Subject-matter expert
Shawn Powers
Shawn Powers has been teaching IT for more than a decade. His specialties are Linux, Chef, and integrating multiple platforms for larger networks. Early in his career, he started a Cisco Academy for a local school district where he taught networking (CCNA & CompTIA A+) to high school students. He has a passion for teaching others, and his enthusiasm comes through in his courses. He is an associate editor for Linux Journal.
Credentials
Certifications Shawn Powers holds
Vendor-issued credentials Shawn holds — the practitioner background behind the courses your team will train on.
- LPIC-1
- CompTIA Linux+
- CompTIA+
- Cisco CCNA
Training coverage
Courses that carry Shawn Powers's expertise into your team plan
Use these courses as proof of coverage for the roles and technologies your team needs to support.
Courses Shawn Powers teaches
DevOps
Docker
Containerization in general, and Dockerization in particular, is one of the most practical skills a DevOps professional can have. Docker containers are used in all stages of application development, including production. With this training, you’ll learn to develop containers and applications in Docker that aren’t just useful and effective, but that will run right on the machine it gets deployed to, regardless of settings, every time.
Google Cloud
Cloud Digital Leader Certification
This Google Cloud Digital Leader certification course helps you learn how cloud technology revolutionizes business. You'll dive deep into digital transformation, data management with BigQuery, and AI solutions like Vertex AI. You'll also gain a deep understanding of the shared responsibility model and cloud cost-management. This course prepares you to lead your organization’s modern, sustainable cloud strategy with confidence, and includes unlimited Google Cloud Digital Leader practice exams.
Google Cloud
Google ACE
This entry-level Google Associate Cloud Engineer training equips you with the skills to deploy, manage, and secure Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resources — ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency. Learn how to configure, optimize, and troubleshoot GCP, making you a valuable asset to any organization leveraging cloud technology. This Google Cloud training can be used to onboard new cloud admins, curated into individual or team training plans, or as a Google Cloud reference resource.
Google Cloud
Google Workspace Administrator
This Google Workspace Administrator certification training is an associate-level course for IT support specialists and junior sysadmins who want to develop practical, real-world Google administration skills. With a focus on the Google Admin console and core Workspace services, you'll dive deep into user management, service configuration, and security controls across the Workspace environment. You'll explore how to manage identities, configure Gmail and Drive, enforce data and access policies, and optimize collaboration at scale. Through clear, engaging explanations and guided demonstrations, this Google Workspace Administrator certification training will give you the expertise needed to administer Google Workspace effectively and prepare for the Google Workspace Administrator exam.
Linux
Everything Linux
This intermediate Linux training teaches practical skills through hands-on examples, covering everything from basic scripting to advanced system management. You'll learn BASH scripting, SSH authentication, filesystem management, RAID, LVM, and configuring services like Apache. Perfect for system administrators looking to deepen their Linux expertise or onboard new admins.
Buyer proof
How Howard County's IT Department Upskilled 80 People, Protected a 600-Server Migration, and Kept Its Training Budget Intact
Local Government · Howard County, MD · 80 employees across 8 disciplines
Howard County's Department of Technology reports 100% license engagement to leadership every month and has won two consecutive budget approvals on the strength of that usage data.
- Physical servers migrated to HyperV virtual environments
- ~600
- Distinct technical disciplines under one department
- 8
- License engagement reported to leadership
- 100%
“I include our leadership, so they know that we're engaging with the training. When the budget comes and they see CBT Nuggets, they say: ‘Oh yeah. We keep that.’”
Elizabeth Nwadiuko
Technical Services Manager