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Getting Started with Cloud Computing

How can you optimise how your data is managed online? With this course you will learn the benefits and risks around cloud computing. It’s applications and the impact this has on a personal level. Learn when and where to have backups of your data, and more importantly, who to trust with your data.

The sessions will involve examining a range of cloud options available to businesses and explore their strengths and weaknesses depending upon specific business needs. This will help attendees develop a richer understanding of the factors to consider in moving to the cloud and how make the most appropriate choice.

Pre-requisites:
There is no specific technology requirement or focus for this course. However you are expected to have a basic understanding the cloud concept and some experience using the cloud for storage.
To qualify for this course, you must be employed in South Yorkshire.

Who should attend?
Anyone that has an interest using or developing cloud based services that minimise reliance upon local server infra-structure. Additionally, this course will give you an understanding of why migrating to a cloud based solution may be right or in some cases wrong for you. The course will give you this knowledge so that you can make an informed decision.

https://www.shu.ac.uk/business/events/cloud-computing

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Mon 18th Jul 2022 9:00am (Europe/London)

Tue 19th Jul 2022 4:00pm (Europe/London)

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Must be employed in South Yorkshire and live no more than 90 minutes from place of employment.

Data issues can appear because data is not effectively stored or properly managed. You may have too much data in spreadsheets that are used by different people. This short course will allow you to analyse and document your data and help identify weaknesses while specifying how improvements could be made.

The sessions will involve mixture practical work and analysis of data to establish reliable and efficient database driven solutions. Following this short course you should understand the value of moving from spreadsheet-based data to higher quality solutions with managed and efficient data.

Pre-requisites:
You must be employed in South Yorkshire.

Who should attend?
Anyone wishing to explore or expand the quality of the data management in their organisation. Experience of working with data in some manner will be an advantage.
Please note there is no significant hands-on coding involved in this workshop.

IT Service Management

You will gain an understanding of service management and standards, such as working to SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and understanding how to manage compliance.

The sessions will involve a mix of theory and practice to help develop an awareness of the need for service management and how to design service management systems. This will help you consistently build high quality systems and services as required for growing businesses.

Pre-requisites:
You are aware that IT services are an essential element of business stability and growth.
To qualify for this course, you must be employed in South Yorkshire.

Who should attend?
Anyone that has an interest in the development of their quality services that can be defined and used to support business growth and development. Additionally, this course will offer knowledge in how to interact with and manage services given or taken within the IT domain. This includes web development or technical support.

https://www.shu.ac.uk/business/events/it-service-management

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Mon 11th Jul 2022 9:00am (Europe/London)

Tue 12th Jul 2022 4:00pm (Europe/London)

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Beginning Databases

Data Analysis for Business

Applied Business Intelligence

Beginning Databases- Advancing Digital

ta issues can appear because data is not effectively stored or properly managed. You may have too much data in spreadsheets that are used by different people. This short course will allow you to analyse and document your data and help identify weaknesses while specifying how improvements could be made.

The sessions will involve mixture practical work and analysis of data to establish reliable and efficient database driven solutions. Following this short course you should understand the value of moving from spreadsheet-based data to higher quality solutions with managed and efficient data.

Pre-requisites:
You must be employed in South Yorkshire.

Who should attend?
Anyone wishing to explore or expand the quality of the data management in their organisation. Experience of working with data in some manner will be an advantage.
Please note there is no significant hands-on coding involved in this workshop.

https://www.shu.ac.uk/business/events/beginning-databases

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Mon 4th Jul 2022 9:00am (Europe/London)

Tue 5th Jul 2022 4:00pm (Europe/London)

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Must be employed in South Yorkshire and live no more than 90 minutes from place of employment.

Data Analysis for Business- Advancing Digital

If you work with a range of numeric data, there is the potential that more value could be gained from it. Following this short course, you will gain and enhance your understanding what useful information might be hidden within your data, based upon statistical properties.

The sessions will involve an introduction to some of the core principles of business data analysis and, the use of specialist tools to enable the development and communication of business data. Through critical evaluation of analysis and insights.

Pre-requisites:
Limited experience of data analytics is required, some basic skills with Excel are expected.
To qualify for this short course, you must be employed in South Yorkshire.

Who should attend?
Anyone with the need or desire to develop their digital skills and data analysis would find this short course particularly valuable, as it encourages experimentation and industry standard best practices, within a safe environment.
Staff groups or individuals are welcome.

https://www.shu.ac.uk/business/events/data-analysis-for-business

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Mon 27th Jun 2022 9:00am (Europe/London)

Tue 28th Jun 2022 4:00pm (Europe/London)

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You must be employed in South Yorkshire and live no more than 90 minute commute from your place of employment.

Applied Business Intelligence- Advancing Digital

This module will give you an understanding of principles behind managing data in a smarter way. The analytics and strategies you gain from gathered information will improve strategies and optimisations when making key business decisions.

The sessions will involve an introduction to some of the core principles of business intelligence and will cover topics from data mining techniques to fraud detection.

Pre-requisites:
You would need to have basic understanding of what business intelligence is e.g. data management and querying to benefit target market and show trends within data
To qualify for this short course, you must be employed in South Yorkshire.

Who should attend?
Anyone with the need or desire to understand how key business decisions are made ahead of time, and how to utilise analyses, strategies and implementations derived from business operations and perspectives. This course encourages experimentation and industry best practices within a safe environment.
Staff groups or individuals are welcome.

https://www.shu.ac.uk/business/events/applied-business-intelligence

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Mon 20th Jun 2022 9:00am (Europe/London)

Tue 21st Jun 2022 4:00pm (Europe/London)

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Must be employed in South Yorkshire and live no more than 90 minutes from place of employment.