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Netscaler Course Updates

All change......

So, here's a quick update on the details in the previous blog: the 200-level Netscaler courses have all just been updated:

CNS-220-2i: Citrix NetScaler 12.x Essentials and Traffic ManagementCNS-222-1i: Citrix NetScaler 12.x Essentials and Unified Gateway

The content hasn't really changed, but the images and labs are now based on Netscaler version 12.0 code.

The CNS-320 (advanced) course is currently being updated to reflect version 12: expect to see it available before the end of the year.

The two related Netscaler exams have also been updated to be based on version 12:


Finally, you might be interested in the new CTX-270 course: this course covers security across a range of products... Netscaler, XA, XD, XS, XenMobile, Sharefile and Citrix Cloud. It assumes you know about (or don't really care about!) how the underlying system works, this course is all about making sure that your environment is secure. Its a 5-day course, made up of 3 days for NS/XM/SF etc, and 2 days for the virtualisation products. (I'll post more details on this course in a later blog)



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