As Black Friday 2021 approaches (Friday, November 26), Dell has created a fun competition to get Miami founders excited and prepped for the end of the year. Dell will be giving away $15K worth of Dell equipment to two founders – $10K for 1st place and $5K for 2nd place!
The criteria for this giveaway: be a Florida-based business. That’s it!
To be a part of the competition, we ask that you complete this very short application and send us a 1-minute video answering the following question: what positive impact will winning the Dell equipment make on your business?
The deadline to apply is this Friday, October 29, 2021, at 6:00 pm ET.
As digital products have evolved, principles of product design have also transitioned into the tech world.
In this one-hour virtual workshop, join Ton Hanchai, Senior UI/UX Designer for IBM to dive deeper into the elements and principles of successful design in digital products. You’ll learn how to take these fundamentals of design and create the most visually appealing and user-friendly apps, websites, and more.
Do I need any previous knowledge or experience to apply?
The University of Miami UI/UX Design Professional Bootcamp does not require any previous graphic design knowledge or experience to enroll.
Do I need to be a student to apply to the UI/UX Design Bootcamp?
No. The University of Miami digital skills programs are open to people of any professional or educational background, regardless of enrollment status.
Will I learn to work with popular design software?
Absolutely! Learners will gain hands-on training with industry-leading tools and software, including Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom, Otter.ai, Miro, Figma, and even coding tools like HTML and CSS.
What makes this program different from others?
Our UI/UX Design Professional Bootcamp is a professional, online, part-time program that is accessible for learners of all skill levels, no prerequisites required! We focus on in-depth training via live classes to prepare even the most novice learner for a career in UI/UX in less than one year. With our introductory course, you can try the course before making any financial or schedule commitments to the extended program to ensure this is the best career path for you.
If you would like to learn more about the University of Miami digital skills boot camps, visit us online at https://digitalskills.miami.edu/.
Join us Thursday, March 3, 2022, at the Signature Grand, Davie for the 16th Annual State of the CIO LIVE!
We are thrilled to announce our Keynote Speaker R “Ray” Wang, of Constellation Research, a Silicon Valley Based Analyst Firm.
Sponsorship opportunities start at just $1,750. Participating in the State of the CIO is more affordable than ever and represents high ROI for any company desiring to promote their product or service to local and regional CIOs and tech leaders.
Good to know – Your sponsorship dollars contribute directly to the success of the CIO Council Scholarship Fund which to date has awarded over 50 scholarships to deserving young students in the Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties.
About Ray Wang
R “Ray” Wang (pronounced WAHNG) is the Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman of Silicon Valley-based Constellation Research, Inc. Ray’s the co-host and co-founder of the widely watched DisrupTV, a weekly enterprise tech, and leadership webcast. He’s the author of the popular business strategy and technology blog “A Software Insider’s Point of View”. Wang has held executive roles in product, marketing, strategy, and consulting at institutions such as Forrester Research, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. His best-selling book, Disrupting Digital Business, published by Harvard Business Review Press provides insights on why 52% of the Fortune 500 have been merged, acquired, gone bankrupt, or fallen off the list since 2000.
The Academy, Computer Training Centers, in Florida, offers accelerated Certification training for IT Professionals in MCSE 2012, MCITP 2008, MCSA, MCT, MCTS, MCITP, MCSE SQL Data Platform, MCSE SQL Business Intelligence, Exchange 2013, Exchange 2010, SharePoint, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network +, CompTIA Security+, MCITP, Cisco CCNA, Cisco CCNP, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, Windows 10, Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Crystal Reports, CISSP, Ethical Hacking, Cyber Security Classes, Java, HTML5, Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET, Linux, CCE, and others. Learn more: www.it-certification-courses.com
We would like to welcome you to our Open House hosted by OIC of South Florida for fully funded IT training!
With more than 15 years of IT training experience, The Academy is uniquely qualified to help advance your IT career.
Whether you are an experienced IT Professional looking for additional skills or IT certification or you are looking to start a new career in technology, The Academy has the training you need.
Our Corporate Division trains more than 2,000 IT Professionals and Developers from over 500 companies each year.
NOTE: Due to Corona Virus, all upcoming open houses, and events can be taken Live Online (Virtual).
Our accelerated Vocational programs are designed to teach you the IT career skills needed to start a new IT career in just four months – even if you have no previous technology experience.
Thinking like a designer is the first step towards building successful UI/UX assets. During this one-hour virtual panel discussion, you will hear from experts who will discuss how design thinking and problem-solving play into a great design and serve as a primary tool for successful designers.
In this virtual panel discussion, we’ll be talking about:
What is design thinking
Key principles of design thinking
Design thinking methodologies
How design thinking can help your business, problem, etc.
Applying design thinking to your career
This is a non-technical event for anyone interested in UI/UX design. Whether you’re ready to enter this exciting field or looking to keep up with industry trends, we invite you to save your spot at this free virtual event!
Do I need any previous knowledge or experience to apply? The University of Miami UI/UX Design Professional Bootcamp does not require any previous graphic design knowledge or experience to enroll.
Do I need to be a student to apply to the UI/UX Design Bootcamp? No. The University of Miami digital skills programs are open to people of any professional or educational background, regardless of enrollment status.
Will I learn to work with popular design software? Absolutely! Learners will gain hands-on training with industry-leading tools and software, including Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom, Otter.ai, Miro, Figma and even coding tools like HTML and CSS.
What makes this program different from others? Our UI/UX Design Professional Bootcamp is a professional, online, part-time program that is accessible for learners of all skill levels, no prerequisites required! We focus on in-depth training via live classes to prepare even the most novice learner for a career in UI/UX in less than one year. With our introductory course, you can try the course before making any financial or schedule commitments to the extended program to ensure this is the best career path for you.
If you would like to learn more about the University of Miami digital skills bootcamps, visit us online at https://digitalskills.miami.edu/.
Join us for the thirteenth Google Open Source Live event in our series; “Open Source Productivity Day on Google Open Source Live”!
Google Productivity experts will share updates on everything from Enterprise productivity on an Open Source budget to Kubernetes testing with KIND and Kubetest2.
Throughout the event, our speakers will answer your questions via the Live Q&A Forum. We’ll wrap up the event with an After Party on Google Meet for an opportunity to connect with the speakers and other attendees.
Event: Open Source Productivity Day on Google Open Source Live
Date: Thursday, October 7th at 9:00 am – 11:00 am PST
9:03 am Session 1: Enterprise Productivity on an Open Source Budget: Prow CI + TestGrid Visualization Prow adds CI/CD to Kubernetes clusters and also provides declarative, fine-grained management of git repositories. Testgrid quickly visualizes historical trends across tens of thousands of tests. Learn how your projects can benefit from and/or contribute to these tools just like Google. Erick Fejta, Software Engineer (Google)
9:25 am Session 2: Kubernetes Testing with KIND and Kubetest2 This talk will introduce developers to tools from the Kubernetes Project that enable reproducible Kubernetes testing. KIND for fast, local, hermetic clusters; and kubetest2 for testing across Kubernetes providers. Benjamin Elder, Software Engineer (Google) Amit Watve, Software Engineer (Google)
9:47 am Session 3: Release early, release often [don’t make it your full-time job] How conventional commit messages and software tooling have sped up GitHub releases at Google. Benjamin Coe, Developer Relations Engineer (Google)
10:09 am Session 4: What does velocity mean in OSS? This talk will provide an overview of the DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) team, discuss four key metrics that can indicate the performance of software development teams, and how these concepts can be applied to open-source projects and communities. Dina Portman, Developer Relations Engineer (Google) Sophia Vargas, Program Manager (Google)
10:30 am After Party on Google Meet
11:00 am End
—————————————————————————————————- [How to Register] Register to attend here: https://goo.gle/Productivity_Day —————————————————————————————————-
IMPORTANT NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you’ll still need to register from https://goo.gle/Productivity_Day to gain access to the event. Simply signing up on Meetup doesn’t allow you to join the event. If you prefer not to register from our official event website, you can watch session recordings on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/GoogleOpenSource) one month after the event.
