Valuable Skills You Can't Get Anywhere Else

The world of industrial programming is getting more complicated at an exponential rate.  New software versions, more smart devices on every machine, and programming environments that don't play well together make management a nightmare before you even get to the programming part.  New software installations can cost days of time.  Add to that industry's unique need for long term support - keeping 20-year-old laptops around to support 20-year-old machines - and we've got real problems.

In my time as a controls engineer, I've discovered a straightforward approach to meeting these challenges: virtual machines.  This approach lets you keep all the different software organized, separate, and manageable.  Keep a 32-bit virtual machine handy instead of saving an old laptop.  Save time by installing things once and sharing it with the team.  And my favorite part - revert to previous states.  If something breaks, it's easy to go back to a working version.  

I've spent years refining this technique, and now, I'm making it available to you.  Free for a limited time.  Enroll now, and start working smarter.

Benefits

  • Learn Hands-On

    Follow along with the whole process. Join me in selecting a laptop, choosing a hypervisor, creating an optimized VM, installing industrial software, and troubleshooting.

  • Work Like a Pro

    These methods are time tested in real industry. Don't learn the hard way. Let me share the tips and tricks I've discovered that make things easier.

  • Learn at Your Own Pace

    The content is divided into easy to digest pieces. Watch a video today and a couple tomorrow, or binge them all together. Rewatch anything that went too fast and speed through the parts you already know. The remote is in your hands.

  • No Book To Buy

    Since the content is all recorded, there’s no need to buy a lab manual or take notes. After you’ve taken the course, you can always refer back to it with questions. Just pull up the appropriate video and rewatch it. We’ve already fast-forwarded through the boring parts, so it’s easy to quickly find what you’re looking for.

  • FREE! For a Limited Time

    Get it while you can!

In This Course

  • 25 Videos

  • Certificate of completion

  • Plan 1 Day To Learn

Course curriculum

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Meet the Instructor

Controls Engineer

Jon Breen

Jon is an engineer, entrepreneur, and teacher. His passion is creating and improving the systems that enhance human life, from automating repetitive tasks to empowering people in their careers. In his spare time, Jon enjoys engineering biological systems in his yard (gardening).

What People Are Saying

Breen Machine VM Maintenance Course is a Must

Pete Daubner

Jon Breen's course and advice are MONEY! I've been programming automation devices with emphasis on PLCs since the mid 1980's and boy have things changed thro...

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Jon Breen's course and advice are MONEY! I've been programming automation devices with emphasis on PLCs since the mid 1980's and boy have things changed through the years. The idea that we are living in a time of accelerated technology is reality. In today's world you can literally start a device program and by the time you've finished, providing you are capable, the software you started with will have been already rev-ed. And it's not just the software, how long will your programming laptop last bouncing around from job to job. Virtual Machines, VMs, are just what the doctor ordered for easily accessed archives and should be looked at as an investment and not a cost. I would recommend every user on a maintenance or engineering team, take Jon Breen's VM course and set up a their own VM systems. It will save you time, money and frustration. Very well done.....

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Superb Information in an Easily Understood Manner

Jesse B

Jon has an amazing ability to lay out information in a simple and easily understood manner. I work more on the analytical side of manufacturing and communic...

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Jon has an amazing ability to lay out information in a simple and easily understood manner. I work more on the analytical side of manufacturing and communicate with engineers and maintenance techs. To be able to have a better understanding of what they are working on is key to my ability to solve problems and keep the machines up and running. Since beginning this course I have greatly improved my own understanding of virtual machines as well as how to lead my team. Great work, Jon!

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Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of computers