Get ready to focus on innovation, not infrastructure, at Tour de Force. Come learn how to tap the power of Platform-as-a-Service to build, run, and market a new generation of business applications entirely on demand.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to get free expert training on the technologies rapidly transforming the world of business applications.
:: Get hands-on with Force.com and Visualforce technologies
:: Watch Force.com experts build apps in real time
:: Consult 1:1 with Force.com engineers
:: Attend breakout sessions in three targeted tracks
Shearwater Solutions and SANS Institute partner once again to bring seven outstanding courses to SANS Sydney 2008, 27 October -1 November. Enhance your skills by taking advantage of this hands-on training loaded with practical tools and cutting-edge information.
Trent Hunt of DND says, "SANS is so in-depth, has knowledgeable instructors, and provided an ideal environment for taking in up-to-date information and techniques!"
We'll be offering the following hands-on courses for security professionals at all levels. Take special note of SEC504, which sold out in Canberra. We know you won't want to miss that course or SEC 560, which has sold out in most of SANS' events this year.
* SEC401: SANS Security Essentials - 6 days with evening Bootcamp
* SEC502: Perimeter Protection In-Depth - 6 days
* SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling - 6 days
* SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking - 6 days New Course
* AUD521: Meeting the Minimum: PCI/DSS 1.1: Becoming and Staying Compliant - 2 days
* SEC542: Web Application Pen Testing In-Depth - 4 days New Course
* SEC334: SANS Training for the CompTIA Security+ Certification
Open Query currently have the following course days for MySQL DBAs scheduled in Canberra:
- Monday 22 September: MySQL Installation, Security and User Management (AUD 475 + GST)
- Tuesday 23 September: MySQL Backup and Recovery (AUD 475 + GST)
- Wednesday 24 September: MySQL InnoDB Performance Tuning (AUD 575 + GST)
We offer very special pricing for students and educators.
All course participants receive a free copy of the "High Performance MySQL" (2nd ed.) O'Reilly book co-authored by Open Query's own Arjen Lentz.
Cisco Networkers is Cisco's annual IT and communications conference. Cisco Networkers, our premier education and training program, attracts thousands of technical innovators and purchasing decision makers.
Microsoft, in conjunction with Girl Geek Dinners Sydney is holding a Women in IT luncheon at Tech Ed 2008 in Sydney. Register now using the ticket code wit08, as places are limited. Ticket Code: wit08
Topic: Women in IT - an International Perspective (Keynote & Panel Discussion) Date: Wednesday 3rd September, 2008 Time: 1.15pm - 2.05pm (lunch available in foyer from 12.45pm
Cost: complimentary for Tech Ed Delegates and Geek Girl Dinner members (limited seats available)
The highlight will be a panel discussing women in IT in an international context.
Panelists include:
Dr. Eric Schaffer and Apala Chavan from Human Factors Internationals are in Melbourne.
Eric and Apala have kindly agreed to present for CHISIG friends on persuasion techniques and internationalisation this Tuesday 26 August at 6.30 pm.
On Wednesday, August 27, the Melbourne Web Standards Group and AIMIA join forces for an exciting usability double-header! Join us as not one but two usability experts share their experience and deliver practical advice that you can use in the real world.
Attend this month's meeting for presentations and open discussion from AISA members on the following topics:
=> Current state of the entire security industry and where do information security professionals fit within it? (research courtesy of Australian Homeland Security Research Centre) - Matthew Hackling
=> (ISC)2 global information security workforce study- a summary of the results, what keeps CISSPs up at night, how old are they, what education/experience do they have, what are they earning?
=> Certification and education to consider in your professional development (training courses, undergraduate degrees, post graduate education, graduate certificates)
=> Strategies for keeping up to date when you are time poor (podcasts, RSS feeds, e-learning, e-books)
=> Experiences entering the information security profession in the 21st century - Mark Jones
=> Experiences entering the information security profession in the 20th century - Mark Ames
Tequp @ Xero Number 10 on Wednesday, August 13 at 6:00pm. Come talk art, design, UI/UX, web, anything techy and cross overs of all this!
This event is being held by NICTA as part of "Entrepreneurs Week" at the University of Melbourne.
