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Lessons Learned From the Trenches of Virtual Training

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John R. Sciandra, CISSP johnrs@nacon.com 443-336-1826 2010 John R. Sciandra, CISSP

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What IS virtual training?

We thought we knew what virtual training was. Turns

ut so did everyone else:

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Virtual Machines

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Does it have to be Scalable?

The first question we were ever asked was: Is it scalable?

We asked ourselves: What does that mean?

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What about Standards for Training Systems?

We initially

ran forward.

Then hit the Brick Wall of Standards

Thanks Robby Robson!

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Portability Of Student Records

Buckets of information dealing with Content.

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What About Resources? Hardware? Ban dwi dth ? Software? Support People?

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Our Version of The Army SURGE!!!

"Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army"

An Army mandate for training a particular course

verwhelmed the system:
Triage – work to distribute the load with AKO and Fort Gordon;
Define how training records were to be inserted into the 8570 database;
Post analysis showed slow and inefficient queries and bandwidth constraints.

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The Course From (Not heaven)

Took on the creation of a hands on training course for a system made up of at least 12 SPARC servers.

Had to learn how to further optimize our tools including

Virtual Machine creation;

Pull in support from the application developer
(and) solve contracting issues;
Change how many students we could accept until

bandwidth and performance was fixed.

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What about Social Tools? Definite Pros and Cons

Uncertaintanty Perception Security Concerns When done properly can broaden the appeal and usefulness of your training program

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Mobile?

More and More demand to move into the mobile training environment. Consider how to develop your content with a structure that facilitates pulling

ut the salient information in a

mobily-presentable way.

I need reference material on the Flight Line! I want access to my learning points at the place where I will use it!

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