Understanding Corporate Computing

Product Description

This course is aimed at those who interact with IT & need to understand the technology, terms, roles & the emerging trends. Staff such as business analysts, managers, IT staff looking for an update...... anyone looking to solidify their knowledge & address the communications gap between business & corporate IT. Possibly just as importantly for business people, the course explains many of the strategic agendas relating to IT decisions. The sessions cover the buzzwords & industry terms in areas such as open systems, centralised versus de-centralised (thin & thick clients, ) the understanding of IT architectures (n-tier component & service architectures, ) application integration technologies, compliance issues, outsourcing & other IT topics such as Virtualization.

The discussion brings together application software, middleware systems & underlying platforms. Core areas such as the Java 2 Enterprise Edition environment (J2EE) & the. Net platform along with strategic products such as Websphere & Weblogic are brought onto perspective. There is strong focus on e Xtensible Markup Language (XML), Web Services & Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

This is an intensive two-day set of presentations taking a holistic approach where, for example, data management may cover. databases, data life cycle, compliance, encryption needs & archiving systems. The course offers delegates the opportunity to address questions on a wide range of topics of individual relevance.

The Application Analysis & Development areas for those working in multi-tier corporate systems. The Project & Systems Management areas where a firm grasp of the methods, terms, trends & platforms are vital The Web development courses where an understanding of distributed & corporate 'back office' systems are needed

This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.