Thoughts from a Netscaler Trainer / Consultant

Last time I looked at the CNS-218, which is the first 3 days of the CNS-220 course. This time, I'll look at the CNS-219, which takes a deep dive into the ADC side of the Netscaler features.   Just like the CNS-218, the CNS-219 is a mix of instruction and labs. Lets see what the 2 days covers: Day 4: Module 1: Classic Policies Module 2: Default Policies Module 3: Rewrite, Responder, and URL Transform Day 5: Module 4: Content Switching Module 5: Secure Web Gateway Module 6: Optimization Module 7: GSLB Module 8: Clustering (Optional Self Study) Much of these 2 days is all about policies, and the features that are driven by policies. It's interesting that, when I teach these 2 days, my students tend to fall into one of 2 camps: - Netscaler "beginners", need the basic LB stuff, don't really see the need for policies and all these fancy features. - More experienced admins, understand LB, now looking to see how policies can do some useful stuff. Of c...

So, I'm now going take a dive into the content of the courses... I'll start with the CNS 220, and specifically the 3 days of the CNS-218, which is the first 3 days of both the CNS-220 and the CNS-222 courses. CNS-220-2i: Citrix NetScaler 12.x Essentials and Traffic Management Overview This is the course to attend if you want to learn how to use the Netscaler as an ADC (= Application Delivery Controller). The course is an instructor-lead course, and is usually available both in a classroom and virual online (I use GoToTraining). If you choose the remote option, you may find that you are sharing the instructor with students in a classroom, or you may find that all the students are online: in either case, don't be put off, you'll probably find that the experience is a lot better than you might fear. I've had a lot of very positive feedback from my remote students. I tell my students that the overall theme for the week is that Netscaler is about delivering you...