GroundWork Breaks Ground On GroundWork University To Commence A New And Comprehensive Curriculum On Systems And Network Management Skills
GroundWork Breaks Ground on GroundWork University
Industry's first and broadest curriculum completely focused on "Just Right" open source IT management
San Francisco, CA—June 26, 2007 — GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (www.groundworkopensource.com), the leader in open source IT Management, today announced the commencement of GroundWork University, a new comprehensive training curriculum for GroundWork customers and partners. GroundWork University offers GroundWork customers and partners all over the world the chance to receive training through various means -- including classes, lectures, and hands-on lab exercises offered at GroundWork's corporate headquarters, on site at the customers' facilities or on-line.
The most compelling innovation in system and network monitoring today is being driven by open source, and organizations want to tap into the benefits of interoperability and extensibility that open source provides," said Ranga Rangachari, CEO of GroundWork Open Source. "GroundWork puts a premium on training, and we want to be sure to provide our customers and partners every opportunity to learn how to most effectively utilize GroundWork Monitor within their environment."
For students who have graduated from the University, GroundWork offers continuing education refresher courses and customized training for those who want to further hone their systems and network management skills.
GroundWork University curriculum includes the System Administrator Training course, which is a 3-day, instructor-led class that provides a comprehensive understanding of administrating GroundWork Monitor Professional so that users can support IT and data-center operations. Other classes include:
- Channel Partner/Project Engineer Training -- covering theory, best practices, and demonstrations focused on deployment of services and project management procedures.
- EMEA Partner Training -- offers partners sales, technical, and deployment training on GroundWork solutions.
- GroundWork Monitor Operator Training -- teaches data-center monitoring using GroundWork Monitor Professional
Finally, graduate courses offer GroundWork customers and partners advanced training for those who want to gain a deeper understanding of GroundWork Monitor and/or special monitoring topics. Information on course curriculum and schedule can be found at http://www.groundworkopensource.com/university.
About GroundWork
San Francisco-based GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (http://www.groundworkopensource.com) is the leader in the fast-growth market for open source systems and network management software. The company unifies proven open source projects into a complete software solution for monitoring and managing the performance and availability of the entire IT infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of traditional software. A member of the Open Solutions Alliance, GroundWork is dedicated to driving the adoption of comprehensive open source business solutions. Thousands of systems administrators across hundreds of organizations worldwide have downloaded and deployed our products to monitor and manage the performance and availability of over one million systems and network devices. GroundWork customers represent a variety of industries, including education, financial services, government, manufacturing, and high technology. The company is privately held, with investments from Canaan Partners, Mayfield Fund, JAFCO Ventures and SAP Ventures.
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