PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGIES

Learn the Technology Behind the Hardware

Server Warehouse tells you what hardware is available. Netcomtech teaches what it does, how it fits into an infrastructure design, what must be compatible, how it is installed and how to verify the result.

Learn first. Select hardware second.

The learning centre is organised around real infrastructure product classes rather than individual SKUs. That keeps the training useful when product models change while still giving you a direct route to the relevant Server Warehouse category when you are ready to source hardware.

Representative server platform, memory, storage drives and expansion cards — Representative enterprise server hardware used to connect the theory to equipment you will encounter in real installations.

SUBJECT MAP

Choose the hardware area you need to understand

01

LIVE

Servers

Understand rack and tower servers, CPU, memory, storage, management and commissioning.

Start learning Related hardware

02

LIVE

Server Components

Learn processors, ECC memory, drives, RAID/HBA, NICs, power and compatibility.

Start learning Related hardware

03

EXISTING

Storage

DAS, NAS, SAN, RAID, iSCSI, drive selection, capacity and performance.

Start learning Related hardware

04

EXISTING

Networking

Switching, PoE, VLANs, routing, uplinks, redundancy and troubleshooting.

Start learning Related hardware

05

EXISTING

Wireless

Indoor and outdoor wireless design, PoE, roaming, capacity and deployment.

Start learning Related hardware

06

EXISTING

Copper Cabling

Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6A, termination, patching, installation and certification.

Start learning Related hardware

07

EXISTING

Fibre Optics

Single-mode, multimode, connectors, optics, cleaning, splicing and testing.

Start learning Related hardware

08

EXISTING

Racks & Cabinets

Rack U, cabinet depth, rails, shelves, airflow, PDUs and cable management.

Start learning Related hardware

09

EXISTING

UPS & Power

VA and watts, UPS topology, runtime, batteries, rack installation and shutdown.

Start learning Related hardware

10

EXISTING

Security Infrastructure

IP cameras, NVRs, PoE, storage, bandwidth, VLANs and secure deployment.

Start learning Related hardware

How each product-linked chapter is written

1. Understand

What the hardware does and why it exists.

2. Identify

Interfaces, form factors, terminology and compatibility factors.

3. Select

How requirements change the correct hardware choice.

4. Install

Physical installation and configuration where appropriate.

5. Verify

What to test and what a correct result should look like.

6. Source

Exact Server Warehouse category links after the technology is understood.