Business Development
The very best way to get started with blockchain
One of the most successful best practices I’ve been seeing lately around enterprise blockchain is not really a new concept at all. We do it whenever we have something new to tackle — something that’s important to us and our business. It’s the best practice of creating a “center of excellence.” A center of excellence […]
Tech Data invests in new Derivative Works and content development
Demand for training in technologies such as Blockchain, Hyperledger and I2 continues to grow. In response, Tech Data has developed a set of Derivative Works that offers comprehensive training, enabling companies to leverage the most value from technical course topics, like: IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook – Advanced Analysis (U59I03G) (Course) Essentials of IBM i2 Analyst’s […]
Badges: psychology, usage, future
Badges example: my son My son is too young for all IT industry discussions around badges. But he has shown me last year the power of a badge system. It was during our winter vacation. My son is skiing with me for eight years. I assume it was due to doing lots of sports he is […]
Donna Walker looking forward to 2018
Watch a brief video about IBM Training & Skills in 2018 (and a brief look back at 2017), presented by Donna Walker. Donna discusses the impact of education, Blockchain, the IBM THINK 2018 conference, digital credentials and our active involvement with standards organizations, among other topics. This video is part of our “quarterly kickoff” series. […]
Measure Education Coverage
Today, I want to share some thoughts around coverage. In general, there are lots of discussions around the question “Is your company having a good education coverage?” Most responses are negative. People do not have a clear definition on what education coverage is exactly. In the end, everybody has his own definition. Let us reflect a […]
Year End Skills Gateway Update!
“I can read in red. I can read in blue. I can read in pickle color too.” — Dr. Seuss IBM “Learning Journeys” options enhanced….again! If you prefer developing skills by picking and choosing from a collection of learning assets …. we got it. If you prefer a bit more hand holding … we […]
Demystifying and learning Blockchain
All of a sudden, there is a lot of buzz around Blockchain and if your technical know-how, like mine is not super high, you must be fairly confused. So, here are some resources to help you understand the concept a little more. Blockchain is a decentralized ledger of all transactions across a peer-to-peer network. Using […]
Free training: what is the right amount?
We all want something for free I like things that are free and I have to be honest, when you offer me something for free I’ll take it. Why should I pay for something if the same exists free of charge. Following up on this thought, is there really anything free in life? When discussing […]
Sponsor Users: an opportunity for networking
Education Offerings in IBM If you follow the blog entries in our IBM Training Blog regularly you realize that we’re doing a lot around transforming our Education. We completed the transition some years ago to use a Global Partner Network for Delivery and Sales. This year we’re working a lot on Digital Transformation and Offerings. […]
Flexible Digital Training at your fingertips!
Access IBM digital learning content for 12 months – all at one low price Our customers are a mix of people – different learning style, different needs, different preferences for when & where they learn. It’s important that IBM meets our customers where they are, and we do: we understand the shift toward more digital […]
IBM Training, Skills & Support Offerings: Donna Walker – Looking forward to 4Q 2017
As we start fourth quarter, let me ask for a few minutes of your time to view this quarter’s kickoff video from IBM Training, Skills, and Support Offerings. In this installment, I talk about the enhancements to our Skills Gateway, updates in personalization to the Learning Dashboard, and present the benefits of MESH – Modeled […]
It’s one of those solutions you look at and say: “Wow – of course we should do that!” And now we do.
IBM is working to bring Support and Education together in a way that helps provide you with development recommendation(s) on key skills related to work being done in YOUR environment. IBM is leveraging Watson along with the IBM Skills Gateway to enable you to see education and enablement offerings customized to what you’re working on today. […]
Skills Gateway embraces IBM New Collar Initiative
Training for the New Collar Worker IBM Training and Skills actively supports our New Collar initiatives with innovative offerings to develop a robust talent pool for our clients and Business Partners. We provide up-to-the-minute IT industry knowledge and digital credentials which complement the institutional knowledge developed in higher learning organizations. With technology evolving so rapidly, […]
New Digital Learning from IBM
Does the word ‘class’ make you think of sitting in a classroom with an instructor, as you did when you were attending school? The traditional classroom style of learning is a model that has been used throughout history as the primary means to teach information, and it’s a great fit in many cases where students […]
MESH (Modeled Education from Support History) has gone live!
IBM Support and Education is pleased to announce that project MESH has gone live in the Analytics and Security product areas! IBM’s products are ever evolving. Keeping abreast of changes and enhancements is a challenge. Getting the right skills at the right time is a critical need. MESH makes the task of finding and securing […]
IBM Training, Skills & Support Offerings: Donna Walker – Looking forward to 3Q 2017
Here is the next in our series of quarterly update videos where you can hear the latest news from the teams. In this update, you can hear about the latest Skills Gateway enhancements and our recent alignment with IBM Support. In addition, we have news from our Global Training Providers, information on the recent award […]
Review: IBM’s Training Country Coverage evolution
What is country coverage When working on a Global Training Model the reach of this model is key. Selling hardware or license without driving skills can’t work. This is a proven fact. IBM changed its model in 2013. Looking back one reason was a country coverage which was not big enough. Reason for this was […]
Offering Management in IBM Training
Offering Management in IBM It is not a long time ago that IBM established a new practice in IBM: The Offering Manager. While IBM was successful with the old role of Product Managers the new role is matching IBMs Digital Transition. Instead of long and complex processes the Offering Manager is moving forward fast. His […]