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I don't have a big budget for training, but I need to find some instructor led courses. Can anyone recommend a good course (and Vendor) to prepare me for Windows 2000 server? Are Global Knowledge courses good? I also would like to find a good starting security course with firewalls, filters, intrusion detection, etc. If you have been through this I would appreciate your input.

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by dmiles

It is difficult to find a good instructor led course when dealing with a budget,because everything is priced over 2K,for the complete course,Self study ciurses are as good as you apply yourself to the studies and structure of study habits.Jumping tospecific coursses will become confusing so I would suggest that you look at the Microsoft web site and determine what course would best suit your needs.Most instructor led courses require classroom participation,my online expierence is another storyin my opinion and no different than self study.Good luck

by ed spencer

Well, you don't define big budget, but as said in #1 above, most instructor led classes are over $2K. The only exceptions to this could be local colleges that participate as AATP's (with Microsoft) or offer similar training from other vendors. There are usually an abundance of options to pay for these including grants and student loans.

As for security classes, that's a little more difficult. There's not really any classes that cover everything you're talking about at anthing that even resembles reasonable. However, there are a number of books that cover the material you're asking about. I would check out the Practical Unix and Internet Security and Computer Security Basics from O'Reilly. There are a number of other books but these are a good starting point.

As for Global Knowledge, I've taken a class with them before and found the class informative and enjoyable. Unfortunately most of the material was review, but the material was covered thoroughly and the instructor wasknowledgeable and well prepared. I would recommend them for classes but if you're on a budget you may be better to set up your own lab at home and go the self study route (if you have the discipline). Good luck with your studies!

by rixmail

I think I can get approval for a Global Knowledge course. They have training for Win2K and security. I will have to put off the security training till next year. I was just curious if anyone had any recommendations or warnings.

by googamu

Some of the best courses I could recomend is the microsoft certifications, if you start taking the classes, they teach you about the in's and out's of windows and also networking

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