Thursday, June 13 TEDxDelrayBeach will be hosting a simulcast event covering TEDGlobal which takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland. The theme is ‘Think Again’. We are in the midst of a global remix. Disciplines merge and cross-pollinate. Technology intrudes into biology and society. Power and authority are redistributed
It’s one thing when an individual tries to hack into your data center but it’s quite another when foreign governments sponsor cyber-crimes and other malicious attacks. You might think that you are defenseless against such an onslaught; but all is not lost..
Join us and a panel of distinguished security experts, Tuesday July 23, 5pm at NSU’s Knight Auditorium for an in-depth look at what these threats mean and how you can apply best practices to stay one step ahead of the criminals. Click here to register
Agenda:
3pm to 5pm – CIO/CSO only Security Roundtable: If you meet the qualification and haven’t received an invitation, please contact Alex Funkhouser
5pm to 6pm – State sponsored hacking: enhanced defenses against the latest threats with NSU’s John Christly.
6pm to 7pm – Getting Ahead of Advanced Threats with RSA’s Mike Huckaby.
Adam Culp will be kicking off a new PHP Apprentice/Mentor Program as part of SoFloPHP. Adam often get inquiries requesting that he become a mentor for someone, or asking if he knows of others who are willing to mentor. This has led Adam to brainstorm about it for some time. So now he has formulated a starting point. Please feel free to comment on the SoFloPHP message board and lets see how this goes. If it takes off Adam will build something more formal
Vista Technologies is now certified by Microsoft to offer Microsoft Experience Center (MEC) sessions. “We see this as a tremendous opportunity to help our customers understand the Microsoft Technology stack and how to leverage their existing investments to solve their critical business problems” said Nizar Lavji CEO Vista.
In a Microsoft Experience Center (MEC) session, members of a company’s IT department and business groups can come together to see how the latest Microsoft solutions can drive greater productivity and innovation in an organization.
MEC sessions can be offered at the customers premisses or at our training center.
*** To book a MEC session for your IT department or to learn about upcoming open sessions, please call or email Nizar for more info. Tel 305.777.3830 ***
Why should you attend a MEC session?
1.)Â Â Â True to Life: A MEC session is not a generic demo. It is a true-to-life user experience that takes you through common work-related scenarios. These include working remotely, leveraging social networking to locate expertise and share information, and connecting in real time with coworkers and customers.
2.)   Promotes communication: Participating in a MEC session is a great way for IT departments and business groups to better understand the IT solutions they’re using, which can lead to process improvements and an improved workplace environment.
 3.)   Interactive and fun: Participating in a MEC session is the best way to learn about business productivity tools and technologies without sales pressure. Sessions are led by a trained facilitator and are designed to be interactive, experiential, and fun.
Have you ever written a macro? In the very near future, coding, like spreadsheets will likely be an important part of almost any tech oriented occupation.
Don’t believe me? Let’s go back to the early 80’s… In the days before personal computers and productivity software, company data was ‘owned’ by the IT dept; when mangers wanted reports, they would have to put in requests to the IT guru’s. Shortly after the introduction of desktop PC’s, DOS and Novel’s Netware, managers were empowered with the tools and technology to manage data. This new capability soon gave rise to the now ubiquitous training academy and certification industry. Let’s face it, computers are an integral part of the working lives of most Americans and in the not too distant future so will coding.
Here are just a few kid/teen friendly events taking place in your neighborhood.
Microsoft will be offering Summer Code Camps for 8 – 15 year olds at the Dadeland Mall Store from June 10 – August 16. Please contact Brittany Valdes at Britm@microsoft.com
Attend GSCIS’s Open House on June 8 and find out how one of our degrees can create unlimited career opportunities for you!
Want to hire great developers, business analysts, engineers or project manager?
