One of the most amazing tales of certification failure was an “OpenStack Certified” job applicant who admitted to not having retained anything from the training that allowed him to achieve the certification. While this is an extreme example, my experience has been that OpenStack Certified, even if it means the …
Kumulus Technologies becomes an OpenStack Foundation Supporting Organization
Kumulus Technologies is pleased to announce that we have formally joined OpenStack Foundation. OpenStack has been central to many of the cloud solutions we’ve had the honor of working on and is a central focus of our technical expertise. We have employees that have been involved with OpenStack since nearly …
How to Scale an SME (Subject Matter Expert)
The challenges of the Subject Matter Expert (SME): time is finite, expertise is scarce, demands are plentiful. When an SME is faced with the need to allocate time to share their knowledge, there is often a tension between educating and putting that expertise to other duties. In some situations, an …
Using On Demand Training to Overcome Hurdles to New Technology Adoption
Bringing new technology into a business is a challenge Think back to the last piece of tech your company adopted. How many users are now “power users?” How many sort of got it working? How many have yet to even start using it? Companies ranging from tiny startups to mega-sized …