My first exam with Global Knowledge Apprenticeships

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How I tackled my revision As of now, I have been with Optima for almost a year and I took my first exam last month which was CompTIA Network+. I started studying for the exam last year around October and did some practice exams around March this year. At first it was quite difficult studying for the exam as I … Read More

Which VPN Software Should You Choose?

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In this blog Josh Peacock, one of the network engineers here at Optima will compare 3 of the most popular VPNs on the market today. IPVanish vs IPVanish vs NordVPN Firstly, what is a VPN? VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, it essentially adds you onto another Network and all your traffic goes through that Network. You can connect to … Read More

My first week as a network engineer apprentice

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In this blog our new team member, Josh Peacock, talks about the highs and lows of his first week as a Network Engineer Apprentice here at Optima. Day 1: Is the first day the worst day? My first day was nerve wrecking as this was the first time I’d worked in an office environment as a Support Engineer. In the … Read More