Online Learning
CBT Nuggets.com – Online video trainings (Cisco, Microsoft, CompTIA, Cloud, Linux, Citrix, Security & more)
Danscourses.com – CCNA curriculum explained through videos
Lynda.com – Free online learning for Century College students
http://www.professormesser.com/ – Free A+, Security+, Linux+ and many more trainings
Organizations – Networking
Professional organizations that will help with social networking
Virtualization Groups:
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmug – Local/National
http://www.educait.net/ – part of Central MN IT Group
IT Groups:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/CCITA-3771867 – CCITA Alumni Association
http://regions.cmg.org/regions/mspcmg/ – Local CMG
http://www.cmg.org/ – National CMG
http://www.tc-ieee.org/ – Local IEEE
http://www.ieee.org/index.html – Global IEEE
http://www.acm.org/ – Global ACM
http://www.advanceitmn.org/ – Local Advance IT MN
Security Groups:
http://infragardmnmembers.ning.com/ -Local/National
http://www.infragard.net/chapters/minnesota/index.php -Local/National
http://www.mn-issa.org/ – Local/National
http://dc612.org/ – Local
http://www.defcon.org/ – National
Forecasting Groups:
http://minnesotafuturists.pbworks.com/w/page/21441728/FrontPage – Local
Resources
Information and tools
IT:
http://packetlife.net/
https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx
http://cisco.netacad.net/
https://www.academynetspace.com/gameportal.php
http://futurist.se/gldt/ – a great map of linux distos.
Green IT:
http://thegreenandvirtualdatacenter.com/
http://e-stewards.org/
Security:
http://csrc.nist.gov/
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html
http://insecure.org/
http://sectools.org/
http://www.backtrack-linux.org/
http://www.criticalsecurity.net/
Field Trip Links
Places we have been or plan to visit
http://www.secure360.org/ – Local
http://www.defcon.org/ – National
http://www.compellent.com/ – Local
http://ccdc.advanceitmn.org/ – Local
http://www.mwccdc.org/ – Local
http://www.nationalccdc.org/ – National
http://nerdery.com/ – Local