Many of you have noticed that there have been many changes here at GlobalConfig.net. We’ve added a podcast, web sessions and now a members area. Here is the run down.
The Podcast
The podcast is a resource to help people understand methods in preparation and with some recent interviews it will provide valuable tips for finding employment and handling interviews.
The Community Lab
I announced a community lab, much in the style of Jeremy Stretch at Packetlife.net. This lab should be ready for access sometime on February and will be free of charge. The lab bandwidth and much of the equipment is provided by Ascolta.
The Members Area
We’ve had great response to the 4-hour CCIE Security ASA Web Session that will be running tomorrow, December 30th, however, you may be wondering what you get with the web session. Basically you get me for four hours teaching everything I can, minus VPN, about the ASA. Will that be enough time to cover everything there is to cover for the ASA? Not likely. That’s where the members area comes in.
I decided that while I can’t run live web sessions every day I can record shorter sessions and make them available online. These videos will rage from VPN configurations on the ASA to NAT to Failover and more. But they don’t stop there. The videos will also cover other aspects of the CCIE Security Lab Exam blueprint topics such as Zone Based Firewalls, Flexible Packet Matching, IOS CA Servers, AAA, 802.1x, and so on.
So, the web session itself is priced at 40 bucks. The membership to the site is 75 bucks monthly. What do you get for 75 bucks? You get enrolled in every live session I do beginning with the first session following your registration, plus access to every video I post and all topics of the blueprint.
The Bootcamps
Finally, I’ve just launched a Bootcamps section where you can purchase a 12 day bootcamp here in Irvine, Ca, which will run in March of 2011. This bootcamp will be lab focused and designed to prepare you in each aspect of the lab exam blueprint. It will help you identify any weak areas you may have and you’ll get specific attention on those areas. You’ll get a number of labs to work on during the 12 days as well as your own rack of equipment to work on. The 12 day bootcamp is currently priced at 4500.00 but will go up after the 1st of the year. If you get in early you score the lower price.
The Last Deal of the Year!
I promised one last deal of the year. Actually I’m going to give you two deals to take advantage of.
Deal #1: Sign up for the CCIE ASA web session and get a 2 month membership for free
If you enroll in the CCIE ASA web session using the “Buy Now” button just above this line, you’ll get a two month membership to all sessions and videos. The cost of the CCIE ASA Web Session is $40.00.
Deal #2: Sign up for the bootcamp and get a lifetime membership along with it.
CCIE Security Bootcamp with Free Lifetime Membership Cost: $4500.00
Enroll in the bootcamp using the button above, before January 1st, 2011, and I’ll throw in a lifetime membership to the web sessions and videos. Of course, if you’d like to use one of the flexible payment options you are welcome to, however this deal applies only to bootcamps paid in full prior to January 1st, 2011.
So what’s in the Pipeline
We’re not stopping there. I’m currently writing technology specific labs for CCIE Security candidates and plan to release them early next year. Additionally members will receive an exclusive discount program on Cisco Training in other areas.
Also, there are more technical blog posts to come as well!
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This is typically how we access the ACS server of the CUCM interface in the courses that I teach so rather than reinvent the wheel I figured I would simply stick with what I know. Additionally there iwll be a VPN concentrator for access in to the labs for testing with CUCM and such.
