Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Intermediate software developers Overview In this course, you will learn to: Set up the AWS SDK and developer credentials for Java, C#/.NET, Python, and JavaScript Interact with AWS services and develop solutions by using the AWS SDK Use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for service authentication Use Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon DynamoDB as data stores Integrate applications and data by using AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), and AWS Step Functions Use Amazon Cognito for user authentication Use Amazon ElastiCache to improve application scalability Leverage the CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS In this course, you learn how to use the AWS SDK to develop secure and scalable cloud applications using multiple AWS services such as Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Simple Storage Service, and AWS Lambda. You explore how to interact with AWS using code and learn about key concepts, best practices, and troubleshooting tips. Module 0: Course Overview Agenda Introductions Student resources Module 1: Introduction to AWS Introduction to the AWS Cloud Cloud scenarios Infrastructure overview Introduction to AWS foundation services Module 2: Introduction to Developing on AWS Getting started with developing on AWS Introduction to developer tools Introduction to management tools Module 3: Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management Shared responsibility model Introduction to IAM Use authentication and authorization Module 4: Introduction to the Lab Environment Introduction to the lab environment Lab 1: Getting started and working with IAM Module 5: Developing Storage Solutions with Amazon Simple Storage Service Overview of AWS storage options Amazon S3 key concepts Best practices Troubleshooting Scenario: Building a complete application Lab 2: Developing storage solutions with Amazon S3 Module 6: Developing Flexible NoSQL Solutions with Amazon DynamoDB Introduction to AWS database options Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB Developing with DynamoDB Best practices Troubleshooting Scenario: Building an end-to-end app Lab 3: Developing flexible NoSQL solutions with Amazon DynamoDB Module 7: Developing Event-Driven Solutions with AWS Lambda What is serverless computing? Introduction to AWS Lambda Key concepts How Lambda works Use cases Best practices Scenario: Build an end-to-end app Module 8: Developing Solutions with Amazon API Gateway Introduction to Amazon API Gateway Developing with API Gateway Best practices Introduction to AWS Serverless Application Model Scenario: Building an end-to-end app Lab 4: Developing event-driven solutions with AWS Lambda Module 9: Developing Solutions with AWS Step Functions Understanding the need for Step Functions Introduction to AWS Step Functions Use cases Module 10: Developing Solutions with Amazon Simple Queue Service and Amazon Simple Notification Service Why use a queueing service? Developing with Amazon Simple Queue Service Developing with Amazon Simple Notification Service Developing with Amazon MQ Lab 5: Developing messaging solutions with Amazon SQS and Amazon SNS Module 11: Caching Information with Amazon ElastiCache Caching overview Caching with Amazon ElastiCache Caching strategies Module 12: Developing Secure Applications Securing your applications Authenticating your applications to AWS Authenticating your customers Scenario: Building an end-to-end app Module 13: Deploying Applications Introduction to DevOps Introduction to deployment and testing strategies Deploying applications with AWS Elastic Beanstalk Scenario: Building an end-to-end app Lab 6: Building an end-to-end app Module 14: Course wrap-up Course overview AWS training courses Certifications Course feedback
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for administrators in a Microsoft-centric environment who want to build reusable units of automation, automate business processes, and enable less-technical colleagues to accomplish administrative tasks. Overview Describe the correct patterns for building modularized tools in Windows PowerShell Build highly modularized functions that comply with native PowerShell patterns Build controller scripts that expose user interfaces and automate business processes Manage data in a variety of formats Write automated tests for tools Debug tools This course covers advanced Windows PowerShell topics, with an emphasis on building reusable tools. Students are introduced to workflow, engage in best practices, and learn a variety of script development and toolmaking techniques. Tool Design Tools do one thing Tools are flexible Tools look native Start with a Command Why start with a command? Discovery and experimentation Build a Basic Function and Module Start with a basic function Create a script module Check prerequisites Run the new command Adding CmdletBinding and Parameterizing About CmdletBinding and common parameters Accepting pipeline input Mandatory-ness Parameter validation Parmeter aliases Emitting Objects as Output Assembling information Constructing and emitting output Quick tests An Interlude: Changing Your Approach Examining a script Critiquing a script Revising the script Using Verbose, Warning, and Informational Output Knowing the six channels Adding verbose and warning output Doing more with verbose output Informational output Comment-Based Help Where to put your help Getting started Going further with comment-based help Broken help Handling Errors Understanding errors and exceptions Bad handling Two reasons for exception handling Handling exceptions in our tool Capturing the actual exception Handling exceptions for non-commands Going further with exception handling Deprecated exception handling Basic Debugging Two kinds of bugs The ultimate goal of debugging Developing assumptions Write-Debug Set-PSBreakpoint The PowerShell ISE Going Deeper with Parameters Parameter positions Validation Multiple parameter sets Value from remaining arguments Help messages Aliases More CmdletBinding Writing Full Help External help Using PlatyPs Supporting online help ?About? topics Making your help updatable Unit Testing Your Code Sketching out the test Making something to test Expanding the test Going further with Pester Extending Output Types Understanding types The Extensible Type System Extending an object Using Update-TypeData Analyzing Your Script Performing a basic analysis Analyzing the analysis Publishing Your Tools Begin with a manifest Publishing to PowerShell Gallery Publishing to private repositories Basic Controllers: Automation Scripts and Menus Building a menu Using UIChoice Writing a process controller Proxy Functions A proxy example Creating the proxy base Modifying the proxy Adding or removing parameters Working with XML Data Simple: CliXML Importing native XML ConvertTo-XML Creating native XML from scratch Working with JSON Data Converting to JSON Converting from JSON Working with SQL Server Data SQL Server terminology and facts Connecting to the server and database Writing a query Running a query Invoke-SqlCmd Thinking about tool design patterns Design tools that use SQL Server for data storage Final Exam Lab problem Break down the problem Do the design Test the commands Code the tool
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Audience: Data Scientists, Software Developers, IT Architects, and Technical Managers. Participants should have the general knowledge of statistics and programming Also familiar with Python Overview ? NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, scikit-learn ? Python REPLs ? Jupyter Notebooks ? Data analytics life-cycle phases ? Data repairing and normalizing ? Data aggregation and grouping ? Data visualization ? Data science algorithms for supervised and unsupervised machine learning Covers theoretical and technical aspects of using Python in Applied Data Science projects and Data Logistics use cases. Python for Data Science ? Using Modules ? Listing Methods in a Module ? Creating Your Own Modules ? List Comprehension ? Dictionary Comprehension ? String Comprehension ? Python 2 vs Python 3 ? Sets (Python 3+) ? Python Idioms ? Python Data Science ?Ecosystem? ? NumPy ? NumPy Arrays ? NumPy Idioms ? pandas ? Data Wrangling with pandas' DataFrame ? SciPy ? Scikit-learn ? SciPy or scikit-learn? ? Matplotlib ? Python vs R ? Python on Apache Spark ? Python Dev Tools and REPLs ? Anaconda ? IPython ? Visual Studio Code ? Jupyter ? Jupyter Basic Commands ? Summary Applied Data Science ? What is Data Science? ? Data Science Ecosystem ? Data Mining vs. Data Science ? Business Analytics vs. Data Science ? Data Science, Machine Learning, AI? ? Who is a Data Scientist? ? Data Science Skill Sets Venn Diagram ? Data Scientists at Work ? Examples of Data Science Projects ? An Example of a Data Product ? Applied Data Science at Google ? Data Science Gotchas ? Summary Data Analytics Life-cycle Phases ? Big Data Analytics Pipeline ? Data Discovery Phase ? Data Harvesting Phase ? Data Priming Phase ? Data Logistics and Data Governance ? Exploratory Data Analysis ? Model Planning Phase ? Model Building Phase ? Communicating the Results ? Production Roll-out ? Summary Repairing and Normalizing Data ? Repairing and Normalizing Data ? Dealing with the Missing Data ? Sample Data Set ? Getting Info on Null Data ? Dropping a Column ? Interpolating Missing Data in pandas ? Replacing the Missing Values with the Mean Value ? Scaling (Normalizing) the Data ? Data Preprocessing with scikit-learn ? Scaling with the scale() Function ? The MinMaxScaler Object ? Summary Descriptive Statistics Computing Features in Python ? Descriptive Statistics ? Non-uniformity of a Probability Distribution ? Using NumPy for Calculating Descriptive Statistics Measures ? Finding Min and Max in NumPy ? Using pandas for Calculating Descriptive Statistics Measures ? Correlation ? Regression and Correlation ? Covariance ? Getting Pairwise Correlation and Covariance Measures ? Finding Min and Max in pandas DataFrame ? Summary Data Aggregation and Grouping ? Data Aggregation and Grouping ? Sample Data Set ? The pandas.core.groupby.SeriesGroupBy Object ? Grouping by Two or More Columns ? Emulating the SQL's WHERE Clause ? The Pivot Tables ? Cross-Tabulation ? Summary Data Visualization with matplotlib ? Data Visualization ? What is matplotlib? ? Getting Started with matplotlib ? The Plotting Window ? The Figure Options ? The matplotlib.pyplot.plot() Function ? The matplotlib.pyplot.bar() Function ? The matplotlib.pyplot.pie () Function ? Subplots ? Using the matplotlib.gridspec.GridSpec Object ? The matplotlib.pyplot.subplot() Function ? Hands-on Exercise ? Figures ? Saving Figures to File ? Visualization with pandas ? Working with matplotlib in Jupyter Notebooks ? Summary Data Science and ML Algorithms in scikit-learn ? Data Science, Machine Learning, AI? ? Types of Machine Learning ? Terminology: Features and Observations ? Continuous and Categorical Features (Variables) ? Terminology: Axis ? The scikit-learn Package ? scikit-learn Estimators ? Models, Estimators, and Predictors ? Common Distance Metrics ? The Euclidean Metric ? The LIBSVM format ? Scaling of the Features ? The Curse of Dimensionality ? Supervised vs Unsupervised Machine Learning ? Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms ? Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms ? Choose the Right Algorithm ? Life-cycles of Machine Learning Development ? Data Split for Training and Test Data Sets ? Data Splitting in scikit-learn ? Hands-on Exercise ? Classification Examples ? Classifying with k-Nearest Neighbors (SL) ? k-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm ? k-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm ? The Error Rate ? Hands-on Exercise ? Dimensionality Reduction ? The Advantages of Dimensionality Reduction ? Principal component analysis (PCA) ? Hands-on Exercise ? Data Blending ? Decision Trees (SL) ? Decision Tree Terminology ? Decision Tree Classification in Context of Information Theory ? Information Entropy Defined ? The Shannon Entropy Formula ? The Simplified Decision Tree Algorithm ? Using Decision Trees ? Random Forests ? SVM ? Naive Bayes Classifier (SL) ? Naive Bayesian Probabilistic Model in a Nutshell ? Bayes Formula ? Classification of Documents with Naive Bayes ? Unsupervised Learning Type: Clustering ? Clustering Examples ? k-Means Clustering (UL) ? k-Means Clustering in a Nutshell ? k-Means Characteristics ? Regression Analysis ? Simple Linear Regression Model ? Linear vs Non-Linear Regression ? Linear Regression Illustration ? Major Underlying Assumptions for Regression Analysis ? Least-Squares Method (LSM) ? Locally Weighted Linear Regression ? Regression Models in Excel ? Multiple Regression Analysis ? Logistic Regression ? Regression vs Classification ? Time-Series Analysis ? Decomposing Time-Series ? Summary Lab Exercises Lab 1 - Learning the Lab Environment Lab 2 - Using Jupyter Notebook Lab 3 - Repairing and Normalizing Data Lab 4 - Computing Descriptive Statistics Lab 5 - Data Grouping and Aggregation Lab 6 - Data Visualization with matplotlib Lab 7 - Data Splitting Lab 8 - k-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm Lab 9 - The k-means Algorithm Lab 10 - The Random Forest Algorithm
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for The ideal audience for the RPA and UiPath Boot Camp is beginners in the field of RPA and individuals in roles such as developers, project managers, operation analysts, and tech enthusiasts looking to familiarize themselves with automation technologies. It's also perfectly suited for business professionals keen on understanding and implementing automated solutions within their organizations to optimize processes. Overview This 'skills-centric' course is about 50% hands-on lab and 50% lecture, with extensive practical exercises designed to reinforce fundamental skills, concepts and best practices taught throughout the course. Working in a hands-on learning environment, led by our Automation Learning expert instructor, students will explore: Gain a thorough understanding of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and its applications using UiPath, setting a solid foundation for future learning and application. Learn to record and play in UiPath Studio, a key skill that enables automating complex tasks in a user-friendly environment. Master the art of designing and controlling workflows using Sequencing, Flowcharting, and Control Flow, helping to streamline and manage automation processes effectively. Acquire practical skills in data manipulation, from variable management to CSV/Excel and data table conversions, empowering you to handle data-rich tasks with confidence. Develop competence in managing controls and exploring various plugins and extensions, providing a broader toolkit for handling diverse automation projects. Get hands-on experience with exception handling, debugging, logging, code management, and bot deployment, fundamental skills that ensure your automated processes are reliable and efficient. How to deploy and control Bots with UiPath Orchestrator The Hands-on Natural Language Processing (NLP) Boot Camp is an immersive, three-day course that serves as your guide to building machines that can read and interpret human language. NLP is a unique interdisciplinary field, blending computational linguistics with artificial intelligence to help machines understand, interpret, and generate human language. In an increasingly data-driven world, NLP skills provide a competitive edge, enabling the development of sophisticated projects such as voice assistants, text analyzers, chatbots, and so much more. Our comprehensive curriculum covers a broad spectrum of NLP topics. Beginning with an introduction to NLP and feature extraction, the course moves to the hands-on development of text classifiers, exploration of web scraping and APIs, before delving into topic modeling, vector representations, text manipulation, and sentiment analysis. Half of your time is dedicated to hands-on labs, where you'll experience the practical application of your knowledge, from creating pipelines and text classifiers to web scraping and analyzing sentiment. These labs serve as a microcosm of real-world scenarios, equipping you with the skills to efficiently process and analyze text data. Time permitting, you?ll also explore modern tools like Python libraries, the OpenAI GPT-3 API, and TensorFlow, using them in a series of engaging exercises. By the end of the course, you'll have a well-rounded understanding of NLP, and will leave equipped with the practical skills and insights that you can immediately put to use, helping your organization gain valuable insights from text data, streamline business processes, and improve user interactions with automated text-based systems. You?ll be able to process and analyze text data effectively, implement advanced text representations, apply machine learning algorithms for text data, and build simple chatbots. What is Robotic Process Automation? Scope and techniques of automation Robotic process automation About UiPath The future of automation Record and Play UiPath stack Downloading and installing UiPath Studio Learning UiPath Studio Task recorder Step-by-step examples using the recorder Sequence, Flowchart, and Control Flow Sequencing the workflow Activities Control flow, various types of loops, and decision making Step-by-step example using Sequence and Flowchart Step-by-step example using Sequence and Control flow Data Manipulation Variables and scope Collections Arguments ? Purpose and use Data table usage with examples Clipboard management File operation with step-by-step example CSV/Excel to data table and vice versa (with a step-by-step example) Taking Control of the Controls Finding and attaching windows Finding the control Techniques for waiting for a control Act on controls ? mouse and keyboard activities Working with UiExplorer Handling events Revisit recorder Screen Scraping When to use OCR Types of OCR available How to use OCR Avoiding typical failure points Tame that Application with Plugins and Extensions Terminal plugin SAP automation Java plugin Citrix automation Mail plugin PDF plugin Web integration Excel and Word plugins Credential management Extensions ? Java, Chrome, Firefox, and Silverlight Handling User Events and Assistant Bots What are assistant bots? Monitoring system event triggers Monitoring image and element triggers Launching an assistant bot on a keyboard event Exception Handling, Debugging, and Logging Exception handling Common exceptions and ways to handle them Logging and taking screenshots Debugging techniques Collecting crash dumps Error reporting Managing and Maintaining the Code Project organization Nesting workflows Reusability of workflows Commenting techniques State Machine When to use Flowcharts, State Machines, or Sequences Using config files and examples of a config file Integrating a TFS server Deploying and Maintaining the Bot Publishing using publish utility Overview of Orchestration Server Using Orchestration Server to control bots Using Orchestration Server to deploy bots License management Publishing and managing updates
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is as follows: Network Video Engineer Voice/UC/Collaboration/Communications Engineer Collaboration Tools Engineer Collaboration Sales/Systems Engineer Overview Implement and Configure Cisco Endpoints Implement and Configure Cisco Unified Communications Manager for Video Endpoints Implement and Configure Cisco IMP for Jabber Implement and Configure Cisco Expressway Implement and Configure Cisco Video Communications Server (VCS) Control Implement and Configure Cisco Video Communications Server (VCS) Expressway Implement and Configure connectivity between a Cisco VCS and Cisco UCM Implement and Configure a Cisco Conductor Implement, Configure, and Operate Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) and provision devices using Cisco TMS Provisioning Extension (TMSPE) Implement and Configure Cisco Meeting Server This one of kind Cisco Collaboration in-depth course takes student from initial endpoint configuration to a full solution deployment using all of the Cisco Collaboration Components. Students will have extensive labs in which they will configure and troubleshoot a full Cisco Telepresence Deployment. Participants will gain in-depth practical knowledge with exercises on installing, configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting of all Cisco Telepresence Components.The software applications that are covered in this course include:Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and PresenceCisco ExpresswayCisco Video Communication Server (VCS)Cisco ConductorCisco Telepresence Server (TS)Cisco Meeting Server (CMS)Cisco Telepresence Management Suite (TMS)Cisco TMS Extensions Understanding Cisco TelePresence Endpoints Cisco TelePresence Endpoint Solutions Overview Cisco DX Series Endpoint Characteristics Cisco TelePresence TC Software-Based Endpoint Characteristics Cisco TelePresence EX60 and EX90 Cisco TelePresence MX Series Cisco TelePresence SX Series Endpoints Cisco TelePresence Room Kits Cisco Intelligent Proximity Cisco TelePresence TC Software-Based Endpoint Peripherals Cisco TelePresence TC Software-Based Endpoint Deployments Cisco TelePresence Integrator C Series-Based Endpoints Cisco Jabber Video for TelePresence Characteristics Cisco Jabber Understanding the Cisco Video Network Network Overview H323 Overview SIP Overview VCS vs Unified Communications Manager Internetworking QOS Overview Implementing and Configuring Unified Communication Manager Unified Communications Manager Initial Settings Service Activation Enterprise and Service Parameters SIP Domains Configure IMP for Jabber Configure Jabber Settings Registering Endpoints Verifying Network Registration Cisco VCS / Expressway Overview and Configuration Configuring Initial VCS Setting Configuring Authentication Registration Conflict Policy Registration Restriction Policy Local Zone Components Membership Rules Transforms Purpose of Zones Search Priority Neighbor Zones Creating Neighbor Zones Need for Traversal Zones H.460 and Assent Protocols Traversal Zone Configuration Domain Name System Dialing E.164 Number Mapping Bandwidth Management Pipes Subzones and Zones Subzone Call Failure Call Processing Order Certificates Certificate Installation Clustering and the Cisco VCS Clustering Configuration Collecting Information Log Files Search History Connecting VCS-C to CUCM Connect VCS-C to VCS-E Connecting CUCM to VCS-C Understanding the Cisco TelePresence Conductor What is Conductor? Conductor ? How it works Installing Cisco Conductor Configuring Conductor Network Settings Configuring Conductor for a CUCM Configuration MCU Configuration Telepresence Server Telepresence Conductor Server Configuration Configuring TelePresence Conductor for ad hoc conferences Configuring TelePresence Conductor for rendezvous conferences Configuring Unified CM Configuring general settings on Unified CM Locations in Unified CM Unified CM trusts TelePresence Conductor's server certificate SIP trunk security profile Configuring Unified CM for rendezvous conferences Sip Trunk Configuration Conference Bridge Configuration MRG and MRGL Configuration Unified CM normalization scripts Configuring Unified CM for ad hoc conferences Sip Trunk Configuration Route pattern to match the SIP Trunk Configuration Unified CM normalization scripts Configuring the Cisco VCS with TelePresence Conductor Designing a Dial Plan MCU Configuration Telepresence Server Configuring the Cisco VCS Telepresence Conductor Server Configuration Backing Up Conductor Troubleshooting Conductor Overview of Cisco Telepresence Management Server (TMS) Windows Server Installation SQL Server Installation Server Pre-requisites and configuration Installing TMS Installing TMS Provisioning Extensions Initial Configuration Endpoint Configuration Adding Systems to TMS Configuration Templates Setting Configuration VCS Configuration for TMS Direct Endpoint Management VCS/TMS CUCM Configuration for TMS Direct Endpoint Management?CUCM Phonebooks & Phonebook Sources Conference Creation Advanced Conference Settings Booking & Scheduling Participant Types Methods Conference Monitoring Dial Plans, Configuration Templates Scheduler/Smart Scheduler Managing and Troubleshooting Cisco TMS Using the Logs Cisco TMS Ticketing System Troubleshooting VCS Registrations Troubleshooting CUCM Registrations System Maintenance Configuring Cisco Meeting Server (formerly Acano) Setting up CMS Installing Certificates Configuring CUCM with CMS Provision the RTC Client Configuring Meeting Spaces Additional course details: Nexus Humans Advanced TP-CT - Implementing and Configuring Cisco TelePresence Video Suite 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 Advanced TP-CT - Implementing and Configuring Cisco TelePresence Video Suite 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 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Security engineers Security administrators Security architects Operations engineers Network engineers Network administrators Network or security technicians Network managers System designers Cisco integrators and partners Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Describe and administer the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Control sender and recipient domains Control spam with Talos SenderBase and anti-spam Use anti-virus and outbreak filters Use mail policies Use content filters Use message filters to enforce email policies Prevent data loss Perform LDAP queries Authenticate Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) sessions Authenticate email Encrypt email Use system quarantines and delivery methods Perform centralized management using clusters Test and troubleshoot This course shows you how to deploy and use Cisco© Email Security Appliance to establish protection for your email systems against phishing, business email compromise, and ransomware, and to help streamline email security policy management. This hands-on course provides you with the knowledge and skills to implement, troubleshoot, and administer Cisco Email Security Appliance, including key capabilities such as advanced malware protection, spam blocking, anti-virus protection, outbreak filtering, encryption, quarantines, and data loss prevention. This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance (300-720 SESA). Describing the Cisco Email Security Appliance Cisco Email Security Appliance Overview Technology Use Case Cisco Email Security Appliance Data Sheet SMTP Overview Email Pipeline Overview Installation Scenarios Initial Cisco Email Security Appliance Configuration Centralizing Services on a Cisco Administering the Cisco Email Security Appliance Distributing Administrative Tasks System Administration Managing and Monitoring Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Other Tasks in the GUI Advanced Network Configuration Using Email Security Monitor Tracking Messages Logging Controlling Sender and Recipient Domains Public and Private Listeners Configuring the Gateway to Receive Email Host Access Table Overview Recipient Access Table Overview Configuring Routing and Delivery Features Controlling Spam with Talos SenderBase and Anti-Spam SenderBase Overview Anti-Spam Managing Graymail Protecting Against Malicious or Undesirable URLs File Reputation Filtering and File Analysis Bounce Verification Using Anti-Virus and Outbreak Filters Anti-Virus Scanning Overview Sophos Anti-Virus Filtering McAfee Anti-Virus Filtering Configuring the Appliance to Scan for Viruses Outbreak Filters How the Outbreak Filters Feature Works Managing Outbreak Filters Using Mail Policies Email Security Manager Overview Mail Policies Overview Handling Incoming and Outgoing Messages Differently Matching Users to a Mail Policy Message Splintering Configuring Mail Policies Using Content Filters Content Filters Overview Content Filter Conditions Content Filter Actions Filter Messages Based on Content Text Resources Overview Using and Testing the Content Dictionaries Filter Rules Understanding Text Resources Text Resource Management Using Text Resources Using Message Filters to Enforce Email Policies Message Filters Overview Components of a Message Filter Message Filter Processing Message Filter Rules Message Filter Actions Attachment Scanning Examples of Attachment Scanning Message Filters Using the CLI to Manage Message Filters Message Filter Examples Configuring Scan Behavior Preventing Data Loss Overview of the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Scanning Process Setting Up Data Loss Prevention Policies for Data Loss Prevention Message Actions Updating the DLP Engine and Content Matching Classifiers Using LDAP Overview of LDAP Working with LDAP Using LDAP Queries Authenticating End-Users of the Spam Quarantine Configuring External LDAP Authentication for Users Testing Servers and Queries Using LDAP for Directory Harvest Attack Prevention Spam Quarantine Alias Consolidation Queries Validating Recipients Using an SMTP Server SMTP Session Authentication Configuring AsyncOS for SMTP Authentication Authenticating SMTP Sessions Using Client Certificates Checking the Validity of a Client Certificate Authenticating User Using LDAP Directory Authenticating SMTP Connection Over Transport Layer Security (TLS) Using a Client Certificate Establishing a TLS Connection from the Appliance Updating a List of Revoked Certificates Email Authentication Email Authentication Overview Configuring DomainKeys and DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signing Verifying Incoming Messages Using DKIM Overview of Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and SIDF Veri?cation Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) Verification Forged Email Detection Email Encryption Overview of Cisco Email Encryption Encrypting Messages Determining Which Messages to Encrypt Inserting Encryption Headers into Messages Encrypting Communication with Other Message Transfer Agents (MTAs) Working with Certificates Managing Lists of Certificate Authorities Enabling TLS on a Listener?s Host Access Table (HAT) Enabling TLS and Certi?cate Verification on Delivery Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Security Services Using System Quarantines and Delivery Methods Describing Quarantines Spam Quarantine Setting Up the Centralized Spam Quarantine Using Safelists and Blocklists to Control Email Delivery Based on Sender Configuring Spam Management Features for End Users Managing Messages in the Spam Quarantine Policy, Virus, and Outbreak Quarantines Managing Policy, Virus, and Outbreak Quarantines Working with Messages in Policy, Virus, or Outbreak Quarantines Delivery Methods Centralized Management Using Clusters Overview of Centralized Management Using Clusters Cluster Organization Creating and Joining a Cluster Managing Clusters Cluster Communication Loading a Configuration in Clustered Appliances Best Practices Testing and Troubleshooting Debugging Mail Flow Using Test Messages: Trace Using the Listener to Test the Appliance Troubleshooting the Network Troubleshooting the Listener Troubleshooting Email Delivery Troubleshooting Performance Web Interface Appearance and Rendering Issues Responding to Alerts Troubleshooting Hardware Issues Working with Technical Support References Model Specifications for Large Enterprises Model Specifications for Midsize Enterprises and Small-to-Midsize Enterprises or Branch O?ces Cisco Email Security Appliance Model Specifications for Virtual Appliances
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This overview-level course is ideally suited for professionals seeking an introduction to microservices architecture and its application within a business context. Ideal attendee roles include software developers, system architects, technical managers, and IT professionals who are part of teams transitioning to a microservices approach. It's also an excellent starting point for non-technical roles such as product owners or business analysts who work closely with technical teams and want to better understand and become conversant in the language and principles of microservices. Overview This course combines engaging instructor-led presentations and useful demonstrations with engaging group activities. Throughout the course you'll explore: Understand the Basics of Microservices: Get to know the fundamental principles and characteristics of microservices and how they revolutionize traditional software development approaches. Explore the Design of Microservices: Gain an overview of how microservices are designed based on business requirements and what makes them unique in the software architecture world. Overview of Managing and Scaling Microservices: Get an introduction to how microservices are managed and scaled independently, and understand the significance of these features in your business operations. Familiarize with the Microservices Ecosystem: Learn about the typical patterns, best practices, and common pitfalls in the microservices world, setting a foundation for future learning and implementation. Introduction to Microservices in a Business Context: Acquire a basic understanding of how microservices can be aligned with specific business capabilities, and get a glimpse into how they can coexist with legacy systems in a business setting. Microservices have rapidly emerged as a popular architectural style, breaking down applications into small, independent services that can be developed, deployed, and scaled individually. Microservices offer a robust method to address a variety of projects, such as e-commerce platforms and content management systems, enhancing scalability and boosting productivity. This technology, when employed correctly, can greatly increase software delivery speed and system resilience, making it a crucial skill set for modern technology professionals.Understanding Microservices - A Technical Overview is a one-day course ideally suited for technical professionals seeking an introduction to microservices architecture and its application within a business context. Under the guidance of an industry expert, this engaging class combines lecture-style learning with lively demonstrations, case study review and group discussions.Throughout the course you?ll explore the principles and characteristics that define microservices, how to identify suitable projects for a microservices approach, the factors to consider when designing them, and the strategies to effectively manage and scale them within complex systems. You?ll also learn about the best practices, patterns, and anti-patterns, arming you with the knowledge to make the right architectural choices. This course also explores the real-world implementation of microservices in a business enterprise. We'll discuss how to align the application of microservices with your organization's specific business capabilities, and offer strategies for smoothly integrating this technology within existing legacy systems. Introduction to Microservices Understand what microservices are and their role in modern software development. Introduction to Microservices: what they are and why they matter. Monolithic vs Microservices: highlighting the shift and benefits. Key principles and characteristics of microservices. Identifying suitable applications for microservices transformation. Demo: Analyzing a sample application and identifying potential microservices Architecting and Managing Microservices Learn the basic strategies for scaling and managing microservices. Scaling Microservices: from a single service to hundreds. Key components of a microservices architecture. Introduction to resilience patterns: Circuit-Breakers and Bulkheads. Load management and provisioning in a microservices setup. Understanding the role of cloud services in microservices. Optional Demo: Illustrating how a microservice-based application scales in real-time Designing Microservices Learn the key aspects to consider when designing microservices. Defining microservice boundaries: Deciding the scope of a microservice. Communication patterns in microservices. Understanding Microservice endpoints. Exploring data stores and transaction boundaries in microservices. Overcoming challenges in Microservices design. Demo: Designing microservices for a hypothetical business requirement Implementing Microservices in a Business Enterprise Understand the process and considerations for implementing microservices in an enterprise context. Assessing enterprise readiness for microservices. Building the business case for microservices: strategic advantages and potential challenges. Aligning microservices with business capabilities. Organizational changes: Team structures and processes for microservices. Dealing with Legacy Systems: Strategies for microservices integration. Demo: Exploring a case study of successful microservices implementation in a business enterprise The Microservices Ecosystem Understand the key tools and best practices in the Microservices ecosystem. Understanding the typical Microservices Stack. Monitoring and Logging in Microservices. Introduction to Docker: Containerization of Microservices. Deployment strategies in a Microservices setup. Introduction to Orchestration in Microservices Demo: Containerizing and deploying a simple microservice Microservices Deployment Strategies Understand various ways to safely introduce changes in a microservices environment. The concept of Blue-Green Deployment: changing services without downtime. Canary Releases and Feature Toggles: slowly rolling out changes to users. Database changes in a microservices environment: keeping data consistent. Demo: Examining various deployment strategies Microservices Best Practices and DevOps Learn key strategies to ensure a smooth operation of your microservices setup. The DevOps culture in Microservices: collaboration for efficiency. Defining a Minimum Viable Product in a Microservices setup: building small, delivering fast. Dealing with data in a distributed setup: managing Data Islands. The importance of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery in a microservices setup. Governance: Keeping track of your services and their consumers. Demo: Visualizing a simple continuous delivery pipeline Microservices Patterns and Anti-Patterns Learn about common do's and don'ts when working with microservices. Understanding patterns that help with efficient microservices operation. Recognizing and avoiding anti-patterns that can hinder performance. Dealing with common challenges: dependencies between services, managing service boundaries. Demo: Examples of real-world patterns and anti-patterns Simple Overview of OAuth and OpenID for Microservices Introduction to OAuth and OpenID: What they are and why they matter in Microservices. The role of tokens in OAuth 2.0: How they help in securing communications. A simplified look at OpenID Connect: Linking identities across services. Demo
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Security engineer Network engineer Network designer Network administrator Systems engineer Consulting systems engineer Technical solutions architect Network manager Cisco integrators and partners Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Describe information security concepts and strategies within the network Describe common TCP/IP, network application, and endpoint attacks Describe how various network security technologies work together to guard against attacks Implement access control on Cisco ASA appliance and Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall Describe and implement basic email content security features and functions provided by Cisco Email Security Appliance Describe and implement web content security features and functions provided by Cisco Web Security Appliance Describe Cisco Umbrella security capabilities, deployment models, policy management, and Investigate console Introduce VPNs and describe cryptography solutions and algorithms Describe Cisco secure site-to-site connectivity solutions and explain how to deploy Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) Virtual Tunnel Interface (VTI)-based point-to-point IPsec VPNs, and point-to-point IPsec VPN on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Describe and deploy Cisco secure remote access connectivity solutions and describe how to configure 802.1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication Provide basic understanding of endpoint security and describe Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints architecture and basic features Examine various defenses on Cisco devices that protect the control and management plane Configure and verify Cisco IOS software Layer 2 and Layer 3 data plane controls Describe Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise and Stealthwatch Cloud solutions Describe basics of cloud computing and common cloud attacks and how to secure cloud environment The Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR) v1.0 course helps you prepare for the Cisco© CCNP© Security and CCIE© Security certifications and for senior-level security roles. In this course, you will master the skills and technologies you need to implement core Cisco security solutions to provide advanced threat protection against cybersecurity attacks. You will learn security for networks, cloud and content, endpoint protection, secure network access, visibility, and enforcements. You will get extensive hands-on experience deploying Cisco Firepower© Next-Generation Firewall and Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Firewall; configuring access control policies, mail policies, and 802.1X Authentication; and more. You will get introductory practice on Cisco Stealthwatch© Enterprise and Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud threat detection features. This course, including the self-paced material, helps prepare you to take the exam, Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (350-701 SCOR), which leads to the new CCNP Security, CCIE Security, and the Cisco Certified Specialist - Security Core certifications. Describing Information Security Concepts* Information Security Overview Assets, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures Managing Risk Vulnerability Assessment Understanding Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Describing Common TCP/IP Attacks* Legacy TCP/IP Vulnerabilities IP Vulnerabilities Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Vulnerabilities TCP Vulnerabilities User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Vulnerabilities Attack Surface and Attack Vectors Reconnaissance Attacks Access Attacks Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Denial of Service and Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Reflection and Amplification Attacks Spoofing Attacks Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Attacks Describing Common Network Application Attacks* Password Attacks Domain Name System (DNS)-Based Attacks DNS Tunneling Web-Based Attacks HTTP 302 Cushioning Command Injections SQL Injections Cross-Site Scripting and Request Forgery Email-Based Attacks Describing Common Endpoint Attacks* Buffer Overflow Malware Reconnaissance Attack Gaining Access and Control Gaining Access via Social Engineering Gaining Access via Web-Based Attacks Exploit Kits and Rootkits Privilege Escalation Post-Exploitation Phase Angler Exploit Kit Describing Network Security Technologies Defense-in-Depth Strategy Defending Across the Attack Continuum Network Segmentation and Virtualization Overview Stateful Firewall Overview Security Intelligence Overview Threat Information Standardization Network-Based Malware Protection Overview Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Overview Next Generation Firewall Overview Email Content Security Overview Web Content Security Overview Threat Analytic Systems Overview DNS Security Overview Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Overview Identity and Access Management Overview Virtual Private Network Technology Overview Network Security Device Form Factors Overview Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall Cisco ASA Deployment Types Cisco ASA Interface Security Levels Cisco ASA Objects and Object Groups Network Address Translation Cisco ASA Interface Access Control Lists (ACLs) Cisco ASA Global ACLs Cisco ASA Advanced Access Policies Cisco ASA High Availability Overview Deploying Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall Cisco Firepower NGFW Deployments Cisco Firepower NGFW Packet Processing and Policies Cisco Firepower NGFW Objects Cisco Firepower NGFW Network Address Translation (NAT) Cisco Firepower NGFW Prefilter Policies Cisco Firepower NGFW Access Control Policies Cisco Firepower NGFW Security Intelligence Cisco Firepower NGFW Discovery Policies Cisco Firepower NGFW IPS Policies Cisco Firepower NGFW Malware and File Policies Deploying Email Content Security Cisco Email Content Security Overview Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Overview Email Pipeline Overview Public and Private Listeners Host Access Table Overview Recipient Access Table Overview Mail Policies Overview Protection Against Spam and Graymail Anti-virus and Anti-malware Protection Outbreak Filters Content Filters Data Loss Prevention Email Encryption Deploying Web Content Security Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) Overview Deployment Options Network Users Authentication Secure HTTP (HTTPS) Traffic Decryption Access Policies and Identification Profiles Acceptable Use Controls Settings Anti-Malware Protection Deploying Cisco Umbrella* Cisco Umbrella Architecture Deploying Cisco Umbrella Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client Managing Cisco Umbrella Cisco Umbrella Investigate Overview and Concepts Explaining VPN Technologies and Cryptography VPN Definition VPN Types Secure Communication and Cryptographic Services Keys in Cryptography Public Key Infrastructure Introducing Cisco Secure Site-to-Site VPN Solutions Site-to-Site VPN Topologies IPsec VPN Overview IPsec Static Crypto Maps IPsec Static Virtual Tunnel Interface Dynamic Multipoint VPN Cisco IOS FlexVPN Deploying Cisco IOS VTI-Based Point-to-Point IPsec VPNs Cisco IOS VTIs Static VTI Point-to-Point IPsec Internet Key Exchange (IKE) v2 VPN Configuration Deploying Point-to-Point IPsec VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW Point-to-Point VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW Cisco ASA Point-to-Point VPN Configuration Cisco Firepower NGFW Point-to-Point VPN Configuration Introducing Cisco Secure Remote Access VPN Solutions Remote Access VPN Components Remote Access VPN Technologies Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Overview Deploying Remote Access SSL VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW Remote Access Configuration Concepts Connection Profiles Group Policies Cisco ASA Remote Access VPN Configuration Cisco Firepower NGFW Remote Access VPN Configuration Explaining Cisco Secure Network Access Solutions Cisco Secure Network Access Cisco Secure Network Access Components AAA Role in Cisco Secure Network Access Solution Cisco Identity Services Engine Cisco TrustSec Describing 802.1X Authentication 802.1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) EAP Methods Role of Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) in 802.1X Communications RADIUS Change of Authorization Configuring 802.1X Authentication Cisco Catalyst© Switch 802.1X Configuration Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) 802.1X Configuration Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 802.1X Configuration Supplicant 802.1x Configuration Cisco Central Web Authentication Describing Endpoint Security Technologies* Host-Based Personal Firewall Host-Based Anti-Virus Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Application Whitelists and Blacklists Host-Based Malware Protection Sandboxing Overview File Integrity Checking Deploying Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints* Cisco AMP for Endpoints Architecture Cisco AMP for Endpoints Engines Retrospective Security with Cisco AMP Cisco AMP Device and File Trajectory Managing Cisco AMP for Endpoints Introducing Network Infrastructure Protection* Identifying Network Device Planes Control Plane Security Controls Management Plane Security Controls Network Telemetry Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls Layer 3 Data Plane Security Controls Deploying Control Plane Security Controls* Infrastructure ACLs Control Plane Policing Control Plane Protection Routing Protocol Security Deploying Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls* Overview of Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls Virtual LAN (VLAN)-Based Attacks Mitigation Sp
About this Course This 5 full-day course provides a comprehensive understanding of all the commissioning procedures for combined cycle power plants. The Commissioning Management System (CMS) of combined cycle power plants is covered in detail in this course. This includes all the commissioning procedures and documents, purpose of commissioning, responsibilities, system description, organization, working parties, test teams, documentation, testing and commissioning schedules, test reports, safety, plant certification, and plant completion report. The course provides also a thorough understanding of all the commissioning requirements for gas turbines, steam turbines and auxiliaries, generator and auxiliaries, electrical equipment, switchgear equipment, switchgear and transformers. All the stages of the commissioning procedure are covered in-depth in this course. This includes preparation - planning various activities, pre-commissioning checks and tests, typical commissioning schedule, detailed tests and commissioning procedures and instructions for every component in a combined cycle power plant, instrumentation, trial run of the equipment, safety and precautions, commissioning of combined cycle power plant systems, safety rules clearance certificates, procedure for the control and handling of defects, commissioning reports, operational testing, first fire, generator synchronization, performance testing, heat rate testing, emission testing, contract testing, CO2 concentration tests, electrical full-load rejection test, duct burner testing, partial load stability test, and reliability test. This course is a MUST for anyone who is involved in the pre-commissioning or commissioning of any combined cycle power plant equipment because it provides detailed pre-commissioning checks and tests, and detailed tests and commissioning procedures and instructions for every component in a combined cycle power plant. In addition, the seminar provides an in-depth coverage of all preparation, planning activities, commissioning schedules, trial run of each combined cycle power plant equipment, safety and precautions, safety rules clearance certificates, procedures for handling defects, and commissioning reports. Training Objectives Pre-commissioning Checks and Tests, Detailed Tests and Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Every Equipment in Combined Cycle Power Plants: Gain a thorough understanding of all pre-commissioning checks and tests, and all commissioning procedures and instructions for every equipment in combined cycle power plants Commissioning Management System (CMS) of Combined Cycle Power Plants: Discover the benefits of the CMS of combined cycle power plants including all commissioning procedures and documents, purpose of commissioning, responsibilities, system description, organization, working parties, test teams, documentation, testing and commissioning schedules, test reports, safety, plant certification, and plant completion report Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Air Blow and Steam Blow of Steam and Gas Piping in Combined Cycle Power Plants: Learn about the commissioning procedures and instructions for heat recovery steam generators, chemical cleaning of heat recovery steam generators, air blow and gas blow of steam and gas piping in combined cycle power plants, safety valve setting and soot blowers Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Gas Turbines and Steam Turbines: Gain a thorough understanding of all the commissioning procedures and instructions for gas and steam turbines and auxiliaries including acid cleaning of oil pipelines, lubrication and governing system (oil flushing and hydraulic testing), jacking oil system, governing system, regenerative system, barring gear, vacuum tightness test, first rolling of turbine and data logging Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Generator and Auxiliaries: Discover all the commissioning procedures and instructions for generator and auxiliaries including generator, seal oil system, hydrogen gas system, stator water system, rolling and start-up of generators Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Electrical Equipment: Learn about all the commissioning procedures and instructions for electrical equipment including switchyard equipment, switchgear, transformers and motors Operational Testing, Performance Testing, Heat Rate Testing, Emission Testing of Combine Cycle Power Plants: Gain a thorough understanding of operational testing, first fire, generator synchronization, performance testing, heat rate testing, emission testing, contract testing, CO2 concentration tests, electrical full-load rejection test, duct burner testing, partial load stability test, and reliability test of combined cycle power plants Target Audience Engineers of all disciplines Managers Technicians Maintenance personnel Other technical individuals Training Methods The instructor relies on a highly interactive training method to enhance the learning process. This method ensures that all the delegates gain a complete understanding of all the topics covered. The training environment is highly stimulating, challenging, and effective because the participants will learn by case studies which will allow them to apply the material taught to their own organization. Trainer Your specialist course leader has more than 32 years of practical engineering experience with Ontario Power Generation (OPG), one of the largest electric utility in North America. He was previously involved in research on power generation equipment with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited at their Chalk River and Whiteshell Nuclear Research Laboratories. While working at OPG, he acted as a Training Manager, Engineering Supervisor, System Responsible Engineer and Design Engineer. During the period of time, he worked as a Field Engineer and Design Engineer, he was responsible for the operation, maintenance, diagnostics, and testing of gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, motors, transformers, inverters, valves, pumps, compressors, instrumentation and control systems. Further, his responsibilities included designing, engineering, diagnosing equipment problems and recommending solutions to repair deficiencies and improve system performance, supervising engineers, setting up preventive maintenance programs, writing Operating and Design Manuals, and commissioning new equipment. Later, he worked as the manager of a section dedicated to providing training for the staff at the power stations. The training provided by him covered in detail the various equipment and systems used in power stations. In addition, he has taught courses and seminars to more than four thousand working engineers and professionals around the world, specifically Europe and North America. He has been consistently ranked as 'Excellent' or 'Very Good' by the delegates who attended his seminars and lectures. He written 5 books for working engineers from which 3 have been published by McGraw-Hill, New York. Below is a list of the books authored by him; Power Generation Handbook: Gas Turbines, Steam Power Plants, Co-generation, and Combined Cycles, second edition, (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, October 2011. Electrical Equipment Handbook (600 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, March 2003. Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Guide (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, January 2012. Industrial Instrumentation and Modern Control Systems (400 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing (1999). Industrial Equipment (600 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing (1999). Furthermore, he has received the following awards: The first 'Excellence in Teaching' award offered by PowerEdge, Singapore, in December 2016 The first 'Excellence in Teaching' award offered by the Professional Development Center at University of Toronto (May, 1996). The 'Excellence in Teaching Award' in April 2007 offered by TUV Akademie (TUV Akademie is one of the largest Professional Development centre in world, it is based in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, and provides engineering training to engineers and managers across Europe and the Middle East). Awarded graduation 'With Distinction' from Dalhousie University when completed Bachelor of Engineering degree (1983). Lastly, he was awarded his Bachelor of Engineering Degree 'with distinction' from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He also received a Master of Applied Science in Engineering (M.A.Sc.) from the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is also a member of the Association of Professional Engineers in the province of Ontario, Canada. POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information post training support and fees applicable Accreditions And Affliations
As technology continues to develop and increasingly interact with our daily lives, so must our sales techniques to ensure we're leveraging advances in how people do business to our advantage. It is essential for all salespeople to understand how to navigate the various tools at our disposal and grow their skills and confidence to put them into action in order to build a solid business pipeline. We have developed this programme to be practical, fun and interactive, whilst ensuring that participants will learn how to utilise new technology to their advantage, self-generate new business leads and opportunities, gain additional business and referrals from existing contacts, and save time and effort using proven business development skills. This course will help participants: Understand the 'organized persistence' model of sales prospecting Develop skills in using video, online and social media to generate interest Understand how to write effective sales and outreach emails and using online tools Develop techniques for effectively managing telephone appointments Learn ways to use LinkedIn for connecting with customers and prospects Develop networking skills and learn how to source and develop referrals and professional introductions 1 Key principles of smart sales prospecting Set your sales prospecting goals and objectives Elevator pitch, core messages and your value proposition Targeting and segmenting your market 'Organised persistence' using your CRM effectively 2 Setting appointments by telephone - planning and preparation Why calling still works and the best times to call Creating a call prompt sheet: Opening a call and taking control Giving a reason to meet Key questions to ask Overcoming the cold calling blues 3 Setting appointments by telephone - advanced skills Giving a reason to meet and 'selling the appointment' Key questions to ask that will create interest and motivation to meet Voice tone, power words, phrasing, pausing, responding Getting past gatekeepers and getting through 4 Using LinkedIn for research and follow-up Why LinkedIn matters and how to use it Finding new contacts, connecting and Inmailing Short-cuts and advanced skills 5 Email strategies that work Using AIDA and other templates for sales emails Using personalized video emails to create interest Vertical targeting emails, with examples Building awareness with an email chain