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Fast Lane is always on the lookout for exciting topics to present to our customers. We have tapped leading experts in their field to provide the timely, exciting information you want to know! As always, our webinars are free of charge to attend.
Please email us if you have any questions or recommendations for interesting webinar topics.
Introducing Cisco DNA Spaces
Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 2 PM EDT
Enterprises experience a data blind spot when it comes to gaining visibility into the behavior of people (guests, visitors and employees) and IoT devices (sensors, smart devices, assets) and the interaction between these two entities.
Cisco DNA Spaces is a reliable, scalable location-services platform that digitizes spaces by centralizing location services for people and IoT devices, leveraging existing Wi-fi infrastructure. The result – DNA Spaces provides actionable insights, can trigger notifications and drive business outcomes.
Topics will include:
- Cisco DNA Spaces Overview
- Features and Benefits
- Platform Architecture
- Scalability
Cisco HyperFlex Overview
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 | 2 PM EDT
Are you frustrated by managing your storage stack, compute system, network nodes and virtualization all independently? The current status and nature of data centers is complex and requires management, administrative, operational and support skills using a plethora of vendor-provided interfaces.
Cisco HyperFlex brings together a software-defined storage stack with the Cisco UCS portfolio to provide an easy-to-manage, reliable, scalable and high-performance private cloud solution. This webinar will provide an introduction to the Cisco Hyperflex solution, one of the fastest-growing data center products.
Topics will include:
- Solution Overview
- Solution Components
- Solution Architecture
- Solution Options and Configurations
- HyperFlex Capabilities
- Competitive Differentiators
- Key Use Cases
Connecting The SD Access Fabric To External Domains
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | 2 PM EDT
Cisco SD Access offers numerous benefits to enterprises seeking to optimize operations, management, troubleshooting and security implementation. Once deployed, the next step is to connect the Fabric to external domains with the challenge of preserving end-to-end security and segmentation policies.
This webinar will outline the different external connectivity options using the Border node and discuss best practices surrounding design and implementation.
Topics will include:
- Border Node Overview
- Border Node Types
- SD Access Transits Overview
- Border Deployment Options
- Border and Guest Access
- Border and Shared Services
- Layer 2 Border
- Policy Enforcement at the Border Node
Integrating SD Access With Data Center Architectures
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 | 2 PM EDT
Cisco SD Access offers numerous benefits to enterprises seeking to optimize operations, management, troubleshooting and security implementation. Customers deploying an SD Access fabric are able to implement an end-to-end segmentation policy with Virtual Networks and Scalable Groups along with the integration of Cisco ISE with DNA Center.
But what about the data center? For many years now, customers have optimized their segmentation policies in data centers using Cisco ACI End Point Groups. Once an SD Access fabric is deployed, how do customers then streamline their security policy and implement a consistent, end-to-end segmentation policy between their fabric users and data centre resources?
Come along to this webinar to learn how to overcome this challenge and integrate a Cisco SD Access fabric and a Cisco ACI data center.
Topics will include:
- ACI Overview
- ACI, SD Access and Cisco ISE integration
- Enforcement Scale
- Integration Architecture
Automating Infrastructure with AWS CloudFormation
Friday, October 4, 2019 | 10:30 AM EDT
In this webinar we will introduce infrastructure automation and explore how AWS CloudFormation provisions resources in a safe, repeatable manner, allowing you to build and update infrastructure and applications, without having to perform manual actions or write shell scripts. Infrastructure as Code is an essential part of the Architecting on AWS instructor-led training and the corresponding AWS Solution Architect Associate certification.
Going Serverless With AWS Lambda
Friday, October 11, 2019 | 10:30 AM EDT
In this webinar you will learn how to run AWS Lambda code without provisioning or managing servers and pay only for the compute time you actually consume. We will see how well Lambda is integrated with other AWS services making it easy to build a host of different application use cases. This webinar module is part of the Developing on AWS instructor-led training and is tested in the AWS Developer Associate certification.
Don't Fear The VPC!
Friday, October 18, 2019 | 1 PM EDT
VPC networking is an essential part of any AWS solution and needs to be well understood! In this webinar we will introduce the fundamental principles of VPCs and their importance in building a secure solution. Module taken Architecting on AWS instructor-led training and is an important part of the AWS Solution Architect Associate certification.
NetApp Networking
Thursday, October 17, 2019 | 1 PM EDT
Join us for a "NetApp Networking" webinar if you are interested in learning more about:
- IPSpaces
- BGP/VIP
- FIPS Compliance
- MultiPath Routing
Logical Storage Considerations
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 | 1 PM EDT
Join Fast Lane and NetApp expert Bobbie Russell for our "Logical Storage Considerations" webinar if you are interested in:
- Flex Groups
- FlexCache
- Volume Rehost
- Load Sharing, Data Protection
Security Best Practices
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 | 1 PM EDT
Join Fast Lane for a free webinar if you are interested in learning more about "Security Best Practices" including:
- Management Plane
- Control Plane
- Data Plane
4 Known Ways To Build Successful AI Talent
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | 2 PM EDT
AI is going to change everything, in fact it is already revolutionizing every aspect of how we work, live and play. There is strong evidence that in today's workforce, the supply of top-tier AI talent does not meet the market demand. Yet there is little visibility on precisely how go about solving this 'AI talent shortage". Enterprise are continually struggling to identify and integrate the right mix of AI talent to help transform their organizations.
Join us in this "industry-first-ever" webinar dedicated to 'building the right AI talent', we will address the 4 little known ways of addressing the AI Talent shortage based on our ongoing and real-world scenarios. In this webinar we will share our own experiences in identifying, building and nurturing AI Talent for Fortune 500 companies and how you can take advantage of these insights. As a bonus, we will take a "peek" into some of our toolbox for how you can start to address your AI Talent needs. Coming out of this webinar, you will be clear on the path forward whether you are an individual looking to progress into a lucrative AI career path or are an enterprise looking to solve your AI talent.
How Do You Win In Your IoT Journey?
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | 2 PM EDT
You have probably heard of the 'Internet of Things' or 'IoT' and how it's going to bring billions of 'things' online and generate trillions of dollars of economic value and transform every industry and market. Most analysts put IoT's potential to generate $4T to $11T in economic value by 2025.
But sorry to burst your bubble! Lurking behind such rosy predictions is that 76% of IoT projects fail, as reported by Cisco.
Rather than examining 'why' IoT projects fail, we focus on the 'How' to win in your IoT journey. We do this by sharing a practical, step-by-step guide to bringing your IoT initiative from an idea to an action plan.
After attending this Webinar, you’ll not only be able to talk the talk, with a foundational understanding of IoT from both a technical and business perspective, but you’ll also be equipped to walk the walk, so you know how ready your company is to implement IoT. Let’s begin the journey to get your IoT project to the finish line today by registering for our webinar.
How To: Build Impressive Skills For Selling AI and IoT
Thursday, December 12, 2019 | 2 PM EDT
The days when a salesperson could close a sale with a "speeds and feeds" presentation and win the sale are long gone. Unfortunately, for many salespeople don't know that there is an alternative. For those that do know, the marketplace is littered with numerous sales methodologies, which results into 'placing a square peg into a round hole' scenario. Salespersons know they need to advocate "value," but the path to that end is unclear. This problem is further exacerbated if you are selling AI and IoT solutions.
Sorry to burst your bubble but there is no 'magic silver bullet sales methodology' that will work for everybody. Why you ask? Because methodologies are situational and the dynamics of every sales organization, sales teams and their customers are different. However, there are a few golden rules, one of the most important of these is ensuring that your salespeople have the right mix of skills and mindsets.
Want to find out more about what these awesome skills are? Join us in this webinar, where we will share our learnings and insights from our various IoT and AI Silver Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award winning sales transformation programs for sales success. Coming out of this webinar, you will be clear on the path forward whether you are an salesperson looking to increase your deal sizes and close rates or are an enterprise looking to address the holistic transformation of your sales teams as they pivot from the world of transactional sales to a more buyer-focused business-outcomes driven one.
Are Data Science Tools The New Excel?
Thursday, January 9, 2020 | 2 PM EDT
Microsoft Excel is probably the most well-known tool for working with data. Almost everybody knows about it. We all have our love-hate relationship with tables, pivots, VBA-scripts and charts have been part of business landscape since 1987. Even the word “Excel” has been a synonym for “table” or a set of “tables”. Even your grandmother has used it, e.g. “Dearie, please send the Excel with the guests for my 80th birthday!”. Even glancing at earlier releases of Excel, it looks on the whole notmuch has changed and it still familiar with its grids and sheets.
But wait. Data Science in Excel? Isn’t data science all about Jupyter notebooks in the web browser? Data lakes and Hadoop in the Cloud? Deep Learning on the GPU? At its core, data science is the study of data: it involves developing methods of recording, storing, and analyzing data to effectively extract useful information. So, the goal of data science is to gain insights and knowledge from any type of data –both structured and unstructured. Well guess what, Excel already does some of that today. In fact, Excel is an excellent tool for 2D data that’s out there.
However, Excel has its limitations and is not the only data analysis tool around the block. Join us in this webinar, where we will explore some of the popular applications (like Power BI and others) within the Microsoftworld that work alongside Excel to supercharge any data science enterprise projector data analysis workload.
Are Data Science Tools The New Google Sheets?
Thursday, January 30, 2020 | 2 PM EDT
Google Sheets is probably the one of the most well-known spreadsheet tools for working with data. Almost everybody knows about it. Spreadsheets have been around a long time. However, the use of spreadsheets for data science often becomes a religious debate. Spreadsheets if we are being honest, are like the English of the data world: almost everybody speaks it!
But wait. Data Science in Excel? Isn’t data science all about Jupyter notebooks in the web browser? Data lakes and Hadoop in the Cloud? Deep Learning on the GPU?At its core, data science is the study of data: it involves developing methods of recording, storing, and analyzing data to effectively extract useful information. So, the goal of data science is to gain insights and knowledge from any type of data –both structured and unstructured. Well guess what, Google Sheets already does some of that today. In fact, Sheets is an excellent editor tool for 2D data that’s out there. It even works with Python!
However, Sheets has its limitations and is not the only data analysis tool around the block. Join us in this webinar, where we will explore some of the popular applications (like Google Analytics and others) within the Googleworld that work alongside Sheets to supercharge any data science enterprise project or data analysis workload.
Google Cloud Identity Access Management: The First Step in Securing Your Account
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 | 12 PM EDT
You are onboarding yourself to Google, one of the largest public cloud providers? Join us and learn how to easily set up an organizational structure which gives you and your stakeholders confidence and trust running your work loads on Google’s infrastructure. We will show you how Identity and Access Management, short IAM, can be leveraged to build secure environments for your teams and how to grant them access to certain capabilities and services.
Google Kubernetes Engine, Minimize Operational Efforts: Focus on your Business Applications and Business
Thursday, October 10, 2019 | 12 PM EDT
Dive into the world of containers and learn how Google’s experience and expertise as the inventors of Kubernetes can make your life easier. You will get a basic understanding of containers and how you can leverage Google’s Kubernetes Engine to minimize operational efforts to focus on what matters for your applications and business to run.
Implementing Google Cloud Security
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | 12 PM EDT
Starting with Google Cloud? Check out how security works within GCP and how you can ensure that your data is safe, be it in transit or rest. We’ll look together at networking, auditing and logging of your cloud activities to guarantee a secure and headache-free operationalization of the enormous variety of services Google offers in its Cloud Platform.
Securing The Cloud: Key Vault, Security Center and OMS
Thursday, November 7, 2019 | 2 PM EDT
In this webinar, the security tools provided by Microsoft to deploy, enhance and maintain secured services will be covered one by one to deliver the basic understanding of the technologies and the scenarios which will be requiring each of the platforms.
Cognative Services: The Future is Today!
Thursday, December 5, 2019 | 2 PM EDT
The webinar you are attending will introduce the available services provided by Microsoft to enhance your customer experience based on the top-notch cognitive technologies. The platforms used, recommended settings and real-world appliances will be covered in this webinar.
Architecture in the Cloud: Taking the Next Step
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 2 PM EDT
This webinar will introduce the attendees to the architecture concepts using an online solution; the offerings by Microsoft to host your architecture needs directly into a cloud provider platform using the top-notch features for it.
How To: Data In The Cloud
Thursday, February 13, 2020 | 2 PM EDT
In this webinar, the attendees will learn the benefits of the available technologies in Azure to handle all the DATA needs, using the enhancement of the cloud platform to improve the way the admins, users and customers interact and handle their business as usual.
Virtual Machines Availability Thru the Cloud
Thursday, March 12, 2020 | 2 PM EDT
The webinar you are attending will present to you the offerings from Microsoft to deploy a virtual machine environment committed to provide a high availability solution to deliver the best solution to cover your business needs.
Keep It Safe With Backup and Site Recovery
Thursday, April 9, 2020 | 2 PM EDT
In this webinar, the attendees will get to know all the features and benefits offered by Microsoft to keep all your data in the cloud safe and sound. Using the cloud features, they will be able to decide which of the continuity plans will be the best suitable for their needs.