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This is a online event premiered on their YouTube channel With the acceleration in cloud technology adoption, knowledge of working with the cloud is poised to become a valuable asset for IT professionals. Cloud certifications to consider come from several different cloud service providers. Just starting out with AWS? They will discuss the certifications good for you. Interested to go hybrid with Azure? With the second largest market share in the cloud space, Azure can be a useful cloud platform to learn. Their session will focus on foundational certification for Azure as well. Want more? They discuss other related certifications, CKA being one of them

Join us for an interactive fireside chat with Robert Forsythe, CEO of Milk Moovement, which raised a US$20 million (C$26 million) Series A round earlier this year. A rising tech company in Nova Scotia, Milk Moovement develops software that improves efficiency in the supply chain for the dairy industry. In this intimate conversation, lead by Paul Ryan from BDC Capital, we will hear from Robert on his experience scaling a venture-backed software company. We will take your questions and find out which goes first, the milk or the cereal? Key takeaways: Mooving on up: Career journey and key learnings  Avoiding udder disaster: Key skills for founders to be successful Becoming legen-dairy: Raising capital for a high growth startup Meet your Host: Paul Ryan: Director, Growth & Transition Capital -Nova ScotiaBDC Capital   Paul Ryan is Director, Growth & Transition Capital, with BDC Capital. Paul provides high growth businesses with flexible financing for growth or working capital, an acquisition, a change of ownership, or refinancing. Based in Halifax, Paul has over 25 years of experience in commercial banking, specialized financing, staffing and recruitment, and technology sales with RBC, Radian6, Wooshiii, and Salesforce. Paul holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from St. Mary’s University, […]

They are targeting Indigenous post secondary or recent graduates from across Canada, but everyone is welcome. The event will be a virtual, two-hour Career Fair with an opening speaker, panel discussion, career fair expo booths and networking rooms. We encourage you and your organization to consider supporting this important initiative as they strive to support alternative and diverse pathways to talent in Canada. They will also be working with strategic community partners to ensure this event is a success. Register Now!

Third Wednesday is this coming Wednesday What better way to follow up Valentine's Day than basking in the glow of our warm and wonderful Halifax tech/media/marketing community. We hope to see you there from 5-7:30pm (stage at 6) this Wednesday, February 15th at the Cannery Bar in the Atlantica Hotel!

They wanted a community where developers and designers of all skill-levels and interests could come together and freely discuss everything front-end. So they made it, it's called HFX.js. Are you into the latest design trends? Great! Do you want to share and hear about all things JavaScript? Perfect! This event will have speakers with varying backgrounds discussing front-end, and web tech. They will have 3 lightning talks from up-and-coming techies, and full talks from senior engineers with years of experience in the field of web. They encourage students, hobbyist, and professionals alike to come and join in creating the most open, and inclusive front-end community they can! This event will be held at the Wattpad offices in downtown Kjipuktuk (Halifax). There will be snacks and drinks for everyone. Halihax mission is to inspire, connect, and grow the builders and creators of the Atlantic Canadian technology ecosystem. Halihax offers a suite of resources to engage with the regional technology and startup community. Operating primarily as an online community through Slack, they offer a space for anyone to collaborate and learn with leading industry experts, and share support for local initiatives.