Catch the Full Value of Simpana®Software with CommVault®
There are numerous data management and protection software products that have been around for many years. Most IT staffs are familiar with the basic conceptsof data management and protection, and have various degree of expertise with their current legacy products. Like a new car, CommVault’s technology is a distinct departure from the norm and takes data management and protection to a new and higher level. Hence, experience in a company’s legacy data management and protection product is most likely not sufficient to make effective use of the robust features and functionality of the CommVault® Simpana® software suite.
Training is an essential component of any product’s value. Billions are spent every year on software that promises new capabilities and time savings but ends up yielding a fraction of the promised value or even worse, no value at all. Decision makers are often careful to fully evaluate and test new software so the problem of improving production rarely lies in the software itself. Of course, consultants can be brought in to facilitate installation or help with specific issues, but once gone, who is capable of administering or operating the software effectively on a day-to-day basis? CommVault Simpana software training is the difference between struggling along as before with possibly different problems or effectively taking advantage of those differentiators that led you to purchase the CommVault software.
Who Benefits from Training?
From the negative side - Microsoft once stated that a backup administrator is only "... two failed restores away from a pink slip." The inference of this comment is that the seemingly mundane job of a Backup Administrator is quickly elevated to an indispensible member of the company when data goes missing. In most companies and specifically public companies, the ultimate responsible person for business continuity is the CEO. Failure to adequately protect company data and ensure its recoverability can bring down a CEO and everyone in the management chain down to the Backup Administrator.
An investigation into data loss and management's responsibilities can and will pivot on the question -"Was the Backup Administrator properly trained?" From the positive side – CommVault Simpana software is a feature rich, all-purpose, multi-option product that, while functional and harmless with its "out-of-the-box" options, its value is maximised when properly tuned and managed for the environment. This requires two things - a person with environment/business knowledge and a person with product operational knowledge. Most companies have the former. It is the latter which can easily be provided through the CommVault software training. As much as some front line managers may view backups as a necessary evil that consumes valuable resources, when it comes time to getting back critical lost data, a skilled backup administrator becomes the most important person in the company.
And while in most companies the finance department looks upon training as a cost; it should instead be looked upon as an investment in the continuity of the business. Of all departments, this should be especially true of the finance department since they are most likely benefactors directly or indirectly of a successful recovery of lost data. So the answer to the question of who benefits is – everyone. Training pays long-term dividends for your organisation: morale is better, turnover drops, your ability to recruit qualified employees improves--and that's all above and beyond the resulting skills enhancement and performance efficiency improvements. Even in lean times, training remains a "must-do" for forward-thinking organisation.
To unlock the full benefits of CommVault Simpana training contact one of our Learning Consultants on 01 240 2262 or email info@sureskills.com. For our Belfast office call +44 28 9093 5555 or email niinfo@sureskills.com.