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2016

• Mon

  11

  Jan

  2016

  Elastic Big Data Processing with Myriad and Mesos. ETL Use Cases and Hadoop

  
  

  Synchronoss, The Academy Building, 42 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

  
  

  The Hadoop User Group will be meeting at Synchronoss for two great presentations from Bryan Quinn of Synchronoss and Michael Hausenblas of Mesosphere discussing the following agenda:

  Importing & Exporting Data to and from Hadoop by Bryan Quinn, Analytics Architect with Synchronoss
  Processing data in Hadoop is all well and good but how do you get data into and out of Hadoop. In this presentation Bryan describes a number of ETL use cases he has used over the past 4 years on their production clusters. Use cases involving writing data to and retrieving data from HDFS, RDBMS, HBase & MongoDB will be described in this presentation.

  Elastic Big Data Processing by Michael Hausenblas, Developer and Cloud Advocate with Mesosphere
  There are many distributed compute and storage systems in the Hadoop ecosystem. From good old MapReduce to Spark, Drill as well as HDFS, Kafka, Cassandra and so on. How can we benefit from all of them in a straightforward and operationally simple way? Enter Apache Mesos and the Datacenter Operating System (DCOS). This talk will show how easy it is to install and use the above mentioned frameworks along with how to combine the YARN-based world with Mesos, using the new Apache Myriad project.

  The event Hashtag is #HUGIreland and new members are warmly welcomed to join veteran big data professionals and enthusiasts of HUG Ireland for a great evening of talks related to Hadoop.

  For more information visit http://www.meetup.com/hadoop-user-group-ireland/events/227456614/.

• Thu

  14

  Jan

  2016

  Accelerate your InfoPath migration

  
  

  Online

  
  

  Organisations who use InfoPath as an eForms solution, are facing the challenge of finding a replacement to their soon to be depreciated InfoPath. With many businesses using InfoPath since its inception in 1999, the thought of migrating can be daunting.

  At FlowForma, we see this as an ideal opportunity for clients to review their current business processes, while rejuvenating some key processes along the way. And with no recommended migration path in the SharePoint ecosystem, the team here at FlowForma has mad it simple, by creating a unique InfoPath migration tool.

  For more information click here.

   

   

• Fri

  15

  Jan

  2016

  Sat

  16

  Jan

  2016

  Mobile Technology in Teacher Education

  
  

  Ardilaun Hotel, Galway

  
  

  The second International Conference on Mobile Technology in Teacher Education (MiTE) conference will provide an academic platform for emerging research, and applications of mobile technology in the classroom, in the form of hands-on workshops and showcases on mobile apps for teaching, learning and assessment.

  NUI Galway’s School of Education is aware of the potential that mobile technology has for improving the teaching and learning experiences of pupils in the classroom. This two-day conference will celebrate the possibilities and explore the challenges of integrating mobile technology in teacher education and in the broader field of education in order to promote best practice by teachers, students and schools. Contributors include experts in the field of mobile technology, including representatives from mainland Europe, the US, Nordic countries and Asia.

  The keynote speaker will be Stephen Heppell is a Professor at Bournemouth University, Chair in New Media Environments, Emeritus Professor Anglia Ruskin University, and Visiting Professor of the University of Wales, Newport. Pro Heppell is best known for his work at Ultralab, part of Anglia Polytechnic University. There, he worked on education projects such as ‘Learning in the New Millennium’, ‘Schools OnLine’, development of ‘Think.com’ and ‘Talking Heads’. In 2003, he left UltraLab and is now CEO of the education consultancy firm, Heppell.net, a global and flourishing policy and learning consultancy, which now has an enviable portfolio of international projects all around the world.

  MiTE 2016 is open to parents, teachers and students who are interested in seeing and hearing how mobile technologies, for example, smartphones/tablets, can contribute positively to the learning processes within our classrooms today. To find out more see http://www.gratek.ie/mite2016/index.php

• Tue

  26

  Jan

  2016

  Nebula Program – Cloud Parner Days

  
  

  Guinness Storehouse

  
  

  Part of the Nebula programme, the Cloud Partner Day will showcase the opportunities available for your business in the cloud.

  The IT world is ever changing, and has now presented a new revenue opportunity with cloud. The day will focus on how to leverage the opportunity and how to adapt your business model to include recurring revenue services, including an insight in to all the resources you need to do this and how Westcoast can help take away some of the heavy lifting.

  You will also have the opportunity to meet the Westcoast cloud team including cloud director Mark Davies.

  Please join us to discuss how we can navigate this new world of IT together.

  What you will discover – overview
  • New way to do business
  • Resources needed
  • Planning and execution
  • Things to consider
  • Recurring vs Transactional
  • GTM and revenue opportunities
  • How to market cloud based services

  The event is free to attend but please note that places are limited. If you have any questions regarding the event please get in touch at MicrosoftMarketing@westcoast.co.uk, A full agenda will be sent out to those registered prior to the event.

• Wed

  27

  Jan

  2016

  Thu

  28

  Jan

  2016

  National Data Protection Conference

  
  

  Aviva Stadium, Dublin

  
  

  The eigth annual Data Protection Conference, run by the Irish Computer Society and the Association of Data Protection Officers will run over two days on 27-28 January 2016.

  The conference will address key issues in the world of Data Protection and will see the release of the results from the National Data Protection Survey.

  Speakers include :

  Helen Dixon, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner
  Giovanni Buttarelli, Eurpoean Data Protection Supervisor
  Lanre Oluwatona, Data Protection Consultant, The Irish Computer Society

  Visit the website to see a full list of speakers at www.dpo.ie/conference.

• Fri

  29

  Jan

  2016

  Developing Solar PV in Ireland: The challenges & opportunities

  9am – 4pm
  

  larion Hotel – Lapp’s Quay Cork, Cork

  
  

  Global solar photovoltaic installations have grown to over 200 GW in 2015 and may double again by 2020. Ireland is poised to play its part in the growth of this source of low-carbon electricity, utilising both building-mounted and ground-mounted technologies.

  There are tremendous opportunities for Ireland in this sector, but also some unique challenges. Ireland’s Solar Energy Future will be the largest conference ever held in Ireland devoted to the discussion of the solar photovoltaic industry.

  Speakers will include:

  • Thomas Doring – Solar Power Europe
  • Eamonn Murtagh – Commission for Energy Regulation
  • John Mullins – Amarenco Solar
  • David Maguire – Irish Solar Energy Association and BNRG
  • Martin Howley – SEAI
  • Ivan Codd ESB Networks
  • Elaine O’Driscoll – PJ O’Driscoll & Co
  • Thomas Ryan – IFA
  • Robert Goss – Solar Electric Ireland
  • Philip Bazin – Triodos Bank
  • Cera Slevin – ESB Solar
  • Sofie Van den Burgh – Vento Ludens
  • Rebecca Kelly – BNRG Renewables
  • Cathal Hennessy – Lightsource Renewable Energy
  • Xavier Dubuisson – XD Consulting

  Ireland’s Solar Energy Future will discuss policy, planning, technology, grid access, finance, project development and legal aspects of solar photovoltaic development.

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/irelands-solar-energy-future-tickets-20100036751.

• Mon

  01

  Feb

  2016

  Fri

  05

  Feb

  2016

  (ISC)2 Official Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) CBK Training

  
  

  Irish Computer Society, 87-89 Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin

  
  

  The CISSP certification is the ideal credential for those with proven deep technical and managerial competence, skills, experience, and credibility to design, engineer, implement, and manage their overall information security program to protect organisations from growing sophisticated attacks.

  The CISSP draws from a comprehensive, up-to-date, global common body of knowledge that ensures security leaders have a deep knowledge and understanding of new threats, technologies, regulations, standards, and practices. This 5-day training seminar covers the 8 domains of the CISSP CBK, to assure that individuals possess the deep technical knowledge and experience to effectively design, engineer, and manage the overall security posture of an organisation. The CISSP CBK consists of the following 8 domains:

  1. Security and risk management
  2. Asset security
  3. Security engineering
  4. Communication and network security
  5. Identity and access management
  6. Security assessment and testing
  7. Security operations
  8. Software Development Security

  The CISSP is ideally suited to professionals working in positions such as, but not limited to:
  – Security manager
  – IT director/manager
  – Security auditor
  – Security architect
  – Security analyst
  – Security systems engineer
  – Chief information security officer
  – Director of security
  – Network architect

  What is included in this course?
  – Official (ISC)² courseware
  – Taught by an authorised (ISC)² instructor
  – Student handbook
  – Certificate of attendance (40 CPEs)
  – Lunch and refreshments

  For more information visit https://cycubix.com/event/isc2-certified-information-systems-security-professional-cissp-cbk-training-dublin/ https://cycubix.com/event/isc2-certified-information-systems-security-professional-cissp-cbk-training-dublin/

• Mon

  01

  Feb

  2016

  Fri

  05

  Feb

  2016

  Certified Ethical Hacker v9 – EC Council

  
  

  Espion Training Centre Sandyford, Dublin 18

  
  

  Why do the C|EH v9 Course and get the Certification:

  The most advanced ethical hacking course in the world that covers cutting edge of hacking technology

  -Global recognition as a certified member of a globally recognised institution

  -Attain the skills of a professional ethical hacker/penetration tester

  -Deals with real life scenarios and threats by real life experts in the field

  -Get your hands dirty with actual hands-on labs

  -Play with hacking tools that are used by the real attackers. C|EH attendees are provided with over 24 GB of underground hacking and security tools that are not included with any other training course in the world.

  Certified Exam included on the final day!

  For more information visit: https://www.espiongroup.com/index.php/training/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh-v9/.

• Wed

  03

  Feb

  2016

  Streamlined Processes & Greater Efficiencies: Your Foundation for Growth in 2016

  8.15am – 12pm
  

  Microsoft, Leopardstown, Dublin 18

  
  

  No matter what industry you’re in, ensuring your business processes are as streamlined and efficient as possible is key to sustained growth.
  Microsoft Dynamics NAV has helped countless numbers of our customers gain control of their business processes ultimately saving them both time and money. If these are important to you and your business, then this is an event worth attending.

  For more information visit http://bit.ly/1K99gqx.

• Fri

  12

  Feb

  2016

  Sat

  13

  Feb

  2016

  Future2016

  
  

  T13 Space, Belfast

  
  

  Future2016, a new conference organised by teenagers for teenagers, will include talks and panel discussions, as well as an education-focused hack day.

  There will be a range of speakers at the conference, including teenagers who are making an impact in the areas of technology and science, as well as industry experts and veterans.

  The line-up includes, Anne-Marie Tomchak, Head of BBC Trending, James Anderson, the 18-year-old founder of Thinkspace and Zest and George Berkowski, author of How to Build a Billion Dollar App. Attendees will also be able to take part in a hackathon around the theme of education, which will involve working together to design and code new apps and websites.  

  For more information and to book, click here.

• Mon

  15

  Feb

  2016

  Fri

  19

  Feb

  2016

  (ISC)2 Official Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) CBK Training

  
  

  Irish Computer Society, 87-89 Pembroke Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin

  
  

  The Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) course is designed for professionals who demonstrate a globally recognized level of competence, as defined in a common body of knowledge, by assuring security throughout the software lifecycle. They incorporate security when planning, designing, developing, acquiring, testing, deploying, maintaining, and/or managing software to increase its trustworthiness.

  This five-day training seminar provides a comprehensive review of application security concepts and industry best practices, covering the eight domains of the CSSLP CBK:

  1. Secure software concepts
  2. Security software requirements
  3. Secure software design
  4. Secure software implementation/coding
  5. Secure software testing
  6. Software acceptance
  7. Software deployment, operations, maintenance and disposal
  8. Supply chain and software acquisition

  The CSSLP is ideally suited to professionals working in positions such as, but not limited to:
  – Software developers
  – Engineers and architects
  – Product managers
  – Project managers
  – Software QA
  – QA testers
  – Business analysts
  – Professionals who manage these stakeholders

  What is included in this course?
  – Official (ISC)² courseware
  – Taught by an authorised (ISC)² instructor
  – Student handbook
  – Certificate of attendance (40 CPEs)
  – Lunch and refreshments

  For more information visit https://cycubix.com/event/isc2-certified-secure-software-lifecycle-professional-csslp-cbk-training-dublin/.

• Wed

  17

  Feb

  2016

  Thu

  18

  Feb

  2016

  Building a quality culture: a conspiracy of excellence

  Dublin: 18:00 – 19:30, Belfast: 12:15 -13:45
  

  Dublin and Belfast

  
  

  SoftTest in association with the ISA Software Skillnet presents
   
  Talk: ‘Building a quality culture. A conspiracy of excellence’
  Speaker: Fergal O’Riordan
  Location: Dublin and Belfast
   
  Dublin Event:
  IBEC, 84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2
  Date and time: Wednesday, 17th February 6pm – 7.30pm (limited number of tickets available)

  Registration is here. 

   
  Belfast Event:
  Clayton Hotel Belfast (Formerly The Holiday Inn), 22-26 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, BT2 8HS (Map)
  Date and time: Thursday, 18th February 12:15pm – 1:45pm

  Registration is here.

   

  If we address quality in terms of test cases passed we have lost half our audience and have little to say to the top table. What effects quality within the SDLC are the influences beyond the SDLC. Believing that culture is the game changer, Fergal will explore how changing the mind-set of your organisation has more impact on quality than any process improvement initiatives, and may be a precursor to it.

  Building a conspiracy of excellence amongst the dedicated few, can be understood and supported by senior management and becomes an unstoppable force for quality.
   

• Thu

  18

  Feb

  2016

  Sun

  28

  Feb

  2016

  Northern Ireland Science Festival

  
  
  

  The Northern Ireland Science Festival is an 11-day extravaganza is open to all and will take place across 27 venues such as the W5, Titanic Belfast, the Armagh Planetarium, the Black Box, the Nerve Centre and the Ulster Museum.

  Through a unique blend of arts, entertainment and science events, the Festival aims to highlight, inspire and engage the public with the sheer breadth and brilliance of science in Northern Ireland and beyond, thus helping to raise the level of science capital in society.

  The inaugural event took place in 2015 and registered over 50,000 attendees far surpassing expectations. The 2016 NI Science Festival is funded by the Department of Employment and Learning, Belfast City Council, Queen’s University, Ulster University, Department for Social Development, the British Council and MCS Group.

  For more information about the NI Science Festival log on to facebook.com/NISCIFEST ; nisciencefestival.com ; @niscifest

• Mon

  22

  Feb

  2016

  CISSP Bootcamp with Clement Dupuis

  
  

  Espion Training Facility, Sandyford

  
  

  For those building a career in information security, the CISSP certification is a necessity. The CISSP certification provides information security professionals with an objective measure of competence, while being a globally recognised standard of achievement. The certification covers critical topics in security today, including cloud computing, mobile security, application development security, risk management and more.

  Espion’s five-day bootcamp is the perfect preparation for the highly demanding and all-encompassing CISSP examination. An intensive course and experienced instructor will accelerate students towards CISSP certification, as our students have over a 90% exam success rate.

  Please note that the certification exam is not included in the training.

  This bootcamp provides students with in-depth practical applications of the theory covered in the eight Domains of the Common Body of Knowledge. Students will then be able to leverage this new knowledge and experience in their day to day work, thus proving mutually beneficial to both organisation and student.

  Why Prepare For CISSP With Espion – Course Key Features:

  – Globally recognised and renowned Instructor – Clément Dupuis

  – Free Apple iPad Mini – Preloaded with course notes and materials

  – Free digital copy of the The New Official ISC2 Guide to the CISSP® CBK® Seventh Edition, recommended by Clement Dupuis

  – Access to CCCure Quiz Engine with over 1800 questions related to the CISSP® CBK® 2015 (approximately 80% of the real exam questions are multiple choice)

  – Access to a full set of scenario based questions, covering all domains of CBK® – unique to CCCure (approximately 15% of the real exam questions are scenario based)

  – Access to CCCure drag and drop and hotspot questions quiz – unique to CCCure (approximately 5% of the real exam questions are this type)

  – Access to CCCure Online Training for 90 days, including; Computer Based Tutorials for all domains (51 hours of recordings) | Downloadable MP3 files for all domains | Brand new CISSP® Cram Study – Guide for the new CBK® | Tips and Tricks on how to become a CISSP® and how to pass your exam first time | Moderated discussion mailing list and forum related to CISSP®

  – Course fees include assistance before, during, and after the class from the Master of CISSP – Mr. Clement Dupuis

  Espion’s CISSP training course is truly a unique offering, encompassing the highest quality of content, expert assistance from the Master of CISSP and all the tools needed to help you pass the CISSP exam first time. Many of the resources included in this course are exclusive to Espion through our partner CCCure, making this course one of the leading CISSP globally.

  For more information visit https://espiongroup.com/training/cissp-bootcamp-led-by-clement-dupuis/.

• Thu

  25

  Feb

  2016

  Asystec and VMware NSX Network Virtualisation Seminar

  
  

  The Dean Hotel, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2

  
  

  The 3 major use cases of VMware NSX Network virtualisation
  Security – Business Continuity- Automation

  Are cyber threats on your risk register?
  Have you secured your Datacenter to protect against unfettered lateral movement in the event of a perimeter breach, or the presence of a malicious insider?
  Have you looked at micro-segmentation but found physical solutions cumbersome and expensive?
  Do you need to reduce the complexity and risk of your DR process?
  Are you concerned that manual intervention to network services on your secondary site may delay data recovery in the event of a disaster?
  Are you spending too much time manually provisioning layer 2-7 network services, resulting in high operational costs within IT?
  Is your business looking at ways to provide IT services faster, to reduce time to market & increase competitive advantage?
  If so, this event is for you.

  Join Asystec (VMware Ireland’s NSX certified partner), for a free VMware NSX seminar demonstrating the benefits of the three major use cases of NSX: Security, Business Continuity and Automation.

  Agenda
  09:30 Arrival and registration
  10:00 Overview of three major use cases of VMware NSX- Security, Business Continuity & Automation. Dan Watson, VMware NSX Specialist.
  11:15 Coffee Break
  11:45 Technical Deep dive – Breakout session 1 (choose from NSX for Micro-segmentation security/NSX for Business continuity /NSX for Automation)
  12:30 Technical Deep dive – Breakout session 2 (choose from NSX for Micro-segmentation security/NSX for Business continuity /NSX for Automation)
  13:15 Lunch

  For more information visit http://asystecnsxseminar.eventbrite.ie.

• Thu

  25

  Feb

  2016

  Executive Briefing: Driving Productivity with Microsoft Dynamics CRM

  9am – 12pm
  

  The Clarion Hotel, Lapps Quay, Cork

  
  

  Struggling to capture & record your customer information? Having difficulty measuring the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns? Need end to end sales pipeline management?

  See how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can help solve these problems and drive your businesses productivity and success.

  View agenda and register at http://bit.ly/20vZj3a or contact Evelyn on 1890 886675 for further details

• Thu

  25

  Feb

  2016

  Cantillon Conference 2016

  
  

  IT Tralee

  
  

  A forum for fresh thinking is bringing its annual conference back to Tralee on Thursday 25 February. The conference will discuss the leading edge research and industry developments which are disrupting the landscape in the FinTech sector.

  Throughout the daylong conference industry experts and leaders will give dedicated sessions analysing how their industries are spearing heading the digital revolution in reshaping the world of payments and repayments. Industries such as those in the e-commerce space, online trading/retailing, internet and mobile services providers, software development, stock broking and the financial services sector. If so, come and meet our expert speakers of industry leaders & innovators, authors & academia, leading entrepreneurs, currency visionaries and pioneers, together with those involved in reshaping the digital currency world. Speakers include Donagh Buckley, Senior Director and Chief Technology Officer, EMC, Jamie McCormick, Bitcoin and Denis McCarthy, CEO, FEXCO, as well as Economic commentator David McWilliams.

  This annual event has attracted over 150 delegates each year for the past 4 years and, this year will prove to be bigger and better because Cantillon 2016 has been designed to showcase valuable insights into the latest FinTech Business Trends; Bitcoin & Blockchain Platforms; Micro/Macro Digital Currency Landscapes; Digital Security; Policy and Trends in the Financial Landscape; and Future Growth predictions in the FinTech Sector.

  For more information and to book your place go to www.cantillonfintech.eventbrite.ie

• Fri

  26

  Feb

  2016

  Teagasc ICT Agri Seminar

  
  

  Aviva Stadium, Dublin

  
  

  Teagasc is organising an ICT Agri Seminar to take place on Friday, 26 February in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The theme for the event is ‘Shaping the Future: Targeting Opportunities for ICT in Agriculture -Where we are now and where are we going?’

  European researchers will showcase projects on topics including: ICT and automation for a greener agriculture; services & applications for smart agriculture; and enabling precision farming.

  To see the full programme visit http://www.teagasc.ie/events/2016/20160226.asp

• Fri

  26

  Feb

  2016

  VT Networks Demonstration

  9.15am – 4.00pm
  

  Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

  
  

  Irish tech start-up, VT Networks, will do the first demonstration of its Internet of Things Network in Galway on General Election Day February 26th.  
  Irish start-up, VT Networks, will do the first demonstration of its Internet of Things Network in Galway on 26 February.  The event will take place in conjunction with Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology’s iHubs and Enterprise Ireland’s New Frontiers Programme

  The event will take place in conjunction with Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology’s iHubs and Enterprise Ireland’s New Frontiers Programme.  
   
  VT Networks has developed the €10 million network with French firm Sigfox and RTE’s communications networks and transmission operation company, 2RN.  

  To mark the demonstration of this dedicated IoT network to Ireland, VT is hosting an event in the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology to outline future trends in IoT and how smaller companies can start capitalising on the adaption of IoT technologies.  The day-long summit will examine and discuss the implications of a new IoT era for Irish businesses and how they may benefit from it.  

  Speakers will include Mark Bannon of VT Networks; Fergal Barry, GMIT President; Ronan Furlong, MD of DCU Alpha; Kevin Maher of Sigfox; Fergal Concannon, Advantech B+B SmartWorx; and Marc Flanagan, Head of Business Development, EMEA, Dell.
   
  Attendees will see IoT demonstrations and Ireland’s IoT network in action, as well as case studies on how the disruptive technology is being used.
   
  The event is free but registration is required at www.iotsummit.xyz.
   

• Mon

  29

  Feb

  2016

  Fri

  04

  Mar

  2016

  Certified Cloud Security Professional Training

  
  

  Espion Training Centre Sandyford, Dublin 18

  
  

  FREE iPAD MINI – Pre loaded with course materials

  Backed by the two leading non-profits focused on cloud and information security, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and (ISC)², the CCSP credential denotes professionals with deep-seated knowledge and competency derived from hands-on experience with information security and cloud computing. CCSPs help you achieve the highest standard for cloud security expertise and enable your organisation to benefit from the power of cloud computing while keeping sensitive data secure. The CCSP credential reflects deeper knowledge derived from hands-on information security and cloud computing experience. It validates practical know-how applicable to those professionals whose day-to-day responsibilities involve cloud security architecture, design, operations, and service orchestration.

  As powerful as cloud computing is for the organisation, understanding its information security risks and mitigation strategies is critical. Legacy approaches are inadequate, and organizations need competent, experienced professionals equipped with the right cloud security knowledge and skills to be successful. CCSP defines the qualifications and experience necessary to competently secure cloud services. Ultimately, it provides a new benchmark for cloud security knowledge and competence, and is viewed as the most reliable indicator of overall proficiency in cloud security.

  The CCSP is most appropriate for those whose day-to-day responsibilities involve procuring, securing, and managing cloud environments or purchased cloud services and ideally suited to professionals working in positions such as, but not limited to:

  – Enterprise Architect
  – Security Administrator
  – Systems Engineer
  – Security Architect
  – Security Consultant
  – Security Engineer
  – Security Manager
  – Systems Architect

  For more information visit: https://www.espiongroup.com/index.php/training/ccsp-5-day-bootcamp-certified-cloud-security-professional-led-by-remy-naravulu/.

• Tue

  01

  Mar

  2016

  Wed

  02

  Mar

  2016

  Social Media Summit

  
  

  The Helix, Dublin

  
  

  The Summit’s keynote speaker is internationally renowned Social media Strategist Ted Rubin #13 on Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers.  Other internationally renowned speakers include Ian Cleary, founder of RazorSocial and one of the top 50 content marketers and social media professionals; Melonie Dodaro, author of the #1 international bestseller The LinkedIn Code; Robert C Stern, The Social Leader. Blab Periscope Helping businesses & individuals grow with the use of Social Media; Brian Fanzo, recently awarded one the ‘Top 25 Social Business Leaders’ by IBM; Jenny Brennan, whose  boutique Social Media agency in Mayo coaches business clients on how to leverage the Facebook social network and to connect with customers in a meaningful way that lead to long-term and profitable relationships and many more. 

  Companies that integrate social media data into their business strategies are better able to position themselves to thrive in an increasingly competitive and technologically sophisticated market and whether the focus is Social Media, Marketing, Digital or Communications, the summit will help decision makers and marketers to stay ahead of the curve by shaping the role and future strategy for social media in their organisations. 

  Further information and booking details available at:

  Website – www.socialmediasummit.ie

  Twitter – https://twitter.com/SMSummitIRL

  Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaSummitIRL

  Email – info@socialmediasummit.ie

   

• Tue

  01

  Mar

  2016

  eHealth Ireland Ecosystem: The Lighthouse Projects

  9.30am – 3.30pm
  

  Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin 4

  
  

  The fourth official meeting of the eHealth Ireland Ecosystem will take place on 1 March 2016 at the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin 4. The event is facilitated by the Health Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) and the European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance).

  The aim of the eHealth Ireland Ecosystem is to break down silos, transform healthcare delivery, and create economic growth. In 2015, the initial meetings of the Ecosystem took place around the topics of ePharmacy, Clinical Engagement, and Electronic Health Records.
                                             
  Electronic Health Records are a cornerstone of the eHealth Strategy. This next event will consider the three Electronic Health Record Lighthouse Projects around the topics of epilepsy, haemophilia, and bipolar disorder bringing together the HSE, the Department of Health, hospital clinicians, nurses, patient organisations, industry leaders, vendors, and many more, to generate a high quality set of recommendations for advancing these projects in Ireland. Expressions of interest are welcome from public, private and voluntary healthcare, industry and academia.

  To learn more about this event and to register your attendance, please visit http://www.hisi.ie/ecosystem.

• Wed

  02

  Mar

  2016

  Public Sector Open Conference

  09:15
  

  George’s Hall, Dublin castle, Dublin 2

  
  

  OPW and LGMA are jointly organising a full-day event in Dublin Castle (George’s Hall) on Wednesday 2 March 2016.

  The theme is”open”, focusing on open source, open standards and open data.

  Speakers will include public and private sector bodies including Revenue, DPER, CSO, Arista Networks, OPW, LGMA, NUIM, MongoDB and others.

  The event is free of charge.

  For registration contact: liam.stewart@opw.ie

  Agenda

  8.30 am        Registration

  Tea/Coffee
  9.15 am        Keynote Speaker – Mark Taylor, Sirius IT
  9.50 am       Evelyn O’ Connor, Dept. of Public Expenditure & Reform & Deirdre Lee, Derilinx

                        Eoin Mc Cuirc, Central Statistics Office  Open Data in Ireland

  10.30am      Tim Willoughby, LGMA & Giovanni Tumarello, Siren  – Use of Open Source Data Intelligence & Case tracking in LGMA
  11.05 am      Tea / Coffee
  11.30 am      Eoghan Mc Carthy, NUIM – Dublin Dashboard and AIRO
  12.00 am     Alan Mc Nab, MD of Arista networks – Open Source networking
  12.30 pm     Dr Mihai Biluaca, Limerick City & County Council – How Open Source changed customer service delivery
  13.00 pm     Lunch
  14.00 pm     Gijs Hillenius – Open Source across the EU
  14.30 pm     Vincent Hussey, Office of Public Works – River level monitoring using open source
  15.00 pm     Ray Pierce, Garda Siochana – Garda vetting system
  15.30 pm     Cleo O’ Beirne, Revenue Commissioners – Enterprise Search tools
  16.00 pm     Joe Dromgoole, MongoDB- NoSQL
  16.30 pm     Close

• Fri

  04

  Mar

  2016

  Sun

  06

  Mar

  2016

  DCU Hackathon

  
  

  DCU Alpha

  
  

  DCU Hackathon is back for one weekend only with 100 students coming together in a three day intensive boot camp to brainstorm, design, build and launch their big idea to the market; and all with the assistance of top mentors.

  Teams will pitch their big idea to an expert panel with the 2016 Hackathon team winning a place on the prestigious DCU student accelerator UStart programme and €1000.

  To make a booking and for more details click on https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hackdcu-2016-tickets-20863514333

• Mon

  07

  Mar

  2016

  (ISC)2 Official Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) CBK Training

  
  

  Irish Computer Society, 87-89 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

  
  

  Backed by the two leading non-profits focused on cloud and information security, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and (ISC)², the CCSP credential denotes professionals with deep-seated knowledge and competency derived from hands-on experience with information security and cloud computing. CCSPs help you achieve the highest standard for cloud security expertise and enable your organisation to benefit from the power of cloud computing while keeping sensitive data secure. The CCSP credential reflects deeper knowledge derived from hands-on information security and cloud computing experience. It validates practical know-how applicable to those professionals whose day-to-day responsibilities involve cloud security architecture, design, operations, and service orchestration.

  As powerful as cloud computing is for the organisation, understanding its information security risks and mitigation strategies is critical. Legacy approaches are inadequate, and organizations need competent, experienced professionals equipped with the right cloud security knowledge and skills to be successful. CCSP defines the qualifications and experience necessary to competently secure cloud services. Ultimately, it provides a new benchmark for cloud security knowledge and competence, and is viewed as the most reliable indicator of overall proficiency in cloud security.

  The CCSP is most appropriate for those whose day-to-day responsibilities involve procuring, securing, and managing cloud environments or purchased cloud services and ideally suited to professionals working in positions such as, but not limited to:

  – Enterprise Architect
  – Security Administrator
  – Systems Engineer
  – Security Architect
  – Security Consultant
  – Security Engineer
  – Security Manager
  – Systems Architect

  For more information visit https://cycubix.com/event/isc2-official-certified-cloud-security-professional-ccsp-cbk-training-dublin/

• Mon

  07

  Mar

  2016

  Big Data, AWS & the Data Pipeline. Distributed Visual Platforms with HPCC

  
  

  Bank of Ireland, 1 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2

  
  

  HUG Ireland is pleased to announce an event on the data pipeline in a use case exploration, along with an innovative approach to visual Big Data platforms via an open source mpp platform called HPCC.

  In the first session, Richard Nunan, CTO with DNM Technology, will cover what Big Data means in AWS featuring a substantial e-commerce customer. He shall explore how they have used Big Data technologies for machine learning and predictive analytics to work out items such as time to sell and value. He shall also explore the underlying use case architecture and the data pipeline.

  The second session will look at distributed computing and visual platforms with HPCC Systems with Ignacio Calvo, senior software engineer with LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

  LexisNexis HPCC Systems is an open source, massive parallel-processing computing platform for Big Data processing and analytics. Ignacio will cover the following on HPCC Systems: Architecture, Use cases, Integration and comparison with other systems.

  The event is sponsored by Bank of Ireland and the hashtag is #HUGIreland which is a great way to connect with peers before, during and after the event.

  For more and to register visit http://www.meetup.com/hadoop-user-group-ireland/events/228775135/

   

• Mon

  07

  Mar

  2016

  International Workshop on Big Data Standards: European Initiatives

  
  

  Dublin City University

  
  

  The upcoming workshop will introduce and provide an overview of the ISO/IEC JTC  Working Group, promote Big Data standardisation with European partners, leverage existing expertise to support the EU Standardisation initiatives and explore public and private perspectives in Big Data. 

  Further information click http://www.eventbrite.ie/e/international-workshop-in-big-data-standards-european-initiatives-tickets-21668702673

• Tue

  08

  Mar

  2016

  Reinventing the Testing Role

  18:15
  

  ICS, 87/89 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

  
  

  SoftTest Ireland in association with the ISA Software Skillnet and the Irish Computer Society would like to announce the following event:

  Speaker: Jon Bach, Quality Evangelist at eBay
  Date/Time: Tuesday March 8th 6pm registration for 6.15pm start
  Title: “Reinventing the Testing Role”
  Location: ICS, 87/89 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4
  Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/dublin-event-reinventing-the-testing-role-tickets-21828329120

  Whether it’s called “Agile Development” or “DevOps”, you’re likely using some method to produce software. That means it will need to be tested. However, popular development methods today do not usually emphasize the word “testing”. It’s been replaced by the word “engineering” to emphasize automated tools that do testing. But tools don’t do testing. Tools aid humans who have to design and execute a test strategy. The problem is, it’s often the tools that get the credit, and you’re expected to master these tools. Furthermore, when the word “testing” is used, it’s often mentioned as if it’s an obsolete 18th century craft. Better call it “automation”, else people will look at you funny. Call it “quality engineering” and you have everyone’s attention. If you feel the same way, let’s talk about reframing what testing is.

  In this presentation, Jon talks about his reinvention from Test Manager to Quality Evangelist in his 5 years at eBay. Reinvention does not necessarily mean transformation. It means achieving deep understanding and ownership over your practices and motivations. It means knowing why you do what you do, and being able to explain it to others. Let’s talk how we can do this.

  Takeaways:
  • What are the meanings and purposes of roles on projects?
  • What are the potential roles of skilled testers in projects, no matter the job title?
  • How can you create and maintain a testing culture?
  Bio:
  Jon Bach is a Quality Evangelist at eBay. That means he looks for patterns and practices meant to improve developer productivity while also helping teams understand overall product health. He’s the younger brother of famed software consultant James Bach, who showed him what testing was all about in 1995. Since then, he’s made a career in software testing, focusing on the thinking, craftsmanship, and fun of finding problems. His blog archive is called “Tested” and can be found at https://jonbox.wordpress.com/

• Tue

  08

  Mar

  2016

  Women in Gaming

  6.30 – 9pm
  

  DogPatch Labs, IFSC, Dublin

  
  

  To mark International Women’s Day, this event will celebrate the creativity of women working in Ireland’s games industry today.

  There will be six short ten minute talks from women working in design, audio, writing, programming, network operations and quality assurance in the games industry in Ireland. Speakers will range from people employed in multinationals, to company founders and freelancers. Presentations will be followed by time for networking, game demos and refreshments.

  Attendance is free but by ticket only and numbers are limited by space. The register visit bit.ly/iwd16-cg-games.

• Wed

  09

  Mar

  2016

  Gamesfleadh

  
  

  LIT Tipperary

  
  

  Supported by Microsoft Ireland, EA Games, Ubisoft and the Irish Computer Society, the 13th annual Games Fleadh will feature Robocode and the Game Studio Tower Defence competition.

  Games Fleadh will also feature games development and research talks by industry veterans and researchers.

  To celebrate the launch of Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s The Division on 8 March, the game will be playable at Games Fleadh. Once gamers have had a chance to play, developers at Ubisoft Massive Entertainment will answer any questions and feedback on comments about The Division.

  Games Fleadh 2016 is open to the public for free.

  For more follow @gamesfleadh on twitter or the hashtag #gamesfleadh.

   

• Thu

  10

  Mar

  2016

  Beyond Budgeting: Best practices in planning analytics

  
  

  The Gibson Hotel, Point Village, Dublin 1

  
  

  Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to hear how ProStrategy & IBM Planning Analytics will help you solve your planning, budgeting & forecasting issues and challenges to make 2016 the year you start planning for growth.

  “9 out of 10 organisations still use spreadsheets to plan, budget, analyse and report on their business….. More than 90% of spreadsheets contain serious errors” – Ventana Research

  Join ProStrategy, IBM, financial performance experts and client guest speakers on 10 March where they will share their Real-life experiences and how Best Practices in Planning & Financial Performance Analytics can transform the way you do business.

  Register at http://www.prostrategy.ie/beyond-budgeting-best-practices-in-planning-analytics-briefing-invitation/

• Thu

  10

  Mar

  2016

  EI and NDRC Female Founders – Open Evening

  6.30-8.30
  

  NDRC, Crane St., Dublin 8

  
  

  Enterprise Ireland, the government agency with responsibility for helping Irish businesses start up and scale and early stage investor NDRC will host an open evening on Thursday 10 March from 6.30-8.30pm for female founders applying to Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund (CSF).

  Successful applicants to the Fund in addition to an investment of €50k for a 10% equity stake by Enterprise Ireland, will have the opportunity to participate on NDRC’s Female Founders six month accelerator programme for technology start-ups, commencing in June this year.

  The upcoming open evening in NDRC’s office in Dublin 8 will enable those interested in applying to meet the NDRC team, other portfolio ventures and to find out more about the application and pitching process.

  http://www.ndrc.ie

• Fri

  11

  Mar

  2016

  DP Cloud Breakfast Briefing

  08 – 10.30
  

  The Morrison Hotel, Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1

  
  

  Want to learn about Mozy cloud backup and Spanning Backup for Salesforce?
  Come join Bluewave Group to find out how you can backup your cloud solutions.

  Agenda:
  Introductions from Harry Dunne, Managing Director of Bluewave Group (Silver Alliance Salesforce Partner)
  High-level overview of Mozy and Spanning
  Spanning demo for Salesforce
  EMC Data Protection Solutions overview presented by Wayne Byrne, EMC Ireland

  You can register at www.bluewavegroup.eu

• Sat

  12

  Mar

  2016

  Girls Hack Ireland – Wexford Hack

  2-5pm
  

  Wexford Chamber, Hill Street, Wexford

  
  

  Girls Hack Ireland is a programme brought to you by The Insight Centre for Data Analytics, funded by  Science Foundation Ireland.  

  The aim is to deliver a range of exciting, creative and supportive workshops to teenage girls aged 13–17.  

  Workshops introduce science, technology, engineering and maths to those who haven’t much experience in the area with a special focus is on technology – teaching some coding as well as working with sensors and wearable technologies.

  All girls aged under 16 must have a parent/guardian with them for the events. Parents are actively encouraged to get to grips with the material being taught, and parallel workshops will be run alongside the girls’ activities.

  To book visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/girls-hack-ireland-wexford-hack-tickets-21717532725.

• Tue

  15

  Mar

  2016

  Dell Storage Technical Update

  8 – 10am
  

  Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Newland’s Cros, Naas Road, Dublin 22

  
  

  Commtech and Dell will be holding an important technical update and launch of All Flash Array.

  The update will cover:
   – Dell Storage Technical Update
   – Online Configuration Tool for engineers
   – Channel Only Announcement – All Flash Array from Dell & Commtech

  For more information visit www.eventbrite.ie/e/scv200-all-flash-array-channel-launch-8am-tickets-21828414375.

• Sat

  19

  Mar

  2016

  Girls Hack Ireland – Longford Hack

  10am – 1pm
  

  Longford Local Enterprise Office, Templemichael, Ballinalee Road, Co Longford

  
  

  Girls Hack Ireland is a programme brought to you by The Insight Centre for Data Analytics, funded by  Science Foundation Ireland.  

  The aim is to deliver a range of exciting, creative and supportive workshops to teenage girls aged 13–17.  

  Workshops introduce science, technology, engineering and maths to those who haven’t much experience in the area with a special focus is on technology – teaching some coding as well as working with sensors and wearable technologies.

  All girls aged under 16 must have a parent/guardian with them for the events. Parents are actively encouraged to get to grips with the material being taught, and parallel workshops will be run alongside the girls’ activities.

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/girls-hack-ireland-longford-hack-tickets-21766128075.

• Sat

  19

  Mar

  2016

  Girls Hack Ireland – Roscommon Hack

  2-5pm
  

  Roscommon Women’s Network, The Old Mill, Lower Main Street, Castlerea, Co Roscommon

  
  

  Girls Hack Ireland is a programme brought to you by The Insight Centre for Data Analytics (@insight_centre), funded by  Science Foundation Ireland.  

  The aim is to deliver a range of exciting, creative and supportive workshops to teenage girls aged 13–17.  

  Workshops introduce science, technology, engineering and maths to those who haven’t much experience in the area with a special focus is on technology – teaching some coding as well as working with sensors and wearable technologies.

  All girls aged under 16 must have a parent/guardian with them for the events. Parents are actively encouraged to get to grips with the material being taught, and parallel workshops will be run alongside the girls’ activities.

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/girls-hack-ireland-roscommon-hack-tickets-21765060883.

• Mon

  04

  Apr

  2016

  Gain greater control of your business

  
  

  The Kingsley Court Hotel, Cork

  
  

  If you struggle with disparate systems, multiple sources of data and out of date information, this executive briefing is for you.

  ProStrategy has helped countless customers to gain control of their business, we do this with the help of Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Dynamics NAV provides a single view of the business from finance and operations to sales and mobile staff reducing wasted hours of duplicate work and streamlining processes. Not only this, access to real time information improves both the speed and quality of decision making.

  For more information visit http://bit.ly/22jLuFU.

• Mon

  04

  Apr

  2016

  Universal Design for citizens and the public sector

  9am – 1.30pm
  

  The Annex, NDRC, Digital Exchange Building, Crane St, Dublin 8

  
  

  This seminar, run in conjunction with the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, will provide a forum for public servants and the Irish web industry to address issues of procuring, designing, delivering and maintaining websites that address the needs and expectation of Irish citizens. It will also features a dialogue between the public sector and the Irish web industry on how the two can work together to improve customers’ experiences and organisational efficiencies.

  Speakers:

  • Donal Rice, senior design advisor, Centre for Excellence in Universal Design
  • Niamh Buckley, digital communications project manager, DCENR 
  • Beatrice Whelan, global content manager, Sage
  • Kerrill Thornhill, Maithu IT Solutions
  • David Berman, David Berman Communications
  • Tim Wynne, digital manager, Electric Ireland

  For more informaiton and to book click here.

• Mon

  04

  Apr

  2016

  Tech on Tap: HubSpot engineering housewarming

  6.30 – 9pm
  Hubspot, One Dockland Central, Dublin
  

  HubSpot’s inviting Dublin’s product and engineering community to Tech on Tap in their brand new office at One Dockland Central for drinks, fish and chips, and to chat about tech. Their engineering team builds core products for HubSpot (headquartered in Boston) like Leadin and HubSpot’s e-mail software.

  This housewarming is for anyone in product development to come and share what they’re working on and check out the new office (complete with a terrace, beer taps, and more).

  For more information and to register click here.

• Tue

  05

  Apr

  2016

  BizDevOps: Adoption isn’t mandatory but survival Is

  
  

  Irish Computer Society, 87-89 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

  
  

  So you have heard we are in a Digital Revolution and how BizDevOps approach to software development and operations is a good thing?  But what is BizDevOps and how does it apply to your role and your organisation?

  To register click here.

• Wed

  06

  Apr

  2016

  DigiCon

  
  

  Cork City Hall

  
  

  The first DigiCon event, sponsored by Three, brings industry experts and leaders of the global digital economy together at City Hall, Cork on 7 April 2016. This is the first in a series of annual regional events.

  The aim of DigiCon is to provide small and medium business owners and employees with the knowledge to drive their businesses forward, through the delivery of real and relevant information from experts in the online space.

  DigiCon 2016 is a fantastic opportunity for the business community in Cork and the wider Munster region to learn from leading brands including Google, Facebook, YouTube and PayPal, how to attract new customers, increase sales and build their profile in a cost effective way.

  Topics at Digicon 2016 include:

  • Equipped to Grow— Building a Successful E-Commerce Business
  • Playing the Social Game—Diversify Your Social Media Strategy
  • The Digital Transformation— Boosting Your Online Presence
  • Engage and Convert— How to Target Your Market
  • Be Successful with AdWords— How to Plan a Google Adwords Campaign
  • Optimising Mobile— The Next Big Thing

  To buy tickets or get more information about DigiCon Cork 2016, go to www.digicon.ie or email info@digicon.ie

• Wed

  06

  Apr

  2016

  Morning briefing: Backup to the Cloud

  
  

  Glass Room Suites @ The Mansion House, Dublin

  
  

  Today, most IT decision makers would like their backup and restore processes to be more efficient, secure and cost effective. Are you one of them? Is securing your backups a business problem? Would you like to reduce your reliance on tapes for your backup and benefit from faster backup and recovery times?

  Join Logicalis in the Glass Room Suites @ The Mansion House on the 7th of April, where we will be joined by expert speakers from leading vendors NetApp, Commvault and Veeam.

  You will be introduced to the latest ideas for leveraging cloud-based backup options, with public and private cloud integration, to automate backups off site.

  Spaces are limited, so register today by clicking here.

• Wed

  06

  Apr

  2016

  Gridstore launch event

  2-5.30pm
  

  Aviva Stadium, Dublin

  
  

  MicroWarehouse wish to invite you to the Gridstore launch event on 7 April at the Aviva Stadium. Featured speakers will include entrepreneur, Gridstore investor and board member, Chris Horn.

  For more information and to register click here.

• Thu

  07

  Apr

  2016

  ZeroDays CTF

  10am
  

  The Generator, Smithfield, Dublin

  
  

  The Institute of Technology Blanchardstown is delighted to host ZeroDays CTF (www.ZeroDays.ie), a cyber-security challenge, which will take place at the Generator, Smithfield, Dublin.

  The event was established to allow Irish third level students develop their information security skills and techniques in a fun and controlled environment through a number of exciting ‘capture-the-flag’ security challenges with the winning team crowned Ireland’s National Cyber Security Champions.

  Throughout the day, teams will use their own background and skillsets to solve technical challenges, all of which will have some link to the fun Father Ted theme, capturing points as they work their way through the puzzles and problems. Domain challenges will range from Web application vulnerabilities, social engineering and exploitation to forensics, reverse engineering and cryptography, as well as a couple of treasure-hunts around the Smithfield area.

  The inaugural ZeroDays event, which was the first of its kind in Ireland specifically aimed at third level students, was held last year and was a huge success with over a hundred students from all over Ireland taking part and making ZeroDays the largest cyber security challenge of its type in Ireland.

• Sun

  10

  Apr

  2016

  OrientDB: Unlock the Value of Document Data Relationships. Apache Spark & GraphX

  
  

  Bank of Ireland, 1 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2

  
  

  HUG Ireland’s March event is themed this time round on Graph Databases and Big Data with an exploration of OrientDB and a use case along with Apache Spark and GraphX.

  The full agenda is a follows:

  OrientDB: Unlock the Value of Document Data Relationships by Fabrizio Fortino

  In this presentation Fortino will cover the following topics:

  a) A general introduction of graph databases and OrientDB,

  b) Why connected data has more value than just data,

  c)How to “have fun” with OrientDB combining documents with graphs via SQL,

  d) A use case on how OrientDB has helped to raise standards in Irish Public Office.

  On OrientDB: NOSQL document databases provide an elegant way to deal with data in different shapes enabling developers to create better and faster products quickly. The main goal of these systems is to find the most efficient solution to manage data itself.
  With the Big Data Explosion we need to deal with a myriad of highly interconnected information. The challenge now is not only on how to store data but on how to manage, analyse, traverse and use your data within the context of relationships. Graph databases shine at maintaining highly connected data and is the fastest growing category in database management systems: 2014 registered an increase of 250% in terms of adoption and Forrester Research predicts that more than a quarter of enterprises will be using graphs by 2017.

  OrientDB combines more than one NOSQL model offering the unique flexibility of modelling data in the form of either documents, or graphs, while incorporating object oriented programming as a way of encaps ulating relationships.

  Fortino is an experienced programmer and OSS enthusiast with a quite heterogeneous set of interests including web development, machine learning algorithms, graph databases, Big Data. OrientDB contributor since 2011.

  Introduction to Apache Spark GraphX by Eddie Baggot.

  Using GraphX to detect and visualises financial crime networks, using algorithms like PageRank and new features like GraphFrames.

  In this presentation Eddie will cover:

  1) Introduction to Apache Spark with GraphX

  2) GraphX Visualisation for Financial Crime

  3) DataScience Applications in Fighting Financial Crime Networks

  4) GraphX and GraphFrames, New Tools for the job

  Baggotis a Senior Architect at BAE Systems specialising in products to detect financial crime.

  The event hashtag is #HUGIreland and you can reserve your spot for the event by RSVP’ing at http://www.meetup.com/hadoop-user-group-ireland/events/229509552/.

• Mon

  11

  Apr

  2016

  Brave New World: Living and working in a machine age

  12-2pm
  

  ICS, 87-89 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

  
  

  In the past year we’ve seen some astounding developments in technology ; retailers’ robots automating global supply chains, supercomputers defeating humans in complex games, powerful regimes making and repelling ‘cyber-attacks’. How though, will technological developments shape everyday life for most people and how do we influence the role it plays? Can we influence the role technology plays – in our society , our economy…?

  ICS members will discuss the changes that we can anticipate in how we live and work in the coming decade from developments in today’s most active fields of data science and information technology: machine learning and automation, robotics, ubiquitous sensor fabric and the continued acceleration in computing power that cloud delivers. In light of these we explore the impact of these development on how we’ll make a living, how we’ll spend our leisure time, how decisions are in public and private enterprise. We examine the economic, regulatory and social conditions that need to prevail for these changes to come about, who is to benefit from them and explore the role of the ICT professions in influencing how best technology is used in Ireland.

  Speaker: Stephen Moffatt

  Stephen Moffatt is an IT architect, working with global customers of IBM to design the next generations of IT-based business services. Stephen advises business and IT leaders of public and private enterprise on using analytical, mobile, social and cloud technologies to deliver IT services that adapt to their changing competitive, regulatory and economic environments. He lends insight into how enterprises can exploit the masses of information generated every day within enterprises and on the internet – by better understanding their customers, partners and employees and making better quality business decisions, faster. Prior to this role Stephen has held leadership positions with IBM’s consulting, software and systems businesses as an IT strategist, architect and specialist. Stephen is a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society and in his spare time lectures business strategy on Masters Programmes in IT.

  This event is open only to members of the Leaders Network and members of the Irish Computer Society who are of professional level or higher.

  For more information click here.

• Mon

  11

  Apr

  2016

  VMware NSX Network Virtualisation Seminar

  9.30am – 1.15pm
  

  Asystec Briefing Centre, Unit 3, Westpoint Business Centre, Cork

  
  

  The 3 major use cases of VMware NSX Network virtualisation
  Security, business continuity, automation

  • Are cyberthreats on your risk register?
  • Have you secured your data centre to protect against unfettered lateral movement in the event of a perimeter breach, or the presence of a malicious insider?
  • Have you looked at micro-segmentation but found physical solutions cumbersome and expensive?
  • Do you need to reduce the complexity and risk of your DR process?
  • Are you concerned that manual intervention to network services on your secondary site may delay data recovery in the event of a disaster?
  • Are you spending too much time manually provisioning layer 2-7 network services, resulting in high operational costs within IT?
  • Is your business looking at ways to provide IT services faster, to reduce time to market & increase competitive advantage?

  Agenda
  • 09:30 Arrival and registration
  • 10:00 Introduction to Asystec – Lorne Chedzey, sales manager, software defined data centre technologies, Asystec
  • 10:15 Overview of three major use cases of VMware NSX- Security, Business Continuity & Automation. Dan Watson, VMware NSX specialist
  • 11:15 Coffee break
  • 11:45 Technical Deep dive – Breakout session 1 (Choose from NSX for Micro-segmentation security/NSX for Business continuity /NSX for Automation)
  • 12:30 Technical Deep dive – Breakout session 2 (Choose from NSX for Micro-segmentation security/NSX for Business continuity /NSX for Automation)
  • 13:15 Lunch

  To register email marketing@asystec.ie

• Mon

  11

  Apr

  2016

  Hadoop Summit Night

  6.30
  

  Mercantile Hotel, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

  
  

  HUG Ireland is pleased to announce our Hadoop Summit Night event on 12 April at Mercantile Hotel, 28 Dame Street. We have some high calibre speakers from the US and France. This is your chance to meet some of the architects and evangelists of some of the Apache tools you are working with. The full agenda is a follows:

  AGENDA

  6:30 – 6:45 – Socialise & Network over beer(s)

  6:45 – 10:30 – Talks with break (talks will be 30 minutes)

  Talks

  Talk #1: So far, the talk content is a surprise and with Ted, it guarantees not to disappoint! Ted Dunning, Chief Architect, MapR

  Talk #2: Angling For Insights at Big Fish Games, David Darden, Director of BI Engineering at Big Fish Games

  Talk #3: Dataiku Data Science Studio for faster and smarter car parking, Vincent de Stoecklin at Dataiku

  Talk #4: Apache Arrow: A New Era of Columnar In-Memory Analytics, Tomer Shiran, Co-Founder and CEO at Dremio

  Talk #5: Apache Flink 1.0: Real-World Use Cases, Slim Baltagi, Director Big Data Engineering at Capital One

  Talk #6: Drilling into Data with Apache Drill, Tug Grall, Technical Evangelist at MapR

  Abstracts

  Talk #1: So far, the talk content is a surprise and with Ted, it guarantees not to disappoint! Ted Dunning, Chief Architect, MapR

  Talk #2: Angling For Insights at Big Fish Games. David Darden, Director of BI Engineering, Big Fish Games

  Data is eating the world… but what does that mean for a company that is data driven, can’t afford an army of developers and PhD’s, and where (your) data isn’t actually the product? We’ll talk about how we’ve used data to help make our company more successful (and maybe some missteps along the way). We’ll start with an overview of the Big Fish Games approach to building a Logical Data Warehouse (which includes Netezza, Hadoop, Tableau, and various other technologies), organizational approach, and how we use data and technology to make an impact on the business. We’ll then move in to a ‘choose your own adventure’ style presentation where we’ll dive in to areas the audience is interested in (aww… you were probably hoping for a bunch of slides, weren’t you?). Topics may include what we use for query federation, the different types of data we capture, how we approach ‘BI as a service’ internally, integr ating data across multiple platforms, and our approach to democratizing data across the organization. Feel free to post anything you’d like to see as a topic in the comments section.

  Talk #3: Dataiku Data Science Studio for faster and smarter car parking, Vincent de Stoecklin at Dataiku

  Dataiku will present a client use case detailing all the steps from raw data to innovative data product. By working with DSS, Parkeon (leader of parking payment solutions) developed Path to Park, combining internal data assets with external data sources to create a predictive application that helps city-dwellers find parking spots faster.

  – Initial challenge and existing data assets

  – End-to-end data science project – from design to production

  – Tools, people and processes – moving toward a data driven organisation

  Talk #4: Apache Arrow: A New Era of Columnar In-Memory Analytics, Tomer Shiran, Co-Founder and CEO at Dremio

  Apache Arrow introduces a new era of columnar in-memory analytics. Arrow can accelerate Big Data analysis by 10-100x, while also enabling users to combine multiple systems and programming languages without the traditional serialization/deserialization overhead. Over a dozen open source projects are already on board, including Drill, Ibis, Impala, Kudu, Pandas, Parquet and Spark. In this talk we’ll provide an overview of Apache Arrow, including both the technology and several example applications.

  Talk #5: Apache Flink 1.0: Real-World Use Cases, Slim Baltagi, Director Big Data Engineering at Capital One

  This talk explains how Apache Flink 1.0 announced on March 8th, 2016 by the Apache Software Foundation, marks a new era of Big Data analytics and in particular Real-Time streaming analytics. The talk will map Flink’s capabilities to real-world use cases that span multiples verticals such as: Financial Services, Healthcare, Advertisement, Oil and Gas, Retail and Telecommunications.

  In this talk, you learn more about:

  1. What is Apache Flink Stack?

  2. The movement from Batch Analytics to Streaming Analytics

  3. Key Differentiators of Apache Flink for Streaming Analytics

  4. Real-World Use Cases with Flink for Streaming Analytics

  5. Who is using Flink?

  6. Where do you go from here?

  Talk #6

  Drilling into Data with Apache Drill, Tug Grall, Technical Evangelist at MapR

  Apache Drill is a next-generation SQL engine for Hadoop and NoSQL. Its unique schema-free approach enables self-service data exploration with the agility that organizations need in this new era of rapidly growing and evolving data.

  In this talk, based on demonstrations, you will understand the key features and architecture of Apache Drill. You will also see how to get started with Drill; and start query, using SQL, various data sources such as Hive, Parquet, Avro, and NoSQL (HBase, MapR-DB, Mongo and more) but also more complex data structure stored in JSON documents.

  You will learn also how you can extend Drill to create user defined function that brings your SQL on Everything to the next level.

  Speakers:

  Speaker No.1: Ted Dunning, Chief Architect, MapR:

  Ted is the Chief Application Architect at Big Data’s only converged data platform that integrates the power of Hadoop and Spark with global event streaming, real-time database capabilities and enterprise storage, which enables customers to harness the enormous power of their data. Before becoming Chief Architect with MapR, Ted served in senior Data Science roles in Veoh Networks, SiteTuners.com and Deepdvye from 2005 up to joining MapR as Chief Architect in 2010. Ted is also a PMC member (Zookeeper/Mahout) with the Apache Software Foundation.

  Speaker No.2: David Darden, Director of BI Engineering at Big Fish Games:

  David has 10 years+ of Technology experience with companies like CTS, Mariner and Microsoft before joining Big Fish Games in 2010 as the BI Manger before becoming the BI Engineering Director in 2015.

  Speaker No.3: Vincent de Stoecklin, Technical Partnership and Business Development Specialist at Dataiku:

  Vincent is a Big Data Speaker and Business Development expert in big data for some years now. His prior telecoms experience has made his transition into Big Data an effective one where he now speaks with passion about Big Data along with developing Dataiku’s business profile in the marketplace.

  Speaker No.4: Tomer Shiran, Co-Founder and CEO at Dremio:

  Tomer is a highly successful tech entrepreneur and big data professional with over 10+ years in the big data industry and was also a Technical Researcher with HP Labs/Carnagie Mellon University and a Software Developer with Microsoft.

  Speaker No.5: Slim Baltagi, Director Big Data Engineering at Capital One:
  Slim is currently a director of Big Data engineering at Capital One in Chicago with over 5 years of Big Data experience working on over a dozen Big Data projects. He is internationally recognized as a Thought Leader in the Big Data space and known for public presentations and lectures at conferences and universities. He is evangelizer of Apache Flink by running the New York City, Chicago, Washington DC, Dallas/Fort Worth and Seattle Apache Flink meetups and co-organizing the Paris, Madrid, Sao Paulo and Boston Flink meetups. He is authoring the book ‘Flink in Action’ to be published by Manning and will give at talk at the Hadoop Summit in Dublin on April 13, 2-016 titled ‘Overview of Apache Flink: the 4G of Big Data Analytics Frameworks’http://hadoopsummit.org/dublin/agenda/

  Speaker No.6: Tug Grall, Technical Evangelist at MapR:

  Tug is a Technical Evangelist and an accomplished Big Data Professional with over 15 years of experience in the technology sector including companies like Couchbase, Oracle and MongoDB.

  John Mulhall

   

• Tue

  12

  Apr

  2016

  Wed

  13

  Apr

  2016

  Hadoop Summit

  
  

  The Convention Centre, Dublin

  
  

  For more information and to register click here.

• Tue

  12

  Apr

  2016

  IoT – Real Business. Now, When and What?

  9-9pm
  

  Four Dame Lane, Dublin 2

  
  

  This ISA TechBrew event is for leaders, investors and advisors in tech companies: Founders, advisors, mentors, programme leaders, investors or anyone supporting the growth of the Irish technology sector.

  Topics covered will include:

  •     Is IOT a rebranding/re-positioning of existing technologies such as RFID, Telemetry and more?
  •     Is IOT business a future vision OR what is real business in the market now?
  •     What Enterprise Applications are using IoT? Where is the money?
  •     Why are Intel, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft and many more investing heavily in IoT related technologies?
  •     What business might you win in IoT in the coming three months?

  Hear from three speakers and open discussion covering views from Experienced Tech CEOs, Early Stage Tech CEOs, private investors and more…

  Attendance is free, but places are limited & booking is essential.

  To book your place click here.

• Wed

  13

  Apr

  2016

  ITB Higher Certificate in Science in Computing in Networking Technologies open evening

  5-7pm
  

  Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

  
  

  This open evening wil give prospective students and industry partners the chance to explore the Institute’s two-year Higher Certificate in Science in Computing in Networking Technologies.

  In response to demands from the ICT Sector and increasing interest in technology programmes amongst school leavers and mature students ITB is launching a new Learn and Work programme.

  The Higher Certificate in Science in Computing in Networking Technologies is the first programme in ITB’s Learn and Work suite and has been designed with industry, combining in-company placement with the required skills and competencies for today’s high-tech companies.

  The ITB Learn and Work programme will create a connection between the student’s academic life and the world of work.

  The Learn and Work programme is supported by the ICT Skillnet.

  For more information on the course click here.

• Thu

  14

  Apr

  2016

  Sat

  16

  Apr

  2016

  Dublin Airport Hackathon

  
  

  DCU Alpha, Glasnevin

  
  

  DCU Alpha is hosting the Dublin Airport hackathon which will be happening from the 15-17 April.

  For more information visit http://dublinairport-hackathon.com/.

• Thu

  14

  Apr

  2016

  Engineers Ireland annual conference

  10am
  

  Hotel Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny

  
  

  President Michael D Higgins is to give the opening address at the Engineers Ireland Annual Conference 2016, titled Engineering Long Term Growth.

  The Engineers Ireland conference will address a number of key national issues, including how the sector can support a sustainable national economic recovery.

  Hans van der Loo, an expert on risk and societal resilience and advisor to several international organisations including NATO, will also discuss at this year’s event Earth’s shift to a new era, The Anthropocene, which began with the first atomic bomb test during the Manhattan project in New Mexico in 1945.

  Agenda:

  • Bill Grimson, President of Engineers Ireland (10am)
  • President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins (10.30am)
  • Hans van der Loo, Global Resource Security & Resilience Initiative (11.05 am)
  • Professor Stephen C Armstrong, University of Toronto (11.35 am)
  • Jerry Grant, Ervia (12.05pm)
  • Caroline Spillane, Engineers Ireland (12.35pm)
  • Lunch (1pm)
  • Brian Cody, Kilkenny Hurling Manager (2pm)
  • Dara Lynott, EPA (2.30pm)
  • Anne-Marie Tierney-Le Roux, IDA (3pm)

  For more information visit http://www.engineersjournal.ie/2016/04/05/president-higgins-to-address-engineers-ireland-annual-conference-in-kilkenny/.

• Tue

  19

  Apr

  2016

  TechFire: Can you balance the cloud security equation?

  8-10am
  

  The Gibson Hotel, Dublin

  
  

  This TechFire briefing will draw on the experience of Mark Graham, ICT Director at Beaumont Hospital where a high-profile virtualisation project has been running since 2003. Mark and his team have faced the many challenges of balancing the security of personal medical data with the fluidity and elasticity delivered in the cloud.

  Come to this briefing also to gain the insight of Brian Honan, security expert and co-author of the book The Cloud Security Rules. Brian is an advisor to the European Commission on security topics and a frequent speaker at international data security conferences. Experts from VMware and Trend Micro will bring delegates up to speed with current best practice.

  With a focus on the evolving data centre, hybrid environments and mobility, this event will outline the best ways to balance the needs of secure data while getting the best from cloud.

  For more information visit www.techfire.ie.

• Thu

  21

  Apr

  2016

  Northern Ireland, cut through the cloud clutter

  12-2pm
  

  W5, Belfast, Northern Ireland

  
  

  Bemused and confused by the cloud?

  Aimed at Northern Ireland CIO, head of IT, IT/business owners, this Auxilion two-hour lunch and learn session is designed to cut through the clutter. It will show how UK and Ireland companies are transforming their business through real-life examples of cloud best practice.

  Auxilion is Microsoft Global Award winning cloud transformation and support company. Named Cloud OS (Azure) Partner of the Year Ireland, it provides cloud consultancy, implementation and 24×7 support services to corporate and public sector based out of Belfast, Sheffield, Dublin and London.

  Register at: http://www.auxilion.com/azurenorth
  Further details: enda.higgins@auxilion.com
  +353 (0)87 790 1052

• Sun

  24

  Apr

  2016

  Preparing for Industry 4.0: Solutions for enforcing compliance, safeguarding quality and reducing costs

  9.30am – 2pm
  Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown Dublin 15
  

  Seabrook Technology Group is bringing its Preparing for Industry 4.0 roadshow to Ireland for the first time on 25 April. The company has had significant success with the forum in both Indiana and Boston in the US and in Mirandola in Italy, and is now bringing the highly informative seminar to Dublin.

  The forum is specifically targeted at companies in the life sciences sector and in particular medical device manufacturers. Seabrook’s Global Chief Operating Officer, John Dzelme, will be joined by Siemens product lifecycle management’s business development consultants Dave McDermaid and Ian Walls.

  Attendees will be given a detailed overview of both product lifecycle management (PLM) and manufacturing execution systems (MES) and how these advanced technologies will help manufacturers to succeed in Industry 4.0.

  Case studies will also be presented on the considerable benefits experienced by companies that have adopted the systems. Brian Dilleen, continuous improvement manager with Zimmer Biomet will discuss how they have used MES to achieve operational excellence.

  For more information on the event, or to secure your place, see http://www.seabrookglobal.com/preparing-for-industry-4-0/

• Sun

  24

  Apr

  2016

  IT Professionals Day

  10.30am – 2pm
  

  ICS, 87-89 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

  
  

  The Irish Computer Society is proud to celebrate IT Professionals Day, a dedicated day to mark the role and contribution that IT Professionals make in advancing business and society.

  Speaking at this event will be André Richier, Principal Administrator at the European Commission in Brussels as well as industry speakers and an award ceremony of Honorary Fellowships for the Irish Computer Society.

  On this day you will have the opportunity to network with other IT Professionals, exchange ideas and celebrate the wide range and diverse roles that form today’s profession.

  For more information click here.

• Mon

  25

  Apr

  2016

  CompTIA – Ireland Regional Tour – Dublin

  
  

  O’Callaghan Alexander Hotel Dublin

  
  

  CompTIA is the world’s largest IT trade association, committed to bringing the IT Channel together to discuss key challenges, issues and ultimately help progress the industry. We’re visiting Dublin to show you how CompTIA can help your business grow.

  Agenda:

  12.00 – 12.30: Coffee and registration
  12.30 – 13.00: Welcome – CompTIA & Audience Introductions
  12.30 – 13.30: Lunch
  13.30 – 13.45: How CompTIA Resources can Help your Business Grow
  13.45 – 14.15: Subject Matter Expert Speaker
  14.15 – 14.45 Group Discussion
  14.45 – 15.30: Coffee Wrap Up and Closing

  For more informaiton and to register visit https://www.comptia.org/events/view/ireland-regional-tour—dublin.

• Tue

  26

  Apr

  2016

  CompTIA – Ireland Regional Tour – Cork

  
  

  Clarion Hotel Cork

  
  

  CompTIA is visiting Cork to bring the IT channel community together to discuss issues and challenges and share knowledge to ultimately help businesses to grow

  Agenda:

  8.00 – 9.00: Breakfast
  9.00 – 9.30: Welcome – CompTIA & Audience Introductions
  9.30– 09.45: How CompTIA Resources can Help your Business Grow
  09.45 – 10.15: Subject Matter Expert Speaker
  10.15 – 10.30: Short break
  10.30 – 11.00: Group Discussion
  11.00 – 11.15: Coffee Wrap Up and Closing

  For more information and to register visit https://www.comptia.org/events/view/ireland-regional-tour—cork.

• Wed

  27

  Apr

  2016

  The National Industry 4.0 Summit

  
  

  Mullingar Park Hotel Conference Centre

  
  

  The National Industry 4.0 Summit, hosted this year by Mullingar Chamber of Commerce, takes place on 28 April with Martin Shanahan CEO IDA Ireland as keynote speaker.

  The wave of development being generated by Industry 4.0 in Europe and beyond makes this a must attend event for any company in the manufacturing or supply chain sectors. Providing valuable insights into Industry 4.0 practices and techniques, this event is supported by IDA and Enterprise Ireland.

  Delegates will hear from large manufacturing organisations such as Johnson & Johnson and Keenan Systems about their Smart Factory experience.

  Standards organisations and providers such as Ericsson, Siemens, IBM, Rockwell Automation and Hanley Controls will be reviewing the issues to be considered as Companies embrace Industry 4.0 principles.

  This is also an excellent chance for manufacturing CEOs and CTOs to upskill and network with Thought leaders, IT and software solution providers.

  Register online at http://www.industry4summit.com/register/

• Wed

  27

  Apr

  2016

  Tech Week Showcase

  10am – 5pm
  

  RDS, Dublin

  
  

  The day will feature the finals of three competitions for students – F1 in Schools, Scratch and Bizworld’s Bizfactor.

  There will also be talks, presentations and workshops by national and international figures. Plus exhibitions and other events.

  So come along and meet the people who are making – and who will make – Ireland’s high-tech future.

  For more information click here.

• Wed

  27

  Apr

  2016

  Anatomy of a CryptoWall Attack

  1pm
  

  Online

  
  

  With more and more Irish businesses falling victim to attacks, ransomware has jumped to the top of the news agenda. First Cryptolocker took businesses by surprise, and just when the worst seemed to be over, Cryptowall reared its head. With such attacks becoming increasingly common, and businesses finding their data increasingly under threat, the question has to be asked: Has information security reached a dead end?

  In this webinar security experts from Datapac and Sophos will discuss:

  • Developments in the ransomware threat landscape
  • The typical stages of a CryptoWall attack
  • Ransomware protection, prevention and mitigation strategies

  For more information visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5788571752727091969

• Wed

  04

  May

  2016

  Preparing for an Oracle audit or purchase

  9-11am
  

  The Clarence Hotel, Dublin

  
  

  If your organisation has a significant investment in Oracle technology, be it Database, Middleware or one of their enterprise application then you will get value from this presentation.

  For more information click here.

• Sun

  08

  May

  2016

  Scaling Up Genomics with Spark

  6pm
  

  Bank of Ireland, 1 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2

  
  

  This meeting of the Hadoop User Group is a Data Science v Big Data Stack themed night with Apache Spark taking a leading role alongside great data analytics in a must do event for all Big Data practitioners and enthusiasts alike.

  Agenda:

  Scaling Up Genomics with Spark by Sean Owen, director of data science, Cloudera
  It’s amazing that our genome so completely and uniquely encodes each of us with a simple 4-protein code, like a file. More amazingly, we’re so similar that we can build a reference map of human genomes and reason about commonalities. Genomics has taken off in the last two decades driven largely by advances in computing; the work of mapping the genome is incredibly data and compute intensive. This talk will briefly introduce the problem of genomics and existing home-grown efforts to bring ‘Big Data’ technology to solve it. It will compare these with the separate rise of technologies like Apache Hadoop and Spark, and how these ideas are helping genomics scale up even further..

  Understanding Your Customers Using Public Data by Michael Crawford, founder, Applied AI
  A data science use case! We were involved in a project to model the quality of a large life insurer’s customer base and wanted to see if socio-economic factors were a useful predictor. Experian provide this type of information but it was prohibitively expensive to use for our purposes (200k+ customers). We took a look at the Irish census data and reckoned we could have a crack at doing what Experian do ourselves. We also thought that it would be a fun and we’d probably learn new stuff along the way.

  For more information visit http://www.meetup.com/hadoop-user-group-ireland/events/230464912/.

• Mon

  09

  May

  2016

  Thu

  12

  May

  2016

  Avaya Technology Forum

  
  

  Double Tree by Hilton, Burlington Road, Dublin

  
  

  Avaya’s main European customer event, The Avaya Technology Forum will take place in Dublin from 10^–13 May.

  The theme of the event is smart cities. As well as showcasing real-life applications of smart healthcare, smart government and smart banking, the event provides a chance to experience Avaya SDN Fx Fabric Networking architecture – the first in the industry to deliver ‘connect anything, anywhere’ simplicity.

• Tue

  10

  May

  2016

  EURECA ICT Sustainability and Cloud Public Sector Conference

  
  

  Chartered Accountants House, Pearse St, Dublin 2

  
  

  The public sector is moving to ever more digitisation and e-services to reduce costs under even tighter budgetary constraints. Amid growing concerns of increased energy consumption and the sustainability of IT and data centre facilities, over the past few years, many EU governments have started to push for more consolidation of public sector ICT services under various cloud initiatives. In December 2015, the Irish Government published an Advice Note: Considering Cloud Services in support of the Public Service ICT strategy.

  This event brings together experts to share experiences and discuss various aspects relating to cloud consolidation and sustainability of data centre products and services. The event is organised under the EURECA project, which is an EU Commission H2020-funded initiative designed to provide tailored solutions to help identify the cost saving opportunities whilst signposting the environmental impact of procurement choices.

  The event is suitable for public sector procurement officers, policy makers, ICT managers and practitioners, who will be able to share experiences and learn more about the support they can get from the EU EURECA project.

  Speakers
  – Supporting Sustainable ICT Procurement in Public Sector: The EU EURECA Project -Dr Rabih Bashroush, UEL – EURECA Coordinator
  – Developing Public Sector ICT Strategies that promote efficiency, sustainability and better customer service – Barry Lowry, CIO, Irish Government
  – EU Commission Funded Initiatives Olav Luyckx, EASME, EU Commission
  – Sustainable Computing Tim Willoughby, CTO, Local Government Management Agency – Tim Willoughby
  – The European Code of Conduct, EN50600 and the data centre standards landscape – Mark Acton, Critical Services Director, CBRE
  – Plenary session: Cloud Adoption in the Public Sector – Moderator: Rabih Bashroush

  The event is free to attend and registration is on a first come, first served basis at http://eureca-project.eu/workshop/the-4th-eureca-workshop.

• Tue

  10

  May

  2016

  Roundtable Session: Overcoming Top Challenges for Sales Leaders

  
  

  Microsoft, Sandyford, Dublin

  
  

  ProStrategy and Microsoft are holding a sales focused Roundtable on May 11th in Dublin. The session will involve discussions on the top challenges faced by sales leaders & approaches how to overcome them.

  Paddy Foster, sales excellence lead EPG Microsoft Ireland, will be in attendance to bring us through his experiences and how he overcomes common sales problems.

  For more information visit http://www.prostrategy.ie/roundtable-session-overcoming-top-challenges-for-sales-leaders/

• Tue

  10

  May

  2016

  Why Auditing is a Must Have Element in Your Security Strategy

  09:00 – 13:00
  

  Alexander Hotel, 41-47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2.

  
  

  Lack of visibility into who’s making changes to critical IT systems or who has access to what, creates blind spots within your IT environment. System auditing allows you to see how often changes are made, which users are making suspicious changes, what those changes are, which systems are affected, and more. 

  From Active Directory and Group Policy, to Exchange, SharePoint, SQL, VMware and File Servers Netwrix has a comprehensive range of change reporting and alerting capabilities. Change auditing is critical to maintaining a secure IT infrastructure. Knowing exactly who made what change, when and where, is something auditors look for during security and compliance audits. It also makes for good IT management practice. Netwrix Auditor 8.0 now supports Office 365, EMC and NetApp auditing.

  Registration will start at 09.00 with tea/coffee facilities available. Light refreshments and lunch will also be provided.

   

  For further information and to register please visit this link.

• Wed

  11

  May

  2016

  Secure Computing Forum

  09:00
  

  The Round Room, The Mansion House, Dublin 2

  
  

  The fourth annual Secure Computing Forum is a unique event aimed at fostering dialogue among key security players.

  It will review and anticipate the multiple security threats facing Irish business, providing strategic advice on the way ahead to combat cyber crime.

  The event will feature leading speakers on cyber security issues.

  This year we will discuss how damage to your reputation and brand value as a result of a cyber security breach can have devastating implications in how your organisation is perceived. The dramatic scope of recent high profile breaches proves that organisations of any size and type can be targeted by cyber criminals.

  Leading industry experts will examine these and other topical issues:

  • IS YOUR BRAND & REPUTATION SECURE?
    • A cyber security breach can have devastating implications on your brand
  • DAMAGE LIMITATION
    • A guide to being better prepared to respond to attacks on reputation
  • DATA PROTECTION REGULATION EXPLAINED
    • Strict new EU data protection rules will oblige companies in breach to pay 4% of their global turnover in fines!
  • FIGHTING BACK
    • Fight back with the right mix of technologies processes, and people skills in place

  For more details see: 

  www.securecomputingforum.ie

• Wed

  11

  May

  2016

  Tech Excellence Awards

  7pm
  

  Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin

  
  

  Whether you are bringing your team, inviting customers, industry partners, special guests, coming along to soak up the atmosphere, or all of the above, the Tech Excellence Awards gala dinner is where to be – celebrating the very best in the business of information technology.

  For more information click here.

• Sun

  15

  May

  2016

  Mon

  16

  May

  2016

  IIA: Business of Software Conference Europe

  
  

  Powerscourt Hotel, County Wicklow

  
  

  The IIA have teamed up with the organisers of the Business of Software Conference Europe, which takes place for the first time in Ireland, to offer 5 Members two night’s accommodation at the 5 Star, Powerscourt Hotel. (We also have a limited number of one night stays with a discount for IIA Members). 

  Widely viewed as one of the best events in the world for people that care about building software products people love, and companies people love working for.

  BoS only delivers in depth talks from people with diverse experiences and opinions. It covers everything from product management, making lean and agile work, scaling company culture, sales, marketing, exiting a business, the future of machine learning and AI. It’s an event where the people who come are often as smart as the speakers, with an intimate audience which means you actually get to speak to everyone. BoS has a reputation for fostering an open, honest, environment for smart people to learn from each other and do business together.

  For more information click here.

• Mon

  16

  May

  2016

  Comsys Arista & VMware NSX Masterclass

  9am – 12.30pm
  

  Arista Offices 2 Georges Dock, IFSC, Dublin 1

  
  

  Comsys technical masterclasses are a new approach to group problem solving and peer to peer discussion, focusing on solutions from a technical point of view.

  The idea is that you get together for a structured technical workshop to discuss the challenges you face in various technology areas, facilitated by a recognised expert in the subject.

  This technical masterclass is on the topic of Arista Networks and their partnership with VMware, primarily around their integration NSX

   

  This Masterclass takes a detailed look into Arista Networks, VMware NSX and the various features & benefits this deep integration provides. 

   

  Guest speakers on the day will include: Comsys in-house VMware expert Vincent McHugh and Arista expert Chris Russell.

   

  To register visit https://form.jotformeu.com/61083109516350.

• Tue

  17

  May

  2016

  Load Testing and Performance – Dublin Meetup

  
  

  Cafe En Seine Dawson Street Dublin 2

  
  

  Website interaction is an increasingly important element of all our lives. Whether it is retail, business to business, health or interaction with government services, we all depend on websites and applications delivering – quickly and consistently.

  However, traditional testing tools don’t go far enough. They give over simple results – often based on highly complex set up. They will tell you if your site is up and what the response times are but they don’t tell you what the user experience is. Do all of the functions work? What happens when loads vary without warning? How does the test actually compare to real user interactions and real browser usage (as opposed to simulated)?

  JAR has created a suite of solutions, led by JAR:Load, to deliver the first new-generation load and testing capability that overcomes all of the problems faced by previous generation offerings.

  Join us for an evening of presentations, Q&A and networking. Our event is free to attend and will include refreshments.

  Test Triangle and JAR Technologies jointly organizing this meetup event.

  For more information visit http://www.meetup.com/Dublin-Load-Testing-and-Performance-Meetup-Event/events/230114266/.

• Wed

  18

  May

  2016

  Virtual Expos

  4-8pm
  

  Online

  
  

  The inaugural Virtual Expos event specialises in connecting candidates and employers in the IT and computing sectors.

  Online recruitment fairs have been embraced by tech-savvy companies around the world. Finding the right staff is crucial to all companies, but recruitment can be a time-consuming and costly process. Virtual Expos allows companies and recruitment firms to meet high-calibre potential employees from around the country, or indeed the globe, without needing to leave the office. This offers a cost-effective, efficient and streamlined recruitment process.

  The online recruitment format has significant benefits for candidates too, particularly for those based outside Dublin, Galway and Cork. Attendees can connect online with recruiters from top organisations and explore an array of open career opportunities. By connecting directly with companies, candidates have the opportunity to chat with recruiters, share their experience, knowledge and qualifications and apply for job vacancies. With no cost to attendees and the ability to access the jobs fair wherever they are, Virtual Expos Ireland offers an easy and effective way for graduates and skilled professionals in the IT Sector to interact with employers and recruiters.

  Full details at  www.virtualexpos.ie

   

• Thu

  19

  May

  2016

  Sat

  21

  May

  2016

  InsurTech Bootcamp

  
  

  NDRC

  
  

  Early stage investor NDRC and Aviva Insurance have partnered up to host Ireland’s first ever InsurTech Bootcamp in May this year.

  The weekend-long event will explore ways to digitise the insurance industry, to enhance the customer experience, and to achieve efficiencies that will result in lower premiums.

  Fraud; the internet of things; health, wealth and privacy are among the themes the startup teams will be exploring throughout the weekend. Participants will be supported by NDRC Venture leaders and Aviva insurance experts.

  To find out more visit www.ndrc.ie.

   

• Thu

  19

  May

  2016

  User Experience for Business

  
  

  Wood Quay, Dublin

  
  

  Led by Graphic Mint’s founders Séamus Byrne and Julian Becerra, the event will bring together business professionals and UX experts for a day of insights into the value of UX design with real-world case studies; principles and practical application of user- centred design. 

  Valuable ‘how-to’ sessions will cover the creation of useful and meaningful products and services, techniques to map and improve user experiences, journey mapping best practice techniques and styles, solving usability issues and low-fidelity (lo-fi) sketching methods.

  Further information and booking details available at Graphic Mint Academy (www.graphicmint.com/academy) or call 01 478 8444

   

• Mon

  23

  May

  2016

  Riverbed & Arrow: Go fast in Ireland

  12-4.30pm
  

  Arrow Ireland, 5 The Mall, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18

  
  

  Join Arrow for an afternoon of updates and learnings of how Riverbed Technology can revolutionise your business and profit margin.

  The team from Riverbed and Arrow will be covering:

  Riverbed commercial – Overview
  Why Riverbed Technology is a perfect fit with the modern day data centre. Where the focus market, target sector and key accounts for 2016/17 reside. Why Riverbed is a great fit for your business and your customers How you can make an additional margin contribution to your business How Riverbed can support you and your go to market

  Riverbed product overview – Technical
  The technical and USP positioning of the following Riverbed technologies: SteelHead, SteelFusion, SteelCentral, SteelConnect

  For more information visit http://www.arrowecs.ie.

• Tue

  24

  May

  2016

  DealBroker

  8.30am – 2.30pm
  

  Vertigo, County Hall, Cork

  
  

  DealBroker is an initiative involving 10 or more early stage tech companies presenting their product offering to MNCs and large indigenous companies. DealBroker is not just for start-ups, we also invite scaling tech companies who may be a bit beyond the startup phase and want to engage with the global tech community.

  All applicants should be a member of it@cork or will need to join as part of the application process, as this is a member-only event.

  The deadline for submissions is 8 April with successful applicants notified by 15 April.

  Sales presentation coaching will then be held prior to the event.

  Start-ups can download an application form here. MNCs interested in attenting should e-mail admin@itcork.ie.

• Tue

  24

  May

  2016

  TechConnect Live

  
  

  RDS, Dublin 4

  
  

  The TechConnect Live is gathering of more than 3,000 attendees featuring over 200 keynote speakers, 200 start ups, 400 international and Irish investors, 1,000 of the world’s leading technology companies and industries spread over 20 conferences in one day.

  For more information click here.

• Wed

  25

  May

  2016

  Cork Intel/Softtest Meet-up

  09:30 – 13:00
  

  Citygate, Intel Security Mahon, Cork

  
  

  Automation Tools, Frameworks, Changing Role of QA, Testing Strategies etc. and provides networking opportunities for locally based companies.

  Breakfast and light lunch will be served, courtesy of Intel

• Wed

  25

  May

  2016

  Thu

  26

  May

  2016

  Future Health Summit

  
  

  Citywest Convention Centre

  
  

  Ireland’s premier health and wellbeing event, the Future Health Summit will put the full range of health issues facing society under the microscope with over 160 speakers, two days of workshops for patients, over 100 exhibitors and is expected to attract over 2,000 delegates with innovators and global leaders attending from across the globe. 

  Formerly known as the National Healthcare Conference, the event is returning for its 10th year and the organisers, Investnet, have secured a line up of global thought leaders including Dr Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health – one of USA’s largest health systems; Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers; Dr Sandrine Thuret, head of the Neurogenesis and Mental Health Laboratory at King’s College London; and Richard Corbridge, HSE CIO and Tech Excellence Awards person of the year.

  Further information and booking details available at www.futurehealthsummit.com.

• Thu

  26

  May

  2016

  Annual Conference of the Business Analysts Association of Ireland

  9am – 5pm
  

  Irish Computer Society, 87-89 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

  
  

  The Annual Conference of the Business Analysts Association of Ireland will take place on Friday 27 May next at the headquarters of the Irish Computer Society in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

  At a time when the role of the business analyst is growing in importance, the 2016 Annual Conference will provide the opportunity for Ireland’s business analyst community to explore and share the challenges of their profession.

  For more information click here.

• Mon

  30

  May

  2016

  Comsys Network Security Masterclass

  9.30am – 12.30pm
  

  Redwood Suite, Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin 4

  
  

  IT consultancy firm Comsys, in partnership with Palo Alto Networks, is running a technical masterclass on network security.

  What sets this masterclass apart, is it’s not just a presentation, attendees will do an ultimate test drive as you will have the opportunity to test out a Palo Alto solution first hand with login access given on the day. Please note this requires attendees to provide their own laptops.

  In this free half-day technical workshop you will configure security policies that will ultimately restore visibility and control over the applications, users and content traversing your network, along with being advised the best way to protect your environment from these increasingly common threats.

  This event will be run by Dan Griffin (PCNSE) a Security Professional with 20 years’ industry experience, 15 in the security sector, he will be guiding you through Palo Alto Networks’ Next Generation Security Platform and how to mitigate Next Generation Threats.

  To attend, please register through the link : http://comsys.ie/masterclass-network-security-palo-alto-network

• Tue

  07

  Jun

  2016

  Digital DNA 2016

  
  

  St George’s Market, Belfast

  
  

  Digital DNA 2016 will welcome dozens of speakers from some of the world’s biggest companies to Northern Ireland with the aim of inspiring over 1,000 local and international business delegates to embrace cutting-edge technology and digital solutions.

  Digital experts from organisations like Manchester City Football Club, Atlas, Tableau and ChangeCorp will deliver keynotes alongside 16 workshops, panel discussions and fireside chats covering five core themes of marketing, data, security, fintech and innovation.

• Tue

  07

  Jun

  2016

  Envisage Cloud: Envisage This 3

  3.45 – 5.45
  

  Vavasour Suite, Aviva Stadium, Dublin 4

  
  

  Envisage Cloud is hosting ‘envisage this – real-time interaction between the field and the office’ on 8 June.

  This event will demonstrate how the Fieldmotion solution (intregrated with Sage 200 Project Accounting) helps service organisations automate their field service processes using this smart technology in a paperless environment. Aimed at those with responsibility for operations, finance or management, this event will demonstrate how cloud-based technology makes service organisations efficient and professional resulting in remarkable differences to the bottom line.

  Attendees will learn how automating jobs and job scheduling will benefit the entire organisation with enhanced communications, reduced paperwork, improved cash flow, improved customer relations plus lots more.

  To register visit www.envisagecloud.com/envisagethis3

• Tue

  07

  Jun

  2016

  Envisage Cloud: Envisage This 2

  2 – 3.45
  

  Vavasour Suite, Aviva Stadium, Dublin 4

  
  

  Envisage Cloud is hosting ‘envisage this – more automation, better information on projects, profitability and purchasing’ on 8 June.

  Envisage Cloud will showcase its Sage 200 solution to overcome the challenges of managing projects effectively. Attendees will learn more about how they can better control project costs and budgets. Aimed at those with responsibility for projects, project managers, financial controllers or purchasing managers, this event will demonstrate how organisations can utilize the technology to get better control over their projects and their purchases.

  To register visit www.envisagecloud.com/envisagethis2

• Mon

  13

  Jun

  2016

  VMware hyper-converged infrastructure webinar

  2.30-3.30
  

  Online

  
  

  Join Asystec and VMware to learn how VMware Hyper-converged software reduces the cost of infrastructure and makes it radically simple to manage storage infrastructure in the next generation data centre. You will hear about technical benefits, business outcomes, use cases and what’s new with 6.2 including duplication, compression and much more.

  Everyone that attends the webinar will be entered into a draw for The Beats Pill by Dre.

  Register at https://vmware.webex.com/vmware/onstage/g.php?MTID=ebe37d5d7439075adb3362b5c868689d7

• Tue

  14

  Jun

  2016

  itSMF: Keeping your IT service management practice afloat in the face of major organisational change

  9-11am
  

  ICS, 87-89 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

  
  

  This talk will examine the challenges involved in running an ITSM operation through this level of merger and acquisition activity. What are the impacts of factors like: organisational change, cultural change, scale of operation, risk appetite, central Vs federated control and differing regulatory models on the way we need to manage and  deliver IT services – not to mention the pure drama of dealing with the people issues that arise through integration and separation activities.

  For more information visit https://ics.ie/events/itsmf-event-keeping-your-it-service-management-practice-afloat-in-the-face-of-major-organisational-change-1110

   

• Wed

  15

  Jun

  2016

  EMC RapidFire 2016

  
  

  Printworks Room, Morrison Hotel, Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1

  
  

  Is your data centre ready for agile, next generation business requirements? Let us fast track your understanding of the latest EMC Federation solutions for IT Transformation, with these easy-to-digest 20-minute RapidFire sessions.

  This half-day event is a great opportunity to hear our specialist presenters showcase EMC technology and discuss the business benefits for your organisation.

  During the breaks you will have ample opportunity to network with peers and EMC content specialists.

  To ensure your place, register at http://emc.418group.com/email/2016/3310/3310-emc-rapidfire-event-invite-dublin.html

• Wed

  15

  Jun

  2016

  Application Modernisation Seminar

  9am-12pm
  

  Microsoft Head Office, Sandyford

  
  

  In most companies it’s not uncommon to find a 10 to 20-year-old legacy system which has been upgraded, re-patched and upgraded again, sitting at the very heart of customer, employee or business transactions. Legacy systems are a constant challenge to IT departments and keeping them running smoothly can be a time consuming, labour intensive process.

  This breakfast briefing will look at the challenges of application modernisation.

  To register and for a full agenda visit http://www.storm.ie/insights/application-modernization-roundtable

• Wed

  15

  Jun

  2016

  SoftTest Ireland and ISA Software Skillnet presents Iain Bright

  12:30
  

  Clayton Hotel Belfast, 22 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HS  

  
  

  Iain Bright has been testing for 15 years. He started in a UAT team in the financial sector before moving to Ireland. Since then he has worked on a variety of projects in different sectors both as a System and User Acceptance Tester and is currently a Test Lead at Renaissance Reinsurance in Dublin. Overtime, his approach to testing has evolved to be based on two fundamentals: problem solving and aiming to provide a high quality service to his customers. This allows him to be flexible, listen to his customers’ requirements and provide the best testing solution to the challenge at hand.

  Presentation description:
   
  Psychology – the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.

  Question – a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information
   
  A key skill in testing is asking questions. As testers, we should be asking questions about the requirements/design/system at every opportunity we can: Who will be using it? Where? What happens if…? How does it work? How should it work? Why…?

  These are all good questions, but the focus of them is to get information about the product being tested. Maybe we should be asking other questions? Not about the product, but about ourselves and of our peers and colleagues. And not to just elicit information either, but also elicit a desired response or behavioural change.

  As testers, we sometimes find ourselves trying to deal with difficult situations and/or people. The natural response is try and find a solution to the problem or overcome the objections. Instead, maybe we should be asking more questions to challenge the problem faced until an agreement is reached?

  What questions should we be asking of ourselves, peers and colleagues, and how?

  Tickets are available here.

• Fri

  17

  Jun

  2016

  Launchd

  
  

  RDS, Dublin

  
  

  Ireland’s largest innovator and evolving tech event. Four summits with 60 speakers. 700 projects presenting and 60 start-ups.

  Launch’d is part of Ireland’s largest technology summit and was created to drive and support the next evolution technology innovations. This is an entrepreneurial initiative by CoderDojo Coolest Projects and its focus is twofold, firstly to create a path for CoderDojo Coolest Project participants to launch their projects.

  Secondly to support the wider start-up community in Europe with an event that brings together, community, customers, thought leaders and mentors to help them scale their business. Launch’d brings together global leaders, founders and innovation thought leaders to deliver insights and skills to all participants and attendees.

  http://launchd.io

• Fri

  17

  Jun

  2016

  Coder Dojo Coolest Projects Awards

  9.30am – 6pm
  

  RDS Main Hall, Dublin

  
  

  Robotic dog feeding apps, auto journalists and mobile phones that don’t require a network will be among the inventions revealed by 800 young innovators at CoderDojo Coolest Projects Awards 2016.

  Over 10,000 people are expected at the RDS on Saturday June 18 as young innovators from Ireland and across Europe take part in Ireland’s largest technology and innovation event featuring gadgets, robots, blogs, games and sites designed by young coders aged from 7-17.

  Tickets at coolestprojects.org

• Mon

  20

  Jun

  2016

  Comsys & EMC: Opex is the new Capex

  6-8pm
  

  Brooks Hotel 59-62 Drury St, Dublin 2

  
  

  Companies are finding it difficult to keep abreast of technology developments, and it is for this reason that CFO’s are moving towards opex spending.

  By including technology into the opex spend of a company it can provide certain benefits.

  These benefits are outlined in an article written by Comsys and EMC which will appear in the June  2016 edition of ACCA Accountancy & Business Magazine http://comsys.ie/opex-new-capex-article

  This topic will be discussed in greater detail at the evening briefing by a recognised expert on the subject.

• Tue

  21

  Jun

  2016

  EU Data Protection Reform – What are the Implications for Business?

  
  

  Online

  
  

  Join Espion and their cloud partner Skyhigh Networks as they examine the EU Data Protection Reforms and explore how the new regulations will effect business.

  On 14th April 2016 The European Parliament gave final approval to the enactment of the new EU Data Protection legislation. This follows four years of deliberation and debate on these regulations. The reforms will replace the 1995 Data Protection directive that was devised before Internet use became widespread.

  In this webinar, Data Protection experts break these regulations down into plain English.
  Asking the question: What do the regulations mean for business?

  What’s Covered?
  1. Background to the GDPR
  2. What the GDPR will mean for Regulatory compliance – how the new regulations will affect the application of Data Protection considerations across Europe
  3. How local regulation will be subject to a higher scrutiny
  4. What the GDPR means for the individual privacy rights of EU citizens
  5. What the GDPR means for companies who process personal data of EU users – what are the initial areas to focus on?

  Who Should Attend?
  The scope of these reforms is very wide ranging and applies to any company that processes the data of EU citizens.

  This Webinar is relevant to – and will benefit – all those involved in the processing, storage and management of personal information.

  The Speakers
  – Gavin D’Alton, Senior Manager Information Governance, Espion
  – Nigel Hawthorn, EMEA Marketing Director, Skyhigh Networks

  Register now to ensure you receive the recording: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8030613401892995330

• Wed

  22

  Jun

  2016

  Sat

  25

  Jun

  2016

  Robert Boyle Summer School

  
  

  Lismore, Co Waterford

  
  

  The general public will join scientists, academics, historians, philosophers and performers in Lismore, Co. Waterford shortly for the fifth Annual Robert Boyle Summer School which runs from June 23 onwards. This year’s event explores ‘Science and Irish Identity’ and will probe why scientific achievements are less celebrated.

  The 2016 School is booking now on Eventbrite and www.robertboyle.ie

• Tue

  28

  Jun

  2016

  Wed

  29

  Jun

  2016

  12 Months On: eHealth Ireland Ecosystem

  
  

  Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin

  
  

  The fifth official meeting of the eHealth Ireland Ecosystem on 29 June at the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin 4.

  For more information visit https://ics.ie/events/12-months-on-ehealth-ireland-ecosystem-1146

• Tue

  28

  Jun

  2016

  Hyperconvergence for Every Sized Business – Transform your IT Strategy

  8am
  

  Residence Members Club at 41 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

  
  

  This breakfast briefing will be attended by a diverse range of IT professionals and C-level executives. Attendees will be the first in Ireland to learn about Nutanix Xpress, a brand new platform designed to bring the power of the Nutanix enterprise cloud to Irish enterprises at a price point they can afford.

  Matt Northam, systems engineer, Nutanix, and David Turner, Distribution Sales Manager WEMEA, Nutanix, will discuss strategies and best practices for making the shift to hyperconverged infrastructure.

  Tthose wishing to attend can register their attendance at http://bit.ly/28xkBiw.

   

• Thu

  30

  Jun

  2016

  Into the Blue: Innovating for our Marine Future

  
  

  NUI Galway

  
  

  The theme of this year’s annual Our Ocean Wealth conference is Into the Blue – Innovating for our Marine Future and key speakers include Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, head of the Irish Defence Forces, European Commission DG Research Head of Marine Resources Sigi Gruber, Gerald Fleming of Met Eireann, Craig McLean, US National Ocean & Atmospheric Administration and Linda Rosborough of Marine Scotland.

  The Our Ocean Wealth conference will bring international and national industry leaders, policy makers, researchers and maritime entrepreneurs together to discuss marine innovation, marine spatial planning, healthy ocean ecosystems and sustainability.

  The new Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Micheal Creed will give his first formal address on the marine economy at the conference. Delegates will also hear from innovative Irish companies such as OpenHydro Group Ltd, which has just installed its second tidal turbine off the north west coast of France due to connect to the grid this summer, in what will be a world first for the tidal energy industry.

  For more information visit http://www.ouroceanwealth.ie

• Mon

  04

  Jul

  2016

  VT Networks IoT training day

  
  

  Red Cow Hotel, Dublin

  
  

  Irish tech start-up VT Networks is offering businesses a free technical training day to allow companies to accelerate their Internet of Things (IoT) development.  The training day will include VT’s global partners, Sigfox, EBV Elektronik, Atmel and OnSemi, global players in the technology space.

  The event will include tutorials and a free development kit to allow businesses to develop IoT business products for customers.

  Attendance is free but registration is required by e-mail to info@vtnetworks.ie.

• Wed

  06

  Jul

  2016

  Iasa World Conference

  
  

  ICS Building, Ballsbridge

  
  

  This year’s Iasa World Conference is coming to Dublin. It’s a great opportunity for like-minded IT architects to discuss the challenges of the industry in a global context.

  The theme for this year’s conference is The Art and Science of Digital Architecture. We want our audience and our speakers to focus on the future and the great potential IT architects have. Where does digital architecture stand now? What has to change? Where can we lead it? What kind of opportunities for innovation exist?

  There will be plenty of interesting talking points at this year’s conference. The conference goals this year are:
  • To provide IT architects with radical new ideas on how to survive and thrive in a world of digital disruption
  • To provide attendees with practical experiments they can try out in their day jobs, irrespective of their current role and responsibilities.

  Whether it’s reinventing design processes for enterprise architectures, increasing automation, or improving the use of analytics, the future of digital architecture is about innovation and how to use it to drive the discipline forward.

  Speakers at this year’s event will include John Zachman, Creator of the Zachman framework; Tom Graves, Independent Consultant in Business Transformation; Paddy Benson, CTO, EMEA; Alan Molloy, AIB; and Barry Lowry, Government CIO

  For more information visit https://www.iasa.ie/conference/.

• Wed

  06

  Jul

  2016

  Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it time for a new paradigm?

  3-5pm
  Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
  

  The ADAPT Centre for Digital Content Technology will host a public lecture by Dr Jyn Schultze-Melling (Facebook’s director for privacy policy in Europe) and Dr TJ McIntyre (lecturer in Law at UCD and chairman of Digital Rights Ireland) entitled Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it Time for a New Paradigm?

  Dr Jyn Schultze-Melling will present and explain Facebook’s report A New Paradigm for Personal Data. This is the final report from Facebook’s roundtable series about how to create a positive and sustainable future for personal data – for the benefit of individuals, organisations and societies. It reflects the thoughts of 175 experts across 21 roundtables in 11 cities. It concludes that a sustainable personal data environment is one in which users can feel confident, and in which the value exchange is fair, so that the benefits of data are maximised while the harms are minimised.

  TJ will respond to the report, setting out a civil liberties perspective on the gathering and use of personal data and critically examining the assumptions underlying arguments for data sharing with his talk Why Online Privacy is not Dead – Yet.

  For more information visit http://adaptcentre.ie/ethics-privacy

• Tue

  19

  Jul

  2016

  Learn Inbound

  
  

  The Academy, 57 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1

  
  

  Network with some of the brightest minds in inbound marketing and learn about the latest tools, tactics and strategies in content marketing, SEO and more.

  Join Brian Dean (founder of Backlinko), Joanna Lord (CMO at ClassPass) and Larry Kim (founder of WordStream) for an evening to fuel your passion for growth. From tactics and tools to campaigns and case studies, these talks will provide actionable information to help make you more efficient and more effective in your role.

  For more information visit https://learninbound.com

• Wed

  10

  Aug

  2016

  Workshop: Get your business online in a day

  
  

  Superpixel Labs, Galway

  
  

  You’ve got the business idea, the ambition, and the energy. You don’t have the website (or a pile of cash). How do you get your business online?

  You come to the Get Your Business Online in a Day workshop in Galway this August. You’ll walk in in the morning with only your laptop, and walk out in the afternoon with a website that will start working for your business that very day – no tech skills required.

  Here’s how it will work: The first part of the day will be taken by Teri Morris of the acclaimed Website in an Hour. By lunch, you’ll have set up your very own website with a tool called Strikingly. Make no mistake – you’ll have set it up, which means you’ll know how to manage it and make changes when necessary, no developers or designers required.

  After a break for lunch, digital strategist Niamh Lynch takes over. She’ll show you how to effectively and painlessly incorporate things like blogging, social media, and SEO into your online strategy. She’ll discuss how to best maintain and update your website and look at how to get it immediately working towards your business goals. By the end of this session, you’ll know what to put on your website and why.

  After a much-needed coffee break, Teri and Niamh will come together to round everything off, answering questions and providing advice.

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/get-your-business-online-in-a-day-galway-tickets-26225820134?aff=es2

• Thu

  25

  Aug

  2016

  ISA Postgraduate diploma in user experience application deadline

  
  
  

  Software Skillnet and IADT with the Irish Software Association, have launched a new Postgraduate Programme in UX (User Experience) Design.

  The programme, which is available at grant aided rates, aims to address the demand for specialist UXD skills in the software and technology sectors.

  Working with the Irish Software Association’s working group on UX skills, IADT have developed an applied, part-time programme which is ideally suited to busy working professionals.

  Last few places available for the programme commencing Autumn 2016.

  For further information contact mark.ruane@isa-skillnet.com or call 0818 919 820

• Mon

  29

  Aug

  2016

  Wed

  31

  Aug

  2016

  Advanced hacking: The weaponised cyber range

  
  

  Espion, Sandyford, Dublin

  
  

  Securing your environment requires more than just the theory, hands-on skills are a must. Take your Ethical Hacking skills to the next level during this 3 day Weaponised Cyber Range Exercise.

  The objectives of this course are to:

  – Gain hands-on experience with a range of advanced exploit tools
  – Learn how to run complex next-gen attack scripts from your very own Pwn Pad
  – Write and deploy attack scripts from your very own USB Rubber Ducky
  – Take your hacking skills to the next level on our unique cyber range

  Prerequisites:

  This course is an extremely technical hands-on based course. Delegates are required to have 3-5 years recent experience in managing and supporting a corporate network environment. All delegates must hold a current EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) certification.

  To register & for more information visit: https://www.espiongroup.com/training/advanced-hacking-the-weaponised-cyber-range/

• Wed

  31

  Aug

  2016

  Prepare your business for the EU General Data Protection Regulation

  3-5.30pm
  

  The Dean Hotel, 33 Harcourt Street, Dublin

  
  

  After years of discussion, the European Parliament adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on April 14, 2016. But now that the legislation is agreed, the compliance countdown begins. What does this mean for your business? Where should you start?

  The new GDPR will bring major changes to data security, particularly appoint a Data Controller, carry out risk assessments, implement data protection by design, implement appropriate systems to minimise risk, notify authorities within 72 hrs of a breach and most importantly understand where all the subjects person data resides and protect accordingly.

  The potential risks to organisations for non-compliance include fines of up to 4% of Global Turnover or €20M.

  While it will take time for the EU GDPR to come into full effect, organisations need to start preparing now as they will need to be fully compliant by May 2018.

  Join Zinopy and a panel of experts at The Dean Hotel in Dublin followed by evening drinks, BBQ and networking on the Terrace.

  You will gain essential insights into the main provisions of the Regulation, practical guidance to help organisations start to prepare for the EU GDPR and what they can do on the ground to improve data governance, reduce the risk of data loss and lower compliance costs.

  Highlights:

  • What you need to know about EU GDPR
  • Key changes and impact for Irish organisations
  • Why is the GDPR important?
  • Key legal implications of the GDPR
  • Managing a data breach – Prevention, detection and mitigation of a data breach
  • Practical tips and recommended steps to protect your data assets
  • What you need to know about the Network Information Systems (NIS) Directive

  Hear from the experts how the new rules will affect a variety of industry sectors where large quantities of personal data are processed, including financial services, government, retail, digital media and technology, pharmaceutical and health care, and more.

  The event is FREE to attend but registration is requiredat http://www.zinopy.ie/events/eu-gdpr-briefing/

• Sun

  04

  Sep

  2016

  Thu

  08

  Sep

  2016

  (ISC)² Certified Information Systems Training

  
  

  Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

  
  

  The CISSP certification is the ideal credential for those with proven deep technical and managerial competence, skills, experience, and credibility to design, engineer, implement, and manage their overall information security programme to protect organisations from growing sophisticated attacks.

  Backed by (ISC)² the CISSP was the first credential in the field of information security to meet the stringent requirements of ISO/IEC Standard 17024. Not only is the CISSP an objective measure of excellence, but also a globally recognised standard of achievement.

  More details on this programme can be found at https://cycubix.com/cissp/

• Sun

  04

  Sep

  2016

  Thu

  08

  Sep

  2016

  Certified Lead SCADA Security Professional course

  
  

  Espion, Sandyford, Dublin 18

  
  

  This five-day intensive course enables participants to develop the necessary expertise to plan, design, and implement an effective program to protect SCADA systems. Participants will be able to understand common Industrial Control System (ICS) threats, vulnerabilities, and risks related to ICS systems and how they can be managed. This training focuses on a mix of knowledge and skills related to SCADA/ICS security.

  The course has been designed by industry experts with in-depth experience in SCADA and Industrial Control Systems Security. Unlike other certifications, this course focuses specifically on the knowledge and skills needed by a professional looking to advice on, or manage risks related to SCADA environments and systems. Given the high profile nature, and the significant impacts associated with such environments, a holistic professional approach to security is needed and that is exactly what this course is designed to provide.

  In addition to presenting the theoretical knowledge needed by a SCADA Security Professional, a comprehensive methodology for the implementation is presented. Thus, at the end of this course, participants will gain knowledge on how to effectively implement a security program for SCADA/ICS systems.

  Whats included in the course fees:
  – Certification and exam fees
  – Student manual containing over 450 pages of information and practical examples will be distributed to participants
  – A participation certificate of 31 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits will be issued to participants

  The objectives of the course are to:
  – Explain the purpose and risks to SCADA Systems, Distributed Control Systems and Programmable Logic Controllers.
  – Understand the risks faced by these environments and the appropriate approaches to manage such risks.
  – Develop the expertise to support a pro-active SCADA security program including policies and vulnerability management.
  – Define and design network architecture incorporating defence in depth security controls for SCADA.
  – Explain the relationship between management, operational and technical control in a SCADA security program.
  – Improve the ability to design resilient high availability SCADA systems.

  To register visit: https://www.espiongroup.com/training/certified-lead-scada-security-professional

• Mon

  05

  Sep

  2016

  Good grief!: Death, existenz, and the virtues of a post-digital era

  6pm
  

  Trinity Long Room Hub, Neill Theatre Trinity College, Dublin

  
  

  Recent research shows that while some people grieve and memorialise death online, some young people abandon social media in favour of ‘real life’ for the sake of shared grieving. Prof Charles Ess will review recent research, beginning with new forms of digitally-mediated healing and comfort, and demonstrate how these findings signal and index broader developments.

  Charles Ess is Professor of Media Studies in the Department of Media & Communication at the University of Oslo, Norway. He works at the intersections of philosophy, computing, applied ethics, comparative philosophy, and media studies, with specific focus on research ethics, Digital Religion, and virtue ethics in media and communication, specifically social robots.

  Register online at charlesess_adapt.eventbrite.ie

  Organised by the Ethics & Privacy Working Group of the Adapt Centre, in conjunction with the Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD School of Law, TCD School of Religions, Peace Studies and Theology, TCD Library and DCU Institute of Ethics.

• Wed

  07

  Sep

  2016

  itSMF How do you deliver consistent quality of IT Services to your customers over 150 Countries?

  9-11am
  

  ICS, 87-89 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

  
  

  ESP is a world class global IT solutions business with headquarters in the UK, supported by regional service delivery hubs in Hong Kong, Trinidad, Singapore, Colombia and Guam.

  They provide flexible 24/7 service desk, onsite and field services in over 150 countries worldwide and are a respected market leader with an enviable and loyal customer base of global, national and local businesses

  As ESP has grown and their markets expand, the challenge thrown down to them has been to consistently deliver a quality service across a dynamically changing customer base, which by its nature has meant extending their services across multiple countries.

  Through a combination of ESP staff and a network of like minded partner companies, they need to deliver the same service to their customers whether its being delivered in the UK, Mexico, Laos or Guatemala. The customer experience, touch points and controls need to be consistent and they need to be able to ensure the same quality of service.

  So the gauntlet that was thrown down five years ago was how to achieve this, whilst also facing the fact that the company was growing at a rate of 20% per year and constantly evolving its service offerings.

  The answers to the ‘how’ will hopefully be answered during the presentation, but a combination of best practice, investment in great toolsets and people, continuous reviewing and improving plus a large amount of hard work and commitment from the team has meant they have been able to rise to the challenge.

  For more information visit https://ics.ie/events/itsmf-event-how-do-you-deliver-consistent-quality-of-it-services-to-your-customers-over-150-countries-1142

• Fri

  09

  Sep

  2016

  StreetPass Donegal

  1-5pm
  

  The Exchange, Castle Ave, Ardaravan, Buncrana, Co. Donegal

  
  

  This event will be the first meetup for Nintendo 3DS owners in the North West.

  For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/events/252901741736389/.

• Sun

  11

  Sep

  2016

  Thu

  15

  Sep

  2016

  Espion: C|EH v9 Course

  
  

  Espion, Sandyford, Dublin 18

  
  

  To beat a hacker, you need to think like one. This is exactly what this course teaches attendees. Certified Ethical Hacking (C|EH) training provides a comprehensive ethical hacking and network security-training program so that you can think like a hacker and thus defend your organisation from the threat of hackers.

  Why do the C|EH v9 Course and get the Certification:

  • The most advanced ethical hacking course in the world that covers cutting edge of hacking technology
  • Global recognition as a certified member of a globally recognised institution
  • Attain the skills of a professional ethical hacker/penetration tester
  • Deals with real life scenarios and threats by real life experts in the field
  • Get your hands dirty with actual hands-on labs
  • Play with hacking tools that are used by the real attackers. C|EH attendees are provided with over 24 GB of underground hacking and security tools that are not included with any other training course in the world.

  The certification

  C|EH v9 prepares attendees for the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Exam, which is included in the course fee and is sat by attendees on the final afternoon of the course. The Ethical Hacking Certification verifies the holder is a skilled professional who understands and knows how to look for the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems. As well as authorising the ethical use of the same knowledge, tools and tactics used by malicious hackers. The Ethical Hacking Certification is also, one of the most globally recognisable and respected information security qualifications.

  For more information, please visit the EC Council’s website.

  Prerequisites

  The EC Council’s CEH is a technically challenging and fast paced course.

  Delegates are required to have 3-5 years recent experience in managing and support a corporate network environment. Delegates must have comprehensive TCP/IP skills. Those delegate wishing to attempt the CEH exam on the final day of the course must be willing to undertake a considerable amount of evening and pre-course study. The EC Council’s CEH is a technically challenging and fast paced course.

  Delegates are required to have 3-5 years recent experience in managing and support a corporate network environment. Delegates must have comprehensive TCP/IP skills. Those delegate wishing to attempt the CEH exam on the final day of the course must be willing to undertake a considerable amount of evening and pre-course study.

  Limited Double Offer – Book this course for September or October (Dublin/London/Birmingham) and receive a 10% Discount and a FREE PwnPad worth $750. T&C’s apply, see website for more details.

  For more information visit https://www.espiongroup.com/training/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh-v9/

• Mon

  12

  Sep

  2016

  Espion: Adopting a multi-layered approach to ransomware defence

  
  

  Conrad Hotel, Dublin 2

  
  

  In this seminar Espion and cloud partner Zscaler will provide practical advice on how organisations should be developing and executing a multi-layered defensive strategy to protect their business against the rising threat of ransomware.

  A ransomware infection can be devastating to an organization and recovery can be a difficult, extensive process without expert advice. An overwhelming amount of businesses have fallen victim in recent months, facing loss of sensitive information, disruption to regular operations, financial losses as well as often irreversible reputational damage.

   Espion advises organisations to take a multi-layered approach to their defensive strategy; from raising security awareness across their organization to leveraging the cloud to apply extensive overarching system defences – a one stop shop solution is not sufficient.

  Overview:
  – The evolution of ransomware – how it has evolved, the current threat landscape and why organizations need to act now
  – How organisations fall victim – the most common infection methods examined
  – What a ransomware attack looks like – including real life examples
  – Ten steps to take immediately following a suspected incident
  – A multi-layered approach – how to prevent incidents through a multi-layered defence
  – The people factor – implementing security awareness across your entire organisation

  The seminar will be followed by a panel Q&A session.

  Speakers:
  – Chris Hodson M.Inst.ISP, director of information security EMEA, Zscaler
  – Conor Gavin, lead consultant, Espion – a BSI Professional Services Company

  This is a free event so places are limited. Register at https://www.espiongroup.com/events/adopting-a-multi-layered-approach-to-ransomware-defence/

• Mon

  12

  Sep

  2016

  Protect your business, defend your data!

  8.45am – 10.15am
  National Opera House, High St, Wexford
  

  Experts from Datapac and Datto will outline and analyse the threats facing modern Irish organisations, and provide advice on the top strategies to effectively protect, manage and recover data in line with industry best practice.

  Recent research carried out by Datapac, in association with TechPro, found that over 90% of SMBs have lost business data at one point or another. Whether it’s due to sophisticated cyber-attack or simple human error, the loss of sensitive information and unplanned downtime will represent a significant business risk for Irish organisations in 2016.

  Seminar attendees will learn to identify and know the true causes of data loss, and how to calculate the real cost of downtime for their business. Specialists in data backup and recovery will also present a live demonstration of a disaster recovery procedure, highlighting how best to recover compromised data.

  Finally, attendees will learn to develop comprehensive strategies to protect their businesses should disaster strike.

  For more information and to register your attendance visit http://bit.ly/2bLrt8p.

• Mon

  12

  Sep

  2016

  Breakfast briefing: Start your cloud journey

  8-10.15
  

  IAA, 11-12 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2

  
  

  One of the key benefits of cloud computing is the opportunity to replace up-front capital infrastructure expenses with low variable costs that scale as a business grows. By leveraging the Cloud, businesses no longer need to plan for and procure servers and other IT infrastructure weeks or months in advance. Instead, they can instantly spin up hundreds or thousands of servers in minutes and deliver results faster.

  Join us for a FREE event all about the Enterprise Journey with AWS and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes.

  Talks
  * AWS – Toby Knight, Manager, Solutions Architecture at AWS (EMEA), will give a talk summarizing the key steps of the lifecycle with AWS as an enterprise.
  * Sungard AS – Brian Finnegan, Principal Solutions Architect. Sungard AS share their top tips of adopting AWS on an Enterprise scale. Brian will be speaking about Account management, Hybrid IT, Recovery and Security.
  A continental breakfast will be served.

  Why attend?
  * Discover real-life examples of how your business can maximise the benefits of AWS cloud including scalability, cost optimisation, security and recovery.
  * Hear leading customer use cases involving AWS and Sungard AS
  * Field questions to AWS business and technical experts.

  Agenda
  8.00am – Continental Breakfast & Networking
  8.10am – AWS UGN – Welcome, Jason O’Conaill
  8.15am – Toby Knight, Manager Solutions Architects, AWS
  8.45am – Brian Finnegan, Principal Solutions Architect, Sungard AS
  9.10am – Q&A, Networking, Ask an Architect
  This event is brought to you by the AWS | UGN (User Group Network)

  Audience
  This event is suitable for companies just getting started with the cloud with questions around scalability, cost optimisation, security and recovery.

  Venue & Parking
  Venue is the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA.ie) Conference Centre, 11-12 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2.
  Parking nearby on Fleet Street.
  Spaces are limited and so tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

  To register visit http://events.awsugn.com

  If you require multiple bookings, please contact jason.oconaill@gmail.com

   

• Mon

  12

  Sep

  2016

  Start-ups, are you ready to grow?

  6.30 – 8.30pm
  

  Dogpatch Labs, CHQ Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 

  
  

  Interxion and Digital Planet have partnered with Dogpatch Labs to host an information session on data management and future IT infrastructure needs for Irish start-ups.

  The panel will lead information sharing discussions on topics including; is the internet still good enough for start-ups; pitfalls new companies and organisations can avoid when it comes to IT infrastructure growth and data management trends involving start-ups.

  Speakers on the night include:
  •    Jelle Frank van der Zwet, Interxion director of business development & marketing, cloud segment
  •    Joe Brady, chief technology officer, Digital Planet
  •    Start-up founder Johnny Parkes, Customer Minds

  For more information and to register click here. Registration closes 16 September as places are limited.

• Tue

  13

  Sep

  2016

  ISIN/DCU Seminar – How universities can help your business

  08:00 – 10:30
  

  IBEC, 84-86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2

  
  

  Innovation is a tough business. There are no instant ‘fixes’. This seminar will suggest some practical steps on how DCU can help improve the odds of successfully bringing new technologies to market.

  In this seminar hear about:

  •  The generous funding covering 50-80% of the cost of R&D projects
  •  The latest research and technologies relevant to software companies
  •  The broad range of expertise in DCU that you can access
  •  Case studies of companies who have collaborated with DCU to develop new products and services

  The seminar will appeal to CTOs, CIOs, Data Scientists/Analysts, Chief Innovation Officers, Digital Content Managers and the broader ICT/Business Community.

  Click here to register

• Thu

  15

  Sep

  2016

  Sat

  17

  Sep

  2016

  Hacking Medicine

  
  

  DCU Alpha, Glasnevin

  
  

  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is bringing its Hacking Medicine event to Ireland for the first time, and Healthcare professionals, patient organisations, biopharma industry talent and technology enthusiasts of all levels are being called upon to take part. The event theme is ‘Improving the patient experience from bench to bedside’ and will feature contributions from MIT, DCU and other key healthcare stakeholders.

  The event will form part of the Dublin 2016 International Biopharma Ambition Convention, organised by the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA), BioPharmaChem Ireland (BPCI) and the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT).

  The primary goal of the hackathon is to provide patients with better treatment outcomes as well as specific targets such as better drug logistics and waste management, more effective doctor-patient interaction and a better overall patient experience.

  The winning team will receive €3,000 with €2,000 for second place and €1,000 for third. The prize giving ceremony for the winning team will take place in the Mansion House Dublin on Wednesday 21 September at the BioPharma Ambition delegate dinner.

  Tickets for the event cost €20 per person and are available at Eventbrite along with a full schedule and running order for the three days (click here).

• Sun

  18

  Sep

  2016

  Thu

  22

  Sep

  2016

  (ISC)² Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional Training

  
  

  Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

  
  

  Application vulnerabilities affect our everyday lives. In order to make the cyber world a safer place, we must ensure web application security is a priority. Application vulnerabilities were ranked the top threat to information security professionals in the 2013 (ISC)² Global Information Security Workforce Study.

  CSSLP establishes best practices and validates an individual’s competency in addressing security issues throughout the software development lifecycle.

  More details could be found by visiting https://cycubix.com/csslp/

• Tue

  20

  Sep

  2016

  ISA Software Skillnet: Building IoT products

  8am – 1.30pm
  

  Dogpatch Labs, The CHQ Building, Dublin 1

  
  

  The seminar will explore some of the interoperability, security and architecture challenges and solutions arising from building IoT products. It will identify some of the reasons why IOT products may not live up to their promise and how to overcome these to build successful IOT products.
   
  This event is for IT professionals including Systems Architects, Developers & Testers, Data Scientists, Innovation Teams and end-user organisations.

  A range of thought leaders from USA, Portugal, UK and Ireland will explore the challenges and share knowledge and solutions for successful IOT products.

  Topics & speakers:
  IoT in the Age of Digital Transformation – Daniel Newman, CEO, Broadsuite Media Group
  Product Usability Challenges in IOT – Antonio Santos,  manager of the Atos UK & IE, Social Media Center of Analytics
  Testing the Internet of Things: Architecture, Risks and Strategy – Paul Gerrard, principal, Gerard Consulting, and managing director TestOpera
  Security & Role of Blockchain in IoT – Dinis Guarda, founder and CEO, Ztudium

  To book your place click here.

• Wed

  21

  Sep

  2016

  HotDocs: Automate to accelerate

  
  

  The Dean Hotel, 33 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2

  
  

  Codec-dss in conjunction with the global leader in document software, HotDocs are delighted to invite you to an event where you can learn about document automation and how it can benefit your organisation by reducing the time spent producing business-critical documents.

  For more information visit http://go.hotdocs.com/dublin6

• Mon

  26

  Sep

  2016

  Tue

  27

  Sep

  2016

  Continuous Delivery with Dave Farley

  
  
  

  Dave, founder and director of Continuous Delivery, is a thought-leader in the field of Continuous Delivery, DevOps and Software Development in general.

  Continuous Delivery is the ability to get changes of all types – including new features, configuration changes, bug fixes and experiments – into production, or into the hands of users, safely and quickly in a sustainable way.

  Benefits of Continuous Delivery include;

  •Low risk releases
  •Faster time to market
  •Higher quality releases
  •Lower costs
  •Better products
  •Happier team

  For more information visit http://www.isa-skillnet.com/course/198/continuous-delivery-with-dave-farley/.

• Tue

  27

  Sep

  2016

  SIP – Give yourself a global voice by making communication simple

  10am
  

  Webinar

  
  

  Let IDC and BT unlock the secrets to achieve truly successful SIP – (Session Initiation Protocol) enabled global communications.

  Businesses are rising to the challenge of market globalisation by becoming stateless – selling streamlined products and services to an increasingly integrated global economy.

  How do businesses with a global footprint simplify and optimise communications? Enterprise voice – enabled by SIP – remains a critical business service, as well as a vital stepping-stone to improving employee collaboration and creating efficient operations.

  To connect people across your organisation (regardless of region), you need to make the most of SIP. And ‘getting it right’ is essential to your organisation’s efforts to be more competitive, control costs and bring a distributed international workforce together.

  It all starts with your network. Consolidating SIP enterprise voice services with your IP data network gives you the opportunity to standardise your communications and provide connectivity that’s resilient, flexible and easier to scale to achieve the following objectives:

  – Reducing the complexity and cost of global communication
  – Extending your global reach to new markets
  – Increasing the productivity of your workforce through unified communications and collaboration

  In our webinar we’ll show you how to:
  – Use Global SIP to create a future-proof network that gives you greater control over services and
  – Reduces your costs
  – Make the most of SIP by consolidating voice across multiple sites on a global WAN
  – Avoid the common mistakes organisations make when rolling out SIP trunks globally

  Jason Andersson, Network Analyst, IDC Enterprise.
  Jason will help you understand how a global application of enterprise SIP can help you on your digital transformation journey – as well as how up-to-date voice services will benefit your business. He’ll tackle some of the infrastructure issues many IT departments struggle with, while showing you how to create the ideal strategy for SIP trunk adoption.

  Jan Riechers, BT General Manager, Global Voice Services.
  As BT’s global expert in SIP and WAN technologies, Jan will take you through BT’s network experience, international footprint and end-to-end range of services.

  Customer Case Studies
  We’ll show you how two global organisations have delivered significant cost savings and better quality service – all by bringing their worldwide communications onto a common platform. You’ll see how our customers got their networks ready for unified communications and collaboration, and how they’ve improved communications by working with a one-stop global provider with decades of experience.

  For more information visit http://info.btireland.com/SIP-enabled-global-communications-webinar.

• Wed

  28

  Sep

  2016

  @ The Planetarium

  8am – 4pm
  

  Armagh Planetarium

  
  

  Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council have joined forces with Ireland’s leading technology event, Digital DNA, to create an exclusive, cutting edge event to help local businesses and organisations to fully embrace their online potential and compete with the best.

  On 29 September the iconic Armagh Planetarium will become Northern Ireland’s biggest creative digital hub as part of a packed tech-focused programme that will drive new thinking and inspire new ideas to help advise, shape and transform new ways of working.

  For more information and to register visit http://www.digitaldna.org.uk/-the-planetarium#the-planetarium.

• Wed

  28

  Sep

  2016

  Thu

  29

  Sep

  2016

  Seminar: Search inside yourself

  
  

  Chartered Accountants House, 47-49 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

  
  

  SIY was founded by Google employee number 107 Chade-Meng Tan in 2007, initially as an in-house course, but now the course is run all year around across the world.

  The aim of the two-day seminar is to teach business management and leaders how to improve relations with their employees and reduce stress in the workplace, leading to a boost in productivity and wellbeing.

  Based on the work of Neuroscience and Mindfulness experts, the seminar promotes emotional intelligence skills in order to create positive mindsets and centred leadership.

  The training is being delivered in Ireland by Genos International. A standard ticket to attend the two days of training costs €995, with packages available for groups.

  For more information visit http://siy.deiricmccann.com/%20

• Thu

  29

  Sep

  2016

  PROBE: Research Uncovered

  6.30 – 8pm
  

  Trinity College Dublin

  
  

  This free event, hosted in partnership with Science Gallery Dublin, invites visitors to take an up-close look at the fascinating research that is shaping our world, exploring solutions to society’s biggest problems, and learning about cutting-edge thinking through debates, interactive workshops, secret screenings and much more.  

  In Trinity’s historic Front Square, visitors will be invited to contribute to live research experiments and join workshops dealing with a range of topics, from perception and intimacy to food security and global migration.

  There’ll be cooking demos, soundscapes created from sonified radio data from the sun, a crowdsourced meal made from surplus food collected on Trinity campus, and displays from innovative Irish tech companies working on digital stress-management solutions and affordable 3D-printed medical devices.

  Highlights include:
  ●    Hidden Histories: Visit Trinity’s famous Long Room and get an insight into the imagery, materials and techniques used to produce our most precious early manuscripts, such as the Book of Kells.
  ●    Sharing Station: Facilitated by community group WeShare Dublin, the sharing station is a one-stop shop where visitors can drop off something they don’t need, or take something they do need.
  ●    Changing Ireland, Changing Law: Can legal action trigger positive social change? Law professors Ivana Bacik and Mary Rogan will be joined in this debate by Máirín De Burca, David Norris, and Lydia Foy – three litigants whose cases sparked legal and social change in Ireland – as well as Rachel Power from the Public Interest Law Alliance.
  ●    How to be a badger: The perfect family-friendly event. Everyone knows what a badger looks like, right? Test your knowledge by trying out where you think their stripes go – there’ll be rewards for those who know! You’ll also have the chance to see how badgers are tracked, work out where they go, and see maps of badger movement.
  ●    Digital Footprints: Visitors will be able to analyse their digital footprint with new app BigFoot, getting a live view of how much personal information they’re leaking through social media.

• Mon

  03

  Oct

  2016

  UpStarter

  6pm
  

  Powerscourt Town Centre, Dublin 2

  
  

  UpStarter, the event designed to connect jobseekers with some of Ireland’s most innovative companies who are hiring, expects to host over 1,000 jobseekers, co-founders, start-ups and students to its fourth event.

  Big names companies including Accenture, Jobbio, Groupon and Zendesk will be looking to fill multiple roles across their different business areas. On the night they will be looking for graduates, developers, designers, marketers and students looking for internships.   

  Start-ups in attendance include Improper Butter, Recipe Guru, Groopeze, Wia, Oathello, Dynamic Res, House My Dog, UniTuition and City Swifter.

  UpStarter’s Startup Area will also provide jobseekers a unique opportunity to meet founders of numerous startups who are looking to expand their teams.

  UpStarter is also aimed at anyone in the process of setting up a new company who is looking to find a co-founder and provides a casual setting to allow like minded people to meet.

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/upstarter-october-edition-tickets-27716097594

• Tue

  04

  Oct

  2016

  Gravity: A cinematic experience in conquering the cloud

  
  

  Light House Cinema, Smithfield, Dublin 7

  
  

  Interested in hearing how your industry peers have conquered the cloud? Then join Auxilion at Gravity for a series of short stories on the big screen and learn from real examples of how corporate and enterprise organisations in Ireland have digitally transformed. An exclusive cinematic networking event.

  For more information visit http://www.auxilion.com/gravity.

• Wed

  05

  Oct

  2016

  Create a content calendar for your business blog

  
  

  BOI Workbench, Galway

  
  

  Creating a solid content calendar is key to the longevity and success of a business blog. Without a calendar, you can’t plan, can’t delegate, can’t control and can’t scale.

  This workshop is designed for the person in your company who makes the decisions regarding the company blog. You don’t have to be a blogger or writer to get the most from the session – it’s simply to help you create a tool that will be used by all the people in your organization who are involved with writing, managing or promoting the blog.

  Participants will leave the event with their own content calendar and some hands-on experience in the art of holding an enterprise editorial meeting – perfect for filling your calendar up.

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/create-a-content-calendar-for-your-business-blog-tickets-27348530190.

• Wed

  05

  Oct

  2016

  Reality and illusion in EU data transfer regulation post-Schrems

  1-2.30pm
  

  Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin

  
  

  In Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner, the Court of Justice of the European Union invalidated the EU-US Safe Harbour arrangement allowing personal data to be transferred to the US. The judgment is a landmark in the Court’s data protection case law, and illustrates the tension between the high level of legal protection for data transfers in EU law and the illusion of protection in practice.

  The judgment has undermined the logical consistency of the other legal bases for data transfer besides the Safe Harbour, and reactions to it have largely been based on formalism or data localisation measures that are unlikely to provide real protection.

  Schrems also illustrates how many legal disagreements concerning data transfers are essentially political arguments in disguise. The EU and the US have since agreed on a replacement for the Safe Harbour (the EU-US Privacy Shield), the validity of which will likely be tested in the Court. It is crucial for data transfer regulation to go beyond formalistic measures and legal fictions, in order to move regulation of data transfers in EU law from illusion to reality.

  For more information visit http://adaptcentre.ie/ethics-privacy/reality-and-illusion/.

• Thu

  06

  Oct

  2016

  Sat

  08

  Oct

  2016

  IBM Galway Hackathon

  
  

  PorterShed, Galway

  
  

  This event is ideal for developers, technologists, startups, students, researchers and post graduates.

  Refreshments will be provided, and participants who are deep into development are welcome to bring a sleeping bag and catch a nap while they work through the night.

  Sponsors include IBM, Atlantec and Cisco. For more information, or to register, visit http://porterhack.devpost.com/.

• Fri

  14

  Oct

  2016

  Sat

  22

  Oct

  2016

  Maths Week

  
  

  Nationwide

  
  

  Maths Week is an annual all-island event and the largest festival of its kind in the world with over 1 million people aending events over the first 10 years.

  World renowned and locally acclaimed mathematicians enlightened and ente€ained people of all ages in the joys of maths and numeracy through outdoor events, talks, workshops, games, puzzles, challenges and magic maths shows.

  For more information visit www.mathsweek.ie

• Fri

  14

  Oct

  2016

  Coder Girl Hack Day

  10am – 4pm
  

  CHQ Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin

  
  

  Coder Girl Hack Day is the result of Coder Dojo Girls, Coding Grace, Tog Hackerspace and University of Limerick collaborating with GitLab, Movidius, Intel and Python Software Foundation on a family friendly programme to expand the reach and strengthen the effect of introducing and encouraging girls to learn about and have fun with technology and engineering.
   
  On offer will be fun and creative workshops for girls aged 10-17 around the theme of Colour and Magic with learning sessions that include building an interacting laser cut maker creation, designing light up wearable jewelry that incorporates coding, creating a website around a personal style, and discovering how to code-like-the-kids with python.
   
  The event, taking place during EU Code Week and to celebrate International Day of the Girl, is organised to encourage parents and their daughters to explore the STEM-related activities on offer from grassroots organisations such as CoderDojo.

  Free lunch and snacks will be provided and there will be a panel featuring summer opportunities for teenage girls, including speakers from Outbox Incubator, Coolest Projects, and Teen-Turn.

  For more information visit http://www.eventbrite.ie/e/codergirlhackday-10am-4pm-tickets-27380915054

• Sat

  15

  Oct

  2016

  Wed

  19

  Oct

  2016

  NodeConfEU

  
  

  Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny

  
  

  NodeConf EU is the key Node.js event in Europe, providing a forum for the Node.js community. It takes place on an estate just outside the medieval city of Kilkenny, Ireland. Kilkenny is the neighbour of Waterford – the worlds new Node.js centre of excellence and home of nearForm.

  For more information visit http://www.nodeconf.eu/.

   

• Mon

  17

  Oct

  2016

  Grow My Business

  
  

  Croke Park, Dublin

  
  

  This Grow My Business Conference is an unmissable event which provides SMEs with invaluable and practical advice from a panel of successful entrepreneurs and marketing experts.

  The theme for this years event is ‘Turning Ideas into Income’ and our panel of experts will provide you with a strong foundation for building smart, strategic and sustainable growth well into the future.

  Speakers include: – Alison Cowzer, food entrepreneur and RTÉ Dragon’s Den investor; Gary Brown marketing expert and chairman, Target McConnells; Bernie Kinsella, entrepreneur and CEO of Worldbox.ie; Patricia Callan, director Small Firms Association.

  The SFA will also facilitate a speed networking session for attendee.

  MC for the event is Colette Fitzpatrick of TV3 and Newstalk.

  Tickets are €39. For more and to book your ticket visit www.anpost.ie/GrowMyBusiness.

• Tue

  18

  Oct

  2016

  Learn Inbound

  
  

  Olympia Theatre, Dublin

  
  

  Network with some of the brightest minds in inbound marketing and learn about the latest tools, tactics and strategies in content marketing, SEO and more.

  Join 10 leading digital marketing practitioners for a full day to fuel your passion for growth. From tactics and tools to campaigns and case studies, these talks will provide actionable information to help make you more efficient and more effective in your role and help your business to grow.

  For more information visit https://learninbound.com.

• Tue

  18

  Oct

  2016

  ISA TechBrew: Building a Product Business within a Services Company

  7-9pm
  

  Four Dame Lane, Dublin

  
  

  For leaders, investors and advisors in tech companies: founders, advisors, mentors, programme leaders, investors or anyone supporting the growth of the Irish Technology sector.

  • How to identify product opportunities within your service customer base?
  • What are the key stages in developing products within your service business?
  • What are the pitfalls to watch for?
  • Should you fund your Product with your service business revenues or seek external funding?
  • When do you separate your product and service teams?

  Hear from three speakers and open discussion covering views from CEOs, investors and more…

  Entry is free but capacity is limited. To book your place visit  http://www.software.ie/0/ISA_Techbrew

• Wed

  19

  Oct

  2016

  Fri

  21

  Oct

  2016

  Digital Biscuit

  
  

  The Odeon Cinema, Point Village, Dublin

  
  

  The annual international film and technology forum Digital Biscuit will take place in Dublin from the 2nd to the 4th of March 2016. The three-day event aims to foster innovation and collaboration in film, television and screen production.
   
  In its fourth year, Digital Biscuit will bring the most creative and innovative minds in the film and technology industry together for a festival of ideas and events. This year, it will be held at Dublin’s Odeon Point Village and the event is quickly becoming a global networking hub for the world’s leading filmmakers, technologists, creatives and the wider industry. Previous speakers have included David Yates, director of the Harry Potter series, David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, and Michel Gondry, director of Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, amongst many others.

  For the 2016 event, Digital Biscuit 2016 will place a spotlight on women innovators in film and technology, focusing on the high calibre women in the industry and providing a platform to showcase female trailblazers and their achievements. In addition, Digital Biscuit will partner with the French Embassy in Ireland for a special Spotlight on France stage, highlighting French professionals and organisations at the forefront of producing innovative digital storytelling.

  Key features of Digital Biscuit 2016 include:
  –    Three-day programme of events, all based in Dublin’s Odeon Point Village
  –    A stellar line-up of speakers and attendees drawn from the film, technology and creative industries
  –    Six stages focused on key international trends and innovations
  –    Screenings of award-winning films
  –    Inspirational talks, networking platforms, technology exhibitions and creative showcases
  –    Programme of social networking events and activities to entertain attendees throughout the event

  For more information visit www.digitalbiscuit.com.

• Wed

  19

  Oct

  2016

  UPRISE Festival

  09:30 – 18:30
  

  RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 2

  
  

  Europe’s Biggest Tech Festival ‘UPRISE’ comes to Dublin’s RDS

   

   Dublin City Council’s, Economic Development & Enterprise Office is proud to support Europe’s biggest Start-Up/Tech Festival ‘UPRISE’.

  150 crazy start-ups, 15 workshops, buskers, games, music, DJ’s, entertainment, jobs and much more, will provide the perfect environment to allow for networking and great conversation on technology and development.

  This unique festival, born in Amsterdam, puts people first and technology second, promising no public wifi for the 2,000 attendees. There will be no big guest speakers just 150 innovative young companies, practical workshops and interactive panels including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Freeland.com and SEEDrs. 

  The festival also adds Irish buskers and food stalls to a relaxed environment of CEO’s and talent, helping to make new business ideas more approachable, investable and connected. 

  An epic start-up Pitch Battle will see 6 international start-ups pit their strengths against 6 Irish based start-ups, after local heats were held in Europe and the USA in earlier this year.  To a frenzy of audience questions, answers and reactions, the audience will decide which company wins (no judging panel required!).  Dublin City Local Enterprise Office (LEO) will award a prize fund of €5,000 to the winning entrepreneur. 

  “As Chair of the Economic Development and Enterprise SPC for Dublin City Council, I am delighted to see Uprise 4 taking place in Dublin for the First time. The Start-up community is critical for the continued success of the Dublin City Economy. We are eager to support initiatives that create employment and develop a strong collaborative and sustainable enterprise eco-system for Dublin”, said Dublin City Councillor Paul McAuliffe.

  Greg Swift, Head of Enterprise and Economic Development, Dublin City Council said, “We are delighted to be supporting the UPRISE Festival 2016 here in Dublin.  The move will no doubt showcase the success of Dublin as being a hotbed of activity and support for emerging Start-Ups. The doors of the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Dublin City are always open to those thinking of starting their own business or to those already in business but in need of extra support.” 

  As founder Paul O’Connell said ‘There is no better place than Ireland to strengthen our call to show more people the raw power of talent from Europe and beyond’. 

  Tickets for the festival and programme for the day are available at http://uprisefestival.co

• Thu

  20

  Oct

  2016

  Sat

  22

  Oct

  2016

  Code for the Kingdom Global Hackathon

  
  
  

  The second Global Code for the Kingdom hackahton builds upon the success of the 2015 Global hackathon and previous regional hackathons, which have already gathered over 3300 technologists to create over 330 projects to do good.

  This largest ever global faith-inspired tech collaboration will continue to activate technologists and other creative people to give their skills and some time as their contribution to the mission field, and it will also leverage the skills and in-sights of entrepreneurs, designers, and technologists to foster an entrepreneurial culture with Christian values.

  For more information visit http://codeforthekingdom.org

• Thu

  20

  Oct

  2016

  Sat

  22

  Oct

  2016

  The Big Energy Hack

  
  

  Dogpatch Labs, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1

  
  

  Ireland’s first ever energy hackathon, The Big Energy Hack, brings great minds together for over 48 hours to disrupt, invent and innovate, with the aim of developing solutions for a low carbon future.
   
  Participants will be tasked with three energy focused challenges with cash prizes of €5,000, €3,000 and €2,000 up for grabs for the most innovative ideas. Hackers with the top ground-breaking creations and concepts will also have the opportunity to bring their ideas to the next level at ESB’s innovation hub, X_Site.
   
  The Big Energy Hack challenges will explore new ways of powering homes, transport and the electricity network. The challenges are:
  1) How can ESB empower customers to be more energy efficient in their homes?
  2) How can ESB enhance the ecar driving experience?
  3) How can ESB improve the reliability and quality of the electricity supply?
   
  The Big Energy Hack is in partnership with DCU Alpha and Dogpatch Labs. Spaces are limited so to register please log onto bigenergyhack.ie.

• Thu

  20

  Oct

  2016

  The API Economy: Turning your business into a platform

  8-9.30am
  

  Ibec, 84/86 Lwr Baggot Street, Dublin 2

  
  

  We live in an Application Program Interfaces (API) economy, a set of business models and channels based on secure access of functionality and exchange of data.

  APIs are transforming software and digital, as seen with Google’s €625 million acquisition of Apigee in September.

  This seminar will present research that offers examples of industry visions that will help CEOs and CIOs tilt the fundamentals of competition in their favour, and redefine what it means to be an industry.

  For more information click here.

• Sun

  23

  Oct

  2016

  Thu

  27

  Oct

  2016

  (ISC)² Certified Cloud Security Training

  
  

  Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

  
  

  Backed by the two leading non-profits focused on cloud and information security, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and (ISC)², the CCSP credential denotes professionals with deep-seated knowledge and competency derived from hands-on experience with information security and cloud computing. CCSPs help you achieve the highest standard for cloud security expertise and enable your organisation to benefit from the power of cloud computing while keeping sensitive data secure.

  The CCSP credential reflects deeper knowledge derived from hands-on information security and cloud computing experience. It validates practical know-how applicable to those professionals whose day-to-day responsibilities involve cloud security architecture, design, operations, and service orchestration.

  More details could be found at https://cycubix.com/ccsp/

• Sun

  23

  Oct

  2016

  National Cybercrime Awareness Day

  10:30
  

  Royal College of Physicians, Setanta House, 1 Setanta Place, Dublin 2

  
  

  The Cybercrime Awareness Day 2016 event will highlight the risks facing businesses from cyberattacks and why companies need to educate and protect themselves.

  European Cyber Security Month (ECSM), is an EU advocacy campaign that promotes cybersecurity among citizens and advocates for change in the perception of cyber-threats by promoting data and information security, education, sharing of good practices. This event will be the only Irish ECSM accredited event to take place during the month, hosted by Magnet Business.

  Among the keynote speakers will be Minister of State at the Department of An Taoiseach, Regina Doherty TD, the newly appointed head of the Garda Cybercrime Unit, Detective Superintendent Michael Gubbins, and renowned author and Guardian journalist Luke Harding, author of “The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man” and Guardian Journalist, who has just finished work on Oliver Stone’s film Snowden.

  Registration is required.

• Mon

  24

  Oct

  2016

  Intelligent Systems: ADAPTing to the Machine Learning Revolution

  
  Croke Park Conference Centre
  

  Digital content technologies are changing the rules of the game in the global business world. Increasingly intelligent systems are becoming essential to success. The ADAPT Centre’s Intelligent Systems showcase will explore how digital technologies have been successfully implemented and feature expert discussions on the latest innovations including Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence, highlighting how they have been adapted in innovative ways to handle many real-world complex problems.

  Visitors will have the opportunity to interact with a range of demonstrations that span the spectrum of new, intelligent technologies from machine learning to sentiment analysis, augmented reality to digital media systems and much more.

  For more information visit https://adaptshowcase.eventbrite.ie.

• Tue

  25

  Oct

  2016

  Arista Cloud Builder Technical Forum

  9.30-4pm
  Arista Offices , Geroges Dock, IFSC
  

  Gartner Data Centre Networking Leader, Arista Networks, are hosting their Cloud Builders Technical Forum on October.

  This forum will cover a range of technical topics, provide practical demonstrations as well as a introduction to a number of new topics including :
  • Arista’s Ethernet Virtual Private Networks (EVPN) solutions for open and scalable Layer 2 and 3 multi-tenant cloud networking to the Data Center
  • Getting to the root cause fast! – using Arista Latency ANalyZer (LANZ) to rapidly identify congestion and improve application performance
  • How new developments in Arista EOS Telemetry and CloudVision Analytics will deliver detailed, correlated, real time and historical visibility of your data center network.

  Agenda:

  09:30 – 09:40 Welcome and Introduction
  09:40 – 10:10 Arista Technology Update
  10:10 – 11:10 Deploying VXLAN based Ethernet VPNs (EVPN)
  11:10 – 11:25 Break
  11:25 – 11:35 Video Challenge
  11:35 – 12:30 Adding insight with Arista Network Telemetry and Latency ANalyZer (LANZ)
  12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
  13:30 – 15:00 CloudVision Reporting, Analytics & Visualisation
  15:00 – 15:15 Break
  15:15 – 15:45 Arista and Docker
  15:45 – 16:00 Close

  In order to attend please register here : http://events.arista.com/cloudbuilderdublin16q4

• Tue

  25

  Oct

  2016

  Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – Dublin

  
  

  Hibernia House, Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18

  
  

  Evros delivers a wide portfolio of virtual desktop technologies and solutions incorporating managed services, and cloud offerings. Based on this experience we would like to present a vendor independent view of the available technologies and delivery methods for virtual desktop and what business benefits these bring.

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/evros-dublin-would-like-to-invite-you-to-a-breakfast-briefing-on-vdi-tickets-28138064709

• Tue

  25

  Oct

  2016

  #WSL16 – The Server 16 Event

  10.30-4.45
  

  The Marker Hotel, Dublin

  
  

  Join a panel of experts from around Europe to learn about what Microsoft has given us in Windows Server 2016, the newest release of Microsoft server operating system.

  Agenda
  Expert speakers will present two tracks of sessions, spanning on-premises solutions using Windows Server and Microsoft Azure Stack, and Hybrid solutions with Microsoft Azure.

  Keynote
  10:30-11:15 AidanFinn, and others
  Windows Server 2016 is a part of a bigger story. This keynote will tell you the whole tale. Understand why Windows Server 2016 is different, how it fits into the cloud, and why you need to learn more about Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure, productivity, collaboration, and security solutions.

  11:30-12:30 Failover Clustering – Increase Service Uptime
  Didier Van Hoye, MVP
  The most important thing an IT pro does is keep services running. Failover Clustering makes this possible, and Windows Server 2016 features a lot of improvements that will make your life less stressful. Azure Networking – Secure Virtual Machine Networking
  Aidan Finn, MVP
  Deploying virtual machines in Azure is pretty easy, but did you consider how you would design network connectivity and security? This session will show you how you can use the built-in features of Azure to connect users & networks, and to secure your virtual machine deployments.

  12:30-13:15
  Lunch

  13:15-14:15 Storage Spaces – Software Defined Storage & Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
  Carsten Rachfahl, MVP
  You an reduce the cost of storage, boost performance, and get rid of your SAN, all by using commodity disks in normal rack servers. Learn how to do all this … and hyper-converged infrastructure without breaking the bank! Containers – Rapid & Virtualised Application Deployment
  Rik Hepworth, MVP
  Containers on Windows Server, Hyper-V, Azure, managed by Docker? Want to know what that means, how to speed up service deployment, and minimize your resource usage? Then attend this session!

  14:20-15:20 Hyper-V – Foundation of the Public & Private Cloud
  Aidan Finn, MVP
  Learn how Microsoft has improved Hyper-V using your feedback and lessons (and code) from Microsoft Azure, giving you a better hypervisor and the basis of Microsoft’s cloud. Azure Resource Manager – Rapid & Consistent Hybrid Cloud Deployments
  Gareth Grimshaw
  Azure Resource Manager lets you work with resources for a solution in a group. Azure Resource Manager deployments are rapid & repeatable, with features allowing for management post deployment. This session will demonstrate these features in Azure and locally in Azure Stack.

  15:20-15:45
  Break

  15:45-16:45 Azure Stack – Cloud on Your Terms
  Damian Flynn, MVP
  Would you like to run your own Azure? Not just something that looks like Azure, but is Azure? Azure Stack is coming in 2017, and it will give customers the ability to run Azure in their own racks, and have a consistent experience in public and private clouds. OMS – Monitoring Services Anywhere from the Cloud
  Kevin Greene, MVP
  Azure Resource Manager lets you work with resources for a solution in a group. Azure Resource Manager deployments are rapid & repeatable, with features allowing for management post deployment. This session will demonstrate these features in Azure and locally in Azure Stack.

  For more information visit http://learn.mwh.ie/learn/wsl16

• Wed

  26

  Oct

  2016

  Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – Cork

  
  

  Hayfield Manor Hotel, Perrott Avenue, College Road, Cork City

  
  

  Evros delivers a wide portfolio of virtual desktop technologies and solutions incorporating managed services, and cloud offerings. Based on this experience we would like to present a vendor independent view of the available technologies and delivery methods for virtual desktop and what business benefits these bring.

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/evros-cork-would-like-to-invite-you-to-a-breakfast-briefing-on-vdi-tickets-28138088781.

• Wed

  26

  Oct

  2016

  How Tomorrow Moves – Embracing Mobile and Cloud Event

  
  

  Codec-dss head office, Hyde House, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2

  
  

  The nature of work is changing. Collaborative environments, a mobile workforce, and the possibility of smarter spaces. Organisations must harness new technology – ultra fast Wi-Fi, the Internet of Things, Skype for Business and mobile UC – to move your business, and the people in it, faster than ever before.

  Codec-dss for a two-hour morning briefing which we are hosting in conjunction with partners Microsoft, HP, Aruba Networks and Plantronics.

  For more information visit http://info.codecdss.ie/how-tomorrow-moves-event-embracing-mobile-and-cloud.

• Wed

  26

  Oct

  2016

  Ireland’s Internet Day 2016

  
  

  The Round Room, The Mansion House, Dublin 2

  
  

  Unlocking the digital opportunity is a key theme at this year’s Ireland’s Internet Day, of which Bobby and Bernie are a part of. Hosted by the IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the half-day SME event will take place in the Round Room at the Mansion House on Thursday, 27 October to coincide with International Internet Day.

  This year’s event brings together a host of Irish and international entrepreneurs and digital innovators to cover topics including the e-commerce opportunity, transforming the customer experience using digital tools, and how to tap into the increasingly lucrative digital marketplace. It will also address the barriers keeping SMEs offline, such as time, cost, skills and broadband.

  Keynote addresses will be delivered by Emma Sinclair MBE (at 29, Emma was the youngest ever person to float a company on the London Stock Exchange); Allister Frost (former head of digital marketing strategy at Microsoft); Jorij Abraham (director of research and advice at Ecommerce Europe); and Sïmon Saneback (award-winning Swedish entrepreneur).

  Other contributors on the day include Avoca, The Organic Supermarket, Brandtone, Laundr.ie, WorldBOX.ie, Bizimply, Samm.ie and UK and Irish dog-sitting app, BorrowMyDoggy.

  For more information visit www.internetday.ie.

• Thu

  27

  Oct

  2016

  Meet the leaders in disaster recovery and hybrid SAN technology

  
  IBM Executive Briefing Centre Building 6, IBM Technology Campus Damastown Industrial Park, Mulhuddart Dublin 15
  

  Savenet, Zerto and Tegile Systems invite you to meet with us at the IBM Technology Campus for an exclusive event showcasing the latest technology for Disaster Recovery and hybrid SAN storage.

  During this meeting you’ll learn how Tegile’s high-performance flash storage arrays & Zerto’s disaster recovery and business continuity solutions provide improved efficiencies and protection within your IT infrastructure.

  Combining Tegile’s affordable, feature-rich Flash and hybrid arrays with Zerto’s hypervisor-based replication enables clients to achieve accelerated performance and consistent, virtual-aware application protection.

  All guests to this event will also get a guided tour of IBM’s state of the art hot site facilities – ideal for customers looking to have the capability of using a fully serviced site in the event of their building being unavailable, due to a disaster. IBM’s DR facility can accommodate teams of any size, from groups of five to entire call centres of hundreds!

  Savenet customers will showcase how they have achieved massive benefits with application performance using Tegile and achieved zero data loss in their DR environment using Zerto.

  Get a taste for how these multi award-winning best-of-breed solutions can help you:

  – Optimise storage for virtualisation, file services and database applications
  – Achieve powerful BC/DR for mission-critical applications: failover, failback and DR testing – all from a single point of management
  – Achieve high capacity and high speed storage at a low cost

  If these questions sound familiar, this event is for you.

  Does your virtualised data centre have high SLAs for disaster recovery?
  Do you manage a diverse infrastructure that includes VMWare, AWS, or Hyper-V?
  Do you need to easily migrate production workloads?

  If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then be sure to register for our upcoming workshop. You’ll learn more about Zerto Virtual Replication (ZVR), the industry’s leading hypervisor-based replication solution for VMware environments that provides:

  – End-to-end disaster recovery for your virtual IT infrastructure
  – The power to meet or beat the toughest SLAs with RTOs of seconds and RPOs of minutes
  – Hardware-agnostic software that replicates to any infrastructure target; no need for matching arrays

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/meet-the-leaders-in-disaster-recovery-and-hybrid-san-technology-tickets-27045051477

• Thu

  27

  Oct

  2016

  Fri

  28

  Oct

  2016

  Cork Climathon

  
  

  Environmental Research Institute, UCC, Cork

  
  

  As part of the global Climathon movement, a 24-hour hackathon-style event will take place in Cork on 28 October to come up with practical solutions to climate change challenges within the agri-food sector.

  For more information on registering for this event please see www.climathon.climate-kic.org/Cork

• Tue

  01

  Nov

  2016

  Fri

  04

  Nov

  2016

  Certified Information Security Manager

  
  

  BSI Espion

  
  

  This is a three-day bootcamp designed for experienced infosec professionals. The CISM certification is a globally recognised and ground breaking credential earned by nearly 21,400 professionals since its inception in 2002.

  The management-focused CISM is the internationally accepted standard for individuals who develop, build and manage enterprise information security programmes.

  The certification promotes international practices and provides executive management with the assurance that those with the designation have the necessary experience and knowledge to provide effective security management and consulting services.

  the course covers the five domain areas as set out by ISACA:
  – Information security governance
  – Risk management
  – Information security programme management
  – Information security management
  – Response management

  For more Information visit https://www.espiongroup.com/training/cism-certified-information-security-manager/

• Mon

  07

  Nov

  2016

  Fri

  11

  Nov

  2016

  (ISC)² Official Systems Security Certified Practitioner Training

  
  

  Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

  
  

  The SSCP certification is the ideal credential for those with proven technical skills and practical security knowledge in hands-on operational IT roles. It provides industry-leading confirmation of a practitioner’s ability to implement, monitor and administer IT infrastructure in accordance with information security policies and procedures that ensure data confidentiality, integrity and availability.

  The SSCP indicates a practitioner’s technical ability to tackle the operational demands and responsibilities of security practitioners, including authentication, security testing, intrusion detection/prevention, incident response and recovery, attacks and countermeasures, cryptography, malicious code countermeasures, and more.

  More details could be found by visiting https://cycubix.com/sscp/

• Tue

  08

  Nov

  2016

  Get Started 2016

  2-6pm
  

  The Helix, DCU

  
  

  Get Started 2016 is a free mini-conference on starting your own enterprise, whether a social enterprise or otherwise. Get Started 2016 will feature presentations and panel discussions covering the whole business start-up spectrum.

  To register visit http://getstarted.marketinglab.ie/registration/.

• Thu

  10

  Nov

  2016

  Fri

  11

  Nov

  2016

  UX Ireland

  
  

  Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Dublin

  
  

  UX Ireland is a two-day conference for UX, User Research and UI design communities in Ireland.

  Catch Keynote Speakers Jon Kolko of Blackboard, Brenda Laurel of Neogaian Interactive and a host of global designers providing insights into their fields.

  For more information visit http://uxireland.net/

• Thu

  10

  Nov

  2016

  Supercharge your Cloud

  8.30 – 12.30
  

  The Conrad Hotel, Dublin

  
  

  This briefing will be presented by Island Networks in partnership with Cisco, Pure Storage, Citrix and Red Hat.

  Hear from the global cloud technology leaders on how you can supercharge your cloud by implementing an agile IT infrastructure in your business and improve productivity while also lowering capital costs.

  You will also hear about a real customer case study and how they have supercharged their cloud using the technology solutions presented. An expert speaker from William Fry Solicitors will discuss the new European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) – the most significant change in data privacy law in 20 years – and its implications for companies in Ireland.

  Attendance is free of charge and booking is required.

  To register visit http://www.islandnetworks.com/news-events/supercharge-cloud-event-registration/

• Thu

  10

  Nov

  2016

  Sat

  12

  Nov

  2016

  National Digital Week

  
  

  Ludgate Hub, Skibereen

  
  

  As many as 1,600 entrepreneurs, digital marketers and technology enthusiasts are expected to attend the second National Digital Week at the Ludgate Hub in Skibereen on 10-12 November.

  National Digital Week is the only event of its kind in a non-urban area in Ireland, catering for anyone with an interest in the future of digital technology.

  For more information or to register for tickets visit http://www.digitalweek.ie.

• Tue

  15

  Nov

  2016

  InfoSec 2016

  
  

  RDS, Dublin

  
  

  The first annual cybersecurity conference, InfoSec 2016, is set to address the main areas of IT security threat and the security implications for businesses in Ireland.

  The conference is sponsored by technology expert, eir Business, a Cisco Gold Partner. As well as the opportunity to listen to specialists in the field, InfoSec 2016 will provide delegates with a chance to learn about the latest research, tools and technologies to reduce risk and protect against security breaches in organisations.

  Security experts and responders will address topics including: With the Rise of the Robots, what do Irish companies need to guard against when buying new automated services, sales and manufacturing systems? What are the security implications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in smart business systems?

  Furthermore, in specific relation to Ransomware, with 23 per cent of Irish firms saying they have been hit, what’s next? The Internet of Things is now in businesses, smart cities and homes – what can vendors, retailers and distributors do to prevent mass attacks? Also, what do state bodies and public sector organisations need to do next in relation to attacks on public sector bodies?

  Confirmed speakers include at InfoSec 2016 include:

  • Journalist Sarah Harrison, WikiLeaks
  • Detective Inspector Michael Gubbins, Computer Crime Investigations Unit, Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation
  • Conor Flynn, Information Security Assurance Services (ISAS)
  • UCD Centre of Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Investigation representative
  • Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro
  • James Kavanagh, Snapchat Superstar

  InfoSec 2016 is an Independent News and Media event, please log onto www.independent.ie/infosec2016 for further information and tickets.

   

• Tue

  15

  Nov

  2016

  Web Copy That Works

  
  

  The PorterShed, Galway

  
  

  Writing effective copy for the Web is a skill.

  You’ve got less time, less space, and less forgiving readers. You’ve got to catch their attention, keep it, and compel them to take the next step – and your best weapon is your copy.

  You’ve got to catch their attention, keep it, and compel them to take the next step – and your best weapons are your words. Use it in website copy, e-mails, marketing material, social media, blogging, and newsletters.

  For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/web-copy-that-works-tickets-28008912411

• Thu

  17

  Nov

  2016

  Sun

  20

  Nov

  2016

  Global Startup Gathering 2016

  
  

  Cork

  
  

  More than 150 start-ups and 1,000 visitors will gather in Cork for the Global Startup Gathering 2016, sponsored by Bank of Ireland.

  From 17-20 November there will be discussions, workshops, networking opportunities and mentoring, to promote entrepreneurship and showcase Ireland’s start-up sector to a global audience.

  The initiative has attracted hundreds of international and national business people and entrepreneurs, pairing them with investors, policy makers, startup promoters, educators and representatives from international business.

  For more information visit www.startupgathering.ie.

• Fri

  18

  Nov

  2016

  Sun

  20

  Nov

  2016

  Dub Web Fest

  
  

  FilmBase, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

  
  

  Dub Web Fest, Ireland’s first and only web festival wil return for its second edition in November.

  This year the team plan to surpass last year’s success, spurred on by confirmation of the attendance of Game of Thrones actor Eddie Jackson and 12-year old Dubliner Ryan Wyer, director of Aphex Twin’s first music video in nearly 20 years.

  For more information visit http://dublinwebfest.com/

• Fri

  18

  Nov

  2016

  The Sunday Business Post Future of Insurance Summit

  
  

  The Gibson Hotel, Dublin

  
  

  The changing landscape of insurance signifies challenging times ahead for the sector. The aftermath of the financial crisis and the continued low interest rate environment, rising claims costs, increased regulation, Brexit, growing consumer demands and progressive digitalisation are all driving the insurance sector to reinvent itself.

  Plus, the industry is very much under the spotlight at the moment with almost daily media coverage of the rising cost of motor insurance culminating in the recent launch of a Competition and Consumer Protection Commission investigation.

  It is against this background that this timely event offers attendees a day of discussion and debate on the future of insurance and for predictions on the shape of things to come. Equally, national and international experts will give their opinions on how this traditionally slow moving sector, which is now operating in such a tumultuous market, can adapt, survive, grow and develop new markets and new customers.

  For more information visit http://www.futureofinsurance.ie.

• Fri

  18

  Nov

  2016

  Certified Ethical Hacker (CE|H v9)

  
  BSI Espion HQ, Sandyford, Dublin 18
  

  To beat a hacker, you need to think like one! This is exactly what the Certified Ethical Hacker course teaches attendees. Certified Ethical Hacking (C|EH v9) training provides a comprehensive ethical hacking and network security-training program so that you can think like a hacker and thus defend your organisation from the threat of hackers.

  The Certification C|EH v9 prepares attendees for the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Exam, which is included in the course fee and is sat by attendees on the final afternoon of the course. The Ethical Hacking Certification verifies the holder is a skilled professional who understands and knows how to look for the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems. As well as authorising the ethical use of the same knowledge, tools and tactics used by malicious hackers.

  The Ethical Hacking Certification is also, one of the most globally recognisable and respected information security qualifications. Pre-Requisites The EC Council’s CEH is a technically challenging and fast paced course. Delegates are required to have 3-5 years recent experience in managing and support a corporate network environment.

  Delegates must have comprehensive TCP/IP skills. Those delegate wishing to attempt the CEH exam on the final day of the course must be willing to undertake a considerable amount of evening and pre-course study.

  For more information visit https://www.espiongroup.com/training/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh-v9/.

• Sun

  20

  Nov

  2016

  eir Spider Awards

  
  

  The Double Tree by Hilton, Burlington Road, Dublin 4

  
  

  Celebrating its 21st year, the awards are the longest standing and most prestigious digital & technology awards in Ireland. Each year the awards aim to find Ireland’s best and brightest digital leaders paving the way for the future of Ireland’s digital economy.

  This year’s awards will span 19 categories with the goal of highlighting the digital achievements of Ireland’s business community from the start-ups to the most established national and international brands.

  Three new categories have been added this year: Best in Blogging, Best Campaign and Best in User Experience. This year the entry fee has been reduced to €50 for an unlimited number of entries.

  The closing date for entries is 12 October and the awards is taking place on Wednesday 30 November at The Double Tree by Hilton, Burlington Road, Dublin 4.

  For more information visit http://eirspiders.ie/

• Tue

  22

  Nov

  2016

  Defending Against the Web: Preventing website-based ransomware

  1-2pm
  

  Online

  
  

  Ransomware continues to be a hot topic in almost every industry vertical as companies struggle with this evolving issue. Join BSI Espion for a webinar to examine its evolution into an active Web-based threat.

  Information is often the most valuable asset organizations possess and are often willing to part with the cash to get it back. This makes Ransomware not just a threat for business but a lucrative revenue stream for hackers to monetize their cyber hacking skills all at the expense of unsuspecting organisations.

  This threat has evolved in recent times to a Web-based threat that can penetrate an organization just by a user surfing the net. It is now common place for malicious code to penetrate a system via an out of date website plugin or malicious advertisement on an often legitimate site.

  The Web is now no longer a safe place to browse unprotected.

  Join BSI Espion and Menlo Security for a webinar to discuss the evolution of web based threats and drive-by downloading, how it works, why it’s effective and the technology solutions such as isolation and sandboxing that companies can implement to safeguard their organisation’s data.

  What’s Covered?
  What is drive-by downloading?
  How drive-by downloading has grown and evolved in recent times
  How do these threats work and operate?
  Steps and methods to defending against web-based threats
  A look at leveraging Isolation Technology to make the Web safe

  To register visit https://www.espiongroup.com/events/defending-against-the-web/

• Fri

  25

  Nov

  2016

  BIFM Summit 2016

  8am
  

  Croke Park

  
  

  The annual BIFM Ireland Region’s facilities management summit will bring together FM professionals from across the island of Ireland and beyond to discuss the summit’s core theme: ‘Workplace partnerships – Rethinking FM’.

  The BIFM Ireland Region FM Summit sponsored by Aramark and OCS will provide delegates with a full day of innovative talks delivered by specialist speakers, exhibitions demonstrating the latest cutting-edge FM services, and excellent networking opportunities.

  Compered by Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, the summit has become one of the highlights in the calendars of facilities managers operating throughout Ireland as they assemble to celebrate their profession’s progression across a range of business sectors. 

  Speakers include:

  • Bill Hancox, director of facilities management, Edge Hill University
  • Frank van Massenhove, chairman at FOD Sociale Zekerheid – SPF Securite Sociale
  • John Longeran, former governor Mountjoy Prison
  • Katie Ledger, author Complete Coherence
  • Nasreen Begum, head of workplace, Linkedin
  • Pat Gilroy, country director, Veolia (Previous Dublin Football Manager)
  • Paul Carthy, managing director, Guinness Storehouse
  • Sunil Shah, managing director, Acclaro Advisory

• Fri

  25

  Nov

  2016

  Sun

  27

  Nov

  2016

  CongRegation 4.0

  
  

  Cong, Co Mayo

  
  

  Congregation (#cong16) takes place in Cong village with a set of activities designed to explore personal perspectives and a vision of what lies ahead.
   
  Topics covered will include the future of transport, education, work, play, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, farming, tourism, through to truth and digital media.

  Outside of the unconference, Congregation also features an evening of archaeologists and technologists in Ashford Castle.

  The event is proudly sponsored by Mayo.ie, Bank of Ireland, Blacknight and MKC Communications.  

  For more information visit congregation.ie

• Tue

  29

  Nov

  2016

  The Sunday Business Post Future of Work Summit

  
  

  Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry

  
  

  Those entering the workforce today are likely to have very different careers and jobs compared to previous generations. Digital technology is causing change not seen since the industrial revolution with an increasing number of people now choosing the self-employment route as they fulfil a desire to be their own boss, or work in more flexible contracting arrangements, or achieve a better work-life balance.

  The ‘gig’ economy is now very real and both business and government need to react to this paradigm shift. They need to rethink and reinvent the traditional employer / employee relationship and implement new models of organisation, work and processes.

  It is against this backdrop that we have decided the time was right to launch our Inaugural Future of Work Summit – an event which will consider and debate the specific needs of employees and employers alike during the new era of digitisation and new working models.

  For more information visit http://www.futureofwork.ie.

• Wed

  30

  Nov

  2016

  Citrix User Group Community Meeting

  
  

  Fitzwilliam Hotel, 127/128 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

  
  

  Come along to engage with community sessions, talk to Citrix Product Managers and experts and hear from companies in the field on how they are working with Citrix technology.

  Meetings are a mix of technical learning and social engagement. Members want to hear about similar technology yet how it is being used differently. Please feel free to join the community and come along to our quarterly events.

  Register at: https://www.mycugc.org/page/ireland-nov30-2016?source=5

• Thu

  01

  Dec

  2016

  Logicalis Technical Event with NetApp & Splunk

  8.30am – 1pm
  

  The Merrion Hotel, Dublin 2

  
  

  This storage and data management event from Logicalis will have technical experts from NetApp and Splunk.

  – Discover how NetApp’s Data Fabric makes it possible to integrate and manage data across cloud resources.
  – Learn how Splunk uses the often-ignored machine data to gain insights that can help make organisations more productive, profitable, competitive and secure.

  NetApp Data Fabric : The future of data management
  NetApp’s data fabric seamlessly connects different clouds, whether they are private, public, or hybrid environments. A data fabric unifies data management across distributed resources to allow consistency and control of data mobility, security, visibility, protection, and access.

  Splunk: Real-time operational intelligence.
  Splunk’s software searches, monitors, analyses and visualises machine-generated big data coming from websites, applications, servers, networks, sensors and mobile devices. When implemented it deepens business and customer understanding, mitigates cyber-security risk, prevents fraud, improves service performance and reduces costs.

  Breakfast from 8.30am. Presentations from 9.30AM. To register click here.

• Fri

  02

  Dec

  2016

  Public Sector IT Conference

  
  

  Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin 8

  
  

  This event is organised by some of the leading Public Sector ICT modernisers to highlight the many successful ICT initiatives within the Public Sector and to also address the diverse challenges faced by the Irish public sector.

  Our aim is to ensure that we provide the right environment for the greatest communication, learning and sharing of best practice to take place. PSIT provides you, the Public Sector workers, the space to meet your peers, debate and share ideas supported by a series of interactive seminars.

  If you work in the Public Sector and want to explore the potential for a smarter, more efficient Public Service infrastructure then take this day for you and your team to discover what’s possible. Lunch and coffee breaks and will provide networking opportunities with policy makers, practitioners and industry experts throughout the day.

  https://www.ics.ie/psit

• Mon

  05

  Dec

  2016

  Fri

  09

  Dec

  2016

  Certified Ethical Hacker C|EH v9

  
  

  BSI Espion Headquaters, Corrig Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Co. Dublin

  
  

  To beat a hacker, you need to think like one.

  This is exactly what the CEH five-day intensive training course teaches attendees. Certified Ethical Hacking (C|EH) training provides a comprehensive ethical hacking and network security training programme, so that you can think like a hacker and thus defend your organisation from malicious hackers.

  C|EH v9 prepares attendees for the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker exam, which is included in the course fee and is sat by attendees on the final afternoon of the course. The Ethical Hacking Certification verifies the holder is a skilled professional who understands and knows how to look for the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems. As well as authorising the ethical use of the same knowledge, tools and tactics used by malicious hackers.

  The Ethical Hacking Certification is also, one of the most globally recognisable and respected information security qualifications.

  Register at https://www.espiongroup.com/training/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh-v9/.

• Mon

  05

  Dec

  2016

  Strategies for secure IT and Data Retirement

  11am
  

  Webinar

  
  

  With European data protection regulations set to change, the clamour for businesses to ensure compliance is reaching fever pitch. However, the often vague and generic nature of many of the terms in existing legislation means that it is not always clear how a business needs to be positioned in order to prove compliance. This webinar looks at one area of the data protection supply chain that is often neglected and causes confusion: ICT disposal.

  In this webinar, Steve Mellings, founder of the ADISA IT Asset Disposal Standard will explore and review the key stages of ICT disposal and identify how internal and external risk should be managed. The webinar will conclude with a comprehensive five-step approach to creating a secure IT asset disposal process.

  For more information and to register for this event visit http://amiltd.ie/webinar/

• Wed

  07

  Dec

  2016

  Fast-track to GDPR compliance on software defined networks

  4pm
  

  Webinar

  
  

  Join Logicalis and WMware for this live webinar and discover how by moving to a Software Defined Network and using VMware NSX Micro-segmentation technology, you can accelerate your journey toward GDPR compliance.

  Speakers:

  – Richard Alexander, chief technical officer for Logicalis
  – Andrew Pearce, EMEA NSX architect for Vmware

  In this webinar you will get a deeper understanding of:
  – What exactly your GDPR obligations are – Data Protection by design and by Default
  – What the penalties and impact of non-compliance are
  – The benefits of moving to a Software Defined Network (Operation & Automation)
  – What VMware NSX micro-segmentation is
  – How implementing this zero trust architecture will protect your data
  – How other organisations have already implemented this solution
  – Practical next steps aboard the NSX Fast-track to GDPR

  To register visit http://www.ie.logicalis.com/knowledge-share/events/webinarfast-track-to-gdpr-compliance-on-software-defined-networks/

• Fri

  16

  Dec

  2016

  Contextual Privacy and the Control of Information

  12.30-2pm
  

  Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub

  
  

  From Bitcoin to the recent development of blockchain technologies (the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin), privacy enhancement is often touted as a key feature of these new technologies.

  Quinn DuPont of the University of Toronto will discuss how these new applications require significant normative attention to informatio flow, for security (exclusion), creating economic value (rarity), and privacy (freedom from intrusion).

  To attend register at https://www.eventbrite.ie/myevent?eid=28789113012.