Education Links

* Cisco Design Zone - Best Practices
* Cisco Learning Center - How to Study for CCNA for Free
* Cumulus Networks SDN Technical Videos
* Cybrary Free CCNA Training Videos
* GNS3 Vault - Free Practice & Training Labs for Cisco Equipment
* IOSHints - Ivan Pepelnjak's Blog/site
* NetCraftsmen - Network Consultants Blog
* PacketBomb - WireShark Training Center
* PacketPushers News & Podcasts
* Professor Messer's CompTIA Network+ Training Videos
* SDX Central - SDN Resources

Cisco Live:

* 2016 - BRKARC-1009 - Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switching Architecture
* 2016 - BRKARC-2019 - Operating an ASR1000
* 2016 - BRKCRS-2501 - Campus QoS Design-Simplified
* 2017 - BRKRST-2043 - iWAN AVC/QoS Design
* 2017 - BRKSEC-2007 - Fundamental IOS Security
* 2018 - BRKARC-2001 - Cisco ASR1000 Routers: Architectural Overview and Use Cases
* 2019 - BRKARC-2035 - Catalyst 9000 Switch Family - An Architectural View
* 2019 - BRKARC-3001 - Cisco Integrated Services Router 4K / 1K / 900 series - Architectural Overview and Use Cases
* 2019 - BRKARC-3147 - Advanced troubleshooting of the ASR1k and ISR - incl SDWAN Edge made easy
* 2019 - BRKARC-3190 - Troubleshooting Cisco Catalyst 3650, 3850 and 9000 Series Switches
* 2019 - BRKSEC-2342 - Branch Router Security
* 2019 - TECARC-2900 - Catalyst 9000 Switching Architecture
* 2020 - LTRARC-3500 - IOS XE (Routers) troubleshooting

Linux:

* Ansible Video Resources - Including AnsibleFest Convention Videos
* ChefConf Convention Videos 2015
* DigitalOcean Linux Tutorials
* Docker Self-Paced Training
* Linux Academy Free Tutorials
* Linux Foundation - Intro to Linux for Free
* Linux Foundation - Online Course Catalog - some free some paid
* PuppetConf Convention Videos 2014 - Free Registration Required
* PuppetConf Convention Videos 2015 - Free Registration Required
* SaltStack Video Resources
* USENIX Large Installation System Administration Conference 2014 Presentations - Free
* USENIX Large Installation System Administration Conference 2015 Presentations - Free
* USENIX Site Reliability Enginering Convention 2014 Presentations - Free
* USENIX Site Reliability Enginering Convention 2015 Presentations - Free

Microsoft:

* Microsoft Learning
* Microsoft Evaluation Center -- Free Downloads
* Microsoft Azure Cloud Services Free Trial Center
* Microsoft Ignite Training Convention Video Center
* Microsoft MSDN Video Training Portal

Microsoft Office, cloud-based:

* Practical 365

VMware

* VMWorld Convention Session Playback
* VMWare Hands-On-Labs Training Labs
* Yellow Bricks

**Other Sources:**

Youtube (seriously) – there is a LOT of content here. Just throwing out some random topics:

* Active Directory (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=active+directory)
* Azure (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=azure+tutorial)
* CompTIA A+ (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=comptia+a%2B)
* CompTIA Network+ (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=comptia+network%2B)
* CompTIA Security+ (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=comptia+security%2B)
* Group Policy (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=Group+policy)
* PowerShell (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=powershell)
* VMware (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=vmware+introduction)
* Windows Event Viewer (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=how+to+read+event+viewer)
* Windows Registry/Regedit (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=what+is+the+windows+registry+)
* Windows Server 2019 (https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=Windows+server+2019)

Reddit.com (Discussion forums, questions):

* /r/Azure
* /r/CompTIA
* /r/CSCareerQuestions
* /r/ITCareerQuestions
* /r/Linux4Noobs
* /r/NetSec
* /r/NetSecStudents
* /r/Networking
* /r/SecurityCareerAdvice/
* /r/Sysadmin

General IT discussions, questions:

* Spiceworks
* Petri.com

Essential Blogs for Early-Career Technology Workers

* Krebs on Security: Thinking of a Cybersecurity Career? Read This
* SecurityRamblings: Compendium of How to Break into Security Blogs
* RSA Conference 2018: David Brumley: How the Best Hackers Learn Their Craft
* CBT Nuggets: How to Prepare for a Capture the Flag Hacking Competition
* Packet Pushers: Does SDN Mean IT Will Be Able To Get Rid of Network People?

Certifications

* Cisco Training & certification Info Center
* IT Certification Road Map
* Juniper Networks Certification Programs
* Microsoft Learning Info Center
* Red Hat Certification Info Center
* VMware Certification Info Center

Information/Computer/Network Security

* BlackHat Conferences @ YouTube
* Carnegie Mellon SoftEng Institute @ YouTube
* CMU's Plaid Parliament of Pwning Competitive Hacking Team Blog
* Cybrary - Open Source Security Learning
* DEFCON Conferences @ YouTube
* Google's Security Blog
* ISC2 - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
* Krebs on Security blog
* RSA Conference @ YouTube
* SANS Certifications
* SANS Reading Room
* US CERT - Computer Emergency Response Team blog