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NETLAB+

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What is NETLAB+?

Network Development Group (NDG) offers NETLAB+ , supporting computer science and IT learning labs with remote access to IT infrastructure.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features NETLAB+ has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • Course catalog or library

    Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Player/Portal

    Students or employees can engage with content and take courses using this interface, which may be called a player or portal.

    Category average: 8.7

  • Assignments

    Users can assign courses/curricula to individuals or groups, with due dates.

    Category average: 7.9

Areas for Improvement

  • Learning reporting & analytics

    Provides insights into course completion, engagement with learning content, etc.

    Category average: 7.7

  • Mobile friendly

    Students or employees can access content from mobile devices. Course authors can develop responsive learning content.

    Category average: 7.1

  • Social learning

    Includes features for collaboration and knowledge sharing among peers.

    Category average: 7.6

Reviews

What users are saying about NETLAB+.
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BACCC remote lab environment takes the commute out of the loop for Bay Area ICT students

Incentivized
Richard GrotegutView profile
Director in Customer Service at Western Academy Support and Training Center (WASTC) (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Shared resources
  • Only requires a browser and Internet for access
  • Scheduling

Cons

  • Supporting graphic intensive applications like Adobe CS and Autodesk.

Return on Investment

  • The shared datacenter has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars that might have been spent by the 28 individual colleges it supports.
  • During the past year, and through the pandemic, over 130,000 hours of lab time were accrued.

Alternatives Considered

Practice Labs

NetLab+! Love it. :-)

Incentivized
NAKIA EPLEYView profile
Student in Information Technology at Ascend Hospitality Group (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • I really like the way that the lab documents are set up. Sometimes there is overkill on the explanation, but I have come to appreciate the repetition, because with the long term use and repetitions, I have gotten very comfortable in a virtual environment.
  • The topology set up is usually very easy to follow, and very clear as far as what is where and how to find what I need to find. There are a few things that typically have to be adjusted to fit our class need or learning objective, but NETLAB is very adaptable in that sense.
  • I like software/programs that can be accessed from the internet rather than an app or installation on one certain machine. This makes it very accessible, at any time of the day or night. If it were an actual live server access portal, this helps increase the security of the company, by having access lists, etc set up. NETLAB has all these capabilities as well, and accessibility is important to my industry

Cons

  • The inability to save progress! :-) As we go through the labs, time can be a very stressful aspect if I don't allow for enough in the beginning or underestimated the time it would take to complete.

Return on Investment

  • I don't have any decision making authority, or implementation, I am the regular user. So beside the positive impact to my learning, I am not sure. But as for the learning objectives, NetLab has such a huge library of labs, and extra learning that we can take advantage of.

Alternatives Considered

Wireshark, Oracle VM VirtualBox, VMware Workstation, Splunk Light and Cisco Sourcefire SNORT

Other Software Used

Wireshark, Oracle VM VirtualBox, QuickBooks Pro