You know how unpleasant air travel has become : Surcharge for this, surcharge for that. Chronic delays . The barefoot walk. Who needs it? But if you're in the channel and need to keep up on things, some travel may be necessary even if all your customers are within driving distance. This week, for instance, Microsoft is holding its Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston. In August, the Computing Technology Industry Association will have its own event . Distributors Ingram Micro and Tech Data have their fall events. And the list goes on. But in the age of videoconferencing - er, TelePresence -- webinars and remote data backups, it is possible to cut out some travel. And if multiplying airline surcharges for diminishing service aren't enough motivation, Ingram Micro has something that might help - web-based training . Now, mind you, Ingram Micro isn't the first to do something like this. Web-based training has been around for years, but the distributor just happens to have launched a new program at a time when so many of us are trying to find ways to cut back on expenses. The distributor's subsidiary VPN Dynamics this week launched "Live Online," a program that includes training sessions, certification testing and virtual labs. Ken Bast, Ingram Micro vice president of vendor management, says the instructor-led online sessions cut down on travel, while making it easier and cheaper for solution providers to train technicians and end u ...
Anytime
