5 things to do this summer to take your career to the next level
Your career needs to be managed As Josh Bersin states in his article Career Management goes mission critical ; “One of the most disruptive changes in the world of work is the new way we manage our careers. Only a few decades ago people relied on their employers for a career. Today this has radically […]
Do digital badges really provide value to businesses?
By David Leaser When the Open Badges standard was established in 2012, the mission was straightforward: Create a method for packaging information about accomplishments and embed it into portable image files as digital badges. The use cases were thin and value to business was unknown. But when IBM jumped in and decided to develop its […]
Accelerate your transformation journey. IBM Cloud Digital Learning Subscription can help
Application Modernization, DevOps, and Multi-cloud management present opportunities to transform. Some recent IBM Cloud blogs explore the benefits and review potential next steps in this segment of your cloud journey: New Forrester study: What is the ROI of application modernization? April 2019 Continuous delivery and the DevOps approach to modernization, May 2019 As you move […]
Need to build better client experiences? IBM Cloud Digital Learning Subscription can help
Automating work means the ability to offer a better experience at speed and scale. Successful automation isn’t singular—it doesn’t come from one project or solution. It’s an iterative process that adapts with your changing business needs. So, where do you start? According to this quick, practical guide to digital business automation, select one or two […]
IBM Security: 3Q2019 50% Discount Promotion
The IBM Professional Certification Program has been in existence for over 26 years. Through these years, technical professionals have been able to validate their knowledge and skills, and demonstrate their expertise to others via their earned certificate recognized worldwide. Certification brings value. To the individual, certification provides a portable credential-skill validation, technical achievement, peer […]
New IBM Cloud Exam – IBM App Connect Enterprise V11 Solution Development
IBM Cloud is pleased to announce a new certification – IBM Certified Solution Developer – App Connect Enterprise V11. This certification is designed to measure and validate the skills of an App Connect Enterprise Solution Developer. To attain the IBM Certified Solution Implementer – API Connect 2018.x certification, candidates must pass C1000-056, IBM App […]
Interesting items on the web (May 2019)
The Training & Skills team are voracious readers and we come across so much content on the web that would be of interest. We’re committed to making the most of your time – so we’ve chosen only the “best of the best” of the things we’ve seen this month, and present it here for your […]
How IBM Creates a Culture of Learning
Today, learning opportunities are exploding everywhere on the net and in the enterprise. Learning happens formally and informally. From employer-provided job enablement courses in a Learning Management System (LMS) inside a corporate firewall, to enthusiast videos on YouTube—the days of the monolithic, corporate LMS are forever gone. To revolutionize how hundreds of thousands of IBMers […]
IBM Knowledge Center search improvements
IBM Knowledge Center @ ibm.com (IBMKC) is a public site that publishes the majority of IBM’s official product documentation. With over a million page views a week, and millions of pages in English representing IBM’s technical library, IBM KC lets users search and navigate product documentation at a single web location: ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter. As part of […]
IoT Exchange Europe – Reap the Benefits of IoT Data
At this year’s IBM IoT Exchange, you’ll be able to learn how industry-tested solutions from IBM help solve today’s most critical IoT challenges. Attendees to this year’s conferences will have the opportunity to learn from top industry leaders, innovators, and experts, as they provide the practical knowledge that you need to benefit from IoT data […]
IBM just made it easier to start a career in IT with SkillsBuild
By David Leaser When IBM’s chairman Ginni Rometty coined the term New Collar to describe jobs in IT which don’t require a traditional degree, her timing was perfect. The world has entered the fourth major industrial era since the 18th century. By every measure, the impact to the workforce will be significant. More than 100 […]
Use IBM Data & AI Digital Learning Subscriptions to upskill the workforce
90% of organizations do not have all the skills they need to be successful. More than 65% of global leaders cite talent and leadership shortages as their #1 business challenge. More positively, 84% of employees in best performing organizations are receiving the training they need which proves that educated employees are more likely to successfully […]
Building your eminence
In our May Twitter chat on “eminence”, we asked four questions (and I have included some highlighted responses): Q1: What is eminence? (Or, what does eminence look like in your industry?) ”Your value as a professional is determined by how much value you create. The more value you create, the more valuable you become. Eminence […]
Get hands-on education on the latest version of API Connect
IBM’s API Connect is a complete, modern, intuitive and scalable API platform that lets you create, securely expose, manage and monetize APIs across clouds so that you and your customers can power digital applications and spur innovation. More information on this powerful product can be found here: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/api-connect To educate IBM Clients and Business Partners […]
From Buenos Aires to Bali, pack your bags for an IBM TechU near you
IBM Systems Technical University (TechU) events have a 20+ year history of delivering best in class deep technical training across the IBM Systems sever and storage portfolio. Thousands of IBMers, clients and Business Partners attend these global training conferences. What about you? When you build your skills, you build your value The case for growing […]
Do you need a GPS for your career?
A massive labor market churn is coming, bigger than the advent of the PC High-speed mobile internet; artificial intelligence; widespread adoption of big data analytics; and cloud technology will predominantly impact business growth in the 2018–2022 period 133 million new jobs, many in new roles By 2022, 54% of existing employees will require significant reskilling […]
Interesting items on the web (April 2019)
The Training & Skills team are voracious readers and we come across so much content on the web that would be of interest. We’re committed to making the most of your time – so we’ve chosen only the “best of the best” of the things we’ve seen this month, and present it here for your […]
3 Reasons Why IoT Data Can Give You an Edge
The data is all around us and it’s here to stay. From smartphones and tablets to appliances and sensors, the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming increasingly common in our daily lives. What most people aren’t paying attention to is that IoT – and it’s a massive collection of data – isn’t only being used […]