Dive into the world of generative AI and intelligent copilots with this hands-on webinar. Learn to harness Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI Studio as you explore essential AI tools and techniques. From crafting effective prompts to developing custom AI copilots with your own data using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), this session will empower you to create, test, and manage AI solutions.
SLI hosts a series of virtual, interactive sessions for customers, instructors & SME’s to engage on a variety of topics, driven by our members. Most sessions are recorded and archived for future viewing. Session Types: new featured topics, exam prep & guidance, lab demos, how-to videos, foundations training, product comparisons, etc.
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Empower Your Workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365 (MS-4004)
- 04/07/2025
- 10:00am - 6:00pm Eastern
Dive into Copilot for Microsoft 365, learning how to unlock its full potential across popular apps like Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Discover best practices for building powerful prompts, extend Copilot with plugins and Graph connectors, and see how to tailor it to your unique workflows.
Free
Craft Effective Prompts for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 (MS-4005)
- 04/14/2025
- 10:00am - 6:00pm Eastern
Learn the secret to getting the most from Microsoft Copilot by mastering the art of crafting clear, goal-driven prompts. This course takes you through real-world scenarios using Copilot in key Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, OneNote, and Chat. Learn how to provide the right context, source, and expectations in your prompts for optimal AI responses—empowering you to work smarter and faster across your favorite tools!
Free
Microsoft 365 Copilot User Enablement Specialist (MS-4007)
- 04/21/2025
- 10:00am - 6:00pm Eastern
Learn how to drive adoption of Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 using the Microsoft 365 adoption framework to create and implement a robust adoption plan.
Free
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
- 04/22/2025
- 10:00am - 3:00pm Eastern
This five-hour event is designed to teach business leaders and IT technical professionals the benefits of computing in the AWS Cloud. We’ll cover AWS services for computing, storage, database management, networking, and content.
Free
Solving Virtualization Challenges with OpenShift
- 05/06/2025
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern
Recent market conditions have forced every entity, institution, and organization to consider the future of their virtualized workloads: Should they continue to be virtualized? If so, where should we be running them? Should we consider migrating them to a different platform? Red Hat wants to help IT leaders find the answers to these questions, and wants to ensure leaders know Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization offers both safe harbor for virtualized workloads in the short term, and the optionality to modernize at their chosen pace in the long term.
In this webinar we will:
- Address the reasons virtualization is top of mind for most in IT;
- Discuss how Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization provides a safe landing spot for virtualized workloads that need to be migrated quickly;
- Review technical details around Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, its architecture, and some real customer success stories;
- Demonstrate how anyone new to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization can get the crash course they need with Red Hat Training
Free
Your career journey and CompTIA A+
- 05/14/2025
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern
Your career deserves the best beginning possible. But what are some of the essential skills that you need to obtain before you get further on your journey? Join CompTIA’s Chief Technology Evangelist, Dr. James Stanger to learn more about how A+ gives you an invaluable technical foundation for your career.
After this session, you will:
-Get the ideal tech foundation for your entire career.
-Become resume-worthy
-Identify key tech skills that hiring managers want at the help desk/service desk
-Understand key tech support and troubleshooting concepts and best practices
Start preparing for the latest CompTIA A+ exams (A+ 220-1101 core and A+ 220-1102 operating systems, secure, and operational procedures)!
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