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The Corder Company was founded in 1980. That's 42 plus years in UNIX and over 17 in VMware, 8+ years in Nutanix.
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Our Instructors spend 50% of their time training and 50% of their time consulting.
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Darin S. Columbus Jim was very knowledgeable and encouraged class participation and questions. I have taken 3 training classes from him . He is one of your best instructors.
Neal S. Cleveland Jim helped relate the material to real life situations. I would recommend him for anyone taking this course.
Bill G. Columbus Jim is an excellent instructor - he is very knowledgable about the product(s) and a broad array of technologies, presents it in a very clear way, and is able to relate it to his own experience in the real world.
Scott R. Columbus Great Job! Would definitely come back for the new addition of ESX. Very knowledgable and explained the ideas presented in the course very well. Use of the white board was extremely beneficial.
Shokat C. Columbus Jim is an EXCELLENT instructor. He teaches the class based on his experiences working with Fortune 100 companies not only from class slides which gives us real life scenario. Answered all questions with multiple examples.
Jason D. Columbus The instructor really knew the subject matter and could present it to us in a manner that was very easily digested. Jim kept our attention by being lively and entertaining. His real-world stories of his VMware technical experience was an invaluable supplement to the training material. It helped me to retain knowledge of the course and labs when I have a real life story to associate with it. Jim made us feel at ease and comfortable so we could ask any question at any time. Since he so expertly knew the course material he always gave us correct answers the first time to our questions. This also helped the flow of the class to have immediate correct answers. He is also very well-spoken so he was easy to understand and follow.
Christina C. Columbus Jim Corder was a great instructor! I would definitely take another class from him. He definitely encouraged participation and always told us to ask questions at anytime. He made the class interesting by incorporating real life scenarios that he has dealt with in the past with VMware.
Roger S. Columbus Mr. Corder was a great instructor. Second time he was my instructor for another VMware class. Will try and use him in the future.
Troy B. Columbus Jim has a great balance between being an instructor and being a consultant. This is very valuable to me because its allows the real world to fleshed out along with the book work.
Jonathan S. Columbus Best instructor Ive had. Even with a number of years experience in this subject, he was able to hold my attention and show me some new things.
Joesph D. Columbus I am so thankful to have been able to take this course with Mr. Jim Corder. When I take my next VMware course I hope that Mr. Corder will be teaching it.
Brian P. Columbus My Corder was very knowledgeable and had real wold experience with the products.
Calvin L. Columbus Jim is very knowledgeable and professional.
Daniel S. Columbus Thank you for talking TO us, not AT us. Everything I wish all my past teachers and professors were like.
David G. Columbus Extremely knowledgeable with real-world experiences with the product. Highly recommend him as an instructor.
David S. Columbus Jim was very knowledgeable on all subjects that we have covered, great to have him as an instructor.
Jeremy C. Columbus I appreciated Jim's expertise in VMware and in the practical world.
John C. Columbus Jim was a great instructor. His energy and knowledge of the topic was out standing plus the background stories of his own life experiences with the software is extremely helpful.
Ron S. Columbus Really enjoy how the class was lead by Mr. Corder. He kept things moving but would stop and go back if someone needed it. very helpful and willing to go beyond my expectations.
Stephanie P. Columbus Jim was extremely knowledgeable about VMware and was able to provide excellent real world examples.
Tanya S. Columbus Jim was very informative about the materials covered. Great Instructor!!
Zach W. Columbus James took the course beyond what my expectations were, in that he gave real-word experiences to fit up with the course material. He was also more than willing to answer our questions or take extra time in assisting us. He should be given a raise
Christopher C. Sacramento Mr. Corder was great. Extremely knowledgable! His real-world knowledge added immensely to the content of the course.
David A. Sacramento Mr. Corder answered any questions I had professionally and in terms that I could understand as a VMware newbie.
Garrett O. Sacramento You're awesome!
Luong P. Sacramento Very knowledgable instructor. Great learning experience.
Maribel G. Sacramento Very friendly and approachable.
Rance C. Sacramento The instructor is very helpful and knowledgable and answered all questions with full detail and explanations. Excellent!
Michael D. Sacramento In 16 years of service I have attended several IT learning courses. This course has been one of the very best. Mr Corder's vast knowledge and complete understanding of the subject matter enabled me to gain a much better understanding of the VMware environment. He thoroughly answered every question and ensured we understood what it was we were doing. His dedication to teaching will enable us to better accomplish our mission and prepare us, and the USAF for challenges ahead.