Attain Insight Partners with Learnquest to Expand Training Offerings for Business Analytics and Information Management

OTTAWA, March 25, 2014 /CNW/ - Attain Insight announced today that it has partnered with LearnQuest, a Global Leader in IT Education and Training Solutions, to significantly expand its Business Analytic and Information Management training offerings to Canadian public and private sector clients.

The partnership allows Attain Insight to provide a full range of IBM Business Analytics and Information Management training solutions and enables LearnQuest to leverage the business expertise and market presence Attain Insight has developed in Canada.  The partnership also affords Attain Insight an increased level of authorization with which to meet the procurement requirements of large organizations, such as the Canadian Federal Government.

Attain Insight is a Premier IBM Business Partner. The IBM Business Partner Program is designed to satisfy the demands of clients seeking to drive more value from their technology investments. IBM's trusted partners have proven experience delivering solutions using industry best practices or possess a level of specialization that exceeds normal IBM services. The Premier IBM Business Partner designation means clients are receiving leading expertise to achieve the best return on their investments, at the lowest overall risk to the project.

By adding LearnQuest training to the Attain Insight portfolio, Attain Insight significantly expands the educational offerings available to customers.  "Courses are available through a variety of delivery methods including virtual, self-paced, or the traditional instructor led format. Now our certified on-staff instructors have more training solutions they can recommend and a greater range of training products that can be customized to suit individual client needs.  Basically, we can now provide our customers with a much deeper and broader range of training options" said Karen Crawford, Director of Training at Attain Insight.

"At LearnQuest, our mission is to help IT and business professionals develop technical skills that are vital for the success of their companies and careers. We accomplish this goal by delivering thousands of high quality classes a month to meet the learning needs of IT professionals in Canada and around the world" said Jon Sofro, Director of Sales for North America at LearnQuest. "Our partnership with Attain Insight helps us to provide an expansive portfolio of training products and customized training solutions for Business Analytics and Information management in the areas of IBM Cognos, SPSS, InfoSphere, and WebSphere, giving our clients the highest quality of delivery possible - which has become the trademark of LearnQuest."

"Proper training is essential to the successful deployment and user adoption of all business analytics and data quality management solutions. It is proven that those who invest in training realize the highest return on investment in the shortest time period" said Paul Hulford CEO of Attain Insight. "We are pleased our partnership with LearnQuest will provide the breadth of educational content and training our clients are seeking."

Attain Insight customers can now search and register for training through the following LearnQuest partner portal: www.attaininsight.com/training

About LearnQuest
Since 1997, LearnQuest has been providing complete education solutions for corporations and government organizations that need to train their staff on the latest business skills and Information Technology tools, methodologies, and languages. LearnQuest is nationally accredited by ACCET, an IIBA Charter Endorsed Education Provider and partnered with IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and Citrix.

LearnQuest has worked with Fortune 100 organizations and government agencies to plan, create, and deploy learning solutions, enabling them to implement mission critical business solutions within their organizations. Using a proven education methodology, LearnQuest has helped its clients significantly improve the quality and effectiveness of their IT projects.  For the third consecutive year, LearnQuest has been named to Training.Industry.com's 2013 IT Training Companies Watch List.  For more information, visit www.LearnQuest.com

About Attain Insight
Attain Insight Solutions Inc. is an Ottawa, Canada based firm and trusted IBM Premier Business Partner offering implementation, training, and software support services in Business Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Information Management, Data Warehousing and Mapping Intelligence for government organizations, corporations and businesses who want to increase visibility into operations and achieve operational effectiveness. For more information on Attain Insight offerings, please visit: www.AttainInsight.com

SOURCE: Attain Insight Solutions Inc.

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