pluralsight v cbtnuggets

[TheAngryDog]

As an online training platform, using your own money, which would you go for?

Thanks.

[colin79666]

I went ITProTV but got in early so cheaper than current new member costs.

[TheAngryDog]

I've used nuggets before, but the cost seems a bit high. Itprotv looks cheaper and may be worth a look on a free trial. I may do the same with pluralsight

Anyone else any thoughts?

[Taita]

CBT gloss over stuff and descend into 'dit-spinning' too much as well as having fking unworkable accents.

We have CBT nuggets at work for free, haven't logged in for months - thinking about signing up for Plural as individual.

[Greenmantle]

I have used both.
The two training courses from CBTnuggets I have done are
ICND1 - Jeremy Charles
VMware Vsphere 6 - Keith Barker

OK they both have the same style BUT
both courses are excellent
they are both great extensive courses and the the trainers are excellent.
previous to these courses I would read books and fall asleep.

On the Pluralsight side I have done
Differences between Azure and AWS - Tim Warner - another brilliant course and trainer
and many many others

Of the two Pluralsight is a lot cheaper $300 per year compared to $85 per month. That was one of the reasons I switched. The other reason was that Pluralsight have thousands of courses some I have done just to broaden knowledge in areas that I really wouldn't use.

John

[colin79666]

If you do decide on the itprotv route you can get 50% off here:
http://join.itpro.tv/twit-new/ (Deal comes from a podcast I listen to)

[ReaperCushions]

I have a monthly subscription to Pluralsight, personally I find the style and subjects very easy to get my head into. And the platform is very easy to use as well.

[Taita]

Is there an audio only version of these?

I've got a lot of driving coming up and thought I could widen my knowledge. I suppose I could acquire the videos and pull the audio out of them but then some of the content would rely on visual stuff too.

[akaAlso]

3 months Pluralsight for free with VS2015 community (and some other resources)
https://www.visualstudio.com/dev-essentials/?rr=ht...

[TheAngryDog]

I've had a look at Pluralsight in more depth. The courses seem a little all over the place?

If I want to so 70-410, it doesn't look like they're grouped together?

[TheAngryDog]

colin79666 said:

If you do decide on the itprotv route you can get 50% off here:
http://join.itpro.tv/twit-new/ (Deal comes from a podcast I listen to)

Thanks for that! Is the premium worth paying for over the standard?

[TheAngryDog]

akaAlso said:

3 months Pluralsight for free with VS2015 community (and some other resources)
https://www.visualstudio.com/dev-essentials/?rr=ht...

Thanks for this. Is this restricted to certain courses?

[colin79666]

TheAngryDog said:

Thanks for that! Is the premium worth paying for over the standard?

Depends on which courses you want to do really. The practice exams are handy and some labs can be. For Microsoft courses you can easily setup your own lab environment in Virtualbox or use the technet labs but it isn't so easy for some other vendors. Also depends what kind of learner you are. I learn best by being hands on but others can learn just by watching the video and reading a course textbook.

[untakenname]

Had CBT nuggets at work, used it once and never again due to the annoying nasal American accents.

[rsbmw]

I expect they are both excellent

Haven't used cbt nuggets but used to use plural sight back when it was trainsignal and pay per video. I think $30 for access to all of them for a month is incredible value. Personally I think these courses are much better than paying thousands for some firebrand style training camp. I wish something like their storage+ course had been around back in the day!

[TheAngryDog]

colin79666 said:

TheAngryDog said:

Thanks for that! Is the premium worth paying for over the standard?

Depends on which courses you want to do really. The practice exams are handy and some labs can be. For Microsoft courses you can easily setup your own lab environment in Virtualbox or use the technet labs but it isn't so easy for some other vendors. Also depends what kind of learner you are. I learn best by being hands on but others can learn just by watching the video and reading a course textbook.

I have 2 servers at home, one running vmware and another running hyper-v, plus I have a server at work that I can create a vm or 5 on.