Cary, N.C. and London, UK – September 24, 2008
– Global Knowledge, the worldwide leader in IT and Business
training, today announced a worldwide partnership that will allow
the company to apply its strengths as a leading education solutions
provider in North America, Europe, and the Middle East by offering
virtualization training on VMware (NYSE:VMW), the global leader
in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter.
Virtualization training is a growing requirement for IT departments
in businesses of all sizes. Global Knowledge is a VMware Authorized
Training Center (VATC) partner throughout North America, the Middle
East, and many European countries.
“We are committed to helping our customers
with focused, hands-on
virtualization training. With training programs that are
consistent, effective, and taught by real-world experts, we can
help companies with the successful deployment of their
virtualization strategies,” said Global Knowledge President and CEO
Joe Cece.
"Demand is significantly growing for customer
and channel partner VMware training,” said Jason
Martin, Vice President, VMware Professional Services. “As an
industry leader with a worldwide footprint, Global Knowledge is
uniquely positioned to help meet the huge training demand
through solutions that help our customers and partners
deploy our software and enable our company’s continued leadership
in virtualization solutions.”
With 2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, VMware is
one of the fastest growing public software companies. VMware’s
server and desktop virtualization software helps IT departments
turn single physical machines into several virtual ones running
side-by-side, thereby giving IT professionals greater resource
utilization and flexibility.
Global Knowledge is currently delivering
VMware training internationally in both public classroom
settings and in private, customer on-site training venues. “We’ve
been offering VMware courses in EMEA since April of this year and
have seen a rapid growth in the popularity of VMware training,”
said Richard Pryor-Jones, President, Global Knowledge EMEA. “We are
committed to meeting the increasing demand from the market for
training solutions in the field of virtualization.”
Global Knowledge expects virtualization to
emerge in the years ahead as a fundamental IT building block that
will catapult the demand for knowledge and skills in the use of
virtualization
hardware and software products and services.
The company currently offers virtualization training from a variety
of leading software vendors.
Learn more about our VMware training courses
at www.globalknowledge.com
or www.globalknowledge.net
About Global Knowledge
Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT
and business training. We deliver via training centers, private
facilities, and the Internet, enabling our customers to choose
when, where, and how they want to receive training programs and
learning services. Our more than 700 courses span foundational and
specialized training and certifications. Founded in 1995, Global
Knowledge employs more than 1,500 people worldwide and is
headquartered in Cary (USA). The company is owned by New York-based
investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe.
About VMware
VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the global leader in virtualization
solutions from the desktop to the datacenter. Customers of all
sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses,
ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With
2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, more than 100,000 customers and
nearly 14,000 partners, VMware is one of the fastest growing public
software companies. Based in Palo Alto, California, VMware is
majority-owned by EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) and on the web at
http://www.vmware.com/