As a Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CCSI), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Technical Solution Architect, I deliver hands-on vendor training across networking, security, virtualisation, Linux and automation.
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CiscoIntermediateNetworking & Infrastructure5 days
CCNAX Accelerated CCNA
Covers the whole CCNA syllabus at an accelerated pace for people who already work with networks, combining ICND1 and ICND2 content into one intensive course.
Detecting and investigating what gets past the perimeter: sandboxing and behavioural detection, threat hunting across endpoint and network data, and incident reporting.
Programming & AutomationAdvancedPython, C/C++, JavaScript4 days
Ansible for Network & Cloud Automation
Ansible applied to network and cloud estates: inventories and roles, idempotent configuration, network modules against routers and firewalls, and provisioning cloud resources.
Red Hat & LinuxAdvancedLinux (General & Debian/Ubuntu)3 days
Bash Scripting & Automation
Replacing manual sysadmin work with Bash: variables and control flow, text processing, robust error handling, scheduling with cron/systemd timers and writing reusable scripts.
SPNGN1 Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1
Entry point to service provider networking: SP architecture and device roles, TCP/IP and IPv6 addressing, baseline configuration on Cisco IOS and IOS-XR, Ethernet and WAN access technologies, static routing and OSPF fundamentals, and basic security and management in an SP environment.
SPNGN2 Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2
Second stage of SP foundations: multi-area IS-IS and OSPF, BGP peering and policy, MPLS and LDP fundamentals, multicast basics, IPv6 transition mechanisms, and high availability and troubleshooting in provider networks.
Programming & AutomationBeginnerPython, C/C++, JavaScript5 days
CLA C Essentials
The C language from the ground up: types and operators, control flow, pointers and memory, arrays and strings, structures and file I/O, aimed at the CLA certification.
Deploying the Catalyst 9000 series: IOS-XE architecture, stacking and StackWise Virtual, programmability hooks, and the move from classic campus switching to intent-based operation.
First module of the CCNA Routing & Switching track: OSI and TCP/IP models, Ethernet, IP addressing and the fundamentals of switch and router configuration.
First module of CCNA v7: the architecture and operation of networks, Ethernet, IPv4/IPv6 addressing, and configuring a small switched and routed network.
Managing a fleet of security devices from one place: central policy and object management, configuration revisions and rollout, and consolidated logging and reporting.
Operating the Catalyst 6500 platform: supervisor and module architecture, high-availability features, VSS, and the configuration and maintenance of a chassis-based core.
Programming & AutomationAdvancedPython, C/C++, JavaScript5 days
NPDEV Cisco DevNet Associate
Preparation for the DevNet Associate exam: Python and REST APIs, Cisco platform APIs, application deployment and security basics, version control and infrastructure automation.
CiscoIntermediateNetworking & Infrastructure5 days
SWITCH Cisco IP Switched Networks
Building a resilient campus switching layer: VLAN and trunk design, spanning-tree tuning, EtherChannel, first-hop redundancy protocols and switch security.
Designing and operating Cisco ISE as the policy core of the network: authentication and authorization policy, device profiling, posture, TrustSec and guest services.
Running Prime Infrastructure as the single management point for campus and wireless: device onboarding, monitoring, configuration templates, compliance and reporting.
Cisco Prime Network: Administration and Operations
Run Cisco Prime Network in a service provider NOC: component architecture, device discovery and VNE management, fault handling with event correlation, configuration and software image management, and day-to-day operations and reporting.
CSCGW Cisco SIP, Cisco Unified Border Element, and Gateways
Covers Cisco Unified Communications gateways and SIP end to end: voice ports and DSP resources, dial peers, digit manipulation and path selection, and MGCP, H.323 and SIP signalling. Then moves to Cisco Unified Border Element: dial-peer strategy, signalling and media bindings, toll fraud prevention, secure SIP trunks and call recording.
Stand up and run Cisco UCS: platform architecture and cabling, Fabric Interconnect initial setup and clustering, pools, policies and service profile templates, blade and rack server integration, LAN/SAN connectivity, firmware management and operational maintenance.
Applying zero-trust principles with Cisco products: verifying identity and device posture on every request, segmenting workloads, and removing implicit network trust.
CompTIAIntermediateNetworking & Infrastructure5 days
CompTIA Network+
Vendor-neutral networking foundations and Network+ exam preparation: network concepts, topologies and the OSI model, cabling, Ethernet and wireless standards, IP addressing, subnetting and routing basics, network services (DHCP, DNS, NTP, NAT), network security and attack types, operations, monitoring and documentation, and structured troubleshooting.
Content designed around your own network: IPsec site-to-site and remote access VPN, DMVPN phases 1/2/3 with NHRP, BGP design, attributes, communities and policy control, IS-IS area design, adjacencies and integrated routing, then design and troubleshooting across mixed scenarios.
Foundational security skills: confidentiality, integrity and availability controls on networks, servers and applications, plus security policy and the legal context.
Red Hat & LinuxIntermediateLinux (General & Debian/Ubuntu)5 days
Debian/Ubuntu Server Administration
Administering Debian and Ubuntu servers: APT package management, systemd services, networking and firewall configuration, storage, and routine maintenance and upgrades.
DevOps & DevSecOpsIntermediateDevOps & DevSecOps5 days
DevOps Fundamentals: CI/CD, Docker & Git
The working foundation of DevOps: culture and value stream, Git version control and branching strategies, CI/CD pipeline design on Jenkins, GitLab CI or GitHub Actions, Docker image building, registries and compose, automated test integration, deployment strategies (blue-green, canary) and the monitoring feedback loop.
DevOps & DevSecOpsAdvancedDevOps & DevSecOps5 days
DevSecOps: Securing the Software Lifecycle
Move security left into the pipeline: threat modelling, CI/CD security gates, SAST, DAST, SCA and IAST integration, container and Kubernetes security with image scanning and admission control, IaC policy checks for Terraform and Ansible, secret management with HashiCorp Vault, and continuous compliance reporting for KVKK, GDPR and PCI-DSS.
DNAIE Digital Network Architecture Implementation Essentials
Build intent-based networks on Cisco DNA: DNA Center deployment and design hierarchy, SD-Access fabric with LISP, VXLAN and TrustSec, template-driven automation, and network health analysis and troubleshooting with Assurance.
Driving Webex and other Cisco collaboration platforms through their REST APIs: authentication and tokens, reading and changing state from code, and automating meeting and messaging workflows.
SophosIntermediateNetwork & Endpoint Security2 days
Endpoint & Email Security
Protecting the two most common entry points: endpoint policy and exploit prevention, and e-mail security with anti-phishing, attachment handling and data controls.
Palo Alto NetworksIntermediateNetwork Security5 days
EDU-210 Firewall 11.1 Essentials: Configuration and Management
Configure and operate Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls on PAN-OS 11.1: initial setup and interfaces, Security and NAT policies, App-ID, User-ID and Content-ID, decryption, site-to-site and GlobalProtect VPN, logging and reporting.
How firewall policy actually works: stateful inspection, interfaces and zones, the order rules are evaluated in, NAT, and writing a rule base that is readable and auditable.
Turning Fortinet logs into answers: log collection and storage, event handlers and correlation, reports and dashboards, and incident investigation with FortiAnalyzer.
Getting a FortiGate into production: initial setup and routing, firewall policy and NAT, user authentication, logging, and the day-to-day administration of the appliance.
Builds the basic computer and Internet skills needed before any IT training: identifying hardware, working with Windows files and folders, browsing, e-mail and simple troubleshooting.
CiscoIntermediateIoT & Emerging Technologies2 days
Hackathon Playbook
Running a technical hackathon as a learning format: framing a problem, forming teams, building a working prototype under time pressure and presenting the result.
Operate Huawei network infrastructure: the product family and the VRP operating system, Ethernet switching with VLAN and STP, IP addressing with static and dynamic routing (OSPF), ACLs and NAT, WLAN and access network fundamentals, device management and maintenance, with HCIA exam preparation.
HCIP Huawei Certified ICT Professional (Datacom/Access)
Advanced Huawei datacom engineering: OSPF and IS-IS at depth, BGP and route policies, MPLS and VPN fundamentals, advanced switching (Stack/CSS, MSTP), network reliability (VRRP, BFD), security and QoS, and advanced troubleshooting, with HCIP exam preparation.
VMwareAdvancedVirtualization & Infrastructure3 days
HyperFlex with VMware
Running VMware workloads on Cisco HyperFlex: cluster deployment and sizing, storage and compute scaling, upgrades, and the operational differences from classic three-tier.
CiscoIntermediateNetworking & Infrastructure10 days
ICND1 & ICND2
The two-part instructor-led path to CCNA: ICND1 builds the foundation in switching, IP routing and basic security, and ICND2 adds scalable routing, redundancy and WAN services.
Red Hat & LinuxAdvancedLinux (General & Debian/Ubuntu)3 days
Identity & Directory Integration
Joining Linux hosts to a central identity source: LDAP and Active Directory integration with SSSD, Kerberos authentication, and consistent user and sudo policy across servers.
CiscoIntermediateNetworking & Infrastructure5 days
CCNA 200-301 Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions
Covers the current CCNA curriculum end to end: network fundamentals, IP connectivity and OSPF, IP services (DHCP, NAT, NTP, QoS), LAN switching and wireless basics, security fundamentals (ACLs, port security, layer 2 attack prevention), and automation with REST APIs, Ansible and JSON.
SCOR 350-701 Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies
The CCNP Security core: common attacks and security concepts, network security with NGFW/FTD, IPS and VPN, cloud and workload protection, content security (ESA, WSA, Umbrella), endpoint protection with AMP, secure network access (ISE, 802.1X, TrustSec), plus visibility, enforcement and API-driven automation.
ENARSI 300-410 Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services
Advanced enterprise routing: EIGRP and OSPF for IPv4 and IPv6 with deep troubleshooting, BGP path selection, communities and filtering, redistribution and path control, MPLS L3VPN and DMVPN, plus infrastructure security (ACL, uRPF, CoPP) and services (SNMP, NetFlow, IP SLA, DHCP).
The CCNP Enterprise core: enterprise architecture and virtualization (VRF, GRE, IPsec, LISP, VXLAN), advanced switching with OSPF and eBGP, wireless architecture and AP/WLC configuration, assurance (SPAN, IP SLA, NetFlow, Syslog), security (ACL, CoPP, TrustSec, MACsec), SD-WAN and SD-Access foundations, and automation with Python, NETCONF, RESTCONF and EEM.
Core Cisco security implementation: securing routers and switches, firewall and VPN basics, AAA, and the controls behind the CCNA Security certification.
SPCORE Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Core Network Services
Build and operate the provider core: MPLS core architecture and label distribution, MPLS Traffic Engineering with RSVP-TE, DiffServ QoS models with classification and policing, multicast routing (PIM, MSDP), and high availability with fast convergence.
SPEDGE Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Edge Network Services
Deliver VPN services at the provider edge: MPLS L3VPN architecture with VRF and MP-BGP, Inter-AS VPN options, L2VPN with VPWS and VPLS, Carrier Supporting Carrier, IPv6 VPN (6VPE), and QoS and troubleshooting for edge services.
DevOps & DevSecOpsAdvancedDevOps & DevSecOps4 days
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform & Ansible
Manage infrastructure as code: Terraform providers, resource definitions, variables and modules, state management and remote backends, configuration management and role design with Ansible, patterns for using the two together, and version control and pipeline integration.
Turning data center requirements into a buildable design: compute, network and storage sizing, resiliency models, and the trade-offs behind each decision.
Awareness-level introduction to cybersecurity: common threats and attacks, protecting personal data and privacy, and why security matters in every IT role.
How connecting people, processes, data and things changes a business: IoT building blocks, where IT and operational technology meet, and the security that comes with it.
Teaches Cisco Packet Tracer itself: building and configuring topologies, simulating traffic, and using logical and physical views to study networks without hardware.
CiscoIntermediateIoT & Emerging Technologies3 days
IoT Fundamentals: Connecting Things
Connecting sensors and actuators to a network: microcontroller and single-board computer basics, Python on devices, and moving data from the edge to an application.
CiscoIntermediateIoT & Emerging Technologies6 days
IoT Fundamentals: Security
Securing an IoT deployment end to end: threat modelling for connected devices, hardening the edge, protecting data in transit and testing an IoT system.
Prepares learners for an entry-level IT support role: assembling and troubleshooting PCs and laptops, installing operating systems, and handling printers, mobile devices and basic networking.
IT/OT & IndustrialIntermediateIT/OT & Industrial Networks3 days
IT/OT Convergence and Industrial Network Security
Bring IT and OT networks together safely: where the two worlds differ and meet, the Purdue reference model (ISA-95) and zone/conduit design, industrial protocols (Modbus, PROFINET, DNP3, OPC UA), SCADA/ICS architectures, the IEC 62443 framework and segmentation, and monitoring, patching and incident response on OT networks.
Programming & AutomationBeginnerPython, C/C++, JavaScript5 days
JSE JavaScript Essentials 1
JavaScript fundamentals: variables and types, operators and control flow, functions and scope, arrays and objects, and running code in the browser and in Node.
DevOps & DevSecOpsAdvancedDevOps & DevSecOps5 days
Kubernetes & Container Orchestration
Run workloads on Kubernetes: container fundamentals and cluster architecture, Pods, Deployments, Services and Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets and persistent storage (PV/PVC), scaling, health checks and update strategies, packaging with Helm, RBAC and network policies, monitoring, log collection and troubleshooting.
Red Hat & LinuxIntermediateLinux (General & Debian/Ubuntu)3 days
LAMP Stack & Service Configuration
Standing up and securing a Linux web stack: Apache or Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB and PHP, virtual hosts, TLS certificates and the service configuration behind a working site.
Red Hat & LinuxBeginnerLinux (General & Debian/Ubuntu)5 days
Linux Essentials (NDG, Debian)
Building real Linux fundamentals for an IT career: open-source concepts, the command line in depth, files and processes, and hands-on practice on a Linux virtual machine.
Red Hat & LinuxAdvancedLinux (General & Debian/Ubuntu)3 days
Linux Security (UFW, IPTables)
Hardening a Linux host: packet filtering with iptables/nftables and UFW, service exposure, SSH hardening, logging and auditing, and practical intrusion detection.
Red Hat & LinuxIntermediateLinux (General & Debian/Ubuntu)10 days
LPIC-1 Linux System Administrator (101 & 102)
Distribution-neutral Linux administration across both LPIC-1 exams: system architecture and boot, installation and package management (dpkg/apt, rpm/dnf), GNU and Unix commands with text processing and pipes, filesystems, partitioning and permissions, shell scripting, users, groups and scheduling, network configuration and core services, security and SSH.
ZertoIntermediateData Protection & Disaster Recovery2 days
H61K2S Managing Zerto: Setup, Protection, and Recovery
Hands-on Zerto for vSphere environments: installing and configuring it, protecting virtual machines locally and to a peer site, and performing the main recovery operations — file restore, failover test, live failover and move.
Programming & AutomationAdvancedPython, C/C++, JavaScript3 days
Model-Driven APIs (REST, YANG)
Programmatic network interfaces in depth: YANG models, NETCONF and RESTCONF operations, gNMI and streaming telemetry, and building tooling on top of them.
How MPLS forwarding and label distribution work, and how to design and deploy L3 VPNs and traffic engineering over a service provider or large enterprise core.
Programming & AutomationIntermediatePython, C/C++, JavaScript5 days
Network Automation with Python (Netmiko, Nornir)
Using Python against real network gear: talking to devices over SSH and REST, parsing operational output, templating configuration, and turning repeated changes into reviewed code.
Introduces how networks actually work — addressing, switching, routing and basic security — for learners with no networking background, as the step before CCNA-level study.
Palo Alto NetworksIntermediateNetwork Security3 days
EDU-220 Panorama: NGFW Management
Manage a fleet of firewalls from one place with Panorama: device groups and templates, shared versus local policy, configuration push and commit workflows, log collection and aggregated reporting, high availability for the management plane.
Programming & AutomationIntermediatePython, C/C++, JavaScript5 days
CPA Programming in C++
Object-oriented programming in C++: classes and objects, inheritance and polymorphism, operator overloading, templates and exceptions, aimed at the CPA certification.
Programming & AutomationBeginnerPython, C/C++, JavaScript5 days
PCAP Python Essentials
Python from zero to the PCAP level: syntax and data structures, functions and modules, file handling, exceptions, and object-oriented programming, with the PCEP and PCAP certifications as the target.
Red Hat & LinuxAdvancedRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)5 days
RH294 RHCE & Automation
Automating Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Ansible: writing playbooks and roles, managing inventories and variables, and applying configuration consistently across many hosts.
Advanced Red Hat administration: SELinux policy and troubleshooting, content and patch management with Satellite, and keeping a large RHEL estate consistent.
Administering SonicWall firewalls: initial deployment and registration, access rules and NAT policy, security services, VPN setup, and monitoring and troubleshooting.
Advanced SonicWall work: high availability pairs, advanced routing and policy design, deep packet inspection of encrypted traffic, and tuning a deployment under load.
SophosIntermediateNetwork & Endpoint Security3 days
Sophos Central Administration
Managing endpoints, servers and firewalls from Sophos Central: policy assignment, alerts and dashboards, device enrolment, and consolidated reporting across the estate.
Design Sophos Firewall at enterprise scale: architecture and design decisions, multi-site deployment and central management, high availability and capacity planning, advanced identity and segmentation design, Synchronized Security architecture, and a design validation and troubleshooting workshop.
Deploying and running Sophos Firewall: installation and initial configuration, zones and rules, NAT, authentication, and the reporting built into the appliance.
Red Hat & LinuxBeginnerRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)5 days
RH124 System Administration I
The first step for new Linux administrators: the command line, file systems and permissions, users and groups, software and services, and basic networking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat & LinuxIntermediateRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)5 days
RH134 System Administration II
The second RHCSA course: storage and LVM, SELinux, the boot process, scheduled tasks, containers and the tasks a full-time Linux administrator handles.
A structured method for diagnosing faults in production enterprise networks, applied to switching, routing and services with Cisco's own troubleshooting tools.
Automating infrastructure delivery with UCS Director: workflows, catalogs, self-service provisioning and orchestration across compute, network and storage.
Unified Access Management with Prime Infrastructure
Managing wired and wireless access from one console with Prime Infrastructure: device and AP onboarding, configuration templates, monitoring and compliance across the campus.
Implementing Cisco UCS: fabric interconnects, service profiles and policies, blade and rack server deployment, firmware management and UCS Manager operations.
Building a unified fabric that carries LAN and SAN traffic together: FCoE, Fibre Channel on Nexus, zoning, and the QoS needed for lossless storage transport.
Red Hat & LinuxIntermediateLinux (General & Debian/Ubuntu)4 days
Unix/Linux Shell Scripting
Write shell scripts that survive production: the shell environment and startup files, variables, quoting and expansion, conditionals and loops, functions and arguments, text processing with grep, sed and awk, file and process handling, exit codes and error traps, cron scheduling, plus debugging and safe-scripting habits on Unix and Linux systems.
Beyond basic filtering on FortiGate: application control, IPS and antivirus profiles, web and DNS filtering, and SD-WAN link steering with SLA-based failover.
VMwareAdvancedVirtualization & Infrastructure5 days
VCFBMS9 VMware Cloud Foundation: Build, Manage and Secure [V9.0]
Building and running a VMware Cloud Foundation 9 private cloud: deploying the fleet, managing workload domains and lifecycle, and applying the platform's security and identity controls.
VMwareAdvancedVirtualization & Infrastructure3 days
VMware Cloud Integration (AWS, Azure)
Extending vSphere into public cloud: hybrid connectivity, workload migration to VMware Cloud on AWS and Azure VMware Solution, and running one operating model across both.
VMwareIntermediateVirtualization & Infrastructure5 days
VMware NSX / NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage
Deploy network virtualization with NSX: architecture and components (Manager, Edge, Transport Node), logical switching over Geneve overlay and T0/T1 logical routing, distributed firewall and micro-segmentation, NAT, VPN and load balancing services, multi-site and cloud integration, monitoring and troubleshooting.
VMwareIntermediateVirtualization & Infrastructure2 days
VMware NSX Fundamentals
Network virtualization with NSX: logical switching and routing, distributed firewalling and micro-segmentation, and how overlay networks decouple the network from the physical fabric.
The foundation course for vSphere 8: installing and configuring ESXi and vCenter, and managing virtual machines, networking, storage and resource allocation day to day.
VMwareIntermediateVirtualization & Infrastructure5 days
VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale and Secure [V8]
For administrators who already run vSphere: configuring and maintaining a highly available, scalable infrastructure, and hardening it against the threats a production platform faces.
VMwareIntermediateVirtualization & Infrastructure5 days
VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale
Tune a vSphere estate under load: performance methodology and esxtop analysis, CPU, memory, storage and network tuning, advanced vDS features with NIOC, storage policies and SIOC, resource pools with advanced DRS/HA, and scaling through host profiles and automation.
VMwareAdvancedVirtualization & Infrastructure5 days
VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V8]
A systematic method for diagnosing vSphere 8 problems using the command line, the vSphere Client and log files, applied to hosts, vCenter, networking, storage and virtual machines.
Secure connectivity and content control on FortiGate: IPsec site-to-site and SSL VPN for remote users, certificate handling, and web filtering with SSL inspection.
SonicWallIntermediateFirewall & Secure Access2 days
VPN, WAN Failover, Threat Protection
Keeping a SonicWall-protected site connected and defended: site-to-site and client VPN, multi-WAN failover and load balancing, and the gateway threat protection services.
VMwareAdvancedVirtualization & Infrastructure5 days
vRealize Operations
Operating a virtual estate with Aria Operations (vRealize Operations): capacity and performance analytics, alerting and dashboards, and right-sizing workloads from real data.
VMwareIntermediateVirtualization & Infrastructure3 days
vSAN: Deploy and Manage
Software-defined storage with vSAN: cluster design and sizing, storage policies, fault domains and stretched clusters, plus monitoring and capacity operations.
Setting up web protection on Sophos: web filtering policy and categories, HTTPS inspection, application control, and the first-run configuration of a new deployment.
WiresharkIntermediateNetworking & Infrastructure4 days
WCNA Wireshark Certified Analyst (WCA / WCNA)
Read what is actually on the wire: capture strategy and filters, TCP/IP behaviour at packet level, handshake, retransmission and window analysis, DNS, HTTP and TLS flows, latency and throughput troubleshooting, plus security-oriented capture review — preparation for the WCNA exam.
Advanced Sophos Firewall configuration: synchronized security with endpoints, advanced routing and SD-WAN, high availability, and traffic shaping under real load.
Replacing flat trusted networks with enforced segments: identity- and posture-aware access, east-west policy between workloads, and containing lateral movement.
A seminar-length overview of Zerto: installing and setting it up, working in the Zerto UI, creating Virtual Protection Groups and checkpoints, recovering files after a ransomware attack and performing failovers.