Advanced Digital Academy at Gloucestershire College
At the heart of our Cheltenham Campus, a stone’s throw away from GCHQ and Cyber Park launching 2025, is our £3 million ADA: Advanced Digital Academy.
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Take a look into ADA: Advanced Digital Academy
Named after Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer, our IT and cyber facility is the pinnacle of computing, forensic computing and cyber security training with cutting-edge facilities and the latest technology.
Kitted out with latest hardware and software – and looking pretty impressive too – students, apprentices and those already working in computing and cyber, have the optimal environment to learn and put theory into practice.
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Entrance
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Cyber Security Room
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Meeting And Study Area
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Meeting Pod
ADA comprises:
- Attack and defence room
- Eight computing labs
- Cyber-forensics tool kits
- Collaborative working areas and study pods.
- Networking spaces
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Attack and Defense
The jewel in its crown is the off-grid attack and defense room, with a world map of real-life cyber attacks. Powered by Intel Core i7-9800X processors, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Graphics Cards and a massive 32GB of RAM, complete with 4K Ultra HD curved monitors.
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