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Element K Partners with VMTraining to Respond to Demand for Virtualization Training
Leveraging a Growing Opportunity for Virtualization Certification Training
ROCHESTER, NY, March 9, 2009 - VMTraining and Element K join together to bring VMware Infrastructure 3.x Ultimate Bootcamp® to an expanded market through training centers around the world. VMTraining is the leading provider of comprehensive virtualization training solutions to the training center industry, and Element K is a learning solutions provider that specializes in providing world-class programs to training centers.
Through this partnership, Element K will develop and manage a partner program for training organizations looking to offer instructor-led VMware® classroom training. Element K will offer a complete solution of courseware and instructor services with VMTraining’s VMware Infrastructure 3.x Ultimate Bootcamp®, which delivers comprehensive virtualization management, resource optimization, application availability and operational automation capabilities in an integrated offering. The VMTraining “Learn it! Do it! Know it!” accelerated instructional methodology provides IT professionals seeking complete end-to-end training and certification the opportunity to train hard and train right in a state-of-the-art data center. The data center houses over 100 servers, allowing learners to immerse themselves in a hands-on environment with certified expert trainers who share insight and real world professional experience in the classroom.
This comprehensive virtualization training program directly addresses the need in the market to deliver a training package that meets the requirements of both training centers and students alike.
“It is exciting to be able to offer this certification along with our comprehensive virtualization training program to training centers via Element K. By partnering with Element K, we enable training centers, worldwide, to offer the transformative business advantage of virtualization to a broad range of customers through certification,” said Scott Kanady, Chief Operating Officer for VMTraining.
“We are pleased to partner with VMTraining, a comprehensive, high-quality, turn-key training program in the area of virtualization technologies,” said Cheryl Nelan, Vice President of Training Channel Enablement at Element K. “With more and more global organizations adopting virtualization, training centers are now able to take advantage of this unique offering. By adding it to their portfolio, they can better meet the demands of the marketplace. The VMTraining solution is a great addition to our broad range of available training products and services.”
VMware’s own research quantifies that companies who implement virtualization achieve significant return on investment in less than eight months. As such, implementing virtualization within an organization enables business managers to dramatically reduce costs via server consolidation and infrastructure optimization, improve operational flexibility and responsiveness, increase application availability, and improve business continuity, desktop manageability and security. As with all emerging technologies, constant changes and improvements in the virtualization field happen all the time. VMTraining’s instructional design team is dedicated to ensuring courseware is always current and addresses all relevant virtualization technologies.
Courseware and instructor services for VMTraining’s VMware Infrastructure 3 Ultimate Bootcamp® will be available via the Element K eStore at www.elementkcourseware.com. Element K Account Managers can provide detailed information regarding the core courses by calling 1.800.456.4677.
About VMTraining
The Ultimate Bootcamp® Certified Virtualization Expert® (CVE®) trademark brand communicates high-quality, turn-key, specialized IT training solutions to the training industry and public. VMTraining, a Global Training Solutions Inc. Company, is a leading provider of cutting-edge IT training solutions to the training center industry, delivering over 400 IT-related courses a year through our channel partners.
Uniquely positioned, VMTraining is committed to remaining the leader in developing virtualization training solutions for the training center industry. By offering turn-key, high-quality, highly profitable virtualization training solutions, VMTraining’s partner programs and turn-key services will continue to enable our partners to meet the needs of today's ever changing and demanding market place. VMTraining is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.
About Element K
For over 25 years, Element K has provided clients with learning solutions to develop their employees, enable their partners, and educate their customers. Element K offers content collections that include e-Learning, e-Reference, instructor-led, and blended materials to provide learning and performance support in topic areas ranging from management skills to information technology skills to workplace compliance. We also provide custom learning program design, course development, and deployment. Element K enables learning delivery with flexible delivery technology, including the KnowledgeHub LMS and ContentHub Integration Server, and a broad set of administrative and advisory enablement services.
Element K is headquartered in Rochester, NY and employs over 700 professionals. For more information, please visit www.elementk.com.