Industry Insights
The Next Wave of Cloud Certification Candidates
One of the best parts of my job, next to the super cool digital communication tools these days, is talking to the experts in the IT training industry. I learn a lot in just those brief instances we work with master trainers and course authors. I had one such call recently with Peter van Eijk,…
Read MoreOffer training in ITSM? Here’s how to benefit from Cyber Resilience
As cybersecurity risks grow, what used to be a siloed responsibility is revisited. Adapting to the new cyber reality starts with building personal knowledge and skills, then moving to organization-wide culture, collaboration and responsibility. Recently, Dan Cole from AXELOS Global Best Practice spoke at our webinar on how ITSM can play a key role to…
Read MoreMy Take on PMP vs. PRINCE2 Examinations
Recently I sat for the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam and passed! However, I found it quite challenging and different from what I initially thought! Here is what you need to know: I live in North America, and I am very much accustomed to the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) exam style. As you may know, PMI’s PMBOK®…
Read MoreA Surprising View on Whistleblowers from a Cybersecurity Perspective
The term whistleblower comes from the role a person plays in sports by using a whistle to stop a play when an illegal activity or foul occurs. During the 1970s US civic activist, Ralph Nader coined the phrase to avoid negative connotations associated with the use of other words like ‘informers’ or ‘snitch’. The Issue…
Read MoreThe Cloud Hype is Over – Are Your Clients Ready for Reality?
Did you take a look at the 2015 Gartner Hype Cycle report yet? We did and if you do a bit of digging on the cloud front, it looks like learning is not happening fast enough as we go through the Hype Cycle. Most of your clients are probably using cloud or have a cloud…
Read MoreAgile, TOGAF and Enterprise Architecture: Will They Blend?
Do you provide training or consulting around TOGAF, Agile, or Scrum? Then you’ve probably gotten questions like is enterprise architecture still relevant when we do Agile? and what is the role of an enterprise architect in an Agile organization?. Let me show you how you can blend various frameworks to increase your business and offer…
Read MoreWar on Cyber Crime – Adopt the Right Portfolio for Your Learners
Today, we are all aware that any kind of organization – big or small, corporate or startup – located anywhere in the world can be subject to various types of cyberattacks. An essential characteristic of cloud computing as defined by NIST mentions that a cloud service should be accessible anytime from anywhere in the world…
Read MoreHelp Your Clients Raise the Information Security Bar With CISSP, CISM and CRISC
Organizations that fail to protect the personal details of their customers suffer severe financial and reputational repercussions. The theft of their vital intellectual property is becoming considerably easier and the thought of losing trade secrets which could subsequently jeopardize their very core and even put them out of business is a major concern. To put…
Read MoreIs Your Cyber Security Training Portfolio Keeping up with the Pace of Change?
The changing nature of society and business, with the rise of remote access and the explosion of data, has resulted in the need to pay increasing attention to security. An Ever-Increasing Risk of Cyber Crime Internet security solution provider, McAfee has estimated that the likely annual cost to the global economy from cybercrime is more…
Read MoreDo You Know What Your IT Training Content Is Really Costing You?
Understanding the Total Cost of Training Content Ownership As an IT training business owner, have you ever analyzed the true cost of owning your training content? Is it even sensible for your IT training business to allocate resources for developing and maintaining training material? Wouldn’t work with professional training content providers be a better alternative?…
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