Training in Business

Training in Business Resources and Trends

Why Spanning Tree Should Be Dead But Isn’t

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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is dead, or at least it should be. It’s too slow to converge when there’s a change, and it causes issues with performance because there is only one forwarding path. It was developed in 1985 by Radia Perlman at Digital Equipment Corporation to allow for redundant paths within a Layer 2 topology, which was great in 1985. In fact, it was huge! So much so, that it was later standardized by the IEEE as 802.1D, and we’ve been living with it ever since.

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ITIL Newbie Mistake #10: Expecting a Tool to Do the Work

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As IT organizations strive to provide more value to the ever-evolving nature of business, the ITIL Foundation course has become very popular, because it covers the concepts of managing IT as a set of services.

When students take the ITIL Foundation course, they often leave the classroom excited about how they can adjust the way they work to help the business meet its needs. Many times, this excitement is coupled with the desire to act immediately to show what they’ve learned from the course. This desire for immediate action can often produce negative results.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the common mistakes people make after they complete their ITIL Foundation course.

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Corporate Training’s Rising Importance

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Employee training and development is an important aspect of an organization’s growth initiatives. After all, it’s the talent that actually makes the difference, even more than the policies and strategies. Without proper talent training, an organization cannot expect to charter the previously unexplored paths of growth. With competition becoming tougher, it is only reasonable to expect the growth of corporate training.

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