About WekaIO

WekaIO is a software company that has built the world’s fastest shared and parallel file system, which is designed to fit the needs of organizations of a variety of sizes and scales. WekaIO’s flexible deployment models and software provide a modern file system designed to meet the demands of modern workloads with the intensive technical computing requirements.

Background & Goals

WekaIO wanted a Learning Management System (LMS) that could be used for internal sales representative training, with the ability to expand the use of the platform for the training of other groups. WekaIO previously had no formalized onboarding program, and the ad hoc nature of training and onboarding they had been employing took an extremely large time commitment from both executives and managers. WekaIO’s sales training is particularly extensive due to their complex selling motion that requires a high level of competency before a sales team can be successful.

WekaIO’s existing training solution lacked instructional design and was not easily updated or duplicated, greatly limiting its effectiveness and efficiency. WekaIO wanted to create a training solution that featured a series of custom, asynchronous courses that would effectively train and onboard their sales team, without the need for constant supervision by upper management. They also wanted a training program that would be scalable, repeatable, and measurable. It was crucial to WekaIO that their new training content seamlessly integrate into an LMS so that they could easily track and report on the effectiveness of their training programs.

Solutions

Fully-Managed Totara LMS Solution by Open LMS

CyberCrocodile introduced WekaIO to their partner Open LMS in order to fulfill their LMS needs. Open LMS's fully-managed LMS solutions, paired with their industry-leading customer service, were a great fit for WekaIO. As Open LMS offers multiple LMS solutions, Open LMS worked with the WekaIO team to define their learning goals and needs and then choose the best LMS platform for them. After considering the wide-ranging functionality that WekaIO wanted in their LMS, Open LMS suggested the dynamic and customizable open-source learning platform, Totara Learn. Totara’s open-source technology and corporate specific functionality provided an incredibly flexible solution that could be tailored to meet WekaIO’s specific needs, including allowing for the seamless integration of CyberCrocodile’s custom content as well as a variety of other technologies and plugins directly into the Totara platform. Ultimately, Open LMS provided WekaIO with a customized platform that met all of their technical needs, while still being priced effectively for their start-up budget.