An independent education provider has built its own curriculum for networking professionals who work with HPE Juniper Networking hardware and software, after its founder decided that paying for official courses was not an option.
JUNOS Academy, based in Bullhead City, AZ, provides unofficial educational services covering several Juniper product lines. The material spans SRX-Series for firewall, EX-Series for edge switching, QFX-Series for spine and leaf core switching and routing, and MX-Series for edge and core routing.
The academy reaches enterprise customers with numerous site locations, along with core internet service providers running services such as L3VPNs. Its studies are structured for people at different points in their networking careers, from core to enterprise work.
Scott Edwards, who founded the organization, said the coursework is built around a straightforward goal. “JUNOS Academy (unofficial) studies are designed to help you get the most of your HPE Juniper Networking hardware and software regardless of where your career sits with core and enterprise networking.”
Edwards started the business after working on the Apple Inc account for Juniper Networks, prior to the HPE buyout. He said the cost of official training led him to create his own path into the material, and that approach became the basis for what the academy now offers. The organization was founded in 2014 as CBC LLC.
One distinguishing feature of the coursework is the frequent use of intermediate quizzes placed throughout the study material. According to the academy, these checks help solidify learning early on and reduce the likelihood of students getting lost as they move through the topics.
For professionals working with Juniper networking hardware and software, the curriculum covers both routing and switching roles. Edge and core routing appear alongside firewall and switching instruction, reflecting the range of equipment the academy addresses.
The enterprise focus is reflected in the academy’s customer base. Organizations with multiple sites depend on consistent configuration and troubleshooting skills across their networks, and the academy’s studies are aimed at that environment. Service providers running L3VPNs represent a second area of emphasis, where core and edge routing knowledge carries direct operational weight.
The academy describes its services as unofficial, distinguishing its material from vendor-run training programs. That positioning is central to how the business presents itself and to the audience it serves.
The instruction addresses four Juniper product families in total. SRX-Series covers firewall functions. EX-Series handles edge switching. QFX-Series supports spine and leaf architectures for core switching and routing. MX-Series serves edge and core routing deployments.
Each of those areas comes with its own set of concepts and configuration tasks, and the academy’s quiz-based approach is intended to keep learners oriented as they move between them. The stated aim is to build understanding early, rather than leaving gaps that surface later in more advanced work.
Edwards’s own path into the field ran through a major enterprise account at Juniper Networks before the HPE acquisition. That experience informed the decision to develop independent study material rather than rely on paid official courses.
The business has operated under the CBC LLC name since its founding in 2014, with JUNOS Academy serving as its educational identity.
For networking professionals seeking structured material on Juniper equipment, the academy’s catalog covers the firewall, switching, and routing series that appear most often in enterprise and service provider environments. The intermediate quizzes remain a core part of how that material is delivered.