunities for them to stretch their capabilities. This may involve cross-functional projects, exposure to different areas of the business, or participation in industry conferences and networking events. Additionally, mentorship and coaching programs play a crucial role in talent development. CFOs can pair experienced finance leaders with up-and-coming talent, fostering knowledge transfer, and providing guidance and support. Encouraging regular feedback and performance discussions helps finance professionals understand their strengths and areas for improvement, enabling targeted development plans. By creating a culture that values continuous learning and growth, CFOs empower their finance teams to reach their full potential. https://www.fdcapital.co.uk/podcast/talent-management-and-succession-planning/ Tags Online Events Things To Do Online Online Classes Online Business Classes #leadership #development #successionplanning #employees #talentmanagement

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for To gain the most from attending this course you should possess the following incoming skills: Basic knowledge of programming concepts and syntax in Python. Familiarity with common data formats such as CSV, JSON, and XML. Experience using command-line interfaces and basic text editing tools. Understanding of basic machine learning concepts and algorithms. Overview Working in an interactive learning environment, led by our engaging expert, you will: Gain a solid understanding of prompt engineering concepts and their applications in software development and AI-driven solutions. Master the techniques for preprocessing and cleaning text data to ensure high-quality inputs for AI models like GPT-4. Develop expertise in GPT-4 tokenization, input formatting, and controlling model behavior for various tasks and requirements. Acquire the ability to design, optimize, and test prompts effectively, catering to diverse business applications and use cases. Learn advanced prompt engineering techniques, such as conditional text generation and multi-turn conversations, to create more sophisticated AI solutions. Practice creating prompts to generate, run, and test code in a chosen programming language using GPT-4 and OpenAI Codex. Understand the ethical implications and best practices in responsible AI deployment, ensuring fair and unbiased AI applications in software development. Prompt Engineering offers coders and software developers a competitive edge by empowering them to develop more effective and efficient AI-driven solutions in their projects. By harnessing the capabilities of cutting-edge AI models like GPT-4, coders can automate repetitive tasks, enhance natural language understanding, and even generate code suggestions, boosting productivity and creativity. In addition, mastering prompt engineering can contribute to improved job security, as professionals with these in-demand skills are highly sought after in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. Quick Start to Prompt Engineering for Coders and Software Developers is a one day course designed to get you quickly up and running with the prompting skills required to out AI to work for you in your development efforts. Guided by our AI expert, you?ll explore key topics such as text preprocessing, data cleansing, GPT-4 tokenization, input formatting, prompt design, and optimization, as well as ethical considerations in prompt engineering. In the hands-on labs you?ll explore tasks such as formatting inputs for GPT-4, designing and optimizing prompts for business applications, and implementing multi-turn conversations with AI. You?ll work with innovative tools like the OpenAI API, OpenAI Codex, and OpenAI Playground, enhancing your learning experience while preparing you for integrating prompt engineering into your professional toolkit. By the end of this immersive course, you?ll have the skills necessary to effectively use prompt engineering in your software development projects. You'll be able to design, optimize, and test prompts for various business tasks, integrate GPT-4 with other software platforms, and address ethical concerns in AI deployment. Introduction to Prompt Engineering Overview of prompt engineering and its importance in AI applications Major applications of prompt engineering in business Common challenges faced in prompt engineering Overview of GPT-4 and its role in prompt engineering Key terminology and concepts in prompt engineering Getting Things Ready: Text Preprocessing and Data Cleansing Importance of data preprocessing in prompt engineering Techniques for text cleaning and normalization Tokenization and n-grams Stop word removal and stemming Regular expressions and pattern matching GPT-4 Tokenization and Input Formatting GPT-4 tokenization and its role in prompt engineering Understanding and formatting GPT-4 inputs Context windows and token limits Controlling response length and quality Techniques for handling out-of-vocabulary tokens Prompt Design and Optimization Master the skills to design, optimize, and test prompts for various business tasks. Designing effective prompts for different tasks Techniques for prompt optimization GPT-4 system and user parameters for controlling behavior Importance of prompt testing and iteration Best practices for prompt engineering in business applications Advanced Techniques and Tools in Prompt Engineering Learn advanced techniques and tools for prompt engineering and their integration in business applications. Conditional text generation with GPT-4 Techniques for handling multi-turn conversations Overview of tools for prompt engineering: OpenAI API, OpenAI Codex, and OpenAI Playground Integration of GPT-4 with other software platforms and tools Monitoring and maintaining prompt performance Code Generation and Testing with Prompt Engineering Develop the skills to generate, integrate, and test AI-generated code effectively, enhancing productivity and creativity in software development projects. Introduction to code generation with AI models like GPT-4 Designing prompts for code generation across programming languages Techniques for specifying requirements and constraints in prompts Generating and interpreting code snippets using AI-driven solutions Integrating generated code into existing projects and codebases Best practices for testing and validating AI-generated code Ethics and Responsible AI Understand the ethical implications of prompt engineering and the importance of responsible AI deployment in business. Ethical considerations in prompt engineering Bias in AI systems and its impact on prompt engineering Techniques to minimize bias and ensure fairness Best practices for responsible AI deployment in business applications Monitoring and addressing ethical concerns in prompt engineering

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This class is primarily intended for the following participants: Technical employees using GCP, including customer companies, partners and system integrators deployment engineers, cloud architects, cloud administrators, system engineers , and SysOps/DevOps engineers. Individuals using GCP to create, integrate, or modernize solutions using secure, scalable microservices architectures in hybrid environments. Overview Connect and manage Anthos GKE clusters from GCP Console whether clusters are part of Anthos on Google Cloud or Anthos deployed on VMware. Understand how service mesh proxies are installed, configured and managed. Configure centralized logging, monitoring, tracing, and service visualizations wherever the Anthos GKE clusters are hosted. Understand and configure fine-grained traffic management. Use service mesh security features for service-service authentication, user authentication, and policy-based service authorization. Install a multi-service application spanning multiple clusters in a hybrid environment. Understand how services communicate across clusters. Migrate services between clusters. Install Anthos Config Management, use it to enforce policies, and explain how it can be used across multiple clusters. This two-day instructor-led course prepares students to modernize, manage, and observe their applications using Kubernetes whether the application is deployed on-premises or on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Through presentations, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy using Kubernetes Engine (GKE), GKE Connect, Istio service mesh and Anthos Config Management capabilities that enable operators to work with modern applications even when split among multiple clusters hosted by multiple providers, or on-premises. Anthos Overview Describe challenges of hybrid cloud Discuss modern solutions Describe the Anthos Technology Stack Managing Hybrid Clusters using Kubernetes Engine Understand Anthos GKE hybrid environments, with Admin and User clusters Register and authenticate remote Anthos GKE clusters in GKE Hub View and manage registered clusters, in cloud and on-premises, using GKE Hub View workloads in all clusters from GKE Hub Lab: Managing Hybrid Clusters using Kubernetes Engine Introduction to Service Mesh Understand service mesh, and problems it solves Understand Istio architecture and components Explain Istio on GKE add on and it's lifecycle, vs OSS Istio Understand request network traffic flow in a service mesh Create a GKE cluster, with a service mesh Configure a multi-service application with service mesh Enable external access using an ingress gateway Explain the multi-service example applications: Hipster Shop, and Bookinfo Lab: Installing Open Source Istio on Kubernetes Engine Lab: Installing the Istio on GKE Add-On with Kubernetes Engine Observing Services using Service Mesh Adapters Understand service mesh flexible adapter model Understand service mesh telemetry processing Explain Stackdriver configurations for logging and monitoring Compare telemetry defaults for cloud and on-premises environments Configure and view custom metrics using service mesh View cluster and service metrics with pre-configured dashboards Trace microservice calls with timing data using service mesh adapters Visualize and discover service attributes with service mesh Lab: Telemetry and Observability with Istio Managing Traffic Routing with Service Mesh Understand the service mesh abstract model for traffic management Understand service mesh service discovery and load balancing Review and compare traffic management use cases and configurations Understand ingress configuration using service mesh Visualize traffic routing with live generated requests Configure a service mesh gateway to allow access to services from outside the mesh Apply virtual services and destination rules for version-specific routing Route traffic based on application-layer configuration Shift traffic from one service version to another, with fine-grained control, like a canary deployment Lab: Managing Traffic Routing with Istio and Envoy Managing Policies and Security with Service Mesh Understand authentication and authorization in service mesh Explain mTLS flow for service to service communication Adopt mutual TLS authentication across the service mesh incrementally Enable end-user authentication for the frontend service Use service mesh access control policies to secure access to the frontend service Lab: Managing Policies and Security with Service Mesh Managing Policies using Anthos Config Management Understand the challenge of managing resources across multiple clusters Understand how a Git repository is as a configuration source of truth Explain the Anthos Config Management components, and object lifecycle Install and configure Anthos Config Management, operators, tools, and related Git repository Verify cluster configuration compliance and drift management Update workload configuration using repo changes Lab: Managing Policies in Kubernetes Engine using Anthos Config Configuring Anthos GKE for Multi-Cluster Operation Understand how multiple clusters work together using DNS, root CA, and service discovery Explain service mesh control-plane architectures for multi-cluster Configure a multi-service application using service mesh across multiple clusters with multiple control-planes Configure a multi-service application using service mesh across multiple clusters with a shared control-plane Configure service naming/discovery between clusters Review ServiceEntries for cross-cluster service discovery Migrate workload from a remote cluster to an Anthos GKE cluster Lab: Configuring GKE for Multi-Cluster Operation with Istio Lab: Configuring GKE for Shared Control Plane Multi-Cluster Operation

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Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Network and security architects and consultants who design the enterprise and data center networks and VMware NSX environments Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe and apply a design framework Apply a design process for gathering requirements, constraints, assumptions, and risks Design a VMware vSphere virtual data center to support NSX-T Data Center requirements Create a VMware NSX Manager™ cluster design Create a VMware NSX Edge™ cluster design to support traffic and service requirements in NSX-T Data Center Design logical switching and routing Recognize NSX-T Data Center security best practices Design logical network services Design a physical network to support network virtualization in a software-defined data center Create a design to support the NSX-T Data Center infrastructure across multiple sites Describe the factors that drive performance in NSX-T Data Center This five-day course provides comprehensive training on considerations and practices to design a VMware NSX-T? Data Center environment as part of a software-defined data center strategy. This course prepares the student with the skills to lead the design of NSX-T Data Center offered in release 3.2, including design principles, processes, and frameworks. The student gains a deeper understanding of the NSX-T Data Center architecture and how it can be used to create solutions to address the customer?s business needs. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course objectives Design Concepts Identify design terms Describe framework and project methodology Describe VMware Validated Design? Identify customers? requirements, assumptions, constraints, and risks Explain the conceptual design Explain the logical design Explain the physical design NSX Architecture and Components Recognize the main elements in the NSX-T Data Center architecture Describe the NSX management cluster and the management plane Identify the functions and components of management, control, and data planes Describe the NSX Manager sizing options Recognize the justification and implication of NSX manager cluster design decisions Identify the NSX management cluster design options NSX Edge Design Explain the leading practices for edge design Describe the NSX Edge VM reference designs Describe the bare-metal NSX Edge reference designs Explain the leading practices for edge cluster design Explain the effect of stateful services placement Explain the growth patterns for edge clusters Identify design considerations when using L2 bridging services NSX Logical Switching Design Describe concepts and terminology in logical switching Identify segment and transport zone design considerations Identify virtual switch design considerations Identify uplink profile, VMware vSphere© Network I/O Control profile, and transport node profile design considerations Identify Geneve tunneling design considerations Identify BUM replication mode design considerations NSX Logical Routing Design Explain the function and features of logical routing Describe NSX-T Data Center single-tier and multitier routing architectures Identify guidelines when selecting a routing topology Describe the BGP and OSPF routing protocol configuration options Explain gateway high availability modes of operation and failure detection mechanisms Identify how multitier architectures provide control over stateful service location Identify VRF Lite requirements and considerations Identify the typical NSX scalable architectures NSX Security Design Identify different security features available in NSX-T Data Center Describe the advantages of an NSX Distributed Firewall Describe the use of NSX Gateway Firewall as a perimeter firewall and as an intertenant firewall Determine a security policy methodology Recognize the NSX-T Data Center security best practices NSX Network Services Identify the stateful services available in different edge cluster high availability modes Describe failover detection mechanisms Explain the design considerations for integrating VMware NSX© Advanced Load Balancer? with NSX-T Data Center Describe stateful and stateless NSX-T Data Center NAT Identify benefits of NSX-T Data Center DHCP Identify benefits of metadata proxy Describe IPSec VPN and L2 VPN Physical Infrastructure Design Identify the components of a switch fabric design Assess Layer 2 and Layer 3 switch fabric design implications Review guidelines when designing top-of-rack switches Review options for connecting transport hosts to the switch fabric Describe typical designs for VMware ESXi? compute hypervisors with two pNICs Describe typical designs for ESXi compute hypervisors with four or more pNICs Describe a typical design for a KVM compute hypervisor with two pNICs Differentiate dedicated and collapsed cluster approaches to SDDC design NSX Multilocation Design Explain scale considerations in an NSX-T Data Center multisite design Describe the main components of the NSX Federation architecture Describe the stretched networking capability in Federation Describe stretched security use cases in Federation Compare Federation disaster recovery designs NSX Optimization Describe Geneve Offload Describe the benefits of Receive Side Scaling and Geneve Rx Filters Explain the benefits of SSL Offload Describe the effect of Multi-TEP, MTU size, and NIC speed on throughput Explain the available N-VDS enhanced datapath modes and use cases List the key performance factors for compute nodes and NSX Edge nodes