Data Analysis Training in Virginia

Grafana and Prometheus are industry-standard tools used to monitor, visualize, and alert on IT infrastructure and application metrics through real-time dashboards and integrations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level IT professionals who wish to integrate Grafana with Prometheus and multiple data sources, and build actionable visualizations and alerts across distributed systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Grafana and Prometheus in production-ready setups.
• Integrate multiple data sources including SQL, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, and cloud APIs.
• Create advanced dashboards with variables, templating, transformations, and alerts.
• Apply best practices in data modeling, performance tuning, and user access control.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Grafana users who wish to build interactive, drill-down dashboards with dynamic thresholds and contextual updates.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create dashboards that respond to user interactions, such as clicking a graph bar
• Implement visual drill-downs that update in-place (without new tabs)
• Configure pie charts and detailed panels based on selection filters
• Use dynamic thresholds that react to user input and real-time data

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data scientists and engineers who wish to use Google Colab and Apache Spark for big data processing and analytics.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up a big data environment using Google Colab and Spark.
• Process and analyze large datasets efficiently with Apache Spark.
• Visualize big data in a collaborative environment.
• Integrate Apache Spark with cloud-based tools.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators and monitoring professionals who wish to effectively use Grafana for setting up monitoring solutions, managing dashboards, and creating alerts.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the difference between observability and monitoring.
• Install and set up the Grafana server.
• Configure and connect various data sources such as Prometheus, InfluxDB, and ElasticSearch.
• Create, manage, and customize dashboards and charts.
• Use variables and queries to create dynamic dashboards.
• Set up notifications and alerts through Grafana.
• Install and manage plugins to extend Grafana’s functionality.

Making Data-Informed Decisions is the practice of integrating relevant data, evidence, and analysis into the decision-making process to improve public sector outcomes and accountability.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at public sector professionals with limited or emerging experience in using data for decision-making who design, evaluate, or manage government programs and wish to enhance their ability to interpret, validate, and apply data to real-world decisions.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand what it means to be data-informed (versus data-driven or intuition-based).
• Identify and assess data relevant to a policy or service context.
• Ask better questions of data analysts and interpret dashboards and reports effectively.
• Apply data to justify, refine, or defend decisions in public service contexts.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of decision scenarios, data sets, and mock policy briefs.
• Guided exercises focused on practical decision-making use cases.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your department's workflows or internal tools, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data professionals who wish to apply time series forecasting techniques to real-world data using Google Colab.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of time series analysis.
• Use Google Colab to work with time series data.
• Apply ARIMA models to forecast data trends.
• Utilize Facebook’s Prophet library for flexible forecasting.
• Visualize time series data and forecasting results.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers and DevOps engineers who wish to instrument their applications to export and monitor custom metrics effectively using Prometheus and Grafana.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of custom metrics for application monitoring.
• Instrument applications to export custom metrics for Prometheus.
• Create and configure dashboards in Grafana to visualize custom metrics.
• Apply best practices for integrating monitoring into the development lifecycle.

Digital Intelligence is the ability to understand and leverage digital tools, data, and systems to make informed decisions in the context of public service delivery and governance.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at public sector professionals with limited or emerging experience in digital intelligence who work with data, digital tools, or service performance metrics and wish to strengthen their ability to analyze, interpret, and apply information for better decision-making.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the foundations of digital intelligence and how it applies to public sector work.
• Use digital tools to collect, visualize, and communicate actionable insights.
• Assess the digital maturity of their own team or department.
• Build a roadmap for enhancing digital capacity and data-driven practices.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of digital tools and dashboard mockups.
• Guided exercises focused on real-world public service use cases.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your department's workflows or internal tools, please contact us to arrange.

Storytelling with Data is the practice of using visual and narrative techniques to transform complex datasets into clear, compelling stories that inform and inspire action.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at public sector professionals who work with data and have limited or informal training in data storytelling, and who wish to enhance their ability to present data clearly and persuasively through narrative and visuals.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Transform raw data into impactful visual stories.
• Use chart selection and layout to support key messages.
• Structure data narratives that align with audience needs.
• Apply best practices for visual clarity and cognitive impact.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of storytelling techniques in data presentations.
• Guided exercises focused on clarity, visual flow, and audience impact.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your department's workflows or internal tools, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level DevOps and SRE professionals who wish to enhance their alerting and automation skills with Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create and manage advanced alerting rules in Prometheus.
• Integrate Prometheus Alertmanager with external tools using webhooks.
• Automate responses to alerts for faster issue resolution.
• Use Grafana to visualize and manage alerts effectively.

Participants who complete this instructor-led, live training in Virginia will gain a practical, real-world understanding of Big Data and its related technologies, methodologies and tools.

Participants will have the opportunity to put this knowledge into practice through hands-on exercises. Group interaction and instructor feedback make up an important component of the class.

The course starts with an introduction to elemental concepts of Big Data, then progresses into the programming languages and methodologies used to perform Data Analysis. Finally, we discuss the tools and infrastructure that enable Big Data storage, Distributed Processing, and Scalability.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level data engineers, analysts, and scientists who wish to understand how to use dbt Cloud to manage their data warehousing and transformation projects in the cloud.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create and manage projects on dbt Cloud.
• Use the dbt Cloud interface to schedule and run data transformations.
• Collaborate on projects with team members.
• Deploy their dbt projects to production.
• Debug and troubleshoot dbt projects.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level cloud and DevOps engineers who wish to enhance cloud observability with Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the benefits of integrating Grafana and Prometheus with cloud platforms.
• Set up Prometheus for monitoring cloud-based resources.
• Configure Grafana for visualizing cloud service metrics.
• Leverage cloud-native tools and integrations for monitoring scalability.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to advanced-level GIS professionals and analysts who wish to learn how to effectively use ArcGIS for data visualization, spatial analysis, and geospatial project management.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate and utilize ArcGIS tools for geospatial data management.
• Create and customize maps with layers and attributes.
• Perform advanced spatial analysis and geoprocessing tasks.
• Automate workflows using ModelBuilder and Python.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level DevOps and SRE professionals who wish to create impactful dashboards and optimize their monitoring practices using Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand best practices for designing effective dashboards.
• Create and configure advanced Grafana dashboard elements.
• Leverage Grafana templating for dynamic and reusable dashboards.
• Implement alerting mechanisms to enhance operational awareness.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level GIS professionals who wish to use ArcGIS Pro to enhance their spatial analysis capabilities, conduct comprehensive geostatistical analysis, and apply advanced 3D modeling techniques for more effective decision-making and problem-solving in real-world scenarios.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop advanced skills in spatial analysis techniques using ArcGIS Pro.
• Utilize Python scripting for automation and complex data processing.
• Apply spatial modeling for problem-solving in real-world scenarios.
• Conduct geostatistical analysis for advanced data interpretation.
• Integrate external data sources and leverage 3D spatial data analysis.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level data analysts and business professionals who wish to perform complex data analysis tasks more intuitively across various industries using Google Gemini AI.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of Google Gemini AI.
• Connect various data sources to Gemini AI.
• Explore data using natural language queries.
• Analyze data patterns and derive insights.
• Create compelling data visualizations.
• Communicate data-driven insights effectively.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at data analysts and anyone who is interested to learn how to use and integrate Tableau, Python, R, and SQL for data visualization and analysis.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Perform data analysis using Python, R, and SQL.
• Create insights through data visualization with Tableau.
• Make data-driven decisions for business operations.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level IT support personnel who wish to provide robust support for ArcGIS Enterprise, addressing any anomalies or failures effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and components of ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Learn to install, configure, and manage ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Gain skills in troubleshooting and resolving common issues.
• Develop proficiency in monitoring and maintaining ArcGIS Enterprise environments.
• Master the techniques for backup, recovery, and performance optimization.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level IT professionals and DevOps practitioners who wish to learn the basics of Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and key features of Grafana and Prometheus.
• Install and configure Grafana and Prometheus on a Linux environment.
• Set up basic data sources and dashboards in Grafana.
• Monitor system metrics and visualize data using Prometheus.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data engineers who wish to become proficient in utilizing Azure Synapse Analytics for a wide range of data processing, analytics, and visualization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core concepts, architecture, and components of Azure Synapse Analytics.
• Create, configure, and manage scalable data warehouses using Azure Synapse.
• Master the techniques for ingesting, transforming, and loading data (ETL) from various sources into Azure Synapse.
• Optimize query performance, secure data, and integrate Azure Synapse with Power BI and other tools to visualize data and share insights.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level professionals who wish to learn the fundamental concepts and tools of ArcGIS.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic concepts of GIS and spatial data.
• Navigate the ArcGIS interface.
• Create and manage spatial data.
• Perform basic spatial analysis.
• Create maps and visualizations.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level earth sciences and engineering professionals who wish to use Python for geospatial analysis in both ArcGIS and QGIS environments.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn Python syntax and control structures for executing geospatial tasks efficiently.
• Use Pandas, Numpy, and Matplotlib for data analysis and visualization in GIS.
• Manipulate and analyze vector data with Geopandas, Arcpy, and PyQGIS libraries.
• Automate geospatial processes and workflows using Python scripting in ArcGIS and QGIS.
• Develop custom Python-based geoprocessing tools for ArcGIS and QGIS to streamline tasks.

Big Data and Advanced Analytics is the application of sophisticated techniques and tools to analyze large, complex datasets for actionable insights and strategic decision-making.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level data professionals who wish to leverage cutting-edge analytical methods and big data technologies for predictive, prescriptive, and real-time analytics.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Design and implement large-scale data processing pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
• Apply advanced machine learning and deep learning techniques to massive datasets.
• Leverage distributed computing frameworks for real-time analytics and data streaming.
• Integrate big data analytics into business intelligence and decision-making systems.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

The aim of the course in Virginia is to help delegates to give evidence-based answers to questions:

What has happened?

• processing and analyzing data
• producing informative data visualizations

What will happen?

• forecasting future performance
• evaluating forecasts

What should happen?

• turning data into evidence-based business decisions
• optimizing processes

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level geographers who wish to deepen their expertise in spatial analysis, data management, and GIS applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Apply advanced spatial analysis techniques to solve complex geographical problems.
• Manage large spatial databases and perform data quality control.
• Create dynamic and interactive maps and visualizations for various applications.
• Utilize programming and automation to streamline GIS workflows.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data analysts who wish to learn and utilize the advanced features and components of Grafana for data visualization and analysis.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of advanced Grafana concepts and components.
• Leverage template variables and dynamic dashboards for enhanced data visualization.
• Use Grafana Query Language for complex queries.
• Learn best practices for scaling Grafana, optimizing performance, and ensuring high availability.

Requirements Engineering (RE) is a key discipline within software and systems development, focused on identifying, documenting, and managing the needs and constraints of stakeholders to ensure project success.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of practical Requirements Engineering while preparing for the IREB CPRE – Foundation Level certification exam.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand and apply the key concepts and terminology defined by the IREB CPRE Foundation syllabus.
• Identify and elicit requirements using effective and context-appropriate techniques.
• Model, document, and validate requirements for real-world projects.
• Manage requirements changes, traceability, and prioritization throughout the project lifecycle.
• Use Requirements Engineering tools and best practices to enhance communication and project outcomes.
• Be fully prepared to take and pass the IREB CPRE – Foundation Level certification exam.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Case-based exercises and collaborative workshops.
• Exam preparation sessions and practice questions.

Course Customization Options

• Additional modules or industry-specific case studies can be added on request.

R is a very popular, open source environment for statistical computing, data analytics and graphics. This course introduces R programming language to students. It covers language fundamentals, libraries and advanced concepts. Advanced data analytics and graphing with real world data.

Audience

Developers / data analytics

Duration

3 days

Format

Lectures and Hands-on

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Python developers and data analysts who wish to enhance their skills in data analysis and manipulation using Pandas and NumPy.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up a development environment that includes Python, Pandas, and NumPy.
• Create a data analysis application using Pandas and NumPy.
• Perform advanced data wrangling, sorting, and filtering operations.
• Conduct aggregate operations and analyze time series data.
• Visualize data using Matplotlib and other visualization libraries.
• Debug and optimize their data analysis code.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at developers and administrators who wish to use OpenSearch to perform distributed search and data analytics in a unified and secure system.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start building search and analytics solutions with OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards.
• Understand the three approaches (snapshot, restart, and rolling) in upgrading from Elasticsearch OSS to OpenSearch.
• Learn how to index data, create data streams, run queries, and streamline cross-cluster operations in OpenSearch.
• Explore and use plugins, APIs, clients, and ingestion tools (Beats, Logstash, Grafana, etc.) to optimize search experience while keeping clusters secure.
• Use OpenSearch Dashboards to centralize data management, visualization, logging, monitoring, and maintenance.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at persons who wish to learn just enough Python to begin crunching numbers from sales data, traffic analytics, customer interactions, etc..

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure the necessary software, libraries and development environment to begin writing Python code for data analysis.
• Analyze data from sources such as Excel, CSV, JSON files and databases.
• Clean data to improve its usefulness before analyzing it.
• Perform simple statistical analysis.
• Generate reports that present the desired data in just the right format, from straight numbers to data visualizations.
• Gain valuable insight from data, including trends in performance, problematic areas.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at software developers, managers, and business analyst who wish to use big data systems to store and retrieve large amounts of data.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Query large amounts of data efficiently.
• Understand how Big Data system store and retrieve data
• Use the latest big data systems available
• Wrangle data from data systems into reporting systems
• Learn to write SQL queries in:
  • MySQL
  • Postgres
  • Hive Query Language (HiveQL/HQL)
  • Redshift 

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

The aim of this course is to provide a clear understanding of the use of SQL for different
databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access...). Understanding of analytic functions and the
way how to join different tables in a database will help delegates to move data analysis
operations to the database side, instead of doing this in MS Excel application. This can also
help in creating any IT system, which uses any relational database.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at business analysts who wish to learn advanced Spotfire Analyst techniques for analyzing data.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Share visualizations among different team members.
• Secure access to software based on roles and access controls.
• Create visualizations such as map charts.
• Integrate statistical computing languages such as R with Spotfire.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at field ecologists and conservation managers who wish to create data spatial projects in ArcGIS.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Output spatial data as visualizations.
• Conduct geostatics on actual data.
• Implement spatial data analysis, data processing, and mapping with ArcGIS.
• Analyze spatial data for projects in ArcGIS.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at data scientists, data analysts, and business analysts who wish to clean and process data effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop an effective data cleaning strategy.
• Implement useful tools for data cleaning.
• Get a result more efficiently.
• Learn and apply data cleaning best practices.

In the evolving energy sector, the integration of electrical transient analysis with precise geographic data is a strategic necessity. Currently, reliance on fragmented data leads to significant operational risks. This 14-day intensive program in Melbourne is designed to bridge the gap between electrical engineering and geospatial management.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (onsite or remote) is aimed at data analysts who wish to use Grafana for monitoring and visualizing data.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start creating visualizations in Grafana.
• Set up Grafana for high availability.
• Customize panels and dashboards with data.
• Configure a reverse proxy for fast loading speeds.

KNIME Analytics Platform is a leading open source option for data-driven innovation, helping you discover the potential hidden in your data, mine for fresh insights, or predict new futures. With more than 1000 modules, hundreds of ready-to-run examples, a comprehensive range of integrated tools, and the widest choice of advanced algorithms available, KNIME Analytics Platform is the perfect toolbox for any data scientist and business analyst.

This course for KNIME Analytics Platform is an ideal opportunity for beginners, advanced users and KNIME experts to be introduced to KNIME, to learn how to use it more effectively, and how to create clear, comprehensive reports based on KNIME workflows

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at data professionals who wish to use KNIME to solve complex business needs.

It is targeted for the audience that doesn't know programming and intends to use cutting edge tools to implement analytics scenarios

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure KNIME.
• Build Data Science scenarios
• Train, test and validate models
• Implement end to end value chain of data science models

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course or to know more on this program, please contact us to arrange.

The "KNIME Analytical Platform" training offers a comprehensive overview of this free data analysis platform. The program covers data processing and analysis introduction, KNIME installation and configuration, building workflows, business model creation methodology, and data modeling. The course also discusses advanced data analysis tools, workflow import and export, tool integration, ETL processes, data exploration, visualization, extensions, and integrations with tools such as R, Java, Python, Gephi, Neo4j. The conclusion includes a discussion on reporting, BIRT integration, and the KNIME WebPortal.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at data scientists who wish to program in Python and R for KNIME.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Plan, build, and deploy machine learning models in KNIME.
• Make data driven decisions for operations.
• Implement end to end data science projects.

As your delegates prepare for advanced Data Analytics degrees abroad, they face a dual challenge: mastering technical coding and understanding how to translate data into business value. This intensive 5.5-hour program is architected to bridge both gaps simultaneously. By combining Python technical foundations with an introductory business analytics framework, we ensure your team starts their academic journey as leaders, not just learners.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at persons who wish to understand requirements analysis and conduct requirements analysis efficiently and accurately using analysis techniques for their projects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• identify different types of requirements.
• understand the overall concepts of, and activities within, requirements analysis.
• be familiar with the requirements analysis methodology.
• use different requirements analysis techniques to their advantage.
• structure requirements in order to communicate efficiently with architects and developers through an iterative requirement gathering process.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at business analysts and data analysts who wish to use TIBCO Spotfire X with its artificial intelligence capabilities to visualize, transform, and analyze data.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure TIBCO Spotfire X.
• Understand the features and architecture of TIBCO Spotfire X.
• Understand the concepts behind augmented and predictive analytics.
• Learn how to load, process, and visualize data using Spotfire X.
• Create interactive and enhanced data visualizations.

This instructor-led, live training in Virginia (online or onsite) is aimed at business professionals who wish to use data storytelling, PowerPoint, and AI tools to create executive presentations that support decision-making and follow corporate branding standards.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: structure messages with AI, improve slide design, strengthen visual stories, and deliver clearer executive presentations.