The purpose of this course is to present essential practices of project estimating and control, applying proven cost estimation techniques. Offered Live In-Class and via Webinar. The course is taught on the basis of "case method" comprised of lectures and group question and answer periods. ObjectiveTo familiarize participants with the various aspects of estimating, budgeting and project cost control techniques - from the initial feasibility to...

This seminar will cover all aspects of gas turbines and co-generation plants. This seminar will cover in detail all the components of these types of plants such as: compressors, combustors, gas turbines, heat recovery steam generators, lubricating systems, instrumentation, control systems, transformers, and generators. The design, selection considerations, operation, maintenance, pay-back period, economics of gas turbines and co-generation pla...

This course is intended to give the basics in understanding structural engineering theories, design rationale, and step by step procedures that will assist to understand and solve building structural problems. The course contains a short introduction to the national building code 2010 and then goes into detail on how to calculate loads and loads combinations that include environmental loads and occupational loads. Loading calculations on struc...

Join this collaborative session between Big Data subject matter experts from the U.S. Federal Government and Industry. The purpose of this event is to educate the audience on the latest Big Data and Cloud Technologies. Exchange of ideas and discussion topics to be discussed: Using Big Data on a Cloud Infrastructure to Enhance Mission Capabilities Lessons Learned from Federal Leaders: How You can Transform Your Agency with Data Flash Storage: R...

Cyber attacks have changed dramatically. Ill-equipped with outdated defenses, government networks are routinely infiltrated by cybercriminals through blended attacks that exploit unknown vulnerabilities and steal valuable data. Many government healthcare organizations lack the resources, manpower, and visibility to effectively detect and combat a current day advanced persistent threat (APT). FireEye has found that greater than 90% of the organ...

Learn How the Colorado Department of Transportation Reduced the Grant Management Process by 75% The Salesforce1 Platform enables legacy applications to be modernized and allows for rapid application development in the Cloud to provide new and enhanced value to citizens, agencies, constituents and employees. Leveraging the Platform, Vertiba has created a grant management solution specifically designed for the public sector that eases the demand...

Come hear from the leader of cyber security. Dave Merkel will focus on shaping the strategy and direction of the company's technology and engineering solutions. Topics • The Mandiant Story • Talk about the FireEye acquisition of Mandiant • What should C Suite Executives be thinking about regarding their companies exposures and how to mitigate.

Objectives:The main objective of this workshop is to apply the principles of Soil Mechanics to the design and analyses of geotechnical structures and enable participants to select the best foundation solution for different types of civil engineering problems. After completing the course, participants should be able to design deep and shallow foundations and supervise their construction. The course philosophy is to provide the participants with...

Adobe and Carahsoft would like to cordially invite you to our interactive half-day Adobe Connect Users Group on October 15th. Join us to gain new knowledge on Adobe Connect and learn how your government peers are using the platform to improve their agency processes, increase cost savings, and meet their mission critical needs. During this event you will have the opportunity to: Learn best practices from other agencies using Connect to communi...

It has been four years since the US federal government launched its 'Cloud First' mandate as a means to enabling significant cost savings for federal agencies. Today, many of these agencies have seen the cost benefit and are beginning to move critical business and mission workloads to the cloud. With this new paradigm, comes an increased need for cloud service providers that have an in-depth understanding of the FedRAMP’s rigorous securi...