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ResourceWHY you need to study Python, Linux, CCNA 📚 AT THE SAME TIME! // ft. Cisco_Panther
An interview with network engineer Ernest, known as Cisco_Panther, about how he went from CCNA to CCNP in about a year and why he …
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ResourceEVERYONE needs to learn LINUX - ft. Raspberry Pi 4
The creator argues that everyone in IT — help desk, network or systems engineers, programmers and aspiring hackers — needs Linux …
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ResourceHOW TO get your CCNP in 2020 (no CCNA required)
Chuck explains Cisco's February 2020 certification overhaul — the changeover date he gives as February 23, 2020 — and why the …
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ResourceGet your CCNA RIGHT NOW!! (before the new CCNA 200-301)
Chuck urges anyone mid-way through any old CCNA track (Routing and Switching, Security, Wireless, Collaboration, etc.) to finish …
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ResourceWhat happened to the CCNA? CCNP? CCIE? - An Overview (2019)
Chuck explains Cisco's wholesale certification overhaul taking effect in February 2020, then interviews Yousef, who manages the …
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ResourceThe New CCNA - BIGGEST IT Certification updates EVER!
Chuck and David interview the CTO and SVP of Cisco DevNet at Cisco Live about a sweeping overhaul of Cisco certifications. She says …
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ResourceWill there be a NEW CCNA in 2019? ft. Jeremy Cioara (interview)
An interview with CBT Nuggets trainer Jeremy, a lifelong technical trainer who says he started teaching in 1998. Much of the …
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ResourceBuild Your Team - IT Certification Motivation // ft. Jeremy Cioara / Bart Castle (CBT Nuggets)
Filmed in Eugene, Oregon, at the CBT Nuggets headquarters during a week when the trainers gather, this short Monday Motivation video …
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ResourceNetwork Engineer for a School?? // Working in IT for a School District - CCENT/CCNA
A long interview with Dallas, an infrastructure administrator at Region 16 in the Amarillo, Texas area, which provides IT services …
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ResourceSCHEDULED THE CCIE EXAM!!
Chuck announces he has scheduled the CCIE Routing and Switching written exam for June 13th in the morning, giving him only a couple …
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ResourceUNLIMITED CLOUD STORAGE - Synology + Crashplan - $10/month
Chuck replaces a single 10-terabyte external hard drive — which he calls a single point of failure — with a Synology NAS and backs …
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ResourceDo you REALLY want it? Why? CCENT, CCNA, A+, Security+
In this motivational talk, Chuck argues that struggling to study for a CCNA, CCENT, MCSA or similar certification usually is not a …
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ResourceIs MPLS DEAD?!? w/ Keith Barker and Jason Gooley | CCNA CCNP CCIE
NetworkChuck interviews Keith Barker and Jason Gooley ahead of their joint Cisco Live session in San Diego in June. Keith says he …
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ResourceHACK your IT Study Habits - CCENT - CCNA - A+ | Atomic Habits
NetworkChuck applies James Clear's Atomic Habits to IT certification studying (CCENT/CCNA, Security+, A+ and similar), arguing goals …
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ResourceWI-FI 6, Why it's the BIGGEST update to Wi-Fi EVER! - 802.11ax
The creator explains Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) as the biggest Wi-Fi update in a long time, arguing the gain is efficiency in crowded places …
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ResourceCCNA Cyber Ops vs CCNA Security
NetworkChuck compares the CCNA Cyber Ops and CCNA Security certifications, after opening segments on extreme ownership and RSA …
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ResourceGet your CCNA in 2019
NetworkChuck lays out his 2019 plan for earning the CCNA, opening with motivation about owning the week and a clip on discipline …
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ResourceCCNA Lab in the Azure Cloud for FREE! - GNS3 Setup in Microsoft Azure
NetworkChuck shows how to run a GNS3 network lab in Microsoft Azure instead of on a powerful local PC or home server, aimed at CCNA, …
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ResourceDavid Bombal and NetworkChuck - This is IT! EP 1 | Azure, CiscoLIVE, Devnet
First episode of 'This is IT,' a weekly conversation between NetworkChuck and David Bombal covering IT beyond just Cisco. Chuck …
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ResourceI PASSED THE TSHOOT EXAM!! - CCNP TSHOOT (I also failed)
Chuck documents failing his CCNP TSHOOT exam, then passing it on a second attempt exactly a week later. He explains why he failed …
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ResourceWhat is a VMware Engineer? | VMware Certified Professional - VCP | MCSA | CCNA
An interview with the creator's father, also named Chuck Keith, a VMware Certified Professional systems engineer, about what VMware …
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Resource5 Reasons You Shouldn't Become a Network Engineer | CCNA | Information Technology
In a light-hearted countdown filmed with his wife Abby, NetworkChuck lists five downsides of being a network engineer — while making …
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ResourceCompTIA or Cisco? - Revisiting CCENT vs Network+ in 2019 | CCNA | MTA | MCSA
NetworkChuck revisits his earlier advice against CompTIA Network+ and compares entry-level paths: Cisco CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry …
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ResourcePlanning for 2019 - Information Technology Goals - CCNA | AWS | MCSA
Chuck lays out his approach to goal setting for 2019, using his own career and certification plans as the example. He first urges …
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