Subject: Re: Cisco Training
From: Alan Caruth (saono@artificiallives.com)
Date: Thu May 09 2002 - 23:25:13 AKDT
If you are looking for basic router training then you can take the ICND (Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices)or CCNAB (CCNA Basics) official Cisco class here in Anchorage from NBS, CompUSA or Compucom when they roll the training through town. If you are interested you can contact the vendors and tell them you are interested then when enough people want the training they will schedule it up.
Bootcamps for CCNA and CCNP certs do ocasionally come through town also but I wouldn't suggest those as your first router experience. If anything you should read a book and get at least some minimal hands on before any clases like that. If you take the official classes they have full labs so you get the basics from the class.
I have two coworkers who have done the UAA classes over the past year. It is MUCH more in depth than any one or two week class. They emphasize an amazing amount of material that someone prepping for a cert will not get. I was really impressed with the sheer depth of the material they wanted the students to know.. The key with those classes is that you have to have the time to attend 4 nights a week.
If you are looking for switch, firewall/security, etc. training you will probably need to look in Seattle/Bellvue. Almost every class you could want occasionally goes through either San Fran/San Jose or Seattle. It requires flying down for a week but if you are looking for more than the basics of routing then it is your best bet for a real live class.
Another option - I know Global Knowledge and several other vendors now offer online training. One of my coworkers had a pretty good experience with the security track from Cisco at the end of last year through online learning... so that might be one option for you. Many of them offer full access to real devices which you have access to during and after the classes (I think he had access for 30 days to the gear) so that you get hands on experience with the equipment.
If you need to learn it, don't like online courses and want to get your knowledge up without leaving town you can get books then find equipment on Ebay for cheap to learn the basics on.
To find training you can also visit http://www.cisco.com/training - they have a learning locator tool in there which will help find classes and locations.
Hope that helps.
-Alan Caruth
---- If a guy wanted to get training on Cisco switches and such, where is the best place to go? Is there someplace good in town?Mike
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