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Scala is doubtless one of the most in-demand skills for data scientists and data engineers. This competitive course will teach you the essential concepts and methodologies of Scala with a lot of practical implementations.

This is an amazing course for anyone who wants to get started with functional programming with libraries such as cats-effect/ZIO and understand IO Monad in depth. Learn about functional programming and effects from this most structured and well-thought-out course on Scala IOs.

In this course, we will process massive streams of real-time data using Spark Streaming and create Spark applications using the Scala programming language (v2.12). We will also get our hands-on with some real live Twitter data, simulated streams of Apache access logs, and even data used to train machine learning models.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for Developers Overview The basics of and motivation for using the functional programming paradigmFeatures of the Scala languageWorking with variables in ScalaUsing Scala collectionsControlling code flow in ScalaImporting and using Scala code libraries Scala training course will teach students the key language concepts and programming techniques, essential for students to focus on the covered subjects without having to also learn a complex programming language at the same time. SCALA BASICS * Scala Background Information * Key Scala Concepts * Programming in Scala VARIABLES * Scala Variables * Numerical * Boolean * String COLLECTIONS * Tuples * The Collections Hierarchy * Sets * Lists * Arrays * Maps * Common Conversions FLOW CONTROL * Looping * Iterators * Functions * Passing Functions * Collection Iteration Methods * Pattern Matching LIBRARIES * Classes and Objects * Packages * Import ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Just Enough Scala training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Just Enough Scala course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

This is a comprehensive and practical Apache Spark course. In this course, you will learn and master the art of framing data analysis problems as Spark problems through 20+ hands-on examples, and then scale them up to run on cloud computing services. Explore Spark 3, IntelliJ, Structured Streaming, and a stronger focus on the DataSet API.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Tier 1 Operators, administrators, and architects for VMware Horizon Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure Use vSphere to create VMs to be used as desktops for VMware Horizon Create and optimize Windows VMs to create VMware Horizon desktops Install and Configure Horizon Agent on a VMware Horizon desktop Configure, manage, and entitle desktop pools of full VMs Configure and manage the VMware Horizon Client systems and connect the client to a VMware Horizon desktop Configure, manage, and entitle pools of instant-clone desktops Create and use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and application pools Monitor the VMware Horizon environment using the VMware Horizon Console Dashboard and Horizon Help Desk Tool Identify VMware Horizon Connection Server installation, architecture, and requirements Describe the authentication and certificate options for the VMware Horizon environment Recognize the integration process and benefits of Workspace ONE Access™ and Horizon 8 Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8 Discuss scalability options available in Horizon 8 Describe different security options for the Horizon environment This five-day course gives you the hands-on skills to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You build on your skills in configuring and managing VMware Horizon© 8 through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end-users. Additionally, you learn how to install and configure a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You learn how to install and configure VMware Horizon© Connection Server?, VMware Unified Access Gateway?, how to configure a load balancer for use with Horizon, and how to establish Cloud Pod Architecture. COURSE INTRODUCTION * Introductions and course logistics * Course objectives INTRODUCTION TO VMWARE HORIZON * Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon * Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon INTRODUCTION TO USE CASE * Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes * Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure VSPHERE FOR VMWARE HORIZON * Explain basic virtualization concepts * Use VMware vSphere© Client? to access your VMware vCenter System and VMware ESXi? hosts * Create a Windows virtual machine using vSphere CREATE WINDOWS DESKTOPS * Outline the steps to install Horizon Agent on Windows virtual machines * Install Horizon Agent on a Windows virtual Machine * Optimize and prepare Windows virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs CREATE LINUX DESKTOPS * Create a Linux VM for Horizon * Install Horizon Agent on a Linux virtual machine * Optimize and prepare Linux virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs CREATING AND MANAGING DESKTOP POOLS * Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment * List the steps to add desktops to the VMware Horizon© Connection Server? inventory * Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools * Outline the steps to create an automated pool * Define user entitlement * Explain the hierarchy of global, pool-level, and user-level policies VMWARE HORIZON CLIENT OPTIONS * Describe the different clients and their benefits * Access the Horizon desktop using various Horizon clients and HTML * Configure integrated printing, USB redirection, and the shared folders option * Configure session collaboration and media optimization for Microsoft Teams CREATING AND MANAGING INSTANT-CLONE DESKTOP POOLS * List the advantages of instant clones * Explain the provisioning technology used for instant clone desktop pools * Set up an automated pool of instant clones * Push updated images to instant clone desktop pools CREATING RDS DESKTOP AND APPLICATION POOLS * Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool * Compare and contrast an RDS session host pool, a farm, and an application pool * Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool * Access RDS desktops and application from Horizon Client * Use the instant clone technology to automate the build-out of Remote Desktop Session Host farms * Configure load-balancing for RDSHs on a farm MONITORING VMWARE HORIZON * Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard * Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool * Monitor the performance of the remote desktop using the Horizon Performance Tracker HORIZON CONNECTION SERVER * Recognize the VMware Horizon reference architecture * Identify the Horizon Connection Server supported features * Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server * Configure the Horizon event database * Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server * Discuss the AD LDS database as a critical {an important component?} component of the Horizon Connection Server installation HORIZON PROTOCOLS * Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon * Describe the BLAST Display Protocol Codecs * Summarize the BLAST Codec options * List the ideal applications for each BLAST codec * Describe the BLAST and PCoIP ADMX GPO common configurations GRAPHICS IN HORIZON * Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8 * Compare vSGA and vDGA * List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment SECURING CONNECTIONS: NETWORK * Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops * Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway * List the Unified Access Gateway firewall rules * Configure TLS certificates in Horizon SECURING CONNECTIONS: AUTHENTICATION * Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports * Restrict access to the Horizon remote desktops using restricted entitlements * Describe the smart card authentication methods that Horizon Connection Server supports * Explain the purpose of permissions, roles, and privileges in VMware Horizon * Create custom roles HORIZON SCALABILITY * Describe the purpose of a replica connection server * Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization * List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment * Configure a load balancer for use in a Horizon environment * Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication. * Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options HORIZON CLOUD AND UNIVERSAL BROKER * Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon Cloud Service * Use Universal broker to connect to a Horizon Cloud instance * Configure and pair the Horizon Cloud Connector appliance with Horizon Connection Server WORKSPACE ONE ACCESS AND VIRTUAL APPLICATION MANAGEMENT * Recognize the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access * Explain identity management in Workspace ONE Access * Explain access management in Workspace ONE Access * Describe the requirements to install and configure True SSO in a Horizon environment * Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration * Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Horizon: Deploy and Manage [V8.8] training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the VMware Horizon: Deploy and Manage [V8.8] course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Successful students have experience and knowledge in IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. Students also have experience designing and architecting solutions. Before attending this course, students must have previous experience deploying or administering Azure resources and strong conceptual knowledge of: * Azure compute technologies such as VMs, containers and serverless solutions * Azure virtual networking to include load balancers * Azure Storage technologies (unstructured and databases) * General application design concepts such as messaging and high availability This course teaches Azure Solution Architects how to design infrastructure solutions. Course topics cover governance, compute, application architecture, storage, data integration, authentication, networks, business continuity, and migrations. The course combines lecture with case studies to demonstrate basic architect design principles. Prerequisites Before attending this course, students must have previous experience deploying or administering Azure resources and conceptual knowledge of: Azure Active Directory Azure compute technologies such as VMs, containers and serverless solutions Azure virtual networking to include load balancers Azure Storage technologies (unstructured and databases) General application design concepts such as messaging and high availability AZ-104T00 - Microsoft Azure Administrator 1 - DESIGN GOVERNANCE * Design for governance * Design for management groups * Design for subscriptions * Design for resource groups * Design for resource tags * Design for Azure Policy * Design for role-based access control (RBAC) * Design for Azure landing zones 2 - DESIGN AN AZURE COMPUTE SOLUTION * Choose an Azure compute service * Design for Azure Virtual Machines solutions * Design for Azure Batch solutions * Design for Azure App Service solutions * Design for Azure Container Instances solutions * Design for Azure Kubernetes Service solutions * Design for Azure Functions solutions * Design for Azure Logic Apps solutions 3 - DESIGN A DATA STORAGE SOLUTION FOR NON-RELATIONAL DATA * Design for data storage * Design for Azure storage accounts * Design for data redundancy * Design for Azure Blob Storage * Design for Azure Files * Design for Azure managed disks * Design for storage security 4 - DESIGN A DATA STORAGE SOLUTION FOR RELATIONAL DATA * Design for Azure SQL Database * Design for Azure SQL Managed Instance * Design for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines * Recommend a solution for database scalability * Recommend a solution for database availability * Design security for data at rest, data in motion, and data in use * Design for Azure SQL Edge * Design for Azure Cosmos DB and Table Storage 5 - DESIGN DATA INTEGRATION * Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Factory * Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Lake * Design a data integration and analytic solution with Azure Databricks * Design a data integration and analytic solution with Azure Synapse Analytics * Design strategies for hot, warm, and cold data paths * Design an Azure Stream Analytics solution for data analysis 6 - DESIGN AN APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE * Describe message and event scenarios * Design a messaging solution * Design an Azure Event Hubs messaging solution * Design an event-driven solution * Design a caching solution * Design API integration * Design an automated app deployment solution * Design an app configuration management solution 7 - DESIGN AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION SOLUTIONS * Design for identity and access management (IAM) * Design for Microsoft Entra ID * Design for Microsoft Entra business-to-business (B2B) * Design for Azure Active Directory B2C (business-to-customer) * Design for conditional access * Design for identity protection * Design for access reviews * Design service principals for applications * Design managed identities * Design for Azure Key Vault 8 - DESIGN A SOLUTION TO LOG AND MONITOR AZURE RESOURCES * Design for Azure Monitor data sources * Design for Azure Monitor Logs (Log Analytics) workspaces * Design for Azure Workbooks and Azure insights * Design for Azure Data Explorer 9 - DESIGN NETWORK SOLUTIONS * Recommend a network architecture solution based on workload requirements * Design patterns for Azure network connectivity services * Design outbound connectivity and routing * Design for on-premises connectivity to Azure Virtual Network * Choose an application delivery service * Design for application delivery services * Design for application protection services 10 - DESIGN A SOLUTION FOR BACKUP AND DISASTER RECOVERY * Design for backup and recovery * Design for Azure Backup * Design for Azure blob backup and recovery * Design for Azure files backup and recovery * Design for Azure virtual machine backup and recovery * Design for Azure SQL backup and recovery * Design for Azure Site Recovery 11 - DESIGN MIGRATIONS * Evaluate migration with the Cloud Adoption Framework * Describe the Azure migration framework * Assess your on-premises workloads * Select a migration tool * Migrate your structured data in databases * Select an online storage migration tool for unstructured data * Migrate offline data 12 - INTRODUCTION TO THE MICROSOFT AZURE WELL-ARCHITECTED FRAMEWORK * Azure Well-Architected Framework pillars * Cost optimization * Operational excellence * Performance efficiency * Reliability * Security 13 - MICROSOFT AZURE WELL-ARCHITECTED FRAMEWORK - COST OPTIMIZATION * Develop cost-management discipline * Design with a cost-efficiency mindset * Design for usage optimization * Design for rate optimization * Monitor and optimize over time 14 - MICROSOFT AZURE WELL-ARCHITECTED FRAMEWORK - OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE * Embrace DevOps culture * Establish development standards * Evolve operations with observability * Deploy with confidence * Automate for efficiency * Adopt safe deployment practices 15 - MICROSOFT AZURE WELL-ARCHITECTED FRAMEWORK - PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY * Negotiate realistic performance targets * Design to meet capacity requirements * Achieve and sustain performance * Improve efficiency through optimization 16 - MICROSOFT AZURE WELL-ARCHITECTED FRAMEWORK - RELIABILITY * Design for business requirements * Design for resilience * Design for recovery * Design for operations * Keep it simple 17 - MICROSOFT AZURE WELL-ARCHITECTED FRAMEWORK - SECURITY * Plan your security readiness * Design to protect confidentiality * Design to protect integrity * Design to protect availability * Sustain and evolve your security posture 18 - GETTING STARTED WITH THE MICROSOFT CLOUD ADOPTION FRAMEWORK FOR AZURE * Customer narrative * Common blockers 19 - PREPARE FOR SUCCESSFUL CLOUD ADOPTION WITH A WELL-DEFINED STRATEGY * Customer narrative * Capture strategic motivation * Define objectives and key results * Evaluate financial considerations * Understand technical considerations * Create a business case 20 - PREPARE FOR CLOUD ADOPTION WITH A DATA-DRIVEN PLAN * Customer narrative 21 - CHOOSE THE BEST AZURE LANDING ZONE TO SUPPORT YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOUD OPERATIONS * Customer narrative * Common operating models * Design areas for Azure landing zones * Design principles for Azure landing zones * Journey to the target architecture * Choose an Azure landing zone option * Deploy the Azure landing zone accelerator * Enhance your landing zone 22 - MIGRATE TO AZURE THROUGH REPEATABLE PROCESSES AND COMMON TOOLS * Customer narrative * Migration process * Migration tools * Common tech platforms 23 - ADDRESS TANGIBLE RISKS WITH THE GOVERN METHODOLOGY OF THE CLOUD ADOPTION FRAMEWORK FOR AZURE * Customer narrative * Govern methodology * Corporate policies * Governance disciplines * Deploy a cloud governance foundation * The Cost Management discipline 24 - ENSURE STABLE OPERATIONS AND OPTIMIZATION ACROSS ALL SUPPORTED WORKLOADS DEPLOYED TO THE CLOUD * Establish business commitments * Deploy an operations baseline * Protect and recover * Enhance an operations baseline * Manage platform and workload specialization 25 - INNOVATE APPLICATIONS BY USING AZURE CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES * Follow the innovation lifecycle * Azure technologies for the build process * Infuse your applications with AI * Azure technologies for measuring business impact * Azure technologies for the learn process 26 - PREPARE FOR CLOUD SECURITY BY USING THE MICROSOFT CLOUD ADOPTION FRAMEWORK FOR AZURE * Customer narrative * Methodology * Security roles and responsibilities * Simplify compliance and security * Simplify security implementation * Security tools and policies ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans AZ-305T00: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AZ-305T00: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

This course does not require any prior knowledge of Apache Spark or Hadoop. The author explains Spark architecture and fundamental concepts to help you come up to speed and grasp the content of this course. The course will help you understand Spark programming and apply that knowledge to build data engineering solutions.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is suitable for IT personnel who are just beginning to work with Azure. This audience wants to learn about our offerings and get hands-on experience with the product. This course primarily uses the Azure portal and command line interface to create resources and does not require scripting skills. Students in this course will gain confidence to take other role-based courses and certifications, such as Azure Administrator. This course combines lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on labs. This course will also help prepare someone for the AZ-900 exam. This course will provide foundational level knowledge on cloud concepts; core Azure services; and Azure management and governance features and tools. Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for taking this course. Familiarity with cloud computing is helpful, but isn't necessary. 1 - DESCRIBE CLOUD COMPUTING * What is cloud computing * Describe the shared responsibility model * Define cloud models * Describe the consumption-based model 2 - DESCRIBE THE BENEFITS OF USING CLOUD SERVICES * Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud * Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud * Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud * Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud 3 - DESCRIBE CLOUD SERVICE TYPES * Describe Infrastructure as a Service * Describe Platform as a Service * Describe Software as a Service 4 - DESCRIBE THE CORE ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS OF AZURE * What is Microsoft Azure * Get started with Azure accounts * Describe Azure physical infrastructure * Describe Azure management infrastructure 5 - DESCRIBE AZURE COMPUTE AND NETWORKING SERVICES * Describe Azure Virtual Machines * Describe Azure Virtual Desktop * Describe Azure Containers * Describe Azure Functions * Describe application hosting options * Describe Azure Virtual Networking * Describe Azure Virtual Private Networks * Describe Azure ExpressRoute * Describe Azure DNS 6 - DESCRIBE AZURE STORAGE SERVICES * Describe Azure storage accounts * Describe Azure storage redundancy * Describe Azure storage services * Identify Azure data migration options * Identify Azure file movement options 7 - DESCRIBE AZURE IDENTITY, ACCESS, AND SECURITY * Describe Azure directory services * Describe Azure authentication methods * Describe Azure external identities * Describe Azure conditional access * Describe Azure role-based access control * Describe zero trust model * Describe defense-in-depth * Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud 8 - DESCRIBE COST MANAGEMENT IN AZURE * Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure * Compare the Pricing and Total Cost of Ownership calculators * Describe the Microsoft Cost Management tool * Describe the purpose of tags 9 - DESCRIBE FEATURES AND TOOLS IN AZURE FOR GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE * Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview * Describe the purpose of Azure Policy * Describe the purpose of resource locks * Describe the purpose of the Service Trust portal 10 - DESCRIBE FEATURES AND TOOLS FOR MANAGING AND DEPLOYING AZURE RESOURCES * Describe tools for interacting with Azure * Describe the purpose of Azure Arc * Describe Azure Resource Manager and Azure ARM templates 11 - DESCRIBE MONITORING TOOLS IN AZURE * Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor * Describe Azure Service Health * Describe Azure Monitor ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans AZ-900T00 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AZ-900T00 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is geared for experienced skilled Java developers, software developers, data scientists, machine learning experts or others who wish to transtion their coding skills to Scala, learning how to code in Scala and apply it in a practical way. This is not a basic class. Overview Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert instructor you'll: Get comfortable with Scala's core principles and unique features, helping you navigate the language confidently and boosting your programming skills. Discover the power of functional programming and learn techniques that will make your code more efficient,maintainable, and enjoyable to write. Become proficient in creating dynamic web applications using the Play Framework, and easily connect to databases with the user-friendly Slick library. Master concurrency programming with Akka, empowering you to build scalable and fault-tolerant applications that excel in performance. Enhance your testing skills using ScalaTest and ScalaCheck, ensuring the reliability and quality of your Scala applications, while having fun in the process. Explore the fascinating world of generative AI and GPT technologies, and learn how to integrate them into your projects,adding a touch of innovation and intelligence to your Scala solutions. If your team requires different topics, additional skills or a custom approach, our team will collaborate with you to adjust the course to focus on your specific learning objectives and goals. Discover the power of Scala programming in our comprehensive, hands-on technical training course designed specifically for experienced object-oriented (OO) developers. Scala is a versatile programming language that combines the best of both OO and functional programming paradigms, making it ideal for a wide range of projects, from web applications to big data processing and machine learning. By mastering Scala, you'll be able to develop more efficient, scalable, and maintainable applications. Fast Track to Scala Programming for OO / Java Developers is a four day hands-on course covers the core principles of Scala, functional programming, web application development, database connectivity, concurrency programming, testing, and interoperability between Scala and Java. Additionally, you'll explore cutting-edge generative AI and GPT technologies, learning how to integrate them into your Scala applications for intelligent suggestions or automation. Throughout the course you?ll explore the latest tools and best practices in the Scala ecosystem, gaining valuable knowledge and experience that can be directly applied to your day-to-day work. With 50% of the course content dedicated to hands-on labs, you'll gain practical experience applying the concepts you've learned across various projects, such as building functional web applications, connecting to databases, designing modular components, and implementing concurrency. Upon completing the course, you'll have a solid understanding of the language and its features, empowering you to confidently apply your new skills in data science and machine learning projects. You'll exit well-prepared to create efficient, scalable, and maintainable Scala applications, regardless of the complexity of your projects. INTRODUCTION TO SCALA * Scala features and benefits * Comparing Scala with Java and other OO languages * Installing Scala and setting up the development environment OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING IN SCALA * Classes and objects * Traits, mixins, and inheritance * Companion objects and factories * Encapsulation and polymorphism FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING BASICS * Pure functions and referential transparency * Higher-order functions and currying * Immutability and persistent data structures * Pattern matching and recursion HAVING FUN WITH FUNCTIONAL DATA STRUCTURES * Lists, sets, and maps in Scala * Folding and reducing operations * Stream processing and lazy evaluation For-comprehensions BUILDING WEB APPLICATIONS IN FUNCTIONAL STYLE * Introduction to Play Framework * Functional web routing and request handling * JSON handling with Play-JSON * Middleware and functional composition CONNECTING TO A DATABASE * Introduction to Slick library * Database configuration and setup * Querying and updating with Slick * Transactions and error handling BUILDING SCALABLE AND EXTENSIBLE COMPONENTS * Modular architecture and design patterns Dependency injection with MacWire Type classes and type-level programming Implicit parameters and conversions CONCURRENCY PROGRAMMING & AKKA * Introduction to Akka framework and Actor model * Actor systems and message passing * Futures and Promises * Supervision and fault tolerance * BUILDING CONFIDENCE WITH TESTING * Introduction to ScalaTest and ScalaCheck * Unit testing and property-based testing * Test-driven development in Scala * Mocking and integration testing * INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN SCALA AND JAVA * Calling Java code from Scala * Using Java libraries in Scala projects * Converting Java collections to Scala collections * Writing Scala code that can be called from Java USING GENERATIVE AI AND GPT * Technologies in Scala Programming * Overview of GPT and generative AI * Integrating GPT with Scala applications * Use cases and practical examples