Learning Tree International Blog

Part 2 In my last blog I discussed four common “training value propositions.” I suggested that organizations tend to see training and development as either a way to police, maintain power, leverage currency or sustain ongoing personal development. I encouraged you to support a culture that builds people, rather than focusing primarily on policing, rules, […]

The resurgence of virtualization in IT departments has been attributed to gains in efficiency, increased effectiveness, cost savings, and potency in reducing server and desktop “sprawl”. This White Paper provides an introduction, as well as details on configurations, benefits and how to select a virtualization platform based on your needs. Chapters include Virtualization on the […]

I am old enough to remember the first VCRs and also remember that most homes that had VCRs their clocks flashed 12:00. For the new guys reading this and scratching their heads, this would be equivalent to the internet time service (ITS) not being configured correctly and the PVR has no idea what time it […]

I’ve had this customer for about 15 years and they are the perfect candidate to move to Windows Azure. They are a small business.  Most of the employees are either on the road or working remotely.  Other than the few office workers, everyone is already accessing the data online.  There’s no dedicated IT staff managing […]

Defining product and project scope provides us with the critical framework for requirements development. In order to define the scope of the project’s end result (the product) and the project’s implementation needs (the project itself), it is critical to understand the difference between product and project scope and which one should be addressed first in […]