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 Request Access: Create a personal GitHub account if you don’t have one already. Use the form provided to join the CDW Labs security group. Access Approval: Once you've submitted the form and received approval, ensure your GitHub account meets the following requirements: • You must be joined to the CDWLABS security group in ActiveDirectory. • You must be authenticated via SSO. • Your GitHub login must use your CDW email address. No other email address should be associated with this account. • Two-factor authentication must be enabled on your GitHub account. • Update your GitHub password and any Personal Access Tokens periodically. Authentication Method: Once your account meets these requirements and is approved, you can log in using your CDW email and proceed with SSO authentication. Request Access: Create a personal GitHub account if you don’t have one already. Use the form provided to join the CDW Labs security group. Access Approval: Once you've submitted the form and received approval, ensure your GitHub account meets the following requirements: • You must be joined to the CDWLABS security group in ActiveDirectory. • You must be authenticated via SSO. • Your GitHub login must use your CDW email address. No other email address should be associated with this account. • Two-factor authentication must be enabled on your GitHub account. • Update your GitHub password and any Personal Access Tokens periodically. Authentication Method: Once your account meets these requirements and is approved, you can log in using your CDW email and proceed with SSO authentication.
  
-**Tailscale**+=== Sparks ===
  
-Tailscale is a Zero Trust mesh VPN built on the WireGuard protocol that creates secure, encrypted peer-to-peer connections between devices, remote systems, and cloud environmentsIt simplifies secure network access without complex firewall rules or port forwarding, making it ideal for connecting to team infrastructure from any location.+The Sparks are desktop AI servers used to train the MS AI Team on all aspects regarding NVIDIA and AIThey are hosted by Don DeHamer and granted access through him.
  
-Install from the link below and create an account using a personal (preferably gmail) email. Then send the email to Don DeHamer and he will add the email of the new coworker to the nodes for the Sparks that the team uses. Accept the invite+**TailScale**: Install from the link below and create an account using a personal (preferably gmail) email. Then send the email to Don DeHamer and he will add the email of the new coworker to the nodes for the Sparks that the team uses. Accept the invite
  
 **Link: **[[https://tailscale.com]] **Link: **[[https://tailscale.com]]
  
-**- AFFIRM (Synergist Technology)**+**LDAP: **This is the ideal and recommend way of gaining access to the Sparks. In order to gain access a ticket will need to be submitted to Don DeHamer or Jason Miller. 
 + 
 +=== - AFFIRM (Synergist Technology) ===
  
 AFFIRM is an AI governance and compliance platform developed by Synergist Technology that provides continuous monitoring of AI models and agents for security violations, compliance risks, output quality, and policy adherence. It integrates with tools such as ServiceNow, Splunk, and Microsoft Sentinel to deliver real-time alerts and actionable compliance reports. AFFIRM is an AI governance and compliance platform developed by Synergist Technology that provides continuous monitoring of AI models and agents for security violations, compliance risks, output quality, and policy adherence. It integrates with tools such as ServiceNow, Splunk, and Microsoft Sentinel to deliver real-time alerts and actionable compliance reports.
  
-In order to be added to the Affirm environment, reach out to the Synergist CDW support team.+In order to be added to the Affirm environment, Yogalakshmi Murugesan will need to add user to AD group. If any issues arrive after, work with Synergist team to resolve them.
  
-**- NVIDIA Academy**+=== - NVIDIA Academy ===
  
 NVIDIA Academy is a learning platform offering free and paid training courses for IT professionals covering NVIDIA products, AI, accelerated computing, and data science. It provides self-paced courses, videos, and professional certifications to build skills relevant to the AI Managed Services team. NVIDIA Academy is a learning platform offering free and paid training courses for IT professionals covering NVIDIA products, AI, accelerated computing, and data science. It provides self-paced courses, videos, and professional certifications to build skills relevant to the AI Managed Services team.
  
-Create an account using corporate email, then bill with corporate credit card and expense itIt costs $200 for the annual subscription+Create an account using corporate email.
  
 **Link: **[[https://academy.nvidia.com]] **Link: **[[https://academy.nvidia.com]]
  
-**- NVIDIA NPN (Partner Network Portal)**+=== - NVIDIA NPN (Partner Network Portal) ===
  
 The NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) Portal is the central hub for NVIDIA partners to access product information, sales and technical enablement resources, training materials, and marketing tools. As a CDW partner, the team uses the NPN Portal to stay current on NVIDIA technologies and access partner-exclusive resources. The NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) Portal is the central hub for NVIDIA partners to access product information, sales and technical enablement resources, training materials, and marketing tools. As a CDW partner, the team uses the NPN Portal to stay current on NVIDIA technologies and access partner-exclusive resources.
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 **Link: **[[https://npnportal.nvidia.com]] **Link: **[[https://npnportal.nvidia.com]]
  
-**- Azure**+=== - Azure ===
  
 Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform offering 200+ products and services including compute, storage, networking, AI, and analytics across a global network of data centers. The AI Managed Services team leverages Azure for cloud infrastructure, AI workloads, and managed service delivery. Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform offering 200+ products and services including compute, storage, networking, AI, and analytics across a global network of data centers. The AI Managed Services team leverages Azure for cloud infrastructure, AI workloads, and managed service delivery.
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 **Link: **[[https://azure.microsoft.com]] **Link: **[[https://azure.microsoft.com]]
  
-**- O'Reilly Learning**+=== - O'Reilly Learning ===
  
 O'Reilly Learning is an online learning platform that provides access to 60,000+ books, videos, live online training, interactive coding environments, and certification prep materials across technology and business topics. Team members use O'Reilly to support continuous professional development in AI, cloud, and engineering disciplines. O'Reilly Learning is an online learning platform that provides access to 60,000+ books, videos, live online training, interactive coding environments, and certification prep materials across technology and business topics. Team members use O'Reilly to support continuous professional development in AI, cloud, and engineering disciplines.
  
-Sign in using corporate email and SSO.+To request access login to Service Central, select //Request Something//, then under //IT Service Desk// select //IT Access Support Request//. Set //Type of Access// to “Other”, in //Access Details// enter “Enable SSO for O’Reilly Online Learning”, and //Business Case// enter “Career Development”. After that you should be able to login using corporate email and SSO.
  
-**Link: **[[https://www.oreilly.com]]+**Links: **[[https://www.oreilly.com]] [[https://servicecentral.cdw.com/esc]]
  
 ==== Access Recommended: ==== ==== Access Recommended: ====
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 The following are tools that coworkers might need to download to help assist with their roles, but are not required for everyday tasks. The following are tools that coworkers might need to download to help assist with their roles, but are not required for everyday tasks.
  
-**- NVIDIA AI Workbench**+=== - NVIDIA AI Workbench ===
  
 NVIDIA AI Workbench is a free development environment manager that enables data scientists and developers to create, customize, and collaborate on AI and ML projects on GPU systems. It manages containers, environments, and configurations, allowing workloads to move seamlessly from local systems to cloud or data center environments. NVIDIA AI Workbench is a free development environment manager that enables data scientists and developers to create, customize, and collaborate on AI and ML projects on GPU systems. It manages containers, environments, and configurations, allowing workloads to move seamlessly from local systems to cloud or data center environments.
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 **Link: **[[https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/deep-learning-ai/solutions/data-science/workbench/]] **Link: **[[https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/deep-learning-ai/solutions/data-science/workbench/]]
  
-**- NVIDIA Sync**+=== - NVIDIA Sync ===
  
 NVIDIA Sync is a standalone system tray utility for Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu that simplifies launching applications and containers on remote Linux systems such as DGX Spark devices. It provides one-click launch of development tools like VS Code, Cursor, and NVIDIA AI Workbench directly connected to remote GPU systems. NVIDIA Sync is a standalone system tray utility for Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu that simplifies launching applications and containers on remote Linux systems such as DGX Spark devices. It provides one-click launch of development tools like VS Code, Cursor, and NVIDIA AI Workbench directly connected to remote GPU systems.
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 **Link: **[[https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgx-spark/nvidia-sync.html]] **Link: **[[https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgx-spark/nvidia-sync.html]]
  
-**- Docker**+=== - Docker ===
  
 Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications inside lightweight, portable containers that bundle code and all dependencies into a single unit. It ensures consistent environments across development, testing, and production, and is a core component of modern AI and DevOps workflows. Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications inside lightweight, portable containers that bundle code and all dependencies into a single unit. It ensures consistent environments across development, testing, and production, and is a core component of modern AI and DevOps workflows.
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 **Link: **[[https://www.docker.com]] **Link: **[[https://www.docker.com]]
  
-**- Kubernetes**+=== - Kubernetes ===
  
 Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications across distributed infrastructure. It provides self-healing, load balancing, rolling updates, and automated scaling to keep applications running reliably in production. Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications across distributed infrastructure. It provides self-healing, load balancing, rolling updates, and automated scaling to keep applications running reliably in production.
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 **Link: **[[https://kubernetes.io]] **Link: **[[https://kubernetes.io]]
  
-**- Cursor**+=== - Cursor ===
  
 Cursor is an AI-powered code editor built as a fork of Visual Studio Code that integrates advanced AI assistance directly into the development workflow. It supports intelligent code suggestions, natural language commands, and AI-driven debugging to enhance developer productivity. Cursor is an AI-powered code editor built as a fork of Visual Studio Code that integrates advanced AI assistance directly into the development workflow. It supports intelligent code suggestions, natural language commands, and AI-driven debugging to enhance developer productivity.
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 **Link: **[[https://cursor.com]] **Link: **[[https://cursor.com]]
  
-**Claude**+=== - Claude ===
  
 Claude is an AI assistant developed by Anthropic, designed to assist with a wide range of tasks including coding, data analysis, writing, research, and complex reasoning. It is accessible via web browser, desktop app, and API, and is built with a safety-first approach for reliable enterprise use. Claude is an AI assistant developed by Anthropic, designed to assist with a wide range of tasks including coding, data analysis, writing, research, and complex reasoning. It is accessible via web browser, desktop app, and API, and is built with a safety-first approach for reliable enterprise use.
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   * ms-ai-team   * ms-ai-team
 +  * AI Team Scrum | Meeting Chat | Microsoft Teams
  
 Outlook: Outlook:
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