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10 boot camps to kick start your data science career

Data science is one of the fastest growing careers today and there aren’t enough employees to meet the demand. As a result, boot camps are cropping up to help get workers up to speed quickly on the latest data skills.

Data Scientist is the best job in America, according to data from Glassdoor, which found that the role has a significant amount of job openings and that data scientists earn an average salary of more than $116,000. According to its data, the job of data scientist rated a 4.1 out of 5 for career opportunity and it earned a 4.7 for job satisfaction. But, as the role of data scientist grows in demand, traditional schools aren’t churning out qualified candidates fast enough to fill the open positions. There’s also no clear path for those who have been in the tech industry for years and want to take advantage lucrative job opportunity. Enter the boot camp, a trend that has quickly grown in popularity as a way to train workers for in-demand tech skills. Here are 10 data science boot camps designed to help you brush up on your data skills, with courses for anyone from beginners to experienced data scientists.

Bit Bootcamp

Located in New Jersey, Bit Bootcamp offers both part-time and full-time courses in data analytics that last four weeks. It has a rolling start date and courses cost between $1,500 – $6,500, according to data from Course Report. It’s a great option for students who already have a background in SQL, as well as object-oriented programming skills such as Java, C# or C++. Attendees can expect to work on real problems they might face in the workplace, whether it’s at a startup or a large corporation. The course completes with a Hadoop certification exam using the skills learned over the past four weeks.
Price: $1500 – $6500

NYC Data Science Academy
The NYC Data Science Academy offers 12-week courses in data science that offer a combination of “intensive lectures and real world project work,” according to Course Report. It’s aimed at more experienced data scientists, who have a masters or Ph.D. degree. Courses include training in R, Python, Hadoop, Github and SQL with a focus on real-world application. Participants will walk away with a portfolio of five projects to show to potential employers as well as a Capstone Project that spans the last two weeks of the course. The NYC Data Science Academy also helps students garner interest from recruiters and hiring managers through partnerships with businesses. In the last week of the course, students will participate in mock interviews and job search prep; many will also have the opportunity to interview with hiring tech companies in the New York and Tri-State area.
Price: $16,000

The Data Incubator
The Data Incubator is another program aimed at more experienced tech workers who have a masters or Ph.D., but it’s unique in that it offers fellowships, which means students who qualify can attend for free. Fellowships, which must be completed in person, are available in New York City, Washington D.C. and the Bay Area. The program also offers students mentorship directly from hiring companies, including LinkedIn, Microsoft and The New York Times, all while they work on building a portfolio to showcase their skills. The boot camp programs run for eight weeks and students need to have a background in engineering and science skills. Attendees can expect to leave this program with data skills that will be applicable in real world companies.
Price: Free for those accepted

Galvanize
Galvanize has six campuses located in Seattle; San Francisco, Denver, Fort Collins, Boulder, Colo.; Austin, Texas; and London. The focus of Galvanize is to develop entrepreneurs through a diverse community of students who include the likes of programmers, data scientists and Web developers. Galvanize boasts a 94 percent placement rate for its data science program since 2014 and students can apply for partial scholarships of up to $10,500. According to Galvanize, students have gone on to work for companies such as Twitter, Facebook, Air BnB, Tesla and Accenture. This boot camp is intended to combine real life skills with education so that graduates walk away ready to start a new career or advance at their current company through formal courses, workshops and events.
Price: $16,000

The Data Science Dojo
With campuses in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Barcelona, Toronto, Washington and Paris, the Data Science Dojo brings quick and affordable data science education to professionals around the world. It’s one of the shortest programs on this list — lasting only five days — and it covers data science and data engineering. Before you even attend the program, you will get access to online courses and tutorials to learn the basics of data science. Then, you’ll start the in-person program which consists of 10 hour days over the course of five days. Finally, after the boot camp is complete, you’ll be invited to exclusive events, tutorials and networking groups that will help you continue your education. Due to the short nature of the course, it’s tailored to those already in the industry who want to learn more about data science or brush up on the latest skills. However, unlike some of the other courses on this list, you don’t need a master’s degree Ph.D. to enroll, it’s aimed at anyone at any skill level who simply wants to throw themselves in the trenches of data science and become part of a global network of companies and students who have attended the same program.
Price: Free for those accepted

Metis
Metis has campuses in New York and San Francisco, where students can attend intensive in-person data science workshops. Programs take 12 weeks to complete and include on-site instruction, career coaching and job placement support to help students make the best of their newly acquired skills. Similar to other boot camps, Metis’ programs are project-based and focus on real-world skills that graduates can take with them to a career in data science. Those who complete the program can expect to walk away with in-depth knowledge of modern big data tools, access to an extensive network of professionals in the industry and ongoing career support.
Price: $14,000

Data Science for Social Good
This Chicago-based boot camp has specific goals; it focuses on churning out data scientists who want to work in fields such as education, health and energy to help make a difference in the world. Data Science for Social Good offers a three-month long fellowship program offered through the University of Chicago, and it allows students to work closely with both professors and professionals in the industry. Attendees are put into small teams alongside full-time mentors who help them through the course of the fellowship to develop projects and solve problems facing specific industries. The program lasts 14 weeks and students complete 12 projects in partnership with nonprofits and government agencies to help tackle problems currently facing those industries.
Price: Free for those accepted

Level
Offered through Northeastern University, Level is a two-month program that aims to turn you into a hirable data analyst. Each day of the course focuses on a real-world problem that a business will face and students develop projects to solve these issues. Students can expect to learn more about SQL, R, Excel, Tableau and PowerPoint and walk away with experience in preparing data, regression analysis, business intelligence, visualization and storytelling. You can choose between a full-time eight week course that meets five days a week, eight hours a day and a hybrid 20-week program that meets online and in-person one night a week.
Price: $7,995

Microsoft Research Data Science Summer School
The Microsoft Research Data Science Summer School — or DS3 — runs for eight weeks during the summer. It’s an intensive program that is intended for upper level undergraduates or graduating seniors to help grow diversity in the data science industry. Attendees get a $5,000 stipend as well as a laptop that they keep at the end of the program. Classes accommodate only eight people, however, so the process is selective, but it’s only open to students who already reside or can make their own accommodations in the New York City area.
Price: Free for those accepted

Silicon Valley Data Academy
The Silicon Valley Data Academy, or SVDA, hosts eight-week training programs in enterprise-level data science skills. Those who already have an extensive background in data science or engineering can apply to be a fellow and have the tuition waived. You can expect to learn more about data visualization, data mining, statistics, machine learning, natural language processing as well as tools such as Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Kafka and NoSQL. Programs consist of more traditional curriculums including homework, but it also includes guest lectures, field trips to headquarters of collaborating companies and projects that offer real world experience.
Price: Free for those accepted

 

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Exam 70-414 Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure

Published: April 7, 2014
Languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil)
Audiences: IT professionals
Technology: Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Credit toward certification: MCP, MCSE

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Manage and maintain a server infrastructure (25–30%)
Design an administrative model
Design considerations, including user rights and built-in groups; design a delegation of administration structure for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2; design self-service portals by using System Center Service Manager; delegate rights for managing private cloud by using AppController and System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Design a monitoring strategy
Design considerations including monitoring servers using Audit Collection Services (ACS) and System Center Global Service Monitor, performance monitoring, application monitoring, centralized monitoring, and centralized reporting; implement and optimize System Center 2012 – Operations Manager management packs; plan for monitoring Active Directory
Plan and implement automated remediation
Create an Update Baseline in Virtual Machine Manager; implement a Desired Configuration Management (DCM) Baseline; implement Virtual Machine Manager integration with Operations Manager; configure Virtual Machine Manager to move a VM dynamically based on policy; integrate System Center 2012 for automatic remediation into your existing enterprise infrastructure; design and implement a Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) solution

Preparation resources
Design considerations for delegation of administration in Active Directory
Update management in Windows Server 2012: Revealing cluster-aware updating and the new generation of WSUS

Plan and implement a highly available enterprise infrastructure (25–30%)
Plan and implement failover clustering
Plan for and implement multi-node and multi-site clustering including the use of networking storage, name resolution, and Global Update Manager (GUM); design considerations including redundant networks, network priority settings, resource failover and failback, heartbeat and DNS settings, Quorum configuration, storage placement and replication, and cluster aware updates
Plan and implement highly available network services
Plan for and configure Network Load Balancing (NLB); design considerations including fault-tolerant networking, multicast vs. unicast configuration, state management, and automated deployment of NLB using Virtual Machine Manager service templates
Plan and implement highly available storage solutions
Plan for and configure storage spaces and storage pools; design highly available, multi-replica DFS namespaces; plan for and configure multi-path I/O (MPIO); configure highly available iSCSI Target and iSNS Server; plan for and implement storage using RDMA and SMB multi-channel
Plan and implement highly available roles
Plan for a highly available Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server, Hyper-V clustering, Continuously Available File Shares, and a DFS Namespace Server; plan for and implement highly available applications, services, and scripts using Generic Application, Generic Script, and Generic Service clustering roles
Plan and implement a business continuity and disaster recovery solution
Plan a backup and recovery strategy; planning considerations including Active Directory domain and forest recovery, Hyper-V replica including using Microsoft Azure Site Recovery, domain controller restore and cloning, and Active Directory object and container restore using authoritative restore and Recycle Bin; plan for and implement backup and recovery by using System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)

Preparation resources
Failover cluster design guide
Network load balancing overview
Storage spaces overview

Plan and implement a server virtualization infrastructure (25–30%)
Plan and implement virtualization hosts
Plan for and implement delegation of virtualization environment (hosts, services, and VMs), including self-service capabilities; plan and implement multi-host libraries including equivalent objects; plan for and implement host resource optimization; integrate third-party virtualization platforms; deploying Hyper-V hosts to bare metal
Plan and implement virtual machines
Plan for and implement highly available VMs; plan for and implement guest resource optimization including shared VHDx; configure placement rules; create Virtual Machine Manager templates
Plan and implement virtualization networking
Plan for and configure Virtual Machine Manager logical networks, including virtual switch extensions and logical switches; plan for and configure IP address and MAC address settings across multiple Hyper-V hosts, including network virtualization; plan for and configure virtual network optimization; plan and implement Windows Server Gateway; plan and implement VLANs and pVLANs; plan and implement virtual machine (VM) networks; plan and implement converged networks
Plan and implement virtualization storage
Plan for and configure Hyper-V host clustered storage; plan for and configure Hyper-V virtual machine storage including virtual Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and shared VHDx; plan for storage optimization; plan and implement storage using SMB 3.0 file shares
Plan and implement virtual machine movement
Plan for and configure live and storage migration between Hyper-V hosts; plan for and manage P2V and V2V; plan and implement virtual machine migration between clouds
Manage and maintain a server virtualization infrastructure
Manage dynamic optimization and resource optimization; integrate Operations Manager with System Center Virtual Machine Manager and System Center Service Manager; update virtual machine images in libraries; plan for and implement backup and recovery of virtualization infrastructure by using System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)

Preparation resources
Installing and opening the VMM self-service portal
How to create a virtual machine from a template
Configuring networking in VMM overview

Design and implement identity and access solutions (20–25%)
Design a Certificate Services infrastructure
Design a multi-tier Certificate Authority (CA) hierarchy with offline root CA; plan for multi-forest CA deployment; plan for Certificate Enrollment Web Services and Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Services; plan for Network Device Enrollment Services (NDES); plan for certificate validation and revocation; plan for disaster recovery; plan for trust between organizations including Certificate Trust Lists (CTL), cross certifications, and bridge CAs
Implement and manage a Certificate Services infrastructure
Configure and manage offline root CA; configure and manage Certificate Enrollment Web Services and Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Services; configure and manage Network Device Enrollment Services; configure Online Certificates Status Protocol (OCSP) responders; migrate CA; implement administrator role separation; implement and manage trust between organizations including Certificate Trust Lists (CTL), cross certifications, and bridge CAs; monitor CA health
Implement and manage certificates
Manage certificate templates; implement and manage certificate deployment, validation, renewal, revocation, and publishing including Internet-based clients, CAs, and network devices; configure and manage key archival and recovery
Design and implement a federated identity solution
Plan for and implement claims-based authentication including planning and implementing Relying Party Trusts; plan for and configure Claims Provider and Relying Party Trust claim rules; plan for and configure attribute stores including Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS); plan for and manage Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) certificates; plan for and implement Identity Integration with cloud services; integrate Web Application Proxy with AD FS
Design and implement Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS
Plan for highly available AD RMS deployment; plan for AD RMS client deployment; manage Trusted User Domains; manage Trusted Publishing Domains; manage Federated Identity support; upgrade or migrate AD RMS; decommission AD RMS

Preparation resources
Active Directory Certificate Services overview


QUESTION 1
You need to create a virtual machine template for the web servers used by the CRM
application.
The solution must meet the virtualization requirements.
What should you use?

A. An .iso image
B. A virtual machine
C. A Windows PowerShell script
D. A virtual hard disk (VHD)

Answer: D
Reference: https:://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb740838.aspx


QUESTION 2
You are planning the deployment of System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).
You need to identify which additional System Center 2012 product is required to meet the virtualization requirements.
What should you include in the recommendation?

A. App Controller
B. Operations Manager
C. Configuration Manager
D. Service Manager

Answer: B


QUESTION 3
You need to recommend a solution that resolves the current file server issue. The solution must meet the business requirements.
What should you include in the recommendation?

A. BranchCache in hosted cache mode
B. BranchCache in distributed cache mode
C. A storage pool
D. Distributed File System (DFS)

Answer: D


QUESTION 4
You need to recommend a solution for managing updates. The solution must meet the technical requirements.
What should you include in the recommendation?

A. A System Center 2012 Configuration Manager management point in the main office and a WSUS downstream server in each office
B. A System Center 2012 Configuration Manager software update point in the main office and a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager distribution point in each office
C. A System Center 2012 Configuration Manager management point in the main office and a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager distribution point in each office
D. A WSUS upstream server in the main office and a WSUS downstream server in each office

Answer: B

 

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