Spring Cleaning for Training Leaders: Embrace Your Inner KonMari

By The CloudShare Team - Mar 26, 2019
Most of us today have far more possessions than we actually need. We know we should clean things up and simplify our lives, but we often lack motivation, despite the benefits of decluttering. That’s the point of the Netflix program “Tidying up with Marie Kondo,” in which a Japanese organizational expert helps people eliminate unnecessary…
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The Training Leader’s Checklist for Choosing the Best Virtual Training Lab Solution

By The CloudShare Team - Mar 21, 2019
Just like airline pilots train on flight simulators, software learners need to learn in safe, realistic environments where they are free to make mistakes that won’t impact company assets. Fortunately for organizations, virtual training labs provide these safe realistic environments, but you need more than a bare bones virtual IT lab to run a successful,…
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Better than Blarney: Capturing Sales Gold with Virtual IT Labs and POCs

By The CloudShare Team - Mar 15, 2019
St. Patrick’s Day brings with it reminders of Irish wit, wisdom, and a hope for luck. It could be said this is what a salesperson wishes throughout the year. Yet, as all sales pros know, it takes more than kissing the Blarney Stone – and eloquence – to land new business nowadays. Today’s buyers have…
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RSA Conference 2019: A Call for Diversity, Trust & Frenemies

By Sheila Aharoni, VP of Global Sales - Mar 14, 2019
As those in cybersecurity and related industries know, the 2019 RSA Conference just concluded. It billed itself as the largest event of its kind, “where the world talks security,” and the 42,000+ attendees would no doubt agree. This was my 11th consecutive RSA show, and as I entered, I was taken aback by the contrast…
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The Balancing Act: A look at the gender parity within technology

By Annie Reiss - Mar 08, 2019
Every March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). I was reminded of this earlier in the week and wondered if we even need such a day anymore? Perhaps others ask themselves the same question? I considered what takes place in my typical day. Kid duties on either end and a full-time job in between, and…
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2019 Cybertech Conference: Collaborating, Training and the Dark Side of AI

By Zvi Guterman - Feb 28, 2019
More than 15,000 cybersecurity and IT leaders from 80 different countries flocked to Tel Aviv for Cybertech 2019, one of the largest cybersecurity events of the year. Most memorable about this event is it “cut right to the chase,” focusing less on the latest, flashy technology offerings and going straight to the roots of the serious…
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7 Tips for Virtual IT Training Success from Influencers in 2019

By The CloudShare Team - Feb 27, 2019
Successful Executives Share Their Most Poignant Pieces of Advice in CloudShare’s Newest Guide We want 2019 to be training managers’ best year ever. If you’ve been reading the blog over the past few months, you know we’ve cleaned out our metaphorical training refrigerator. We’ve given thanks for the ROI corporate training provides. We’ve explored how to address multigenerational and…
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4 Reasons for Creating a Virtual Training Culture for your Enterprise

By Annie Reiss - Feb 18, 2019
Digital transformation is having a dramatic impact on business. According to Gartner, an overwhelming majority of executives believe if their companies don’t become significantly digitalized by 2020, they won’t be competitive. What’s standing in the way? A major concern is employee readiness: only 20 percent of workers have the skills needed to fulfill both their current…
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Love Is in the Cloud: 5 Ways Companies Are Smitten with Virtual IT Labs

By The CloudShare Team - Feb 14, 2019
Happy employees. Teams that stay together. Engaged customers. There must be something in the air, or more appropriately, cloud. Could it be companies are falling in love with virtual IT labs? It’s not surprising given the fact virtual IT training creates so many memorable experiences. To us, love means never having to say, “We can’t…
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Don’t Let Poor IT Training Freeze Your Productivity

By Annie Reiss - Feb 11, 2019
If you’ve turned on the news lately (or stepped outside if you live in the northern United  States), you know that large portions of North America blanketed in freezing arctic air. This has had a severe effect on a significant portion of the country and created dangerous conditions for millions of people.    While the…
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4 Ways Your Virtual Training Can Mirror Bandersnatch

By Annie Reiss - Jan 22, 2019
If you watched the recent Netflix release of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, you were treated to a new kind of entertainment experience. If you aren’t familiar with the movie, it’s about a young programmer in the 1980s named Stefan who is creating a video game that lets you choose your own path. Keeping in with that theme,…
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