Professional development leader adds CRM, ERP and BI courses to robust portfolio

CARY, N.C. and TORONTO - Global Knowledge, the world's leading IT and business training provider, today announced that it has become an SAP education partner, offering more than 100 courses from SAP Education on topics including SAP BusinessObjects™ business intelligence (BI) solutions, the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform, the SAP HANA® platform and SAP Crystal Reports® software to companies throughout North America.

With its designation as an authorized SAP education partner, Global Knowledge can now offer classes authorized by SAP to support its customers, as an extension of its broad IT and business skills training programs and professional development solutions portfolio. Global Knowledge will enable customers to benefit from its learning services expertise and dedicated consulting team for training on SAP solutions to fit a variety of schedules, team sizes and learning style preferences.

"We are really excited about bringing learning solutions from such an important industry leader to our customers," said Michael Fox, SVP, Enterprise Solutions for Global Knowledge. "By partnering with Global Knowledge, SAP customers gain much better access to SAP learning solutions throughout North America. The SAP products include the latest innovations in data analytics, cloud solutions and business resource planning."

Global Knowledge supports businesses and individuals in their efforts to advance skills acquisition and development and to prepare professionals for success as organizations transform to compete on a global landscape. In an increasingly data-driven environment, Global Knowledge recognizes the importance of partnerships with enterprise software leaders like SAP to meet their customer needs.

"From customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) to BI, training for SAP solutions is critical to the survival and success of businesses around the world. SAP's products help businesses use real-time information for data-driven decision-making. We provide learning services and training programs for the professionals who identify and provision the efficiencies that lead to company growth," Fox said.

As an SAP education partner, Global Knowledge will help companies achieve their objectives, such as increased growth, lower costs and improved business processes. A full schedule of SAP courses is now available to help enterprise leaders plan and provision workforce development to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness through data and CRM.

About Global Knowledge

Global Knowledge is the world's leading IT and business skills training provider. Offering the most relevant and timely content delivered by the best instructors, we provide customers around the world with their choice of convenient class times, delivery methods and formats to accelerate their success. Our business skills solutions teach essential communications skills, business analysis, project management, ITIL service management, process improvement and leadership development. With thousands of courses spanning from foundational training to specialized certifications, our core IT training is focused on technology partners such as Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Citrix, IBM, Juniper, Microsoft, Red Hat and VMware. We offer comprehensive professional development for technologies like big data, cloud, cybersecurity and networking.

Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1,300 people worldwide and is headquartered in Cary, N.C. The company is owned by New York-based investment firm MidOcean Partners. Learn more at www.globalknowledge.com.

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