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Vice President of HP Global Certification & Partner Education, HP
June 16, 2006
Data Management
A recent reader comment in response to my "Are certifications a necessary evil?" post raised some good points I’d like to expand upon. Certification is just one element of the learning lifecycle, one which can provide a valuable service to professionals, employers and customers. I see certification as a measurement of what a person knows, not as the actual creation of the skill or capability. Trai...
June 5, 2006
Data Management
In a recent conversation with one of our channel partners a comment was made that I hear quite often: “We view vendor certification requirements as a cost of doing business, but certification doesn’t matter that much. In fact, it just takes our people out of the office when they could be selling…”
May 19, 2006
Data Management
In his recent column for CRN, Steven Burke compared Dell's value to customers to the value that HP delivers today. He pointed out that Dell's stock is near a 52-week low, while HP's stock is near a 52-week high. Burke concludes that the reason for this disparity in stock performance "is a sign that Wall Street is finally catching up with the dramatic shift that has occurred in which customers are ...
April 5, 2006
Susan Underhill's blog
February 6, 2006
“Outsourcing,” “offshoring,” and “globalization”: All are terms used to describe moving work to regions of the world where labor and operational costs are cheaper. I've talked to business leaders and IT professionals all over the world and I know this topic stirs great emotions. People in first world areas like North America and the European Union are fearful of losing their jobs. People in develo...