Sunday, December 13, 2009

Computer Lab Rentals

Customer Testimonial

"I put this 100 computer lab together in 1 day with one phone call to Darcy Mann, my Tech Travel Agent from Rentacomputer.com." -Employee Training Department Manager, Cindy A. Marketing Company


Monday Meetings
Monday morning meeting can sometimes be a call to action for the rest of the week or longer.So I wasn't surprised when the boss asked me if I could put a computer lab together. We only have 1 or 2 computer training sessions per year, so we always rent the computers because we save big bucks and we always get the latest computer equipment.

'Everyone on the same page' is the bosses battle cry. So we roll out these quick, 2 hr training classes with the entire staff, and it works every time! Productivity increases and the company makes money.

Monday Afternoon
So, Monday afternoon, I got the specs we need for the computer training class from the IT guys down at corporate computer support. They were happy not to have to be involved in setting up a lab. Just getting the specs from them can be 'challanging' at times.

Cryptic Messages Decoded by a Tech Travel Agent
Let's see, we need 100 computers with the Intel Chip, 2 gb RAM, 40 GB HD,GB NIC and image #34921.
What language is this? 2 gb RAM, 40 GB HD,GB NIC and image #34921  - I called Darcy Mann, Tech Travel Agent at Rentacomputer.com her number is 800-736-8772. She decoded this message, got the company image and immediatedly got to work getting her people to start installing the company image on the computers.

Tuedsay
By 5 pm Tuesday, we had our 100 machine computer lab setup! Everything was installed and tested by the experts Darcy sent over with the computers. Everything was done, even the networking!

Wednesday
On Wednesday, we had 3 training sessions on the new software, training nearly 300 employees on the new application.

Friday
By Friday we had completed all employee training! So on the next Monday morning, the boss congratulated me for doing a spectacular job with the new software rollout.

Thanks Darcy and Rentacomputer.com, the company is making money and I am due for a raise! Great timing! 

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Computer Rentals: Best for Classroom Training

It is actually less expensive to rent computers for your classroom training, than to own your own computers and install them all over the country.

Calculate all the Costs

Add up all the costs and distractions from your computer training goals. Put a value on your time, say $100 per hour. Now multiply the time you and your staff spent on hardware setup, software installation, pre-testing, delivery, installation, maintenance and pickup of the equipment at the end of the training class.

10 Tasks for Computer Classroom Setup
Here are 10 common tasks that need to be accomplished when setting up a computer training session:

1. Image (copy) the same versions of operating systems and training software on all training computers.
2. Install wires or wireless devices for sound system, projectors, printers
3. Install network routers, switches and cables
4. Tape down all wires for student safety
5. Test network, av equipment, and other instructor equipment
6. Test each student computer, verify software installation works properly
7. Troubleshoot, diagnose and fix all installation problems
8. Provide Technical services during training
9. Have spare computer equipment just in case.
10. At the end of the computer training, disconnect, pickup and return all the equipment to various locations in your company.

100 or 1000 Man Hours?
How many hours would it take for you and your company's staff to accomplish the 10 classroom training setup, service and teardown services listed above?

Heck the manpower alone will cost more than a rental, not to mention that some of the computers will break, get lost, stolen and all will become obsolete.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Training Rentals

Classroom Training RentalRentacomputer has been providing training rentals for over 20 years now. Now what exactly is a "training rental" you may ask? Well a training rental is no more than a normal technology rental, but the rental is used for the training of new employees or new procedures. For example lets say your company opens up a new branch and they need to hire 20 or more people to fill up the new branch, but these 20 new employees also need to be properly trained for the new job which will require a class that you will have to set-up to explain and teach the job requirements to the new employees.

This can be made easy with technology rentals since you would not longer need the equipment after the job is complete and the new employees are trained. For a situation like this we would recommend that you should rent a projector so that the presentation can be shown up in front of the entire class easily. Also a computer rental for each of the employees would be a good suggestion since most of the time a company does not have many extra computers sitting around for people to receive the proper training on. A laptop is perfect for a training rental due to the portability of a laptop.

Also rentacomputer.com can preinstall your computer training software before hand on your computer rentals if needed. A training rental is also perfect for a short term employee that will only be with you for a a couple weeks to a month. You can find a full list of Training Rentals on our Classroom Training Page.

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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Computer Rentals for Computer Based Training

Computer Rentals for Computer Based TrainingA computer rental for a computer based training class might seam like something that does not even need to be mentioned. Much like a seat belt is seldom mentioned when you get in your car. It's just something you do because it makes sense.

So then you might wonder why we are making this post. Well that's easy to answer. Where a seatbelt comes standard with every car, a computer rental does not come standard with every computer based training class. You have to ask for the computer rental and helping people find who to ask to get the best computer rental service is why we are making this post.

Rentacomputer.com has been helping business by providing computer rentals for computer based training classes for over 20 years. In that time our computer rental service has grown to cover the entire United States as well as Canada and several other English speaking countries around the world.

Click here to learn more about how a computer rental for your next training class can save your company time and money.

Or click here for a quick computer rental quote for your training class or call your Tech Travel Agent Today at 800-736-8772.

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