Why You Should Learn & Be-Ready For IoT?

Whether you believe it or not but IoT is now more than just the buzz in the tech market. It is no longer the technology of the horizon and has quickly become the mainstream bringing a host of new challenges and opportunities for everyone.

“IoT E-Degree: The Novice To Expert Program”

Going by its potential, industries are heavily investing in building different types of IoT based platforms and solutions. Some of the main reasons for the adoption of IoT are key challenges faced by individuals such as Optimization, Security, Productivity, Tracking, Efficiency & so much more.

Investments In IoT Solutions

In the corporate sector, the Internet of Things has managed to capture everyone’s attention throughout the world. From smart products to appliances using energy only when it is essential, there is a huge untapped market for IoT-based devices.

If the above image doesn’t convince you, then have a look at the below graph showing all the investments made across various industries for IoT Solutions.

IoT Deployments: Advantages

Some of the advantages that make IoT a burning topic of the current world are as follows:

• IoT encourages machine to machine (M2M) communications
• Automated daily tasks
• Provides more control
• Good for monitoring
• It can reduce the cost of production significantly
• Highly productive
• Improves competitiveness & business processes

The Explosion of IoT Enabled Devices

In the current world, on average 127 new devices connect to the internet every second. This makes consumers connected more than ever.

“Around 75.44 billion IoT connected devices is predicted by the year 2025”. — Statista

To give you a more clear understanding, check out the below graph that depicts the investments made in the IoT industry over the past years.

Some More IoT Facts That You Can’t Ignore

$6 Trillion will be spent on IoT solutions between the year 2015–2020 -PWC

Research from Canonical shows 68% of businesses are battling with drought in the “Internet of Talent” pool. -Inmarasat

In a survey, 76% of respondents felt like they needed more higher-level IoT specialists and 80% felt like they didn’t have the skills needed to keep their IoT working as it is. -Inmarasat

If this is true then the biggest question that we should think about is how will we possibly manage in the next 5 years as per all the demands?

It may be true that today IoT is heralded as the next industrial revolution, however, it is also true that there is a huge skill gap for this very same technology. And if the current trend continues, it is predicted to increase in the forthcoming time.

But you don’t worry, considering this and several criteria like IoT market, skill levels, future demands and others, we have proposed an exclusive “IoT E-Degree: The Novice To Expert Program” for all skill levels.

What Makes This E-Degree So Different?

In this world full of technological breakthroughs & possibilities, we have conceptualized this E-Degree Program to bridge the IoT skill gap. This E-Degree is perfect for every IoT enthusiast irrespective of the skills they possess. It is curated by world-class instructors in such a manner that it will give you complete knowledge and an understanding of the various aspects of IoT in a step-by-step way.

This E-Degree Includes:

What Will I Learn?

When This E-Degree Will Be Launched?

Already the work on a couple of modules i.e. “Industrial IoT Development with GCP” & “IoT Security” has been started. The full E-Degree is expected to be launched on the 31st of January 2020.

Why Should I Pre-Order Now?

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Web Developers have become the rock stars of this digital world. With the advancement of technologies, the demand for creating websites has significantly increased and with this, the need for skilled web developers has soared through the roof. This has also led to an increase in salaries all over the world.

Similarly, the E-Commerce platform is also growing at an unprecedented rate. Be it, children, millennials or even the old ones, everyone is using e-commerce platforms for one or many reasons. The reasons are simple… it is more efficient, makes it simple to find the right products, you can check the user’s review, it is less time-consuming and a few others.

Both Web development/designing & E-Commerce platform compliment each other. Ask any E-Commerce website owners, the majority of them will support the statement. Today, web development not only helps in accumulating all the sales for the e-commerce platform but also builds the reputation of the brand. Despite all the advantages, few mistakes made in web designing or web development can also lead to big losses. For instance, $2.6 Billion is lost each year because of the slow loading websites, & 53% of mobile users will leave a website if the loading time takes more than 3 secs.

So, let’s go and check out some other facts related to web development affecting an E-Commerce industry with this cool infographic.

Originally published at https://blog.eduonix.com on December 10, 2019.

Progress in terms of technology has been skyrocketing since the Industrial Revolution. The period between steam engines supplying coal to parts of the United States to the age of quantum computing has been showered with astounding ingenious innovations. The era has greatly benefited mankind in almost every aspect of their day-to-day lives.

Imagine what lives people might have been accustomed to just 400 years ago. Diseases were the norm for an average citizen throughout their lives and journeys to other nations would take weeks. Much of those diseases rarely cause an outbreak today and vaccine attempts to prevent most of those diseases from surfacing on the populace. Traveling from Los Angeles to Barcelona takes less than a day today by a flight. There’s the curiosity to check out the grandest celestial bodies and also a peek into the inner mechanisms of an atom.

It certainly is a great time to be alive! Witnessing such extraordinary events that are paving humanity to be more advanced in technology.

With this in mind, let’s glance over some of the top trending technologies that are dominating this year.

#1. Big Data

With the potential of a large number of jobs, Big Data is one of the most impressive and imperative trends of this age. The field is dedicated to analyze, extract information, and deal with immensely large data sets which becomes a herculean task if done manually. Big data can be used in the case of structured and unstructured data. With structured data, it becomes easy to analyze and organize into the database. Unstructured data is much harder to analyze as well as it uses a vast array of formats.

The four main characteristics of Big Data are:

* Volume- It’s the size of the data that determines if it can be considered as big data or not.
* Velocity- It is the speed at which the data is generated and processed.
* Variety- The type and nature of the data.
* Veracity — It refers to the data quality and data value, being an extended definition of big data.

Benefits of big data include:

* Big data tools like Hadoop can be cost efficient when large amounts of data can be stored.
* Tools like Hadoop and in-memory analytics notices new sources of data and helps businesses analyze the data to make quick decisions.
* Knowing customer demands, users will have an edge to deliver what they want.
* It is a really great tool for sentiment analyses which is vital to keep up the brand value.

#2. Internet of Things

Hurrying home to prepare that turkey for Thanksgiving tomorrow? With IoT (Internet of Things), you can preheat the oven from your remote. You can do that at the same time while booking an Uber and uploading your weekend pictures on Instagram.

IoT enables many devices to be connected to the internet and with each other to provide an exchange of data. They can be your oven, the lock of your doors, personal vehicles and even your toaster. IoT devices numbered 8.4 billion in 2017. It is predicted to go as high as 31 billion devices by 2020.

Businesses will be gaining a lot from this concept as well. Enabling efficiency, safety as well as decision making for businesses as data is collected and is analyzed. Bettering the lives of patients, predicting future sales growth, polishing customer services, and increase revenue are just some of the possible outcomes from a greater dependency on IoT.

The main hindrance to IoT is the lack of trained IT professionals. According to IT Pro Today, not many IT experts are trying to get the skills needed to be trained in IoT. For those interested in IoT, entry into this field might be very smooth as they will be highly motivated by themselves and choose resources on their own to plant those skills in them.

#3. Angular/ R

Angular is one of the most famed software development tools. Developed by Google and launched in 2009, it was initially dubbed as Angular.js, but it had many issues at the time. In 2016, it was rewritten, and it took the name, Angular.

There are many benefits of using Angular for your project. Here are a few of them:

* Angular makes testing fairly easy. The built-in-testing functionality and works with karma and Jasmine frameworks. It is easy to test components since dependency injection is integrated into the structure.
* The framework grows because if the hard work and support of the community. There will always be someone there to help you out if you are stuck.
* Angular is supported by a majority of the IDEs.
* Being a star-child of Google, it makes sense that it gives an astonishing performance.

On the other hand,

R is a programming language used for analysis, statistics and machine learning. R can create packages, objects, and functions. R can be installed free of charge and without any license.

R is an excellent choice for data science because:
* One can run their code without the help of any compiler.
* R is used in biology, statistics and also in genetics.
* R is powerful and faster compared to any other programming language.

#4. Progressive Web Apps

These are web applications that lead to regular websites and web pages. Along with that, they offer some unique functionality such as push notifications, working offline and device hardware access that was only possible for a native application.

Some of its benefits are:

* Progressive Web Apps or PWIs use a minuscule amount of data compared to native applications.
* Manual updates are not required.
* These are cheaper to produce but still packs the same punch of efficiency.
* So far, PWAs have delivered great business results.

#5. Blockchain

A growing list of records called blocks, linked with cryptography is called Blockchain. Every block has a cryptographic hash of the last block, general data, and timestamp. Simply put, its the digital information (represented by blocks) stored in a public database (represented by chains).

Benefits of Blockchain are:

* Blockchain being a distributed ledger, all network participants share the same document.
* After every transaction is completed, it is linked with the previous transaction.
* Transactions are done quickly and with efficiency
* With the lack of third parties, the transactions with Blockchain becomes easier.

#6. Python

Used by major companies such as Google, Yahoo, YouTube and NASA, Python has a reputation for being simpler compared to its competitors like C# and JavaScript. It’s one of the most popular programming languages across the globe and its gaining speed in that. Python is also believed to beat JavaScript as the most popular programming language in the future.

Some of the most important benefits of Python include:

* It is praised by developers for its efficiency and speed.
* Fast runtime data structures can be created quickly thanks to its built-in list and dictionary data structures.
* Learning ease and uncluttered easy-to-understand syntax which is great news for beginners.
* A huge community is always there to help you out of a problem while making your project.
* Being open source, it is cost effective
* It is capable of interacting with other platforms and languages.

#7. DevOps

DevOps is a term used to define a set of concepts that have been made into a rapidly spreading movement throughout the technical community. Many even claim that it exists due to the amalgamation of two words; development and operations. It helps to maximize the speed of an institution and deliver services and applications.

Simply put, it is the alignment of development and IT operations with better communication.

A few technical benefits of DevOps:
* Fewer complexities to handle.
* Perpetual delivery of softwares.
* Problems are solved quickly.

A few business benefits of DevOps:
* Faster delivery of features and more productive teams.
* Collaboration and Communication are improved.
* More time to innovate than just sit and keep fixing the same old problems.

Some of the best resources for Learning DevOps:
* Scripting Essentials for DevOps (4.7 Stars, 4 Sections, 4 Hours)
* Learn To Build DevOps Pipeline On Azure Cloud (4.4 Stars, 8 Sections, 6.5 Hours)
* Project in DevOps — Learn Real World DevOps (4.4 Stars, 8 Sections, 9 Hours)

Originally published at https://blog.eduonix.com on April 17, 2019.

The proliferation of the internet and the adoption of computer technologies has increased the risk of a cyberattack. And cybercrimes are regularly making headlines every now and then. Organizations are taking increased measures to tackle cybersecurity on a war footing.

However, merely strengthening the cybersecurity is not enough and an organization must be resilient enough to sustain a debilitating cyberattack. Maintaining business continuity and customer confidence in the event of a cyberattack is critical and hence the company must have a planned response plan that will help it avoid any business disruption. The following key steps highlight all the important and sequential tasks that must be included in an IT disaster recovery plan.

Identify the Problem

It is critical to identify the problem and to provide a solution that prohibits it from affecting other parts of the computer network. As soon as the breach is discovered, the organization must quickly mobilize resources to implement a disaster recovery plan. Every company must have an ‘IT Disaster Recovery Plan’ in place to spring into action whenever required. A senior manager must be appointed as a leader to drive the efforts for recovery.

The team leader must be a veteran who has a thorough knowledge of the organization’s IT systems and who has been in the company for a long time. Management must ascertain all necessary details about the cyberattack. The firsthand information must highlight details like the nature of the attack, the timestamp of the attack, the assets affected, the employees affected and the business impact. The crisis management team must be cross-functional and it must comprise various professionals like IT Security specialists, networking professionals, security personnel and lawyers.

It is recommended that even managers from the public relations department be involved because PR professionals will have to cater to queries and concerns of customers, suppliers, business partners and other external stakeholders who may be impacted by the breach. It is necessary for an organization to maintain a low profile and build the confidence of its stakeholders till operations are back to normal. Simultaneously, the IT department must embark on a tortuous journey for disconnecting all devices from the IT network and removing all the affected assets or components from the system.

Instead of scraping these assets, it is advised to send them to cybersecurity forensic specialists for a thorough investigation. Next, the organization must start functions with a clean environment with limited number of machines connected to the printer. These machines must have fully formatted disk drives that have only essential software installed on them. By quickly establishing a clean environment, the IT department guarantees business continuity and specialists can move ahead in conducting a detailed probe about the cyber breach.

Investigate and identify the root cause

Organizations will be required to involve a number of external cybersecurity consultants or experts who will have to spend a considerable amount of time on the premises for conducting a thorough investigation. It is essential that the organization has all the necessary contracts in place so that the concerned professionals can immediately begin their investigation process.

All the necessary cooperation must be extended to these external contractors so that a detailed report can be obtained. Moreover, a project coordinator must be assigned the job of coordinating with different specialists so that the recovery process is right on track. Usually, the investigation is the most time-consuming part of the recovery process. While the investigation goes on, the IT department must set up new servers, install critical software and get the computers up and running in the new environment.

Follow -up and build a solid legal defense

An organization’s PR team might have done a great job in retaining the confidence of external stakeholders, but there is a high chance that irked customers will file a lawsuit to claim losses or damages. Previously, companies like Yahoo have faced class-action lawsuits when confidential customer data was leaked after a cyberattack. Considering the legal hassles, organizations must liaison with local law enforcement officers. even before a cyber incident occurs. By doing so, companies can promptly report to and involve legal authorities can be promptly reported and involved after a cybercrime has occurred. Customers and other authorities always appreciate a company that takes quick and prompt efforts to protect customer data in the face of adversity.

The care and responsibility shown by the company during a crisis situation goes a long way in improving customer relationships. Despite the efforts taken by the company, there will always remain disgruntled customers who will always claim hefty and unjustified compensations. In order to deal with such customers, companies are offering services like free identity theft protection and credit monitoring services that will provide meaningful compensation to customers in the event of a cyberattack. Organizations must hire expert legal professionals to formulate policies regarding these initiatives.

Improve and Prevent future breaches

New company policies will need to be formulated after the organization has bounced back after the cyberattack. The loopholes identified by the cybersecurity experts need to be closed. Moreover, organizations have to upgrade to new systems or procure new hardware to prevent any future breaches. Statistics reveal that investing in online security technologies, advanced firewalls and encryption technologies has helped organizations save millions of dollars by containing security breaches.

The senior management must rethink about hiring professional and incident response teams that are well-prepared to thwart future cyberattacks. A risk assessment plan must be formulated and security threats must be evaluated periodically. It is suggested to form a risk committee that monitors cybersecurity threats periodically.

Cybersecurity must gain precedence and it must always be on the agenda during the board meeting. Realizing the growing menace of cybercrime, many organizations have begun to appoint Chief Information Security Office at the board level. Finally, the management has to add the newly identified risks to its contingency plan and update the IT disaster recovery plan.

Conclusion: -

Merely maintaining stringent security measure is not enough for an organization to counteract cyber threats. It must develop the capability of sustaining a cyberattack by having a well-defined response plan in place. Organizations have to not only quickly recover from a cyberattack but they also have to enhance security measures for preventing future attacks. The key steps discussed in the article will help any organization to withstand and also to emerge out stronger after a cybercrime has occurred.

Originally published at https://blog.eduonix.com on August 5, 2017.

The reasons for downloading and working with Linux are numerous. It was originally targeted towards developers and coding enthusiasts, but since then has evolved for the masses as well. These days, Linux operating systems has become more user-friendly and are a great alternative to standard desktop operating systems.

The only set back is it requires getting a little used to, having to install everything using a terminal. However, it gives you far more power over your system and how it works. You decide what your desktop looks like, what runs on it and how it reacts to your commands. This power has resulted in a lot of people (including non-developers) to shift from using Windows or OSX to Linux or Linux based operating systems.

The benefits of using Linux does not end there. There are many other reasons that one should definitely consider for using Linux including:

• It’s Free
• No viruses!
• No drivers, you can simply install software using the terminal
• Linux can get the software for you
• Choose how your desktop looks like
• No back doors in your software
• Free and unlimited support
• No more pre-installed bloatware

With so many reasons, there is absolutely no reason for you to not learn Linux and make it your default OS! Here are a few different resources where you can get your hands on learning UNIX, Linux or Ubuntu from scratch.

1. Full Linux Tutorial: Go from Beginner to Advanced with RedHat Linux, CentOS, and Kali Linux!

Over 7 hours of video lectures packed into this one YouTube video. This in-depth Linux tutorial covers everything from the basic Linux operating system to more advanced functions. It covers 3 Linux distributions including RedHat Linux, CentOS, and Kali Linux. The video is confident in being able to teach you enough about Linux and Linux Administration that you can land a Linux Administration job. It might not be that simple, but this is definitely a great way to get started with learning Linux and all of its commands.

2. Linux For Absolute Beginners

If you do not want the mess and hassle of having to search numerous different tutorials and simply want a Linux course for beginners that will do most of the hard work for you while teaching you how to get started with Linux, well then look no further than this course. A good instructor that knows the Linux operating system in and out, who helps break down the fundamentals of Linux to teach you in the simplest manner possible. This is hands down one of the easiest course to learn Linux from scratch.

3. Learn Linux in 5 Days and Level Up Your Career

This popular Udemy course aims to teach you Linux in 5 days, enough that you can definitely put Linux on your resume. The course covers important concepts and commands and also includes step-by-step practical and real-world examples. You do not need any prior knowledge of Linux and it also includes a tutorial to install WordPress on an Ubuntu system. Great way to learn Linux, if time is of the constraint.

4. Step by Step Linux Tutorial on the Linux Command

Learn how to read and write a computer with this Linux tutorial on the Linux Command. While it shows you the basics and also advanced commands for powering Linux systems, the best part is that it guides you from the start with actual coding. No theoretical breakdown, but more hands-on practical applications, with the code and the reason behind the code. It will show you, rather than simply just give you the tools and tell you to figure out based on the images.

5. BEGINNER’S GUIDE FOR LINUX — Start Learning Linux in Minutes

This course is slightly different from the rest, because it focuses on working with Linux as per industrial environment, rather than for the users at home. This focuses more on things such as Linux commands and switches, scripting, services and applications, access control, process control, user management, database management, web services, etc. The course is broken down into sections, with the entire first section dedicated to the boot process and how to install various distributions of Linux-Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, etc. You will also learn how to Dual Boot two different operating systems on your computer.

6. The Linux Tutorial

If you are the kind of person who likes to dig deep for information and get into background of the system, well then this is the perfect Linux course for you. It is completely dedicated to Linux including Glossary, Test Your Knowledge, Recent News Stories, Forums, Quizzes, and you guessed it even tutorials. However, if you just want to skip directly to the Linux tutorial you can click here.

7. Training — online Linux training, classroom Linux training and on-site Linux training courses

This resource made the list because it does not limit itself to simply learning Linux basics. However, it expands its reach to other areas of Linux training including visualization, drivers, kernals, performance tuning, system administration, etc. Depending on what you want to learn, this resource has a tutorial or a course designed to cater to that particular need. There is also a list of free Massive Open Online Course paired with EdX.

8. Linux Training Videos

A foundation has been designed by the Linux community for learning Linux, for Free! This page has a list of tutorials, webinars and even event videos. The tutorials are also divided for developers and system administrators. There is also a link in the beginning paragraph for learning advanced Linux techniques. If you have time, this website has everything you need to not only get started with Linux but also master it with the help of experienced developers.

9. Learn Linux basics and Advanced Concepts

This is a great resource for people who love learning through hands-on application. This survival website has two different sections one for Linux basics and the other for Linux System Admin. If you click on the Free Linux Tutorial, you will be led to a tutorial that will go through various different commands with you, starting with simple list and Linux folder system commands. However, you get to learn the commands and actually use them in the tutorial itself.

10. Learn the ways of Linux for Free

A clean and chic website that makes learning look fun. The website has divided topics into multiple sections including Getting Started, Command Line, Text, Advanced Text, User Management, Processes, Permissions, Devices, Filesystem, etc. Everything has been neatly packed into this one website to cater to all your Linux needs. Each section includes exercises and quizzes in addition to theory learning, which makes it easy for you to not only learn but also test yourself at every turn.

11. Linuxtopia — The Encyclopedia for Everything Linux

A complete encyclopedia for everything related to Linux including a library for all technical books, guides and even section of text books about programming, scripting, system administration, security, virtualization, web development, etc. Additionally, it also includes How — To Guides and a Search option that allows you to search queries related to Linux.

12. Beginners: Learn Linux

Another complete website for learning Linux. The best part about this resource is that it has the best of both worlds — theoretical as well as practical. It helps breakdown Linux programming and all everything in a theoretical manner, but on the right side of the website you can find other links that include Games, How Tos, Guides, Tips and Tricks and so much more.

With this much power, it is no wonder that a lot of people are starting to learn Linux and are accepting Linux as their standard operating system. These are some of the many different Linux online tutorials available that have been handpicked. However, if you feel like we have missed out on any other good tutorials, please let us know.

Cloud computing is the future of technology, when there will no need for bulky systems or computing servers. Everything that you see phones do in movies like Minority Report, might actually become true.

Amazon has been applauded with making giant leaps in the cloud computing world with their Amazon Web Services. A lot of companies are already shifting their servers on the Amazon Cloud, or they “borrow” a server from Amazon for any particular application that they want to build. It’s an extremely cheaper option to building a server from scratch.

This has resulted in a lot of people to become experts on AWS, including creating scalable systems, shifting systems from local servers to cloud, creating a system from scratch and so on. With so many AWS architects on the block, AWS has created levels of certification courses where experts can now demand higher salaries by showing their expertise. All they need to do is become certified by AWS by giving an exam.

So, if you want to show off your knowledge and your skills and even earn a better salary, then you should definitely becoming AWS certified. Here are 6 of the greatest AWS training resources to help you prepare for this certification.

1. Amazon AWS Certification Guide

Amazon’s AWS website is a good website to start preparing for the certification. The company offers five different certifications — Solutions Architect Associate, Solutions Architect Professional, Developer Associate, SysOps Administrator Associate, DevOps Engineer Professional. Each certification link when clicked upon will show you the exam guide on the right side of that page, which you can definitely use as your study bible for the exam you wish to take.

2. Become an AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate

This course by Eduonix, is a good course for anyone who is looking to take the Solutions Architect Associate exam. The course breaks down the core components that are on the exam guide including important ones such as Amazon AWS EC2 Instances and S3 Bucket, giving you in-depth information on each and every topic that will be covered in this particular exam.

3. From Developer to AWS Cloud Specialist — The AWS Certification Learning Paths Explained

A good guide when you start preparing for the exam. The website starts at the very beginning at why should you opt for the certification, the benefits of earning the certification, tips for the exam, how to get started, where to get started from, including a path to let you know where you should start and where would you end up. It’s amazing for anyone who is confused about where to start with Amazon AWS.

4. Amazon AWS Certified Solutions Architect: What to Study, Tips and Resources

Another great preparation resource for anyone who doesn’t know what they should study, including studying tips and even resources that they can start learning from. They also have a whole segment dedicated to video courses as well, which you can definitely learn from by Cloud Academy. If you are unsure about the resource, they have free 7-day trial option for you to test the waters before getting in.

5. Ryan Kroonenburg — AWS Certification Courses

This resource has everything you need to prepare for any of the AWS certification exams. Kroonenburg has three courses dedicated to the certification exams — SysOps Administrator Associate, Developer Associate, and Solutions Architect Associate. The Other 4 courses are also related to cloud computing. The best part, Kroonenburg is a Managing Director for a large AWS firm, making him a good source to learn from.

6. Cloud Pros — AWS Certified Dev

If you are someone like me who likes to learn on the go, let’s say while commuting — then this is a great resource for you. Cloud Pros is an exam preparation app that is available on the Google PlayStore. The app includes information about the exam topics and even prep questions that you can answer. For now, the app has over 220 questions, but the team is continuously adding more questions.

Using one or more of these, you can definitely get started on learning how to crack the certification exam and also prepare yourself so that there are no surprises. Good luck!

It has been more than a decade since the last official launch of PHP 5. Although, they did not release an official version of PHP 6, snippets of the WIP in progress have made it online. It was considered as a failure because the PHP did not go so well with Unicode. However, instead of making it confusing for people, the community decided to skip PHP 6 altogether and directly release this new version as PHP 7.

PHP 7 has been touted as one of the best versions of PHP programming language yet. PHP 7 comes with a few significant changes over the older versions, especially in the speed and performance department. In addition to being faster and more responsive, PHP 7 also comes with new scalar type declarations and even a new operator.

PHP programming language comes with changes including new int, float, string, and bool declarations. There are also new methods of error handling a new hierarchy, type error and so much more. Although, it might seem like a whole lot of difference, it is definitely meant to simplify your life sometime in the future.

Here are few great resources that you can get your hands on to start learning PHP 7. Some are free, while other require a small fee for accessing the content.

1. PHP 7 Docs

The first best place to learn any technology is always the Documentation provided by the community that develops the technology. From the start to the first, Docs can help you understand exactly how the new version works. However, in order to simply learn from the Docs, you will have to already have a basic understanding of PHP basics. If you are a newbie, some concepts might be complicated to understand.

2. PHP Today PHP Tutorial Blog

A forum-based blog dedicated to PHP. Although, it can include all versions of PHP, the recent entries have mostly been about PHP 7. It’s a great blog where people submit tips, tutorials, best practices, hints, insider news, and so on. It’s a great way to not only learn PHP but also keep up with the latest changes within the PHP world.

3. The Complete PHP 7 Guide for Web Developers

A great PHP 7 course based resource where users can learn about PHP 7 fundamentals. This course breaks down PHP 7 in small short videos to help users even newbies who are just getting started with PHP to understand the latest iteration. Not only that, but the course will also include a project that includes putting the fundamentals into practice and actually seeing how to use them.

4. PHP 7 Tutorial

A great tutorial for beginners that breaks down the each and every basic functions of PHP as well as PHP 7. The tutorial will also show you how to set up the environment and also where PHP really shines. From scalar declarations to the new spaceship operator to even deprecated features, the course includes almost everything you might need to get started with PHP. However, the tutorial only covers theoretical aspects, for actually building a project you will have to use other resources.

5. PHP 7 Up and Running

This resource resembles something of a podcast meets video tutorials. Although, the website has more casts on their website, this link provided shows all that are related to PHP 7. It includes 7 free lessons on PHP 7 amount to 28 mins. A great resource for someone who is already a PHP developer, but is interested in learning just the new features.

6. Learn PHP 7, Find out What’s New, and More

This one is a little different from the rest on this list. It is a more resource list in itself, but it lists specific links to help one understand PHP 7, including thoroughly understand the ins and outs of PHP, the reason behind the naming conflict, in-depth of the new features, etc. It is a great resource to learn PHP 7 thoroughly, especially for beginners.

7. Learning PHP 7 Book

A brilliant book for newbies that want start learning PHP and also PHP 7. The book asks for a small fee and gives you access to an e-copy of the book as well as video tutorials. What’s great about this book is that it is filled with numerous examples and explanations for each example. The print version of the book is slightly on the expensive side, but the ebook is quite cheap. You can check out the Free Sample on the website before purchasing the book.

8. PHP 7 from Scratch

Also a book, but this one is still in progress which means that it is constantly going to be upgraded with the latest information regarding PHP 7. Although newbies can also learn with this PHP training book, but they might require having a few other resources on hand. For a minimum of $15, you can access this book and even the updates that are going to happen in the future. A Free Sample is provided on the website for students that are interested.

9. Learning PHP | A Gentle Introduction to the Web’s Most Popular Language

A brilliant book by a brilliant author. David Skylar has already written 3 other books on PHP, this being his 4th. Acquiring his degree from Yale in Computer Science, Mr. Skylar works as an independent consultant on numerous software engineering projects. This books is one of the best methods of learning PHP 7, especially for newbies. It starts with the importance of PHP, all features of PHP and then progresses into detail about working with text and numbers, arrays, variables, and so on. Each section also has exercises that you can do to test your knowledge.

10. PHP 7 Tutorial

This PHP online tutorial is for intermediate PHP users, who already know how to code in PHP but want to transition from PHP 5 or 6 to PHP 7. A great resource for learning by doing, this PHP tutorial uses short exercises to help you learn PHP 7 coding principles. Don’t fret if you get lost, it also provides links that you can use to learn the fundamentals behind or even opt to see the solution for that exercise. One of the best PHP tutorials for anyone who likes to learn using problem-solving methods.

There are so many reasons why one should learn PHP programming language, including it is currently the most used server-side language and has also transitioned into front-end development as well. Also, with the latest update, PHP is now faster and easier to write than other complicated languages.

In case you think we missed any other great resources, let us know in the comments section below. Good luck!

Maintaining Linux Systems is one of the highest paying jobs in the IT industry and it is certainly not an easy job, it requires understanding the system, setting up and even maintaining it.

Linux plays an important role in today’s world and has been integrated in numerous areas including movies, GPS location, hosting the WWW, and so much more. With so much running on Linux systems, it is no wonder why it is considered as one of the most required technologies in today’s day and age.

To learn Linux and become a Linux Systems Administrator is a tedious task, requiring hours of dedicated Linux training to understand the complex system. However, there are many different resources online that you can refer to for getting started with Linux. The rest only requires time and experimentation with the system once you have the basics down.

Here are 12 different resources that have been hand-picked and are excellent at acquainting you with the basics of Linux Administration System.

1. Linux Training Videos

This is the Linux website that is dedicated to training the learner in all different aspects of Linux Administration, including the Linux operating system. It features over a thousand of different videos that teach you different aspects or functions of Linux. The videos have been compiled via submissions from many different people of varying expertise in Linux. It is a great resource to reference or to even learn from.

2. Linux Administration Books

This resource is slightly different from the rest of the ones on the list, solely because it is a list of books related to learning Linux. The website lists more than 15 links for books related to Linux and Linux Administration. When clicked, each link opens a page that shows you where you can, either buy the book or acquire a soft copy of it online. It is a great place if you have no idea where to start and which book is right for you. You can browse the books before deciding to purchase.

3. Eduonix Tutorial — Learn Linux Administration System

The Eduonix Linux tutorial is an excellent video tutorial for getting started with Linux Administration System. Also, if you are already familiar with the basics of Linux then this is the perfect course to help you with the advanced concepts as well as best practices of working with Linux. Another great aspect of this course is on the completion of the course, you will be awarded a Linux certification.

4. Linux Tutorials

An excellent website that covers small tutorials for different features of Linux and Linux Admin systems. It’s great if you only want to learn certain aspects of Linux instead of sitting through a whole 8–9 hour course. The short videos also enable you to learn at your own pace, picking up one aspect of Linux at a time.

5. UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

This is the most referred to book on Linux Administration and also on the top of the search results when searching for learning Linux System Administration. It a full book dedicated to simply learning everything about Linux in terms of operating and maintaining a system. The link provided is a Google Drive link that offers a downloadable PDF version of the book for FREE. However, you can also purchase this book online.

6. The Linux System Administrator’s Guide

This is an online copy of the Linux System Administrator’s Guide, which is a great resource to have on hand when just starting to learn the Linux system. It is specifically designed for novices and answers all the questions that beginners come across when starting to learn Linux.

7. Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up To Date

If you’ve already got the basics down of Linux, here is a great resource to teach you the best practices for managing patches and updates on either one Linux system or a networks of Linux computers. It is a start to finish patch management guide that covers topics such as managing Linux updates on a network, minimizing update loads in an internet connection, minimizing reliance on specific Linux distributions, and learning how to update every Linux computer on the local network without overloading the Internet connection.

8. 50 UNIX / Advanced Linux Training Tutorials

The GeekStuff is a hub that compiles mini tutorials or blog posts that detail different aspects of Linux. It is related to UNIX / Linux sysadmin and covers 50 different mini topics including 15 rsync command examples, 10 netstat examples, NFS mount using exportfs, how to change timezones, installing and configuring snort, etc. It’s a great read for beginners as well as experts.

9. Linux Online Training Videos

This tutorial comes from a very experienced administrator, Jason Cannon. Cannon has worked with numerous big name companies such as Xerox, UPS, Hewlett-Packard, and even Amazon.com. From his experience comes this excellent course that covers the basics of Linux Administration. With over 9 hours of content, this is a great course to get started on Linux.

10. Learning Linux Administration, a Linux Tutorial

A two and a half hour YouTube tutorial by Edureka! on Linux Administration. It starts from the very beginning including teaching you how to download and install Linux on a system. It’s a short tutorial that is a great way to foray into Linux without jumping to more complicated concepts.

11. IBM Linux Tutorial

Mini tutorials from the great minds at IBM to help you understand basics as well as intricate Linux concepts. It also includes over 100 aps, code, tutorials and even videos to help you learn Linux. A truly amazing learning experience.

12. Linux Knowledge Base

A free of charge website that hails itself as being the only Linux resource you need for learning Linux Administration. The website offers an in-depth and easy-to-understand introduction to Linux and goes beyond than simply a few coding examples to help you get the most out of your Linux system. In addition to tutorials, it also has numerous articles and even forums (where you can clarify your doubts or get answers from more experienced administrators). It also includes a glossary page to help define specific terms and online quizzes to test your knowledge.

These are a few of the many different resources that can get you on your way to learning Linux Admin System. If you think we have missed any good resources, please feel free to drop their links in the comments section.

Source : http://www.articlesbase.com/programming-articles/12-resources-to-learn-linux-administration-7421304.html

Numerous researches support the idea of a project-based learning trumping theoretical text-book learning. The idea of learning by doing results in the brain to retain the concepts for longer periods of time.

A famous saying goes, “It’s just like riding a bike”; implying that one never forgets how to ride a bike. There are two ways people could learn how to ride a bike, in theory and in practice. One person learned how to ride a bike using pictures and a textual description, while the second person actually got on the bike and rode the bike. Which person do you think would be more likely to remember how to ride the bike?

This example can be incorporated in any practical scenario. Similarly, a person who actually builds using the technology is likely to remember the lessons instead of the person who just reads about the theory of how the technology works. These is ideology behind creating project-based courses where instead of simply going over theoretical aspects of a technology, these courses will show you how use the technology IRL (in real life) and even create webpages, websites, and applications with them.

Here are 11 innovative project-based courses that can be found on the Eduonix website:

1. Learn Bootstrap Development By Building 10 Projects

Bootstrap is a popular front-end web development framework that makes creating websites a breeze. It helps in building responsive, mobile-friendly web sites. In this Bootstrap course, you will create intriguing projects such as Photo App Sales Website, Portfolio Resume, Social Network Template, Agency Landing Page and six more projects!

2. Learn Nodejs by building 12 Projects From Scratch

A powerful back-end, server-side technology, NodeJS is growing as a popular back end server for developing applications. NodeJS is an open-source runtime environment for controlling web servers, which works across platforms. This NodeJS tutorial will teach you the fundamentals of the technology, as well as create 12 nifty projects such as a Simple Web Server, a Basic Express Website, a User Login System, Node Blog Systems, etc.

3. Learn Hadoop and Big Data by Building Projects

Hadoop has been named as a savior for a lot of data analysis companies that get copious amounts of data and are required to turn it into information. Hadoop is an open-source software framework that allows users to store and process large amounts of data across numerous computers to reduce processing time. In this Hadoop and Big Data tutorial, you will learn best practices, tips and tricks of Hadoop, and relevant technologies (MapReduce, Python, Kafka Streaming, Yarn and Zookeeper, Apache Solr, etc.). You will also build multiple projects that will show you how to get the most out of your data using Hadoop.

4. Projects in MongoDB Learn MongoDB Building Ten Projects

MongoDB has been steadily growing in the competitive market of database management systems, making its mark as a fast DBMS that uses a relatively low amount of RAM. The fast and flexible nature of MongoDB is derived from it not using traditional table-based relational database structure and instead using JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas. This MongoDB tutorial covers the ins and outs of the DBMS and also gets you completely acquainted with the technology. Additionally, you will also build 10 projects using this brilliant software.

5. Learn PHP and MySQL Development By Building Projects

PHP is a popular server-side scripting language that is currently being used by numerous websites — big and small. MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that is the second most used RDBMS. These two work brilliantly together and can be used to create amazing webpages and even applications. In this PHP tutorial, you will learn PHP and MySQL along with other technologies such as JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, etc. You will also build some amazing interactive projects such as Shoutit Shoutbox, PHP Quizzer, PHP Lovers Blog, etc.

6. Learn Projects in Java for Beginners from Scratch

Java has been powering billions of devices worldwide and is a great language for programming applications. Java is an object-oriented, class-based, concurrent language that follows the ‘write once, run anywhere’ (WORA) rule. Java can run on any Java supported platform. In this course, you will learn all about Java and its many APIs and even use some of these amazing APIs to create functional projects such as a media player, a game, a messenger, a database explorer, etc.

7. Projects in CSharp — Learn By Building Projects

C# is a versatile language that has become a favorite among a lot of developers because of its simplicity and code less, do more mantra. C# is not limited to only system programming but can also be used to build desktop applications, mobile applications, websites, games, etc. In this C Sharp tutorial, you will learn everything about C Sharp and all of its functions, as well as build 5 brilliant projects all written in C Sharp.

8. Learn Projects In JavaScript And JQuery

JavaScript is one of the most popular used languages in today’s development world. It has been a core language in creating numerous applications as well as other technologies including web browsers, websites, etc. jQuery is a part of JavaScript that further simplifies coding using the language. In this JavaScript and jQuery tutorial, you will master the language and its popular library as well as create interesting projects such as a JavaScript quiz, a jQuery Content Slider, a YouTube Search Engine, an FAQ According Slider, PHP Shoutbox, etc.

9. Learn Angular.Js by Building 10 Projects

Angular is a powerful framework for creating web applications that steps up when HTML falters for declaring dynamic views. A model-view-controller framework extends the vocabulary for creating more robust applications. In this Angular tutorial, you will learn how to master the framework and how to simplify your coding life with this amazing software. You will also create projects such as an Angular website, a web template store, myContactsApp, Job Directory, etc.

10. Learn CSS3 and HTML Development By Building Projects

HTML is the language that designs how the webpage will work, while CSS ensures how the webpage will look. Using these two technologies, you can ensure that not only will you webpage will look aesthetically beautiful but also work extremely well. In this CSS and HTML tutorial, you will learn how to create websites using CSS3 and HTML5, along with creating 10 amazing projects such as a Landing Page, a Responsible Calendar, an Image Slider, a Drop Down Menu, a Timeline, etc.

11. Projects in PhoneGap-Learn by Building 10 Projects

Apache Cordova (formerly PhoneGap) is an excellent framework that ensure that you don’t have to code and recode your application based on the operating system it will be deployed on. All you have to do is create the website in JavaScript, HTML and CSS3 while PhoneGap will ensure that the website is correctly rendered on all operating systems. In this course, you will learn how to effectively use Cordova to reduce your coding time drastically as well build 10 incredible projects such as a PhoneGap app, a Youtube app, a Repo finder, a Task Manager, etc.

These courses will not only teach you the technology, but will also help you understand how the technology works in real life applications. The generic projects can also be modified and added to as you learn more complex concepts and coding. You will also be given all the codes that are written to use as you will.

Source : https://pub.scotch.io/@lockpaddy/11-innovative-project-courses-at-eduonix

ReactJS is currently already succeeding AngularJS as a far more popular framework on the market, and is used to power the user interface of Facebook and Instagram. The Flux architecture is commonly used with ReactJS and it is not exactly a framework or a JavaScript library, but rather a component that compliments React and also supports a new Unidirectional Data Flow.

This Unidirectional Data Flow deals with the problems of scalability when the website or application increases in terms of users. Data flow becomes complicated when one dispatcher has to deal with multiple handlers and vice versa. Reacts Flux helps simplify this process and manage the tangled web of data and its flow.

These are awesome technologies to have on hand when you are designing applications that you want to cater to a large user database, which is something Im sure every developers dream.

Dont fret, its not too late for you to still learn these fantastic technologies. Here are a few resources that can definitely help you get started on your ReactJS and Flux journey.

1.Introduction to the React JavaScript Library

In order to get started with learning the technology, it is utmost important that you understand the technology first. Well, here is a pretty good resource to get you started on understanding what is ReactJS and how it functions. Written by app developer Aurelio De Rosa, the website covers basic fundamentals of the React including data binding, server side scripting, JSX syntax and even the virtual DOM.

2. React Tutorial: Creating a Simple Application Using React JS and Flux Architecture

This is a great ReactJS and Flux tutorial for the beginners who are just starting out with learning the technologies. This is a simple article format tutorial that covers the basics behind ReactJS and Flux and even teaches how to create a simple applications using the two technologies. It is not a huge and complicated application, but a simple ToDo List that can help learners understand the basics.

3. React Fundamentals and React Flux Architecture

Egghead.io is a great place to get short tutorials on web development technologies. The two courses covers ReactJS and the Flux Architecture and helps you get started with the basics of both technologies. Much of the ReactJS is course, while the Flux courses require you to upgrade to the Pro account. However, you can access a few of the videos for free and see if you want to upgrade.

4. React Tutorial

This is a great resource to have on hand for beginners, intermediate and even advanced developers. These are the Docs for the React framework released by Facebook, which means it will cover all basics along with advanced features and even other tricks and tips that you might not get anywhere else. In addition to guides and references, the website also offers a small tutorial to get you started with the technology.

5. Flux Tutorial

This is the React Fluxs original documents that have been released by Facebook. It covers all basics as well as advanced concepts. The video on the front page lets you know how Facebook came across developing, including the ideology behind it. It also offers guides, references, community resources and even a short tutorial on how to get started with Flux.

6. Getting to know Flux

Although, it is in a blog format dont underestimate its power as a resource. This is the third installment in the Learning React series, with links provided in case you want to learn the basic concepts of React and how to build a real time twitter stream. The writer covers what is Flux, breaks down the Flux architecture, and explains the different components (even looks at the raw coding of the components). This is a great source for people who like to get into the behind-the-scenes of a technology.

7. Build Web Apps with React JS and Flux

Heres a resource that covers both the ReactJS and Flux together. The ReactJS and Flux course designed by engineer, Stephen Grider, covers the basics of React, basics of Flux, how they work together and how you can use both to build web apps. The course will go over items such as JSX, converting JSX to raw Javascript, difference between props” and state”, Gulp and Browserify, Bootstrap, etc.

8. Intro to the React Framework

This is another good framework by a trusted technology website. It covers the basics of the React framework. It delves deeply into the framework, react components, and even breaks down the technology itself, including covering how React came into the picture. It also covers why React is a good technology to use and even how it differs from other frameworks. The resource also codes with heavy examples and the author even breaks down the ReactJS code.

9. Eduonix — ReactJS and Flux — Learn By Building 10 Projects

What makes this resource stand apart from the others is that while many of the other resources are covering the basics and the theory of the technology, this resource is geared towards covering the practical aspects of the technology. The course does cover the basics of ReactJS and Flux, but the focus is more on how the technologies can be used to create powerful applications. The React JS tutorial will take you through 10 different projects that can be created using the technologies.

10. What is the Flux Application Architecture?

Medium is a great source for information, al thought it may not necessarily be created for a specific audience. The Medium forum is a place where people can write and publish articles about anything, technology, ideas, and even their own experiences. This is what makes it so great, as the information is raw and unscripted. Flarnie Marchan writes about the Flux architecture and breaks down the Flux architecture for the laymen, making it easier to understand for the people who are not down with the tech lingo.

Here are a few resources that you can use to get started on understanding ReactJS and Flux. If you really want to become an expert in any technology, it is best if you use the technology and start creating projects with it. If we have forgotten any other good resource, please drop us a comment down below. Good luck!

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I am a technical blog writer and content developer at Eduonix Learning Solutions, beside content writing I also love to discuss on topics related to web designing, SEO and other stuff.