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Education Connections — Education news and information for Commvault® Customers
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WELCOME TO COMMVAULT® EDUCATION CONNECTIONS
 by Chris Sharp
Senior Director, Global Education Services
Welcome to the latest edition of our Education Connections newsletter. As always, we’re covering topics that underscore our commitment to educational quality and innovation. In this edition, we highlight some new course and certification offerings, along with a look at how some of our customers are benefitting from their Commvault® training.
We're also very pleased to announce that Commvault will host its inaugural Commvault user conference, Commvault GO™ 2016, to be held Oct 3-5, 2016 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel and Conference Center, in Orlando, FL.
 “Commvault GO™ 2016 provides a unique forum to help companies learn how to innovate their business by unlocking the potential in their data, through better data insights, while at the same time leveraging best practices in data management designed to reduce risk and complexity, lower costs, and consume new technologies,” said Bob Hammer, Commvault's Chairman, President and CEO.
Special discounted training sessions take place on the days before and after the conference, on Sunday, Oct. 2, Monday, Oct. 3, and Thursday, Oct. 6. These courses are being offered at a 50% discount. For more info or to register, go here: www.commvault.com/events/commvault-go-2016.
Chris Sharp
Senior Director,
Global Education Services
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WHAT'S NEW |
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COMMVAULT'S NEW ENGINEER CERTIFICATION
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| Commvault's Engineer Certification provides students with advanced-level skills necessary to design and implement Commvault software solutions. |
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Our new Commvault Engineer certification demonstrates that you've achieved advanced-level skills in designing and implementing Commvault software, culminating with successful completion of the Advanced Infrastructure Design exam.
This exam validates your expertise in deploying medium- and enterprise-level CommCell environments with a special focus on storage design, virtual environment protection, and application data protection strategies.
The Commvault Engineer certification requires prior certification as a Commvault Certified Professional. To learn more, visit the Certification page on the Education Advantage portal.
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WHY TRAINING MATTERS
Well-trained Commvault customers derive more value from their Commvault investment.
Appropriate training of your Commvault user base is crucial to achieving self-sufficiency with your Commvault
environment. A well-trained workforce helps you to derive more value from your I.T. investment. At Commvault Education Services, we help you maximize this value and the return on your investment, by delivering the right training, to the right people, at the right time.
You've made a substantial investment in the Commvault platform, and Commvault Training can help get the most out of it, delivering better adoption, enhanced productivity, and increased return on your investment.
To learn more about what Commvault Training and Certification can do for you, download our "Why Training Matters" infographic here.
Want to see what your peers have to say about Commvault Training and Education? Visit our TechValidate portal where you will see some interesting facts, along with actual testimonials from our students.
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COMMVAULT DEBUTS ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN COURSE
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| Commvault's Advanced Infrastructure Design course provides best-practice guidance for design, configuration and application protection. |
We’re pleased to announce the introduction of our Advanced Infrastructure Design course, designed to quickly take your Commvault® expertise to the next level!
Learn how to apply advanced infrastructure design concepts to get the most out of your Commvault environment. Working in a virtual infrastructure, you'll learn current best practices in CommCell® design, storage configuration, and application protection, helping you to optimize your Commvault environment and getting the most out of your IT investment.
Structured as an interactive design and implementation project, Advanced Infrastructure Design will take you, step-by-step, through how to optimally plan for CommServe® placement, MediaAgent scaling, deduplication engine design, snapshot implementation, and Virtual Server Agent configuration. Emphasis is placed on VM protection, for protecting virtualized applications such as Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint.
Ready to take your Commvault skills to the next level? Visit the Advanced Infrastructure Design page for your region on the Education Advantage portal:
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MEET THE INSTRUCTOR |
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HENK FIKKE
 Senior Technical Trainer, EMEA
Henk Fikke joined Commvault in November 2013 as a Senior Technical Trainer, but has been teaching Commvault classes since 2004.
Working in the I.T. field since 1982, Henk has been conducting I.T.-related training since 1993. In his previous job as a consultant and trainer, he gained a wealth of real-life experience with a wide variety of Commvault environments at customer sites. Henk now uses this experience as a basis for teaching students "how it works in real life.”
Henk teaches classes for the Professional and Engineer certifications across Europe and the Middle East. Previously, Henk taught EMC2 courses while at Telindus. Henk's experience in the storage domain has helped him in teaching students "where to look" when troubleshooting performance issues.
Henk is married and lives with his wife and two daughters in Duiven, The Netherlands, right between the Utrecht and Oberhausen Commvault offices, and also between Amsterdam Schiphol and Duesseldorf International Airport. His hobbies include genealogy, ballroom dancing, singing and reading.
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New AND UPDATED COURSE OFFERINGS
 The current Education Services Global Course Catalog is available, and can be found here. New courses and updated content include V11 New Features; Commvault Certified Professional Exam Prep, Advanced Infrastructure Design, Commvault Master Class, and Commvault Certified Engineer.
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