EDITOR’S NOTE: Because extended enterprise learning involves multiple disciplines, we sometimes ask other experts to share their insights with our readers. Daniel is an author, speaker, blogger and educator who works with leading technology brands to help businesses around the world embrace the benefits of digital transformation. As I’ve often said, digital transformation is about one thing – creating business value by improving customer experience. MORE

Here at Epignosis, the company behind TalentLMS , we view the Cloud as one of the pillars of modern computing in general and educational technology in particular, both now and for the foreseeable future. Cloud computing remains a mystery for many enterprise departments and businesses, and there are plenty of myths built up around deploying and running applications on it. Truth is, the cloud might not be right for all of your IT infrastructure needs. MORE

According to research from Gartner, 87% of senior business leaders feel it’s a do-or-die undertaking. trillion was spent on DT in 2018 alone, the Harvard Business Review reported 70% of companies failed to achieve their goals. Transforming traditional to virtual training with the cloud. While DT can involve various technologies, when it comes to benefiting training, it’s really about cloud computing. But be forewarned, all clouds are not created equal. MORE

If you follow my writing — even casually — you know how excited I am about the direction of LMS innovation and its ability to help organizations create business value. The need for mandatory academic and employee compliance training is real, but organizations everywhere are also looking for better ways to educate their extended enterprise of customers , sales channel partners or member communities. 3) You speak often about the “true cloud” LMS. MORE

When we started Talented Learning nearly four years ago, our mission was to help clients find and use learning management systems that effectively support extended enterprise education. After all, the circumstances surrounding extended enterprise learning are vastly different from employee-related scenarios. Four years ago, very few consultants had sufficient knowledge or desire to match potential buyers with specialized “ extended enterprise learning ” systems. MORE

Success metrics for learning will be based on content access, views, involvement and downloads. Device Diversity is the “New Normal” Mobile Apps Become Essential to Enterprise mLearning Pad/Tablet Use Explodes Authoring Tools Will Evolve Private Social Networks Win Over Public Market Consolidations Will Occur Here Come the Experts! What if you are still in the content creation business? This has real value for the enterprise. MORE

In addition, another 1000 Bloomin’ Brands corporate employees are involved in centralized operations and executive management, finance and human resources, sales and marketing and other business functions. Franchises like Bloomin’ Brands must train their corporate employees and also ensure that individual franchise units receive the education and support they need to run a successful business. In short, effective training is a franchise business imperative. MORE

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Gone are the days when enterprises kept their software and hardware in data centers on-premise. A highly globalized and dispersed workforce has necessitated businesses to shift their applications to the cloud to allow 24X7 access from all locations using the Internet. MORE

Previously, we explored extended enterprise learning tech trends , and talked about how organizations can choose the best learning system for their needs. LMS implementation is generally much faster, cheaper and easier than it was a decade ago, thanks largely to the massive shift toward cloud-based applications. However, it’s not the instant slam-dunk that some vendors may want you to believe – especially for extended enterprise learning. MORE

How companies deal with these changes is simply one of the metrics on which they compete. Adopting solutions at the right time and ensuring staff members are ready to use them correctly are important items on businesses' checklists today, and each announcement of a new and bold IT movement affirms this fact. Flying into the cloud. That being the case, the cloud computing revolution has the potential to be a truly seismic event for businesses. MORE

It’s also a powerful business strategy that fuels a continuous cycle of revenue and profit. It depends on your business model, product positioning, competitive landscape and customer base. Given the potential business benefits of free content strategies, why would anyone charge customers upfront for training? This business-to-business technique focuses on attracting a legion of individual customers at a basic free level, one user at a time. MORE