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In this course, students will learn about e-mail policies and learn how to write professional e-mail memos that convey appropriate messages.

This course will assist students in understanding and implementing strategies that will help to motivate their work force.

The SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) Foundation? course is an introduction to the principles & practices that enable an organization to reliably and economically scale critical services. Introducing a site-reliability dimension requires organizational re-alignment, a new focus on engineering & automation, and the adoption of a range of new working paradigms. The course highlights the evolution of SRE and its future direction, and equips participants with the practices, methods, and tools to engage people across the organization involved in reliability and stability evidenced through the use of real-life scenarios and case stories. Upon completion of the course, participants will have tangible takeaways to leverage when back in the office such as understanding, setting and tracking Service Level Objectives (SLO’s). The course was developed by leveraging key SRE sources, engaging with thought-leaders in the SRE space and working with organizations embracing SRE to extract real-life best practices and has been designed to teach the key principles & practices necessary for starting SRE adoption.

Strategy analysis identifies the business needs (problem or opportunities) of tactical or strategic importance to the organization and supports the organization in responding to those needs. It provides the focus upon which all other business analyst efforts must align. Shortcutting strategy analysis often results in delivering solutions that are misaligned to the organization’s strategy and to the expectations and needs of the business. This course will help you understand the criticality of defining the business need correctly and pursuing a thorough analysis of the internal and external environments of the enterprise before assisting the organization in selecting the best solution. You will also learn the key activities needed in strategy analysis, the key components in building and communicating a strong business case and how to evaluate the value of the solution once it is implemented. To help assimilate the tools and techniques learned, there is a mixture of individual and team exercises throughout the course. Students will need to be prepared for a high level of participation. Each participant will receive a comprehensive student guide complete with examples, handouts and a business case template that can be used back on the job. Note: This course has been approved by PMI for 14 PDUs and IIBA for 14 CDUs.

The Managing Microsoft Teams course is designed for persons who are aspiring to the Microsoft 365 Teams Admin role. Microsoft Teams admins configure, deploy, and manage Office 365 workloads for Microsoft Teams that focus on efficient and effective collaboration and communication in an enterprise environment. This course covers six central elements - Microsoft Teams overview, implementing governance, security and compliance for Microsoft Teams, preparing the environment for a Microsoft Teams deployment, deploying and managing teams, managing collaboration and managing communication in Microsoft Teams.

It’s a jungle out there! The workplace can be filled with stress, pressure, excitement, and anxiety. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is how we identify and regulate our own feelings, tune into the feelings of others and understand their perspectives, and use this knowledge to guide us toward constructive interactions. Emotional Intelligence is more than your average “soft skill”. It is essential to successful teamwork, effective leadership, and overall competence. Most of all, it is a skill that takes practice and focus to master.' The activities and discussions in this workshop will help you build the social and emotional skills that sustain positive relationships at work. These skills support everything from good management - with happier employees who take fewer sick days - to better teamwork, conflict resolution, and recovery from setbacks. Private classes on this topic are available. We can address your organization’s issues, time constraints, and save you money, too. Contact us to find out how.

Learn how to protect information in your Microsoft 365 deployment. This course focuses on data lifecycle management and information protection and compliance within your organization. The course covers implementation of data loss prevention policies, sensitive information types, sensitivity labels, data retention policies, Microsoft Purview Message Encryption, audit, eDiscovery, and insider risk among other related topics. The course helps learners prepare for the Microsoft Information Protection Administrator exam (SC-400).

In this course, you will expand your knowledge of relational database design; promote quality input from users; improve database efficiency and promote data integrity; and implement advanced features in tables, queries, forms, and reports. Extending your knowledge of Access will result in a robust, functional database for your users. Focuses on optimization of an Access database, including optimizing performance and normalizing data; data validation; usability; and advanced queries, forms, and reports.

The advent of cloud computing and storage has ushered in the era of big data. With the abundance of computational power and storage, organizations and employees with many different roles and responsibilities can benefit from analyzing data to find timely insights and gain a competitive advantage. Data-backed visualizations allow anyone to explore, analyze, and report insights and trends from data. Tableau® software is designed for this purpose. Tableau was built to connect to a wide range of data sources, and allows users to quickly create visualizations of connected data to gain insights, show trends, and create reports. Beyond the fundamental capabilities of creating data-driven visualizations, Tableau allows users to manipulate data with calculations to show insights, make visualizations interactive, and perform statistical analysis. This gives users the ability to create and share data-driven insights with peers, executives, and clients.

The Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) course gives you a broad range of fundamental knowledge for all IT careers. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on labs, and self-study, you will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify basic IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The course covers configuring network components such as switches, routers, and wireless LAN controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. The course also gives you a foundation in network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking. This course helps you prepare to take the 200-301 Cisco® Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) exam. By passing this one exam, you earn the CCNA certification. This course also earns you 30 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

Design secure cloud solutions to data management with AWS Architecting. Learn how to design and build scalable solutions, as well as best practices and optimization recommendations with our AWS Architecting training courses.

Our AWS Developer training courses ensure you have the skills to succeed, both on the exam and in a professional environment. Learn how to configure SDKs and IDE toolkits and understand Deep Learning models.

Use this journey to develop your skills to build simple reports to complex reports, and learn how to create active reports which are available offline from the enterprise data source.

Use this journey to develop your skills in designing models using OLAP cubes, Dynamic Cubes, or relational data sources, and continue your development to design Scorecards.

Mainframe Application Developers create and support computer code used in the organization’s mainframe systems to perform business functions. This includes assisting with the design, coding, and testing of computer programs, analyzing and resolving programming issues, and supporting the business to ensure application programs work as required. Mainframe Application Developers are found in a variety of industries including but not limited to Health Care, Insurance, Retail, Transportation, etc.

System/Computer Operators oversee the systems ensuring all computers are running correctly. This role monitors and controls system console messages, processes and resolves job processing problems performs system backups, maintains peripheral devices, and performs disaster recovery procedures. This role commonly functions within a Data Center.

Systems Programmers program computer system software, including, but not limited to installing and maintaining the system software, managing the installation, performing overall maintenance, tuning, and resolving problems regarding the operating system. The systems programmer provides software and software platforms and administers IBM Mainframes.

ITIL® 4 Foundation introduces the management of modern IT-enabled services, to provide an understanding of the common language and key concepts, and to show how organizations and work can improve with the ITIL® 4 guidance.

Get an introduction to the key principles of service strategy, and learn about the service strategy processes. Discover the importance of governance and related frameworks, and examine implementation considerations and approaches, including organizational design, the role of technology, and service automation.

With LearnQuest's Core Java Curriculum, you'll build your core java skills including Micro Services, REST, and database access. Then you can choose the Spring Framework and/or Web Development Learning Journeys to continue building your skills.