EMC to Offer Course on Information Storage
By CXOtoday Staff
Mumbai, Oct 22, 2008 1204 hrs IST

EMC, a global player in the information infrastructure solutions has signed an agreement under the EMC Academic Alliance Program, between Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Madurai, an autonomous institution affiliated to Anna University, Chennai and its subsidiary, EMC (Benelux) B.V. SARL.

Under this programme, the college will offer a course in information storage and management technology. The course is being offered to the students since July 2008. So far, EMC has forged alliances with over 100 plus education institutions in India reaching out to 3000 plus students.

As part of the EAA, Thiagarajar College will receive vendor agnostic curriculum, course content, learning materials, faculty trainings and software simulators, to provide training to their students. EMC will also provide programme support in terms of examination papers and sample assignments.

This partnership underlines our commitment to offer specialized information storage & management skills to our students thereby empowering them to stay ahead of the learning curve, said V Abhaikumar, principal, Thiagarajar College of Engineering.

Organizations today are struggling to manage the sheer volume and complexity of digital information and are constantly looking for Information storage & management skilled professionals to manage their information infrastructure , said Alok Ohrie, president EMC India & SAARC.

Ohrie said that since its inception, our education program has evoked an overwhelming response in India. We have already tied up with over 100 leading education institutions so far.