An Introduction to Totara Learning

Introduction to Totara Learning

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New Zealand origins with…•Open Source learning software development company

•Established 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand


Global orientation•Brighton, UK• 10+ staff

• Commercial & Marketing Centre

• Design and development

• Support Centre

• Wellington, NZ• 30+ staff• Research &

Development Centre

• Head office functions

• West Coast, USA

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Our Mission – Transform the market through Enterprise Open SourceOur USPs in a fast changing world

•Freedom to innovate :: flexibility and business agility•Increased value :: significant cost-saving, transparent•Improved quality :: collaboration & openness•Lower business risk :: no vendor lock-in, ability to customise


Transforming the marketBeing adopted across all sectors, 33 countries, 18 languages

•Over 130 customers at 10,000 users or above•12+ customers @ 250,000 user level•Global brands trust Totara


Open Source R&D focus

•Open source software products available through subscription (700+)•Delivered by worldwide partner network of Value Add Resellers (80+)


OK, it’s open source. That’s free right?Free as in freedom. Our subscription ensures organisations have:

•Fully featured, tested, stable product •Enterprise product support•Software Update Service:• - Patches, Updates and New Releases

•Error Correction via Ticketed Support


and partner network – valued added services

•Platinum, Gold & Standard•Consulting•Implementation services•Hosting•Support•Customisations, theme design•Courseware•Training


Benefit #1: Freedom provides business agility

•Not to be confused with Free! •Freedom from multi-year lock-in•Freedom from restrictive licensing use•Freedom to adapt, extend, customise

Match your vision with controlAchieve more business agility


…and deliver more effective use of an implementation budget

Benefit #2: Very significant cost-savings

Avoid per user license fees

Reassurance of commercial grade support – best of both worlds

•Collaboration is the new black•Open – mass specialisation•All stakeholders part of innovation value chain•Extensions for niche markets•Multiple stakeholders•Ecosystem

Benefit #3: Improved quality through collaboration and openness – Totara Innovation Network


•Focus on business impact, you’re in charge not the technology •Avoid high cost, inflexible solutions, and long contracts – reduces your ability to respond to change.

Benefit #4: Lower business risk. Improve ROI

Software as a Service (“OpenSaaS”)

•Rapid deployment •Standardised•Easy switching mechanism to Enterprise plans as customer needs change.


Thank you!


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