All posts by Hannah Ballard

New Check Point Certification Model

January 15, 2021Check PointHannah Ballard

Effective January 31, 2021, Check Point is changing their Certification model. Introducing these changes will encourage partners and students to maintain active Check Point certifications and expand their knowledge on more technology beyond the core network security training. Key changes to the program include: • Allowing security professionals with active core certifications to extend the […]

Layer 8 is a Nutanix Authorized Training Center

August 28, 2019NutanixHannah Ballard

Layer 8 Training is pleased to announce our partnership with Nutanix as an Authorized Training Center (ATC). Nutanix training provides system administrators and engineers with the critical skills and knowledge they need to successfully implement and manage Nutanix solutions. Adding Nutanix training to our portfolio is another step in creating solutions to satisfy your training […]

Citrix Introduces New Flagship Course For Virtual Apps and Desktops

February 14, 2019Blog, CitrixHannah Ballard

Citrix announced their newest flagship course, CWS-215: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration On-Premises and in Citrix Cloud, built for experienced IT professionals looking to deploy Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop on-premises and/or in the Citrix Cloud. This course replaces CXD-210, which was retired last week. What does CWS-215 entail? CWS-215 covers considerations for […]

Citrix Awards Layer8 CALC of the Year for 2017

April 5, 2018Blog, CitrixCitrix Award, Citrix TrainingHannah Ballard

Layer8 Training has been awarded CALC (Citrix Authorized Learning Center) of the Year–North America for 2017. Layer8 has received the award consecutively since 2012. Layer8 earned this prestigious award for the following achievements: Layer8 trained the most students Layer8 had the largest schedule of classes and the most Guaranteed-to-Run classes Layer8 earned consistently high NPS […]

Update to Citrix’s Recertification Campaign

January 17, 2018UncategorizedHannah Ballard

Citrix has updated its existing Citrix Recertification Program to apply only to individuals whose certification hasn’t expired, except for the newest update to Recertification Program regarding the CCE-V certification. Once a certification expires, an individual will have to regain all of the lower level certifications and pass the exam to regain certification. For those partners and […]

Top 10 Tech Gadgets to Give (or Get) This Holiday Season

December 7, 2017Blog, CitrixCheck Point Training, Citrix Training, Layer8 Training, Tech GiftsHannah Ballard

We love tech gifts, especially around the holiday season. Here are 10 of our favorite new gadgets, perfect for anyone obsessed with the newest technologies. There’s no better way to earn any number of these tech gifts than to learn and earn. With any 5-day training purchase until December 31, 2017*, receive a $1,000 gift […]

Learn More with Citrix Webinars

October 25, 2017Blog, CitrixCitrix NetScaler training, Citrix Training, Citrix Webinar, Citrix Webinars, NetScaler trainingHannah Ballard

We at Layer8 Training think that continuing education is extremely important. Not only do we offer continuing education and certification opportunities, we also offer monthly webinars to keep YOU up-to-date on all things Citrix, Check Point, VMware, and more. Our Citrix webinars help to explain more advanced topics not covered in our courses and provide […]

Congratulations to Our Citrix Instructors

August 25, 2017Blog, CitrixCitrix Certification, Citrix Certified Instructor, Citrix Instructor, Citrix TrainingHannah Ballard

Each month, Citrix honors Triple NetScore CCIs. Triple NetScore CCIs are Citrix-Certified Instructors that meet the difficult task of achieving a perfect week of teaching–meaning that all of the Citrix Instructors’ students would likely promote their class or teaching abilities to other friends or colleagues. Specifically, these CCIs needed to receive a 100 NPS (Net Promoter […]