University College of the North Sets Students on Path to Success with Technology from Hewlett Packard Enterprise - Seite 2

“The InTeRN project was developed for the northern part of Canada, in partnership with Computers for Schools, which supplies technology equipment to low income students and non-profits,” said Justin Minard, executive director, Computers for schools. “Partnering with UCN to develop the InTeRN Project will provide hands-on training for students at the University College of the North, helping the local community gain employment skills and strategy. We’re happy to have found a reliable technology partner with HPE on this project.”

“It is our intention that every student entering our program feels fully supported to work through the curriculum with confidence,” said Jenna Brown, project case manager, the InTeRN Project, University College of the North. “This program will unleash the strength, resourcefulness and resilience found here in the north, where community is everything. This is why we’re creating a learning community that supports, uplifts and encourages our students to be their best.”

HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is the industry’s first disaggregated HCI platform, powered by artificial intelligence with HPE InfoSight. Designed as the evolution of HCI that is more reliable, faster and efficient, HPE Nimble Storage dHCI enables users to deploy apps faster, support demanding workloads, and optimize time and resources. Customers benefit from the flexibility to independently scale resources, and management simplicity for organizations with demanding applications.

“HPE is committed to being a force for good, and knowing our technology is delivering critical career training to under-represented populations to improve the way they work and live is an outcome that drives us as a company to continue to effect change,” said Omer Asad, VP & GM Primary Storage, HCI & Data Management Services, HPE. “HPE Nimble Storage dHCI was designed with customers like UCN in mind, built from the ground up to remove the guesswork in managing infrastructure and deliver the best performance so our customers can focus on giving back to their end users.”

“The traditions of oral story telling is a personal growth model for aboriginal women as they relate to the development of soft skills essential to the digital workplace, changing the economy, and sustainability of the under-developed, female-led technology industry in Northern Manitoba,” said Tara Manych, education director at the Kelsey Adult Learning Centre, partner of the InTeRN project at University College of the North. “UCN recognized the lack of opportunities for local women to access IT training, so the IT course will begin with a women-only pilot project, with the intent of opening training to all students in the future.”