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ResourceDo You Need IT Certifications to Get Started in IT? ft. Jeremy Cioara
Chuck interviews Jeremy Cioara, the CBT Nuggets trainer Chuck credits with inspiring his own career as a network and collaboration …
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ResourceNetwork Engineers and AWS (Amazon Web Services) FEAT. Anthony Sequeira | CCNA | CCENT
At Cisco Live, Chuck interviews fellow CBT Nuggets trainer Anthony Sequeira, a CCIE who moved into AWS, about why network engineers …
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ResourceThe FUTURE of Information Security Engineers - Cisco Security Automation (DNA CENTER)
Filmed after Cisco Live in June, in a Cisco-sponsored video, he argues security engineers must become developers as automation and …
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ResourceI PASSED THE CCNA EXAM!! - ICND2 Exam Tips
Despite the title framing, this is NetworkChuck interviewing his younger brother Cameron, who has just passed the ICND2 and earned …
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ResourceMoving my HOME NETWORK to a DATA CENTER w/ DMVPN - CCNA | CCNP
Filming first in Paris and referencing his Dallas data center, Chuck explains how he kept his full home lab after quitting his CBT …
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ResourceHow to become a DEVOPS Engineer feat. Shawn Powers | Linux+ | LPIC-1
In an interview at CBT Nuggets headquarters, trainer Shawn Powers explains DevOps to NetworkChuck and how a sysadmin or network …
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ResourceI'm going to Cisco Live!!! - CiscoLIVE 2018 Orlando
In a short announcement, NetworkChuck says he is going to Cisco Live for the first time: he says he has asked every company he …
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ResourceCCNA Tips Feat. Jeremy Cioara!! - CCENT | CCNP
Filmed while literally hiking a mountain (a butte) at CBT Nuggets headquarters, Chuck interviews trainer Jeremy Cioara, whose CBT …
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ResourceSTOP Buying IT Certification Books - CCNA | CCNP | A+ | Network+
The creator argues you should stop buying individual IT certification books — they cost around $40 each in his examples, are heavy …
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ResourceHack a Cisco Switch with a Raspberry Pi - CCNA Security - CCNP Security - Network+
In his network closet, Chuck demonstrates a VLAN hopping attack using a Raspberry Pi he calls Malcolm, running Kali Linux and …
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ResourceIs NetworkChuck Over!?!?!
Chuck returns after a gap to answer whether NetworkChuck is ending: it is not. He says he quit his nine-to-five job as a network and …
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Resource7 CCNA CCNP Study Tips for the New Year - 2018!! w/ Keith Barker CCIE
NetworkChuck shares study tips for CCNA/CCNP in 2018, joined by Keith Barker, CCIE and CBT Nuggets trainer. Tip one is to hack your …
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ResourceI am officially a CBT Nuggets Trainer!! - NetworkChuck
A short vlog announcement filmed after Chuck travels from Dallas via LAX to Eugene, Oregon. He recaps 2017 as an insane year: he had …
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ResourceCCNA Exam: 2 Exams or 1? - ICND1 (CCENT) + ICND2 or CCNA Composite?
Chuck compares the two routes to the CCNA that existed at the time: one composite exam, or the two-exam route of ICND1, which on its …
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ResourceNetwork Engineer or Systems Engineer? CCNA or MCSA? VCA?
Filmed outdoors, Chuck compares the two main IT operations paths: network engineers, who work with routers, switches, Ethernet and …
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ResourceHow Long Does It Take to Become a Network Engineer? - CCNA | CCNP
Chuck answers how long it takes to become a network engineer by separating certification/role entry from actually feeling like an …
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ResourceHow Much Money Do Network Engineers Make? - CCNA | CCNP
The creator answers how much network engineers make by telling his own salary history in Dallas, which he describes as a good but …
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ResourceAm I Too OLD to Become a Network Engineer? Study for CCNA | CCNP?
NetworkChuck answers whether someone is too old to become a network engineer or study for CCNA/CCNP, saying no. Speaking in his late …
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ResourceShould I Learn LINUX with the CCNA | CCNP? - Network Engineer
Chuck answers whether network engineers should learn Linux alongside the CCNA: yes, but not at the very start. If you are just …
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ResourceIs it still WORTH IT to become a Network Engineer? | CCNA CCNP
NetworkChuck argues it is absolutely still worth becoming a network engineer. He says the field lacks the marketing that programming …
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ResourceShould I Get the CCNP After the CCNA?
Chuck answers whether you should pursue the CCNP Routing and Switching after the CCNA Routing and Switching, or specialize first in …
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ResourceCCNA Labs - Packet Tracer or GNS3?
Chuck compares the two main CCNA lab options, Cisco Packet Tracer and GNS3. Packet Tracer is Cisco's simulator — not a real IOS …
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ResourceNetworkChuck 10 Days of Christmas GIVEAWAY!! (CCNA Packet Tracer Labs)
NetworkChuck launches a '10 Days of Christmas' giveaway of David Bombal's new Packet Tracer for CCNA course. He says Bombal — …
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ResourceYou CAN Learn Python - 10 WINNERS!! - CCNA | CCNP Network Engineer
A giveaway winner announcement: Chuck names the ten winners of David Bombal's Python for Network Engineers course and gives a …
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