Live Webinar April 5th, 2017, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm  EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

For another great Cost Optimization 1 PDU Opportunity
with Barbara Gomolski (Recorded) also check out:
Cost Optimization In The Age Of Digital Business

Digital business models are putting increased pressure on companies to become more operationally efficient, and the greatest opportunities to “optimize” a business are outside of IT.

However, CIOs can support cost optimization in the business and drive improved business performance.

In this webinar Barbara Gomolski, (LinkedIn profile) Managing VP offers guidance to CIOs who wish to take a broader view of cost optimization – a view that is enabled by information technology.

Discussion Topics:

• How CIOs should approach business cost optimization
• 10 ten ways information technology may be used for business cost optimization
• How to overcome the barriers that CIOs face when trying to support cost optimization in the business

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Supporting Cost Optimization In The Business

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Live Webinar – April 6th 2017, 9:30 am – 10:30 am EDT
Live Webinar – April 6th 2017, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Global Knowledge UK  (REP 1999)

Previously IT was seen as a service cost to business.

Now, we are in an era where IT is an enabler of business.

This requires a new set of skills and knowledge to ensure that the IT professional and line of business leaders understand, how technology and the business needs of your organisation become one.

Now is the time to get up to speed and find out what you and your organisation need to know.

In this one hour webinar, Jeff & Andrew will share with you some of the top agenda items you should have on your list, what you need to know in order to have a business level discussion and how you can maximise the Amazon Cloud Services for success.

Join Jeff & Andrew As They Review:

• AWS investment:
  • What does it mean for organisations?
• Cloud:
  • Why is Cloud an organisational/economical game changer?
• How is Cloud elevating IT and what culture change is taking place?
• How can you learn the necessary skills to be proficient with AWS?
• What can you do now to get your organisation involved in AWS?

Presenters:

Jeff Wheeldon (LinkedIn profile) is the Director of AWS Business EMEA at Global Knowledge.  With more than 16 years working in the technology industry, Jeff has a broad understanding of the business impact of technology and the importance in today’s competitive times. More recently Jeff has worked with the market adoption and migration to Cloud and Hybrid-IT based services recognising the broader business requirement to develop People, Processes and Technologies that achieve the new business operating model needed to compete in today’s digitally disrupted market place.

Andrew Ford (LinkedIn profile) Cloud Solutions Specialist, has been working in the technology field for 20+ years. A technology speaker, Andrew has presented to various audiences regarding the changing technology infrastructure (digital transformation). A techno-geek Andrew loves what technology can do.

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Amazon Web Services:
How To Have The Business Conversation

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Live Webinar April 4th, 2017 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT or..
Live Webinar April 4th, 2017 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:The Versatile Project Management Company (REP 1524)

Many organizations have implemented SharePoint – but few understand how to leverage SharePoint to manage projects.

Join this webinar to learn:

• The most important factor to drive project management maturity.
• Why SharePoint is easier to use than Excel for managing tasks.
• How to reduce the time spent preparing status reports while you increase engagement with your Sponsor.
• And much more!

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Presenter :  Eric Verzuh (LinkedIn profile) founder and President, of The Versatile Management Company is recognized around the world as an authority on practical project leadership. Eric has written the best sellers The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management and  The Portable MBA in Project Management.

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Manage Projects On Sharepoint

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Live Webinar April 4th 2017 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 .5 Hrs  1.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

One important way to test software is based on the way it’s supposed to work, verifying conformance to specified behavior from user stories and requirements, and validating that the software solves the users’ and customers’ problems.

This is often called black-box testing. However, another way to test software is based on the way it’s built, which is the complementary concept of white-box testing.

We measure completeness of black-box testing through coverage of requirements, user stories, risks, personas, and more, and we measure completeness of white-box through code coverage.

In this One Key Idea session, Rex will explain the meat-and-potatoes of code coverage, statement coverage and branch coverage, and demonstrate these concepts with a free tool, gcov.

Technical and non-technical testers alike will walk away with a clearer understanding of this critical concept.

Presenter: Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

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One Key Idea – Code Coverage
(Demonstrated With gcov)

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Live Webinar April 6th, 2017 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

In this webinar Ed Perkins (LinkedIn profile) will recap the basic tenets of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, who has been using it, suggested practices for implementations, and possible future directions.

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Implementing The NIST Cybersecurity Framework

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Live Webinar April 6th, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: O’Reilly

Human-machine interaction is no longer the exclusive province of science fiction.

The advance of the internet and connected devices has inspired data scientists to create machine-learning applications to extract value from these new forms of data.

So what’s the next frontier?

Join Michael Andrews & Mike Boyarski to learn how to use real-time data as a vehicle for operationalizing machine-learning models.

Michael & Mike will explore advanced tools, including TensorFlow, Apache Spark, and Apache Kafka, and compelling use cases demonstrating the power of machine learning to effect positive change.

Learn:

• Top technologies for building the ideal machine-learning stack
• How to power machine-learning applications with real-time data
• A use case and demo of machine learning for social good

Presenters:

Michael Andrews MemSQL Engineer

Mike Boyarski (LinkedIn profile) is a Sr. Director at MemSQL. His experience spans enterprise data solutions, including analytics and database software platforms. Mike is a veteran of the data and analytics space, having worked at Oracle and Tibco before joining MemSQL.

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Machines & The Magic Of Fast Learning

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