CBT Nuggets

08/31/2026

Your team is missing a skill. Do you train the people you have, or hire someone new?

Spoiler: one of those options costs much more than most managers think: https://bit.ly/4y3gkDr

Facing an IT skills gap? Discover the true costs and long-term benefits of hiring new talent versus upskilling your current team to make the right choice.

08/30/2026

Is your IT team troubleshooting network issues by process of elimination? 👀 There's a better way.

captures everything, but it only helps if your team knows what the data means. This lesson with Keith Barker focuses on one of the most common culprits: failed handshakes.

🔗 See what training can look like for your team: https://bit.ly/43GOEYo

08/29/2026

Q4 is coming quickly, and it doesn't care that you've been busy. 🤷 Identify your team's skill gaps before they show up later on. →

IT skill gaps can lead to repeated tickets, slow escalations, inconsistent troubleshooting, and key-person dependency. Learn four warning signs to watch before Q4.

08/28/2026

Still configuring every switch one by one over a console cable? There's a better way. 👏

John McGovern shows you why it's time to move beyond manual CLI and how to start automating with and .

Watch the full Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Network Automation (EX457) training: https://bit.ly/4t4kSae

08/27/2026

110 Linux commands. One free cheat sheet. Keep it on your desktop for quick reference whenever you need it. Download your free copy now. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hYOZ0x

08/26/2026

"Who are you?" isn't enough anymore. 👀 Context-Aware Access in Google Workspace lets you control access based on location, device, and subnet, not just identity.

Shawn Powers walks through Google Workspace Context-Aware Access so you and your team know how to build access levels that actually reflect how your environment works.

Start training with the Associate Google Workspace Administrator (AGWA) course now: https://bit.ly/4wMJTIq

08/26/2026

90% of my job is just telling interfaces they’re allowed to exist.

Keep your networking skills sharp: training.cbt.gg/IT-pros

08/25/2026

New CBT Nuggets courses just dropped, and if you manage an IT team in 2026, at least one of these is probably already on your radar:

Splunk ➡️ security monitoring and SPL for SOC and ops teams
VMware vSphere ➡️ virtual machine and datacenter administration
Hybrid & multi-cloud networking ➡️ design and management across environments

Explore what's new and start training today. 👉 https://bit.ly/3OsFwOT

08/24/2026

Accidental deletions in Active Directory happen more than anyone wants to admit.

The good news? There's a built-in recovery tool. The bad news? It only works if someone on your team turned it on before things went sideways.

Knox Hutchinson covers:

✅ How to enable the AD Recycle Bin (do it now, not after)
✅ What happens to an account the moment it's deleted
✅ How to restore users to their original or quarantined locations using ADAC

Whether you're building out your team's foundational Windows Server skills or just making sure no one is one bad click away from a major incident, this one's worth bookmarking.

👉 Watch the Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (AZ-801) course: https://bit.ly/4diaSUE

08/23/2026

Here's a quick analogy your whole IT team will remember: The post office checks the address on the package. It doesn't open it. Deep packet inspection? It opens every single one, inspecting the actual bits of data moving through your network. 📫

Erik Choron explains it in plain language, so your engineers stop memorizing definitions and start actually understanding what's happening in your environment.

Ready to train your team on advanced security concepts? 👉 https://bit.ly/43GOEYo