Just thought I'd let you guys I know that I did the ICND1 AND ICND2 courses by the unswervingly brilliant Jeremy Cioara. That guys enthusiasm on the most basic of subjects made me want to learn more, it was like reading a good book, you didn't want to stop. Finally today after 3 1/2 months of using the dvd's I passed the CCNA composite exam. I have no doubt that the number one reason I passed was because I had the dvd's to re-refer to and found every time I went back over it,more pieces just seemed to slot into place and make sense. So basically I am here to take a minute or two to thank you CBTNuggets for such a good dvd..

I know he must receive hundreds of emails a day and is very busy, but if you see him and think on, please tell him a big thank you from myself.

Tom Anderson. CCNA
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I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for totally ruining my weekend. :) We, at my job, are looking at the Nexus 1000V. I am a Cisco guy and know nothing about VMWare. I took the stab and paid the $24 for 24 hour option. My Goodness...I watched the video series on VMWare Fusion 5 to try to better understand the architecture of VM. I completely toasted away my Saturday.

Obviously, I cannot remember everything that was taught in that series. It is like 9 hours of training and quite frankly, my attention really went into the networking pieces. But I now have information that I did not have before. When my compadres say "ESX server"...I now know how that differentiates from a virtual machine. ISCSi...forget it. I found myself having to take breaks between the material as it almost would be overload...but wonderful! But now I am better...I lumbered myself to bed at 3 a.m totally satisfied with what I took away. I will be telling my server guys about it as I believe they need to see this series. I am sure they will glean more from it than I.

You guys just continue to prove yourself over and over and I thank you. I woke up this morning...realizing I had more time...so started to pluck away at the QoS series for a refresher since I was on the 24 hour limit. Learned so much in the first 3 videos that I now know, at a minimum, I need to throw another 24 hours to finish the series. (No, I really cannot afford the personal expense of $199 per month. Please don't ask. :))

At any rate...keep doing what you are doing. There are many of us that really appreciate it! Your model is perfect as I have no intent to be a VMWare guy (focusing on that CCIE R&S). However, I got exactly what I was looking for. A summarization of the architecture and how it applies to my end of the spectrum.

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I was advised to watch some CBT nugget videos on Subnetting and WOW!!! Ive got to say you guys are amazing, the videos are so SO clear, just brilliant work, i just wanted to say thank you so much for clearing everything up so easily for me! :) Keep up the truly great work!! :) Show Less

I passed my MS 70-646 exam today which completed my MCITP Server Admin certification and I wanted to say thanks to James Conrad & CBT Nuggets for all the help! James made it very easy to comprehend the material. It was very easy to understand the technology and how it all works together with his explanations. Exchange 2010 and Enterprise Admin certs are next and I will definiately be using you guys for those! Thanks again! Show Less

I've been interested in getting my MCITP for quite a while now. I've done a lot of freelance IT work, and I now work for a company with 3 offices and maybe 120 people all together. I've been hoping to get some certifications to increase my salary and qualify for more positions. I spent nearly a month deciding exactly what certification I wanted, and what type of classes I wanted. There are all sorts of options, Online classes, in-person classes, videos, books, etc... I started off with the Self-paced book, but found that while it was certainly helpful, it didn't lay out the information in the way I prefer. It was hugely detailed, and I plan to continue studying through the book, but I wanted more. I don't just want to pass the test, I want to make sure I know everything. Knowing this I began searching for the best company online and also asking my coworkers. Most of my coworkers had very little advice, so I searched forums. I don't normally trust what I find on forums.

As a cynic, I always believe that the reviews are written by employees or people paid to give good reviews, this leads me to seriously doubt any glowing perfect reviews. However the reviews that I found seemed trustworthy to me, specifically they were written by people with several certifications and compared several different methods and companies. Nearly every review that mentioned CBT Nuggets gave it high praise, and recommended it above the others. This was the first I'd heard of the company, since I'd been looking for inexpensive online classes. After looking at their prices, I decided that this was what I was going to do. I can't afford to pay $2000 or so for a single certification, but $600 for the 2 certifications that I want most is just wonderful. Again, as a cynic I doubt the quality of things that I find to be much cheaper than all alternatives, and had I not had over a dozen recommendations and reviews on trusted websites that seemed both fair and unbiased, I wouldn't have chosen CBT Nuggets. I also found several other offers for similar prices and far less video time, which simply sealed my choice. I put a lot of time and effort checking up on different offers and methods since at the time I believed I would be paying for the class out of pocket, however after I had settled on this program the owner of the company I work at offered to pay up to $500. Had he been willing to pay more, I would've gone for CBT's $2000 year-long all certifications program. I was also hugely impressed and encouraged by the $24 for 24 hours deal they had. When I see a company offering something like that, I know they're confident in their material. They aren't simply promising wonderful things in order to get subscriptions and then failing to live up to expectations. Show Less

Craigen,

Without a doubt I will be renewing my subscription!!!! CBT Nuggets has been key in helping me pass my Network+, Security+, and just now finishing up the CCNA series (ISDN1, ISDN2, and Cisco for the Real World) – I only have 3 videos left of 86. I need to wait until after 2/10/12 to renew so I am on my next billing cycle for my credit card as my employer doesn’t pay for my training. Lately, I have been watching the CCNA series and must tell you that Jeremy is an incredible instructor and I have learned so much from him.

Also, the Cisco for the Real World videos (which was an experiment by Jeremy) really was an awesome way to tie together the CCNA material (even though it expanded into some CCNP concepts). Your product has been helping me become more valuable because of the new skills I am acquiring – I will probably be a member till retirement

Thanks,
Jason

PS – I wear the tee-shirts that I was given a few years ago to advertise your product – I work for an organization of around 15,000 employees and would like to advertise CBT Nuggets – but we are professional dress – dress shirts, tie, etc... do you have anything I could wear to work to promote your product? If so, when I renew if you send me something I’ll wear it.

Thanks, Jason Schrecongost

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I have no sales issue. In fact, I have no issues at all. I would like to say that your teaching techniques are infectious. Second to none. The enthusiasm, knowledge and joy of your trainers shine out like a beacon on a dark night. They take pride in what they do. My only criticism is that your videos end. I guess I can always press replay.....

Carry on.

Edward Eagle,
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Hi Craigen,

We spoke a couple of weeks back about your product and I wanted to give you the testimonial I promised. Unfortunately there was no way I could afford $1300 of training for a year, but I will definitely be renewing a month long subscription for my next certification, CCNA.

I used Jeremy Ciora's INCD1 (640-822) CCENT nuggets to prepare for the exam, which I took today and passed with a very acceptable score. For me, the key was Jeremy's training approach and ability to break the material into easy to handle chunks. For example, I had spent the last couple of years trying different IP subnetting techniques. I was able to reverse engineer a subnetting problem in about three minutes, using a sheet of legal paper. After seeing Jeremy's technique, I can now reverse engineer similar problems in 45 seconds or less (and killing far fewer trees). That's measurable improvement!

Thank you to everyone at CBT Nuggets,

Jonathan Turner Aliso Viejo, CA

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I recently passed the CCNA 802 exam after struggling with it for over a year (barely failed first exam in Dec 2010). I've been maintaining a CUCM environment with over 200 endpoints for 3 years. I've started the CCNA Voice with CBT Nuggets, and just wanted to say how impressed I am with Jeremy's abilities to explain complex scenarios in simpler terms, and ease the students into very technical skills. Some areas I struggled with were dial peers and dial plans in CME and CUCM, but now after seeing Jeremy's explanations, I'm sitting here wondering what took me so long to understand? I actually enjoy studying with CBT Nuggets, and can't wait to learn more.

I'm constantly impressed with Jeremy's knowledge and humor. No wonder they had him write the CCNA Voice book. I will certainly recommend CBT Nuggets to anyone aspiring to Cisco certification. If Microsoft Nuggets are as good as Cisco, I'll recommend them, too. I'm trying to get our IT Director to purchase CBT Nuggets for anyone in our department to train with, as opposed to $5K-$10K boot camps. Do you offer any discounts for multiple licenses?

Thanks,

Jonathan Beardsley, CCNA, MCITP Telecommunications Administrator DECOSIMO CPA's Show Less

Dear CBT Nugget,

I have completed my CCNA and CCNP. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you. You have helped me in my journey, it was a great accomplishment to complete this certification in one year. CBT Nuggets is my number one choice for my future training.

Thank you,
Mohammed A. Al-Saie
Doha, Qatar

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Praise for James Conrad. Having used your Windows 2000 series of training videos by Dan Charbonneau to successful pass my MCSE qualification, when it came time to upgrade to the 2003 track, CBT Nuggets was my first point of call. I wish to congratulate James on not only producing a fine series of videos but also keeping up the high standard one would expect from CBT Nuggets.

James not only takes hard to understand topics and makes them simple, but he does so with a natural poise and humour that makes learning fun. CBT Nuggets and its trainers show what can be achieved by bite sized learning and have set the industry standard.

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Hi Tim,

Just a quick email to say how useful and informative I am finding your videos on the 70-649 exam. It's the first time I've used the CBT nuggets and I must say it makes life more interesting rather than slogging through just the MS Press book. Must say you even made me laugh a couple of times through the series which I wouldn't have expected from online IT training! Anyhoo, just thought I'd send you my thanks, got the exam on the 15th Dec but feel in good shape to pass.

Keep up the good work.

David Show Less

CBT Nuggets appears to have taken a lesson from the fast food industry. You don't need an MBA or masters degree in culinary arts to know that bite-size chicken snacks haven't skyrocketed in popularity due to their taste. Convenience is the major selling point.

Following that lead, CBT Nuggets built one of the most popular lines of training aids by breaking IT instruction into readily manageable chunks. The nuggets are concise, easily absorbed training videos. Rather than force you to sit through long instructional modules, these short presentations make it easier to master complicated topics. The video snippets also make it possible to take advantage of idle half-hours here and there by squeezing in study time whenever possible. Longer training sessions just won't fit into such breaks... Show Less