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As we prepare for the Fall Cohort of CLASS Advanced (October 16–27, 2023), we asked principal instructor and course creator Sujee Maniyam to share his insights on its benefits. Sujee is the co-founder and CEO of Elephant Scale, a Houston,TX-based training provider. He has 10+ years of technical teaching experience and specializes in big data, machine learning, cloud, and emerging technologies.
Q: What do you hope attendees will learn from CLASS Advanced training?
SM: This class aims to give attendees the opportunity to work on all major cloud platforms while learning about a wide range of topics, including user management, storage, databases, networking, containers, kubernetes and machine learning. Attendees can choose one or more cloud environments to practice. To maximize student learning, we have designed the class as very hands-on.
Q: What do you enjoy most about the training?
SM: I like to think of my role as facilitator instead of instructor. I like to enable students to learn new tools and techniques that may help them in their day-to-day jobs. Much of the time, I will do the labs along with attendees, so they get to see my approach. I also encourage discussions. People with various backgrounds participate in the training, and they like to share their experiences with the class, which makes it more fun and enjoyable.