Matt Elias
Matt Elias (MCSA, MCTS – MOSS 2007 and Dynamics CRM, A+) has a wide range of experience in the training industry. He has worked in support, operations, project management and business development roles, most recently for a Chicago-based CPLS in addition to a small software company he founded. When not in the office, you can probably find him on a golf course working towards his goal of making the Champions Tour in 2028. Matt joined the Train Signal team in September 2009 as our Product Team Manager.
Matt Elias has written 7 posts for TrainSignal Training
Train Signal February 2011 Product Update
By Matt Elias ⋅ February 5, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments
We hear from customers on a daily basis asking about what we’re working on and what new training products are being developed. See what new training courses we are releasing this month and what you can expect from us during the month of February.
Practicing What We Preach: Train Signal’s 100+ Certifications
By Matt Elias ⋅ October 16, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments
If you’ve ever read our blog, bought our products or met any of us in person – you know how much we value certification for IT professionals. In each and every one of our courses we strive to provide the real-world knowledge and know-how first, then all of the information you need to feel confident [...]
New Training Release: Small Business Server 2008 Training
By Matt Elias ⋅ January 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
The office is buzzing as we prepare for the release of our Small Business Server 2008 Training tomorrow. The entire Train Signal team is really jazzed about making this course available for our customers. In the course, taught by David Shackelford, you’ll learn anything and everything you want to know about Microsoft Small Business Server 2008. [...]
Good Luck David!
By Matt Elias ⋅ December 11, 2009 ⋅ 11 comments
Our blog normally contains posts about our business, technology and certification information. This post is going to be a little different… We wanted to use this forum to encourage everyone to wish one of our own good luck this weekend. Train Signal’s David Davis has been hard at work training for the Dallas Marathon (officially [...]
Interview with the First Cisco CCIE in History: Terry Slattery
By Matt Elias ⋅ December 8, 2009 ⋅ One comment
In August 1993, Terry Slattery became the first person to pass the CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) certification exam. At the time, Terry was helping lead CLI development and training as a Cisco consultant, and when he found out about the CCIE program he took the two day hands-on test to become CCIE #1026. Now [...]
Free VMware Video: How to Install VMware vSphere Client in Windows 7
By Matt Elias ⋅ November 18, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments
Ok, this has to be one of the coolest things I’ve seen since joining the Train Signal team. Apparently there are some compatibility issues installing the VMware vSphere Client in Windows 7. This issue has been bugging some of our customers, so our own David Davis went ahead and created a video which walks you [...]
My First Week at Train Signal
By Matt Elias ⋅ September 22, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments
Hello! My name is Matt Elias and I’m now into my second week at Train Signal. I’m working with the Product Team on all sorts of cool stuff. We’re busy with products currently in production and future releases. I thought that this would be a good place to introduce myself and share some random (and [...]