Novell Training on Decline?
2/9/2001 -- According to an article originally published by Network News, the IT training industry is shunning Novell training.
Dated February 7, the article, posted on vuenet.com, quotes Jamie Pennington, manager of new business development of Thompson Prometric: "Novell training has gone down significantly," he said. "Three and a half years ago, Novell held 17 per cent of the training market, but now that's gone down to around five per cent because of the changing markets."
The article goes on to say that Novell's Advanced Solutions Training program, designed to boost intrest in Novell training, is far from a success, and that Microsoft and Unix are benefitting most from Novell's loss of market share.
Novell did not comment for the story.</>
Read the full article at http://www.vnunet.com/News/111 7376. -B.N.
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| 2/13/01: William says: |
I think that Novell's training is on the decline because they have a more stable product that does not require massive re-training every year or so just to keep up. We have three CNE's on staff and they are certified on NW3, IntraNetware and Netware 5. They each required minimal re-training to become certified in the next level of technology. Novell just doesn't completely re-invent the wheel with each change because their underlying technology is stable. Microsoft on the other hand, seems to product 'buggy' software that only gets 'fixed' in a later service pack or a release under a 'new' name. Just look at Windows 2000 and Windows XP. |
| 2/14/01: Anonymous says: |
As a part time instructor for a major training facility.. 90%+ of the students are new in the field, they are looking to get into the market they see the Microsoft Training as the quickest possible way to get their IT career going.. As a full time design engineer for a major finincial corporation I can safly say I will never attend another IT training class since most instructors will fail to deliver any material pass the book (I can do this myself) and after 4 years in the field I think I can do self study and practice what I need to know best for my job.. |
| 2/14/01: Anonymous says: |
NT is the heat right now, but will not last forever. Also, many training center don't care much about the cert. They care money and whoever that is cert, they can teach the class. ..... |
| 2/15/01: Anthony says: |
One does not need retraining to a patch or bug-fix to an existing system - these patches make a product work they way its meant to. Accordingly, I think that the amount of training required to use a product is not necessarily and indication of the number of bugs it contains. <p> As for the amount of training, I think that MS's choice to require MCSE's to recertify in Win2K by the end of the year has had the greatest effect on training and certification. One only needs to look at the crowded training and testing centres in Dec 2000! |
| 2/16/01: Anonymous says: |
Training and the product stability are two different animals. I have watched many a Novell server come to a grinding halt. I have also watched a number of NT servers fall into the 'forgotten' realm as they have been running so stable reboots have been unnecessary. I've seen Novell servers do the same. Novell is not the hot technology right now. There is a large group of Novell Techs out there right now who don't want to see the product die. This is with good reason, it is a stable product and especially for file and print services it can show its worth. Novell has become what Unix has been for years, a niche product that needs to reinvent itself and been seen again. Linux has helped do that for Unix, what will Novell do to shake up the computing world? They don't have a regular desktop to feed bells and whistles to users. Microsoft does have a unit which is in front of users every day, as well as upper management. Windows products are in almost every company, even the ones with Novell Servers. People still think they run on all Windows, they don't know or understand the backend. If Novell truely wants to increase training and therefore market share they need to for some type of alliance to counteract most Microsoft Products. Maybe with Apple, AOL(for netscape), and Oracle. This would make a rival product giving them a solid desktop, a common web-browser interface, and one heck of a data storage component. |
| 2/16/01: Anonymous says: |
Novell training is on the decline because it is too expensive, too hard to find and not in demand. The emperor still does no know that he is walking about nude. |
| 2/18/01: Bill says: |
Novell training is on the decline, as is NetWare, because the hot space in the NOS market is Microsoft and Linux. Eight years ago I took some training and got my CNE, and while I did recently recertify on NetWare 5 to keep my Master CNE current, that's probably my last NOS certification. My last NetWare class was in 1997, btw. I now work in security and WAN technologies, and while it was a great ride, a deep knowledge of NetWare isn't relevant for me any longer. Neither is a deep knowledge of Windows 2000, I might add. |
| 2/19/01: Anonymous says: |
While class numbers are on the decline, remember that it creates an opportunity for those who want to pursue Novell certification either as a career start, or an add-on to your current certifications. Many companies are NOT going to Unix, Linux, or Microsoft, but, are keeping their Novell Systems. This means that they will need Novell trained/certified technicians. |
| 2/20/01: Anonymous says: |
Novell certification is in decline because it's been out there longer than any other vendor. I'm not sure of the exact number but I'll bet that there are more than 200,000 CNE's. With a base like that there is enough skilled technicians available to do the needed work. Also, with multiple vendor certifications being a requirement for most jobs (mine for one) those 200,000 CNE's are now pursuing other certifications. I here a lot of people these days saying that certification is not that important. While having a CNE or MCSE is no guarantee of competency, that plus years of experience is a good sign. Anyone who has spent big bucks to bring in a consultant and asked "what is your certification" only to be told "I'm not certified but..." and then have them take forever, screw everything up, and then say "It cant be fixed" knows what I'm talking about. My employer requires certification or at a minimum requires staff to pursue it. |
| 3/2/01: Anonymous says: |
One just has to look to the job classifieds to see what is going on. There just isn't a great demand for Novell people right now. People are going to train and certify on the products that are in HOT demand. The people that are currently attending Novell training either know it's a great product and they WANT to use it in their career, or they are working for a company that REQUIRES them to be certified because the company already uses Novell products. |
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