NETLAB+ Supported Content Options

NETLAB+ is a versatile solution for facilitating IT training in a variety of disciplines including networking, virtualization, storage and cyber security. Supported content options are described below.


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Cisco Networking Academy®

Cisco Networking Academy Program

NETLAB+ has been used at hundreds of Cisco Networking Academies worldwide to provide remote access to networking equipment and remote PCs. NETLAB+ includes supported content specifically designed for Cisco Networking Academies to host Cisco training equipment on the Internet for blended distance learning, remote Academy access, instructor led training, student team or individual student equipment access. Networking Academies can also utilize NETLAB+ to host the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum.

NETLAB+ supports a wide selection of Cisco Academy courses and topologies.

VMware IT Academy Program®

VMware IT Academy Program

NDG has formed a partnership with the VMware IT Academy Program to enable NETLAB+ support of the VMware Install, Configure, Manage (ICM) course. The use of NETLAB+ provides an enormous opportunity for educational organizations seeking a highly scalable, cost effective solution to offer access to the technology required for the VMware IT Academy Program, which introduces students to VMware technologies and equips them with valuable VMware technical skills.

NETLAB+ supports the VMware VMware Install, Configure, Manage (ICM) course.

EMC Academic Alliance®

EMC Academic Alliance

NDG has formed a partnership with the EMC Academic Alliance. The EMC Academic Alliance collaborates with universities and colleges worldwide to provide training focused on the increasingly important concepts and principles of information storage technologies.

NETLAB+ support of the EMC Information Storage and Management (ISM) curriculum is currently under development.

Cyber Security Training

With the increasing demand for trained information security professionals, both academic and commercial training organizations require the technology and curriculum content needed to serve the educational needs of their students. NDG is pleased to host and promote the collaboration of lab resources to support education in information assurance among NETLAB+ users and the entire educational community.

Visit our Cyber Security Labs and Courses page to learn more about the new, innovative cyber security courseware selections designed to run on your NETLAB+ system.

NETLAB+ General IT Use

NETLAB+ includes virtual topologies that can be used to teach a variety of courses, including Linux, Microsoft or Cyber Security. Pods using these topologies can be created very quickly using NETLAB+'s pod cloning and automated network features.

Custom Topologies and Labs

NETLAB+ includes a variety of supported content and general IT topologies to deliver a wide range of training programs. If your organization requires topologies with unique specifications, you may create customized pods and labs. Learn more >