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Making Safety Work: Overview of Workplace Safety and Responsibilities, Concise

In just an instant, a workplace injury can transform a productive worker into one who is unable to work. This is why workplace injuries must be prevented and why all employees are needed to make our safety program work.

English (US)

12 Minutes

Preventing Harassment in Industry

Good communication and respect for others creates a beneficial work environment where employees feel safe and productive. When the workplace is disrupted by someone disrespecting one or more co-workers, anger and resentment can destroy morale.

English (US)

21 Minutes

Computing Securely in the Cloud

Has a new day dawned where Cloud Computing and security are in perfect alignment? Well, for now, let's just say we're closer to that lofty goal than we had been. With broad acceptance, and the adoption of Cloud platforms by more and more organizations, it seems we've reached a point where we may be feeling a bit better about Cloud security. That being said, as we're all aware, there's still much to learn and still a need to proceed cautiously with Cloud ventures. In this report expert and technology author David Linthicum, CTO and founder of Blue Mountain Labs, explores the current state of Cloud security and offers advice and best practices to help IT and business professionals implement secure Cloud environments in their organizations.

English (US)

30 Minutes

Cloud Computing: Trends, Strategies, and Best Practices

This course, led by a distinguished expert in Cloud computing and SOA, explores the evolution and strategic adoption of Cloud technologies. Course topics include the rapid rise of Cloud computing in organizations of all sizes, the major benefits and potential risks associated with Cloud adoption, and the enabling capabilities of the Cloud in contemporary computing environments. Students will examine prevalent misconceptions, particularly around privacy and security, and analyze strategies for risk reduction and value maximization. The course addresses the Cloud's crucial role in supporting the mobile workforce and facilitating enterprise mobility, with emphasis on its transformative effects on business operations. Additionally, it investigates the impact of Cloud computing on the IT organization, detailing shifts in traditional IT roles. The course concludes with practical guidelines for effective Cloud implementation.

English (US)

29 Minutes

Creating Effective SLAs for Cloud Computing Services

The Cloud computing paradigm has brought about an unprecedented opportunity for both private and public sector IT organizations. Among those, to reduce computing costs and complexity, while increasing efficiency and improving the delivery of key technology services throughout an enterprise. In order to maximize the benefits and minimize the risk of computing in the Cloud, organizations must be vigilant about negotiating effective service level agreements with Cloud solution providers. In this report, Peter Vogel, partner and chair of the Computer Technology Practice Group, at the law firm of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, offers advice and best practices to help IT and business leaders craft well designed SLAs that will enable their organizations to realize the true benefits of computing in the Cloud.

English (US)

32 Minutes

Secure Document Sharing With Mobile Devices

Mobile technologies and devices, such as smartphones and tablets, have provided workers and their organizations with an unprecedented opportunity to rapidly expand markets and to gain competitive advantage, while lowering business costs. But with all this good news comes some significant challenges. The use of mobile devices, either personally owned or company provided, to share sensitive business data has IT and business leaders concerned about the potential for security breaches and compliance problems. In this report, Jonathan Dale, Product Marketing Manager at Fiberlink Communication Corporation, offers viewers expert guidance that will help to mitigate the risks and assist organizations in maintaining a safe and secure mobile computing environment.

English (US)

24 Minutes

Effective Data Management

How much data do we create every day? Well, experts estimate that a massive 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is amassed on a daily basis and that 90% of the world's global data glut is the product of only the last two years! In order for this accumulated data to yield any tangible benefits for organizations it must not only be collected, but then stored, organized, and interpreted. In this program, data management expert Puneesh Chaudhry discusses the latest trends in data management and offers advice and best practices to help IT and business professionals derive the maximum benefit from their enterprise data.

English (US)

32 Minutes

Best Practices for Improving Data Quality

Poor data quality wastes time, effort, and of course, money. Through this report, we intend to raise the level of awareness about the critical nature of data quality for organizations today. In addition, we'll offer IT and business professional's advice and best practices to guide them towards improved data quality throughout the enterprise. This program features data quality expert Rex Ahlstrom. Mr. Ahlstrom is Chief Strategy Officer at BackOffice Associates, a leader in data migration and information governance solutions, with a concentration on enhancing ERP data quality.

English (US)

28 Minutes

Enterprise Automation: What You Need to Know

Cloud computing, Big Data, the mobile workforce, and social networking have all been a part of a watershed of recent technology developments that have been the drivers of unprecedented and far reaching socioeconomic change. In this report, Jonathan Crane, Chief Commercial officer at IP Soft, discusses what is forecast to be the next big wave of technology innovation -- automation. Automation holds the promise to further improve product quality, lower production costs, and speed market delivery. Through automation we'll have an opportunity to further advance business and industry and to boost global prosperity.

English (US)

24 Minutes

Extensible Business Reporting Language (Part 1 of 3): An Introduction to XBRL

The Extensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL, is a language that enables the electronic communication of financial data. XBRL has truly revolutionized business financial reporting around the globe. XBRL offers an opportunity for IT professionals to closely align with their business colleagues, working jointly to solve reporting problems and issues well before financial reports are filed with government entities. This three-part WatchIT Core Technologies series features educator and XBRL expert Thomas Tribunella. Mr. Tribunella is a Certified Public Accountant and an associate professor at the State University of New York's Oswego campus. This first program in the series provides an overview of XBRL and discusses its impact on IT. Part 2 will examine XBRL taxonomy building and coding, and part 3 explores using XBRL with spreadsheets and other systems.

English (US)

37 Minutes

Extensible Business Reporting Language (Part 2 of 3): Taxonomy Building and Coding

The Extensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL, is a language that enables the electronic communication of financial data. XBRL has truly revolutionized business financial reporting around the globe. XBRL offers an opportunity for IT professionals to closely align with their business colleagues, working jointly to solve reporting problems and issues well before financial reports are filed with government entities. This three-part WatchIT Core Technologies series features educator and XBRL expert Thomas Tribunella. Mr. Tribunella is a Certified Public Accountant and an associate professor at the State University of New York's Oswego campus. The first program in the series provided an overview of XBRL and discussed its impact on IT. In this second part of the program, we'll examine XBRL taxonomy building and coding. The final program, Part 3, explores using XBRL with spreadsheets and other systems.

English (US)

31 Minutes

Extensible Business Reporting Language (Part 3 of 3): Using XBRL with Spreadsheets and Other Systems

In this third and final program in the WatchIT Core Technologies series on the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), expert Thomas Tribunella explores the use of XBRL in conjunction with spreadsheets and other systems. Mr. Tribunella is a Certified Public Accountant and an associate professor at the State University of New York's Oswego campus. XBRL is a language that enables the electronic communication of financial data that has truly revolutionized the world of business financial reporting. XBRL also offers an opportunity for IT professionals to closely align with their business colleagues, working jointly to solve reporting problems and issues well before financial reports are filed with government entities. Part 1 of the series provided an overview of XBRL and discussed its impact on IT. In Part 2, XBRL taxonomy building and coding were discussed.

English (US)

28 Minutes

Exposure Monitoring and Medical Surveillance (HAZWOPER)

This training program is designed to present information on the nature of hazardous materials and to help employees reduce or eliminate potential exposure to hazardous materials in their work environments.

English (US)

20 Minutes