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Why I Use CBT Nuggets Training – Part 1 – the Trainer Matters!

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When I was a kid, there was a commercial I was subjected to again and again. It was the Hair Club for Men. The nice young man indicated that he was not just the president of the Hair Club for Men, but also a client.

CBT NuggetsToday, I know how he feels, even though I possess mainly a full head of hair.

You see, I am not only a trainer at CBT Nuggets, but I am also a learner! I use CBT Nuggets almost every day in order to learn a new (or old) IT technology. Why?

Reason number 1 is that I have become extremely picky when it comes to my online trainer. If he or she is not engaging, I AM OUT! It is not enough to be a master of the content. You must capture my attention, you must draw me in, you must get me excited about learning.

This is extremely rare to find in online trainers of IT. Just try YouTube on a tech topic and you will quickly see the issues that arise with many trying to teach in this field. At CBT Nuggets, I know I am going to be in the virtual classroom of an expert and an incredible trainer.

One of my all time favorites? Keith Barker. Keith makes learning the most complex topics in IT simple, and fun!

At CBT Nuggets, you will not find dozens of trainers, only a few of the very best.

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Ready for Layer 2 Security?

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Layer 2 Security

I finished up the last uploads today for my Layer 2 course. This means it will show up as complete in the next couple of business days at CBT Nuggets – woohoo!

Now it is time for my next course in the series! Are you ready for some serious Defense in Depth with a hard look at Layer 2 security? Once again, I will divide the Nuggets into theory and practical. This is great for those that really do not want or need the Juniper command line, or perhaps that only want that!!!

Here are you Nuggets forthcoming!

  • Course Introduction
  • Using Your Electronic Flash Cards
  • STP Protections
  • Hands-on Lab: STP Protections
  • Port Security and MAC Limiting
  • Hands-on Lab: Port Security and MAC Limiting
  • DHCP Snooping
  • Hands-on Lab: DHCP Snooping
  • DAI and IP Source Guard
  • Hands-on Lab: DAI and IP Source Guard
  • Storm Control
  • Hands-on Lab: Storm Control
  • Layer 2 Firewall Features
  • Hands-on Lab: Layer 2 Firewall Features
  • Using Juniper Web Site Tools
  • Using the Junosphere Cloud Lab Tools

This course will be created very quickly! I expect to have final Nuggets uploaded about May 2, 2016 so you can expect it to publish in full a couple of days after that. Keep in mind that Nuggets appear for subscribers as I complete them. I will do them in order, so please be encouraged to start ASAP on this course!