With NETLAB+, your students train on real IT equipment and virtual machines. NETLAB+ provides an environment through which students may schedule and complete lab exercises for information technology courses. Pod and lab design tools give you options to devise custom curriculum.
Your organization is committed to sustaining or growing an IT training program with hands-on access for learners both within and outside the classroom. You want to control access to your system and configure your resources to best suit your needs. The wide variety of content available through NETLAB+, developed by NDG and through collaboration with vendor partners, can be used to complement and enhance your curriculum.
NDG Online is a platform for online learning aimed at developing IT professionals. It offers a growing selection of online courses and labs featuring coursebooks, lab exercises, and assessments. NDG Online implements a "practice as you read" approach to learning.
With no long-term commitment or administrative overhead, NDG Online is a great option for your organization to buy just what you need to deliver a quality IT training experience to your learners, on a course-by-course basis. NDG Online can also serve as a starting point for schools not yet ready to invest in their own NETLAB+ system.
| NETLAB+ | NDG Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Hands-on learning environment in a "safe-sandbox" to practice IT skills, accessed via a web browser | ||
| IT training content by NDG and vendor partners | Purchased per class/per student | |
| Cybersecurity content by NDG and vendor partners | Purchased per class/per student | |
| HTML5-based (no Java needed) | ||
| Shared lab access to facilitate instructor-led training and team collaboration | ||
| Supports access to physical equipment such as Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls | ||
| Custom lab exercises | ||
| Custom pod designs | ||
| System customization and branding | ||
| Custom automation through APIs | ||
| Maintenance contract | Covers cost of tech support, along with software and content updates | No maintenance contract |
| Hardware purchase | As needed to host NETLAB+ and virtual infrastructure at school | No hardware purchase |
| Administrative responsibility | Admin and instructors maintain control of their NETLAB+ system, hosted at their school, including classes, student accounts and equipment pods | Minimal/none |
| Integration available through a school's LMS | ||
| Select content offerings include video content | ||
| Select content offerings include assessments |
