November, 2008 :: database upgrade :: www.algebra.hr
technology: MS SQL
About the client
Basic facts
- The largest number of seminars per year in the region (18,000 annually)
- More than 300 IT seminars and more than 20 educational programmes offered
- 35 top class IT-equipped classrooms in the largest IT educational network in the region
- Greatest range of IT knowledge and certificates in the region
- In 2008 Algebra celebrated 10 years of work
- The leading IT training centre in Croatia, according to research carried out by IDC Adriatics
- Highest quality of education in Croatia (Microsoft Croatia - The best MCPLS center - Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions)
- The largest participant satisfaction index (CSAT) as measured by the Microsoft Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Crystal Globe Award for achievement in ECDL education - awarded by the Croatian IT Assembly
Algebra's numerous authorizations indicate its quality
- Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (former CTEC)
- Microsoft ATC (Authorised Training Center)
- Cisco Networking Academy
- Autodesk Authorized Training Center for CAD tools
- Croatian Project Management Association (CAPM/HUUP) partner for education
- ECDL and ECDL Advanced Certification and Test Center
- VUE Testing Center
- Prometric Testing Center
The only regional IT educational centre with the following authorizations
- Adobe Authorized Training Center
- Novell Gold Training Partner
- EC-Council Accredited Training Center
About the project
ALPS is the main business application for administration of courses and participants.
Work done
The upgrade of the application's database and user/administrative interface was done as part of the regular development and upgrade life
cycle. The upgrade of the user/administrative interface was done using .NET technology by the Keito company.
Our contribution has been on the database side
- Needs analysis and consulting
- Upgrade of the database (ERD schema)
- Data migration after the database upgrade
- Technical documentation (for the client and a partner)
Project status
The project is still active as an ongoing project.