[21] in winnt
State of Windows NT (client) Training Opportunities
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rob Smyser)
Sun Jun 15 13:06:30 1997
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 18:15:13 -0400
To: winnt-mtg@menelaus.local
From: Rob Smyser <smyser@MIT.EDU>
Brenda:
Just yesterday I learned that Sloan has decided to go all NT. That means
that the 3 Core Skills classes (2 hr Operating system/1 hr Netscape) we had
scheduled for next week will all be taught for Sloan folks. If the folks
from Humanities and Engineering, still want Core Skills, we will offer at a
later time. If many departments/schools go this route, I can easily
anticipate a shortage of resouces this summer (due to staff vacations).
I'll keep you posted.
jeanne
>Jeanne,
>
>Thanks for your detailed reply - all this information helps. Also, giving
>Rob and I visibility to upcoming enrollments will be helpful in identifying
>'pockets' of demand unknown to us today.
>
>Rob and I have talked about ways to help support any training capacity
>shortfalls that may occur, especially during the SAP rollout, or due to a
>sudden rush to migrate to NT. If you feel demand is about to outstrip
>capacity, please let us know so we can strategize how to handle any overflow.
>
>Thanks very much for your help & support!
>Brenda
>
>
>At 12:20 97/06/12 -0500, you wrote:
>>Brenda:
>>
>>In the past several quarters, we have run our 6-hr intro to Windows 95/NT
>>class only once per quarter. Same for our Upgrading to Windows 95/NT (from
>>Windows 3.x). Demand was maybe a dozen or so folks per quarter. This was
>>from the MIT population at large - and there were fees associated with
>>these courses.
>>
>>I am really not the best person to ask about pockets of users for NT, since
>>I don't know what plans folks have for new or upgraded equipment related to
>>SAP - I hear about them after they are scheduled to get equipment.
>>
>>IT Partners would most likely know if their own department was planning a
>>move to NT.
>>
>>Our summer catalog is being mailed to people next week. They will see that
>>the 3 Windows NT-related hands-on classes are now free (Intro, Upgrading,
>>Migrating from Mac). I can let you know how the enrollment goes, and from
>>what departments these folks come, if that would be useful.
>>
>>jeanne
>>
>>>Hi Jeanne,
>>>
>>>As you likely are aware, Rob Smyser and I are working together to ensure
>>>Windows NT (client side) O/S is supported by July 1. While the scope of the
>>>NT support will not be MIT-wide by July 1, we are trying to anticipate the
>>>total training demand over the next 2 - 12 months.
>>>
>>>We suspect that some demand will come from the SAP enabled community as SAP
>>>runs on Windows NT. There may be other major development efforts that also
>>>will rely on Windows NT, and need training of some type.
>>>
>>> We are wondering if you can help us identify the major
>>>'pockets' of likely Windows NT users, and give us some idea of how
>>>to determine what the training demands from these potential users
>>>might be?
>>>
>>> We are also going to the IT Partners for this information. Is
>>>there any other group that might be able to give us advanced
>>>visibility to significant Windows NT training needs?
>>>
>>>Thank you for whatever help and support you can provide - we want to be able
>>>to assist your demand forecast so to create a level
>>>Windows NT training load over the next 2-12 months.
>>>
>>>Best Regards, Brenda
>>
>>
>>
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Rob Smyser
I/S Computing Help Desk, MIT, 11-226, 617.253.1358
smyser@mit.edu
