Dana, I am glad this conversation is happening, even on such a limited scale. I am sure you and are not alone. I feel that IBM's approach to selling professional services instead of technical education is not a very good one for us. Yes, they outsource the education, but now I have to vent all those vendors to see if they, in fact, will do the comprehensive training or try to sell more professional services to do build for you (a lot of them do both). Every major vendor I worked with before would have a guided training. They tell you what products can do and how and keep re-educating with every new functionality added. They don't ask, what do you want to know.
With technology changing so fast, we can't replace our stuff with every new product, new technology turn. I hope IBM will consider training more seriously. In the end, the focus on "customers wanting to buy their product" instead of on "selling us their product" might prove to be a better one.
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Ludmila Krieg
Integration Architect
Managed File Transfer
Trinity Health - ITSS Integration
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu March 25, 2021 08:38 AM
From: Dana Jenner
Subject: Learning paths and badges for IBM Sterling
100% agree with Ludmila. We are having a very difficult time replacing our current FTP solution with Sterling. I believe we could be so much more productive with it, but we lack the knowledge. Business processes, data transformation, etc. I need to send a folder (name changes daily) with a subfolder that contains files. Can't do it with a Routing Channel. I bet I could with a Business process. Every Business process I've tried to write has failed to run, no errors are generated. I assume there is a log file somewhere that would shed light on the error, but I don't know where that log is.
Classroom training is probably out for us, but technical docs, videos, something. Right now there is nothing.
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Dana Jenner
Original Message:
Sent: Tue March 23, 2021 02:57 AM
From: Tanvi Kakodkar
Subject: Learning paths and badges for IBM Sterling
Hi Ludmila,
Thank you for specifying some of the topics, and for your feedback. Your suggestions really help us figure out what type of content you would like to see in the community. I have passed on your feedback of developing comprehensive training program(s) to the concerned teams and will keep you posted on upcoming trainings that we schedule.
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Tanvi Kakodkar
Community Manager - Supply Chain and Internet of Things
IBM
Original Message:
Sent: Mon March 22, 2021 08:13 AM
From: Ludmila Krieg
Subject: Learning paths and badges for IBM Sterling
How to write Business Processes, Email adapters, APIs, data transformation, ICC., containers (and I don't mean the sell pitch). It is not a single topic, we are underutilizing your product due to lack of skills on the team. I wish IBM would develop comprehensive training program, like many other vendors do. We often don't know what we don't know. But the frustration with lack of training is real.
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Ludmila Krieg
Original Message:
Sent: Mon March 22, 2021 07:56 AM
From: Tanvi Kakodkar
Subject: Learning paths and badges for IBM Sterling
Hi @Ludmila Krieg,
We don't have any technical trainings for users right now, but I'm noting your feedback. Is there a specific topic for training you're looking for?
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Tanvi Kakodkar
Community Manager - Supply Chain and Internet of Things
IBM
Original Message:
Sent: Fri March 19, 2021 08:04 AM
From: Ludmila Krieg
Subject: Learning paths and badges for IBM Sterling
I am have the same question. It seems that IBM outsources their training for most part and I am having hard time navigating any of it.
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Ludmila Krieg
Original Message:
Sent: Thu March 18, 2021 03:41 AM
From: Victor Bonilla Palencia
Subject: Learning paths and badges for IBM Sterling
Hello,
I'm trying to find on IBM Skills Gateway some learning path, course, certification or badge related to IBM Sterling but I just found badge related to the fundamental presencial course of B2Bi and SFG.
On this community I read in the past some announcement of course and badge for SCBN mapping specialist and CD and ICC Director but they are not currently available. In the past years there were also available one badge per IBM Sterling product and some paths like B2B Software 2018 - Technical Expert, IBM Sterling B2B Integrator - Expert - 2017 or IBM Sterling File Gateway - Expert - 2017. But none of these are available anymore.
Does anyone know if there is something available that I didn't find or if is there any plan on the brand to have again any kind to prove knowledge on IBM Sterling Supply Chain / B2B Collaboration suite?
Regards,
Víctor
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Victor Bonilla Palencia
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