Companies warned to “innovate or die” as the credit crunch crisis continues

Downturn brings rising demand for agility from techies, claims Firebrand Training

IT workers must steer their companies through the downturn by developing innovative, bespoke applications and embracing emerging models such as cloud computing, according to Rob Chapman, CEO of Firebrand.

In response to rising demand for skills in this area, Firebrand Training today unveiled two new courses which focus on developing bespoke web-based applications. Chapman said demand for places is already high as companies recognise the need to innovate through the downturn.

Firebrand Training has developed unique Accelerated Learning courses to provide application developers with the skills and knowledge to create web applications using Microsoft’s ASP.NET 3.5 framework.

The courses are ideal for developers who use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
Rob Chapman, CEO of Firebrand Training, said: “Even successful companies tend not to