The following free online Microsoft Azure events will be held online in April and May of 2021:
- Global Azure 2021 – April 15th to 17th 2021
- Azure Storage Day – April 29th 2021
- Innovate Today with Azure SQL – May 4th 2021
The following free online Microsoft Azure events will be held online in April and May of 2021:
Microsoft Ignite is a technology event which is free and online-only this year and runs from March 2nd to 4th. Session topics include Azure, Power BI, Microsoft Teams, cybersecurity, etc.
More information about this event is available at its FAQ page. Event announcements can be found at its 2021 Book of News.
Oracle Database 21c has been released with several new features. This includes Blockchain tables, which is a new type of table that only allows insert operations. Other enhancements include a new JSON data type and new SQL Function JSON_TRANSFORM. Oracle has also updated its Database Administrator’s Guide and JSON Developer’s Guide for this database version.
More information about these new features of Oracle Database 21c at its online documentation site.
Oracle also has a free cloud tier option as well as a free entry-level training program: Oracle Learning Explorer.
Microsoft Ignite is a free online training event that starts Tuesday, September 22 at 8:00 AM Pacific Time. Registration information is available at myignite.microsoft.com.
The Microsoft Business Applications Launch Event is also free and starts Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time.
Microsoft Build has been changed to an online only event this year, and runs from May 19 to May 21, 2020 starting at 8 AM Pacific Time. Registration for this online educational event is free at register.build.microsoft.com.
Lynda.com, the online learning platform owned by LinkedIn, offers free training through participating public libraries for library card holders through its Lynda Library program. The library patron must log in through their local library’s digital resources website and not through the main Lynda.com website. A full list of Lynda.com courses may be found at lynda.com/sitemap/courses.
Users also have the option to link their LinkedIn Learning and Lynda.com accounts.
Lynda.com content is also available using iOS, Android, and streaming apps.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made available online tools and resources to help protect small businesses from cybersecurity attacks. These include:
Microsoft allows users to take its certification exams remotely as well as at Pearson VUE testing centers by using Online Proctored (OP) Exam Delivery. The user’s computer will have to meet certain system requirements and the user will be monitored remotely by an exam proctor via webcam and microphone.
More information is available at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/online-proctored-exams.aspx.
The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) will have a live stream of events held at the Seattle PASS Summit 2017 conference on November 1st, starting at 08:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time.
PASS Summit is a conference devoted to SQL Server, Azure, and other Microsoft data technologies.
On October 12th 2017, Google announced a one billion dollar grant initiative to nonprofits around the world to help train workers as well as grow businesses.
Applied Digital Skills is a part of this project and is a free online resource for learning digital skills. Google Career Certificates are also available.
More information is at https://google.com/grow.