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Ingram Micro Training Academy The Value of Microsoft Certifications and How to Achieve Them

Ingram Micro Training Academy The Value of Microsoft Certifications and How to Achieve Them. Jamie Kline • June 7, 2013. Why Get Certified?. Microsoft Certification is an industry standard that is recognized worldwide. V alidate your proven experience and knowledge

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Ingram Micro Training Academy The Value of Microsoft Certifications and How to Achieve Them

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  1. Ingram Micro Training AcademyThe Value of Microsoft Certifications and How to Achieve Them Jamie Kline • June 7, 2013

  2. Why Get Certified? Microsoft Certification is an industry standard that is recognized worldwide. • Validate your proven experience and knowledge • Utilize evolving technologies • Fine-tune your troubleshooting skills • Improve your job satisfaction. • Demonstrate that you are committed to advancing your skills. • Get access to MCP resources and benefits.

  3. MCP Member Website • Access your MCP benefits. • Download, print, and share your MCP certificate and transcript. • Stay up-to-date with MCP news. • Find special offers. • Search for jobs and post your resume. • Plan your certification path. • Join MCP worldwide communities and newsgroups.

  4. Relevance: Real Expertise. Real Benefits. When you earn a Microsoft Certification, you receive access to a suite of online tools to help you demonstrate your unique achievements.

  5. Journey: Advance Your Skills These member sites house a variety of tools and resources to help you advance even further in your career.

  6. Community: Collaborate Worldwide. Use the MCP Website to MCP member Web site to find technical help, certification tips, and career resources.

  7. What is the Ingram Micro Training Academy? IMTA delivers authorized IT certification & training programs designed for IT solution providers & end-user technical staff And has partnerships with world-class training companies Benefits: IMTA is the ONLY training relationship you need to grow your business Our Training Partners:

  8. Helping You Get There • Narrowing down on your objectives • Establishing the best competency for your business model • Determining the certification exams that make the most sense • Planning the training that will most effectively prepare you to pass those exams

  9. Benefits of IMTA • Our classes are vendor certified • Online delivery method provides instructor-led classes without travel expenses • IMTA Delivered classes are Guaranteed to Run! • Limited Class Sized for greater interaction & improved learning experiences • Instructors are Ingram Micro badged employees which allows us to control the quality of delivery • Sandbox Time • Real Equipment, not simulations

  10. Gain Profitability • Ingram Micro Customers receive 30% off IMTA- Delivered classes • Receive 20% off on partner delivered courses through other training partners • Receive 35% off: • VTN Members • SMB Alliance Members • Public Sector Elite Members

  11. Grow Partnerships • What your customer wants: • ▪Affordable training designed to enhance their top employee’s IT skills to increase retention rates • What you need: • ▪Increase margins & grow revenue • ▪Strengthen your customer relationship • How IMTA training can help: • Resell training to your technical end-users at up to 35% margins! • Host an on-site class for your customers at your facility

  12. Available Vendor Courses Ingram Micro training courses are designed to give IT professionals an edge with available certification training. • VMware VCP • VMware VCAP • Microsoft MCSE • Microsoft MCSA • Cisco CCNA • Cisco CCNP • Cisco UCT & UFT • Juniper JNCIS • Juniper JNCIP • And Many More… If a course isn't available, we can get it!

  13. IMTA: Award Winning Training Ingram Micro Training Academy (IMTA) • Best in Class vendor authorized technical certification training in key technologies: • Networking | Virtualization • Security | Storage • Server | Datacenter • Top Juniper Training Center in Americas • 2007 | 2008 | 2009 • A Top 3 VMware Authorized Training Center • (VATC)

  14. Key Takeaway Points • Training investments lead to increased sales • Resellers with certified technicians sell 50%-75% more products and services • Well trained end users allow resellers to do Managed Services not emergency services • Companies that train their employees, retain their employees • VAR’s earn 30% margins by adding a training offering to their end user solution • Strengthens your role as a trusted IT provider • Helps to build your service margins • Educated end users know what not to try on their own

  15. Promotion on Microsoft Classes Buy One-Get One FREE! Valid through 6/28/13 Available Courses: Microsoft Server 2012 Microsoft Sharepoint Microsoft SQL Microsoft System Center Microsoft Virtualization

  16. IMTA Contacts IMTA Contacts: Michael Beach – Training Advisor michael.beach@ingrammicro.com | x66630 Jamie Kline – Training Advisor jamie.kline@ingrammicro.com | x65115 • Refer to the following websites: • www.ingrammicro.com/imta • Email your IMTA team at • IMTA@IngramMicro.com 1(800) 456-8000

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