Guide to Free Webinars for IT Professionals: Schedule for Late August and September

With the arrival of autumn, many IT professionals seek to update their tech stack, upgrade their skills, or explore related fields. To help navigate current trends, the educational platform OTUS has prepared a series of free webinars taking place in late August and the first half of September.

All sessions are held online by practicing industry experts. Participation is free—simply register in advance using the links below.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• August 31, 20:00. “No-Code Software Development: Creating a Smart Assistant and Automations in n8n”. Register
• September 3, 20:00. “Local LLM Models for Development”. Register
• September 7, 18:00. “Learning Data Preparation for ML Models”. Register
• September 7, 20:00. “Why Do 90% of ML Projects Fail to Reach Production? Breaking Down the Architecture of a Real ML System”. Register
• September 8, 20:00. “What You Need to Know About How LLM Models Work”. Register
• September 8, 20:00. “AI vs. Bug: Troubleshooting an Incident in a Python Project from Logs to Fix”. Register
• September 9, 18:00. “Optimizing Model Building with Pipelines”. Register
• September 10, 18:00. “Data Preparation in Pandas”. Register
• September 14, 20:00. “AI Agents vs. Junior Developers: Who Will Replace Whom by the End of 2026”. Register

Backend Development

• September 1, 20:00. “PostgreSQL 18: Async I/O and io_uring in Practice”. Register
• September 3, 20:00. “ASP.NET Core API Under Load: Making Services Resilient to Failures and Traffic Spikes”. Register
• September 8, 20:00. “Managing Locks in PostgreSQL: Achieving High Concurrency Under Heavy Load”. Register
• September 9, 20:00. “Go Profiling: Finding and Fixing Bottlenecks in Production”. Register

Infrastructure and DevOps

• September 3, 19:00. “Your First Linux Web Server: Nginx, Apache, and Availability Checks”. Register
• September 7, 20:00. “Linux for Windows Administrators in 60 Minutes”. Register
• September 8, 20:00. “Zero-Downtime LVM: Volume Expansion, Data Migration, and Emergency Rollback via Snapshot”. Register
• September 10, 20:00. “Configuring GitLab Runners”. Register

Testing and QA

• September 2, 20:00. “AI for QA Engineers: Tools Already Transforming the Profession”. Register
• September 3, 20:00. “UI and API Testing with Java and Playwright”. Register
• September 8, 19:00. “1C Automated Testing via AI: From Execution to Result Verification”. Register

Architecture and Systems Engineering

• August 27, 20:00. “1C Technical Design with AI: From Structure to Code Review”. Register
• September 7, 20:00. “Working with Memory in C”. Register
• September 9, 20:00. “Ownership, Borrowing, and References in Rust: How the Compiler Makes Your Code Safe”. Register

Analytics, 1C, and Data Management

• September 2, 20:00. “How an Analyst Chooses a 1C Solution for Treasury Automation: Comparing 1C, 1C:UH, and 1C.UH”. Register
• September 3, 20:00. “Vector Search in ClickHouse”. Register
• September 15, 20:00. “Data Modeling for DWH”. Register
• September 15, 20:00. “How a 1C Analyst Manages a Task from Interview to Acceptance: An End-to-End Mobile Workplace Integration Case”. Register

Mobile Development

• September 9, 20:00. “What to Wear Today? Building a Weather Assistant for iPhone with SwiftUI”. Register

Management and Team Leadership

• September 8, 20:00. “The Systems Analyst and Their Value Through the Company's Eyes”. Register
• September 8, 20:00. “From Tech Lead to CTO: How to Start Making Business-Level Decisions”. Register
• September 9, 20:00. “How a Team Lead Can Distribute Responsibility and Avoid Becoming a Bottleneck”. Register
• September 14, 19:00. “Management Anti-Patterns: Why Client 'Help' Kills Projects and How to Regain Control”. Register

Foundational Preparatory Programs

For those just starting out in IT or looking to refresh the basics, introductory courses are available:

Java for Beginners
Python for Beginners
JavaScript for Beginners
Linux Fundamentals
Basic Git
Introduction to SQL
Manual Testing Fundamentals