Hands-on by default
What teams get with virtual labs
Hands-on practice in the exact platforms your team operates — without the procurement cycle, the equipment budget, or the risk of breaking production.
Real environments
Spin up sandboxed instances of AWS, Azure, Cisco IOS, Windows Server, and more. Practice in the same environments your team manages in production.
Zero risk
No risk to production infrastructure. Labs reset on demand so your team can experiment freely and learn from mistakes safely.
No equipment needed
There's no need to spend money on equipment or worry about breaking a live environment. Everything runs in the cloud, accessible from any browser.
Expert-designed
Every lab is designed by certified IT trainers and aligned with certification objectives. Hands-on practice that maps directly to real-world job tasks.
Representative environments
Representative lab environments your team can practice in
Examples include cloud, networking, operations, and security platforms teams commonly practice in — browser-accessible and reset on demand. Coverage evolves as certifications and labs expand.
- AWS ConsoleCloud
- Microsoft AzureCloud
- Google CloudCloud
- Cisco IOSNetworking
- Juniper JunosNetworking
- Aruba CXNetworking
- Windows ServerOperations
- Linux (Ubuntu / RHEL)Operations
- Active DirectoryOperations
- Palo Alto NGFWSecurity
- Fortinet FortiGateSecurity
- Kali / pen-testing toolchainSecurity
New environments are added as certifications evolve. Need a specific platform? Talk to our team.
How the labs work
See inside a real lab environment
Trainer-recorded walkthroughs of the labs your team launches from a CBT Nuggets skill page. Each tab below steps through one lab — what learners see from launching the environment, doing the work, and shutting it down. Pick the one closest to what your team works on.
Cisco ENCOR (350-401) — Understand OSPF
A multi-device Cisco lab where learners verify OSPF neighbor relationships, inspect route tables, and run troubleshooting commands across simulated infrastructure — no Catalyst hardware required.
Step 1 of 10 — Every lab launches directly from the skill page — one click, no install, no VPN.
“Having access to on-demand labs that I could spin up instantly was very helpful. I didn’t have to have a home environment with a bunch of virtual machines spun up. Or worry about destroying things.”
Brian V. — Monitoring Engineer