Training that is customized to your needs.

Most applications your company uses have particular functions that significantly impact workflow while others are rarely utilized. Contact our staff to discuss these critical features so that we may structure relevant course content as it pertains to your business needs. With few exceptions, customization is offered as a FREE service to you.

Public Classes: Computer Training Source offers many classes at our locations in Pleasanton and San Jose. Our cost effective corporate packages can make your corporate dollar go farther.

On-site Training: We'll provide the hardware.
Take advantage of the convenience of on-site training with or without your own equipment. We will provide the computer equipment necessary for hands on training at your location. Simply advise us of your needs and we will provide you with a quote.

Course Offerings

Proprietary software: We'll design a course for you.
Can you justify the expense and support of a full time trainer for a single proprietary software implementation? Take advantage of a professional instructor from CTS for more effective training at a fraction of the cost! CTS professionals will partner with you to determine the training objectives as they pertain to business goals and implement them in a comprehensive courseware package. The collaboration continues through the entire design process resulting in a custom learning program specifically tailored to maximize the efficiency of each student within your demanding environment.

Consulting:

Computer Training Source offers expert consulting services on many software packages.

Microsoft Access:
We focus on how your business works. We can design custom databases that are flexible, perform well, and are easy to maintain and manage.
Our experience in database design ranges from companywide client/server installations to a small desktop-based personal database.

Web Database Design:
Publish Your Database On-Line
Enable your customers or internal staff to gain access to dynamic real-time data:

Create on-line catalogs and inventory information
Create glossaries of information
On-line job search capabilities
Professional networking information
Analyze marketing trends

Microsoft Project:
We can assist you with all aspects of an enterprise project management implementation using MS Project including requirements assessment, establishing a methodology, installation, configuration management, training and documentation of procedures.

Crystal Reports:
We work intimately with the most modern, state-of-the-art software and technology daily. Because of this thorough knowledge, our Developer Solutions Consultants have the necessary expertise to implement individual developments for optimum Crystal Reports performance.

Developer Solutions consultants are committed to designing implementations that can grow and evolve with your business and be maintained far into the future. Each of our certified consultants can help maximize your Return On Investment whatever your reporting requirements.

Windows Server:
Computer Training Source provides you with the opportunity to purchase consulting time for Microsoft Windows server related activities, which could be used for systems administration, technical support, or other consulting activity. The following are some consulting activities that we provide:

Server installation, configuration, upgrades and service packages
We carry out installations and upgrades to the Microsoft Windows operating system. Computer Training Source follows a comprehensive testing plan that ensures that applications run smoothly following an installation or upgrade. We also carry out periodic analysis to determine operating system service packages that should be applied to the system.

Performance analysis, tuning and monitoring
Computer Training Source captures operating system performance data. This information is used to tune the system and ensure that it is fully optimized to run customer applications. A comprehensive report is provided following the monitoring exercise. The performance monitoring activities highlight any performance bottlenecks that affect applications running on the server.

Network and communications configuration
We have the expertise to customize the Microsoft Windows operating system for different networking environments or applications including wireless communications, X.25, FDDI, 10/100 BaseT, etc. TCP/IP services that we configure include TCP/IP routing, Unix connectivity, firewalls, sendmail (SMTP), DNS, web services, NFS, FTP services, etc.

Training
Computer Training Source provides excellent training (formal, on-the-job or mentoring) to customers ensuring that skills learnt on the training classes are appropriate for the customer and can be put to immediate use.